Fredrik Finn

9.5

Holy cow, what a home run! This my friends its the taste of terroir. Dense and muscular, with a focused minerality that is keeping the beat.
Despite its youth it is very expressive and not holding back on its complexity. François Cotat La Grande Côte, a marvelous piece and an act in the magic of wine.
Pronounced intense aromas with a layered depth Lemon juice, kiwi, boxwood, dandelions almost reaching towards honey with a prominent Limestone mineraliy that is keeping the beat.
High piercing acidiy that cuts through the smooth and ripe edges. Dense and athletic on the mid palate with a layered complexity, salty backbone as it expands before closing up in a long tightening finish. — 4 years ago

Nate Miles

9.5

Dark fruited and Stoney. Pepper. Lithe texture. This stuff is magic. More Napa Refosco, per favore! — 5 years ago

Matt

9.4

Denis Varnier is one of my favorite producers in the Cote de Blancs/Avize. His passing was tragic but the magic of his work lives on in these bottles and Thanksgiving seemed like an appropriate time to enjoy one. Classic Avize power but this cuvée always has a real mineral cut to it. This was gorgeous with air, balance of pure orchard fruits, rocks, and earthy elements like mushroom and fresh cut hay. Another facet I love in these wines is the texture, there’s room for interpretation, but you cannot get around the lengthy imprint these leave on your palate. 100 CH from “Clos du Grand Père,” 5 years sur lie, 9/2014 disgorgement — 6 years ago

Jeremiah Allen

9.4

Mythical, mysterious, magic. This started with nuts and mushrooms, only pithy lemon for fruit. After it opened up for 30 minutes it really came to life! Pitted fruits, bright and very much alive. It was a pleasure at the table, really extenuating all the flavors from the kitchen. #onlygreatbottles
🥜🍂🍄🍋🍑🌞 — 7 years ago

Ryan Mayes

9.4

*not my pic, nor the vintage. Magic Castle doesn't allow photos*
Huge wine. Huuge. But 2014 is absolutely approachable today. Black n blue fruit, black tea, creme de schnozberry, baking spices, cohiba, pie. I want s'more... — 8 years ago

James Parker Huston, CWE

Sommelier Charlie Palmer

9.6

Phenomenal balance. Really tough blind. Moueix Magic! — 8 years ago

Leah Weissburg

9.3

Delicious on our balcony at the William Vale with my one drink a week! — 4 years ago

Lee Pitofsky

9.8

There’s Rosé and then there’s Rosé. #magic — 4 years ago

Severn Goodwin

9.2

Picking up a juiced pear on the nose today, but otherwise prior notes still apply:

Nose has ripe yellow apple, lightly oxidized green apple peel, baked phyllo dough, partially aromatic white flowers and damp rocks. I always get a natural wine vibe here, without the vinegar-like profile, but it seems alive!

Palate has baked green and yellow apple pastry, crisp acidity yet dense, candle wax begins on the finish and ends with dry granite. Great balance, very lengthy finish, clean and not cumbersome, superb vintage, long life ahead. We love you Jean-Jacques. — 5 years ago

Oliver Alexander

9.1

Excellent with sea food — 7 years ago

Nate Axline

9.8

Silky and bright. Pure magic. — 7 years ago

Drew Summers

Sales Northampton Wines

9.1

Magic 💫 All things Deiss — 8 years ago

Leora Pearl Madden

9.0

Spicy then vanilla then magic. — 8 years ago

Kevin Harris

9.0

Spectacular — 4 years ago

Kaushal Kantawala

9.0

Intense with deep blackberry notes, jammy overtones and a robust full-mouthed feel. — 4 years ago

Mark Flesher

9.2

About what I rated the 09 in 2012 and the 14 in 2017. And I think I had a 12 not too long ago. These chards are good but this one particularly didn't hold a candle to a 14 Aubert Ritchie Chard. Hopefully not bottle variation on a 2015... Seemed to just not have a whole lot there. And I don't think it's because it is too astringent...the Judge wines seem to definitely rock it though. I got ahold of this one probably an hour after it had been open. — 6 years ago

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Alexander Vadas

9.4

So good! Nose is unmistakable but I don’t have words for it. Texture plays between deep and lithe at the same time. Selosse has a magic touch.
2015 disgorgement — 7 years ago

Neal Ferry

8.9

Respectable — 8 years ago

Jeremy Stempien

9.0

Fantastic. Smooth — 8 years ago

Lee Pitofsky

9.5

Créme brûlée, candied apricot, honeysuckle, magic — 8 years ago