Andrew Cullimore

9.4

Medium ruby garnet with a quite wide garnet rim . Quite explosive from the off with spicy , stemmy violet , smoky darker fruits, touch of cassis with some dark cherry , and allspice. On the palate this again shows quite exotic fruit , mix of red and dark , dry spices with smoky violets . This has quite a generous mouthfeel with some noticable tannin still and balanced acidity . Quite long and mineral tinged on the palate , with smoky , cherry , black tea finish . Still pretty young and fruit driven , balanced alcohol and ripe tannin. Probably better in 5 - 10 years and will last well a further 10. — 22 days ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.3

Solid champagne producer vintage in, vintage out. This is an EB.

I did not pay $177, $89. — 2 months ago

Jelle Lars Heijmans

10

Wooooooww! — 5 months ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.4

2008 vintage. A bit yeasty at the onset but that receded into the background relatively quickly. Plenty of power/acidity afoot with no danger of this getting flabby in this decade-or the next. Medium/medium-heavy body. Personally prefer the rosé effort of this but not too shabby for a vintage BDB. 10.17.25. — 15 days ago

Jeremy Shanker

Sommelier at RN74

9.5

I got really lucky with this bottle. Extraordinary. — a month ago

JKT

9.1

This one, on the other hand, did smack me in the face with a surprising streak of lean almost metallic minerals cutting through. — 3 months ago

Gladys Xiques

9.3

Complex evolving with hints of caramel yet also dried and ripened fruit. So lovely. — 5 months ago

Jeremy Shanker

Sommelier at RN74

9.5

Stunner. Love the older era of these wines. — 19 hours ago

Robert Torretti

9.5

What a great wine! Pinot Noir from the Cote Champenois. Very mineral, with some nice red fruit on the palate. You can taste where a Blanc de Noir gets its profile from in this wine. Great to have this “Grand Cru” with some age on it (9 years). I picked up two bottles up in the silent bid auction of the 2025 Wine on Wheels event. Such a lucky buy. Enjoyed with home cooked grilled lamb, sautéed mushrooms with a Sherry reduction, asparagus and wild rice medley. Pretty good, although probably a touch better with something more along the lines of poultry (roast chicken or duck, maybe turkey). — a month ago

Ron Siegel

9.2

Rich with lemon, pear, green apple, floral, saline & racy acid — 3 months ago