Chris MacLean

9.1

Fancy burger fodder — 15 days ago

with Sarah

Ron Siegel

9.3

Great vintage for this wine! Showing lots of black cherry, red berry fruit, spice, crushed rock, mineral, earth & violet — 24 days ago

Alvaro Bustillos

9.3

Cuu amigos — a month ago

Her Mir Tage

9.0

Domaine Armand Rousseau Père & Fils Chambertin-Clos de Bèze Grand Cru 2012

For my first time tasting Domaine Armand Rousseau Père & Fils Chambertin-Clos de Bèze, the sommelier said that if Chambertin is the King, then this wine, Clos de Bèze, is the Queen. The 2012 vintage is relatively easy to approach and didn't require a very long decanting time—two hours was sufficient.

The 2012 growing season was quite challenging, with a severe cold spring, but the summer was warm and hot. As a result, the fruit profile of this wine is quite expressive.

For the first hour, the reduction notes were very strong. It only started to open up in the second hour. The aroma is quite elegant. Since we were dining at a restaurant, the sommelier was very meticulous in controlling the temperature of the glassware, adjusting the wine's condition to a optimal state.

I didn't get very exuberant fruit notes. The overall state of the wine was restrained and elegant—like a lady around 30 years old. Not only is her beauty present, but there's also a feeling of poise and steadiness. Everything was in balance: the aromas, flavours, and acidity.

Notes of cherry, blackberry, liquorice sweetness, a hint of mint, and some dried flowers. There was a slightly creamy texture on the palate. The body was rounded but not quite what I would call voluptuous.

I didn't find any particularly stunning or breathtaking flavours or aromas. I can only say that this wine's performance was... correct. I had originally hoped for more complex layers, but unfortunately, I felt its expression was relatively simple, not very complex. It was just quite elegant and graceful.

This wine is exceedingly expensive. For a similar quality presentation, I believe there are other options at perhaps half the price that could deliver a comparable experience. — 2 months ago

Alvaro Bustillos

9.3

Billy naughton — 3 months ago

Conrad Green

9.3

Very bright and fresh. Lemon and limestone. Salinity and pop. Going. Excellent — 3 months ago

with Steve

Alan Snitow

8.9

Fair amount of new oak still — 4 months ago

Jamie Diner

10

Drinking at close Des lambrays — 6 months ago

Gilbert Van Hassel

9.5

Les ursules 2020 — 8 months ago

Mitja Sirk

Production La Subida, Aceto Sirk

9.5

Nobody was aspecting such a lovely fruit and precise taste — 9 years ago

with Giampaolo

Andrew Cullimore

9.4

Quite light lemon yellow , quite difficult to judge the perlage in this glass but apparently fine and persistent, though on the palate the bubbles are quite discreet in nature . On the nose this is quite aromatic and rich with toasted lemon sherbet , sea shell , camomile and some buttered brioche . On the palate this also shows good richness and density , with more of the lemon peel , chalky , oyster shell character , with some buttered brioche notes on the finish . This is quite intense and long on the palate , though the perlage does subside quite a lot it is integrated. Fresh chalky acidity. Very much shows like a grand cru white Burgundy with bubbles. Still quite youthful and fresh but showing well , energetic but focused . From now and over the next 10 or so years . — a month ago

Pooneet K

9.1

Just a lovely burgundy. At 15+ years this has evened out. Not overly distinctive in any one register, and actually the tannins are definitely still present. But light on its feet with good depth and acid. — a month ago

Gilbert Van Hassel

9.5

Gorgeous black fruit. Smokey and minerality. Needs time to develop in the glass. — 2 months ago

Mark Rosse

9.5

Lovely bottle. Gained weight and complexity during the evening. — 2 months ago

Alvaro Bustillos

9.5

Cesar leal david jimenez — 2 months ago

Conrad Green

9.5

Not poxed! Hints of age. Corn and lemon oil, oyster shells. Intense and balanced. Great — 3 months ago

with Steve

Eric Vishria

9.7

I mean, this is insane. Needed air. Soft tannins, wonderfully earthy. — 4 months ago

Alberto Cdm

9.4

Never a mistake 😃 — 5 months ago

Mark Rosse

9.4

Great bottle! No 🐞 problem with this one. Quite complex and in a very good way right now. — 7 months ago

Martin Mills

8.9

I like that - a bit of dark fruit and a nice racy finish. Simple but effective, paired with bread and butter. — 7 years ago

Conrad Green

9.4

Gorgeous and lush. Lemon and melon and peach. Intense, sappy and bright. Delicious — a month ago

Jeff Aibel

9.3

Great birthday wine with my lovely wife! — 17 days ago

Tom Barras

9.2

Still displaying the youth and vitality of a much younger wine, its black fruit appearance is dark and dense, the confirming perfumed aromatics and dark fruit flavors are still quite primary, and its structure is solid with ample fruit, light acidity, and supporting, chalky tannins at the long mouth coating finish. Definitely in its Golden Years. (Should be ideal with tonight’s Soy marinated Rack of Lsmb.)

— a month ago

Ron Siegel

9.3

This was silky, inky & polished with dark fruits, graphite, mineral & violets. — 2 months ago

Jamie Lauder

9.5

Pale golden yellow.
Hazel nutty, brioche and yeasty. Beautiful crispness, acidity and mouthfeel.
I can’t afford Salon everyday but I will drink Delamotte as often as possible. — 2 months ago

Gene Chow

9.1

Balanced with restrained fruit. Nice acidity and nose. — 3 months ago

Mike Evans

9.2

A little darker cherry than the 1971, a little weightier,,and showing a little more fruit, pretty good but lacking the ethereal quality of the 1971. It also fell apart faster than I’d like. — 3 months ago

Alvaro Bustillos

10

Asu madre ! Tasting segundk dia la paulee en la colline con Francois coche y odille dury #spectacular el 22 — 5 months ago

Bonnie Chu

9.0

With morel and asparagus pasta in shallot cream sauce — 6 months ago

President Obama

9.3

At Ron's for duck confit — 3 years ago