Romain Fitoussi

9.0

Exotic fruits, pineapple, passion fruit. On the grassy side, hay, peach in syrup, apricot... superbly in place for this 2015 with a potential for evolution over the next 25 years, potential evolution towards notes of dried fruit and nuts. Sweet without saturated sugar. Digestible and light. A real wine in the refined sense of the term. Magnificent on a Roquefort cheese.

Notes fruits exotiques, ananas, fruits de la passion. Côté herbeux, foins, pêche en sirop, abricot… superbement en place pour ce 2015 avec un potentiel d’évolution sur les 25 prochaines années, évolution potentiels vers des notes de fruits secs. Doux sans sucre saturé. Digeste et léger. Un vrai vin au sens raffiné du terme. Magnifique sur un Roquefort. — 3 years ago

Jakub Kalinowski

9.2

Typical CdR blend of Grenache, Syrah & Carignan with a dash of Cinsault, gives the typical fruit forward flavors (raspberries, blackberries, plums) yet in a very light, airy & crunchy manner - more of a gothic cathedral than a baroque palace.
On the palate this is also airy & light, with fresh crunchy fruit (Black fruit again, with a touch of olive), good quality, juicy tannins and a mineral backbone. Weightless almost, and this despite 14.5% alc!
A beauty!
— 5 years ago

Richard Portes

9.6

18.5 deep brown, v complex nose, unctuous, very long. Aperitif, after dinner, with salty cheeses (Roquefort!). — 5 years ago

Peter Sultan

9.2

1 of 2 byob choices with classic French bistro food (gem salad with Roquefort & hazelnuts, my friend had delicious Baked trout with crispy skin). A real eye opener: classic Fume smoky nose & such an elegant mouthfeel. Pitch perfect balance. Damn. — 7 years ago

with Paul

Mohit Rastogi

8.9

White Bordeaux. Sweeter side. Not too acidic. Smooth. — 7 years ago

Bo Bo

9.3

@délectable : CRI domaine st Martin des champs ! Rien à voir
@Xavier Davila : hyper bon en fait ! On ne l'a pas bu au bon moment. C'est une vendange tardive. Au top sur le roquefort. — 8 years ago

Kevin Sidders

President VinConnect

9.2

Bright red fruit and floral nose. Candied, but elegant. Very nice — 9 years ago

Stuart Pollack

9.1

Good but overpriced Brunello. This Brunello is just too strong for most food. It went well with Roquefort but likely nothing else. The finish is very peppery. The attack is very strong and inelegant. — 3 years ago

Vanessa Chiasson

9.1

$27 for a Bordeaux red and I liked it! — 4 years ago

Stefan Dolhain

8.9

2012 vintage. Alexandre de Malet Roquefort (owner of Premier Grand Cru Classé La Gaffelière, Chapelle d'Aliénor Bordeaux Supérieur and co-owner of the tiny Pomerol estate La Connivence) bought this estate in 1999. In my experience his wines are very reliable and classic, elegant and never overextracted. This medium-bodied Saint-Emilion (90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon) is a solid effort for the vintage (that generally fared much better for Merlot than Cabernet Sauvignon). Strawberry fruit and very subtle oak, freshness and balance. Drinking well now, but I feel there is more room for improvement. A nice wine nearing maturity. The only "problem" is that for the price (21,9 euro) you can buy the delicious 2015 second wine of La Gaffelière. — 5 years ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.3

Vintage 2009 / Wine number 2 for the Xmas cheese board. My personal favorite. Excellent with Roquefort. Apricot in smell ánd taste. Botytris in smell. Rich taste. — 6 years ago

Daisy Streatfeild

9.0

Refreshing — 7 years ago

Peter van den Besselaar

8.9

Vintage 2005 / perfect picknick wine. Luncheon with salads, stilton and roquefort. — 7 years ago

Lynn Gowdy

9.2

At first this Alsacian wine presented huge lees characteristics, then opened up with Meyer lemon, peaches, and yellow flowers. An oiliness on the palate, coating and lasting. Paired exceptionally with both Roquefort cheese and a white asparagus, mushroom quiche. — 9 years ago

Peter Sultan

9.0

My ‘ house’ wine shared w friends & paired with baked Cod & Roquefort sauce, roasted vegetables, & barley. Pretty in color & on the palate: rusted rose hips, some distant forest floor. Medium plus acidity but enough to cut through the Roquefort sauce, & low enough tannins to not spar with the cod. — 4 years ago

Jakub Kalinowski

9.0

Typically shy Vermentino on the nose with Mediterranean herbs but everything but on the palate. Taut & clean with great tension between the shy fruit & herbs and the beautiful mineral salinity. Great caracter and sense of place and at 12% alc this is such sheer drinking pleasure. A brilliant white! — 5 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.6

Haut-Bailly Dinner in SF with Veronique Sanders of Haut-Bailly.

The 2010 is an excellent vintage but, it is for the later part of your life or your children.

This is drinking beautifully with a 4 hour decant. The structure & tension are just starting to their softening stage. The length and balance are in the forget about it range and will just get better & better. Ripe, stunning fruits of; blackberries, dark cherries, black raspberries, plum & a touch of blue fruits. Moist clay & top soils, stones, mint, graphite, fresh tobacco, dark cola, anise to black licorice with stunning, withering floral bouquet. Acidity is perfect. The finish is everything you want in a Bordeaux.

Definitely a 99-100 point wine in 15 years plus.

Served with the Cheese Plate; Red Hawk, Hop Along & Roquefort. @Mathilde French Bistro

Photos of; Clyde Beffa Owner of K&L Wine Merchants & Veronique Sanders, dinner menu & pairing, Veronique talking terroir/vintages & dinner guests. — 6 years ago

Scott D

9.5

Incredible pairing with Roquefort and fried chicken. In such a great spot. Well balanced with good acidity. — 7 years ago

with Lou

Drew Summers

Sales Northampton Wines

8.9

Alongside Roquefort & Wildflower Honey... — 8 years ago

Robb Miller

9.0

One of the best whites I've had in many a moon. Happy Easter! — 9 years ago