Riccardo Arrigoni

9.4

24/02/2018 — 6 years ago

Fredrik Johansson

Winemaker Staglin Family Vineyard

9.3

V.2011 bottled July 2012 100% Meunier

Complex. Savory. Saline/Salty. Sounds bad but almost an ashtray note but in a good and interesting way. Love what Alex is doing at C-T! — 7 years ago

Manoj Parmar

10

....'nuff said....see rating....wow! — 8 years ago

Bryan Garcia

Sales Grand Cru Selections

9.6

Where's my party hat? — 8 years ago

Bryan Garcia

Sales Grand Cru Selections

9.4

New single vineyard from @Alexandre Chartogne. 2010, Pinot Noir, tuffeau terroir. — 8 years ago

Emma Reader

9.7

Great wedding champagne — 11 years ago

Stephanie Losee

9.1

Preserved lemons and bitty bead, yum. — 7 years ago

Larry Frierson

9.4

So savory. Racy. Tangerine zest. Less oaky than the 2012. My second favorite 100 % Meunier after Les Barres from Chartogne-Taillet. — 7 years ago

Soon Suk Kim

9.3

오!!!나 이거!!! — 8 years ago

Marc On

Writer Originalverkorkt, Lobenbergs Gute Weine

9.0

The first thing I recognize was Brioche. Pure, ripe Brioche. A bit unpleasant but with time pear, backed apple and citrus aromas waft out of the glass. Mouthfeel gets better & better over dinner although this wine couldn't convince me 100%. — 8 years ago

Jeff Tatem

9.3

Yeasty and creamy delicious vanilla cream flavors.
— 9 years ago

with Erika

Aaron Tan

9.5

Exceptional balance. Rich, but so fresh. Pears, orange, flowers, lemon curd, cream, brioche, nut. Long, powerful palate, underlined by a driving acidity.

Some thoughts: In my eyes, RMs tend to fall into "extreme" categories e.g. Laherte - austere, Egly - rich (lees), Agrapart - rich (oak), Selosse - oxidative; but this wine doesn't fit here. NM-like, but not (I think of Chartogne-Taillet when I say this). Compare to Krug's Grand Cuvee, the Grands Vintages is definitely richer and broader (fair comparison, given how both wines are constructed).

From Chain Bridge Cellars:
As the name suggests, Eric Rodez’s Grand Vintages is a rich, powerful and very much “grand” wine in the tradition of Krug (where Eric learned his craft). This year's release is a blend of 70% Pinot Noir and 30% Chardonnay from seven great vintages going back to vintage 2000. Eric ages all of these base wines in used oak and blocks malolactic fermentation to maximize freshness and vibrancy. Then the carefully crafted blend spends 8 full years on the lees before being disgorged this October. The dosage is ultra-low - 2 or 3 g/l - so this could be labeled "Extra Brut," but there's so much richness and depth here that "Brut" seems more appropriate to Eric.

Past releases have earned plenty of critical praise, including 17.5/20 points from Jancis Robinson, 93 from Vinous, and 92 from Wine Advocate. This year’s release is explosive on the nose and palate, pumping out big notes of lemon curd, caramel, toasted nuts, baking bread, crushed chalk, and more. The flavors just balloon out to fill your entire palate and finish with layer upon layer of mouthwatering pie crust, lemon curd, hazelnut, crushed stone and salty caramel flavor. Try holding some for even more richness! — 7 years ago

Chris Opdyke

9.5

Seriously?? Ridiculous!! — 8 years ago

with Tyler, Zach and 4 others

Sara Nelson-Carlson

9.2

A happy place in a bottle — 8 years ago

Stan Parish

9.0

Totally fine, but the Chartogne Taillet eats its lunch every time for the money. — 9 years ago