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9.5

The 2002 Gevrey-Chambertin Clos Saint-Jacques 1er Cru is just a tiny bit smudged on the nose, but it rectifies that with aeration, offering disarming brambly red fruit, bergamot and potpourri scents, just a slight ferrous tincture in the background. The palate is fine-boned with pure red fruit, structured and slightly disjointed initially. Yet it coheres magnificently in the glass, so smooth. I was shocked when the vintage was revealed because this bottle suggests a very slow evolution. Wonderful. Tasted blind at the Wallace brothers' Xmas dinner. (Neal Martin, Vinous, March 2023) — a year ago

Stephen Lynch

8.9

Very nice Burgundy Pinot Noir. Dry and smooth to the palate. Enjoyable at dinner in France with Molly and Armand. — 4 years ago

Frederick Kuehn

9.1

Solid Chardonnay from Rully — 5 years ago

Severn Goodwin

9.5

On the Lawn at Tanglewood this evening with the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Our conductor Andris Nelsons is leading just one wonderful piece, MAHLER (Symphony No. 3), accompanied with the Tanglewood Festival Chorus.

We're revisiting some producer bottles from our late Spring France vacation earlier this year.

Stunning nose of pineapple core, wildflower honey and wet stones, I'm not sure I can actually describe all the magic happening in this glass. Palate is evolving with each sip, under-ripe pineapple, over-ripe pear, watery honey, light oak touch and wet slate dust. Just amazing!

Photos of beautiful late Spring (2018) biodynamic vineyard rows in Saint Aubin, my winemaker crush Jean Jacques Morel giving us the low down inside his living cellar and our bottle of the evening.

We only enjoyed about 1/3 of the bottle, saving for a day or so to see where this goes, notes will be updated. — 6 years ago

Pete Hamill

9.2

2002 opened Christmas 2017 — 6 years ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.2

Pretty funky upon opening. Horsey like a Raffault. But there is a sense of big cherry fruit lurking. Very floral as well. Some combo there of fresh flowers and horseshit. After 30-45 minutes the shit is gone and it’s all violets, earth and cherries. Awesome. Morel is magic. Palate is deep, raw like only Morel can be, with terrific freshness and acidity and a lovely rusticity. St Aubin Rouge are not the most elegant Burgundies but they have so much more than elegance. This wine is long. Really long. It’s a crazy wine that I think with 3-4 more years will really show well. This is like a young version of the 08. — 7 years ago

Matthew Cohen

9.4

Nose is lemon, flower. Quite elegant. Not sure I’d guess Northern rhone blind.

Palate is silky. Quite good. Elegant Apricot. Balanced.

Bought from fass selections — 2 years ago

Ian Hamel

9.1

2021/4. I feel like de Villaine’s Chardonnays have a bit more depth and savor than they did a decade ago - and they were certainly good then. This was lovely, with lots of fresh fruit and acidity but some sneaky stone, butter and hazelnut lurking. — 3 years ago

Matthew Cohen

9.5

Lovely intense medium cherry lipstick nose. Palate is crunchy cherries. Delicious. Perfect balance. Amazing freshness. Stay tuned ... this will change as it opens.

As it opens the nose is dense perfume. Really concentrated. Almost like a gas transforming into a liquid in your nostrils.

Palate is amazing. Terrific texture. Crazy internal aromatics. Palate coating beyond belief.

90 minutes in this is spectacularly delicious.

This vaporizes chevillon so bad it’s not funny. Cant believe this is a village wine. Wow.

Tanins are still a bit chunky. My guess is that they need another 2-3 years to smooth out.

Bought from fass selections. — 5 years ago

Isaac Pirolo

9.1

If you’ve ever blown up a beach ball while eating lemon custard and drinking sparkling mineral water then you’ve already tasted this wine. — 6 years ago

Severn Goodwin

9.3

3 May 2018 — 6 years ago

Olivier Huguenin

9.1

Superbe accord avec la joue de bœuf! Après une heure d’aération le épices se sont rajoutées aux fruits rouges pour donner un très bon vin — 7 years ago

with Stephane and JB

Kenta Hayashi

9.0

Vibrant red cherries from first whiff. Fruit is very much alive while there is a cool earthiness and perhaps even iron. On the palate, dark cherries. Light medium body with some fleshiness. Medium acidity and finish. — 7 years ago

Serge Mismetti

9.5

Magnifique ! — 3 years ago

John Osgood

9.2

Drinking great, bright fruit — 3 years ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.2

Estate named Beau-Séjour in 1787 by General Jacques de Carle, proprietor at the time. Michel Bécot bought estate from Dr Jean Fagouet in 1969 increasing vines from 10.5 hectares to 15, acquiring Trois Moulins plateau in 1979, kept the name Beau-Séjour Bécot. Blend of 87% Merlot, 9% Cab Sauv & 4% Cab Franc. Nice berry aromas, ripe cherry & fresh raspberry flavors with notes of sweet cacao & tobacco adding some toasty notes. Firm tannins, not overpowering, lingering ending with tangy sweet oak.Tasting Sample. — 4 years ago

G

9.4

Candied crystal cherries and some spice. A little back end leather. — 5 years ago

Rick K

9.2

Massive funk blowing off to reveal nice tart cherries, sweet sous bois and decent structure. — 6 years ago

Scott Rowe

9.1

Another year has passed and this wine has so much more to learn and share. — 6 years ago

Patrick Blondin Sommelier

9.2

Cette Cuvée est issu à 100% Pinot Blanc et non Chardonnay! Presque rond à la matière mûr... L'effet 2015 — 7 years ago