Ivor

8.9

Solid rully, full on fresh yellow fruits, some lactic notes, hay, and a small mineral hint in the finish. Bought locally last week at the cave in buxy and drinking one now in the heat waved Drome. — 9 months ago

Josh Morgenthau

9.2

It’s funny how the least promising bottles can surprise you. This was purchased for $15 a decade ago and forgotten about out in the cellar. Decanted off the sediment now, it’s alive and enjoyable, elegant in its own rustic way. Lively black currant and black pepper nose, some fresh green pepper, spice, good acid, surprising complexity and a really nice silky texture through the palate. Even better with a few days of air. — 4 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. — 5 years ago

G

9.4

Candied crystal cherries and some spice. A little back end leather. — 6 years ago

Rick K

9.2

Massive funk blowing off to reveal nice tart cherries, sweet sous bois and decent structure. — 7 years ago

Severn Goodwin

9.3

3 May 2018 — 7 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. — 8 years ago

Roman Ochocki

9.0

Very dry & bold: dark fruit, leather, dark chocolate, tar. — a year ago

DC

9.0

Juice bomb. — 3 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. — 4 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. — 6 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. — 7 years ago

Scott Rowe

9.1

Another year has passed and this wine has so much more to learn and share. — 7 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 — 8 years ago

Baku Nagai

9.7

Fief Boire. — 2 years ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.6

What a nose. Custardy, gras, tropical but also granitic. Wow. So expressive. Citrus marmalade. So mineral and just expansive. Like a 9.6 nose. Maybe more! It’s a 9.7 nose. Sickness. Palate has energy for days and days and is so elegant, fresh and complex. Beautiful. Long. This is one of the best St. Perays I have ever had. Wow does it cling with super pure citrus and edgy tropical fruits that just coat the palate. Rich and energetic is my favorite combo. As this airs it comes more into focus and gets so nimble. So complex. Almost a 9.7! — 2 years 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. — 5 years ago

Howard Grush

8.9

Very well rounded for a wine in this price range. Nice fruit and mouthfeel. Can probably age a few years too. — 6 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. — 7 years ago

Pete Hamill

9.2

2002 opened Christmas 2017 — 7 years ago