Greg Connell

8.9

This one was just fine! The nose was chevre cheese, cut strawberries, gooseberry, unripened peppercorn, gravel, saline. Additional swirling revealed apricot, floral Rose, Floral tea. The Taste was dried strawberry, salted red fruit medley, orange rind, cranberry juice, rain-runoff, lime juice. This was lively but level-headed, with heavy minerality in the back to balance the fruit and citrus and to keep you thirsty. Also, on the other end, it's vibrancy kept me energized rather than feeling like I was just licking a wet limestone. The Empty Glass smelled strongly of peppery creamy cheese. — 7 years ago

Davina Garrod

9.1

Strawberries & cream, smooth and seductive. Perfect after a day's Autumn sun in Eze (at Chevre D'Or)... — 8 years ago

Kyle Harvey

9.2

When having lunch @ Chevre D'or... — 8 years ago

Sean Lowry

9.3

2011v. A blind taster might initially think this is a chard, from the mix of peach, apricot, pineapple, mango, and oaked vanilla on the nose. But the palette reveals a leaner body and distinct minerality. Finish is tropical fruit, that morphs and is complemented by food: from pineapple with a pork roast to honey and peach with a salty chevre (a perfect pairing w/ this wine). Winemaker's website details that this wine has about 18mo in contact with yeast, and is barrel aged 2-4yrs. I typically don't like oaked whites, but the execution of this bottle is fantastic. 13% ABV. — 8 years ago

ansh

9.0

Hints of lemon grass on the nose, a deep citrus finish. Loved it with a cheese course. Especially great with chevre. — 9 years ago

Alan Weinberg

9.3

if this is a harbinger of 2014, I can't wait. Super Chablis. Of course, anything would taste great at Chevre d'Or in Eze. — 9 years ago

Veronica Nilsson

9.0

Mycket gott till bl a ankbröst med chevre äpple. — 9 years ago

with Anette

Lia Lowenthal

9.2

Aroma is passion fruit and a slight bit of jasmine. Color is a gorgeous melted butter— slightly cloudy and kind of like the color of a kitchen in the 70s. Upon swirling the aroma gets nuttier, deeper, almost slightly like chlorine but if chlorine were sweet (?). Honestly, the smell is really good. As the wine warms up, this wine gets really savory like a bag of salt and vinegar chips. And a little buttered popcorn. Really good. The finish is long to enjoy these flavors, but not overwhelmingly so. Really into this wine. — 7 years ago

Kristin the Wine Girl

9.0

Woodsy rose, clove and dark berry nose. A brooder. A bbq pairer. Dark dense bitey young berry fruit on the palate. Disguises itself as a malbec. Short finish. Extinguishes cleanly. Pairs very well with peppery salami and cran chevre. — 7 years ago

François Gabbai

9.1

Excellent wine that reminds me of my time in the Bx area. Great match with Chevre Demi Vieux. — 8 years ago

Jack Cranley, Backroads Wine Club & Cascadia Premium Wines

9.0

This was a fun one to drink! Had a few years in the cellar and came out with a little extra complexity and wow factor. Nothing crazy good and I certainly wouldn't hold on to it much longer but it was worth sitting on one of these and letting it evolve.

It was showing a little extra butterscotch, and the subdued fruit was allowing some nice minerality to show through.

There was maybe just a touch of an unwanted oxidative quality to it, but certainly not offensive.

Paired great with some chevre. — 9 years ago

Brian McMahon

Sales Polaner Selections

9.1

Region: Beaujolais
Wine type: Red
Varietals: Gamay
Organic: Certified
Vineyard: 60 year old vines from the lieu-dit Croix de Chevre in the Grand Cras. 270 meters in altitude.
Orientation: South facing
Soil: Ancient alluvials and very rocky.
Viticulture: Organically farmed since 2003, full Agribio certification.
Vinification: Gravity flow to tanks, Indigenous yeast fermentations at low temperatures, to preserve fresh fruit flavors and a delicate tannic structure. Whole cluster fermenteation for 8-15 days, horizontal pressing, manual racking for elevage.
Aging: Aged 8 months on the lees in 80% neutral burgundy barrels and 20% epoxy tanks. Minimal sulfur, bottled with no fining or filtration.
Notes: A fine and elegant first vintage of Morgon from up and comer Antoine Sunier. Fresh aromatics, lively on the palate, and the promise of a few years for those who can resist drinking it now.
RATINGS
Publication: Wine advocate
Rating: (89-91)
The 2014 Morgon, which has been organically farmed for 10 years, undergoes carbonic maceration with 80% in old Burgundy barrels for 8 months until bottling in June 2014 with one gram per liter sulfur. It has a light red cherry, slightly gravelly bouquet that is expressive and develops dried rose petals scents with aeration. The palate is medium-bodied with grainy tannin, a sense of symmetry, and a fine, edgy, bitter cherry finish. This Morgon is very elegant and should age well over the next 8 to 10 years.
Publication: Other
Rating: 92 (Gilman)
The 2014 Morgon from Antoine Sunier is aged in a bit lower percentage of used Burgundy casks than his Régnié (eighty percent versus ninety), with the balance of the cuvée raised in epoxy-lined cement tanks. These old vines have produced an excellent and quite classic Morgon in 2014, wafting from the glass in a fine aromatic blend of black cherries, cassis, fresh thyme, campfires, a superb base of dark stony soil tones, incipient autumnal notes and a whisper of cedar. On the palate the wine is pure, full-bodied and sappy at the core, with lovey focus and grip, fine transparency and just a bit of backend tannin on the very long and perfectly focused young finish. Fine, fine juice in the making. 2015-2035. - Jon Gilman — 9 years ago

Anette Kjellsdotter

9.0

Mycket gott till ex Anka. Chevre.. — 9 years ago

with Veronica

SV

9.2

I am continually impressed with Bow and Arrow. Funky, high-acid, beeswax notes reads more like a Chenin Blanc than a Sauvignon Blanc. Lots of complexity. And ultimately so fun to drink very cold on the patio with some good chevre and baguette. — 7 years ago

Adam Shaylor

9.8

A spendy $38 but worth every penny. Subtle, aromatic, minerality (power of suggestion?). Well balanced. Do yourself a favor and buy some nice chevre to go with it. — 7 years ago

Rob Moose

9.1

Was fun to pop open this bottle to see where it's starting. Hit me like god's apple juice. Not in a profound place, but beautiful, vivacious chenin that paired really well with dishes like strawberry salad and asparagus and radish with chevre and puffed quinoa. Will try to hold until 2020 for next bottle. — 8 years ago

Ian main

9.3

Fresh bright nose. Prominent raspberry amongst red fruit sweet palate. Dryish finish with final kick. Amazingly good with chevre. Survived well in bottle overnight. Enjoyed. — 8 years ago

Pam May

8.9

crisp yet moderately sweet, with aromas of ripe apricot and peach preserves, as well as hints of green tea, orange zest, and orange blossom. it is well balanced by a refreshing acidity. Pair recomm: blue cheese, chevre, and smoked gouda, or serve for dessert with poached pears, baked apples, or almonds and hazelnuts. — 9 years ago

Bill Bishop

9.5

1985 Chateau Chevre Merlot is drinking great! Perfectly aged still with plenty of dense rich lingering cherry fruit. — 9 years ago

Brent Johnson

9.1

Very nice smooth. — 9 years ago

with Lucy