Mario Vaillancourt

9.3

Nez magnifique, expressif, complexe, tout en classe et finesse comme la bouche qui est fine, délicate tout en ayant de la tension aussi, superbe encore une fois. 93-94

Gorgeous expressive and complex nose, A wine with with finesse, class, elegance and yet a certain backbone and structure, superb once again. — 3 years ago

Daniel P. Drake

9.3

Happy Pinot Noir Day! Tonight I am celebrating with the 2009 La Croix de Beaucaillou. This left bank 2nd Class growth 2nd bottling blend is 75% Cabernet Sauvignon and 25% Merlot from Saint Julien.

On the nose there is black cherry, blackberry, rich plum, black currant, cassis, spice, violets, cedar, woodsy notes and earth.

On the palate I am getting black cherry, blackberry, plum, black currant, licorice, cedar, graphite, wet gravel and earth.

This wine is full bodied with a soft supple unctuous mouthfeel and a medium to medium + acidity a medium to medium + fine savory tannins that move into a long dark fruit pencil lead finish. A beautiful Left Bank Bordeaux from Saint Julien and a shining example of the 2009 vintage. Have a wonderful rest of your week and please stay safe and healthy. Nostrovia! 🍷🍷🍷🍷 — 4 years ago

Skip Smyser

9.7

Haven’t had this top of class of 2000 in awhile. It so outperforms most of that vintage. Tannins are perfect. Lush red fruit that lingers forever. Spent a little time tending the vineyard and decided to treat myself. WOW!!! Only two bottles left. Boo🍷🍷🍷🍷 — 5 years ago

Manish Rajguru

9.6

Love this, sits right on the tongue. Class all the way. — 6 years ago

Eric Grasser

9.5

California white Burgundy of the highest class. Bottle #2174 of reported 102 barrels. Still lively with prominent acidity in its 14th year. Flavors of hazelnut, cashew, pineapple, lime, granite and orange. Spicy wood flavors. Fabulous depth and power balanced by verve and delicacy. Could be at its height of complexity while showing aging colors and the beginning of matured flavors — 6 years ago

Joe D'Angelo

9.9

The 2016 Château Pichon Comtesse de Lalande is simply sensational in this vintage. This brilliant wine is made from 75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 21% Merlot and 4% Cabernet Franc and it exudes sheer class and elegance. It begins to impress with its beautifully pure aromatics of fresh dark currants, exotic spices, coffee bean, spring florals, graphite, tobacco all taking shape in the glass. On the palate this is medium to full-bodied with remarkable structure, balance and depth. It further impresses displaying striking precision and definition through the long, graceful finish. The 2016 may require a decade of cellaring, but it is such a beautiful wine and clearly has the potential to be an all-time classic from this legendary Château. — 6 years ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.5

Deep Ruby, evolves with spectrum of aromas, berry fruit, dried herb, complex spice, notes of cocoa dust. Blend: CabSauv/Franc/Merlot/Malbec/PetVerdot. Palate, ripe blackcherry/blackberry flavors, rich tones, subtle oak, espresso/black pepper. Graceful/elegant, displays super fine “dusty” tannins, perfectly balanced, pleasing length, complex ending with fruit/mineral edge. Ultra-premium fruit, world class hand-crafting, limited production exceptional wine. Wonderful now, get better with age. Tasting Sample! — 3 years ago

Ceccherini Cristiano

9.6

Finesse, delicacy, complexity and focus
Quince, cedar and thyme tea
White pepper, almond spread and white choc
A field of flowers(mainly yellow)
Lemon curds, dill, breadcrumbs and more and more
Seaweed and strongly marine
Whispered rather than shouted class
Every swirl is a discovery, a subtle win of aromas
Toffees and cappuccino coming out of the glass with the rising temperature
It goes without saying the fun
So long aftertaste
12% in alcohol
This is the gotha of the Italian white wines
Still decades ahead i am sure
It could easily rank a Grand Cru status
Grab it if you can..and then age it — 4 years ago

Matt

9.5

Pure class. CDP cannot be beat, producer trumps vintage. Graceful throughout its silky-rich structure and lengthy finish. Gorgeous array of red fruits, moving from fresh berries, to confiture and moving to dried. Raspberry in particular. Fig spice cake, sweet wood smoke, garrigue and lavender, menthol, some espresso and warm spices mingling about. Threads of roast meat, leather, tobacco. Just a lovely showing, this is prime right now, but could easily go another 5-8 years and mature beautifully. — 5 years ago

Stefan Dolhain

8.9

Second wine of Château La Lagune. This has definitely some of the class of the grand vin. A Margaux-like elegance, clean fruit, fresh acidity, complexity and well-integrated oak. Would merit a higher score if it wasn't for a vegetal note in the finish. — 6 years ago

Dale Garrison

9.2

Hey simply outstanding Pinot. Bought it at the Argentinian class April 19 Cellar Rat Wine. Rich but not to Tanic. Just a great balanced wine — 6 years ago

Conrad Green

9.6

Soft color of faded rose. A very pretty dried cherry and floral nose with a hauntingly pretty midpalate. Very subtle and delicious with obvious age but real class. — 6 years ago

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Mike Saviage

9.5

Light tawny color. Great nose. Notes of cherry, rhubarb, dried flowers, brown spice, earth and gravel. Refined in the mouth. A bit tight, even with many hours of air. Yet great balance and class in the mouth and finish. We got more and more excited about this wine as it got into hours 6 and 7... it needed the air to blossom. — 7 years ago

Steve Sánchez

9.5

All class, all sophistication. Lots of black fruit, currants, cedar, earth. A touch of oak, well balanced acidity and fruit. Can age well much longer. Beautiful long finish. Very savory. Smoke meats and salt. Dark chocolate and dusts of graphite also noticed. 13% — 3 years ago

Pamela Taylor

9.5

Deliciously decadent, yet balanced Pinot that held up nicely with a Porterhouse steak! Ample plum, black cherry and sweet earthy notes with velvety-smooth tannins — 4 years ago

Andrew McIntyre

9.7

Very special wine. Such an impressive nose and oozes class😍 — 5 years ago

Oliver Seaman

9.1

Fressssshh — 5 years ago

Chip Hughes

9.2

Rayas on mushrooms. Once the slightly reductive natty blows off, it’s a tender, detailed and savory Garnacha of real class. Heard a lot about Comando G, and my first experience with their wines did not disappoint. — 6 years ago

E & K G

9.5

🤯🤯🤯 Mind blown!!! This regional Bourgogne Le Chapitre out punches anything in it’s class as well as many 1er Cru I’ve had elsewhere. 100% stems which may be what adds the slightly spicy notes that followed the ethereal red berry flavors that just float across your palate. Lived up to the hype! — 6 years ago

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9.7

The 1990 Cristal is remarkable. Polished, nuanced and light on its feet, the 1990 is all class. Citrus, orchard fruit and floral notes are wonderfully lifted throughout. A slight reductive note adds character on the finely knit finish. I can’t think of a better way to start this tasting. Simply put, the 1990 is a total rock star. Moreover, it is much more delicate than most wines from this ripe vintage. Amazingly, the 1990 tastes like it is still not ready! “Nineteen ninety was my second vintage here,” says Chef de Caves Jean-Baptiste Lécaillon. “It was ideal. The fruit was just perfect. We blocked the malolactic fermentation completely and only fermented 6-7% of our lots in oak, as opposed to the more typical 20%, in order to preserve as much freshness as possible. The wine was made by my predecessor, Michel Pansu, but I was learning. This was the first year I started working with oxygen by reducing sulfites in vinification to pre-oxidize the Chardonnay musts, as I do know, which allows me to get rid of all the unstable, oxidative compounds. With Pinot, on the other hand, you need a little bit of sulfur at crush or you lose the brilliant fruit. (Antonio Galloni, Vinous, December 2018) — 7 years ago