Olivia Japlon

9.0

Easy drinking and pairs easily with a variety of food. Has a little zip to it. — 6 years ago

Vijay Parikh

9.0

Engaging with notes of cherry and olives. A bit simple with short finish but very accessible wine. Opened and poured after about 15 minutes of air — 7 years ago

Brandon Boesch

9.3

Nose of plums, forest floor with fresh fallen flower petals. Taste is of plums, black tea, Forest, raspberry, mushroom. I really like this. Opened up after an hour of pulling cork and really excellent after 2+. — 7 years ago

Marc vanholst

9.5

WOW ! This is great and will still improve. Animality which reminds me a bit of Leon Barral’s Jadis and Valiniere. This top Cuvee from Domaine Clos Marie is absolutely great but needs decanting and air before serving. This is bloody good ! — 9 years ago

Evan Bienstock

9.1

Mossy and peaty nose. Vegetables and Greene peppers. Prunes and mushrooms. Very French. Very good out of the bottle but it didn't evolve the way I wanted it to. — 10 years ago

Kelly Kirkland

9.0

Slightly brown robe. Lovely nose and palate of an aged burgundy— enough fruit to really enjoy as a pre-dinner wine. — 11 years ago

Tom Kobylarz

9.3

Another delicious #rarecreature from the Forlorn Hope wine folks @Matthew Rorick This reminds me of a Cabernet Franc meets a Pinot Noir, purple floral and stone aromatics, with juicy fresh raspberry, cherry, a touch of savory and spice. #stlaurent — 11 years ago

Colin McCartney

9.5

Complex nose with dark fruit, cocoa, and graphite...palate is lush with plum, spice, and a touch of smoke. Generous tannins lengthen the finish...a classic CdP. — 11 years ago

Alex Alvärëz

9.0

09s have been hit or miss for me but man, when they're on, they're on. This is a great example of why: open and dominated by sappy red fruit, wide and giving. — 11 years ago

Paul Roberts

9.7

Mag of the oldest aligote vines in the world. From magnum — 13 years ago

Ericsson

9.0

Ruby red color with a watery rim. Hint of large game blood, wet earth, and fresh dark cherries on the scent. Ripe dark fruit up front, sweet almost; followed by stern tannings and a dry finish. A young wine, medium body, almost light alcohol but with lots of character yet easy drinking. Unassuming wine, extremely enjoyable. One of those, great all-around, Southern Rhône blends... — 7 years ago

Jay Kline

9.3

The first audible of the night was this stunning 2015 Hubert Lignier M-S-D 1er VV that John pulled out in between the Rabbit and Beef courses. Full disclosure, I get twitterpated when a bottle of H. Lignier gets opened. There’s just something in the style that’s mesmerizing across the range, from the Passetoutgrain to the Clos de la Roche. These are wines of power and grace. Well fruited but with layers of complexity. John considers this to be the best value of H. Lignier’s offerings. Hard to argue. — 7 years ago

Garret Walter

9.1

Perfect summer red. Nice acidity and a touch of Brett. Great summer red — 8 years ago

Jake Rubash

9.1

First Cruse of the season, delish — 9 years ago

Michael Schamis

9.4

Beautiful pale salmon pink color with very fine, persistent, fast bubbles. Gentile strawberry and mineral nose. Crisp and dry with creamy bubbles and wonderful, fresh acidity. Soft flavors of red currant and strawberry. Finish finish is long, crisp and elegant. — 10 years ago

with Kati

Liz Hale

9.0

From the foothills of Côte du Py- gorgeous, ripe with earth and spice- unreal value for the $. I'll be pouring this BTG at my house, stop by! — 11 years ago

Gary Zim

9.1

2006 here. Really nice Chambolle with all the red crunchy fruit and gentle spice. — 11 years ago

Steve Matthiasson

Owner/Winemaker Matthiasson Wines

9.2

Mature, still very pleasurable as long as you like Brett, which I do in the right wine, and this is the right wine — 11 years ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.5

Mineral and airy. Structured and ripe. Touch of oak tannin but so pure. Excellent. — 12 years ago

Anthony Szabo

9.1

a nice light dry red...plenty of berry fruit and earthy flavors — 13 years ago

Angelo Casagrande

8.9

Waxy with a honey quality to it. Rich, lush mouthfeel. Loads of fragrance and flavor. However Not really my style. Needs food- I could see a big, creamy chicken dish. — 7 years ago

Matthew Cohen

9.4

Gorgeous out of the gates. Perfect elegant nose. Hard to describe. As it aerates gets more complex. Beeswax? Hay?

The palate is equally perfect. Dense with controlled richness. Like peach sorbet. Just covers the palate with elegant yum. Sorry if that’s a bit colloquial. Nicely mineral. Long finish. Super clean fruit. Not sure if this makes sense but one of the cleanest Rhône whites I’ve ever had. Very restrained for a northern Rhône wine.

Bought from fass selections. — 7 years ago

Daniel M

9.0

Nose of hay, earth, vanilla, cherry, iron. Profound and complex. The palate is long and wide with cherry along a strong acid backbone. Silky touch on the sides. An oaky thing happening in there too. Strong persistence of the vanilla and cherry for an everlasting finish. What a village! — 8 years ago

Raj Harb

9.2

Pounded on the porch. This was super today. Hazy...almost the color of white peach juice...bright berry fruit. Gone in 10 minutes — 9 years ago

Tom Casagrande

8.9

Vigorous nose of uber-crunchy cherry/grapey fruit and a dry gravel and granite earthiness. Dry and demanding in the mouth. Very stoney and lean right now but with quiet intensity of fruit. Long finish. This needs 6-12 months at least. — 10 years ago

Roger Patterson

9.1

Aroma jumps out of the glass and the 2012 already shows developing notes of mushrooms with strong floral notes, some sweet spice. Strong smooth tannins and sufficient alcohol to age well. Nice spices. Drink in 5 years. — 11 years ago

Robbie Ward

9.2

Juicy, bit of tang, earthy, long. Great juice — 11 years ago

Kyo Jin

9.0

Funk. Funky. Gamay (B. Dooley). More funk and tons of blue fruit and dirt. A very proper and singular St. Laurent. — 11 years ago

with Chaad

Lily Davis

French Wine Specialist at Ottorink Weinbar

9.8

2006. Still austere but saline licorice perfect with the Yuk Jae Gang (steaming bowl of shredded flank steak in Korean broth) — 12 years ago

Beau Carufel

Winemaker/Owner Random Wine Company

9.0

This got better and better as it opened up. Lovely stuff. — 13 years ago