David J. H. Ruiz

10

1/7/2025: FIN TRAITEMENT MAMAN EN FAMILLE COLMAR — 5 months ago

Sam Friedland

9.0

Very nice and pleasant wine. Dry fruit and aroma. A touch of sweetness. Went very well with broiled walleye pike. — 4 years ago

Ben Ogle

8.9

For $9 it’s amazing. Pretty standard cremant — 5 years ago

Roman Ochocki

9.5

Amazing. It's fruity, but I've felt only a sweet, ripe plum. But the best is the rest: spicy aromas with leather and smoke like from smokehouse. I simply love it! — 6 years ago

Jean-Phillippe Landry

8.9

Full bodied, needs lots of time but comes through In the end. Lots of dark berries, soft after a couple of hours. — 6 years ago

Peter Grossi

9.4

Birthday wine — 8 years ago

Henrik Poulsen

9.2

Perhaps it was just this bottle but showing a bit developed for "only" being 15 years. Beautiful and very enjoyable nonetheless. — 9 years ago

with Acumen and Kurt-Inge

Mark Lindzy

9.3

Quite a treat! Full mouthfeel, definitely more bready/toasty than vibrant fruit. I was told this cuvée was made to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the liberation of France after WWII. ✌🏼️ — 9 years ago

Ron Siegel

9.6

At 1st matchstick and citrus opening into burnt orange, honey, hazelnut, butter cream, has a slightly oily texture, tangerine, lingering nose, very complex and rich. Absolutely a stunner! — 10 years ago

Sam O'Brien

9.4

Amazing white burgundy. Pure fruit with a touch if funk. Great acidity and length. Yum! — 11 years ago

Red Wine Lovers

9.1

Elegance in a glass — 12 years ago

JKT

9.0

First wine since July trips! Back label: This 25-acre vineyard, planted in day and limestone soils, is situated in Salignac Gironde, 15 miles northeast of Bordeaux. He belongs to the Comtes de Tastes. Welldrained, south-facing slopes explain the name : Beaulieu, or
"beautiful plage".
Under the enlightened management of Count Vianney de Tastes, cover tropping, "green-harvesting" and leaf-pulling are the rule.
Consequently, yields are very low for the appellation at just 2,5 tons/acre, the equivalent of one bottle of wine per vine.
The 15-year old vines include 55% Merlot and 45% Cabernet Sauvignon. At 2,226 vines/acre, density is twice the average of most New World vineyards!
The hand-harvested fruit undergoes a pre-fermentation, cold maceration (3-5 days) after which the juice is slowly fermented (10-15 days), and then macerated for as long as taste (Tastes?) deems necessary. Malolactic then takes place in barrel, 60% of which are new.
The wine is aged on its lees for 12 months, gaining additional richness, freshness, and complexity and then bottled on the estate. Enjoy it now and over the next 5-7 years. Nice wine with complexity, earthy plummy aromas and lively palate. — 10 months ago

Tommy

9.5

Buttery and complex. Smooth and aged well. Never disappoints — 5 years ago

Marc vanholst

9.0

Slightly disappointing. Too flat, lacks complexity. — 5 years ago

Jeremy Pollard

9.4

Superb. Such intensity and linearity and youthfulness even at 8 years old. It’s a baby still. Gloriously balanced and drinks beautifully right now, but I can’t help but wonder what’s to come as it opens up over a decade or two. Love it! — 6 years ago

with Sam

B

10

2013 Lafon Mersault-Porusots. HB w Mark R and J&H R. No decanting. Didn’t try this one, but Jeanne really enjoyed it. Gave it a thumbs up. — 7 years ago

Julia Schweizer

9.3

Vermentino time — 9 years ago

Annie Blossom

9.0

Belayed post from Feb at vin sur vingt — 9 years ago

with Terence

Jon Driscoll

9.3

Wonderful brick colour, molasses, cassis, leather, cedar — 9 years ago

Uncle Bill, FWS, IWP

9.5

Outstanding. Outstanding. Outstanding. — 10 years ago

Pernilla Scheibig

9.6

Jättegott! — 11 years ago

Fabio Franchella

9.2

More then 15 years old and still so smooth and yellow fruitet in the palate !! Great stuff! — a year ago

with Kathrin

Christian Fischer

9.6

Got my first shot of the Biontech/Pfizer vaccine today, time to celebrate. After recently trying the surprisingly good 2007 I have turned to the 2008. JS rated this 100 points and others have it 98+. For me it’s not quite there yet, but it might get there in a few more years or who knows in a few hours after this gets more air. This is such a typical Comtes, such an unmistakable character that lets the Chardonnay shine. The balance of citrus and fruit flavors is amazing and lingers in the mouth forever. Definitely one of the greatest years for the Comtes, perhaps indeed the best yet. I look forward to storing the remaining bottles for a few more years. — 4 years ago

Shay A

9.6

Got to pop some special bottles when my good friend Shawn came in to town!

I was ecstatic to open this and it ended up being one of the most spectacular champagnes I’ve had in recent memory, and possibly one of the most spectacular champagnes I’ve ever had. This single vineyard Blanc de noir from EO spent 6 years (!) on the less and was disgorged July 2018. Gorgeous golden straw color in the glass with minuscule bubbles. A totally dizzying aromatic display of ginger shavings, toffee, caramel dipped golden delicious apples, red berries, orange honey roasted cashews and some beautifully oxidized notes. Rich without being dense, a gorgeous palate profile of hazelnuts, lemon cream, brioche, chalky limestone and a finish that just doesn’t want to stop. This is a marriage of Krug & Taittinger Comtes. Stunning! — 5 years ago

with Shawn

Mark Villa

9.5

For me, the honeyed delights and floral complexities of this Alsatian wine remind me why they are among my favorites. To my palate, it borders on perfection. — 7 years ago

B

10

1991 Domaine Comtes de Georges Villes Vignes Musigny burgundy. NYE dinner at villa. Fourth wine at dinner. — 8 years ago

Pierre And Paula Soler

9.3

Required decanting. Tasted great with smooth tannins — 9 years ago

François Blain

9.0

2013...one of our favourite wines. — 9 years ago

Lucas Newman

9.8

what the fuck. this one was lasers. — 10 years ago

with Max

Kit H

9.7

2011 Bouchères - jumped out of the glass. Zesty, exuberant, mineral & weightless — 11 years ago