Ira Schwartz

9.1

When you see DRC on the label it’s difficult not to have preconceptions. The nose pops with red cherries ,stems and spice. The palate is hit with weighty red and black fruit which carries a healthy dose of acid. Surprisingly lacked the complexity and finish I was hoping for from a vintage like this let alone the producer. — 2 months ago

Vanessa

9.1

Burgundy 🇫🇷 is renowned for its Chardonnay, but did you know that Aligoté is the second most planted white grape in the region? 👀

Some of the finest Aligoté comes from ‘Bouzeron,’ an appellation in the Côte Chalonnaise region (north of Mâconnais, south of Côte d’Or).

In a land of Pinot Noir & Chardonnay, Bouzeron AOC is 100% dedicated to producing Aligoté 🙌🏻. In fact, it first became a legally-recognized AOC in 1998 thanks in part to the efforts of Aubert de Villaine, the winemaker behind this beautiful bottle. 👏🏻

Interestingly, Aubert is also a co-owner & co-Director of Domaine de la Romanée-Conti (DRC) (and, as an aside, was on the tasting panel for the 1976 Judgement of Paris 😆)…

Yet, instead of devoting himself exclusively to DRC — one of the world’s most famous and prestigious estates — he and his wife, Pamela (a California native), were enchanted by the possibilities of Aligoté, and terroir of Bouzeron, where they put down roots through “Domaine de Villaine”.

This wine is Domaine de Villaine Bouzeron AOC (2019). It has a shimmering lemon robe and bouquet of white blossom, just-ripe white peach, yellow apple, pear, citrus, fennel, and wet slate notes. It’s remarkably fresh on the palate with mouth-watering acidity balancing the warm (14% ABV) and fruit-driven profile. It’s positively delicious!

We’re pairing it w/ pan-seared sea scallops, roasted asparagus, & lemon-herbed farro…

Cheers to nurturing the diversity of Burgundy in all of its splendor! 🥂
💙🤍♥️ — 2 years ago

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Claire Fisher

10

2011 was a great year — 5 years ago

Angelo Casagrande

9.5

Lighter alpine neb- reddish/ brown- wonderful nose. What I love about it most is this really pleasant sour cherry thing going on. Fruity with some nice acidity. Lightly tannic. Love it. Thanks, brother — 7 years ago

Samuli Jokipaltio

9.3

Blend of Negroamaro and Cab, this wine achieves structure and balance almost unlike any other wine in Puglia. Very good. — 7 years ago

Michael Piaker

9.4

11 April 2018. Vine Wine, Brooklyn, NY. — 7 years ago

Mark Rosse

9.5

Decanted for a half hour. Red berries and underbrush very complex flavors. Tremendous mid palate and was starting to shut down after about an hour in. — 2 months ago

Conrad Green

9.5

Beautiful pure fruit. Intense with dense red stuff and violet. Glossy and long. Excellent. From mag. — 7 months ago

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Jim McGarry

9.0

Good nose … no boogies — 2 years ago

Lyle Yablonsky

8.9

Great value white. Crisp and light. — 5 years ago

David D

9.1

Great Nebbiolo flavors, especially dried roses and violets. Somewhat ferrous tannins. Delicious. — 5 years ago

Tom Casagrande

9.2

This is a terrific and classic Valtellina. Precise cherry fruit embellished with peat smoke and stony minerality. Concentrated flavors yet in a lighter, lifted style. Great acidity and such fine-grained tannin. — 6 years ago

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Ben Rossen

8.9

Pale garnet, aromas of cranberry, strawberry, cough syrup, cedar, and black cherry. Dry, high acid, medium + tannins, medium + body, palate full of woodsy and red fruit notes, a little herbaceousness. Medium + finish. Delicious served slightly cold with grilled salmon. — 7 years ago

Alvaro Bustillos

10

DRC DINNER LA PAULEE! Magnum# — 2 months ago

Alvaro Bustillos

9.8

Daniel gtz caio y carlos arriola — 2 months ago

Stuart Pollack

9.1

Old-school Italian wine that is perfect for pizza. Somewhat thin and alcoholic but typical of wines served in Italian restaurants in Brooklyn when I was small. Flavorful and a perfect match to the marinara sauce of New York Patsy’s Pizzeria or Joe & Pat’s. — 9 months ago

Jenn OG

9.1

Great for $6 — 3 years ago

Brittany Birkett

9.8

Whole Foods buy it! — 5 years ago

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John Bogaard

9.7

Great option — 6 years ago

Tom Casagrande

9.0

This takes some time to open up. Once it does, this light-colored gives up delicate scents of cracked stones, mossy forest underbrush, and wild cherry. Lean but flavorful, with lithe flavors of crisp cherry and rock dust. Loads of acids and a bit of fine-grained tannin on the structural side. Will go nicely with the risotto I just finished and is quietly resting for a few minutes! — 7 years ago

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