David Lieberman

9.5

A good experience with an older Paul Pernot Batard gave me the courage to bring this into Per se for a "casual" meal with my wife Linda and our friend Jonathan Holloway and his wife. I was always always a great buyer of Ramonet's Ruchottes beginning with the '85 vintage onward until around the 2000 vintage when it became clear that the wheels had fallen off the white burgundy bus. But this wine, this was some kind of wine! No premox, just a marvelously suave, honeyed flavor, supporting acidity, and a finish with great minerality presenting itself as a kind of minty freshness. Always a treat to graze through a magical Keller meal in the Per se reception/bar area overlooking Columbus Circle, even more so when accompanying the meal with a wine worthy of supporting this sophisticated cuisine. — 9 years ago

Joe Estrada

9.1

I need some Courage — 10 years ago

with Sue

Chris Krueger

9.4

High Level — 10 years ago

debbie rosenbaum

9.4

Very easy to drink and one of the best I've had in recent memory. It's the sort of bottle I'd want to get me through dubious circumstances, which it did. 10/10 liquid courage. — 10 years ago

Louise Perold

9.0

Beautiful crisp deliciousness — 10 years ago

with Joanne

Simon Burke-Kennedy

8.9

Can't go wrong with Directors. — 11 years ago

Irina Li

9.7

Sweet fruit, vanilla, spice - true! — 11 years ago

David Kline

8.9

Burly as a soy sauce shot with a layer of ginger beer. With a persistent effervescence. Tar and burnt coffee, burnt toast, burnt sugar, burnt marshmallow and black strap molasses. As to the nose: obviously secondary to this beast, which demands you first build courage to step into the haunted shack and face the fiery demons of sugar and acrimony. Nose: moldy soy sauce with burnt brittle, carbon paper, India ink, tire rubber, fernet branca, unsweetened licorice. There is brown sugar and bakers chocolate with burnt grounds and other sacrileges! The final piece of this puzzleheaded pumpkin extravaganza is as spooky as hell. Krampus is coming!!! — 9 years ago

with Courtney

Linda M

9.0

2014 special late harvest. Sweet and fruity — 10 years ago

Richard Buell

9.4

I fell in love this wine at a tasting near Naples, IT but cannot summon my courage to open this bottle. I bought 6 of them and will keep them in my cellar until they are ready for their rennaissance. — 10 years ago

with Nicole and lee

Vin Naturel

9.9

Pink Bulles Rosé 2013 - Jean Maupertuis.

Alors que nous préparons doucement notre "top 15 des meilleurs vins en 2014", il nous semble impossible de ne pas évoquer le fabuleux Pink Bulles rosé de Jean Maupertuis.

C'est dément ce que l'on peut faire avec du Gamay et c'est Gamay de faire des trucs aussi déments ! Et c'est aussi dingue de constater le nombre de gens talentueux que l'on trouve en Auvergne : Hervé Souhaut : Saint-Épine, Destezet - Nicolas Carmarans : Selves, Mauvais Temps - Frédéric Gounan, Pierre Beauger, François Dhumes, etc.

Oui, Jean Maupertuis fait partie de ces vignerons qui faisaient autre chose dans une autre vie et puis il y a des rencontres qu'on n'oublie pas, comme celles avec Marcel Lapierre et Pierre Overnoy, lors de sa formation viti-œno. Ces fameuses rencontres qui font basculer un destin d'un état solide à celui de liquide. Du travail au plaisir.

Dans un superbe article de Libération, qui lui est consacré, on peut lire ceci : "Robe rose pâle, bulles très fines, nerveuses. Arômes de fruit délicats, pointe de sucre résiduel équilibrée d’une très belle acidité. Ce vin pétillant abordable, «Pink Bulles», tenait haut la dragée au champagne réputé". Et vous savez quoi ? C'est exactement ça !

Sauf que, ce qui n'est pas dit, c'est que ce vin enchanteur est léger et subtil. Un pétillant qui marie les attentes et les exigences que l'on peut avoir pour un excellent champagne, tout en y apportant une fraicheur et une jeunesse que celui-ci possède rarement. Mais, c'est de l'insolence ? Oui, tout à fait mais surtout un peu de folie avec beaucoup de maîtrise. C'est vrai, souvent, les pétillants natures sont fous mais peu peuvent revendiquer le fait d'être aussi raffinés que celui de Jean Maupertuis.

A 12 euros, vous tenez peut-être ici la clé du bonheur, ou en tout cas, la clé d'un bon moment entre amis autour d'une boisson enthousiasmante. Il ne reste plus qu'à trouver la cachette, bon courage (!) et bonne dégustation ;)

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Richard Wrye

9.0

Pretty good red blend. Good dinner wine. — 11 years ago

Steve Matthiasson

Owner/Winemaker Matthiasson Wines

9.9

I love how this wine celebrates femininity and delicacy. A wine can be restrained yet full of flavor. This wine has charm, which has been hard to find in wine lately--kudos to Chris for having the courage to hold back. — 11 years ago

Dock Hooks

9.2

This 2012 is a crazy spice-full nose-hit prepping you for a blueberry front mouth experience that lethargically lingers to the point of the drop:/freefall (hop and pop) , then escapes (lacks finish). That written, the front of this wine is so proper that I have to nudge it over a 9 on the numeric 1-10 scale. Then there's its alcohol friendly side @ only 13%, which gives one the courage to go ahead and snag another bottle to ponder, pen and propose to your pals to ponder and perhaps pen perfect - bottle after bottle - a berry pie without the extra sugar, working way well with my grill-tinged filet mignon and crispy green things😎 buy this wine and drink - enjoy! — 10 years ago

Steve Matthiasson

Owner/Winemaker Matthiasson Wines

9.5

Very difficult wine for a winemaker to understand, normally Sauvignon blanc is made very carefully and precisely, yet this wine is loose, free, unscripted. A lot of courage went into this wine. — 10 years ago

Cory Bolton

8.9

I got the courage or at least suckered into trying this Mexican Cabernet, and I must admit that it wasn't bad. I paired it with lamb chops and it was a solid contender in relation to other great Napa cabs. — 10 years ago

Erin Pooley

Owner/Winemaker Good Luck Wines

9.3

Liquid courage to pack for minus twelve Celsius in Utah tomorrow #brrr #refosco #matthiassonforthewin — 10 years ago

John O'Hara

8.9

The original. — 11 years ago

Camille Vancil

9.3

Great for summer! Refreshing and light. — 11 years ago

Simon Lawson

9.9

Awesome! Anniversary celebration. Smooth, full bodied, fruitful Shiraz!! — 12 years ago