Lee Pitofsky

9.8

Disg. 2/14 (07 base)…Always my favorite of the Lieux-Dits and without question one of the very best Blanc de Blancs Champagnes on the planet, it’s particularly special to have with some bottle age. It’s absolutely as stunning as hoped—rich and powerful with crazy depth to its layers with a deep, complex core of caramelized orchard fruit, roasted nuts, old rum barrels and candied white flowers, all with seamless integration. The palate is generous and detailed, with racy acids, waves of saline laced, chalky Le Mesnil minerals and a finish that just stays with you. A BdB benchmark, legendary bubbles. — a month ago

Matthew Cohen

9.2

Lovely balanced nose. Crazy spice panapoly as it opens. Cinnamon. Nutmeg.

Palate is dark cherry fruit. Spice. Very fresh.

Fass selections. — 3 years ago

Rhys Owain Davies

9.0

Very nice wine better after 24hrs — 4 years ago

James Burge

9.2

crazy wine - real musk and olives all over the nose and palette. awesome stuff from cote rotie — 2 months ago

Ruben Cirugeda

9.0

Dry red.
Has depth… I enjoyed. — a year ago

Tee nic

10

Smooth, Dry. — 4 years ago

Jeff Orlowski

9.3

Outstanding Cab Franc. Dry, full. Graphite notes with black and blue fruit. — 4 years ago

with Michael and Joe

Yulia

9.1

Lighly fizzy, delicious, tasty. Kind of remimds me of an apricot sour — 4 months ago

Matthew Doty

9.1

2022 vintage. A mature, smooth, complex CS — 6 months ago

Lee Pitofsky

9.4

The first couple times I tried 08 I was definitely too quick to judge. It needs a ton of air, and it’s different from the rich, oxidative, nutty house style of the past, particularly the warm and ultra forward 2006, the previous release. 2008 is indeed young, tightly wound with a pulsating core of energy.

The first glass offers very little. Subdued, austere and youthfully reserved. But ensuing pours eventually unleash its core of powerful clean orchard fruit, coffee bean and grilled nuts. On the palate it continues to become so much more textural with crazy gains in weight, depth and fruit intensity as the night goes on. It really fills the mouth, saturating the palate with a satin-like texture, ripping citrusy acids and saline laced minerals that follow deep into its finish. Enjoyable now with enough air (needs 2 hours), but no doubt one to hold. To live forever. — 3 years ago