Peter van den Besselaar

9.1

vintage 2020 | Popped and poured the wine gave citrus and freshness. At the dinnertable with asparagus (classic way) the structure stands out, power and spicyness. Very good. — 13 days ago

Joe Fischer

9.1

A nice rose champagne that has strawberry flavors and a bit of lush! Very nice for the price! — 8 months ago

Ron Siegel

9.3

This had lots of black cherry, berry fruit, savory spices, meat, olive, mineral & violets. — a year ago

Kelly Carlin

9.3

Strange and fantastic. Smoky, meaty, quite tart and delicious. — 2 years ago

Bob McDonald

9.3

Continuing on with the extensive array of Henschke wines we tasted last weekend. This is their premium Cabernet based blend which is grown on the Cyril Henschke vineyard in the Eden Valley. Matured in 32% new and 68% seasoned French oak hogsheads for 18 months prior to bottling. Brief notes; Named after Stephen’s father Cyril. A blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Merlot. First produced in 1978. A lovely perfume of cassis, red currant, bay leaf and dark chocolate. I used to buy this Cuvée regularly 15 plus years ago. — 2 years ago

Adam Nesto

8.9

Nice Bordeaux! Thanks Cyril!! — 6 years ago

with Douglas

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.2

I like to thank @Severn Goodwin for his kindness & generosity for sending this beautiful bottle of Champagne.

We shared this with friends and paired this with apple walnut vinaigrette salad last night. Complimented the salad nicely. It was a nice yin and yang balanced tug of war of food & wine.

The body is beautiful in the mouth with nice acidity. Bruised apple & pear, some apple cider, pineapple juice, lime zest & candy, white peach, easy, soft chalkiness, soft, fine, grey volcanic minerals, sea spray, brioche with spring flowers and yellow lilies. Finishes softly, elegant, nicely balanced and persists nicely.

Photos of; the house of Caillez Lemaire, bottles waiting to sold, Current 18th century family Owners - Virginie and Laurent Van Poperinghe and one of their vineyards. — 7 years ago

Randy Fillingim

9.0

Still drinking quite decently after 25 years. May have faded a titch- but still bringing it well balanced. — 2 months ago

Stefan Dolhain

9.0

2022 vintage. The back label sends you to the website of Producta Vignobles, a huge coopérative négociant company, the owners seem to be Marie Guyonnaud et Cyril Frémy. 60% Merlot, 35% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 5% Cabernet Franc. Lead pencil and cassis. Medium-bodied, with a pronounced minerality, somewhat hiding the fruit. Good value Saint-Estèphe ( 13 euros in a supermarket ), if a little lean at this stage. Abv. 13,5%. Suffers from the comparison with the 2023 Lilian Ladouys tasted alongside. Better the next day. — 8 months ago

Scot Walker

9.0

Some fruit and vanilla ice cream in the nose and palate. Went well with both prosciutto and hard white cheese and a double chocolate brownie. — a year ago

Alexandre Pagliano

9.4

We had at Cyril Lignac’s restaurant in Paris for father’s day.
Tell tale Vosne aux Malconsorts, very accessible now but with very many years ahead of it. We are enthusiastic about it ! — 2 years ago

with Jose, veronique and 1 other

Stefan Dolhain

8.9

2018 vintage. 100% Merlot from this estate in Lalande de Fronsac, named after Valandraud owner Jean-Luc Thunevin's daughter. Another sexy Bordeaux value. Good concentration, ripe fruit, ripe tannin and good acidity. A little alcohol heat in the finish prevents it from a higher score, but very good value at less than 10 euros. — 5 years ago

Fredybeans

8.9

Jaune clair
Nez fruit jaune fumée et amande
Bouche fraîche mais grasse belle fraîcheur — 6 years ago

Jon Hoke

9.0

Again a favorite wine my daughter listened to Cyril podcast and was thrilled they connected many family memories with Chappellet. — 8 years ago

"Odedi"

9.2

Light golden in color.

Nose of citrus, peaches, yellow apples, spices, light earth and herbs.

Medium plus in body with medium acidity.

Dry on the palate with lemons, red and green apples, minerals, light grapefruits, herbs, spices, earth, light oak and light sea salt.

Long finish with limes and light almonds.

This is a delicious white blend from Southern France. Round and rich. Elegant and nicely balanced. Complex and interesting.

As it warms up, it feels like a white Burgundy. So interesting.

This Single Vineyard is drinking beautifully now, and will continue to age nicely in the next 5 to 7 years.

Good right out of the bottle, and better after 20 minutes of airtime.

A great sipping wine that paired nicely with food too.

A blend of 68% Grenache Gris and 32% Macabeo. Aged on its lees, in used large French oak barrels for 14 months. Unfiltered and unfined. A small production of less than 2,000 bottles.

14% alcohol by volume.

92 points.

$50. — 5 months ago

Dave

8.9

Got some teeth on it. Very pleasant fruit, red and blue. Chalky tannins. Inexpensive and just fine to drink now.
Listening to myself tracking acoustic guitar in the basement. — 9 months ago

Ron Siegel

9.4

A new producer for me that has been very impressive. Floral & elegant with a perfumed nose of dark red fruits, meat, iron, spice, olive, pepper, graphite & violets. Small production that is hard to source — a year ago

Jeff Collins

Owner Peabody's Wine & Beer Merchants and Benchmark Provisions

9.1

Needs time — 4 years ago

Grahame Taylor

8.9

Really nice interesting flavour. — 5 years ago

Serge Mismetti

9.3

Tout est en place — 7 years ago