Jeremy Shanker

Sommelier at RN74

9.2

Took three years to come around, but finally open for business. — 4 months ago

Kamall

9.1

Fresh, juicy and floral. Needs some air. Fun. — 4 years ago

Michael Meyer

9.2

Screams for a burger — 5 years ago

Paul Wright

9.0

Slightly effervescent. Natural unfiltered taste. Light with slight strawberry. Very delicate. Chill a bit first. — 6 years ago

with Caroline

Josh Weinstein

9.7

Oh oh it’s MAGIC! — 7 years ago

with Kristen

Lindsey King

9.1

Upfront and transparent and confrontational. Strong posture. Wears a leather jacket in the summer. Blood and rust and repressed tears and a grainy black and white western. Cigarettes that he rips the filter off of to make them stronger. — 7 years ago

Sean Conk

9.1

Nice afternoon wine — 8 years ago

Louis Martin

8.9

Nice blend, semi-sweet, hint of cherry, paired well with duck. — 8 months ago

Jay Kline

9.3

Opened about 30 minutes prior to dinner but no decant. Served slightly chilled. The 2016 “Blanche” pours a deep straw color with medium viscosity. Developing with notes of ripe stone fruit, tropical fruit, nutmeg, white pepper, minerals and cotton candy. On the palate, the wine is dry with lower acid. Confirming the notes from the nose, the finish is medium+. This is a wine of impeccable texture to match the king crab legs with dinner. Drink now through 2031. — 9 months ago

Frank B

9.0

Herby tasty very different from a lot of Beaujolais I’ve had. Nice body. — 5 years ago

Paul Masson

9.1

Always classy — 7 years ago

Patrick

9.2

Dddaammmnnnn — 7 years ago

Lars Miller

9.4

Very complex. Apricot shines through. Tastes of baked cake. Forward, but not too flowery. — 8 years ago

Ally Wolf

9.1

Not boring at all. A minute to blow off was all it needed. Lighter in color and body than expected and very silky — 8 months ago

Jen

9.4

Delicious perfect white burgundy at hibernia — 10 months ago

MDB

9.0

From la Cumbre — 5 years ago

Raj Harb

9.3

Needs time. Complex, intense, and densely packed... this isn’t showing everything it’s got yet. Some herbaceous notes and a more mineral as opposed to juicy quality. Hold — 6 years ago

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9.7

The 1990 Cristal is remarkable. Polished, nuanced and light on its feet, the 1990 is all class. Citrus, orchard fruit and floral notes are wonderfully lifted throughout. A slight reductive note adds character on the finely knit finish. I can’t think of a better way to start this tasting. Simply put, the 1990 is a total rock star. Moreover, it is much more delicate than most wines from this ripe vintage. Amazingly, the 1990 tastes like it is still not ready! “Nineteen ninety was my second vintage here,” says Chef de Caves Jean-Baptiste Lécaillon. “It was ideal. The fruit was just perfect. We blocked the malolactic fermentation completely and only fermented 6-7% of our lots in oak, as opposed to the more typical 20%, in order to preserve as much freshness as possible. The wine was made by my predecessor, Michel Pansu, but I was learning. This was the first year I started working with oxygen by reducing sulfites in vinification to pre-oxidize the Chardonnay musts, as I do know, which allows me to get rid of all the unstable, oxidative compounds. With Pinot, on the other hand, you need a little bit of sulfur at crush or you lose the brilliant fruit. (Antonio Galloni, Vinous, December 2018) — 7 years ago

Heidi

9.5

Særs god :D — 7 years ago

David Lee

9.0

Lovely floral nose. Medium plus body with ripe fruit and enough acidity to keep you coming back. — 8 years ago