Gae Saccoccio - NdC

9.8

Vintage 1949 in Burgundy according to Broadbent: “..most perfect end of a decade - elegant, well-balanced wines”; Clive Coates in his book Cote D'Or: "best vintage of 40's all-perfect beauty and purity”; Robert M. Parker Jr.: “it was the best of post world war II vintages before 1959”
Henri Leroy at that time was négociant based in Auxey-Duresses, his mythical daughter Lalou Bize-Leroy in 1949 was only seventeen.
Les Cazetiers is amongst the most elevated of Premier Cru site in Gevrey-Chambertin - and indeed the whole of Burgundy.
I drank this precious bottle on Mount Etna with #FrankCornelissen and other dear friends. Uncork this bottle lead to a surgical operation. Just begun to pull it out, a light breath of wine molecule with air bubbles magically have emerged on the surface of the cork. It's been like witness the passing away of a dying old man (or Pinot Noir must be a woman?) That humanized wine had held "élan vital", hope and breath inside him for the last 66 years! A miracle of a wine still so tasty, robust, citrusy, vibrant, earthy, incredibly alive and well-preserved despite color and neck level did not bode so well.. that's what I thought and I'll remember until I die: "the wine was waiting for us to drink it up, he gave off his mortal blow to offer us life, joy and smile!" — 10 years ago

with Alberto

Eugênio Oliveira

10

Who says you have to die to go to heaven!!! — 10 years ago

Philippe Dauguet

9.2

Un éclat pur de Muscat ! — 11 years ago

Charlie Abbott

Sommelier Casa Mono

9.8

Perfumed nose to die for. These wines are beasts A little muddy tho — 11 years ago

with Casa

Alex Westphal

9.2

Einfach irre, was die Jungs bei qatar Airways in der Lounge an Rotwein haben. Angenehme breite im Mund. Nicht zu erdig. — 11 years ago

Sean Nelson

9.2

21st Amendment IPA. In a can. — 12 years ago

Jan Cep

9.5

Sweet. We both really like it. — 10 years ago

Lino Nascimento

9.0

Sensacional!! Esse Crémant oferece a oportunidade de saborear o que de melhor se aproxima de um bom champanhe. — 10 years ago

Dan Weisshaar

9.2

Un tightened its sphincter at about 90 minutes. Then: epic citrus, fruit and minerality as expected from this glorious producer. Die, peasants — 10 years ago

with Lyle and Matthew

Alicia Brooks

9.0

Just picked it up on a whim, was not disappointed. — 11 years ago

Nathaniel Muñoz

9.5

This 2013 has all of the quality of Grand Cru Bourgogne and the body of GV with indicative pepper and green. Off the charts! — 11 years ago

Leslie Glen

9.4

Apricot, peach, light, refreshing with dessert. — 12 years ago

Guide 1980

9.1

Krug, Gumpoldskirchen "Die Versuchung", Austria 2005. Methuselah. — 13 years ago

Andy Christiansen

9.2

Believe this is my first Clairette de Die. Mushrooms and cream and pretty delicious. — 10 years ago

Philippe Dauguet

9.2

Toujours aussi bon,
Une pureté de muscat ! — 10 years ago

Alexandre Albore

9.4

Very flowerish smell: hyacinth, Lilly of the valley, then some complexity die to age — 10 years ago

Stefan Fouant

8.9

Nice sparkling representation of the Clairette varietal, hailing from the Rhone valley. Crisp with nice acidity, this is the perfect aperitif to start off an evening of indulgences. — 11 years ago

Barron Nydam

9.3

Much too young, but that was the intention of the night....Though totally different terrior and taste, it in spirit reminded me of the '09 Marcassin I had a while ago. I think these two wines, more than any other, had the most delineated and distinct phases in the glass. At a point the Rbourg tasted of blood & iron. At another menthol and wood. Then the menthol started to die down to reveal brett. And then it went to a more stem focus... All the way to a forest floor characteristic. Marcassin is the only other wine I have had make such distince stark changes sip to sip. — 11 years ago

Lori Ann Krushefski

8.9

Suitable alternative to the Moët Nectar Imperiale Rose — 11 years ago

with James

Jim Hoeft

10

To Die for. So good! — 13 years ago

with Daniel