Lee Pitofsky

9.4

Party bubbles — 6 months ago

GaryWEdwards

9.5

Youthful at 23 years with strawberry nose and lemony taste . Magic! — 8 months ago

Mike R

9.6

Omg great — 2 years ago

with David and Bill

Joe G

9.3

10.40. Portugal, rose — 3 years ago

Rob N

9.4

About Dom quality but I believe more pinot. 2006 — 4 years ago

Neil Valenzuela

10

Light gold color. Beautiful floral bouquet, light citrus and biscuit aroma. Amazing bubbles, crisp and amazing! Cheers! 🥂 — 5 years ago

Dave Olson

8.9

Arrogonez, Trincadeira, and Alicante bouschet blend. Another wild yeast wine.

Quite nice. — 5 years ago

Todd Scurci

9.1

#vallata #gagliopppo — 5 months ago

with Annie

Conrad Green

9.5

Bright, dazzling with sharp elbows. Quite right. Citrus and lazer like acidity. Steely and impressive. Time will help but huge promise. — a year ago

with stewart

Ron Siegel

9.7

My favorite 08 for current drinking when comparing to the Dom & Cristal that I had recently. Rich & intense with a creamy texture, citrus, pear, apple, mineral & pastry dough. — 2 years ago

Russ Kujan

9.0

Vinho Verde region of Portugal. Light body, but just enough acid to carry this wine. Smells like cucumber skin, faint candy in the nose. Muted soft grapefruit and lime, flowery (lime blossom?), cucumber. — 3 years ago

David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.2

Four day weekend. Gotta get it off to a good start. Been awhile since we had our 375ml of Ruinart.

The nose shows, ripe, slightly candied; black cherries, strawberries, kirsch cherries, rich, summertime watermelon, touch of orange citrus family blend, pomegranate juice, hints of fruit roll up & haunting apricots. Sea fossils & spray, a little bread dough, grey volcanics, chalky powder, orange, spring flowers with fresh & withering, red & pink rose pedals.

The palate is full & touch gummy/candied. Fruits are well extracted, deep, ruby; black cherries, blackberries, strawberries, kirsch cherries, rich, summertime watermelon, touch of orange citrus family blend, pomegranate juice, hints of fruit roll up & haunting apricots. Ghostly, not quite fruit brandy or fruit liqueur character, sea fossils & spray, a little bread dough, not quite medium, white spice with hints of palate heat, grainy, grey volcanics, chalky powder, orange, spring flowers with fresh & withering, red & pink rose pedals. The acidity lively and crisp. The round, well balanced & polish finish is always consistently satisfying and lingers for minutes.

Photos of; the House of Ruinart, Dom Thierry Ruinart, nicely light caves and rolling, hillside, Grand Cru Vineyard.

Not quite sure where “D” gets $83 when you can buy this all day at just under $65. — 4 years ago

Mike Finfer

10

robust textured orange, floral smooth — 5 years ago

Dan skoda

9.6

A little richer than the dom with a bit more toasty oak on the nose and a bit more fruit showing — 5 years ago

Martijn

9.1

Consistent consistent…. — 6 months ago

Conrad Green

9.6

Soft with fruit. Peaches and yellow flower with a lovely steely mineral spine. A touch of sweetness and salinity in the front of the midpalate and a lush lemon oil finish with great balance. Excellent — 10 months ago

with Tony and David

Mike R

9.6

Unicorn time — 2 years ago

with David, Shay and 1 other

Jordan Yu

9.2

Honey apricots with mouthful of butter almonds — 3 years ago

Randy Fuller

9.5

The Vinho Verde wine has an herbal and citrus nose and a pleasing yellow-gold tint. The citrus plays a leading role on the palate, but is nearly upstaged by a delightful savory aspect. It’s a nuts-and-fennel feel that wows during the sip and long after.
— 4 years ago

Greg Koslosky

9.7

1973 vintage is the anniversary bottle the best of the lot I tasted . Stunning and still vibrant and could last another 10 years . Amazing brightness and acidity wow ! — 5 years ago