Evan Roberts

9.5

Wow! Just wow! Brick colored Pinot wine looked toast but smelled amazing, full of cherries like Rainer and subtle tones of bees wax. Beautiful fruit soft and aged and mature for sure but damn! This is burgundy — 3 years ago

Lee Lightfoot

9.3

Powerful, not shy on the oak, waves of toast, mineral & cream — 5 years ago

with Alex

Adam Shaylor

9.1

Honey, lemon, and hints of minerality. This is something special. — 6 years ago

Raj Harb

9.1

Very interesting wine. 100pct chenin. Starts with searing acidity. Finishes with a juicy sweet lime cordial note. — 7 years ago

Dave Olson

8.9

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

Quite nice. — 7 years ago

Kelsea Gusk

9.4

Yum, summer wine. Tasty rose — 8 years ago

Paria Shirvani

9.5

Flavor has some oak...delicious didn't want bottle to finish — 9 years ago

Ray Vanderhoff

9.2

Great balance and aromatic nose. Wonderful Burgundy!! Great red cherry and red current flavors. Fantastic mineral notes. Fabulous wine! Worth the slight splurge from everyday wines. 2009 Vintage — 10 years ago

Alexis A

9.4

1996. Boom. Amazing. Full on. A wine. Way heavier than the Dom 1996. — 11 years ago

Douglas Blake

9.3

Trying to drink from different regions and try grapes I have not tried. This was fantastic — 12 years ago

Ian Hamel

9.1

2022/8. As I’ve noted lately, it feels like the de Villaine whites have added another level in the last several years - deeper, more complex and more satisfying, without sacrificing any joyousness and without trying to be Meursault or anything like that. — 4 years ago

Douglas Braun

9.2

2015 Vintage - So precise violets, cherry , mineral , leather, ever so light oak character — 5 years ago

Somm 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. — 6 years ago

Buddy G

9.4

Crisp. Delish — 7 years ago

Rock Roll

9.2

Usually not a Blanc dblanc person but this is very nice — 7 years ago

CAAARRGGHHL

9.2

Deliciousness! — 9 years ago

A Pappini

8.9

2011, déroutant. à Regouter — 10 years ago

Alex Mcmahon

9.4

Super tasty funky gamay — 11 years ago

Lily Davis

French Wine Specialist at Ottorink Weinbar

9.2

Luminous, floral, feminine, elegant, restrained, perfumed. This is the only Aux Clous Rouge imported into usa. — 11 years ago

Perry Riddle

9.0

Tasty and affordable in the new Mencía style. Dark berry and vanilla on the nose, blackberry jam through and through on the palate. Finishes like satin. Great value to pair with red meat off the grill or hearty game. — 13 years ago

with Isabelle

Pooneet K

9.4

Really singing tonight - better than the 2006. Bubbles are definitely slightly pronounced at first but this has real depth and beauty to it. — 4 years ago

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. — 4 years ago

Justine Perrache

9.5

Fine bulle , vineux . Offert par Didier et Béatrice — 6 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.
— 6 years ago

Mike Finfer

10

robust textured orange, floral smooth — 7 years ago

Noah Hart

9.8

Toasty brioche, depth, layers, length, then lemon citrus and minerals!! — 7 years ago

Conrad Green

9.3

Very bright nose. A bit of yeast. Lots of structure. Very pure — 9 years ago

with Naoko and Larry

Connor C

9.0

Part of the blind France vs CA wine tasting at the office. Very lemony and light, and color more transparent than yellow. Initially thought it was a Sauvignon Blanc. Loved the fruitiness — 10 years ago

David Speer

9.6

Exceptional. Again proving Dom rose is one of the absolute best in the world. — 11 years ago

John Osgood

9.5

Fantastic wine. Pure earthy Jura goodness. *Poulsard — 11 years ago