Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.4

I am a fan of their work. This wine is so weightless, soft & gentle, it might float on water.

I met Toby Bekker in Australia who I thought his Grenache and Syrah wines were made in a Burgundian style. I asked him about his time in Burgundy and if that influenced his wines. He said, there he learned what not to take from grapes/wine. This is a shinning example of what he was taking about.

The fruits are perfectly ripe, floral & extracted. Cherries, strawberries, pomegranate, rhubarb tones, plums, haunting raspberries, light & softly layered baking spices- clove cinnamon, nutmeg & vanillin, understated red cola & licorice, excellent oak use-barrel powder, hints of dry herbs, understated dry twig, hints of grilled meats, notes of dry tobacco w/ ash, soft used leather, red flowers, red & pink flowers, excellent acidity and a well balanced, softly waking tension with grace and elegance on the two-minutes that lands gently on spice & earth.

Beautiful! — 4 days ago

Thijs Hendriks

9.3

Cotes de Nuits Au Leurey blanc — 2 years ago

Ryan Guy

9.6

Open in bottle for 10 hours. Rustic tobacco and leather over dried cranberry and cherry. 75% whole cluster shows. Vanilla and clove from 50% new French. Palate is balanced and deep rounding into this sweet midpalate cherry fruit. Tremendous length. Minerality lingers and is accented by elevated black pepper aromas. Still primary with pretty red transitioning to dark fruit. Lots of life in here and plenty of opportunity to evolve. — 5 years ago

Alvaro Bustillos

9.4

Byo dinner — 2 days ago

Andrew Cullimore

9.1

Quite intense garnet , deep with relatively narrow rim . Slightly smoky , dried rose note , undergrowth , dried meat , quite deep . On the palate still quite nice deep fruit , with nice definition menthol touches . Nice acidity , slightly dry tannin but pretty good length and nicely balanced . Drink now , a nice surprise ! — 2 years ago

Mathew

9.6

Changed from fresh and lively to funky good armpit. Delicious! Half-bottle. — 4 years ago

with Susan

Jens Lundqvist

Bartender/waiter/sommelier/ PA & Co

9.2

Bright and lively fruit — 5 years ago

Antonio Gianola

9.0

Have always wondered when these wines would be open and giving. Never thought Haut Cotes would take this long but right now this is stunning. Right at the apex of it's life.

Plush tannins, developed fruit nicely into secondary notes, lovely earthiness showing in the finish.

Had with a vegetarian version of Marry Me Chicken and was a pure delight — 4 months ago

Justin Michel

9.5

NYE Lily of the valley dit was echt top — 2 years ago

Stephanie Wu

9.5

Light oak and buttery nose. Good minerality. Well rounded, good mouth feel. Had this at le Bernadin. — 4 years ago

with Tim