Sara Derr

9.8

Best champagne I’ve ever had!!!!! — 4 months ago

Brendan Baker

9.0

Slight reduction, baked lemon, medium body, excellent QPR 👌 — 6 months ago

Andrew Cullimore

9.3

Bit if development, quite wide ruby garnet rim . Nicely open and ready to go , cigar box , ripe cassis , touch of soy , cedar , Asian spices . On the palate quite strict and serious , dark cassis , soy , grafite , spicy touches . Good length and still pretty grippy tannin . Very nice now , in a good place though will stay on this plateau for a while , drink over the next 10 years . — a year ago

Ben Allee

9.5

This was so enjoyable. Had a flight of reds and whites at the vineyard--standouts were the exceedingly dry Wolf Mountain Red and the buttery Chanteloup, which turned me on to chardonnay in a way I'd been looking for for years. But the best of the bunch, for our money that afternoon, was the Plateau. Wonderfully complex citrus notes with pear, mango, grapefruit, and a delightful level of tannin. Looking forward to making this our 'classy regular' white, if we can get it shipped often. — 2 years ago

Willie Carter

9.0

A pale shade of yellow initially in the glass. A hefty amount of teeny tiny bubbles, nice perlage. Lemon zest all over the nose complimented by jasmine and delicate cherry aromas. Chalk and dried herbs along with hot buttered toast.

Extra Brut with 2 g/l dosage, this is bone dry and mouth puckering delicious. Tiny production from Premier Cru vineyards in Hautevillers, Cumières, and Champillon, there is an irresistible quality to this champagne. Composed of the three main grapes, the fruit is certainly alive and the acidity is racy, which is just beautiful.

The palate is at times generous and lively. Plums, roasted nuts, and more lemons. As you give it time to open up more and more, you’ll experience brioche and a touch of white pepper. Maybe under the radar a little bit but not in quality. A really really nice bottle of bubbles here. — a month ago

Andrew Cullimore

9.5

Medium deep ruby core , pretty narrow garnet rim , youthful and bright . Slightly funky at first but this blows off to release concentrated spicy cassis , blackberry, red currant , cigar box , wood smoke , truffle. On the palate very rounded with fresh dark blackcurrant and red currant fruits , well balanced acidity. Rounded but quite noticeable tannins. Long sweet red fruit finish with touches of charcoal, grafite and a saline nuance. This is lovely now, and maintained well in the decanter for 5 hours , and will surely last on this high plateau for another decade at least as it appears so young, plump and fruit driven. — 9 months ago

Anjanette Pelletier

9.3

One of my favorite grower champagne families. — 2 years ago

with Myke

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.5

2000 vintage. Last tasted 12.2.22. Scored a 9.6 then. This go-round, nice fill and pristine cork. Decanted and tasted over the course of 5 mins-2 hours. Throwing respectable sed. Darker than expected given the age. Huge funk on the nose which remained for approx 4-5 mins despite much decanter swirling/agitation. Wine angular and tight upon first sip after 5 mins. Large, decaying leaves presence in the nose that morphed into a beefy espresso mélange at the 15 mins decanted mark. Gradually started to unfold, revealing massive graphite and cocoa powder flavors. Some forest floor aromas/flavors cruised by around the hour mark. Really started to show anticipated balance slightly thereafter. No absence of tannins/structure. Plenty of time left on the "in the zone" plateau but feel the wine crested the top of the bell curve in the last year or so. Not improving but enough components to keep this one in the rocking Y2K conversation as best of show. 2.7.24. — 3 months ago

Andrew Cullimore

9.6

Deep ruby , very little lightening at the rim . Really closed on the nose , lots of grafite and a mix of mostly red fruits . On the palate , real structure , a lot of tannin but with very good balance , excellent intensity. Lots of mineral depth , red fruits dominating, long on the finish with refreshing acidity. Needs time still, another 5-10 years and plateau for a further 20 . — a year ago

Gregory Fulchiero

9.3

2016 base, 100% Pinot meunier, wonderfully ripe and opulent 1er cru. The ripeness gives the perception of sweetness. Delicious. — a year ago