Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.1

Haut-Bailly Dinner in SF with Veronique Sanders of Haut-Bailly.

The La Parde is fresh, bright, ripe, dark fruit & easy to drink young. The La Parde will be renamed as Haut-Bailly II with the release of the 2018 vintage. They are also releasing a third wine Haut-Bailly III and a Rosé wine beginning with their 2019 vintage.

Served with Gnocchi a la Parisienne. The best Gnocchi we’ve had outside of Italy @Mathilde French Bistro

Wine will improve 2-3 points with 7-10 more years in bottle.

Photos of; Clyde Beffa Owner of K&L Wine Merchants & Veronique Sanders, dinner menu & pairing & dinner guests.

— 5 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.2

On the nose, strawberries, cherries, black cherries, blood oranges, soft, unstated chalkiness, volcanic minerals and fresh red & pink roses. On the palate, its delicate, fruit driven. More fruit concentration that the Billecart-Salmon but less than the Ruinart Rosés. Strawberries, cherries, black cherries, blood oranges, tangerines, nice chalkiness, round acidity, brioche & pink roses. It's much more floral than the Billecart or the Ruinart. However, the finish is not quite as long as the other two as well. But, it's still very nice. A little history on the house. Laurent-Perrier was founded in 1812 and is the main company of the Laurent-Perrier Group, whose other properties include; Salon, De Castellane and Delamotte & Chateau Malakoff. Laurent-Perrier was founded in 1812 when a former cooper and bottler, Alphonse Pierlot purchased two parcels of land named "Plaisances" and "La Tour Glorieux" in Tours-sur-Marne. When Pierlot passed he willed the company to his cellar master, Eugene Laurent, who ran it with his wife, Mathilde Emilie Perrier. In 1925 Veuve Mathilde died, and left the company to Eugenie Hortense Laurent. Eugenie sold the company to Mary-Louise Lanson de Nonancourt in 1939. In 1949 Bernard de Nonancourt became the owner of the company and saw it become one of the largest family-owned Champagne houses. The de Nonancourt family still retains majority ownership today. Check out those old moldy bottles in the small photo on the left. They've remained untouched for a very long time. — 8 years ago

Pierre Dupas

9.2

So good :) — 9 years ago

with Rémy, Romain and 4 others

Alex Xu

9.9

Sublime. Silky, elegant, with incredible purity and concentration of fruit. Raspberries, strawberries, dark cherries. A good percentage of whole cluster fermentation, which really magnifies the fruit with the semi-carbonic maceration. Oak was well integrated, with lively acid. Once the ripe tannins had softened after an hour's air, a hint of chocolate and a subtle coffee note came through in the long, long finish. — 10 years ago

Eric anderson

9.3

Slight floral quality to the edgy sweetness and gorgeous black fruit. I suspect some co-fermentation here (Viognier). Lovely, lively, and lithe on the palate. Plenty of acids here, so this will pair with nearly any meats. Just to reiterate, this is not your typical Paso syrah (no offense), but an elegant rendition of the grape. — 10 years ago

Shengli Hu

8.9

Lifted aromatics of tangerine, orange, peach, apricot, rose water, Meyer lemon and lemon curd. High acidity, medium+ body and finish. Phenolic bitterness. Off dry. — 6 years ago

Philip Dobrin

9.3

Perhaps a touch overpowering but in a word, thrilling — 8 years ago

Nathan Mosack

9.5

I need to find more. I will. — 8 years ago

Patrice Conxicoeur

9.6

There's something very animal and unusual about this Cote Rotie, yet it manages to seduce instantly. By far and away the best bottle of a big flight in spite of its young age, with nice aging potential. Outstanding. — 9 years ago

Hannes Huefken

9.0

Rosé. Slightly herbal. — 10 years ago

MICHAEL COOPER DipWSET

Owner TomeVinos wine shops, WSET Level 3, Blogger www.spanishwinesandmore.com, blog.tomevinos.com

8.9

@DrinkChile interesting #chileanwine made by #frenchwine maker with #french grape in a #frenchstyle seems partial #carbonic maceration medium pale purple color intense aromas of black currants and violets. Great with roasted chicken different and interesting. — 10 years ago

Daniele Cuzin

9.0

Apporte par Mathilde et Curt pour dejeuner le vendredi apres Thanksgiving — 10 years ago

Justin Smith

10

Simply stunning from one of the best. A tremendous wine with structure and integrated fruit — 11 years ago

Pierre Devs

8.9

Really good "nature" wine, powerfull and round, not too sweet — 6 years ago

Manjiry Tamhane

8.9

Beautiful dark cherry notes with a lovely peppery undertone. Good length. — 6 years ago

with Craig

Bill Schallert

8.9

100% Merlot. Still has solid fruit and it is time. Only 500 cases made. Glad I scored one them. Long chocolate and berry finish. Very nicely done. — 8 years ago

Michael Triozzi

9.3

Some vanilla on the nose w/ Apple, hibiscus, and grass. Refreshing acidity, med body with apply finish. Lots of minerality as well. — 9 years ago

Hannes Huefken

8.9

New appellation created in 2012, upgraded from Cotes du Rhone. Assemblage made of Viognier, Marsanne, Rousanne, Grenache Blanc. Bits of chardonnay-like banana on the nose, next to licorice. Firm acidity, spicy finish. — 10 years ago

Tyler Hastie

8.9

Light and buttery — 10 years ago

with Janie

Alex Krause

9.0

Tasted alongside Louis-Antoine luyt cuvée Mathilde 2013, and though pleasant enough this had flatter profile and broader less focused on palate. — 11 years ago