Kina Yusra

9.2

lemon zest, mandarin peel, yeast, brioche — 2 years ago

"Odedi"

9.2

#AgedWineTuesday

Celebrating our wedding anniversary, with a Vintage Champagne from the same year.

Light yellow in color with a golden hue.

Strong nose of bread, spices, earth, wet leaves, herbs, yeast, white pepper, lemons, yellow apples and river rocks.

Medium plus in body with medium acidity and soft, small bubbles.

Dry on the palate with light citrus, over ripen apples, spices, yeast, bread, river rocks, herbs and white pepper.

Short finish with limes.

This 28 year old Champagne is still delicious, although probably on its last leg.

Showing great complexity with a nice mouthfeel. Soft and elegant.

Not much fruit is left, but enough to make it tangy and interesting.

Thank you Judy for sharing this with us.

Good by itself or with food. I paired it with caviar and good friends. Very tasty, especially with the caviar.

12% alcohol by volume.

92 points.

$550. — 3 years ago

Donald Williams

9.4

Simple meal of tortellini with homemade pesto, green beans on the side. Open a bottle of Iron Horse Native Yeast Chardonnay, and simple becomes special. — 4 years ago

with Bonnie

Vanessa

9.2

Reflecting on 2019 through rosé-colored glasses. Cheers to the end of a decade and beginning of another. May 2020 bring the promise of many new adventures!

Pale salmon hue with teeny tiny bubbles racing to the top of my glass. Green apple, grapefruit peel, tart cherry, fresh raspberry, dried rose petals, blanched almonds, dusty chalk, and yeast notes. Long, elegant finish. #billecartsalmon #brutrosé #champenoise #winedown2019 #winemoments #winememoir — 4 years ago

with Deked1

Tim Eller

9.4

Yet another head-spinning production from Windy Oaks. I love it when a Pinot Noir can make me want nothing more than to smell it for an hour without sipping. Leather and limestone consume the bouquet, and it's all balanced out with black cherry, mushrooms, and loamy structure. Beautifully complex, a pleasure to drink. — 4 years ago

Stanislav Lobanov

9.1

16.5/20 (91/100) Ароматы экзотических фруктов, спелых яблок и дыни, нота молочных сливок. Тельное с высокой кислотностью, немного спиртуозно. Отличное шардоне! — 5 years ago

Ryan Merkley

8.9

Classic unfined, unfiltered with just a hint of funk. — 6 years ago

Manny Abascal

9.5

Yeast, green apple, heavenly. Will only get better but I don't think I will have the patience to hold my few remaining bottles. — 7 years ago

James Moore

8.9

Another brand I enjoy so far — 8 years ago

Pam Starr

Owner/Winemaker Crocker & Starr Wines

9.5

93 Winston Churchill. Ok so u know when you haven't had an amazing glass of bubbles in awhile then someone hands you a glass and your mouth just screams wow?! Small bubbles ow effervescence and toast and yeast. Please sir can I have some more? — 10 years ago

Graham

9.1

First time - I like. Bread, yeast, apples a hint of cinnamon. Would buy again. — 2 years ago

David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.3

Starting the long Labor Day weekend in Big Sur the right way with a little N/V Krug Grande Cuvée. @Nepenthe

Happy Labor Day weekend all! 🍾🥂

Noses reveals; heavy bruised red apple, Bosc pear, overripe pineapple, lemon meringue, tropical melons, lime zest, white spice, sea fossils, deep crisp chalkiness, grey volcanics, yeast & bread dough, nougat, baguette crust, limestone, caramel notes, cream, vanillin framed in yellow lilies, white & spring flowers & mixed greens.

The palate is, ripe, lush, fresh and lively. The mouthfeel all Krug beautiful. Bruised red & golden apple with hints of cider, Bosc pear, overripe pineapple, lemon meringue, tropical melons, white stone fruits, lime zest/candy, white spice, sea fossils, crisp chalkiness, grey volcanics, yeast & bread dough, nougat, baguette crust, limestone, caramel notes, cream, cream soda, vanillin framed in yellow lilies, spring flowers & mixed greens. The acidity is near perfect. The long, elegant, well knitted & balanced finish is gentle until the long set when you get a full presence of white spice and minerality that persists for minutes.

This bottle was composed around 2011 and is made from over 120 different wines that span over 10 years. It is 47% Pinot Noir, 36% Chardonnay & 17% Pinot Meunier. — 4 years ago

David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.7

Now, this is a Champagne worthy of my last year in my current decade.

It’s not inexpensive but, there’s a reason for that.

From the moment I put my nose to the glass, I got a a sense of warm, inviting delicacy. There is; cream, soft ginger, fall green apples, mango, guava, slightly sour lemons, lime zest/candy, perfectly, ripe pineapple, white peach, green melons, lightly bruised pear, marmalade jam, as soft as white spice can be, grey volcanics, good chalkiness, vanillin, sea spray, lovely, melted caramel notes, yeast, bread dough to baguette crust, non funky cheese rind, toast, silvered almonds to nut skin with white & lilies, jasmine and spring flowers.

The palate enters like Tango dancers & cross-fades into ballet. Perfect richness, mousse & micro-oxygenation with gentle, absolute, perfect acidity. The minerality is fine, delicate & straight up in my wheelhouse. Cream, understated, melted butter, ginger, fall, Granny Smith apples, mango, guava, slightly sour lemons, lime zest/ peel/candy, perfectly, ripe pineapple, white peach, peach, tangerine, green melons, lightly bruised pear, some apple cider, marmalade jam, honeysuckle, herbaceousiness, a shade of mint, as soft as white spice can be, delicate, grey volcanics with limestone, good chalkiness, vanillin, sea spray, lovely, melted caramel notes, yeast, bread dough to baguette crust, non funky cheese rind, toast, silvered almonds to nut skin with, orange blossoms, white & lilies, jasmine and spring flowers. The long, amazing, well balanced finish is simply Mozart.

The 02 is a blend of 39% Pinot Noir, 40% Chardonnay & 21% Pinot Meunier. This bottle spent at least 12 years in Krug's cellars, receiving its cork in autumn 2014.

Photos of; the House of Krug, their very tall & countless stainless steel tanks they hold still wine(s), fermenting or library bottles in their caves & Krug Clos du Mesnil Vineyard. — 4 years ago

David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.2

So far so good with the Warriors and Billecart Rose. So, on to the Ruinart Rose.

Go Warriors! 🏀

All my many previous notes apply. — 5 years ago

Ichiro Kawachi

9.2

Blast of yeast. — 5 years ago

Colin McCartney

9.3

Sonoma Coast showing deeper, darker and more earthy fruit than the Russian River here....very "Oregundian".... — 7 years ago

Dart Parker

9.0

Clear green sea — 8 years ago

Cody Cunningham

9.5

Best champagne I've had thus far — 9 years ago

Francesco Pilo

9.0

Complex, fruity, vanilla, yeast, bread crust, well balanced, fresh, good and a ligh bitterness in the long finish @VeuveCliquotIT
— 10 years ago

Hugh O'Riordan

9.6

Still bubbly after 25 years. Lots of yeast and complex earth flavors. Golden color beautiful. Very slight oxidation . A little bit of fruit. Glorious — 2 years ago

John Malcolm

9.4

Opulent. Gauva, pineapple, nectarine, honeydew, and mango. Delicious. — 4 years ago

Tom Kohli

9.2

Our first patio wine for 2020. Our favorite Chardonnay! — 4 years ago

Jeff Sadosky

9.6

Biscuits, yeast, and some nice dryness on top of a beautiful color. Thanks Romes! — 4 years ago

Spencer Sievers

10

Super bright, light and fresh yeast. Green apple and lemon curd. My lovely daughter immediately made a mimosa with hers. So cute. — 4 years ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.3

EnRoute, established 2007 in Russian River Valley by the partners of Napa’s Far Niente winery. An outstanding wine, deep Ruby with aromas of ripe fruit flavors with subtle notes of earth and spice. On the palate cherry and ripe red plum, savory with gentle herb spice. Smooth fine ripe tannins, well balanced on long finish ending with perfect earthy character. Very Nice! — 5 years ago

Ken Davis

10

Love it.. Best red so far — 6 years ago

Joe Kaiser

9.4

This Champagne was disgorged 10-1013. The Bollinger Granda Année never disappoints! She is the quite beauty in the black dress with the grey pearls, intriguing, complex, soft. Has a lovely floral, pair, green apple nose, the mousse is fine, precise, the flavors posses same complexity as the nose, it is crisp, far from austere finish. — 7 years ago

Fernando Nunez

9.0

This is a rich and creamy Champagne with a lively mousse, giving it a forward fruit character. Slowly the depth and concentration of the wine come through, with a white fruit flavor and hints of grapefruit and toasty yeast, which all promising good aging. — 8 years ago

Carl Steefel

9.0

Delicate Barbaresco that gains some strength with air. Red cherry aromas that turn floral with time, this is far from a blockbuster, but it is elegant. — 9 years ago

Noriko Tamaki

9.3

Chardonnay, Pinot meunière, Pinot noir
Small family owned winery
Used at William's wedding party
Fine bubbles, lemon, yeast — 10 years ago