Stefan Dolhain

9.4

2013 vintage. The second wine of La Chapelle, that is now named " Maison Bleue", but an excellent wine in its own right. At 9 years old this is absolutely gorgeous with an expressive nose of blackberries, wild flowers, pepper and leather, enhanced by a subtle smokiness. In the mouth it combines power with elegance, with pure fruit, subtle spices, silky tannins and great length. Terrific value if the mythical La Chappelle doesn't fit your budget. Abv. 13,5% — 4 years ago

Pooneet K

8.9

A nice Beaujolais from a vintage that I don’t usually love compared to 2014/2016. Definitely better with an hour or so in a decanter to let the tannins integrate a bit more. Dark purple in the glass - darker than expected. Nice cherry aromas. Still could resolve a bit more on the finish but with a slight chill is nice. — 7 years ago

Ryan Guy

9.0

Golden raisins, boytaris funk, dried pineapple. On the lighter side for Sauternes, but super enjoyable. Tropical and candied lemon. — 8 years ago

Dominic Turi

9.0

Amazing bouquet at a great price. Wanted to buy more but alas..no mas — 8 years ago

Jeroen Koenen

9.7

Drinks a like mature classically styled Napa-wine. Like Dominus. — 9 years ago

Peter Shone

8.9

Bright clean nose with hints of pineapples. Really great wine — 11 years ago

Alyssa Rapp

CEO/Founder Bottlenotes

9.5

Perfect Memorial Day toast! — 11 years ago

Sarah Brannan

9.2

A delicious wine that should show even more in the next few years. With notes of kirsch and black currant, this soft, but complex wine is delicious. It has slight herbaceous undertones that round out the fruit forwardness. Probably one of the better Chat. Du Papes from this vintage. — 11 years ago

Puerto Rico Wine News

9.0

1999 vintage. Elegant to the bone. Pair it with grilled argentine sweetbreads. Cheers! — 12 years ago

LaShondra Berman

9.7

Very lush and superb! — 13 years ago

Joe Weinberger

9.0

Not as pepper-driven as previous vintage I’ve tasted but still enjoyable and highly quaffable. — 4 years ago

Sang Ho Park

9.9

Green apple, pear, hay, sweet, sparkling, grape. — 6 years ago

Pablo Garcia

9.2

Fresh, medium body.. red fruits.. sweetish finish...a bit tart but great with food — 7 years ago

Mike Saviage

9.4

Still youthful garnet color. Almost opaque. Fruit forward nose with notes of black cherry, rhubarb, brambly brush, moist earth and a little menthol. Fruit matches the acidity and delivers amazing balance. Another 96 that seems to have come around. A few years the acidity was too much to handle, but now it’s got a nice balance. — 8 years ago

Angie Brogdon

10

Sobewff celebrations — 8 years ago

Peter Yeung

9.3

Lightly flor aged nose (touch of nuttiness), very broad palate with stone fruits intertwined with a touch of flor aged notes, great balance — 10 years ago

Michele Smith

Sommelier/Wine Director Brooklyn Fare

9.8

Jean-Louis Dutraive — 11 years ago

Pedro Rusk

Wine Educator Kendall Jackson

9.3

And on the 3rd day it showed the best — 11 years ago

Jonathan Lipsmeyer

9.4

Soy, white pepper, aircraft carrier of big plum jam and cranberry, a touch of heat on the finish, gentle allusions to leather, long way to go but good juice — 12 years ago

Paul Courtright

9.8

Decanted. Fantastic. — 13 years ago

Roland Fleck

9.1

Great balance. Superb — 5 years ago

Kendall Johnson

9.1

Super rich dark fruit flavor #wsjwine #coronavino — 6 years ago

Blair Ridder

9.3

Juicy and still with plenty of life. This is drinking perfectly.
— 7 years ago

Stephen Pierron

9.3

Excellent second label from Château Fonplegade! Earthly, plum, spice, with licorice, coffee, tea, and tobacco notes.... I love how this wine is intense but still fairly elegant. The tannins are perfect enough to still be velvety on the palate while still delivering a nice long finish. This is the wine that brings me back to St. Emilion walking the cobblestone streets and the magnificent view from Château du Roy. Oh how I miss France...... Santè! — 8 years ago

Daniel McGeough

9.4

Worth every penny! — 9 years ago

Ove Gustafsson

9.1

Ripe berries, blue- and strawberries with tannins to supply a lattice for the seductive flavours. Elegant acidity. — 10 years ago

Keith Levenberg

9.0

This is a silkier, more elegant vintage of the Chapelle, at least relative to the 2010, which was really in my zone, as well as the 2009, which I found over-the-top, but in both cases I think there was more stuffing there than here. This would've shown better if I'd opened it with white meat or even fish or something else where a lightweight presence and loose-knit structure is called for. It's an excellent wine in that idiom but lacks some of the solidity and grip it has offered in other years. It's not imbalanced at all, and the trademark stony mineral flavors are still here, it's just a slimmer version of its usual self. — 11 years ago

Ron Siegel

8.9

Earth, sweet strawberry, floral, leather, clove, acid keeps it fresh tasting, light in texture. I would drink up — 12 years ago

Marcus Maroney

9.5

Great with moules frites! — 13 years ago

Okamura Seisho

9.0

20130210素直な感じ — 13 years ago