Shuhui Ng

9.3

Heavy bodied, mild tannins. Notes of plums, fresh mint, liquorice and coconut. So pleasant to drink! — 2 years ago

Conrad Green

9.3

A very youthful and vital nose with white flowers, greengage, lime, wet stone. Still quite primary but very uplifting. On the palate slightly sweet and quite intense. Lovely presence with prominent fresh green fruit. Very good but has a long life ahead. — 6 years ago

with Bex

Jared Keddy

9.0

Whips me away to a land of yore. Pears. Zest. Fresh yet gentle winds. — 6 years ago

Anna

8.9

Citrus and fresh fruits. Pairs well with cheese tortellini — 8 years ago

Nate Miles

9.0

Fresh and pure. Bright berries and just a bit of funk, spritz up front. Sicilian Cru Bojo. — 9 years ago

Paul Albright

9.4

Tastes like a 10 year old - fresh, clean, acidic, beautiful! — 10 years ago

Eric Gardner

10

You can't fake the funk. Out of control good. Fresh, foamy on the back of the mouth, nothing like it. Disgorged 1999. — 10 years ago

Conrad Green

9.3

Delicious. Floral notes, honey, chalk minerality. Still fresh and delicious. Long — 3 years ago

with Bex

James Webb

9.4

This is wonderful - a nose of fresh ripe sweet red strawberry, morphs into some raspberry. Acid builds perfectly into a balance of fruit and acid with the prevailing strawberry note at the center. Finishes also fruity with just a tinge of green fruit but just a hint, and a I mean a hint, of chalk. This balances the finish beautifully. Really world class rose. — 6 years ago

Jay Kline

8.9

Fresh, zippy black currants and game. Pretty tannic still. — 7 years ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.1

Champagne Louis Roederer, founded in 1776 in Reims, France, rare family owned company, still managed by the Roederer family. In 1833, Louis Roederer inherited the company from his uncle and renamed the company under his namesake. Fresh fruit aromas, fine mousse with vivid bubbles, citrus and apple, crisp and refreshing, lingering ending with lemon and mineral notes. — 8 years ago

BurgundyFan

9.5

In a magnum format, this 2002 had very little signs of maturing but it was delicious, fresh, the crispy nose is something amazing in Montbello — 9 years ago

David Hackett

9.2

Great concentration, huge tannins, still developing, nose slightly closed off, could use decanting, graphite, fresh dates, has a little heat to it. — 10 years ago

Jamie Brown

9.5

Balanced and fresh — 11 years ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.2

Had this over a year ago, this is a new batch, a Fav! Rodolphe Péters took over the reins of this venerable estate in the southern Côte des Blancs in 2008, becoming the fourth generation to lead since the estate was founded in 1919, under the name Camille Péters. 100% Chardonnay, Crisp, fine mousse with steady flow of bubbles. Citrus, and biscuit aromas. Fresh fruit flavors of peach, apples and lemons, smooth and dry. Long mineral finish ending with elegance. Nice! — 5 years ago

Kenta Hayashi

9.2

Black currant, tobacco, dried autumn leaves, slightly smoky, olives, dark and ripe cherry paste. Elegant and fresh especially for the vintage. — 6 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.5

Barrel taste of the 2016 Insignia.

The nose shows bright red floral fruits. Ripe; dark cherries, blackberries, creamed black raspberries, strawberries, blueberries and a touch of pomegranate. Vanillin, light cinnamon, dark rich soils, dark chocolate bar, soft understated volcanic minerals, violets, red and dark florals.

The wine is still extremely fresh. The body medium full. Tannins are round & slight tarry. The fruits are very ripe and bright. Ripe; dark cherries, blackberries, creamed black raspberries, strawberries, blueberries and a touch of pomegranate. Vanillin, light cinnamon, dark rich soils, dark chocolate bar, soft understated volcanic minerals, limestone, violets, red and dark florals. The acidity is fresh and waterfallish. The fruit is beautiful. The wine has a long way to go in barrel but, it shows great promise. The finish is already well polished with great structure, length and balance.

Photos of; their Napa Estate vines, logo woven into the carpet, futures offering area and long shot of their visitor center building and terrace. — 7 years ago

Anthony Lombardi

9.1

Each time we drink this we're reminded that we should have it more often. If aromatics are an important consideration of wine (they are for me), this is simply brilliant. The palate is crisp & fresh, but has that extra layer of herbs & exotic fruit. — 8 years ago

Nick Davis

9.1

Classic. Bright, fresh aromatics don't overpower this lean machine. — 10 years ago

Mike Martin @TheWineShepherd

Wine Buyer Vintry Fine Wines

9.3

Lovely and balanced, dark red berries, cedar, tobacco, fresh and still very much alive.. — 10 years ago