Andrew Chen

9.5

Blend: 65% 2013 / 35% Reserve wines
Disgorged: Summer 2018
Dosage: 5 g/l
Lot: 18-02-210 — 6 years ago

Michael Gustafson

9.0

Bold. Good reserve.. G liked it — 7 years ago

with Guisela

Mike R

9.7

This is up there in my top 5 this year - this is shooting at me 0 to 60 in a Porsche GTO or 3 seconds but finishing like the tortoise against the hare - a winner and in slow motion - but nice and smooth and long - wait now I am confused - am I drinking wine or getting ready for sex / oh wait - never mind - different story - but this is badass is a glass as my friend @Martin G Rivard would say

All smiles tonight — 8 years ago

Jordan Wardlaw

9.5

Tasted at a private seminar in SF with importer Terry Theise and it is showing amazingly well. Yet another example of the power of Riesling. This nearly 14-year-old Spätlese is still a toddler, not even approaching a tertiary stage any time soon. Golden straw color with great clarity, green reflections. Massive nose of smoke, slate, passion fruit, apricot and melon all coated in honey. The aromatics attack your palate from 8 inches away. 100 g/l RS, but impeccably balanced. This is what I adore about the great sweet Rieslings- the inherent sweetness lends wonderful body and texture and carries all the intensity of the fruit all the way through the finish which I find to be amazingly persistent. Loving the spice character in the mid palate and the lovely floral quality up front. This is a masterful Riesling from a top Nahe producer, and Meddersheimer is arguably one the top vineyards in this subregion. The mosaic of soil types here lend the wines a great deal of nuance and complexity and all different ripeness levels, but this is my favorite Spätlese from the Nahe at the present moment due to its outward and flamboyant nature. Very versatile food wine with great individual character. — 8 years ago

Brian Messineo

9.1

Have to thank @Martin G Rivard for this beauty. Perfect for Christmas afternoon sipping hanging out with family. — 9 years ago

Oleksii Panteleichuk

9.0

Balanced good wine for it's price. When you look for unrecognised chateaux within it price range, better take B&G instead. — 9 years ago

Thomas Ribert

9.0

Une bouteille amenée par des amis pour un dîner,une petite perle! — 10 years ago

Alan Hoyt

9.1

Dillworthtown Inn with Danny G Cher and Alys — 10 years ago

Francis Huicq

9.3

3 Grand Crus and 2 1ers Crus. 2010 as base vintage and reserve wines account for 33% of the blend. 61% CH - 18% PN - 21% PM. 2.5 g/L, disgorged in 2015. Reserve wines stored accordinf to Solera. An explosive, rich and robust Champagne. Food is more than welcome here. Patience required as all is here to guarantee a bright evolution. Reliable NV cuvee. — 10 years ago

Stephen Pledger

9.2

Great bottle of wine. Maybe the best red Zin that I have had! For $20+, you can't beat it! — 11 years ago

Erik Wochna

9.1

14’ vintage — 6 years ago

Shay A

9.3

Day 4 in Napa in the books! Running a day behind on notes...Napa time runs slow AND fast!

Another year, another insane meet up with @jesus g ! We had the pleasure of hanging out with him twice this time, once at the Davies tasting room and a second time when he gave us an awesome private, VIP like experience at the Schramsberg caves!

This ‘09 JSchram, which is their more Blanc de Blanc style, is young bit delicious. Lemon bar, apple crisp, cashew, meringue and and just beginning to show some honeycomb/honeyed melon notes. I decided I like the JSchram with more age and enjoy the Reserve at a younger age. — 7 years ago

with jesus

Mike R

9.6

What a special amazing brand new wine -!everything to love - I am going there in April - can't wait - this is even better because my man and friend @Martin G Rivard gifted this bad boy - thank you sir - all smiles tonight — 8 years ago

Henrik Poulsen

9.1

Disgorged 7/2014.

(Dosage = 8 g/L) — 8 years ago

Rob Brobst III

9.1

Check the labels and their difference. @David L @Martin G Rivard @Paul T @Jim Trobaugh
Thank you — 9 years ago

with Jade

Mike R

9.4

Love it but it is definitely big bold and using @Martin G Rivard words badass - must decant for a long time - Parker gave it a 97 and seems to like the wine as he gave it 97 for the 13 which I have not tried yet - full bodied turbo drinking wine - fruits and tannins are really integrated nicely - still smiling from last night — 9 years ago

Eric Hwang

8.9

Very nicely done. With nice bright acidity, the 7.7 g/l of RS is nicely balanced with a wonderful mouthfeel. — 10 years ago

Michael LoRusso

9.3

Private dinner on the beach in St Lucia's Sugar Beach with the one I love... And this wine makes it just that much better! — 10 years ago

with jeanine

Evelyn Koh

9.2

Tasty and not to mention the missing calories! This one is a keeper — 10 years ago

Ludo Ulrich

10

Best Raspberry eau de vie! — 11 years ago

Ryan Vento

9.1

Composition: 44% Pinot Noir, 6% Meunier, 50% Chardonnay.

Harvest: 2011 and reserve wines.

On the Lees: 5 years

Disgorged: March 2017

Dosage: 0 g/l

On the nose pretty full bodied with nougat, copper, and overripe strawberries. On the palate it is far less rich and full as you would expect based on the nose. This is essentially an effervescent Provençal Rosé. Would pair perfectly with a summer salad. — 7 years ago

with Krystal

Shay A

9.5

Another 4th Friday for the books, and one of the best of the year!

I can’t remember if I got this at my winery visit last year or if this was another gift from the man himself, @Martin G Rivard , but I do know that I only know about Beau Vigne because of Martin! Either way, thank you!

If I had smelled and tasted this blind, I would have called this a Bevan Cabernet. It is an iron fist in a velvet glove. It’s explosive out of the glass with baked blackberry pie, blueberry, sandalwood and chocolate shavings. Expansive on the palate and you think it’s going to overpower you, but it tones everything down for a silky and velvet textured finish. The palate goes more dark red fruit and black fruit with toasted oak. This is a BIG wine, but it’s no doubt very delicious. — 7 years ago

with Weston, Trent and 1 other

Rae Kingfield

9.6

Good g-d this is great! Mangoes and river rock — 8 years ago

Bill Bender

9.5

I'm floored that this is a '14. A gorgeous, young, rich, chocolate expresso and dark fruit stained glass of love. From the guy who seems to have more Beau Vigne in his cellar than Ed Snider, Mr. @Martin G Rivard — 8 years ago

Jake Hajer

9.0

Good depth and usage of reserve wines. — 9 years ago

Henrik Poulsen

8.9

A bit high in dosage for me (I'm guessing 10+ g/l) but there's good acidity and a saline quality that makes me enjoy it and think it could be fun to buy a case and follow it over the next decade. — 9 years ago

Brett Nelson

9.3

O. M. G. This is what I look for in a wine. Someone pours you a glass, you casually take a sip, and the world stops for a moment as your senses send urgent happy signals to your brain. Vintner produced 280 cases of the stuff and my sister brought a few bottles home to liven our Christmas dinner. Yum. — 10 years ago

Jay Clark

9.7

50% pinot noir/25% chard/25% pinot blanc 3 g/l dosage. = 100% delicious. — 10 years ago

Alex Alan

Wine Director Hotel Delmano

9.2

Base 2010 vintage with a mix of 2005-2009 reserve wine. 7 g/l dosage. Pretty and well balanced. Creamy, toasty, fine and precise. — 11 years ago

Tom Fickinger

9.5

GV major G7 2009 ...private tasting at Gargiulo vineyards — 12 years ago