Ron Siegel

9.3

After just returning from a week at La Paulee & tasting so many great 20’s they are very impressive maybe a touch more with the whites. This had ample red fruits almost rich & sappy but not overripe showing a strong mineral core with beautiful spice. The best vintage of this wine I have tried. — 24 days ago

Byron Hewett

9.3

Gorgeous! What a treat. Served blind. — 11 days ago

David Stefl

9.0

Big cherry, light, a little sweet. — 2 months ago

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9.3

The 2001 Bonnes-Mares Grand Cru is consistent with the bottle tasted in 2018. It leaps from the glass with red fruit, orange blossom and Earl Grey, sprightly though not intense. It is imbued with Christophe Roumier's unerring sense of transparency. The palate is precise and focused, sculpted with the finest chisel in the box, long and tender with exuberant Pinoté on the finish. Just delicious. Tasted at the La Paulée in Beaune. (Neal Martin, Vinous, March 2023) — 2 days ago

Cathy Corison

Owner/Winemaker Corison Winery

8.9

Earth. Resolved. Dried herbs. Faint purple fruit — a month ago

Mike Saviage

9.7

Tasted blind. Dark reddish tawny, almost opaque. "Wild ass nose" my notes say. Notes of red fruit, plums, spice, moist earth, a little mocha and some old leather. Lively fruit matched with a nice structure. I'm in old Bordeaux land with my guess of 61 Mouton. Table talk points out how ultra rare this bottle is, with those in the know viewing it as one of the best CA cabs ever made. Hard for me to argue that as it sits next to the 74 Heitz MV and goes toe to toe with it all night. — a month ago

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9.7

The 1993 Musigny Vieilles Vignes Grand Cru was a real surprise given that I have meted out criticism for the wines from this era. It has a mesmerizing nose with wild strawberry, raspberry and rose petal scents that feel youthful and exuberant. The palate is fleshy and beautifully balanced, supple and has delightful, seductive rondeur. It crescendos towards the finish that is armed with killer delineation, completing perhaps the best Musigny that de Vogüé oversaw that decade. Tasted blind at the Wallace brothers' Xmas dinner. (Neal Martin, Vinous, March 2023) — 2 days ago

Elizabeth Hanes

9.5

This is my favorite Beaujolais. It's slightly sweet, deep red, fruity. I like this a bit more chilled than usual. — 2 months ago

Erik Rini

9.0

Heavy grapefruit — 22 days ago

Severn Goodwin

9.2

Confrérie Des Chevaliers du Tastevin Sous-Commanderie d'Albany, Paulée Dinner; 19 February 2023 at Hamlet & Ghost, Saratoga Springs, NY — a month ago