Michael Drapkin

9.5

Stunning bottle. Medium bodied. Expressive fruit and toast — 2 years ago

Riccardo L.

9.0

Caramel, burnt peach, toasted oak, full, long. — 4 years ago

Mario Vaillancourt

9.1

Mint and ripe white fruit along with a touch of smoke on the nose. The palate is full and rich, yet mineral, precise and clean, great balance and goo length. Impressive and excellent.

Nez de menthe, fruits blancs murs, une touche fumée mais à peine. Un vin assez riche, plein, minéral, les saveurs sont précises, beaucoup d’éclat, très bel équilibre et une longueur fort appréciable. Impressionnant et une excellente bouteille. 91-92 — 5 years ago

Jonathan Salky

8.9

Crisp with good minerality. — 6 years ago

Charlie Tapp

9.1

Butter and tropical fruit. — 7 years ago

Marissa Christy

8.9

Nutty aroma and a pleasant funk (distant cow, as I’m wont to say). Lemony crisp yet full on the tongue with a echoing finish like an aged sherry. Toasted almond. Sean approved. — 7 years ago

David D

9.0

Medium–light bodied, Pinot fruit, tea, cranberry, touch of leather, mineral & saline with good acid. Alan’s present from Rachel. — 8 years ago

Conrad Green

9.3

Very bright citrus fruit. Soft edges. Very lucious but good definition- oyster shells, chalk, hints of lime. Tangy. Delicious. — 8 years ago

Nicolas Greinacher

9.5

Tasted blind. This is an elegant expression from Henri Bonneau, whom I luckily once met when he was still alive. The combination of a fungus contaminated wine cellar, old barrels looking like they are about to collapse and wines of extraordinary quality remain a mystery to me to this date. The 1995 Réserve des Célestins shines with wafts of dried Provence herbs such as garrigue, dried strawberry, cranberry, red plum along with an earthy undertone and a pinch of iodine. It doesn't reach the same heights as 1989, 1990 or 1998, but is still full-bodied, extremely smooth on the palate and has well integrated alcohol. The long finish confirms a wine of outstanding quality, which can easily hold for another 10 years. Drink now until 2032. — 3 years ago

Sylvain Rhainds

9.2

2017
Impressionnant ! Quel nez!!!!et structure sans faille. Wow — 5 years ago

Mario Vaillancourt

9.0

I miss the tastings with this semi-confinement we are still in and stole the idea of @Benoit Duhamel here, so we made one at home with my son and my wife who are both wine fanatics as I am too. We chose 6 red Burgundies Villages 2017, 3 Côtes de Beaune and 3 Côte de Nuits and we tasted these blind, each of us giving ranks and points for each wines. Tasting blind usually doesn’t lie and it can bring numerous surprises which it did in that case. All wines were fo a good level here, no bad wines and all were fun and good indiviually but the results were pretty clear cut in terms of the Côte de Beaune winning this battle.

1- Chassagne-Montrachet villages 2017 Jean-Claude Ramonet 32 pts
2- Volnay Vieilles Vignes 2017, Henri DeLaGrange 28 pts
3- Auxey-Duresses Très Vieilles Vignes 2017, Alain Gras 26 pts
4- Chambolle-Musigny Les Véroilles 2017, Bruno Clair 20 pts
5- Gevrey-Chambertin 2017, Lucien Boillot 12 pts
6- Gevrey-Chambertin 2017 Les Évocelles, Louis Boillot 8 pts

DelaGrange: spices and a touch animal too on the nose. Vivid acidity with a nice medium bodied structure, very balanced, good length and delicious finish. My number 3. 90-91


On s’ennuie des dégustations et j’ai bien aimé l’idée de @Benoit Duhamel , merci Benoit. Alors s’en est fait une à la maison à trois (en respectant les règles bien sûr). Nous avons choisi 6 Bourgogne Villages Rouges 2017, 3 Côtes de Beaune et 3 Côtes de Nuits, nous avons dégusté à l'aveugle et accordé des points à chaque position, il n’y avait aucun mauvais vin dans le lot et tous étaient très bien si bu individuellement, mais la dégustation à l’aveugle ne ment pas et les résultats peuvent être surprenants, les vins de la Côte de Beaune ont remporté la palme facilement ici, alors pour s’amuser un peu, voici le classement que cela a donné :
1- Chassagne-Montrachet villages 2017 Jean-Claude Ramonet 32 pts
2- Volnay Vieilles Vignes 2017, Henri DeLaGrange 28 pts
3- Auxey-Duresses Très Vieilles Vignes 2017, Alain Gras 26 pts
4- Chambolle-Musigny Les Véroilles 2017, Bruno Clair 20 pts
5- Gevrey-Chambertin 2017, Lucien Boillot 12 pts
6- Gevrey-Chambertin 2017 Les Évocelles, Louis Boillot 8 pts

DelaGrange: Fruits noirs, épices, une touche animale aussi. Belle structure de corps moyen avec une acidité vive, bel équilibre et assez long en bouche. Mon no 3 personnellement. 90-91 — 5 years ago

Beau Carson

9.2

Needs a lot of air, but once it opens, it reveals a wine with so much grace. Tart red cherries, under ripe strawberries, green stems, and lots of acidity. — 7 years ago

Binz R

8.9

The nose and color indicated it might have passed its peak , but after tasting, I was very impressed how well this held up! — 8 years ago

Pooneet K

9.1

Nice premier cru from St Aubin with just over 10 years age. Was honestly hoping for a bit more overall but this was an excellent pairing with some blackened sea bass. Not okay at all, definite green minerality characteristic that is hard for me to describe. Medium minus acid and the finish isn’t quite all encompassing. But still a nice wine. — 4 years ago

Mario Vaillancourt

9.1

Very nice, ripe red fruit, some volume and density, decent length. 90-91 — 4 years ago

Joe DAscoli

9.3

Bright beautiful acidity and great fruit forward burst of berries. Had some good light funk. Really nice — 5 years ago

Ron Siegel

9.1

Needed an hour of air to open. — 6 years ago

Raun Kupiec

9.2

Very nice, very balanced, interesting. — 6 years ago

with Barbara

Patrick V

9.3

surprising to see it be #wotn; the color showed its age but the pallet was quite young and vibrant; superb balance and acidity. — 7 years ago

with Timothy

Julian Lee

8.9

Very interesting matching with sole — 8 years ago