Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.2

2017 vintage. Medium-heavy body. Brusque as fusque. Serious bruiser. About as much nuance, currently, as a car alarm at 3:47am outside your window. Fruit about as dark as you can get. Should be doxxed and serve out a mandatory 10-12 year sentence before sampling again. Even then, probably too soon. Recidivism is thy name. Total bad boy. Good luck with this one. You'll need it. 3.25.26. — 3 months ago

Joe Fischer

9.3

Ruby with aromas of cherry, blueberry, strawberry, and some earthiness. Smooth with a long finish. On the bud, cherry and stewed fruits. — 4 months ago

Bob McDonald

9.2

Initially strong sulphidic aromas of the struck match variety. A mineral chalky streak on the palate with grilled nuts, citrus and a little white peach. Medium plus palate length and another great effort, particularly for a Village wine, from the “enfant terrible” of Burgundy, Henri Boillot. As an aside, from a retired printer, I love the graphics and typefaces used in this label. — 5 months ago

Ki Punwar

Owner, California Wine Republic

9.3

Initially tannic but this is full bodied and lush as it opened up — 5 months ago

Gabby

9.1

So good! Kenlee brought for Christmas dinner in Manila. Can buy from duty free in the airport — 6 months ago

Tom Casagrande

9.3

Happy Twelve Days After My Birthday to me. I rarely see but always cherish wines from Henri Boillot. This Bourgogne outclasses the majority of village whites. Tastes and smells like a top quality Meursault to me, though I understand other villages contribute to the blend. Hazelnut, oatmeal, a little lemon oil, gorgeous fruit. Crisp in the mouth, with excellent buoyant acids and nice persistence. Yum. My rating might be a little generous because I’m happy to be drinking this! — 8 months ago

Daniele Cuzin

9.0

Enjoyed it for Christmas 2022 for the aperitif with blinis caviar and scallops bacon — 3 years ago

jesus g

Hospitality Schramsberg Vineyards

9.6

Peking Duck with burgundy — 8 years ago

Beau Carufel

Winemaker/Owner Random Wine Company

9.3

Special Club doesn't get much better, in my opinion. So much complexity and power! Incredible mousse to lighten it all. — 10 years ago

Nick Davis

9.5

Parmesan tortellini. — 11 years ago

Jay Kline

9.6

I’ve said before that the wines of Chateau Rayas are almost singular in the AOC; certainly one of the purest expressions of Grenache in the world. However, there is another producer that for me, might be an even more archetypal expression of the character of Chateauneuf-du-Pape: Henri Bonneau. Henri’s wines were also predominately Grenache however, they are denser and darker, particularly the Cuvée Marie Beurrier. This is probably more to do with the small addition of other local varieties along with terroir for Mrie Beurrier (Courthézon). Henri had strong feelings about varieties, vine age and cellar practices. He didn’t really like Syrah in CdP (though he had a little of it). He didn’t like ancient vines (most were 30-50 years old and would be torn out and replanted if they were getting up there in the age range) and he believed in extended aging in wood, a collection of very old barrels and foudres. Regardless of whether one agrees or disagrees with his approach, the results were undeniably special.

Opened prior to dinner; enjoyed over the course of several hours. The 2000 “Cuvée Marie Beurrier” pours a deep garnet color with a near opaque core; medium+ viscosity with light staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is developing (still!). Layered notes of dark brambles, black cherry, garrigue, dried red flowers, beef stew with all the veggies and mixed inorganic earth. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannin and medium acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is forever long. This is tremendously well balanced and a wine that I just wanted to keep coming back to…and I did. Drink now through 2040. — 3 months ago

Mark Osmers

8.9

Excellent, easy drinking — 4 months ago

Space

9.4

Выпито 02.02.2026 в день рождения Николая на балконе отеля. Достойнейшее шардоне 2022 года! — 5 months ago

Mark Rosse

9.0

Bottle seems too advanced. Color more like a 10 year old wine. Unmoved — 5 months ago

Arecibo Message

9.0

Raisin tight enough; no character yet.
20 minutes later: Ooh light cherry cola! Had it with my weirdly chocolate tasting homemade soba. I guess seaweed, tsuru no moto, tamari, egg, sesame oil caramelize in the mouth and make this wine like a trip to 7-Eleven in 1986. Me likie. — 7 months ago

John Howard

Harvest production at Hirsch and Cobb Wineries

9.2

Weird palate and sulfurous nose so far. Will try again tomorrow. K so much much better day 2. Big change and great. — a year ago

Josh Morgenthau

8.9

Consistently great value grower pink bubbles. Very crisp and mineral, a bit austere at this point, a lot of the sumptuous fruit has faded to leave chalk, some cranberry, and red grapefruit peel and pith.

Disgorged 2019, base 2015 wine. — 4 years ago

Joel Onodera

9.3

Nami likes — 8 years ago

with Nami

Michael Meyer

9.0

Better on second night; but RP must've had something completely different. — 10 years ago

Michael Walker

9.4

Great thanksgiving cheese accompaniment — 12 years ago

Jose Lorenzo

9.0

A baby. Will wait at least 5 yrs to open the next. — 3 months ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.3

2015 vintage. Tasted the 2023 version two days ago (9.4). Massive fruit and acidity and built for the long haul. So too, was this effort. Decanted and tasted after an hour at approx 62 degrees. Medium-heavy body. Golden ripeness harnessed by governing acidity. Hovers in this state for another 4-5 years before descending to a different stratum. 3.20.26 — 3 months ago

romo

9.1

Called savigny-les-beaune. Poopy, menthol, dog ear, beet salad. — 5 months ago

Andy@andyberke.com

9.2

Beautiful bottle. Classic cab w terroir — 5 months ago

Brandon Boesch

9.4

This is lovely, needed an hour of air and warming up. Good fruit, acidity, stone, lemons, hint of bread and almonds. Would get again at this price. I like le mesnil better though. — 6 months ago

Jol

9.1

Assez suave et fin — 8 months ago

Conrad Green

9.5

Soft and pretty. Delicate limestone and cool floral notes. A hint of salinity. Poised and balanced. Delicious — 2 years ago

with BOT, Jean-Francois and 2 others

Bob McDonald

9.6

Unfortunately a faulty bottle showing Premox. Unattractive nose - Oxidative and dirty. A second bottle opened which was brilliant and one of the wines of the bracket. One would be rightly pissed off to part with $1145 AUD for the first bottle. My score here based on 2nd bottle. @Delectable this is the Batard — 7 years ago

Colin Nuckolls

9.1

Silky smooth. A lot going on in this one. Truly extraordinary for the money! Lovely — 10 years ago

Riccardo Arrigoni

9.4

Outstanding Quality price for this Grand Cru. Perfect structure and body. Mineral hints and delicate bubbles — 11 years ago