Vincy

9.0

So much expectation in this famous one. Left enough time and patience for it, 2 hours later it still showed a strong and peace attitude. Forest style, mushroom, graphite, pencil shavings, blackberry and a kind of unique smell all the way(Couldn’t tell). Although it’s famous but not a perfect one for me, maybe the vintage maybe not. — 8 years ago

Spencer T. Hess

9.7

Barrel tasting yesterday possibly best R. Chambertin. Kind of Oregonian. Like penner ash in s good way — 9 years ago

Erik Nordman

9.0

First time trying the '15s and it's as great as always. This is definitely a decent amount more brawny and ripe than the '14s but still identifiable as a Lapierre wine. That said, I'm still not the biggest fan of most of these '15's so far, they are too hot and ripe and don't really fit the profile of what I want from most Beaujolais. This is still pretty good on its own merits though. Day 1 it was closed and not giving up very much but on this morning, Day 2, it's come around and opened up quite a bit. Ripe, juicy strawberry and raspberry red fruit, tart rhubarb, wild violet, smoky gravel minerality, with a nice briny, almost gamey salinity underscoring things a bit. Nice medium (+) acid, medium (-) body with a great, soft texture. Just a touch of fine, supple tannic grip. There a bit of brett and VA but they're in balance rather than being a faulty distraction; the VA helps give a little extra lift, if anything. Will try another bottle after some more time has passed because even though it's good now it honestly still needs to come together a bit more; it seemed almost still slightly bottle shocked when I first opened it yesterday. If you're opening one soon I'd recommend giving it a little air to let it unfurl. — 9 years ago

Charles Antin

Senior Wine Specialist/Auctioneer Zachys

9.3

So fresh and juicy. One of a kind. — 10 years ago

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Mark Barber

10

My kind of wine , depth, fruit and quite a finish ... — 10 years ago

Tom Kobylarz

9.1

Wild blue and red berry fruit, subtle notes of spice and game, a barely there touch of green comes through as herbal. While the alcohol is high, the wine shows elegantly and very feminine in style. Sauve and silky textured this has very ripe and fine tannin that get lost in the glycerol of this wine's youth. Always a perennial wine of the vintage and a great value (imo). #pegau #grenache #CdP — 10 years ago

Magnus Reuterdahl

9.2

Very good assyrtiko from Gaia who also have vineyards in Nemea. This wine had both good acidity and minerality creating a nice complexity. There is also a hint of oak and its ever so slightly oxidized that builds on the complexity and gives it a little body. Very good! Don't like the syntethic cork though! — 10 years ago

Bill Bender

8.9

Out of .375 jump start lunch — 11 years ago

Manali Karmarkar

9.3

Delicious- smooth, hints of cherry, stone, mineral. — 11 years ago

Rob Lateiner

10

Chocolate, a little green bell pepper twang that reminds me of VA but It definitely is not. Some heat though the wine is definitely too warm. Lighter bodied, less textural refinement compared to the 08 which is silk but everything could change with air. The wine was just popped and put on ice. Showing much better cooler but still needs lots of air. Unless the fantastic 2008 is still to shut down, this shows tremendous longevity. Fully ripe, fully loaded tannins, this is the most structured Vintage of Clos Rougeard I have tasted yet. Wine gets too cold and the oak becomes more prominent. Gets to the ideal temp and the oak comes across nicely and balanced, if not significantly so. Seems like a classic mid/mid-plus toast. Not the char of vosne nor the low coconutty temps of chambolle. The importance of oak matching fruit can hardly be overstated and is perfectly executed here. Could even be perceived as a touch heavy for some purists but that would be too nitpicky for me. Almost a gamey side to the great oak that plays in here, it's like the nuttyness and the char of the oak that seems to contribute this. Comes across more Vosne like when temp is cooler. Reminds a bit of Grivot actually. Black currant fruit here to the slightly lighter shades in the 08. Some black cherry in a more intense way than burgundy. Unfortunately no decanter but as the wine opens up after an hour and a half, the fruit comes out a whole lot more. The initial green, lighter body is gone and the profile is dark fruit with a little touch of ash momentarily evolving into incredible deep cigar tobacco with gorgeous blackberry notes. Not decanting this wine for an hour was probably one of the bigger mistakes I have made in wine consumption. This blackberry and cigar is the true nature of the wine as it has filled out. Always a humbling experience to see a wine change so incredibly like this. Unbelievable and beautiful. Texture will get there I imagine but isn't wildly seductive yet like the '08. The last sip is some incredible wild maine blueberry syrup/all those wild dark berries from around New Foundland, with a wild savory quality. Not at all sweet in an excessive way, just in the purest flavors of perfectly ripe and highly concentrated fruit. Probably the most dynamic shift in a wine I have seen other than Barolo. One of the better wines I've had though tannin and texture suppleness is not there yet. Jesus. — 11 years ago

Jean-Francois Pelletier

9.3

Ruby-garnet color. Rustic nose of black and red fruit, wild game and leather. Full body, long finish. — 8 years ago

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Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.4

Randy Dunn makes wine for your retirement and perhaps your grandkids. This 02 is just coming into it's elegance/groove. When you consider it's been in bottle for basically 12 years, it's still a pretty big wine. Tannins are resolving but still packs a palate punch. On the nose, it's a wild berry blend, baking spices and a mix of dry and fresh roses. The fruits start elegant transitioning to juicy & finishing with dry medium tannins. Blackberries, black cherries, black plum, raspberries with very ripe juicy strawberries painting the back palate. The mix of fruit is incredible. Baking spices of caramel & vanilla, just a touch of spice; allspice & light sage, black tea, dessert style dark minerals that finish with dry crushed rocks, graphite & eucalyptus. Followed by; raspberry cola and acidity that is just short of perfect. The finish pierces the mid palate with dark tannins. However, the mixed berry fruit finishes long, juicy to dry & with sheer beautiful elegance. The finish lasts & lasts. It's simply a guilty pleasure. I have two more bottles. I'll have one in 7 more years and the last in 15 years. Love to note the changes! That's the really enjoyable part of cellaring wine. — 9 years ago

Bryan Flewelling

9.5

So much herbaceous-ness in this bottle; all the ribeye needed was salt and pepper. The tannins are soft and pervasive. The fruit is cool and baked at the same time. I don't remember what I expected to come out of the hole left by the cork I pulled, but this juice is the best kind of surprise I've had in months. — 9 years ago

Boris Bakovic

9.5

Still has lots of fruit for a 12 year old cab. — 10 years ago

James Mace

9.3

Full-bodied Pinot, long finish, full of flavor but not overbearing. Very solid Pinot for a cab lover.
— 10 years ago

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GaYoung Kim

Graileys Fine Wines. Sommelier. Broker

9.3

One of my favorite Cos yet! Rich dark fruit, wild depth, power. #graileysfinewines — 10 years ago

David Musser

Sommelier The Little Nell

9.5

This wine was $25 bucks. I don't know if I could find a wine I enjoy drinking more with this kind of value. Barnyard, earth, funk, dried red fruit. This is a great bottle of wine. — 11 years ago

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Jesse Smith

8.9

Kind of like a lemon pound cake but lost a bit of sparkle — 11 years ago

Andrew Reetz

9.7

Unsulfured, wild, noted of cranberry and unique vivacious wafting odors. My favorite natural wine in a while. #petitmondewinemarchant — 11 years ago

Chad Buchanan

9.6

One of our favorite Chardonnays. Melon, apple and savory notes like vanilla. Some spice and minerality add a different texture. Just enough oak- not too much. — 8 years ago

Pinotman /// Andreas

9.3

Much more civilized than the 2014. Usually THE best Rose of the year and this one does not disappoint. 20$ are insane for this. A touch of Quince and bitterness which i love.
Forest floor and wild strawberries 🍓. I bought it by the case and even my wife likes it! — 9 years ago

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Ian Manti

9.3

Strong finish of cinnamon and nutmeg. Great fall wine — 9 years ago

Jared O'Connell

9.4

Love this producer. Kind of old world in style. — 9 years ago

Louisa Jarvis

9.1

Much richer and more textural than expected of a semillon...delicious — 10 years ago

Brent Mayeaux

Production Burn Cottage Vineyard

9.1

2nd day open with leftover lasagna. There is bret, but it really seems integrated if you can imagine that. It just seems to accentuate and lift some nice character. Pretty levels of VA as well. Bright aromas of sour cherry/candy, dried flowers/rose. Same on the palate with some herbs just yanked out of the ground with dirt still on them. Moderately tannic but with mouth-moistening acidity balancing it out.

Structure and fruit profile actually reminds me of a Langhe or northern Piedmont Nebbiolo... But with bret.

I had kind of been down on COS and Occhipinti recently, but this was nice. — 10 years ago

Drew Golley

9.0

I've been a WH Pinot fan for years, and this vintage continues to impress. Bright & lively with lots of berries, rich color, bit of peppery tone, very smooth and food friendly. Price/value tough to beat. — 10 years ago

Jimmy Smith

Director, West and North London Wine School

9.3

Stunning wine retaining freshness, elderflower and lemongrass, white flowers, all pumped up with a creamy oaky, vanilla note. Grapefruit, hint of Passionfruit sneaks in. But it's the palate where this kicks in. Good texture leading to a medium bodied wine, creamy, savoury, leesy, with peachy, tropical fruit, and only light green notes. This will give Pessacs a run for their moolah! — 10 years ago

Mason Balistreri

Sommelier, International Wine Guild; Balistreri Vineyard; Sales, Joy Wine and Spirits

9.4

Wild, crazy wine with tons of marchino cherry and orange peel coliding on the palate. The mouthfeel is different than most wine, and I don't think you could really explain this with conventional termonology. This wine is as ancient as they come. — 11 years ago

Greg Sorensen

9.6

One of a kind. — 11 years ago

Mason Balistreri

Sommelier, International Wine Guild; Balistreri Vineyard; Sales, Joy Wine and Spirits

9.2

This wine reminds me distinctly of a Muscat my grandfather produced in 2010; and the color is the first indication. Obvious extended skin contact, but low enough extraction to reach a lite-honey color. The nose is pungent and intense with tangerine skin wrapped in wild, homemade perfumes. The mouthfeel is giving yet tense, with slightly underripe mandarin orange and a twist of lime. Interesting wine. Authentic wine. — 12 years ago