Quite austere, maybe a few years past its prime, nose redolent of Grenache, but palate very restrained, reminiscent of faded fruit. Quite tannic actually. J says you can really sense the “vielles vignes”. Very good but would love to try something newer, maybe a 2015 — 8 months ago
Mild fizz and big notes of dark fruit. Blackberries, figs, and some light tannins. Definitely a more serious wine than what Meinklang typically churns out. Tasty. — 4 years ago
Still youthful red ruby color. Mid weight on palate with slightly tart overtones — 4 years ago
My new favorite bubbly. — 5 years ago
Lean and mean. 1st day had some pleasant reductive funk, day 2 had blown off. I’d compare to cru bojo, bough more savory/less fruit. 10% alcohol. Tasty. 👍 — 7 years ago
Millésime 2015!! Magnifique! Matière mur, corps gourmand et élancé. Éclat aromatique passant par les fruits noirs, les épices douces, la liqueur de fruit. J'ai adoré. — 7 years ago
Beautiful pale salmon pink color with very fine, persistent, fast bubbles. Gentile strawberry and mineral nose. Crisp and dry with creamy bubbles and wonderful, fresh acidity. Soft flavors of red currant and strawberry. Finish finish is long, crisp and elegant. — 8 years ago
Très joli vin de soif! Perlant, frais, et très agréable. Belle découverte... — 10 years ago
Great wine! Paired with with my spicy Mediterranean fish! — 10 years ago
Pnp perfection with a captivating and explosive layered bouquet of candied red cherries, rose petals, coffee beans and exotic spices. The palate is luxuriously silky with obvious grand cru weight and intensity and there is stunning purity and elegance to balance such power and exhilarating energy. An incredible combination. Its spice and mineral laced finale just keeps on going. One of the best CDLR’s in the biz was perfect tonight. — 7 months ago
Third 90 Ponsot bottle served blind. This is bright tawny and translucent. When compared to the CSD served before it, this is more masculine with a dark cherry nose that is tight for the first 4-5 hours. By the time it’s served, though, it’s opened up and comes on as a rich and very powerful glass of juice. In addition to the regular notes of bing cherry, dark earth and rhubarb, this adds some mocha and a little cherry cola as well. Has a Rousseau-like precision in its delivery. From where it started to where it ended ~9 hours after opening, this evolved and improved the most. Great experience! (Bday 8 of 12) — 3 years ago
Nice melon and nutty character — 4 years ago
Now this I love. Finally a wine I can really get behind. — 5 years ago
Stone fruits and good acid. Tastes like a pear tart. (But without the sweetness.) — 5 years ago
10 August 2017. The Four Horsemen, Brooklyn, NY. — 7 years ago
This wine is fresh with dark fruit and also some pepper. It is medium body not that much tannins but are very drinkable right from the start! It deserves this high rating due to its low price.
For fellow swedes I recommend trying (at least) one bottle (nr 2861 Systembolaget). — 8 years ago
Fruit bomb!, funky underbrush, herbal, smooth tannins, medium medium plus body. — 9 years ago
Funky very orange and pungent — 7 months ago
Dank, deep rose with classic Austrian red - blaufrankisch, st. Laurent, Zweigelt - notes. Plenty to mull over and also heavy enough for roasted/grilled meats. — 8 months ago
Pretty good red burgundy, lean at first then opens up — 3 years ago
Easy drinking and pairs easily with a variety of food. Has a little zip to it. — 4 years ago
I loved this. Very concentrated. Kind of like that moment in the wine’s life before it bursts open and moves to the secondary stage. Tension. Would hold subsequent bottles to see where it goes. — 5 years ago
Velvety lil Costco gem — 7 years ago
Sour cherry. Fruit is fading. — 8 years ago
Paid $32. Very good with spicy Korean food — 9 years ago
I think this is my favorite naked chAmpagne. Bettane et Dessauve wine experience shanghai — 10 years ago
Brendan Baker
Wild strawberries, damp soil, fine bead, fun and fresh 😜 — 7 months ago