Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.3

Consistency is their middle name.

This has just started to shift from fresh to aging.

Bruised red apple/pear, lemon, lime zest, tropical melons, drier stone fruits, whipped cream, ginger, brioche, graham cracker, very light caramel/butterscotch notes, grey volcanics, limestone marl, sea fossils, gritty chalk, white & yellow flowers with greens, excellent lively acidity and a well balanced-knitted, elegant & smartly polished finish that lasts near two-minutes. — 7 months ago

cameron

9.1

v good very good — 3 years ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.2

Note, in 2019 hail cut yields by 40%, Deep Ruby with concentrated aromas of ripe dark fruits and spices. On the palate flavors of black cherry and blackberry with leather, licorice and smoky herb notes. Fine tannins, hints of oak on medium+ finish ending with fruit, herb and earthy mineral tones. Nice! — 3 years ago

Andrew Liguori

9.2

Delicate; supple tannins and bite into green apple acid. Cherry (fruit over forest), violet, whiff of leather. Bottle gone in 30 at 12.5%. Half case might not be enough. — 6 years ago

Michael Phillips

9.1

At peak lovely balanced wine — 8 years ago

Hanif Perry

9.3

Great Burg! — 8 years ago

Samuel Albert Camacho

9.3

2005 vintage on De 20, 2017 at Sun River, OR with skillet roasted lemon chicken (Ina Garten). Tasted alongside a 1999 Raptor Ridge Shea Vineyard to compare and contrast. Elegant and mature C-d-Pape at the peak of its life. Fully developed with a lot of great life left but also no need to wait to drink. This why we love C-d-Pape. Bought at K&L wine auction in 2017. — 8 years ago

Mark Rosse

9.4

Still working on a case. Showing as good as I’ve seen in a while. Quite delicious funkiness — 6 months ago

Robert Torretti

9.5

What a great wine! Pinot Noir from the Cote Champenois. Very mineral, with some nice red fruit on the palate. You can taste where a Blanc de Noir gets its profile from in this wine. Great to have this “Grand Cru” with some age on it (9 years). I picked up two bottles up in the silent bid auction of the 2025 Wine on Wheels event. Such a lucky buy. Enjoyed with home cooked grilled lamb, sautéed mushrooms with a Sherry reduction, asparagus and wild rice medley. Pretty good, although probably a touch better with something more along the lines of poultry (roast chicken or duck, maybe turkey). — 8 months ago

Michael Phillips

9.4

22 years old and going strong. Rich with dark fruit, coffee and berries. — 5 years ago

Pooneet K

9.1

From a lieu dit surrounded by Gevrey. Definitely young but with a couple hour decant quite enjoyable and accessible. Tons of sweet cherry on the nose; aromatically really quite intense. Full on the palate, get more tannin than I was expecting, but very nicely balanced by a lot of acid. Enjoyed it with a roast chicken provencal but could have stood up to red meat too. Nice qpr at ~$30. Note this is not the “cuvee unique”, which apparently a 100% new oak bottling - this is the regular which is 85% old. — 6 years ago

Rufus King

9.1

Thick, lush white blend Chateauneuf du Pape, mild fruit, but dry, at Joshua’s in Wells Maine — 8 years ago

Barry Hoggard

9.5

Rich and nutty. Good for pasta with lobster! — 8 years ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.4

Blend of 70% Grenache, 17% Mourvèdre, 10% Syrah & 3% Cinsault, deep Ruby color with aromas of berry fruits, oak and floral spice. On the palate flavors of black cherry and blackberry with oak, herb spice and floral notes. Wine was complex and elegant with fine smooth tannins, long fruit and spicy finish. Very Nice! — 7 months ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.2

2022 vintage. Decanted and tasted after 15 mins and one hour. Some grip and punch afoot intertwined with pretty, dark bramble fruit, earth and suggestions of tobacco. 09.25.25. — 8 months ago

Mabel Hsu

9.2

Takes three days to soften — 3 years ago

Tracy Hall

9.2

Mia likes this “yum”. Cleansing apples and mouthwatering. 100% Chardonnay 2014-2013 vintages. Dosage 3g/L. Disgorged October 2018. TBL — 5 years ago

Javier R.

9.0

Strong bouquet
Black Pepper
Earthy Spice
Blackberry jam
Wild blueberry
Cedar
Medium body
Long finish — 7 years ago

Greg Koslosky

9.2

Very approachable and refined . Drink now over the next 10 years . — 8 years ago

Michael Miller

9.0

Great balance of fruit, acid and mineral notes. Blend from Loire. 11.8 ABV — 8 years ago