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. — 6 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

Michael Phillips

9.4

Full bodied lush and soft white melon and hint of peaches!
Yum! — 6 years ago

Philip Dobrin

9.3

Still quite young tasting especially relative to the 96 corton renardes from gaunoux. Would love to revisit in 5-10 years and see what this grows into. — 7 years ago

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9.2

This seductively perfumed Beaujolais perfectly captures the charm of the vintage: balance, tension and seamless texture, with noteworthy purity and energy, make the Grand Cras Irresistible now, although a little patience will bring greater depth and complexity. (Josh Raynolds, Vinous, Feb 2018) $24 — 8 years ago

Niels Busschots

9.2

Wow! Above expectations! Bernard Magrez does it again... — 9 years 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

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

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

Philip Dobrin

9.4

Don’t want the secret to get out but an amazing wine that bucks the reputation of its vintage. — 7 years ago

Greg Koslosky

9.2

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

Barry Hoggard

9.5

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

Chris MacLean

9.2

Consistently excellent producer — 8 months ago

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cameron

9.1

v good very good — 3 years ago

Brandon Boesch

9.1

Very nice with cherries and a bunch of funky barnyard, but not distracting. Good fruit with blackberries and a bit of cranberry and herbs. Needs food imo. — 4 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

Javier R.

9.0

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

Hanif Perry

9.3

Great Burg! — 8 years ago

Nagib Nasr

9.0

Very nice Pinot Noir. Delightful. — 8 years ago