Jonas Hartz

9.0

Value for money 10/10 — 2 months ago

Jay Kline

9.5

Poured into a decanter about 30min prior to service and enjoyed over the course of a few hours. The 2005 “Les Poyeux” pours a deep garnet color with a near opaque core; medium viscosity with moderate staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is developing with gorgeous notes of ripe and tart red and black fruits: currants, blackberries, dark cherry, tons of violets, horse blanket, tobacco, some pyrazines, some leather, fine warm spices, and ferrous minerals. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long and overwhelmingly sanguine. It’s incredible how much character can be packed into a 12.5% ABV wine. A stunning bottle. Drink now through 2045. — 4 months ago

Brian Saunders

9.6

Stunning, really. Still fresh and fruity, but with impeccable balance. Wish I had more! — 5 months ago

Matt Perlman

9.4

Pur springtime is more like it! — 6 months ago

Gilbert Van Hassel

9.6

What a night with pascaline Lepeltier, who after 50 years in wine teaches me a whole new spectrum. Absolutely wonderful. — 7 months ago

Alex Schukin

9.0

Well aged, balanced, smooth, tasty — 2 years ago

Carol Lonergan

9.9

Dry enough, depth, just delicious (with food, or on it's own) "Happiness comes..." 😊 — 6 years ago

Ignacio Sarmiento

9.0

Racks Delray — 6 years ago

Servus Andrea

9.6

Deliciously flinty and vibrant — 7 years ago

Paul Jones

9.0

Drinking very well today, with the complexity of bottle age still matched by some vibrant freshness – grapefruit, citrus zest, and waxy yellow fruit; bright, snappy acids; years of life still ahead of it. — 10 years ago

Alvaro Bustillos

9.4

Luis mtz carlos velazque — 3 months ago

Jan A

9.4

Round and mellow — 4 months ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.2

Not bad. Not great. Correct and boring. — 5 months ago

Brenda Lin

9.1

Caramel, vanilla, but super light and refreshing — 7 months ago

romo

9.2

Delightful yet more oily, less acidic than I recall. — 8 months ago

Ron Siegel

9.4

Beautiful wine with black fruits, spice box, dried herbs, earth & violet — 9 months ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.1

Tried twice! From a warm vintage, medium lemon color with aromas of white fruits and wet stone aromas. On the palate flavors of ripe apple & peach, very complex, lively acidity. Long finish ending with mineral and sweet honey character, should age well, but great now! — 3 years ago

Olivier Bogaert

9.3

Kerstmis 19 ONK — 6 years ago

Timothy Lynch

9.1

This is an excellent modern-day entry level Cabernet Franc. Dazzlingly simple, yet awash with refreshing weight, dark fruit, Chinese spices, and a subtle dollop of black/green tea. If you are looking for something less obvious go back to red Burgundy. (This red straddles old world structure with new world gloss. I fear gloss will eventually win out. But for now...👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾) — 6 years ago

Pascaline Lepeltier, MS

Master Sommelier, Wine Director Rouge Tomate New York

9.0

2008 - dark gold when opened, and muted. Required a good hour to blossom. but maybe one of the most evolved bottle I had. — 10 years ago

with Alex

Jeremy Shanker

Sommelier at RN74

9.6

Among the BEST cab francs I’ve ever tasted. — 3 months ago

romo

9.1

Don’t let the secret out, it’s much too early, they are not ready but the hour is close at hand. — 4 months ago

Bonnie Chu

9.0

With mackerel pan con tomate. Quite natural, quite dry, slight tannin — 5 months ago

Max Gottesfeld, FWS, CSW

9.0

Chiseled acidity mixed with stones and citrus oil. — 5 months ago

Jay Kline

9.2

Presented to me blind at Tasting Group. The wine appears bright yellow with medium viscosity; no signs of sediment, gas or particles. On the nose, the wine is developing with ripe orchard fruit: stone fruits, lemons, white flowers, lanolin and minerals. On the palate the wine is off-dry with high acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long and full of character. The alcohol is medium+. Initial conclusions: this could be Chenin Blanc, Riesling or Chardonnay from France, Germany or the United States. But I didn’t get any petrol so I eliminated Riesling and I don’t think you could get the balance of fruit and high acid from California Chardonnay (and the oak would probably be so pronounced). So I called Chenin Blanc from France, from the Loire, Vouvray Demi-Sec. Well…I should have known this could be Joly! Close…but some miles away from each other and I’d like to have the confidence to call producer in this case. Drink now through 2034. — 6 months ago

Tor Kenward

9.2

So good with 20 plus years of bottle age. — 9 months ago

Patrick Melville

9.2

Love this. Delicious dark fruits with some funk to go with them. — 5 years ago

Jae Cho

9.1

‘17 Baudry is special. Well worth laying a few down. — 6 years ago

Paul Costigan

Founder Courtier Wines

9.7

1990: This bottle given to me by Gaston Huet when I visited him in 1996, so no importation or pregnancy warning stickers to obscure the contents. Amber color revealing the level of botrytis in this vintage, since the wine was absolutely fresh. Creme bruleé nose. Silky mouthfeel, with explosions of fruit, ranging from baked apples, hints of vanilla, quince jelly and raisins. Long, long pleasing finish which is a fitting tribute to one of the true heroes of winemaking. Sublime. — 10 years ago

with Michael

Michael Lewis

9.1

Who knew Sancerre could age this well? — 12 years ago