Scott E. Becker

9.3

[Tasted on May 11, 2019 at Home]

We bought this wine when we visited the winery in Sancerre. Beautiful dessert wine. Late harvest Sauvignon Blanc from a cool climate. Fresh flowers with a chalky note on the nose. Inviting golden honey notes, but sweetness is restrained compared to a Sauternes. Golden raisin, vein of minerality, with great balance. — 7 years ago

Sam Kamoun

9.1

Nuits-Saint-Geoges 2009, excellente surprise, merci Gaby! — 8 years ago

Jean-Phillippe Landry

9.5

Outstanding, beautiful wine. Not overly mineral but sharp and bold. — 8 years ago

Jeff Jones

9.0

Rita really enjoyed this...meal was not good. — 9 years ago

Tom Casagrande

9.2

A Saint-Joseph party 🎉🍷wine! Wildly smellicious. Bloody animal carcass, pink grapefruit rind, uncracked peppercorns, cracked stones, hint of milk chocolate. Smooth, velvety soft, and gluggable texture. Not super concentrated, but plenty flavorful enough. Blood-soaked salty rocks, peppercorns, and some alien form of wild dark berries. No structure for aging, but funky fun right now. — 9 years ago

Jay Stephens

8.9

Excellent mix of earth and smoke. Pairs nicely with chicken or pasta dish — 10 years ago

Carlos Toro

9.1

At Thunevin with owner Jean-Luc Thunevin. Very fresh and powerful. Loved it. Needs aging. — 11 years ago

K J

9.4

Petit machon. Very nice. Fruity but not overly. Bright balanced. Very nice. — 11 years ago

Magnus Mosén

8.9

Flickvännens val! Jag trodde nästan pinot noir. Rosigt, bärigt, parfymdoftande med en del peppar eftersmaken. — 12 years ago

Aaron Smethurst

9.7

Delicious. Bold. Full flavor. — 12 years ago

Seungwoo Ko

10

Nice flavor — 7 years ago

Henrik Poulsen

9.5

14.3% ABV.
I’ve always had difficulties understanding how (some) critics can compare this to Burgundy.
Clos Saint-Denis or Clos de la Roche? For real?

I understand preference and reference points but enough with the nonsense.
This is uniquely California.
And as such it is STELLAR. — 7 years ago

Scott Taddeo

9.4

Ripe vintage in burgs. Oak is noticeable first up with a touch of toast and smoke evident, before giving way to blackberry, dark cherry, Campari, medical like notes, touch of stems and herbs. Deftly structures and lovely finish. — 8 years ago

Andy Frenxh

9.5

Great wine for the price. A bit tart on the front, but it's good overall — 9 years ago

Bill Morgan

8.9

Excellent for a summer picnic fresh fruit crisp — 10 years ago

Steph Lewis

9.1

Great drinkable wine from our trip to Burgundy. — 10 years ago

Stephanie Miskew

9.0

Citrus, minerals & spice with a creamy texture & bright acidity. Paired nicely with a Goat Cheese Salad w Strawberries & Herbs. — 11 years ago

Jonathan Gray

9.4

2010. Georges Lignier owns half of Clos des Ormes, a 4 hectare vineyard that sits right under Clos de la Roche. Fun to drink now, but has serious structure to age. — 11 years ago

Tim Parkhouse DWS, CWE

9.0

Sous Roche exhibiting some beautiful sous-bois & vine smoke. Some really complex tertiary aromas at play, very light on its feet, but finishing with satisfying length. An underrated, often overlooked, higher altitude appellation, usually favouring white wine production. I can say with certainty that this is the best bottle of Burgundy I have ever bought for $10! Really showing it's hand and great proof that you don't have to drop crazy $ buying into the whole 1er/G.C. game to find a really solid bottle. — 12 years ago

Alessandro Rossi

9.4

I Grand Cru di Morey-Saint-Denis, sopratutto i suoi, hanno una marcia in più ! — 13 years ago

Severn G

9.2

Adding some chill, bottle is showing a little more alcohol than the stated 13% ABV... — 7 years ago

Marc vanholst

8.9

Still Ok after 46 years but has lost a bit of its complexity and depth. Has been great however to taste this bottle together with Chantal and Jean Luc Remy. — 8 years ago

Kenneth Hargreaves

9.3

The 2011 is showing quite nicely. Typical Saint Emilion style from start to finish. Excellent find. — 8 years ago

Robert Gilliam

9.0

Smells like peach. Almond. Buttery. Well balanced minerality and smooth finish. — 9 years ago

Hao Feng

9.2

The beauty doesn't fade after 17 years. A village wine can shine too! — 10 years ago

George Chen

9.4

04 drinking beautifully! These slightly off vintages really show the place and backbone profiles of these wines as nothing masks it. Dry roses and pitted red fruit with elegance and integrated tannins and acidity. Lovely drink. They have it as a Clos de la Roche bug it's a Clos St Denis! — 11 years ago

Charles (Chad) Bucklin

Owner and founder of C. T. Bucklin Wine Advising

9.1

More enjoyable and expressive compared to the '11 Chambertin. Great wine which will only get better #maisonrochedebellene — 11 years ago

Eric Liu

9.2

Quite ripe red fruits ~~a very value to drink 1er cru. Although still need few more years to mature. — 11 years ago

Brianne Guist

9.4

Next to clos de la Roche — 12 years ago

Mal Jones

9.7

60% Roussanne 40% Marsanne one of 25 producers that make a Saint Peray. Hermitage Blanc at 1/5 the price. — 13 years ago