Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.3

1996 vintage. Last tasted 5.8.25 (9.5), 9.29.24 (9.5) and 8.2.24 (9.6). Decanted with some sed and tasted after an hour. Solid cork and fill. This was the worst showing of the last visits with less tannic structure and slightly more richness. Tasted a bit more like their "Au Paradis" offering. Not totally dissuaded from picking up another few bottles for enjoyment in the few 5 years or so tho. Three out of four bottles surveyed were fabulous and this wasn't a total swing and a miss. 07.18.25. — 5 months ago

romo

9.2

Earthy and tense with dried leaves and old board game. Life. — 6 months ago

Rebecca Graham

9.0

Delicious. About $25 from Liner & Elsen — 3 years ago

Joe Flo

9.3

Beautiful Sauvignon Blanc drinking great so drink up — 4 years ago

Michael Brown

9.0

Earthy with notes of herbs and stone. — 4 years ago

Nate Bowser

8.9

Picked this up a few months ago from the state store when I saw Louis Dressner. Seems different from the only other fleurie I’ve had. Lots of earth juice with raspberry. — 5 years ago

Raun Kupiec

9.2

Smoky Syrah with fine tannins and restrained fruit. Very refined but very young. Long finish. — 8 years ago

with Barbara

Mick Eddy

9.6

Amazing vintage of Peter Michael. Delicious. — 9 years ago

with Amber

Roastmaster General

8.9

Strawberry fields 4evah. Jean Paul Brun ain't nothing 2 fuck with — 10 years ago

Adam Plotkin

9.6

Wow! Stellar! — 12 years ago

James Everhart

9.3

Did not expect a basic chablis to be so full-bodied yet balanced. It was a perfect match for roasted chicken with a tarragon mustard slurry. Purchase for $25 in March 2022. — 5 months ago

Kelley Raymond

8.9

It was fine - decently crowd pleasing — 6 months ago

Pooneet K

9.0

Forgot to take detailed notes, but this was nice. Not really any carbonic / natural / “new agey”notes, just a solid classically made gamay. Definitely has some structure, opened 4 hours before serving which was good. Didn’t sing on any one dimension of fruit / earth / acid / length / texture but was nice overall. — 7 months ago

Willie Carter

9.0

Light shimmering gold in the glass with a plethora of small, profuse bubbles. Primarily Pinot Noir and that’s clearly evident on the nose. Peaches and plums with a strong infusion of dried strawberries and red cherries. Apples aplenty with cinnamon rolls and toasted nuts.

One of the more esteemed growers, Paul Bara produces nothing but exemplary champagnes including this entry level bottle. Unmistakably Bouzy, their wines always represent the terroir and terrain so very clearly. 80/20 PN/CH with a dosage of 7 g/l and disgorged in September of 2020. The kicker here is the 50% of reserve wines they use for the final blend. Just astonishing and makes a huge difference.

The acidity here is tight with a bit of zip but mellows out over time given air. Nice harmony and balance, as usual. Apples and cherries dominant on the tongue. Creaminess abounds with medium spice and hazelnut. Amongst entry level grower champagnes, there just aren’t many better than this. Always an instant buy. — 4 years ago

Michael Phillips

9.2

Nice fruit and balance. Pleasant but undistinguished wine. — 5 years ago

Melanie Callen

9.2

2014 fantastic — 7 years ago

Jeff Hollinden

9.5

Beautiful. Incredibly well balanced. — 9 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.0

This is a very good & fun Cremant. Perfect for summer and only around 8 degrees alcohol. — 10 years ago

Andrew Davidoff

9.4

This was the 2011 PH Beckstoffer Tokalon. Superbly constructed. Layers of fruit and subtle tannins. Approachable but deep and distinct. I can't wait for the opportunity to taste this again. Highly recommended purebred California Cab. — 11 years ago

Vasudev Vadlamudi

8.9

Better on the second day — 5 months ago

Kamall

8.9

Dark and spicy — 6 months ago

Scott E. Becker

9.2

[Tasted on May 25, 2025 at The Optimist in Nashville with Jay]

Wine is from Pisoni Vineyard in Santa Lucia Highlands. Cherry, blackberry and red plum fruit, with baking spices, caramel and violets. — 7 months ago

Severn G

9.2

Nose has moist brioche, browning yellow apple peel, honey, dried lemon zest, green herbs and seashells.

Palate has bruised yellow apple, lemon peel, nectarine, green apple peel, faint tangerine with great acidity and fleeting minerality.

Fine bubbles, plenty of pressure under the cork. A pleasure for all the senses.
This is the zero-dosage (nature) version produced for the 1992 vintage. — 3 years ago

Stacy S

9.4

Super tasty New Year’s Bubbles — 5 years ago

with Leslie

Eric W Brown

9.0

Delish as usual — 6 years ago

Andy Hall

9.3

We always drink a PM on release day to celebrate. Typical strong effort with this Pinot, certainly a relief from the summer. — 8 years ago

Michael Seely

9.0

Held up well. — 9 years ago

with Joe

Robert Knowles

9.5

In a great place, really delicious right now. — 10 years ago

Nicole Daniel

9.5

2012 vintage. Wonderful. — 11 years ago