Shengli Hu

9.1

Blackberry, cassis, vanilla, coconut, dark chocolate, smoked ribs, forest floor, graphite, game, leather, sweet baking spices. Such an oak bomb but with loads of grilled meaty ashy charcoal. Wet crushed dark stones. Guilty pleasures. — 3 months ago

Greg Ballington

Co-Founder of Millennial Drinkers Wine Blog

9.5

Wow very surprised. Sister and her husband had two bottles of this. One had excellent fill and this was that bottle. Medium minus garnet and tawny red. Lovely nose with tiertary notes of leather, damp forest floor and tobacco leaves. Medium minus tannins (5/10) with a medium minus body. A hint of mulled cherry on the palate with tons of leather, truffles, mushroom and earthiness. Medium length finish. Drinking beautifully right now. — a year ago

with Sean and India

Makoto Someya

9.0

Ample aroma, deep and acidic nose, comfortable stimulation. Violet, strawberry, cranberry. A bit acidic and sour. Herb, forest like leaves and woods. 2018 @1470, Kping-, 211020211030 — 3 years ago

Yaw Awuku

9.5

Aged 8 years and introduced itsself with wonderfully dense aromas of dark fruits and forest floor. Fresh and peppery on the palte, but in a very smooth way. Dark fruits and black cherry. Finely grained mineralic Texture and a long, long finish! — 3 months ago

Makoto Someya

9.1

Forest flavor. 30 min Smooth, deep plum and raspberry. 3 years, enjoyable 2019 @1800, medoc, 220613 — 2 years ago

Makoto Someya

9.1

Sweetness from Strawberry and forest flavor. Enough concentration from Gevrey’s terroir. 2016 @3150, xiaduo - ET, 211104 — 3 years ago

Patricia Schnitzer

9.0

March 12, 2021. Spontaneous tasting w/ C. 80% Malbec, 20% Merlot. “Smells like France in a glass!” -C. Earth, pine forest, cigar box. Full bodied, well balanced. Went back and bought more! Yummy. — 3 years ago

John Tan

8.9

Gout de Jaune. Intense, petrol bomb nose. A little austere.

The textbook 2013 L'Étoile Vin Jaune has a deep golden color and a captivating nose with aromas of exotic spices, iodine, forest floor, green nuts and a touch of volatility that added freshness. 2013 was a cooler year in the region, and despite the 14.5% alcohol, the wine feels quite fresh and balanced, with clean, focused flavors, pungent and long, very tasty, with a bitter and salty touch on the finish. It's very long and has a nice combination of power and elegance. This matured for the mandatory six-plus years in barrels under a thin veil of yeasts and was bottled in the 62-centiliter Vin Jaune bottle, clavelin. 2,500 bottles produced. RP93+, 2013; issue date Apr 2021 — a year ago

Michael Greene

9.5

Birth year wine for my birthday. This bottle may out live me. Pencil shavings, dark berries, forest floor. A bit of bricking but no sign of fading, so much structure still. Not usually a bordeaux drinker but this is brilliant stuff. — 2 years ago

ESF

9.1

Intriguing, beguiling red, ruby barely opaque w/evolving nose of blackberry and plum Gummy Bear, a lift (maybe Alpine?) but def hi-toned note, herby Ricola, devious spice, medicinal & forest floor, floral. Needs food, played well w/duck breast. Med weight & med acidity. As @Lyle Fass mentioned: Gamay-esque, also reminded me of Lagrein. Killed this bottle in no time. Unique & esoteric variety, thanks Lyle — 3 years ago