John Willison

9.1

White peach, nectarine, citric acidity. Bright and crisp. — a month ago

Conrad Green

9.3

Bright and light and fresh. Salinity and hints of lime with rich and lovely clarity. Excellent — 3 months ago

with BOT, Matt and 1 other

Moe low

9.2

Skinny, acidic, hints of apple maybe. — 3 months ago

Jeremy Shanker

Sommelier at RN74

9.3

Spectacular — 4 months ago

Tyler Felous

10

Just perfect. — 6 months ago

Brendan Baker

9.1

Lemon, matchstick reduction, Granny Smith apple, med acid ✨ — 7 months ago

Dawn E.

9.1

Refined and delicious! First Moulin-À-Vent!
Enjoyed this with Polly last night. Great wine and conversation! — a year ago

PS Michaels

9.3

The best BB you can get. Unreal. — a month ago

Deborah M

9.3

Hello lovely. What a great champagne. Didn’t know this producer but wow, I do now. — 2 months ago

Andrea Wilson @farmforthesoul

9.2

This Chateauneuf-du-pape is incredible! Cannot wait to pair it with my spaghetti bolognese. — 3 months ago

with Jeremy

Camilo Viafara

9.6

Fan Fuckingtastic — 5 months ago

Lawrence Asrikin

9.4

Fresh strawberries! — 7 months ago

Vanessa

9.2

Here’s to exploring Fixin AOC, the northernmost appellation of the Côte de Nuits in the Côte d’Or of Burgundy!

Fixin is home to 6 premier cru climats including Clos Napoléon. It’s primarily known for its Pinot Noir (approx. 96%) but also produces Chardonnay and Pinot Blanc.

Fixin rouge wines are sometimes compared to its neighbor to the south, Gevrey Chambertin AOC, but with a lighter body and profile. It can be a great source of value in an increasingly expensive region.

Tonight, we’re enjoying the 2019 Pierre Gelin Fixin rouge 1er Cru Clos Napoléon.

Clos Napoléon is also a monopole, owned exclusively by Domaine Pierre Gelin today. It’s a small but prestigious vineyard, situated on a hillside slope, with old vines dating back 70 years!

This property used to be owned by Claude Noisot, the surgeon to Emperor Napoléon, and the vineyard was formerly called “Aux Cheuzots.”

Claude Noisot renamed the property “Clos Napoléon” in honor of his famous patient and hired a renowned sculptor to create "Le Réveil de (the awakening of) Napoléon” – a nearby statue, featured on this label.

As for this particular wine, it’s beautiful! It’s medium ruby in color. Its bouquet is perfumed and layered with notes of black cherry, mulberry, boysenberry, pomegranate, red plum, fennel seed, fennel fronds, chervil, licorice, clove, cooked morel mushroom, wet earth, vanilla, and saddle leather. The palate is lively with bright acidity and smooth, polished tannins. The alcohol has a delicate warming presence and the finish lingers. — 8 months ago

with Deked1

David Kline

10

Green gold glinting diamond. Cap smoke, toasted sesame, wildflower honey crystallized, snap pea, chive, lime racing around lemon and zesty crystal droplets stratifying aromatically. Incredible lime zest and essence over lemon verbena, lemon pastry puff, and carnation petal. Amazing in every way.


#pycm #pierreyvescolinmorey #corton #cortoncharlemagne #burgundy #bourgogne #bourgogneblanc #grandcru — 2 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. — 3 months ago

Ron Siegel

9.2

I liked the way this showed with its generous red fruit, earth, spice & floral notes — 4 months ago

Yan Gagnon

8.9

Plus moelleux que liquoreux. Des arômes et saveurs de fruits exotiques, ananas, touche de métal. Moyennement sucré, agréable. — 5 months ago

Ron Siegel

9.4

Rich, dense with floral, lemon, orchid fruit & crushed rock showing good balance — 7 months ago

Todd Scurci

9.3

#savoie #redhooktavern — 9 months ago

Haakon Hovde

8.9

Lovely smell and full mouthfeel. A real kick from the tannins to end it off (a tad too much without food). — 2 years ago