Steven Beishuizen

9.0

On the nose, a faint cherry... On the palate, firm Italian plum, firm red cherry... Very bright up front... Above medium acidity... The finish is again felt primarily up front... Overall, not overly complex, but quite an appealing style. — 3 years ago

with Anita

Mike Saviage

9.3

Youthful with some good complexity in the nose. No notes taken but this is showing well and was a great start to the weekend! — 5 years ago

Turd Ferguson

9.0

Preferred on 2nd day. Nice and light with some spice. Tasty. — 5 years ago

Kimberly Anderson

9.0

A little bubbly for my birthday! Medium gold color with medium bubbles. Scents of lemon curd, oyster shells and brioche. Apricot, almond, and brioche flavors on the palate. Cheers to another year — 6 years ago

James Webb

9.3

Lingonberry and pumpkin spice - complex. Bubbles from 93’ are still hanging on a bit! The palette is outstanding - gentle attack that builds in weight to a finish that lingers wonderfully. — 8 years ago

Max Ortiz

8.9

Ripe red fruit on the #schnoz. Molasses taffy. Paired perfectly with the season 5 finale of Downton Abbey. Cheers Mr Carson — 9 years ago

sasha

9.3

Vintage Wine 66. Dry but balanced the first night. Apple notes the second. — 4 years ago

John Willison

9.1

Lemon curd, brioche, sweet acidity. — 5 years ago

Bob McDonald

9.3

Mid Ruby in colour. Red fruits of cherry and strawberry with a bit of whole bunch influence on the nose. The palate showing savoury red fruits but also a little sweetness. Certainly a good future in front of it - I should try the next one in 1 to 2 years time. Tom Carson has probably never made a bad wine in his life and he has a great terroir to work with when he is not in demand for judging at Royal Shows. Tasted another bottle 65 weeks later on 24th July 2022. Quite red cherry on the nose and palate. Sooty notes from whole bunch in the ferment. The perfect balance between sweet and savoury. — 5 years ago

Gregory Derick

9.1

Smooth crisp. Organic — 6 years ago

Hickoryburger

9.3

& 2008 pol roger — 7 years ago

Ryan Vento

9.2

Excellent Saturday morning breakfast companion. Loads of pear, yeast, and Granny Smith apples. Delicious and light; solid pick. — 8 years ago

with Krystal

Nthipi Mthethwa

9.5

Fabulous!! — 9 years ago

Bob McDonald

9.1

Nose not giving much initially - just an earthy note - fairly contained. Probably opened a little young? The next night it showed red fruited aromatics of raspberry and strawberry. Very fine on the palate and quite delicious. The winemaker and owner Tom Carson with his French wife, Nadege, just won Viticulturalist of the year 2 days ago in the Halliday Wine Awards. They also import a range of Burgundies. In his “spare time “ Tom is also the winemaker at the highly regarded Yabby Lake. — 4 years ago

Matt Krych

9.4

Very very good red wine! Smooth and robust flavor — 5 years ago

Mathew

9.3

Bracing lip suckering bright acidity with a side of farmhouse funk, what’s not to love? With some spicy Korean style mackerel and some verse by Anne Carson on the side - it’s even better. — 5 years ago

Vin d’Ottawa

9.5

Full creamy pear flavour with so much depth. — 7 years ago

with Gillian

sasha

9.2

clarity, va. floral nose, apple fruit, crisp finish — 8 years ago

Martin Davies

9.7

Stunning. — 8 years ago

Eric Gardner

9.0

Watching football and drinking champs with KFC. Bereche is the bomb. I love opening it and waiting and hour or two to drink it, to let it balance out. I like to wait on all champagnes especially Bereche. After getting some air, you get such a nice mix of tart and sweet, like hard candy (Green apple jolly ranchers?), but you get the sophistication of a traditional 3 grape blend with a decent amount of reserve, plus some funkiness from all the naturalness of the process that they use to make it. It is a really smart wine that offers something for everyone without sacrificing anything or making compromises. I like this a lot more than a 9, but I have to save some digits for the Emidio Pepe '85s or the Pol Roger Winston Churchill '88s of the world. If you look at my scores, you see a lot of 9s but that's because I rarely write about wine I don't like. I don't want to be one of those yelpers who only bitch, especially when I know how much sacrifice goes into making great wine. I want to celebrate the Bereches of the world who go that extra mile to touch greatness, even though wine economics resist it. — 9 years ago