Jay Kline

9.5

The 2002 pours a bright yellow color with medium viscosity. On the nose, the wine is developing and basically a meatball right down the middle of the plate. Powerful notes of ripe pineapple, some ripe stone fruit, lemon curd, marzipan, butter, minerals. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long and has a great acid and mineral zip that helps cut through the density. This is a Chardonnay that so many producers desperately want to make but there are so few that can execute with this level of precision. Of the three wines in this flight it was sort of overshadowed early by the Sauzet and the Leroy Aligote…but that changed when the food came. Paired with the roulade du lapin, this was without equal. Drink now through 2032. — 2 months ago

Brendan Baker

9.1

Lemon, matchstick reduction, Granny Smith apple, med acid ✨ — 4 months ago

James Weingarten

9.0

Lean. Good mineral. A bit thin. Drink now or never. — 4 months ago

Andrew Cullimore

9.4

No formal notes . Medium yellow . Quite closed at first but a notable richness to it , ginger and yellow fruits , touch of struck match . On the palate really quite lively and fruited , lemon touches , very mineral and long on the palate . Good fresh acidity and good density . This is still quite young and benefited from time in the glass . From now and over the next 5-10 years . — 5 months ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.5

You know you are drinking $400 plus a bottle Grand Cru Burgundy with the first sip. Is it worth it? If you have the money sure but, think you can find very good and near same quality for less money.

Another gorgeous 22. I know someone who has been going to Burgundy as a professional for 40 years that compared the 22 vintage to 59 and that is a huge statement that has the potential in time to prove itself out.

It is magic with the first sip. Perfect ripe and round. It is lush; Granny Smith apples, lime flesh w/ zest, lemon meringue, pineapple, green melon and white stone fruits. Honeysuckle, caramel, white cream froth, sea fossils & spray, beautiful chalky powder, limestone powder, biscuit, just a hint of mint leaf, field of spring flowers, yellow lilies framed in jasmine, perfect rainfall acidity and a round, elegant, lush, well balanced, well knitted finish that lasts minutes and fall on powdery mineral & white spice. — 7 months ago

Jeremy Shanker

Sommelier at RN74

9.3

A very fresh bottle of this wine. Rich and weighty, with tart quince, nougat, and smoked hay aroma. Subtle and highly nuanced. — 9 months ago

Vanessa

9.3

Happy Bastille Day!  Joyeux 14 juillet! 🇫🇷

A great day to sip something fabulous and French, like this 2020 Maison Joseph Drouhin Clos des Mouches. 🍷

Maison Joseph Drouhin is a dynamic, family-run estate, established by Joseph Drouhin in 1880 in the Beaune region of Burgundy.  It’s now run by Joseph’s four great-grandchildren – Philippe, Véronique, Laurent, and Frédéric – with operations spanning from Burgundy to the Dundee Hills of Willamette Valley, Oregon (Domaine Drouhin). 🫶🏻🫶🏻

This wine has a medium ruby hue and an array of aromas and flavors such as strawberry, raspberry, cherry (red and black), mulberry, rose, spice, potpourri, black licorice, forest floor, toast, vanilla bean, crème brûlée, nutmeg, star anise, cardamom, and clove.

It aged 14-18 months in French oak (25% new), lending those baking spice, vanilla, and confectionery notes.

On the palate, it is dry, with vibrant acidity, creating tension, and a medium (+) body, with warming alcohol (14% ABV), medium tannins that are polished and velveteen, and a lingering finish.

This is an outstanding wine capable of long-term aging with potential to gain complexity unveiling additional tertiary dimensions over time. 🕰️ — 10 months ago

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Mitja Sirk

Production La Subida, Aceto Sirk

9.5

Nobody was aspecting such a lovely fruit and precise taste — 9 years ago

with Giampaolo

Alvaro Bustillos

9.5

Cena Jean Marc Roulot en Jerobaom y Jeremy Seysses de Dujac — 2 months ago

Joe DAscoli

9.3

Excellent wine

Paired well with manchego

Paired well with lobster

Paired well with white truffle dusted potatoes

Paired well with the Super Bowl

— 3 months ago

Austin Hohnke

9.1

When you’re too focused on the wall. Super easy access with no hard edges. Sits just right, hits just right. — 4 months ago

Jan A

9.4

When the wife orders you to pull a nice chardonnay from the cellar, you obey immediately.

This was an exciting bottle with citrus on the nose. Orange peel, pear, roasted bread and citrus on the palate. Good concentration and acidity. Seamless integration. Still more to come with additional cellar time. — 5 months ago

Ron Siegel

9.3

Still youthful showing ripe dark fruit, lots of spice, mineral, under brush & violet — 6 months ago

Alvaro Bustillos

9.3

Florenxio ismael greg marco juan — 8 months ago

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9.3

The 2020 Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru doesn't possess the delineation and panache of Tollot-Beaut's on the nose at first, though it coheres nicely with aeration. Peach skin, linseed and wilted white flowers eventually come through. The palate is well-balanced with a viscous entry, a little more honeyed in style than previous wines in this flight of Corton-Charlemagne, though it deserves applause for the precision and detail on the finish. It needs a little more time in the bottle compared to others because there is a lot of coconut-ty new oak. My score is based on this being assimilated with bottle age. Tasted blind at the annual Burgfest tasting. (Neal Martin, Vinous, July 2024)
— 9 months ago

Greg Koslosky

9.3

Very rich and robust shows a little heat from the riper vintage . Very good not profound . — 2 years ago

Ed Tostanoski

9.2

Still a baby — 4 years ago

Patrick Rousseau

9.3

Subtle earth and black fruit on the nose. Well balanced palate featuring sour cherry and a long finish. Delish! — 8 years ago

Patrick Cappiello

Wine Director/Partner Pearl & Ash, Rebelle NYC; Wine Writer Playboy.com

9.7

Kaboom!! #lapaulee — 10 years ago

Conrad Green

9.5

Lush and expansive. Floral notes and lush minerality. Pretty and rounded and delicious. — 3 months ago

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9.6

ビアンヴニュバタールモンラッシュの隣のレーピュセルのワイン。濃い透き通った黄金色。口に広がるパワフルな果実味があるが綺麗なミネラルも同居しとてもエレガント　@ LE BON VIN市場価格 10-20万 — 3 months ago

Alan Weinberg

9.0

Good but still on young side. Corton needs forever. — 4 months ago

Alan Snitow

9.1

Bit candied — 5 months ago

Matt Perlman

9.4

Epic vintage that is just starting to open up. Accessible but a lot more complexity should develop with time, based on the secondary characteristics that started to show with air — 6 months ago

"Odedi"

9.0

#AgedWineTuesday

Dark golden in color with a brownish hue.

Light nose and very dry on the palate with nice complexity.

Showing lemons, apples, spices, light over ripen citrus fruits, earth, light wood, herbs, light vegetables and white pepper.

Short finish with limes and bitter herbs.

This 28 year old is a little past its prime, but still drinkable and interesting.

I had higher expectations, but at this age, it really depends on the individual bottle. That said, I still enjoyed it.

Needed 30 minutes to open up properly.

Good by itself as a sipping wine.

100% Chardonnay grapes were aged in French oak barrels for 12 months.

13.5% alcohol by volume.

90 points.

$250. — 7 months ago

Daron Watson

9.6

Aromas of lemon & verbena, nougat, marzipan & shortbread, crushed stones…but could a wine taste more yellow?!?! From lemon to pear, w golden delicious, mirabelle, quince, yuzu & star fruit ~ simultaneously rich yet electric w vibrant sappy juice, acidic core and a dusty mineral finish balancing the experience out! — 9 months ago

Jeroen Koenen

9.2

In this line-up this seemed a tad bland an uninspiring. Well made, sure. But not very memorable. — 10 months ago

Kate Sky

9.8

The balance of mineral undertone with pops of apricot was $$. Would have let it breathe a bit longer but can’t complain overly — 2 years ago

Ron Siegel

9.2

Lemon citrus with lots of stony, mineral, flint & crisp acids. — 6 years ago

Charles (Chad) Bucklin

Owner and founder of C. T. Bucklin Wine Advising

9.3

Popped my #domaineroulot cherry. Incredibly well made with beautiful floral notes and great complexity for a #meursault #aoc wine. There was great underlying power and tension which will make this wine very special in a few years #burgundy #chardonnay — 9 years ago