Jeff Loo

9.4

From Magnum. A young vintage for sure but a great example of excellent winemaking. Decant for 3+ hours and showed very pretty but still will benefit from 10 more years. Good showing for the vintage. — 8 years ago

Erik Nordman

9.4

Awww shit, my first Rougeard! So stoked on this. As a Loire Cab Franc nut, getting to taste this is amazing and it definitely lives up to expectations. Hope I can get my hands on a bottle of Les Bourg or Les Poyeux sometime, because even this appellation-level bottle is insane. This pours a ruby-garnet hue of medium (-) to medium concentration, fading to a burnished pink rim that is just starting to show signs of age. Moderately concentrated, elegant, ethereal nose of perfectly-ripe wild raspberry and blackberry, crushed rose petals, graphite and pencil shavings, lightly grilled green bell pepper, and a smidge of already really well integrated new oak that comes across in this particular wine as a subtle espresso undertone. On the palate, the fruit character is ever-so-slightly underripe (in a positive, refreshing manner) and there's an extra shot of cool graphite mineral intensity but otherwise is pretty congruent with the nose. Perfect amount of pyrazine character; enough to add complexity and freshness yet doesn't dominate at all. Medium (-) to medium body, medium (+) acid, and medium to medium (+) intensity of incredibly fine grained, supple tannins. Insane complexity and length. Honestly between the oak and incredibly skillful phenolic extraction, the texture is the most intriguing thing about this wine. Definitely worth the hype. I somehow managed to snag his for under $100 too so I'm pretty stoked on that too, haha. Definitely could keep going in the cellar for a while but honestly still delicious now especially if you give it some air. Some pretty incredible stuff. Also, RIP Charly Foucault. — 8 years ago

with Cassie

Steven Sarkisian

9.8

Amazing wine for one as young as this, it tastes like a wine 10 yrs older.
95 merlot, 4% cab and 1% petit Verdot.
Intense color and concentrated flavors, this red is pretty stellar. The wine maker suggests this wine can be aged for 20 years. — 9 years ago

Yury Glazkov

9.0

Good balance, pretty low-bodied and low-tannic for St. Estephe, very drinkable even though quite young, red berries with an elegant touch of oak — 9 years ago

Brian Filip

9.0

Dark inky purple. Strong aroma immediately upon open. Bold and silky smooth, but very much fruit driven. Pretty much just jammy blackberry and blueberry. A little sweet. Enjoyable and decadent, but would have liked a little more complexity. Probably just too young?
— 9 years ago

Bryan Hinschberger

9.0

Young at 2014 but really pretty fruit and killer acid. Would be fun to taste in another year or two — 10 years ago

Guy Davies

9.5

Obscenely good. At the moment it's pretty huge and young but so impressive and so long. A Bordeaux wearing rocket propelled roller skates — 10 years ago

Keith Levenberg

9.7

This is ridiculously good, and I'm gathering pretty underrated because it's a 2004. Frankly, I would have to try this side-by-side with the 2000 to be able to come up with any explanation why the 2000 is the better wine - certainly this one offers at least as much pleasure if you're drinking them today. It's a no-doubter right from the pop of the cork, with beautiful classic left bank scents of ripe black fruit, cedar, and woodspice. I suspect but could not say for sure that there is a non-zero amount of brett here but if so it's certainly in the zone of making things more interesting rather than flawed as the wine also features very enticing scents of gamy meat, something vaguely metallic, and a bit of saddle leather and sweaty funk. The fruit, however, is still beautifully ripe with a glossy sheen and a saturating sweetness on the palate, yet still feminine and slender in proportion - this is what they mean when they talk about grand cru breed. The color of the wine in the glass is pitch black at the core with bright ruby edges. This is not material that seems in any way to come from a less than ideal vintage. The fruit is slick enough that you don't really sense the structure. I don't know if it can get any better than this, but it really doesn't need to. For a Bordeaux of this age - and it does still taste like a young wine - there are not many that are so accessible, expressive, and compulsively drinkable while also having this level of detail and class. — 10 years ago

Julia Eklund

9.2

Cranberry pie. Round, smooth tannins. Pretty young — 10 years ago

Conrad Green

9.6

Perfectly poised and saline. Great concentration but light as hell. A focused oyster shell thing then gorgeous bright fruit. Contained still. Very elegant with huge power. Probably way too young but sheer class with great length. — 8 years ago

with Howard, Walker and 1 other

Michael Gallegos

Sales & Hospitality Red Car Winery

9.4

Pretty. Very different from other 15 Beaujolais I have tasted. This one is approachable young — 8 years ago

David Miska

9.1

Good old vine zin. Started as pretty good and became a favorite by the end of the bottle. A great value. — 8 years ago

Drew Summers

Sales Northampton Wines

9.2

Grapes sourced from Castiglione Falletto, Monforte, Barolo, Novello. About as pretty & approachable as young Barolo gets... — 9 years ago

Conrad Green

9.5

Lovely light fresh berries on the nose. Clear and lifting. On the palate very pretty and defined. Real clarity. Very lovely. Very young — 9 years ago

with Howard, Walker and 3 others

Conrad Green

9.4

Extremely pretty for something so young. Great nose. A long and interesting life ahead of it — 9 years ago

with Gregg and Rick

Hannes Huefken

9.0

Had to aerate for 10 minutes only for the woody stinkiness to disappear.
Brownish ruby red.
Prunes, raisins, maybe overripe strawberries on the nose, next to cognac, black pepper.
On the palate, it's pretty intense: Rather watery than viscous, sweet on attack and finish, low tannin, distinct licorice on mid-palate, acidity neither firm nor flabby.
Medium-short finish, but the mild tannin lingers for quite a while.
Might be time to drink up, for this is pretty ripe already. I wouldn't want this to disintegrate more. Fun to drink. I'm happy to notice that, while I like this mature thing, I really also want to drink younger reds with a more velvety texture and firmer tannin and taste profiles.
50+5+11+17+7=90 — 9 years ago

with Immo Philipp

Alex Alvärëz

9.2

Simultaneous feelings of extreme satisfaction and extreme shame at drinking a thing so beautiful but so young. — 10 years ago

Ron Siegel

10

Mouton Vertical dinner. Wow! One of my dream wines to try. This btl came from the cellars of Mahler-Besse collection and was in perfect condition. Ruby red color, sweet ripe red fruits on the nose with eucalyptus, cassis, chocolate mint and exotic spices, had this cola thing going on with soy and caramel. So big, rich, opulent, sexy and young but fully mature. What can I say just a perfect wine in every way! — 10 years ago

with Rajat

Steve Hagenlock

9.3

2013 vintage. Just got our allocation. Had to open one to appreciate where this will be in a few years. Lots of ripe red fruit, abundant spiciness, pretty bright acidity. Nicely balanced for something so young. Gonna be sick in 4 or 5 years. — 10 years ago

with Drake

JJ Lumia

9.2

Rich and meaty and full of blackberry fruit. Silky smooth, with good backbone and structure. Young, this can be enjoyed now or cellared. This needs to be your thing, but if it is, stock up and thank me later. — 8 years ago

Conrad Green

9.2

This is drinking really well. A lovely nose with kirsch, a herby sage thing and meaty, lively red fruit. On the palate young and vital. Lovely bright definition- vivid and powerful. Heat in check. It's young but much better balanced than a lot of 07's with great Pegau funk. Excellent and a good way ahead — 8 years ago

Alder Yarrow

Wine Blogger Vinography

9.3

Very pretty and very young. Floral, tight but fine grained tannins. Give it another 10 and rejoice. — 8 years ago

Marshal White

9.2

Aromatic, bright, and firm. Probably too young, but it was a pretty show. First time around with this producer. — 9 years ago

Conrad Green

9.2

Very bright and pretty. Flowers and citrus on the nose. Very young but full of life. Touch of sweetness. Great potential but lovely now. — 9 years ago

with Paul, Alan and 2 others

Erik Nordman

9.4

Anniversary Jacuzzi suite bubbles 😎 this was in a really great place and was really singing; I could smell it intensely just from pouring it. Rich and redolent of bruised yellow apple as well as caramelized apple, lovely fresh brioche, starting to show a bit of pleasant oxidative nutty character reminiscent of glazed pecans, a bit of baking spice, English toffee, and chalk dust. Almost like a nutty, toffee apple pie or something, Just really delicious. Acid is still nervy and provides a strong backbone but has had a bit of time to integrate in the mix with all the other elements and is in great balance right now; not punishing like some younger blanc de blancs can be. Fine bead provides a rich, creamy mouthfeel that's just delightful. First Grand Cru Champagne and it lived up to expectations. Serious value as well when it comes down to it, I paid like 55 bucks for this thing. That's pretty impressive for a vintage Le Mesnil Grand Cru, I'd say! — 9 years ago

Alder Yarrow

Wine Blogger Vinography

9.0

Tight still pretty young cherry tobacco and leather. — 10 years ago

Amy Morgan

9.0

A pretty floral and elegant red fruit driven wine. Reminds me of Beaujolais meets Pinot Noir. Red floral notes, red cherries, red plums, pomegranate, clove, a touch of toast. The body is silky with pronounced acidity and a touch of bitter tannins in the back palate. — 10 years ago

with Richard and Ryan

Mike Evans

9.4

2006 - Meaty, a little pepper, elegant and complex brambly fruit, pretty incredible and drinking well but young. — 10 years ago

with Stan

Bernardo Llaguno G.

8.9

A lot of spices on the nose. Very interesting color, incredible complexity for such a young wine. This vineyard is making some pretty nice Stuff 👏🏼👏🏼. I saw this and had to try it right away. — 10 years ago

Karen Wong

9.4

Can't believe it's still young n pretty! — 11 years ago