Bright, but quite ripe, red cherry with almond, nice herbaceous notes and light nutmeg. Reductive notes are there, but not overpowering... so a plus for me. YMMV. A little time to breathe helps.
Thanks to 2015, this is delicious now, but there’s enough grip to hold for a couple years.
So, nowadays we’re paying $48 in Dallas for Hautes-Côtes de Nuits... 2015 is a banner year for everyone apparently. — 7 years ago
1 December 2017. Bunker, Brooklyn, NY. — 7 years ago
Smokey stone fruits and minerality. Medium plus body, acid and finish. Love the intensity on the palette. — 8 years ago
Absolutely fantastic. 100% Chardonnay and a hair from bone dry. Couldn't have guessed this was New World wine, let alone from Virginia. Super stuff. — 8 years ago
Clean and crisp. Not a lot going on but at $20 it's the perfect daily champagne fix. — 9 years ago
28/OUT/2015 — 10 years ago
From WineBid and rocking on NYE — 10 years ago
At first I found this undrinkable because of the manure smell. But after a day being open it’s wonderful. Smoky aroma. Smooth balanced palate that keeps on giving. Charred plums, smoke, tobacco, white pepper, cinnamon, unsweetened cocoa. It’s a Christmas gift that keeps on giving. — 5 years ago
Wish I had a few cases. — 7 years ago
Crisp, fresh and the perfect amount of bubbles for my liking. — 7 years ago
6 April 2017. Convive Wines, New York, NY. — 8 years ago
Decanter FWE 2013 — 8 years ago
Pinot Noir and Gamay blend. Ripe fruits with finesse. — 9 years ago
Virginia bubbles, 100% Chard and it's super freaking yummy!!! — 9 years ago
After one whole glass it may be too much. But great. — 10 years ago
Good grief! Earthen spices and angelic red fruit. Words fail but a wine I must drink again...and again... ... — 10 years ago
Gute presi leistungsverhältnis — 11 years ago
Nice. On the more acidic / precise and less yeasty end of the spectrum. — 7 years ago
This striking blend of Beaujolais Gamay and Côte d'Or Pinot Noir offers cool scents of black cherry and licorice and a noble rusticity to its very ripe, plush flavors of black raspberry and spices energized by saline minerality and a note of granite. Broad tannins won't prevent early enjoyment. (Stephen Tanzer, Vinous, Mar 2018) $25 — 7 years ago
Servi à l'aveugle pour testé le Clos Rougeard. Fruits noirs, épices, le bois est encore présent et se développe avec l'air bien et en a besoin. Texture soyeuse, belle rondeur. — 8 years ago
Good acid with funky barnyard — 9 years ago
25/NOV/2015 — 9 years ago
This was chock full of does-not-suck — 10 years ago
Frothy bubble, almost savoury flavours when tasted with spicy Thai food! — 10 years ago
Pleasant and enjoyable. Subtle creaminess, lemon, floral notes. — 10 years ago
Craig Daniels
Lovely spicy wine that got bigger and better over the course of the bottle. Highly recommend to serve with or even after dinner. — 5 years ago