Jae Cho

9.1

Black currants and tart plum with great acid that unfurls the pencil lead silky texture down the center. Generous nose that evolves continually, that at first seems deceptively simple. — 6 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.2

Four day weekend. Gotta get it off to a good start. Been awhile since we had our 375ml of Ruinart.

The nose shows, ripe, slightly candied; black cherries, strawberries, kirsch cherries, rich, summertime watermelon, touch of orange citrus family blend, pomegranate juice, hints of fruit roll up & haunting apricots. Sea fossils & spray, a little bread dough, grey volcanics, chalky powder, orange, spring flowers with fresh & withering, red & pink rose pedals.

The palate is full & touch gummy/candied. Fruits are well extracted, deep, ruby; black cherries, blackberries, strawberries, kirsch cherries, rich, summertime watermelon, touch of orange citrus family blend, pomegranate juice, hints of fruit roll up & haunting apricots. Ghostly, not quite fruit brandy or fruit liqueur character, sea fossils & spray, a little bread dough, not quite medium, white spice with hints of palate heat, grainy, grey volcanics, chalky powder, orange, spring flowers with fresh & withering, red & pink rose pedals. The acidity lively and crisp. The round, well balanced & polish finish is always consistently satisfying and lingers for minutes.

Photos of; the House of Ruinart, Dom Thierry Ruinart, nicely light caves and rolling, hillside, Grand Cru Vineyard.

Not quite sure where “D” gets $83 when you can buy this all day at just under $65. — 7 years ago

Nniccolò Contenta

9.3

2003 a nice juicy bomb a touch ripe but extremely textured allemand style and this particular magnum drinking at peak. 👍😎🍉 — 7 years ago

Katie Carney

9.0

smooth and gulpable — 8 years ago

Tia Subramanian

8.9

Lively dark fruit, spices, touch of green but well integrated. Perfect Christmas wine. — 9 years ago

with Clementine

Nick Buissinne

9.5

Slightly smokey - a real lovely surprise, goes down so smoothly and leaves a pleasant after taste - not sure why it is mentioned as being from France - wine of origin is Robertson South Africa and proudly so! — 10 years ago

Nico J. Snyman

9.1

Really solid example of GC, not familiar with the producer, but showing really well. — 10 years ago

Ned Gray Creed

9.5

Out of magnum. That is so damn delicious. Lip schmacking, bright color, great balance. Drink more late release Irancy. — 10 years ago

Gary Kingsbury

9.0

Karen and I enjoyed this very much. — 13 years ago

John Wight

Sommelier/Wine Director Luce Restaurant

10

Robbing the cradle. :( — 13 years ago

Wyatt Ramey

9.5

Great medium bodied, spicy burgundy — 6 years ago

Steve Medbery

9.3

Dark cherry, plum, dried spice — 6 years ago

Steven Moir

9.2

Simple, satisfying. — 7 years ago

Luciano Silva

9.2

Good white wine option. Pineapple, vanilla and cinnamon. Great for summer. — 7 years ago

Maciej Kurka

9.2

Austere and harsh but in a good way and needed decanting time. I’m actually excited to drink Maranges. Read about this village recently and watched couple interesting vids. Awesome — 9 years ago

CAAARRGGHHL

9.2

Deliciousness! — 9 years ago

Michael Piaker

9.0

30 November 2016. Bubbles On The Battery, Pier A Harbor House, New York, NY. — 10 years ago

Gregory Knaps

9.3

2012. 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 — 10 years ago

Hiroshi Tominaga

8.9

Bought at Mitsukoshi for ¥1,900. Good value. Rich and full body. — 11 years ago

Paul Henderson

9.1

Rich, toast, Apple. Quite nice — 11 years ago

with Ramona

Aravind A

9.4

My best bottle so far, with none of the oxidation present in some previous bottles. On the nose: soft lemon, honey, a touch of oatmeal. On the palate: fantastic acidity, lemon and apple, honey with a distinc mineral core, and a soft smoky character. Fantastic showing. — 6 years ago

with Peter

Natalia Rodriguez

9.9

Delicious Pinot noir for Christmas ! — 7 years ago

Jason Gelman

9.1

really pure fruit and exceptionally long green apple / apple juice finish. definitely feels young, needs another few years to mature but delicious nonetheless! — 7 years ago

N O

9.8

tasty light crisp bubbly delicious — 8 years ago

Margaret M

9.0

juicy red fruits trace of graphit Had at home Jan 2018 — 9 years ago

Julie Niemi

9.4

So delicious. — 9 years ago

Robert Mackie

9.6

Great to be drinking with Jono & Kare again! — 10 years ago

with Kate and Jono

Joe Weinberger

9.3

From our tasting at Domaine des Roche Neuve. — 10 years ago

R J Grogan

9.0

Hints of citrus and sulphur in the nose (a poor man's Batard?) ...round in the mouth. Long flinty finish, especially when a bit less cold. — 11 years ago

Kelly Cleary

9.0

I was out voted — 13 years ago