Jeremy Shanker

Sommelier at RN74

9.3

Overperformed expectations. Fresh and full of life still. Best Matrot red I’ve ever had. — 5 months ago

Neal Ferry

9.1

Apricots she says… sweet and acidic — 9 months ago

with TwiLea

Byron Hewett

9.1

Delicious. At Old Vines Wine Bar in Kennebunk, Maine. — 2 years ago

Perry Riddle

9.3

Really overdelivered. Beautiful. — 3 years ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.3

2017 vintage — 4 years ago

Wyatt Ramey

9.5

Great medium bodied, spicy burgundy — 4 years ago

Steve Medbery

9.3

Dark cherry, plum, dried spice — 5 years ago

Tracy Hall

9.0

Lean red and blue fruits and savory thyme . Decanted Good food wine. Like bbq ribs. TBL — 5 months ago

Alvaro Bustillos

9.2

Pc ines magnum 3 lt — 8 months ago

Fredybeans

9.3

Belle couleur or
Nez grillé et épices
Bouche nous amenant plus sur vouvray
Belle longueur gras et seveux — 2 years ago

Josh Morgenthau

9.6

Glorious. Delightfully floral, fruity, typical cab franc notes. Touches of cocoa, toasted almond, herbs, and a real soulful tartness. Truly a wine of balance, with all the complexity of the grape but also delicious now. This will evolve I’m sure but hard to beat how it is today. — 2 years ago

Valerie Finley

9.4

Peaches and Meyer lemon. Clean, fresh and crisp. Really elegant wine! Very balanced and nice amount of acid. — 4 years ago

Tom Balamaci

9.3

Apple that had begun to rot in the cider bin (in a good way!) minerals and balanced oak integration. A very long and complex finish. — 5 years ago

Steven Moir

9.2

Simple, satisfying. — 6 years ago

Jen Resnick

8.9

Perfect light red for reasonable price — 6 months ago

Jean-Phillippe Landry

9.1

Sharp, beautiful colour, fresh but full of body. — 7 months ago

Timothy Eustis

Wine Director, Red Lion Inn

9.0

Pretty red fruit with bright acidity. And some drying tannins. It’s great. 2020. — a year ago

Sharon B

9.0

I don’t drink much Bordeaux, not sure why. Maybe the choices are a bit overwhelming for me 🤷‍♀️ this one is medium bodied, has smooth tannins, not much fruit. — 3 years ago

Sarah Worner

8.9

Wonderful, beautiful Pinot from the Chablis region. Drinks like a cooler region Pinot - fruity, light-med body, smooth, low-med tannins, nice acid. Could age a bit longer still. — 4 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. — 5 years ago