Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.3

2017 vintage — 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. — 6 years ago

Katrina Robertson

8.9

Really awesome (bold and crisp) and a good price point — 8 years ago

Dave Meyers

9.4

Minerality defined. Loved this. — 8 years ago

Joseph Manfredi

9.0

Dark fruit, tart tannins, complex. I’d buy a case of this vintage and enjoy with a Cohiba from Havana 🇨🇺 — 8 years ago

Saxaphonst

9.3

Fantastic finish with toast and cream, long and interesting. One of my faves. — 9 years ago

Gregory Knaps

9.3

2012. 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 — 9 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

Jörgen Lindström Carlvik

Owner, Brix Wine Consultants

9.5

Incredibly layered stuff, with teeth-staining minerality, balanced by rich fruit flavors, bordering on tropical with plenty of grilled lemon juiciness in reserve. Never-ending finish with a complex tannic grip providing lift and energy. Thru 2020, at least. — 10 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. — 5 years ago

Wyatt Ramey

9.5

Great medium bodied, spicy burgundy — 5 years ago

Natalia Rodriguez

9.9

Delicious Pinot noir for Christmas ! — 6 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

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 — 8 years ago

Tia Subramanian

8.9

Lively dark fruit, spices, touch of green but well integrated. Perfect Christmas wine. — 8 years ago

with Clementine

Michael Piaker

9.0

30 November 2016. Bubbles On The Battery, Pier A Harbor House, New York, NY. — 9 years ago

Joe Weinberger

9.3

From our tasting at Domaine des Roche Neuve. — 9 years ago

Paul Henderson

9.1

Rich, toast, Apple. Quite nice — 10 years ago

with Ramona

Gary Kingsbury

9.0

Karen and I enjoyed this very much. — 12 years ago

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. — 5 years ago

Steve Medbery

9.3

Dark cherry, plum, dried spice — 5 years ago

Steven Moir

9.2

Simple, satisfying. — 6 years ago

N O

9.8

tasty light crisp bubbly delicious — 7 years ago

Norman

9.0

Getting better with air. — 8 years ago

Margaret M

9.0

juicy red fruits trace of graphit Had at home Jan 2018 — 8 years ago

Julie Niemi

9.4

So delicious. — 9 years ago

Mark Lindzy

9.6

Luis' top red cuvée from his oldest vines of Brancellao, Caiño Redondo, Caiño Longo and Ferrol. Unlike the "regular" A Torna Dos Pasas, the Escolma is aged in new and used French barriques for 1yr and bottle-aged for another 3 years.

Red and black tart berry fruit, backbone of fine tannins and Atlantic/granite minerality.

This is Spanish wine for Burgundy lovers. Amazing. — 9 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. — 10 years ago

Robert Gray

8.9

Little grassiness at the end and an overall nice drinker — 11 years ago

Kelly Cleary

9.0

I was out voted — 12 years ago