Marc Stubblefield

Wine Sales at Vino Carta and Kogod Wine Merchant

9.1

All the bright red strawberries and raspberries you could want, and with a brisk acidity that keeps everything from getting flabby or boozy on the palate. Add an undercurrent of herbs, earth and leather and you're done. Deeeeee-licious. — 10 years ago

Bram Wessel

8.9

A LOT more austere than I expected, tastes almost young. Nose took time to develop, even with lots of air. I'm a little suspicious about how this bottle was stored. There's almost zero penetration of the cork suggesting lots of upright storage? The ulage was normal-seeming, just a small visible gap beneath the foil. What nose there is has hints of mint, cedar and something candied, like dates. On the palate, surprisingly moderate intensity (12.5% pre-fruit-bomb era), tannic structure still very evident at 24 years, but considerably softened down to fine grain. Plummy, black cherry flavored, with that confected undercurrent. Finishes long and tannic. Cut through very rich lamb shank stewed in red wine, caramelized onions, shallots, and rosemary. Still developing with dark chocolate dessert. — 11 years ago

Dino Bachini

9.3

Day two wine opened still lush with firm tannins and an undercurrent of sweet black fruit. Nice length on the finish. — 12 years ago

Mark Royer

9.0

Citrus, minerals, acid with a slight undercurrent of yeast.
Drinking good now. — 10 years ago

Christine Havens

9.2

The Demière-Ansiot 2006 has the sort of flavor profile I adore in a Blanc de Blancs. Opens with lush, expressive aromas of kumquat peel, apricot, brioche and smoke. In the mouth, it's intense, generously layered with a fine, arching acid spine. Amid a rhythmic staccato of citrus and orchard fruit lies an undercurrent of mouthwatering salinity, crushed shell and sea foam, sweeping on through a lengthyand persistent finish. Bravo. Bravo. — 11 years ago

Chris Tanghe

9.6

Gamey, pepper, super savory with a strong undercurrent of stone. — 12 years ago

Diedra West

9.2

Diedra had this 11 years ago

Mark W Smith

Sommelier

8.9

Honeysuckle, funky, crabapple sour, undercurrent of savory elements — 11 years ago

March

8.9

Negrette. Aromatic, purple flowers and roses with loamy undercurrent.. Silky soft — 12 years ago

Shannon Jones

9.1

Sour cherries and a little caramel on the finish. Really tight at first... Better the second night. Lemon and grapefruit on the nose with an undercurrent of dark ripe red fruit. A little gamey and almost sweet (but not really). — 13 years ago