Fantastic. From Garagiste. — a year ago
Very drinkable and great finish. Preferred over most other House champagnes I’ve tried. — 3 months ago
Medium deep ruby , medium wide ruby core . Quite aromatic , tobacco , sweet spicy oak , ripe red currant , violet , light cassis . On the palate more mineral and earthy , lovely fine tannins , round generous very well balanced acidity , quite saline with that spicy oak coming back . After coming back to this after a couple of hours the oak is really apparent and covers up most of the rest of the wine. Very young , 15 years to fully integrate and will probably plateau for a further 15 -25 at least . — 9 months ago
Deep ruby , very little lightening at the rim . Really closed on the nose , lots of grafite and a mix of mostly red fruits . On the palate , real structure , a lot of tannin but with very good balance , excellent intensity. Lots of mineral depth , red fruits dominating, long on the finish with refreshing acidity. Needs time still, another 5-10 years and plateau for a further 20 . — a year ago
This was so enjoyable. Had a flight of reds and whites at the vineyard--standouts were the exceedingly dry Wolf Mountain Red and the buttery Chanteloup, which turned me on to chardonnay in a way I'd been looking for for years. But the best of the bunch, for our money that afternoon, was the Plateau. Wonderfully complex citrus notes with pear, mango, grapefruit, and a delightful level of tannin. Looking forward to making this our 'classy regular' white, if we can get it shipped often. — a year ago
Medium deep ruby core , pretty narrow garnet rim , youthful and bright . Slightly funky at first but this blows off to release concentrated spicy cassis , blackberry, red currant , cigar box , wood smoke , truffle. On the palate very rounded with fresh dark blackcurrant and red currant fruits , well balanced acidity. Rounded but quite noticeable tannins. Long sweet red fruit finish with touches of charcoal, grafite and a saline nuance. This is lovely now, and maintained well in the decanter for 5 hours , and will surely last on this high plateau for another decade at least as it appears so young, plump and fruit driven. — 8 months ago
Bit if development, quite wide ruby garnet rim . Nicely open and ready to go , cigar box , ripe cassis , touch of soy , cedar , Asian spices . On the palate quite strict and serious , dark cassis , soy , grafite , spicy touches . Good length and still pretty grippy tannin . Very nice now , in a good place though will stay on this plateau for a while , drink over the next 10 years . — a year ago
Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego
2000 vintage. Last tasted 12.2.22. Scored a 9.6 then. This go-round, nice fill and pristine cork. Decanted and tasted over the course of 5 mins-2 hours. Throwing respectable sed. Darker than expected given the age. Huge funk on the nose which remained for approx 4-5 mins despite much decanter swirling/agitation. Wine angular and tight upon first sip after 5 mins. Large, decaying leaves presence in the nose that morphed into a beefy espresso mélange at the 15 mins decanted mark. Gradually started to unfold, revealing massive graphite and cocoa powder flavors. Some forest floor aromas/flavors cruised by around the hour mark. Really started to show anticipated balance slightly thereafter. No absence of tannins/structure. Plenty of time left on the "in the zone" plateau but feel the wine crested the top of the bell curve in the last year or so. Not improving but enough components to keep this one in the rocking Y2K conversation as best of show. 2.7.24. — 2 months ago