David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.4

Beautiful. Much softer and rounder than the 16 Oger Grand Cru Special Club.

The mousse is fantastic…smooth as silk…micro oxygenation.

Lightly, bruised, red & green apple, pear, tones of apple cider, citrus blend-lime led, pineapple juice, notes of ginger-ale, shades of hues of brown sugar, cream, some bread dough, baguette crust, light yeastiness, perfect chalkiness, alluvial limestone, saline, sea fossils, soft white pepper, yellow lilies, spring flowers, soft, lively, perfect acidity and a beautiful two-minutes finish that encompasses; incredible balance, tension, structure and master woven.

The “Chouilly Grand Cru” Millésimé is the only vintage that comes from several plots, but from a single place called “Montaigu”. Its style represents the archetype of fine, delicate and creamy “blanc de Blancs” Champagne. It is made from several plots..12 hectares. 60 months on lees. They are an original member of the Club Trésors de Champagne.

Photos of, Gimonnet, Didier Gimonnet, the amazing chalk in their vineyards, Cote de Blanc Chardonnay grapes. — 10 months ago

Michael Ochsner

9.0

Archetype. Creamy mid palate. Beautiful. $11.24 G — 3 years ago

Douglas Braun

9.2

2013 Vintage - boysenberry fruit , cured meat , spice white pepper ,mineral(Stoney) medium acidity -great archetype — 4 years ago

Ivor

9.0

Year in year out this one keeps on being a pleaser! Archetype Mosel einstieg Riesling. — a year ago

Jakub Kalinowski

9.0

A beautiful Pfalz Riesling archetype.
Sweet, rich & exotic on the nose with ripe yellow peaches, candied pineapple, tangerine zest. Ripe & broad but there’s great freshness, coming from a cool, mineral, slightly smoky underscore.
On the palate this shows rich breadth but there’s also great balance & depth, either the volcanic, spicy minerality adding a nice counterbalance to the ripe, sweet yellow fruit. Opulent yet juicy and dangerously drinkable. This is yum!
— 2 years ago

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9.7

The 2018 Chianti Classico Riserva Rancia is an absolutely stunning wine. The archetype of Rancia in the past has been of a big, potent Chianti Classico but in 2018, Rancia is a wine of mind-blowing elegance and finesse. Silky, perfumed and indescribably finessed, the 2018 dazzles from start to finish. It's a magical wine in every way. (Antonio Galloni, Vinous, September 2021)
— 3 years ago

Loren Grossman

Vintner Wilde Farm Wines

9.5

The archetype for Sangiovese. Super deep, layered full of flavor and energy. Camphor, grilled herbs, black fruits, meaty lavender. Campfire smoke. Killer. — 4 years ago

Michael Ochsner

8.9

Archetype $22.50 WG — 2 years ago

Nicolas Greinacher

9.1

Medium garnet, the 2001 Château Léoville Barton is an archetype for cooler vintage, aristocratic left bank Bordeaux. It offers well-defined aromas of blackcurrant, dried black cherry, wood spice, mushroom, forest floor, tobacco and gravel. Medium to full-bodied, the palate is dominated by a massive tannin structure, excellent fruit concentration and a long, persistent finish. Drink now until 2030. — 2 years ago

Steven Richardson

9.2

Very Soft apple cider. Maple wood, the “milk” in milk chocolate, not the “lavender” in lavender, but the “milk” of lavender? Whatever it is, there is like a floral or herbal substance or spirit animating the flavour that’s carried by the “milk chocolate”. Some kind of cucumberism?

Lots of complexities to this despite being a red blend. I guess, maybe that explains the encompassing or hard-to-nail flavours. It’s an archetype or an ensemble rather than something singular. That said it’s got plenty of personality. — 3 years ago