Jeff Thompson

9.0

Jazz birthday at the wine bar in Mara Loop June 21, 2026. 2022 vintage. — 9 days ago

Christian Fischer

9.5

This did not stand up to the 1990, but maybe in 10 years it will ;). It’s a great champagne, no doubt. — a year ago

Kos

9.3

Beaumont truffles pairing service with lamb carpaccio. Raw wine, sediments, au nez on obtient champignon et earthy, au goût surprenamment sucré et facile à boire, pas gras ni acide. — 3 years ago

Zack Hall

9.3

Cool stuff — 4 years ago

Michael Phillips

8.9

Hint of seeetness with good body — 5 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.6

Big weekend holidays call for big wines. Happy Memorial Day weekend.

Time to make the new Riedel Vintage Sommelier flutes really prove their worth.

The nose reveals; golden & green apples, sour lemons, lime juice to almost candy, touch of apple cider, overripe pineapple, lime, tangerine notes, stone fruit-apricot & peach, caramel, sweet, cream butter, vanillin, very beautiful & powdery chalkiness, saline, sea fossils, delicate, grey volcanics (almost ash), bread dough, light yeastiness, chunks of just fruit in marmalade, jam, hints of candle wax, honeysuckle & comb, gentle white spice with yellow lilies, jasmine, spring flowers, fruit blooms with some mixed in cut greens.

The body/mousse is gentle & delicate...super micro oxygenation/bubbles. She shows her beauty as she glides over the palate. More golden apple than the nose, green apple, sour lemons, lime zest to almost candy, touch of apple cider, overripe pineapple, lime, tangerine notes, stone fruit-apricot & peach, caramel, vanillin, sweet, cream butter, very beautiful & extremely, powdery chalkiness, saline, sea fossils, delicate, grey volcanics (almost ash), bread dough, light yeastiness, sesame oil, silvered almonds, chunks of just fruit in marmalade, jam, hints of candle wax, honeysuckle & comb, gentle white spice with the perfect light heat & palate penetration with yellow lilies, jasmine, spring flowers, fruit blooms with some mixed in cut greens. The acidy is perfect and gentle. The finish isn’t quite as good as the 02 Krug we had on my birthday in March but, it’s a close relative. It’s super; refined, delicate, unbelievable knitting, well balanced, elegantly polished like 75 degree sunshine on your face and persists softly like baby skin for minutes.

An amazing cuvée!

Photos of; the Champagne house of Egly-Ouriet, A-frame bottles in their cave, Owner/ Francis Egly (since taking it over from his father in 1982) in one of his Ambonnay Grand Cru Vineyards and vines around the estate.

Producer notes, Elgy-Ouriet was planted in 1946 to Pinot Noir in pure-chalk soil of ‘Crayères.’ Unquestionably one of the finest, south-facing terroirs in Ambonnay. Les Crayères is the top single vineyard of the estate, containing the oldest vines. 100% Pinot Noir from the renowned Les Crayères known for its extremely shallow topsoil and chalky bedrock. Completely barrel fermented, and aged 70 months on the lees. It's a blend of the 2010 and 2011 vintages and was disgorged in July 2018 after 72 months sur lattes. — 6 years ago

Amy

9.0

loved! i think thatchers. had at super bowl — 5 months ago

John Howard

Harvest production at Hirsch and Cobb Wineries

9.1

Precise and nice. — 7 months ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.1

Pure nose. Berries and so juicy and lean. Spice. Great nose. Good concentration and purity. Lovely cool climate vibe. good structure — 3 years ago

Adam Kincaid

8.9

Not a typical fruit forward gamay. Very stemy, herbacious, some pepper. Meh… — 4 years ago

with Jillian

Steve Rura

9.1

Last bottle before saying goodbye to summer and doing the whole30. Good one to go out with! Yeasty, big bubbles and layered complexity. Happy Labor Day ✨🥂🌅 — 6 years ago

Scott Rowe

9.1

Wrattonbully showing off with a generous amount of fruit packed into 1 bottle of wine.
#selfisolation #socialdistancing — 6 years ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.3

Very oaky nose along with pretty black cherry, licorice, spice and menthol. Aromatic big man that wood. Palate is dense and sweet with nice balance and texture. Good 2012 volume and amplitude. Compact. Nice mineral finish. Give it 3-5 years for oak to integrate on nose. It has on palate which is nice now. — 7 years ago

Chris MacLean

9.0

Better on days 2 and 3. A touch abrasive on day one. Best to decant. — 7 months ago

with Sarah

Joe L.

9.7

Delicious. Crisp and not buttery. Pinot noir based - blanc de noir. Aged 4 years on lees. No sugar added to make it bone dry! Lots of chalk in soil. — 2 years ago

Mark Rosse

9.4

Happy New Year 🎈 — 3 years ago

Susan Stribling

8.9

Crisp, minerals and stone fruit. Good on a warm afternoon at an al fresco bush lunch in Botswana. Selinda Camp — 5 years ago

Peter Rosenfeld

9.4

Complex light layered. Delicious. 2011 — 6 years ago

Katie Wincor

9.4

Medium ruby; pronounced intensity, strawberry, raspberry, red cherry, blueberry, violet, vanilla, black pepper, menthol, youthful; dry, medium (+) acidity, medium tannin, medium alcohol, medium body, raspberry, red cherry, blueberry, violet, vanilla, black pepper menthol, medium (+) finish; can drink now, but has potential for ageing, outstanding — 6 years ago

Jeremy Shanker

Sommelier at RN74

9.2

Need to drink more SA Mourvèdre — 7 years ago