Francis le cave

9.3

C'est la finale, qui prend un élan grâce à l'acidité, qui étonne dans ce vin. — 4 years ago

Keith Stevenson

9.1

Bright ‘09, 375ml gem. Less earth, more cool temp altitudinal élan. — 9 years ago

Al Doyle

8.9

I'm such a sucker for this kinda wine. Translating the Aussie sunshine to south london with élan. First glug of juice in our garden. — 8 years ago

with Lulu

Shane Dunlea

9.1

Very nice. Not Burgundy, not California. Thanks for the recommendation Élan sommelier. — 9 years ago

with Darwin

Gae Saccoccio - NdC

9.8

Vintage 1949 in Burgundy according to Broadbent: “..most perfect end of a decade - elegant, well-balanced wines”; Clive Coates in his book Cote D'Or: "best vintage of 40's all-perfect beauty and purity”; Robert M. Parker Jr.: “it was the best of post world war II vintages before 1959”
Henri Leroy at that time was négociant based in Auxey-Duresses, his mythical daughter Lalou Bize-Leroy in 1949 was only seventeen.
Les Cazetiers is amongst the most elevated of Premier Cru site in Gevrey-Chambertin - and indeed the whole of Burgundy.
I drank this precious bottle on Mount Etna with #FrankCornelissen and other dear friends. Uncork this bottle lead to a surgical operation. Just begun to pull it out, a light breath of wine molecule with air bubbles magically have emerged on the surface of the cork. It's been like witness the passing away of a dying old man (or Pinot Noir must be a woman?) That humanized wine had held "élan vital", hope and breath inside him for the last 66 years! A miracle of a wine still so tasty, robust, citrusy, vibrant, earthy, incredibly alive and well-preserved despite color and neck level did not bode so well.. that's what I thought and I'll remember until I die: "the wine was waiting for us to drink it up, he gave off his mortal blow to offer us life, joy and smile!" — 8 years ago

with Alberto