Mario Medina

9.2

Petit Elan from Atypical wines, Petit Verdot grapes. 2024. Very good, smooth, deep purple color, some plum and berries, bought from the owner at San Javier patrimonial wine fest, would definitely buy again — 2 months ago

Keith Stevenson

9.1

Bright ‘09, 375ml gem. Less earth, more cool temp altitudinal élan. — 10 years ago

Francis le cave

9.3

C'est la finale, qui prend un élan grâce à l'acidité, qui étonne dans ce vin. — 5 years ago

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!" — 10 years ago

with Alberto

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. — 9 years ago

with Lulu

Shane Dunlea

9.1

Very nice. Not Burgundy, not California. Thanks for the recommendation Élan sommelier. — 11 years ago

with Darwin