John Bratincevic

9.1

Wal-Mart’s house champagne brand…I figured for $25, why not?

Nose: buttered white crusty toast, nuts, honey, beeswax, yellow apple, very ripe tropical fruit, some kind of mushroom or something fermenting? Shellfish! Mixed feelings here … complex for sure, but a little weird…

Taste: good! Definitely solid French bubbly -texture OK, fruitier than I expected - tangerine, green apple, nice bracing acidity, bitter nuts. A little (sour) cream. 91-92! Definitely a solid alternative to the good $18-22 cremants if you’d rather spend $25 and get real champagne. From Wal-Mart! EDIT: wife agrees with score! Her instinct was 92. — 2 years ago

Blake Walker

9.1

@Delectable Wine this is ARLYN Farm, ‘Lionne’ Chardonnay 2017

Chehalem Mtn AVA. Minerals, tropical fruit, good acidity. — 4 years ago

Jimmy Smith

Director, West and North London Wine School

8.9

Quite opulent on the nose showing distinct age; leather, meaty and smoky. Herbal, garrigue, lavender. Red plum, cherry and lightly dried fruit. Good stuff for £5! Medium bodied, light tannin and acid, but good red fruit, smoky, cedar and tobacco, with a meaty finish. Decent wine! — 9 years ago

Matt

9.0

This captures the style of Saint Préfert quiet well with its sleek profile, freshness and lifted aromatics. This has some serious class for its CDR origin, very pure and elegantly structured. Fresh to overripe black fruit, stones, candied olive, smoke and lavender. There’s a hint of meaty-ness as well. The florals are this wines most intriguing component, coupled with the snap of acid the blend has, tremendous value. 85 GR 15 CI, “la Lionne” in Sorgues, gallets soils, full concrete — 5 years ago