Peter van den Besselaar

9.1

Vintage 2019 | in a whole range of wines from château de Minière this is the only wine that impressed me. From 100 y old vines. 20 hl/ha. Made with some barrel aging as well as partly amphora. Rich smell with liquorice. Tobacco. A fat wine, full bodied. An ideal partner for game dishes. — 24 days ago

Eryn Hales

10

Lambruscoooooooo — 4 years ago

Mallory Warner

10

Hands down my favorite rosé. That may be due to my newly discovered love of Cabernet Franc. Female owned vineyard and you can spend the night at the chateau? Sign me up! — 6 years ago

Peter van den Besselaar

8.9

Vintage 2024 | from young vines Chenin Blanc. Nice. Hay. Minerals. Good acidity. — 24 days ago

Jay Kline

9.2

Brought to Tasting Group; presented double-blind (I wanted to hear the taster say, “evidence of gas”…which never gets mentioned since nobody ever brings sparkles). I digress. The wine pours a burnished rose gold color with a persistent mousse. On the nose, baked Granny Smith apple, lemon rind, apricot, macerated raspberries and whipping cream. That palate dazzles with the same, aforementioned fruit though, the apricot comes across more pronounced. There are chalky minerals too. The wine is dry but has a compelling, sweet attack. Acid is medium+. A very long, creamy and almost saline finish that’s immensely satisfying. Some called Franciacorta, some Cava and some Limoux but most called NV Champagne. Blinding sparkling wine can often be tricky. Anyway, this Minière F & R Brut Zero was loved by all. This bottle was heavily based (79%) on the 2016 vintage with the balance coming from 2015. Basically 1/3, 1/3, 1/3 of Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier and Chardonnay respectively. Disgorged 08/2021. — 4 years ago

Philip Stumbo

9.2

I met the winemaker, Frederic Minière today. He studied under Jacques Selosse and is making super well structured, beautiful champagne. One to watch... santé! — 9 years ago

Peter van den Besselaar

8.9

Vintage 2020 | New Bourgueil to me, made by Belgian Kathleen van den Berghe MW — 3 months ago

Austin Hohnke

8.9

Vegetable patch. Black licorice. Spice. Structure, held up to NY strip. Nose is more complex than palate. — 3 years ago

Jody Scharf

8.9

A Dry Farm Wine. Low alcohol, low sugar. Downside, underwhelms you, Upside, you can enjoy the bottle and wake up tomorrow feeling good. Overall I like the concept.. — 5 years ago

Michael Piaker

9.3

17 November 2015. The Oyster Gourmet, Los Angeles, CA. — 10 years ago