Tom Casagrande

9.2

The label also says “Le Mourre de la Caille,” but I’m not sure if that’s just a motto for the domaine or it’s a different cuvée. It’s a 70/20/10 GSM. Only 14% alcohol. The nose is invitingly fruity, with deep spicy dark berry fruit and a little of the old time Southern Rhone iodiney minerality. Mouthfilling, with deeply fruity, low-toned dark berry fruity and savory flavors. It’s ripe but not too ripe or jammy. And there’s quite a bit of soft tannin buried under the fruit-alanche. I really like this. — 4 months ago

Adrienne Leistner

9.2

One of my favorite Champagnes in the mid price range — 4 years ago

Richard Poulin

9.1

Sec et tendre, grande finesse et très aromatique, fruits divers primaires et secondaires, avec une belle minéralité en fin de bouche. Belle fraîcheur. Pourrais se conserver quelques années pour laisser évoluer les arômes tertiaires. Biodynamie. 30$ — 5 years ago

Christopher King

9.2

Tangy with good tannins. — 6 years ago

Ed Lehrman

9.2

2014 Sec Tendre- really delicious hi acid orange nectarine fruit, chalk, incredible saline length. Yum. — 6 years ago

Jeff Faulk

9.6

Great white from our trip to the Loire Valley. Not too sweet, but very good! — 8 years ago

with Teresa

Tom Stephenson

9.0

More of a sec tendre. Will be interesting to follow over a day or two. — 8 years ago

Ericsson

9.2

WEST3 London. Outstanding wine. — 7 months ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.5

Vintage 2016 | Brown colour, explosive and fruity smell: mesmerizing! Beautiful balance. I am impressed by this German Pinot Noir that is à Point. Paired with Gougères (cheese puffs made with Gruyère), petit tendre beef and zucchini tarts. — 2 years ago

ESF

9.2

So tasty - just spot on: sexy nose of honey & beeswax, ripe red apples, lanolin, musk, and orchard fruit. Just wafty… silky on palate, great weight vibrant acidity and so honeyed w/out being cloying. Minerality & smoke, gorgeous yellow orchard fruit w/kiss of RS - I’d call Sec Tendre. — 5 years ago

Gregory Fulchiero

9.3

Oh my. Delicate and nimble. Sec tendre level sweetness. Slight wool, wax, and honeysuckle. With chicken and coconut curry it’s sublime. — 6 years ago

Wade Thieme

9.2

Has a little funk — 7 years ago

with Jerri

Brian Reedy

9.0

Happy Mother’s Day — 8 years ago

with Sarah

Elizabeth Gardner

9.0

Wish I had decanted. First glass was good, but last glass was excellent. — 8 months ago

Jess

8.9

Rudi Ruttger Le Tendre Riesling 2022
Pfaltzgraff

Pale lemon color.
Aromas of lime.
Medium-dry. Flavors of lime, mineral.

Intensity: 4/5
Complexity: 1/5
Balance: 4/5
Finish: 4/5 — 2 years ago

Aravind A

9.2

A bit overly sweet, but was brought as a pairing experiment. — 5 years ago

with James and Peter

Benoit Duhamel

8.9

Encore de la difficulté avec ce vin et avec 2012. Chambolle devrait être plus charmeur, plus tendre, alors qu’ici je trouve à la fois le vin dur et mince... c’est rare mais j’y ai trouvé des notes de café. — 5 years ago

Tom DW

9.1

Hint of blueberry and spices gives it a nice body. It is not sweet but a very balanced flavor. — 7 years ago

Benoit Duhamel

9.1

Après les Cabottes 13 bu quelques jours plus tôt, je m’attendais à un vin severe ici aussi. Au contraire un vin beaucoup plus tendre, rempli de fruits noirs, qui s’améliore le temps du repas. Un beau vin ! — 8 years ago

Mike Evans

9.2

I decided that lunch with family at a terrific restaurant was a fitting setting for my last bottle of 1997 Pinon Vouvray Cuvée Tradition, a wine that has seen so many family celebrations through the years, and it again performed admirably. This bottle is probably a little past peak, showing a little oxidation, but Chenin handles a little oxidation pretty well as the honeyed stone fruit and minerals seem to absorb it. With the sec tendre sweetness and still lively acidity, it is made for food, and paired brilliantly with a range of inventive and delicious dishes focused on seafood and vegetables, though it worked with a raw beef dish just as well. The wine may be gone, but the memories of it will last for a long time. — 9 years ago