Jay Kline

9.3

Opened about an hour before service. No formal notes. The 1996 Château La Rame “Réserve du Château” pours a deep burnished copper/gold color with medium+ viscosity. Layers of delicious dried apricots, candied lemon, honeysuckle, nuts, with perfectly balanced acid. This is a rich and decadent dessert wine that reminds me of Sauternes (as it should considering it's 100% old-vine Sémillion affected by botrytis) and and a lovely pairing with what was an artistic, deconstructed take on a lemon meringue pie. Will probably live forever. — 9 months ago

Joyce Lin

8.9

Slight floral (red and purple flower) on the nose, tomato leaves, dried thyme, sage leaves, black cherry, licorice, dark plum, slightly smoky, high tannin, med plus acidity,!a bit irony, slightly vanilla. Classic Boudreaux. Give it couple years could be splendid! — 6 years ago

Gary Phillips

8.9

A very nine wine, but would be best after dinner as a desert wine as it was very sweet like a Sauternes. — 8 years ago

Severn Goodwin

9.2

Nose has green melon rind, over-ripe peach, orange pith, pink salt slab, golden raisins, dehydrated apricots and celery leaf; Improvement with extended air.

Palate has dried lemon, candied pineapple, warm clementine orange wedge, peach skin, dehydrated peach, wet sand, medium acidity and finish.

This bottle is in a nice spot today, but not up to par with the Ch. La Rame (outstanding showing) today.

$14 Jul 2015; buy and cellar inexpensive Bordeaux Blanc, be very happy later when the acidity settles...

Hold future bottles 2023-25. — 2 years ago

Rebecca Fletcher

9.2

Earth, Apple and pear. Mint, floral, and perfume. M+ acid, m body. Lemon, wet rock. M finish. Balanced. Very bright. — 8 years ago

Aldo Mussio

9.3

Il colore e la bolla ammaliano, staresti li a guardalo per sempre, brillante, rame splendente, le note di frutto qui sono più importanti e si sentono di più anche i lieviti, la pasticceria, una torta ai frutti di bosco leggermente tiepida. L'equilibrio e l'eleganza la fanno anche qui da padrona è nonostante non ami i rosati questo riesce a fare la sua bella figura — 8 years ago

Candy H

10

Crisp, hints of apple but not overly tart like many of the Marlborough’s . Highly recommend, — 3 years ago

Michael Ochsner

9.4

Unreal. If I’m going to drink dessert wine this is it. — 6 years ago

Paolo

9.1

I have a soft spot for the french...what can i say...je ne sais pas — 7 years ago

JR

9.3

#excellent — 8 years ago