Scott Kieser

9.5

Very elegant, textured and mildly creamy with extroverted berry, mandarin, and spice notes coating the palate with typical Gratien electricity on the persistent finish. Paired beautifully with a NY Strip. Nice way to celebrate my 50th Birthday. — 6 months ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.3

1996 vintage. Last tasted 5.8.25 (9.5), 9.29.24 (9.5) and 8.2.24 (9.6). Decanted with some sed and tasted after an hour. Solid cork and fill. This was the worst showing of the last visits with less tannic structure and slightly more richness. Tasted a bit more like their "Au Paradis" offering. Not totally dissuaded from picking up another few bottles for enjoyment in the few 5 years or so tho. Three out of four bottles surveyed were fabulous and this wasn't a total swing and a miss. 07.18.25. — a year ago

Pooneet K

9.1

Interesting wine, 13 grapes, natural without being annoying. Opens up nicely. Not overly heavy, nice balance. Fresh with good acid. Good suggestion from the fine folks at Joe Beef in Montreal, and a good pairing with the very rich food here. — a year ago

Stuart Pollack

9.0

White fruit (apricot and peach) nose and flavor. Complex palette of cream and apricot. Some odd flavors in the finish, unfortunately. — 4 years ago

Jason Li

9.7

To my dad. Bravo! — 6 years ago

Nina M

9.2

Crisp, slight oak, very fruity... easy drink — 7 years ago

Jonathan Warren

9.3

Beautiful strawberry red fruit high acid. Perfect wine for the dinner which was a bacon cheeseburger for one — 6 months ago

Bob Boyle

9.3

Nose is faint, fully resolving into the body. Body is soft and supple but wonderful experience on the palate with medium finish. Great wine. Tannins are still there, but holding the body with gossamer gloves. — 9 months ago

KA

9.5

Emirates First Class — a year ago

Kristen Grimes

9.5

The house red for our first dinner in Bordeaux 🍷
Fruit forward with a bigger body and some good but not overpowering tannins. Perfect with our shared beef carpaccio and steak 🇫🇷❤️
Lesson learned: just get a bottle 🤭 — 2 years ago

Oliver Seaman

9.0

Sweets. Fun aperitif. — 5 years ago

Chance Miller

9.0

Chef Portay wine dinner — 6 years ago

Andréa Soechting Jacobs

9.2

Decided to plan a trip to the south of France while enjoying this bottle over dinner with my husband and mom — 7 years ago

DC_nyc

9.1

Light body, yet rich in flavor. Smooth, with no distracting notes or aftertaste. A nice vintage—great with a light meal, charcuterie, or dessert — 7 months ago

Michael Younkins

9.3

Beautiful salmon color, dry with red fruit notes. — 9 months ago

Alberto Cdm

9.4

15 anni e non sentirli 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 — a year ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.4

Don’t drink a ton of spirits, but I do sample them when the occasion arises. This was pretty good, very balanced and of course smoothish.

Pebble Beach Food & Wine 2025-From The Cellar Event. — a year ago

Fredybeans

9.0

Boisé encore un peu présent en bouche
Nez fin
Bouche grasse suave et dense
Finale élégante — 5 years ago

Fredybeans

9.0

Jaune clair
Nez fleur blanche lys herbe coupée
Bouche ample ronde puis acidité vive et côté cristallin
Finale minérale — 6 years ago

TheElder Pinot

9.1

Subtle, elegant, delicious. More please! — 7 years ago