Ron Siegel

9.2

Nice drinking Sancerre. Notes of citrus, lime, pear fruit, saline with floral tones — 6 days ago

Paul T- Huntington Beach

9.4

This was even better on day 2 Notes from K&L, 88-acre estate, Château de Montfaucon sits just across the Rhône River from the esteemed vineyards of Châteauneuf-du-Pape. It is owned and operated by Rodolphe de Pins, a UC Davis graduate and former member of the winemaking staff at Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe. Over the years, Château de Montfaucon has developed a HUGE following among both our staff and customers.The vines for the Mme la Comtesse vineyard were planted in the 1870s (that's not a typo). These old gnarly vines with their highly restricted yields produce some of the richest most concentrated Clairette in the entire Rhône Valley. Planted on a mix of sand, clay and pudding stones, this wine is the essence of sleek minerality. A touch of barrel fermentation adds volume and structure. The flavors resonate with ripe stone fruit flavors and white flowers, a touch of fennel pollen rounds out the finish. This reminds us of Château de Beaucastel's Châteauneuf Vieilles Vignes Blanc which sells for well over $100 a bottle. This is just as limited and just as cool for under $50. — 5 months ago

Edward

9.0

Deep ruby color with high alcohol and red cherry aromas. Medium minus tannins. Drinking very well in October 2023. Drink now as this vintage will not hold much longer. — 6 months ago

Alessandro Dalle Carbonare

9.3

Beauty in the glass. Very approachable. — 9 days ago

Doug Powers

9.2

Lots of mineral notes, viscous on the palate with just a touch of aged bottle sweetness, excellent intensity, seems to have just reached its plateau of maturity, lovely!! — 3 months ago

with Jim

Dan Casagrande

9.3

Thanks Tom! Loved it. — 5 months ago

Lolis Elie

9.3

Beautiful Carmel used wine but with a nicely balanced green apple spine — 9 months ago

Alessandro Dalle Carbonare

9.7

La finesse. Et puis, la puissance. 96-97+ — 10 days ago

Tyler Felous

9.4

BYOB blind. Not obviously amarone. Despite 16%, age had integrated the alcohol nicely. Pretty wine. — 3 months ago

Spencer Dodd

9.2

Quite good and interesting to have a non lapierre style wine. Let it air. A bit “austere” in terms of wanting air for a Beauj but quite excellent concentration of red fruit. Second bottle of this hit have one more.
Addendum after an hour. This improved incredibly with some air. Proper serious Beauj. You could let this age for a few years for sure. — 5 months ago