Måns Nilback

9.7

Bra till fin middag. — 5 days ago

"Odedi"

9.0

Pale lemon in color with a golden hue.

Fresh and rich nose of citrus, lemons, apples, pears and light earth.

Medium plus in body and buttery with medium acidity.

Dry on the palate with apples, apricots, pears, lemons, light earth, spices and white pepper.

Nice finish with limes and earth notes.

This is a very tasty white wine from Bandol. Rich and fruit forward. A great entry level white wine.

Nicely balanced and easy drinking. Showing nice complexity with elegance. Spicy and interesting.

Good by itself or with food.

A blend of 62% Clairette, 13% Ugni Blanc, 10% Bourboulenc, 9% Rolled and 6% Sauvignon.

13.5% alcohol by volume.

90 points.

$25. — 5 months ago

James Burge

8.9

black currant plum tobacco, levity and elegance on the finish, almost orchard like — 10 months ago

Jelle Lars Heijmans

9.1

Not my cup of tea — a year ago

Alvaro Bustillos

9.3

Sergio nevarez — 2 months ago

"Odedi"

9.1

Domaine La Bastide Blanche Contrechamps Bandol Blanc 2017, France

Dark gold in color, showing it's age.

Light nose and medium plus in body with medium acidity.

Dry on the palate with nice complexity.

Showing citrus, apples, pears, light earth, spices, herbs and white pepper.

Nice length on the finish with lemons and light herbs.

This 8 year old white blend from Bandol is complex and interesting. Elegant and rich. Fruit forward and nicely balanced.

Would be nice to revisit it in 3 years, and see how it evolved.

Good by itself as a sipping wine or with food.

A blend of 53% Clairette and 47% Ugni Blanc from 50 year old vines. Aged in egg concrete vats for 5 months on its lees. A tiny production of only 1,130 bottles.

13.5% alcohol by volume.

91 points.

$30. — 6 months ago

John Howard

Harvest production at Hirsch and Cobb Wineries

9.1

Killer value!!! — a year ago

Slestyan

8.9

Medicine - tasty — 3 years ago

Jay Kline

9.2

Hebrart: Popped and poured; enjoyed over the course of an hour. No formal notes. As the name suggests, this is a selection of Jean-Paul’s favorite sites. In this case, old vine sélection massale from: Faubourg d’Enfer, Pruches, Haut Varille, Croix Blanche, Maladrie, Beauregard, Ramonette, Bisson St-Loup, Côtes, and Sente des demoiselles. All 1er cru sites, obviously and roughly 3/4 Pinot Noir with the balance Chardonnay. It’s delicious. In the Hebrart style, this is fresh with loads of bright raspberry fruit, citrus and minerals along with great acid and good bubbles. Drink now through 2037. Disgorged April of 2021 and based off the 2017 vintage. — 4 months ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.4

⚡️⚡️⚡️I ordered more before starting my notes.

I would normally wait on a PGSC for 5 plus years, but wanted to know if I wanted more.

2019 was a challenging growing year in early & mid season but favorable August-September conditions created a quality vintage that should prove to be cellar worthy.

The Champagne Special Club, initially called Club de Viticulteurs Champenois, was founded in 1971 with 12 members. Three of those founding members, Pierre Gimonnet, Gaston Chiquet, and Paul Bara, are still active within the club of now 24 members today. The number of members changes yr to yr.

Beautiful nose of; green apple, lime zest, Meyer lemons to meringue pie, tropicals, stone fruits, kiwi, some heather honey, white spice-ginger, sea fossils/foam, yeasty bread dough, whipped cream, subtle caramel notes, limestone/volcanic minerals, white spring flowers, yellow lilies and whiffs of jasmine.

The palate is dazzling & has everything one would want. Incredible mousse & mouthfeel. It has a slight creamy texture. Simply beautiful in every way. Ripe & rich; green apple, lime zest, Meyer lemons to meringue pie, tropicals, stone fruits-yellow & white peach-nectarines, apricots & kiwi. Heather honey, nougat, some toffee/butterscotch, white spice-ginger limestone/volcanics burro their way into the center tongue/palate, subtle herbaceous quality, sea fossils/foam, yeasty bread dough, cream to whipped cream, caramel, vanillin, crumbled chalkiness for days, white spring flowers, yellow lilies, jasmine, perfect acidity, well; knitted, balanced, tension, structured, polished finish that lasts minutes starting fruit and landing on mineral-spice. So balanced.

This at $112 for Champagne is a good value today.

Bottle data: 4,020 bottles produced. 100% Chardonnay-90% from Croix-Blanche and 10% from Les Roualles. 4g dosage & my personal sweet spot. Disgorgement 9/2024.

Photos; long view of House of Gimonnet & vines, their very old rootstock, Olivier & Didier Gimmonet and their beautiful Chardonnay grapes. — 6 months ago