Alvaro Bustillos

9.6

Acker auction @ marea — a month ago

Pinotman /// Andreas

9.6

Fantastique! Touch bitter, Quince, rich lemon, green tea, jasmine, orange peal. — 3 months ago

Mike Lev

9.1

Pear, apple, green apple, nutty, some silkiness. Minimal tropical notes, however. — 5 months ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.3

2012 vintage. Opened, not decanted. Nice fill and ridiculously, picture perfect cork. Tasted 40 minutes after opening. Medium body. Domestically reminiscent of Calera Jensen Vineyard pinot noir. So. Much. Chalk. And. Limestone. Barely restrained power. This will outlive me. Hopefully, not you. One bottle left. 1.23.26. — 4 months ago

Taavi Davies

9.0

Started thin but ended up great — a month ago

Mike Evans

9.6

Stunning and agile. — 3 months ago

romo

9.3

Go ahead, spoil your wife. — 4 months ago

Mike Evans

9.4

Tropical but with lovely weight and depth. — 3 months ago

Joe Fischer

9.3

Ce vin est à point dès maintenant. D’une robe rubis profond, il exhale des arômes de sous-bois, de cerises Bing et une pointe florale. En bouche, il est souple, avec une belle acidité et une longue finale. On y retrouve des notes de cèdre, de fruits compotés, de cerise et une agréable touche épicée. Il accompagnera à merveille notre carré d’agneau et nos choux de Bruxelles balsamiques.

Sous-Bois! — 3 months ago

Jay Kline

9.5

Over the years, I have been very fortunate to experience a few unicorns and I guess it’s time to add one to the list. “La Romanée” is the smallest Grand Cru appellation in all of Burgundy. At just a hair over 2 acres, production from this vineyard totals roughly 300 cases per year. In contrast, DRC’s production of the directly adjacent Romanée-Conti is nearly twice that number. La Romanée is actually a Monopole of Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair but production was the responsibility of Bouchard Père & Fils for nearly 30 years. That is, until the 2006 vintage. Since then, Louis-Michel Liger-Belair has shifted that responsibility back to the Domaine.

Opened and poured into a decanter about 30min prior to service. The 1999 “La Romanée” pours a slightly deep ruby with a transparent core; medium viscosity with no staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is developing, intensely sanguine, and beginning to show some signs of secondary characteristics: black cherry, bruised strawberry, roasted meat, mushrooms, and fine spices. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose, the finish is long and has a slightly ferrous quality, again giving off those sanguine vibes. This is phenomenal, old school GC Burgundy. What a truly special treat. Drink now with patience and through 2049+. — 4 months ago