Conrad Green

9.3

Brian Ropp. V good — a month ago

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Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.7

Wow. Liquid cashmere. Fully expressive nose. Masterful. — 2 months ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.4

Great nose and showing signs of maturity. Lurid aromas of red berry fruit, smoked meat, granite, herbs and smoke. Really gorgeous nose. Unreal terroir expression and so so vivid. Brilliant. 9.7 nose. Palate is ripe and juicy with terrific freshness and purity and all red fruits. Maybe a hint of cassis. Such freshness and energy here. Long finish. — 7 months ago

Monique Gillioen

9.6

Wine tasting € 225 — 3 years ago

S.S. Mandani

9.2

Blinded this and thought it might be a Santa Barbara Chardonnay. Not super off I guess. Really pretty.

Like zest, lemons rind, grapefruit, river water, steely and slightly buttery, pithy. Great acidity along a linear structure. — 2 months ago

Steve Anderson

9.2

Love these with a few years of age. Alpine delight. — 3 months ago

Wen Huang

9.2

Smooth and clean Syrah at a great price. — 7 months ago

Vanessa

9.2

Here’s to exploring Fixin AOC, the northernmost appellation of the Côte de Nuits in the Côte d’Or of Burgundy!

Fixin is home to 6 premier cru climats including Clos Napoléon. It’s primarily known for its Pinot Noir (approx. 96%) but also produces Chardonnay and Pinot Blanc.

Fixin rouge wines are sometimes compared to its neighbor to the south, Gevrey Chambertin AOC, but with a lighter body and profile. It can be a great source of value in an increasingly expensive region.

Tonight, we’re enjoying the 2019 Pierre Gelin Fixin rouge 1er Cru Clos Napoléon.

Clos Napoléon is also a monopole, owned exclusively by Domaine Pierre Gelin today. It’s a small but prestigious vineyard, situated on a hillside slope, with old vines dating back 70 years!

This property used to be owned by Claude Noisot, the surgeon to Emperor Napoléon, and the vineyard was formerly called “Aux Cheuzots.”

Claude Noisot renamed the property “Clos Napoléon” in honor of his famous patient and hired a renowned sculptor to create "Le Réveil de (the awakening of) Napoléon” – a nearby statue, featured on this label.

As for this particular wine, it’s beautiful! It’s medium ruby in color. Its bouquet is perfumed and layered with notes of black cherry, mulberry, boysenberry, pomegranate, red plum, fennel seed, fennel fronds, chervil, licorice, clove, cooked morel mushroom, wet earth, vanilla, and saddle leather. The palate is lively with bright acidity and smooth, polished tannins. The alcohol has a delicate warming presence and the finish lingers. — 2 months ago

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Casey Curbow

Sales Associate Windsor Wine Merchants

9.2

Rich, ripe and rustic — 8 months ago

Anne Lebleu

9.3

Délicieux — 2 years ago