Peter van den Besselaar

9.4

vintage 1990 | Deep dark mahogany colour, full of life at 36 years old, well balanced with a honey impression and currants smell. Nowhere cloying, France grandeur. Paired with a slow food Italian apple bread. — 2 months ago

Brandon Boesch

8.9

It’s fine. Nothing extraordinary some strawberries and cream, decent acidity. Pretty simple, best cold. — 4 years ago

Ned Clark

9.1

Complex but lacks grandeur — 5 years ago

Richard Lieu

9.0

Light smell of berries (strawberry, raspberry).
Very acidic, salivating, tart aftertaste (like fruit skin).
Very light, yet delicious and full of flavor. — 5 months ago

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9.7

The 2020 Clos des Lambrays Grand Cru has real intensity on the nose. It's very well-defined with layers of black cherry and blue fruit, mineral-driven with hints of violet emerging with aeration. But this is backward and holding itself back. The palate has exquisite balance. It's a little granular in texture, lightly spiced bordering on peppery, building beautifully in the mouth to exert an insistent grip on the finish. There is a grandeur about this Grand Cru that keeps you entranced, but it will demand time in bottle. Tasted blind at the Burgfest tasting. (Neal Martin, Vinous, October 2024)
— 2 years ago

J. Kim

9.1

Has unforced grandeur and grace, rare qualities these days. Full aromatic range, low notes are resplendent. — 5 years ago

Lyn Farmer

9.8

This wine is showing great strength at its peak - medium garnet color and pronounced aromas and flavors of violet, black cherry, wild strawberry, anise, tar, leather, truffle, forest floor, mushroom - a wild ride showing Nebbiolo in all its grandeur. Very long finish, high acidity but so well balanced with the fruit. Exceptional. — 6 months ago

Devin B

9.4

Never had a wine from Canada, and this is a fresh, citrus, melon to introduce me to the grandeur! — 3 years ago

Al Doyle

9.5

Saumur grandeur 🥰 — 4 years ago

with jams and Christina

Vijay Parikh

9.1

I don’t think I have ever had a bottle that so accurately reflected faded grandeur than this one. Well past it’s peak this wine has lush plum fruit, a superb balance but lacking in length and finish. It is likely quite asymmetric to its market prices. Went well with steak, — 5 years ago