Ed Chin

9.3

I’m not real big fan of SB, this one though was different. The lees aging make me think of a flat champagne. Interesting right now and would love to try this with a few yrs of age to see what other nuance it has to offer. — 19 days ago

Mark S.

9.0

Yellow. Tasty one. Good balanced. claude lafon brut champagne @, Vin, 240926 — 2 years ago

Lauren Young

9.0

Earthy and balanced — 4 years ago

John Pavlovich

9.5

Decided to try some 2016 Chateauneuf du Pape, to see how they are coming along. At this stage, Lafond is hedonistic, wonderful, sit back, sip and enjoy. — 5 years ago

Darren Dittrich

9.5

Another blockbuster Tavel from Morderée. The 2018 is as delicious as it gets and this is tasting better in 2020 than it did on arrival last year. I’d always attributed the unique zesty and pungent flavors in this wine with the tiny amounts of uniquely Tavel blending grapes... perhaps that remains true, but this wine is mostly Grenache 60%, with Cinsault/Syrah/Mourvèdre at 10% each, and Clairette/Bourboulenc at 5% each. Whatever the blend, they’ve nailed this one. Sadly, it’s quite pricey at over $30. Now if I could locate some LaFond in my area, we could crown a Tavel champion, but this one will be hard to beat. — 6 years ago

Velma Cooper

9.2

Velma had this 8 years ago

Peter van den Besselaar

8.9

Claude Lafond Vintage 2014 l'Essentiel, 14 months ripening on new wood, vine stalks partly fermented with the grapes, so this is powerfull! #reuilly Real good balance and a lot of potential #pinotnoir — 9 years ago

John Howard

Harvest production at Hirsch and Cobb Wineries

9.4

Sancerre proper! — 2 months ago

Peter Montoleone

9.1

Very smooth and round Pinot with raspberry notes. — 10 months ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.3

Pale lemon color with aromas of citrus, stone fruits and flinty floral earthy notes this morning, vineyards held by Lafond and Ladoucette families since 1787, purchased from daughter of Louis XV. On the palate flavors of crisp apple and lemon citrus with notes of white flowers and garden spice. Medium+ finish, vivid acidity ending with citrus and mineral spice. Nice! — 2 years ago

Joe Gillies

9.1

Exceeded expectations. Very good. Floral and prune aromas. BlackBerry, anise, and vanilla flavors. Great random purchase for $15. — 6 years ago

Michael Chelus

9.0

Raspberry preserves, currant, prune, cassis, stewed fruit and oak. Full-bodied and soft tannins. — 6 years ago

Diederick Swagemakers

8.9

Rose zonder sulfiet/ zeer kwetsbaar. (productie 1000 flessen) — 7 years ago

July Glibova

9.4

Sweetness, cinamone, cardamon, vanilla, clove, tannins — 8 years ago

Jan de Weerd

9.3

This wine is in balance! Everything plays together so well. It’s a nice 10 year old wine, also the aged notes integrated so well with the vibrant red fruit coming from the Grenache. A little bit of Mouvedre and Syrah give it nice complexity. — 3 months ago

with Chris, Tammy and 2 others

Douglas Braun

8.9

2021 Vintage- peach, apricot, petrol notes, dry abv is 14.5 but doesn’t seem like it — 2 years ago

Richars Cobb

9.7

2019. Very nice. Smooth. Another Cotes Du Rhône! I his is one that my wife liked! — 4 years ago

Michael Chelus

8.9

Cherry, raspberry preserves, currant, oak, vanilla and hints of prune. Medium-bodied and soft tannins. — 6 years ago

Michael Chelus

8.9

Cherry, watermelon, strawberry, blood orange, vanilla and slate. Great acidity and balance. — 7 years ago

Pinotman /// Andreas

9.5

Well what can I say. Probably the best Riesling made in the US today. And sadly gone - vines ripped out. 24 cases made in 2015 and pretty much gone at the vinery. Dark yellow already some petrol. 13.3%. The wine holds up for days. Notes are from a wine 24h+++. Mandarin. Peach pits, bitter almonds, gooseberries, very deep and pronounced apricot flavor. This is really special but give it time hours or days to open up!🌈🌈🌈. California history in a bottle. Graham put his heart and soul into this wine. — 8 years ago