Laurent Ponsot

Laurent-Perrier

Millésime Brut Champagne Blend 2012

Pale lemon in color.

Nice on the nose, and medium in body with medium plus acidity.

Dry on the palate with nice complexity.

Showing citrus, green apples, light spices, yeast, light brioche, minerals and sea salt.

Long finish with limes and almonds.

This 14 year old Champagne is starting to drink nicely now. Rich and nicely balanced. Tangy and spicy.

Still young, and needs a few years in the bottle to mature properly, and will continue to age nicely in the next 10 to 15 years.

I've had a few vintages of this Champagne, and this one seems less approachable at the moment.

Good by itself as a sipping wine or with food, like fresh seafood.

A blend of 50% Chardonnay and 50% Pinot Noir. Aged for 7 years on the lees.

12% alcohol by volume.

91 points.

$100.
— 5 days ago

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Laurent-Perrier

Cuvée Rosé Brut Champagne 1511

Special edition. At the estate in Tour sur Marne FR. — 5 months ago

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Domaine Ponsot

Cuvée des Alouettes Morey St. Denis 1er Cru Pinot Noir 2023

Somm David T
9.4

One meter from Clos de Roche. This is gorgeous with stunning, perfectly ripe berries, hint of red licorice/cola, caramel, soft, dry herbs, balance and gorgeous length for days. Hard not to drink now. — 5 months ago

Tom, Daniel and 6 others liked this

Weingut Rosi Schuster

Sankt Laurent 2017

Slight funk on the nose with hints of mushrooms. Leathery with slight acid to finish. Not much tannins so really good with light beef dishes (carpaccio and Tartarus, etc…). Good wine to have for dinner parties. — 5 years ago

Domaine Ponsot

Griotte-Chambertin Grand Cru Pinot Noir 1990

Third 90 Ponsot bottle served blind. This is bright tawny and translucent. When compared to the CSD served before it, this is more masculine with a dark cherry nose that is tight for the first 4-5 hours. By the time it’s served, though, it’s opened up and comes on as a rich and very powerful glass of juice. In addition to the regular notes of bing cherry, dark earth and rhubarb, this adds some mocha and a little cherry cola as well. Has a Rousseau-like precision in its delivery. From where it started to where it ended ~9 hours after opening, this evolved and improved the most. Great experience! (Bday 8 of 12) — 5 years ago

Neil, Severn and 18 others liked this

Domaine Laurent & Karen Boussey

Vieilles Vignes Meursault Chardonnay 2025

Lyle Fass
9.4

Juicy, friendly vintage, with wood showing but plenty of energy behind it. Long finish, very pure, and already so easy to like. This has that 2025 openness but still enough structure to stay serious. — 2 months ago

Ray, Steven and 1 other liked this

Laurent-Perrier

Alexandra Grande Cuvée Rosé Champagne 2012

I was unaware of this cuvée. This is only the 10th time it’s been released since its inauguration in 1982. Lots going on. Upon pouring, the bubbles disappeared quickly. A powerful nose of strawberry, cherries and florals yet I do not feel this was fully open.
In the mouth citrus like acidity. Builds in the mouth but in a restrained way. Very vinous. Creamy texture with layers of red fruit, toast and spice vacationing in your mouth. Deceptively elegant texture .
— 5 months ago

Tom, Austin and 25 others liked this

Laurent Tribut

Chablis Chardonnay 2023

Perfect chill and drill Chablis. Quite nice actually.
Interviewing for summer sippers
— 6 months ago

Tom and Andrew liked this

Domaine Ponsot

Clos de la Roche Grand Cru Pinot Noir 2022

Somm David T
9.2

This is like wine candy and not in the way I normally refer to wine candy. In this case, fruity but a bit too sweet. This tastes like a higher brix pick than I prefer w/ my red burgundy. The sweetness does fade some after it long sets.

Black cherries, strawberries, raspberries with some blue fruit. Eucalyptus, a pungent herbaceous quality, dry top soil, dry limestone powder, fresh & used tobacco, dry leather, dry twig, pronounced barrel shavings, soft baking spices- strong clove, understated cinnamon, nutmeg & vanillin, some grilled meats, pepper, mid berry cola, dry river stone, nice red, dark, blue florals with violets, excellent acidity and a well knitted structure-tension, needs more time to be well balanced but elegant & polished long finish that lasts minutes and long sets on dry earth minerals & spice.

Maybe, better with a good long cellaring?
— 9 months ago

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Well…a couple of things: 1) 2022 was a solar year and all about the fruit and 2) holy smokes that’s young for Clos de la Roche!
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I have vintages of this that are 8 and 10 yrs in bottle that I haven’t considered opening. It was strangely much sweeter than I prefer. Not by a little bit, but a lot.

Domaine Laurent & Karen Boussey

Volnay Pinot Noir 2025

Lyle Fass
9.4

Barrel sample. Denser than usual. Big mama Volnay. Chewy, dense, and loaded with unreal fruit. This has more body and push than I expected, but the village perfume is still there. Hedonistic Volnay with shoulders. — 2 months ago

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Tardieu-Laurent

Vieilles Vignes Vacqueyras Grenache Blend

wonderful mature rhône regional wine. — 2 months ago

Laurent-Perrier

Grand Siècle Grande Cuvée Champagne Blend

Toasted notes set this apart from other champagnes for me. This was fantastic. — 5 months ago

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Domaine Ponsot

Chapelle-Chambertin Grand Cru Pinot Noir 2023

Somm David T
9.5

This is the best red so far. Imagine perfectly ripe berries mixed with most amazing red floral bouquet, round, perfectly ripe berries acidity, elegance, balance, length and lands on gentle, moist herbs & a touch of tree sap. — 5 months ago

Tom, Daniel and 6 others liked this

Tardieu-Laurent

Cuvée Speciale Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhône Blend 2011

Classic CdP drinking really young for 10 years of age. Smoky leather, blackberries, cedar. — 5 years ago

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