John Malcolm

9.3

An excellent wine. I bought this a long time ago after visiting the winery (which was spectacular). Fabulous bouquet, black currants, raspberry jam, plum, and spices. Pop and pour. Glad I have a couple of more bottles. — 2 months ago

Ely Cohn

8.9

Aint this an unexpected pretty thing.

Chewy, dense, purple goop - fudgey with syrah like outlines -mencia bones - mix of reds and whites making up remaining 8%.

Lavender, pepper, tar, and blackberry.

Slurp. — 3 years ago

Michelle Richards

8.9

Sweeter side — 4 years ago

Alder Yarrow

Wine Blogger Vinography

9.0

After our little vacation (what a pleasure and luxury after the year we’ve all had) it’s back to home cooking and drinking, and this bottle was sitting aside in the cellar because I was too lazy to reshelve it after pulling it out a few weeks ago and not getting around to drinking it. It smells of dusty dried sage and other herbs with a touch of cedar and red fruits beneath. Exceedingly silky, with dashi and miso notes mixing with raspberry and dried herbs that have this lovely aromatic sweetness that lingers with the herbs in the finish. Very pretty. — 6 years ago

Krupal bhatt

9.0

Starting to fade but still elegant- drink up — 6 years ago

LM Segal

9.0

Very pleasant surprise - dry and stemmy bright red cherry, raspberry and tea notes with a lightly perfumes nose of red flowers. — 7 years ago

October Cleveland

9.2

Tomato nose, forest floor, my kinda boy. — 8 years ago

Martijn

9.2

Superdry with tons of lime and orangepeel bitter. Fantastic nose too. — 6 months ago

Andrew Cullimore

9.5

Paler colour than the 76 , medium old gold colour . Quite a lot of bubbles still. This shows much more linear and mineral , quite chalky on the nose and palate but has enough fresh lemon tinged fruits to cover the bones . This is fresher and younger on the palate than the 76 . Long more focused on the finish, higher acidity . This is perfect now and over the next 5-10 years I would imagine . Very much alive and vivid for a Champagne of this age. — 3 years ago

Matt Harrelson

9.6

@James Knoblich — 5 years ago

Willem Booij

9.2

Needs time and air, lots of air! The colour is deep garnet. The smell is like a lazy summer forest buried under ripe berries. In the mouth some meat and Unamipaste, better performance then the 1999. — 6 years ago

Steve Gerths

9.0

Nice Chardonnay. Lemon/vanilla notes. Very smooth and satisfying white wine — 6 years ago

Chip Hughes

9.1

Baked bones, popcorn, pure Chardonnay flavors. Well structured and quite remarkable in its restraint, given the blazing hot growing season. — 7 years ago

Flick

9.3

Smooth, restrained, classy Pinot. For the price can't be beat ($20+). I'm going to get a case. 2017 vintage. — 7 years ago

Maggie Harrison

10

whoa! wild, totally unexpected nose. never smelled a chard like this. Menthol, eucalyptus, mint. Andes mint. high elevation, select rows from a single vineyard. Unlike any other chardonnay. Flipping beautiful. High acid, lemony citrus and mineral on palate. the mint is fascinating- almost overwhelming. decanting would prolly help. 10 just because it’s so interesting, so delicious. but it is not identifiable as Chardonnay. — 2 years ago

Stefan Dolhain

9.4

2020 vintage. Another great effort from this Château. Already easy drinking. A lot of sweet fruit, smooth with a nice ripe tannic bite, freshness and good length. Merlot 70%, Cabernet Franc 16%, Cabernet Sauvignon 9%, Carmenère 2% and Noir de Pressac (aka Malbec) 2%. Abv. 14,5%. Hubert de Boüard consults.Don't know if it will make old bones ( a 2008 recently tasted was totally over the hill). — 4 years ago

Sean Fitzgerald

9.0

Lots of apple and pear. Nice acid, refreshing Cali SB — 5 years ago

Fabio Franchella

9.2

Opened 4 years after the first bottle. The change is unbelievable and it rememberd me why I bought it. Drunked on a lazy sunday afternoon with no food pairing. — 6 years ago

Chip Hughes

9.2

More balanced and precise than the ‘17. Apple-blossom, baked bones...along with a concentration and complexity that suggests Pouilly-Fuissé way more than Mâcon. — 7 years ago

Jeffrey Zhao

9.3

Tart cherries, dry florals, hint of baking spices, nice cola finish with present minerality. Medium + acidity and lingering aftertaste. — 7 years ago

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