Peter van den Besselaar

9.3

Vintage 2019 | quintessence Cabernet Franc, such a comforting bouquet! Pepperbell and cherries. A lot. Hint of minerals. Together better, quite harmonious. Velvety taste. Supple. Mild acidity. Charming. | paired with a ostrich steak, ratatouille with grated Swiss Belper Knolle cheese. — 6 days ago

Tracy Hall

9.2

Decant. Floral with good texture and freshness. Pepper corns, black cherry and light thyme. Smooth, good weigh and very nicely balanced. WHW — 15 days ago

Paul Jakubowski

9.1

Quite lovely. Big, bold wine. Dark purple color. Cow shit and dark cherries on the nose. Refined but fairly high alcohol. Very nice QPR. — 10 hours ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.0

Vintage 2020 | Young and attractive, true to type Cab Franc. Raspberry. Hint of pepper bell. | Paired with duck breast and duck liver | at restaurant Céline — 8 days ago

Ted

9.1

Plums, coffee, fresh herbs, green pepper and for some reason I get Italian capicola. Maybe it’s because I have been craving it lately. None the less some type of cured meat. — 13 days ago

with Jeni

Charles York

9.4

Heavy sous bois on open. Earth. Black truffle. Gorgeous bright cherry. Silky finish. Such beautiful expressions of cab franc. Better than the 08 — 15 days ago

Kristen Mantei

10

Beautiful aromas of ripe cherries and herbs. A smooth body with delightful bubbles and tart cherry acidity and lingering minerality. Yum!! — a day ago

Ed Chin

9.0

If you love an earthy almost dirt like element to your wine look no further. I like to thinking it as drinking dirt in a good way. Fruit plays its part way in the background. Enjoyed it quite a bit. — 13 days ago

Romain Fitoussi

9.1

2017 is at its peak between lively notes of concentrated red fruits (cherry, raspberry) spicy notes vanilla pepper, evolution, finesse; superb balance notes of melted aging, in place for a few more years.

2017 est à son apogée entre notes vives de fruits rouges concentrés (cerise, framboise) notes épicées poivre vanille, évolution, finesse; superbe équilibre notes d’élevages fondues, en place pour encore quelques années.
— 19 days ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.2

Cuvée Aerternam | 50% Cot 50% Cabernet Franc | I gave it 6 hours in Decanter and still a stubborn wine with lots of character. A nose with blackberries, vanilla and flint minerals. From silex underground, barrel aged. Good acidity, very vivid, tannins that are very clear. But also velvety expression. Incomparable price/pleasure balance. Paired with stir-fried steak with paksoi and dark rice. — 17 days ago