Jay Kline

9.2

Maurice Vesselle is a récoltant whose small estate of maybe 15 acres, is in Bouzy and Tours sur Marnes. Most of their vineyards, all Grand Cru, are dedicated to Pinot Noir with the balance, Chardonnay. They are a strict no-malo, all INOX producer. One other note, the corks on these bottles are so stubborn. I had one hell of a time getting it extracted in an elegant fashion. We had people over and I was multitasking, making the risotto which, of course, needed my undivided attention. Ultimately, I ended up grabbing the Wüsthof and sabering that mf’er.

So, sabered and poured. The wine is a straw color with medium- viscosity and a persistent mousse. On the nose, the wine is developing with notes of strawberry, light brioche, lemons, marzipan and limestone minerals. On the palate, the wine is dry with high acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long, mineral driven and zippy! This needs a ton of air at this stage but if you allow it, what a treat! Better after 2025 through 2043. The Millésimé is typically 80/20, Pinot Noir/Chardonnay. Dosage 4g/l (and seems it). Disgorged June 2023. — 2 days ago

Monique Gillioen

9.2

De laatste fles op de Murillostraat! We hebben hem ooit van Evan gekregen denken we…. Wat een kruiden 🌿 — 5 months ago

Rob Iracane

9.5

Lots of lemon and honeysuckle — 2 years ago

John Willison

9.3

Tart cherry, dried cherry, sarsaparilla, dry tannins. Really good. — a month ago

romo

9.2

Darker plummy and lacking tension, but still yummy town. — 4 months ago

Roberto Carli

9.3

My favorite of the Gang of Four. Lively without the funk, layers of earth, darkened red berries like starting with prime and ending with pomegranate — 8 months ago

Sam Friedland

8.9

Balanced, pepperish taste Syrah. Went well with bison hamburgers. — 3 years ago

Fabian Kühlhorn

9.0

It’s difficult to believe this is almost ten years old, as it has yet to take on any tertiary aromas. I must fight to take my hands of the couple of other bottles I have from 2014, as I am eager to see how they are when they start maturing. — 4 months ago

Martinez

9.2

100% Riesling from different plots on granite soils at the top the Kaefferkopf Grand Cru, on the south-east facing slopes above Ammerschwihr, between Kaysersberg and Niedermorshwihr, northwest of Colmar (They also make a blend of Gewurztraminer, Riesling and Pinot Gris from this grand cru, one of the only two grand crus is Alsace which allow blends of different varieties). Elegant, great complexity at 10 years old — 4 months ago

Seth Masterson

9.1

After the lees waft away (give it 10-15 minutes after corking) it smells like a steak au poivre cooked rare.
Bracing acidity and when you expect tannins to set in you get a Black pepper finish.
Does it make sense if I say that it's a gamay made in the style of a southern Rhone Grenache?
Very nuanced Beaujolais — 8 months ago