Alvaro Bustillos

9.5

Primera cena troigoss magnum — 8 days ago

Mark S.

8.9

Deep ruby red. Raspberry blueberry and Plum. Fruitiness M+ Sweetness M+ Acidity M Gentle Tannin M Bitterness M Body M Finish M % Elegant and juicy. Domaine Gros Frère et Sœur Bourgogne Hautes Cotes de Nuits Pinot Noir 22 @, Vin, 260330 — 3 months ago

"Odedi"

9.2

Ruby in color with a reddish rim.

Nice nose of fresh red fruits.

Medium plus in body with medium acidity.

Dry on the palate with cherries, plums, light oak, chocolates, licorice, coffee, spices, tobacco leaf, light earth and herbs.

Long finish with round tannins and tangy cherries.

This is a delicious Grenache from Châteauneuf-du-Pape. Elegant and nicely balanced.

The 2022 vintage was excellent, and it shows. Already drinking beautifully. Very approachable, complex and rich.

The high alcohol is already well integrated. Easy drinking right out of the bottle, and better with airtime.

Still young, and needs 5 years in the bottle to mature properly. Will continue to age nicely in the next 10 to 15 years. Has good potential to become a 94+ point wine.

Very tasty by itself as a sipping wine or with food.

A blend of 98% Grenache with a touch of Cinsault and Clairette. Grapes from 70 year old vines were aged in large French oak barrels for 15 months. A small production of less than 8,000 bottles.

15.5% alcohol by volume.

92 points.

$80. — 7 months ago

Joe DAscoli

9.2

Used the Durand on the cork - soaked to the edge. Decanted for 2 hours.

This wine had some gaminess. Smooth. Fruit was a bit wild and overpowered by the savory flavors.

Paired well with the chicken skewers and onions. Needed complex flavors in the food to pair well.

Good but quite a bit below the Beaucastel — 9 months ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.5

2017 vintage. Wowzers. This is absolutely firing right now. Decanted and tasted after 30 mins and 1.5 hrs. Great, expressive nose. Massive, expansive flavors on the entire palate field of play. Medium body. In a really nice place between youth/brashness and age/experience right now. Having its’ cake and eating it too. 7.30.23. — 3 years ago

j Miller

9.5

Au Bons Crus, Paris — 4 years ago

Keith Crump

9.2

2011 very bright spicy fruit but balanced — 5 years ago

Tom Goldstone

9.2

Started with a harsh aftertaste when popped.
24 and 48 hours later, it drank like a dream. — a month ago

Gilbert Van Hassel

9.7

Outstanding — 5 months ago

joe mama

9.4

Weeknight treat. Medium body, creme brulee on nose and some custardy finish but great acid. Just so many great things to love in this chardonnay. I still prefer Ma Belle Fille — 5 months ago

Tom Jenkins

9.2

Exceptional Sonoma cab. Big, dark, soft and lush. Jammy in texture, dark cherry finish — 8 months ago

Daniel M

9.1

Opened yesterday. The nose is very syrahesque right now with blackberry, black pepper, violette, and almost a tiny touch of black truffle. The palate is fresh, broad, with a nice blackberry and pepper typical note, a very soft mouthfeel, some good grip in the rear and that tannic layer carries on over the finish. The finish is long and fruity with the same peppery and blackberry notes, but a tiny bitter note comes about in the end to lift the wine. It's fresh and lively and not really muscular like some Rhône example can be. The vineyard is planted at 600m above see level so maybe this is the reason. It's great stuff from Hervé Bizeul.
I tasted it 2 months ago with friends in a social setting and liked it a tad bit less than now. — a year ago

Willie Carter

9.2

Pale bronze with effusive perlage and creaminess. The nose is simply gorgeous with red and green apples and almonds. Freshly toasted brioche bread with a dollop of cinnamon butter. Greenery and fresh red fruits. Stunning. I could just smell this for so long but I suppose I should taste it as well.

Pure Meunier from Cuisles. Disgorged in October of 2021 with no dosage. Terrific balance and structure here, as is the norm for all Moussé champagnes. From a perpetual reserve of wines that makes such a huge difference. The depth here is atypical.

Electric in the mouth. Great length. Minerality and purity on the tongue. A bit of citrus on first taste. Then the spice and fruit come in to play. Whenever I taste this I always think it’s my favorite Moussé champagne. And that’s saying a lot. — 3 years ago

Douglas Braun

9.2

2017 - Vintage - blueberry , violets , earth, medium tannins , nice balance — 2 months ago

Ryan Colthorp

8.9

Big fruity nose. Dark purple hues. Big, but easy drinking. Plums. Cherries. Vanilla. — 4 months ago

Gregory Fulchiero

8.9

Calm and reserved for a 9yo Cote Rotie. Integrated well. Lacks some of the classic aromas of prototypical examples. Subtle meat and sweet pickle/caper. — 6 months ago

romo

9.5

Intensive kaleidoscope of sumo orange, olive oil cake and leaf pile. Motor oil viscosity but featherweight palate. Batard finish. Wow. — 8 months ago

Conrad Green

9.4

A lovely lush nose. Soft plummy fruit with expansive cherry and a refreshing intensity still. — a year ago

Kari Frantz

9.0

Delicious. Good body. Nice finish. Best blend I’ve had. — 3 years ago

Ron Siegel

9.4

Beautiful drinking older Burg from one of my favorite vintages showing red & dark cherry fruit, sweet & savory spices, earth & violet. — 3 years ago