Dave

9.0

Another fine value from Cahors. This has a bit more oak than last night's offering, but tastes more Malbec-y. Leans towards New World. Medium tannins, acidity in place. Enjoyable.
Listening to Gram Parsons — 3 months ago

JKT

9.1

Opened up then complex. At Moore tasting 1/24/26. Still young — 5 months ago

Carter White

9.2

Peach, melon, slate, a touch of spice. Full bodied, aromatic, nice concentration, and enough structure. — 4 years ago

Vanessa

9.4

**If interested, I’ve posted more pics of this visit and trip on my Instagram account - check me out @sips_ensemble**

We also had the pleasure to visit Champagne Paul Bara, another family-owned and -managed winery with only 8 employees! 💪 💪

It is a small but high-quality operation, producing approximately 100,000 bottles per year made exclusively from the free run juice. ✨✨✨ Thanks to the likes of @kermitlynchwine , the U.S. is a major exporting market for this wine. 🙌🙌

Paul Bara’s wines are sustainably farmed on numerous vineyard plots located throughout Bouzy, a Grand Cru village within the Montagne de Reims region of Champagne. 🏔 🏔

Bouzy is known especially for its Pinot Noir-driven Champagnes and also for its still red wines, a specialty of the region, called Coteaux Champenois. 🍇🍇

Paul Bara uses mostly stainless steel vessels for its vinification, designed to accentuate the purity of the fruit. They also use subterranean concrete vessels for the Pinot Noir used in rosé blends and for the Coteaux Champenois (still reds). 🥂

On our tour it was fascinating to see bottles being disgorged, dosaged, corked, capped, and caged on a machine in seconds — these are some of the last stages of the Méthode Champenoise. 🤓

We also learned that Paul Bara is a member of the ‘Club Trésors de Champagne’ an association of 28 vignerons formed to promote quality wine growing and winemaking practices and to highlight the beauty of terroir, demonstrating the excellence achievable outside of the major houses whose names are globally renown such as Veuve Cliquot and Moët & Chandon. 👏

Our favorite wine of the tasting was the 2010 Brut Comtesse Marie de France 🇫🇷 made exclusively from Pinot Noir grapes 🍇 It had a richness and abundance of orchard fruit, including baked yellow apple, also toast, bread dough, yeast, and dried white blossom notes, still offering finesse and precision, retaining incredible vibrancy.

We are grateful for our visit to Paul Bara and we look forward to visiting again the future! 🙏❤️ — 5 years ago

with Deked1

Rob Scullion

9.6

Heavier for a Pinot but light enough to enjoy with spicy tuna. — 5 years ago

Joe Roth

9.0

After an hour decant drank nicely. — 7 years ago

with Jeff and Michael

Roman Boudou

9.5

Larissa 30.. — 5 months ago

JKT

9.2

Wow, best Aligote I’ve had yet. At Moore tasting 1/24/26. Opened with panoramic white floral fruits stones into lovely texture and long finish. Would sniff only for a long time. Bought one to hold — 5 months ago

"Odedi"

9.1

#AgedWineTuesday

Dark ruby in color with a wide reddish rim.

Beautiful nose of black currants, light oak, spices, plums, cooked cherries, herbs, garrigue, earth, espresso, light vegetables, forest floor, dried meats and black tea.

Medium plus in body with medium acidity.

Very dry on the palate with black plums, black currants, light wood, spices, coffee, black tea, peppercorn and cola notes.

Short finish with soft tannins and tangy raspberries.

This 13 year old French Malbec is still drinking very nicely, but a tad past its prime. Complex and chewy.

Showing a wonderful nose and a complex mid palate, but the finish was a bit disappointing. Loved smelling on it for a long time.

Definitely showing its age, especially on the nose. Doesn't drink like a Malbec at all, though. Feels more like an old world Bordeaux blend. So interesting. I enjoyed it more than I thought I would.

Wine Enthusiasts 90 points.

Good right out of the bottle and got more complexity as it opened up. (30 minutes).

A great food wine that paired nicely with hard cheeses.

14% alcohol by volume.

91 points.

$45. — 7 months ago

Ricardo Bohn Goncalves

9.3

Adi Ago21 — 5 years ago

Mathieu Mrozinski

9.1

Fun good great qpr — 5 years ago

Nate Bowser

9.0

Pear mouth bomb — 5 years ago

Rob Brobst III

10

Full of aromas of a lost vivification process. Old world and sexy as ever! Thank you Paul... LETS GO LAKERS...
@Neal Schaffer @Warren Sapp @Shauna Summers @Jim Trobaugh @Terri Walker @Neal Schaffer @Eric Shanks @Bill Bender @Bill Bender @leon egozi @Ian Blackburn @Stanley Barrios @Kimberly Anderson @Daniel P. Drake @Paul T- Huntington Beach @Peggy Hadley @Neil Valenzuela @Connor McMahon @Keith Crump @Martin G Rivard @Lisa Marie Aka “Beachin Wino” @Laura Purdy @Vanessa D — 7 years ago

with Paul

JKT

9.0

At Moore tasting 1/24/26. Reticent then slowly opened up showing white fruited notes underlaid with minerals and stones. From blends of several 1cru vineyards — 5 months ago

JKT

9.0

Very good. At Moore tasting 1/24/26. Good to taste Rully when young as comp for the aged ones — 5 months ago

Serge Mismetti

9.3

Rully cuvée Raclot — 2 years ago

James R. Gilbarty

9.6

So young but so complex and juicy! I enjoyed every sip. — 5 years ago

Ricardo Bohn Goncalves

9.3

Dia dos pais ago21 ig, vin, sil, adi — 5 years ago

Ricardo Bohn Goncalves

9.4

Adi jun21 — 5 years ago

Marybeth Cashman

9.4

One of my new French favorites! First bought to accompany homemade crab pie and it was a perfect pairing. Have gone back fir more bottles because it’s just a great, versatile wine. A more complex French white with a deep, round character. Love it. — 5 years ago