Matt Perlman

9.5

Predictably reductive and tight initially but incredible depth and purity here. Pandemic relief purchase back in 2020 from a restaurant cellar by the unfailingly generous @Steven Perlman — 2 years ago

Romain Fitoussi

9.0

A real vinous sparkling wine. Extra dry. Beautiful pale dress, fine but numerous bubbles. Very expressive nose of peach, pear, candied citrus, brioche, dried fruits, hazelnut, and a saline touch, which extends on a sharp final. With 5 years of aging 2017, offers unity and a beautiful relief. Ideal to accompany a meal. Relevant alternative to Champagnes, especially in terms of its price!

Un vrai pétillant vineux, extra sec. Belle robe pale, bulles fines mais nombreuses. Nez très expressif de pêches, poire, agrumes confits, notes briochées, fruits secs, noisette, et un toucher salin, qui se prolonge bien sur une finale tranchante. Avec 5 ans de garde 2017 offre une unité et un beau relief. Idéal pour accompagner un repas. Alternative pertinente aux champagnes, surtout au regard de son prix! — 4 years ago

Ian Hamel

9.4

2022/6. After the badly oxidized 2005 Tillets, this was a relief and a joy. Beautiful in every way, complex, deeply satisfying, and still retaining youthfulness - a reminder of why I loved Roulot wines and why it’s so sad how they’ve become cult objects. — 4 years ago

Romain Fitoussi

9.0

Beautiful ruby dress with depth and brilliance. On the nose and in the mouth, cabernet franc is immediately recognized: typical notes of fruits (red and black, strawberry to black cherry), floral herbaceous plants (ronces, rose, violet), and mineral (slate, graphite)... endowed with a beautiful concentration and acidity still lively, it is a cuvée today perfectly in the balance between youth and maturity with some evolved notes (truffle among others) that brings a beautiful taste relief. A bottle with enough body to attack the big meat. Nice q/p ratio.

Belle robe rubis avec de la profondeur et éclat. Au nez et en bouche, le cabernet franc se fait tout de suite reconnaître: notes typiques de fruits (rouges et noirs, de la fraise à la cerise noire), végétales herbacées florales (ronces, rose, violette), et minérales (ardoise, graphite)… doté d’une belle concentration et d’une acidité encore vive, c’est une cuvée aujourd’hui parfaitement à l’équilibre entre jeunesse et maturité avec quelques notes évoluées (truffe entre autre) qui apporte un beau relief gustatif. Une bouteille avec suffisamment de corps pour attaquer la grosse viande. Beau rapport q/p. — 4 years ago

Fredybeans

9.1

Nez epice et portant encore un peu de volatile
Bouche typée syrah avec une belle acidité donnant le relief au vin — 5 years ago

Ebbe Bonde Soerensen

9.0

This is a very seductive Barbera, after I finished Giacomo Conterno, this is a relief of pure pleasure❤️ — 5 years ago

Michael Walker

9.8

Major relief after all the CA Pinot fruit bombs....let open awhile — 6 years ago

Ira Schwartz

9.2

As expected petrol nose. Time in the decanter did not provide much relief. Some folks would not even taste given the nose. Once you get past the gasoline lots of material. A concentrated wine with tons of citrus fruits . Concentrated and powerful with many years to go. Singular! — 2 years ago

Romain Fitoussi

9.0

A very good quality/price ratio, beautifully illustrating the wines of Beaujolais as we like: crunchy on youth, with a very interesting development potential for this 2018 vintage, which can be kept and evolve favorably in the pinot-noir bourguignon style for at least 5 or 10 years. The mineral relief compensating for the few tannins extracted.

Un très beau rapport qualité/prix, illustrant magnifiquement les crus du Beaujolais comme on les aime: croquant sur la jeunesse, avec un potentiel de développement fort intéressant pour cette cuvée 2018, qui pourra se garder et évoluer favorablement dans le style pinot-noir bourguignon pour encore au moins 5 voir 10 ans. Le relief minéral compensant le peu de tanins extraits. — 4 years ago

Romain Fitoussi

8.9

A solid Côte-du-Rhône, in terms of quality/price/pleasure ratio. Dark garnet-violin dress. Complete nose, intense black fruits, menthol, garrigue, mineral notes promising a beautiful relief. In the mouth it is very balanced, supple, fruity, peppery (syrah), licorice and spicy nuances with fruit and minerality. Superb for its price!

Un Côte du Rhône des plus solide, pour ce qui est du rapport qualité/prix/plaisir. Robe grenat-violine sombre. Nez complet, fruits noirs intense, menthol, garrigue, notes minérales promesse d’un beau relief. En bouche c’est très équilibré, souple, fruité, poivré (syrah), réglisse et nuances épicées avec du fruit et de la minéralité. Superbe pour son prix ! — 4 years ago

Romain Fitoussi

8.9

Raspberry-magenta color, shiny and clear. Intense nose of cherry red fruits, raspberry, currant, lavender flowers, and vanilla aging. In the mouth, the bouquet is superbly balanced, adding toasted-oaky notes that directly refer to the Burgundian style. The aromatic relief is not the same, but the whole is very well designed. Perfectly ready to drink.

Très jolie PN californien. Robe framboise-magenta, brillante et limpide. Nez intense de fruits rouges cerise, framboise, groseille, fleurs lavande, et élevage vanillé. En bouche le bouquet est superbement équilibré, ajoutant des notes toastées qui font directement référence au style bourguignon. Le relief aromatique n’est pas le même, mais le vu. Est à l’équilibre, et prêt à boire. — 4 years ago

Romain Fitoussi

9.0

I’m not focused on sweet liquorous wines, but I had a lot of pleasure with this pretty almost four-year-old bottle. The evolutionary notes add depth and relief to notes evoked by other comments (peach, apricot, bitter orange, honey, nutmeg) a magnificent wine tasting.

Moi qui ne suis pas porté sur les vins doux liquoreux, j’ai ici trouvé beaucoup de plaisir avec un joli flacon quasi quadragénaire. Les notes d’évolution apportent de la profondeur et beaucoup de relief sur des notes évoquées par les autres commentaires (pèche, abricot, orange amer, miel, noix de muscade) un magnifique vin de dégustation. — 5 years ago

Jody Scharf

8.9

This is a give back wine. Nice and you feel good.... — 6 years ago

Château Pape

9.4

Drink it in 2 days after open it.
Strong, acid, relief, bois. — 8 years ago

Al Doyle

9.1

Been drinking some terrible supermarket Chablis out of desperation, this was a relief; balanced and refined. — 3 years ago

Romain Fitoussi

9.1

Black fruit dress, deep. Open nose of plum, Blackberries, and melted breeding of oak barrel. In the mouth, it is supple and deep, smoked, with evolved notes of undergrowth, mushrooms. A classical style wine, structured and melted. Very nice realization. Even if already in place, it can age and gain in relief.

Robe fruits noirs, profonde. Nez ouvert de prune, mûre, et élevage fondu, fût de chêne. En bouche, c’est souple et profond, fumé, avec des notes évoluées, sous-bois, champignons. Un vin au style classique, structuré et fondu. Très belle réalisation. Peut vieillir et encore gagner en relief. — 3 years ago

Thomas Lengyel

9.0

$33 Medium nose. Notes of honeydew melon, lime peel, peach, hint of baking spice and caramel. Very well balanced. Low alcohol, low tannins and low acid. Medium body. Smooth and buttery. Off-dry. Oak shines through. Notes of pear, apple, starfruit, lemon peel, and lime peel on the tongue. This is a pleasant, well balanced chardonay, with a clean oak finish. The oak is not overpowering, which is a relief considering it's a CA chardonnay. Worth it's price and worth another drink. — 4 years ago

Kim Reisman McKee

9.0

Lemon and lees! Reductive at first and needed time to open up. Not too young which was a relief. High acid with medium body — 4 years ago

with Patrick

JKT

9.1

What a nice classic Burg of balance, finesse and unassuming power. Medium straw color, blast of white flowered minerals and acids right off the bat and good texture and length. A relief from previous oxidized white burg. Great with Evan’s honey garlic shrimp, Sandeep visit. Held up well in Cali bottles. Last one for Amahs CNY dinner 2/1/22. — 4 years ago

Romain Fitoussi

9.1

When you open a Lapierre you know you are going to have a good time. A gourmet wine with immediate pleasure as the Beaujolais floods know how to produce. Here we are dealing with one of the great artisans of natural wine without the inconvenience that this type of wine sometimes produces. It is a magnificent expression of Gamay, with volume, depth, relief. the nose is just wow! The mouth is incredibly charming .. to (re) discover.

Quand on ouvre un Lapierre on sait qu’on va passer un bon moment.. Vin gourmand au plaisir immédiat comme les crues du Beaujolais savent le produire. Ici nous avons à faire à l’un des grands artisans-historique du vin nature sans les désagréments que ce type de vins produisent parfois. C’est une magnifique expression du gamay, avec du volume, de la profondeur, du relief. le nez est juste wow! La bouche est d’un charme fou.. à (re)découvrir. — 5 years ago