Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.6

Mystery achievement, don’t breathe down my neck, no. Excellent fill. 95% saturated cork. Labels a bit yellowed. Decanted and tasted after 15 mins, 45 mins and 1.5 hours. Big, chunky sed. Funk in the immediately decanted nose that blew off after a couple of decanter swirls. A bit of aged color with noticeable meniscus in the glass. Spearmint and orange peel in the nose. Cinnamon and spicy clove kicked in the back door to crash the party. Remarkable concentration in the nose and taste throughout the 1.5 hours. This had a fantastic, 40+ second finish with plenty of viable tannins still maintaining decorum. So yeah, the mystery…the shoulder vintage label was missing and vintage nowhere to be found on the cork, foil or front/back labels. Came from a top-notch cellar. Based on the yellowing of the label, cork saturation, fill, color/meniscus, flavors concentration/structure, initially thinking it to be either a 1978 or 1985 offering. Going with 1978 based on the obvious/large meniscus, amount of sediment, marvelous concentration for the performance and yellowing of the labels. Regardless, arguably the best Burg I’ve had in the last dozen months and def the best 1er Cru. Whatever vintage it was, has another decade-easy-rocking this hard. 3.20.24. — a month ago

Alvaro Bustillos

9.5

Thomas andre bar colette — 2 months ago

Alan Weinberg

9.6

Wide open and no hard edges. Could smell this all night and wish I could bathe in it. Gorgeous wine of finesse and class. Tea, roses, spice, beautiful fruit. — 3 months ago

Ron Siegel

9.3

Another good btl of 07. This had some nice red cherry, spice, mineral, underbrush & violet. — a month ago

Conrad Green

9.5

Soft dark fruit. Black cherry, blue fruit, a minerality and iron note gives this a lush brooding midpalate. Super lean and delicious. Time ahead but great now. — a month ago

with BOT, Matt and 1 other

Samuel Sabori

9.2

A sleeper. Buy a case now. Lightly extracted, the blend is chunky, fresh, Brambly and crunchy. — 3 months ago

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9.6

The 2019 Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru has a very elegant bouquet of red berry fruit, briar, crushed stone and rose petal, and is, so it turns out, Very Rousseau-like in style. The palate is medium-bodied with filigree tannins, a silver bead of acidity and plenty of energy, with wonderful tension and verve toward the finish. This is a Charmes-Chambertin with great pedigree and will give many years of drinking pleasure. Tasted blind at the Burgfest tasting. (Neal Martin, Vinous, December 2023)
— 4 months ago

Martin G

9.2

Not acidic taste, but strong, one of french secrets. Great with soft cheese and by itself. Much better comparing to Chardonnay (at least American) — a month ago

Donald Williams

9.3

Outstanding Merlot. — a month ago

with Bonnie

Jeremy Shanker

Sommelier at RN74

9.6

Best. Burger. Wine. — 3 months ago