Donald Williams

9.2

Seemed a bit oaky at first, but was really nice with the shrimp and scallop scampi. Very enjoyable. — 8 months ago

with Bonnie

Kyra Williams

9.8

100% Pinot Noir. Harvested 2017, disgorged 2019. Brut nature and very dry.

Pinot Noir made from 20 to 35 year old vines planted in limestone soil and Kimmeridgian subsoil lying 200 metres above sea level. The vines are cultivated using organic agriculture and the harvest is carried out manually when the grapes reach optimum ripeness.

Once the Clandestin Les Semblables Boréal grapes reach the winery, they undergo a direct pressing in whole bunches and alcoholic fermentation takes place with native yeasts. The wine is then aged in French oak barrels and, without refining or filtering, it undergoes a second fermentation in the bottle with its lees for a minimum of 24 months. Finally the champagne is disgorged with a dosage of 0 gr/l.

Made in the AOC Champagne, Clandestin Les Semblables Boréal is the perfect example of the best purity and expression of the terroir. Deep power and concentration, without adding or taking away anything. — 2 years ago

Vinoland.com

9.6

Barbaresco of a beautiful vintage, 2008, coming from a, we can say it, grand cru of Barbaresco, the Montestefano, completely exposed to the South, good component of blue marl in the subsoil.
The wine after two hours of opening is expressed with intense balsamic sensations of gentian, liquorice, dark chocolate and dark tones such as underbrush, musk and mushrooms and hints of ripe fruit.
Tannin still tense and alive, significant that would still be able to age very well.

Great Barbaresco with a complex and rich sip, fully representative of the territory.

Very little sulphur and intervention both in the vineyard and in the cellar.

Highly recommended — 4 years ago

Tree Kilpatrick

8.9

Artsy label, but not exactly soil looking. Lighter red than some Cab based blends out there. Smells good. Desert wind (sage and creosote) with red berries and faint latex paint. Smooth as silk in the mouth. Flavors are nice. Complex with more desert plants meeting cherry compote and berry desserts. This really works pretty well. A WA winner wine! — 8 months ago

Janelle Finch

9.7

very subtle pleasant — 3 years ago

Shengli Hu

9.6

Honey, nuts, pear, hay, sage, apple, buttery brioche, piercing acidity. Flint and clay over chalk subsoil. “Rémus is made from a second, slightly later harvest through Clos de Mosny, from 50- to 80-year-old vines. Spontaneous fermentation takes place in barrels in his cool underground cellar (which has an ambient temperature of about 12 °C/54 °F) with absolutely no intervention, so fermentation is very slow, taking anything from four to nine months. The wine doesn’t undergo malolactic conversion (Jacky believes that malic acid gives the wines a spine), there is no bâtonnage and no added sulphites during élevage. It then spends 12 months in new (about 10%), one-, two- and three-year-old barrels.” I figure oaky Chenins are growing on me... — 3 years ago

Jamie Lauder

9.0

2021 vintage.
Brilliant bright gold in colour.
White flowers and anice on the nose.
Flavours of white grapefruit, almonds and jasmine with bright acidity and minerality on the finish.
The vineyard is mainly limestone and gravel-sand subsoil.
The average vine age is 62 years. — 2 years ago

Matthew Steilen

8.9

Delicious. — 2 years ago

David McNally

9.0

Really nice fruit but long — 3 years ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.0

Located on a north-east slope, the 10.32 hectares grow on Fronsac molasse covering a layer of sand with a clay subsoil. Deep Ruby with aromas of dark berries and floral notes. A blend of 90% Merlot & 10% Cab Franc, aged in 45% new oak. On the palate black cherry and strawberry flavors with notes of cacao, licorice and smoke. Fine grainy tannins, medium+ finish, ending with subtle oak character. Tasting Sample. — 5 years ago