Peter van den Besselaar

9.4

Vintage 1999 | bouquet from vanilla, spicyness and coniferous forrests. Pure elegance in taste. Good acidity. Paired with a Basque cheesecake. — 5 months ago

Nic Anderson

9.5

Yum! So smooth. Cherries, strawberries, licorice, and smells of rich soil and floral. Paired perfectly with ribeye and chocolate cheesecake. Goodness. — 2 years ago

Megann El

9.0

Easy drink almost like dessert. Tasted like strawberry cheesecake! Wow. — 3 years ago

Michael Kent

9.1

Lovely, simple dessert wine. Paired beautifully with a mango cheesecake. Definitely worth trying. — 3 years ago

Tree Kilpatrick

9.4

The standard French drawing of the Château label. Color of blood. Deep red. Smells like cherry, pumpkin pie spices and potpourri. Maybe a little berry cheesecake? Flavors are nice. Complex and dense. Cherry mixed with green herbs. Nice chewy tannins. Fresh for a red. Perfumed. Black licorice and black cherry in black tea! This is lovely. The two grapes complement each other and this is one of my go to terroirs. Well worth the $14 splurge at Grocery Outlet. — a year ago

Aravind A

9.6

Yum. Paired perfectly with cheesecake. — 2 years ago

with James and Peter

Severn Goodwin

9.2

Nose has amazing Gardenia aromas, sweet honey, freshly milled white pepper and cold wax.

Palate has over-ripe cantaloupe, honey drizzle on green melon, (light) lemon/orange zest and juiced Clementine (faint). Light on the acidity and a bit long on the finish. Decanted 60m. (92-93 points, very nice)

Spectacular pairing to fried eggs (backyard egg factory paying its dues even in the cold of winter) over toasted couscous, softened garlic & red onion, fresh green onion and the star of the dish za'atar (I could eat this on cereal!). — 3 years ago

Severn Goodwin

9.1

Nose has tart strawberry, ripe black cherry, blackberry, dried soil with peat and faint creamy oak notes.

Palate has ripe blackberry, ripe cherry, dried garden soil, thawed strawberries, light cedar influence, decent finish but we're underwhelmed overall. Maybe closing up now, revisit in 3-5Y, 2025-27.

Cork pulled, slow oxidation for 3H.

Solid pairing to toasted Israeli couscous, za'atar and lightly fried eggs from the backyard egg factory. For us, eggs are always a great pair to Bourgogne Rouge, they balance wonderfully.

(Also, for the record, no photo trickery on the food pic, our Australorp eggs are indeed that orange; Good diet equals good eggs.) — 2 years ago

Erika Bird

8.9

Sweet n defends well against cheesecake — 3 years ago

Bob McDonald

9.6

Pale Lemon in colour. Smoky sulphidic notes - struck match to the max - like a burnt matchbox factory. A totally different story on the beautiful medium + bodied palate verging on opulent. A sweetish peachy palate - downright delicious. Some good judges say this is the best Chardonnay in Australia. If not, definitely in the top 3. Wonderful with fresh oysters. — 4 years ago