Geoff Franz

9.3

Lights-out good. It's rare we finish a bottle on a weeknight but this went down like water. — 3 years ago

Carter Pelham

9.3

An opaque ruby purple wine with sediment

Deep blueberries and blackberries with manure, wet leaf, earth, super complex intense aromatics

Palate is more tart, more red, equally complex, integrated tannins and bright med-high acidity. Lengthy finish on fruits and acid.

Super fresh and young tasting.

Great with a chorizo and chicken "paella" — 4 years ago

with Linh and Larry

David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.3

Haven’t been able to get this since winter. So good for the price point, $40 ish. Good to be able to get this locally again.

Ripe, juicy pear, green & golden apples, pineapple, white stone fruits, touch of cider, sea fossils, limestone, grey volcanics, yeasty bread, baguette crust, caramel, yellow lilies, spring flowers, acidity is perfect with length, balance & smartly polished for days.

Great on both ends, cheese & shortbread cookies. — 4 years ago

Rob DeShane

9.5

I just seriously enjoyed this… just so delicious with fine silky effervescent bubbles and brioche with white fruit on the nice medium-long finish. — 3 years ago

romo

9.4

Every time I drink cote rotie, I miss cote rotie. Plenty bright and starting to show its stuff. Phenomenal with filets. — 4 years ago

Conner Massey

9.5

Obsessed w this. Mint, strawberry lemonade. Lightly fizzed. — 4 years ago

with Laura

Lizzy Toreev

9.7

Apricot and citrus on the nose. Slightly sweet but well balanced with acidity. Reminded me of a not quite ripe apricot, just with lots more complexity! Lovely. — 4 years ago

Jakub Kalinowski

9.1

Dark yet fresh, vivid and bursting out of the glass with ripe sour cherry, violets and crushed rocks. A touch of reduction.
On the palate this is so fresh. Mid weight, juicy, crunchy tannins, juicy acidity. Chunky yet not rustic.
This has personality, loads of interesting edges, quite some depth and brilliant drinkability, esp. slightly chilled.
Brilliant value, too! — 4 years ago

Aaron Tan

9.4

Outstanding! A befitting wine to break a somewhat self-imposed 3 months dry spell.
Open for business from day one, yet it constantly evolved over the next three days. Red cherries, apples, and brioche dominated the bouquet at the start, which eventually progressed to one lead by smoke and salinity. The palate explodes with a "sweet" core of red cherries and raspberries, finishing with heaps of spice (cinammon in particular) and dried flowers, all wrapped up in an incredibly salty package. Like the nose, day two and three saw salinity take centre stage, along with some apparent wood characters and bitter citrus in the finish. Olivier's wines have always brought a multi-dimensional complexity that's undeniable to any wine lover, but it's that balance of power-without-weight that makes him such a great winemaker. Safe to say, Ulysse Collin is fast becoming one of my favourite champagne estates. — 4 years ago