Peter van den Besselaar

9.4

vintage 2012 | Each day we eat outside we think it is the last time. But today we celebrate the autumn in the garden, in the sun, with a lentil and carrot gratin with parmesan/panko crust. This Merkelbach is excellent: much butterscotch and tingling acidity, phenomenal balance. — a month ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.3

vintage 1995 | Enjoying history ☺️ — 5 months ago

Doug Powers

9.4

100% Chardonnay from Grand Cru vineyards near Bouzy, creamy, toasty, yeasty, rich, lovely Brut Champagne, long, lingering finish, terrific juice for my wife on this Mother’s Day!! Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms out there!! — 5 months ago

with Jim and

Tom Heckert

9.0

Paired with lobster crepes and tile fish. Melon and citrus with bright mineral finish. — 4 years ago

Penny Wild-perkowski

9.1

Crisp and delicious — 6 years ago

Ed Ryder

9.5

This is awesome ! One of the best champagnes I’ve ever tasted — 7 years ago

Martijn

9.0

Paired nicely with a piece of Reblochon. The sweetness is there but not overdone (anymore). — 2 months ago

with Eric

Peter van den Besselaar

9.3

vintage 2012 | Perfect balance | paired with Sichuan shrimps and squid with vegetables in a spicy sauce. — 5 months ago

romo

9.4

Last night’s Merk nightcap a success. — 6 months ago

Scott Kieser

9.5

Very elegant, textured and mildly creamy with extroverted berry, mandarin, and spice notes coating the palate with typical Gratien electricity on the persistent finish. Paired beautifully with a NY Strip. Nice way to celebrate my 50th Birthday. — 10 months ago

TwiLea Fletcher

8.9

Dammit David. I think he has trackers on our vehicles.
For the comparison to the Trione... two very different wines. And equally good for different reasons. This was crisp. — 6 years ago

with Neal

Severn G

9.2

🎇🎉New Year's Eve 2019🎉🎇
❤️🍾Cheers to the Delectable Community🥂❤️

Live everyday as though it's your last 'cause one day you'll be right.
(Alfred Hill a.k.a. Benny Hill) — 7 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.0

Pontet Canet tasting and dinner with Alfred Tesseron.

The 13 was a brutal tannin vintage when I tasted it at En Premier. The tannins are still bitty but, nothing like they were out of barrel.

The fruit in the 13 shows the difficulty in the vintage. They are duller and it’s really stands out from other vintages and not in a good way.

It’s lean and there is nothing that really draws you in. Fruits are; dark cherries, rhubarb, blackberries, some blueberries@and the strawberries show some ripeness the other do not. Lots of dry earth, dry stones, some herbs, dark withering florals, decent acidity and a uneventful dry finish.

Photos of; Clyde and Alfred at the bar, their Amphora style cement tanks they ferment part of each vintage now, road signs of the good neighbors they keep and Chateau Pontet Canet. — 7 years ago

romo

9.4

Likely my last consistent-notes bottle. 😢 - at Dean’s — 2 months ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.0

NV 50 chardonnay 30 pinot noir 20 pinot meunier very true to type — 4 months ago

Doug Powers

9.2

Lovely Grand Cru Brut Champagne (67% Pinot Noir, 33% Chardonnay), tight bubbles, super nice weight and balance on the palate, lingering finish. — 5 months ago

with Jim and

Peter van den Besselaar

9.3

Vintage 2010 — 3 years ago

romo

9.3

Smitten. 🤗 — 5 years ago

Erik Longabardi

9.5

Should have bought a case. Just spectacular right now. — 6 years ago

Evan James Copeland

10

Lovely. Sweet. Light. — 7 years ago