Peter van den Besselaar

9.0

NV 50 chardonnay 30 pinot noir 20 pinot meunier very true to type — 16 days ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.3

vintage 1995 | Enjoying history ☺️ — a month ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.3

Vintage 2000 | Delicate minerality and that awesome ‘Merkelbach’ balance between sweet and sour. Beautiful. — 4 months ago

romo

9.4

Great Dane. Big but elegant. — 7 months ago

romo

9.3

Smitten. 🤗 — 4 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

Peter van den Besselaar

9.3

vintage 2012 | Perfect balance | paired with Sichuan shrimps and squid with vegetables in a spicy sauce. — 25 days 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!! — a month ago

with Jim and

romo

9.2

Weimaraner. On point in the right setting. — 7 months ago

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

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. — a month ago

with Jim and

romo

9.4

Last night’s Merk nightcap a success. — 2 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. — 6 months ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.3

Vintage 2010 — 3 years 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. — 5 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) — 6 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.3

Pontet Canet tasting and dinner with Alfred Tesseron.

The 96 is a nice surprise add from Clyde’s cellar. Thank you Clyde.

This 96 is beautifully floral. The evolution is right around its peak. The body is medium full and the tannins soft. It’s an elegant beauty.

The fruits are ripe and delicious. Leaner blackberries, black raspberries, dark cherries, strawberries and shades of raspberries. Soft earth; dry top soil, dry rock, limestone minerals, old tobacco, soft leather, cedar with dry and withering red & dark florals. The acidity is like a waterfall. The long finish is well balanced fruit & earth and in a sweet spot.

Photos of; our dinner group, tasting room at Pontet Canet, the horse plows they still use in the fields and Chateau Pontet Canet. — 7 years ago