Had a bottle over a week or two earlier this year. Wild stuff. — a month ago
highly recommend!!! — 3 months ago
Rich, round, and weighty. Bright sweet lemon and brioche notes. 12 % ABV with a long grippy finish. Balance is the single best descriptor and pure pleasure the result. Prime example of a California character driven non-jammy Chablis-nuanced Chardonnay. Bravo! — 5 months ago
Still lovely after all these years. — 7 months ago
We are celebrating my daughter's entering teenage years (tomorrow) and this Château Pape Clément 2012 is a year older than she is. I bought 2 bottles of it at a foire aux vins in 2014 back in Paris, have kept it since then, it went through a bunch of moves, including one from Paris to Warsaw and it came back in the trunk of our car this summer for the occasion. The carbon imprint of this (very heavy, on top of it) bottle is not great...
It was served along 2 massive beef tomahawk steaks cooked to medium-rare perfection by my dad.
Cassis, tar, tobacco, cedar, oak, a touch of red bell pepper which turned into menthol and black pepper as the wine warmed up in the glass (I had it chilled to 16°c and opened to shoulders).
The palate is full bodied, broad, layered, with cassis, black cherry, tar and oaky notes all along. It rolls on the tongue. The mouthfeel is soft and delicate but mutes into a grainy, gravely tannic wall that disrupts the finish and creates an additional layer of complexity. The finish is long, complex, evolving a tiny bitter note in the very end. The vintage is what it is and it can be felt in the way the wine is broad without being the broadest and in the mouthfeel which is a bit soft and lacking a tad of thickness. It's nevertheless a great wine which went super well with the steak. Happy Birthday Amelia! — 15 hours ago
Michelle balanced though on the acidic side and very well paired with mushroom chicken rice by Evan — 2 months ago
Yeast Chalk mineral. Brioche. Citrus. Slightly Liquor like. Rich Minerally. Slightly smoky. Balanced. Charles Heidsieck Brut Reserve Champagne Blend @, JL, 260426 — 3 months ago
Nice chinon- classic expression and beautiful with food — 4 months ago
22 года шампанское . Выпускают раз в 20 лет только в лучшие года . Интересный насыщенный вкус, в начале как зеленое яблоко нотки. — 2 days ago
From 9/20/25 this was a solid cab sav — 2 months ago
2023 vintage. Quite pleasant. Fits well with Stilton.. — 4 months ago
Melissa shared this at Swrl during post blind pizza etc. 1968 in 2/26. Fun — 6 months ago
Got away with more aging than recommended. Still lovely. — 7 months ago
Bought in Florida with Erica - full bodied wine - — 7 months ago
Ron Siegel
From a just opened owc purchased on futures. This was youthful that had a polished mouthfeel with notes of red & black fruits, earth, spice, licorice, herbs, & tobacco. — 7 days ago