Peter van den Besselaar

9.3

Vintage 2014 | so happy I could hold my fingers from this bottle. Now, at eleven years old it has developed a truly distinguished taste. A combination of brushwood and minerals. With in smell and taste pepperbell, clearly Cabernet Franc. Fantastic. Paired with a very simple Cantonese dish (vegetarian): Tofu stewed in oystersauce. — 20 days ago

Kyle Belcher

9.2

A walk through the garden and wild flowers on the nose. Medium acid, long finish. Neither sweet nor drying. — 2 months ago

Kamall

9.0

Unusual wine. Very balanced. Gentle fruit and seamless all through to the finish. — 3 months ago

Paul J

8.9

Dark gold color. Definitely past prime, I think. Burnt caramel and butterscotch on the nose. Same on the palate with a big wax element. Might benefit from a decant. Waxy texture and long, lingering finish. This is growing on me. — a month ago

with Brooke

Peter van den Besselaar

9.1

Vintage 2021 | blind tasted | next to 2021 cab franc to see young and old | this Saumur Champigny has a little stinky nose (positive), mushrooms and stable smell. Very round taste with hint of pepper bell, of course it is a point but still has potential to cellar longer. — 3 months ago

Iwan

9.1

Lively and energetic. — 4 months ago

Carl D.

9.0

Sylvain does one of the better aligote in burgundy — 24 days ago

John Hagood

9.0

At Bastible in Dublin 8/23/2025. Lemonade finish. — a month ago

Phil Kessling

9.2

Too bad that more people have discovered the wines of Sylvain Pataille. Still well priced but more competitive to buy them. — 3 months ago

Conrad Green

9.6

This is so delicious. Seamless, plush, sexy, integrated. Intense, with a texture like cashmere and deep plum, floral notes, red cherry. In a fantastic place right now. — 4 months ago

with BOT, Brad and 3 others