At Auberge du Cep, Fleurie. With escargots and faux gilet de boeuf (R) and paté en croute and poitrine et cuisse de poulet avec vin rouge et champignons (L). Excellent. — 4 years ago
2022/2/13 with tempura. LOT03 41 07. Dosage of 2g/l. This was a great bottle of maturing blanc de blancs - there was hazelnut and pistachio, salted caramel, tarte citron, and funky, earthy minerality. There was the sweet, crystalline fruit (without actually being sweet) and plenty of balancing acidity. I figure this could hold further but it’s beautiful right now. — 4 years ago
Base Vintage: 2019 / Time on Lees: 48mos / Disgorgement: Jul-24 / Dosage: 1 gr per l / ABV/ 12.5% — a year ago
Dark garnet (almost black) color. Deep aromas and flavors of black fruits with a distinct “green” note. Additional hints of freshly turned soil, baking spices and minerals. Smokey finish. Quite concentrated with abundant (but not overwhelming) tannins. Needs more bottle age but quite a nice foundation. Excellent QPR! — 3 years ago
100% PN, origine uve tutte Ambonnay dal lieu dit Les crayeres. Base vendemmia 2014. Fermentazione 100% barrique. Vins de reserve 40% 2013. Maturazione sui lieviti 74 mesi. Deg dicembre 2021. Dosage 2 g/L un frutto stratosferico morbido scattante teso ma levigato. Bellissimo — 4 years ago
How can wine be this good? Transcendent is too weak a word to describe the glory that is this wine. Achingly beautiful. This is a “why we drink wine” type of wine. Needed an hour. So elegant and just the right amount of opulence. Magic is not the word but it’s the best I got. Thanks, Chris L. — 2 years ago
Ais lupetti. Vigne di oltre 40 anni. Base vendemmia 2017. 50% vins se reserve (30% 2016, 20% 2015). 40 mesi sui lieviti. Deg. Nov 2021. Dosage 1 g/L.
Molta mollica, crosta di pane. No malolattica. Meglio in bocca. — 4 years ago
Manj Gunawardane
Crunchy, crispy, austere and racy. Wet rocks. Needed some oysters or something else creepy crawly and briny from the sea to accompany this. — 9 months ago