Lee Pitofsky

9.4

By now everyone knows the name of Charles Lachaux, quickly becoming a Burgundy legend, and while 2017 is the vintage where Charles’ stylistic changes are known to take full effect, by 2013 such changes had already begun once he took the reigns the prior year—more judicial use of new oak, increasing amounts of whole clusters each subsequent vintage, higher and denser canopies, just to mention a few. His 2019 vintage is what did it for me. Simply incredible wines.

But at age 11, 2013 Chaumes, 50% whole cluster and 50% new oak is showing beautifully after some required air, with a seductively elegant perfume, incredible fruit density, richness and concentration for the vintage, and a long mineral, spice and saline inflicted finale. Pre-2017, I think the Vosne bottlings are the best, but I think they need at least 10 years to absorb the oak. But now, everything’s great, even on release! — 3 days ago

Ted

9.3

Worth stashing a few bottles. Cool bottle of wine. Pinch of earth. Red fruit. Acidity is there. Just a pup. — 4 months ago

Anthony De Blasi

9.3

Big and bold without being too much. Slight touch of alcoholic heat — 6 months ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.1

Vintage 2019 | coffee, tobacco, raspberry, tannins, cedar, licorice. Fine effort. — 17 days ago

Bob Chlopak

9.3

With winemaker. Lovely, complex and very smooth finish. — a month ago

Anna

9.8

Penedès amb les amigues — 5 months ago

Rafael G.

9.3

Colorful and vibrant in the nose. Superb consistency. Fruity and foral taste. Gentle finish. — 6 months ago

ZC

8.9

Selfridges / yiwen - 2018 choc, sweet, tanning okay, new world cab, smell good, — 11 days ago

Jay Kline

9.2

Salanques: Poured into a decanter several hours prior and returned to the bottle just before dinner. The 2007 “Salanques” pours, a deep garnet color with a near opaque, core; medium+ viscosity with light staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is developing with notes of ripe and slightly desiccated red and dark fruits, red cherries, blackberries, dried red flowers, well-oiled leather, rocky minerals, light baking spices. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannin (that is mostly integrated) and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is medium+. Showing remarkable elegance; this is a delicious, gorgeous Priorat that is currently firing on all cylinders. A lovely pairing with paella a variety of traditional Spanish tapas. Drink now and over the next 10 years. — a month ago

Victor Colombo

8.9

Last one rip 🥹 — 5 months ago