Elle Scorcho

9.0

Not normally a Chardonnay fan, but this is lovely. Notes of butter reminiscent of American Oak, but with enough golden apple & white flowers to balance it. Silky with hints of minerality and slate on the mid-palate. Medium acidity. — 10 months ago

Kyle Harvey

9.1

Snappy Bourgogne- enjoyed @MonkRestaurant on Philosopher’s Path in Kyoto — 4 years ago

Mark Eastom

9.1

Yum. Brioche, green apple, white flowers, fine bubbles and kicking acidity. — 5 years ago

Jay Kline

9.5

Opened and poured into a ship decanter for two hours before being returned to the bottle another couple of hours prior to dinner at Le Bouillon. A golden color that seem lighter on the rim. On the nose, this is eminently rustic with stone fruits, wild flower honey, echinacea and butterscotch. On the palate, not nearly as oxidative as the nose would suggest. In fact, this is remarkably fresh with bright apricot and nondescript tropical fruits. Medium-plus acid. The finish is long and somewhat saline. A wine of brilliant texture. A stunning pairing with marinated octopus and was delightful with the other courses of our meal as well. A small portion was left for further evaluation the following day. I am happy to report that it held up very well indeed. The late Serge Hochar once said that his white wines seem to gain freshness with age. The 2005 vintage shows there is likely truth to his assessment. Well cellared examples should drink well for at least another decade. I, for one, look forward to checking in on these for many years to come. — 5 years ago

Eli Barton

9.3

This was a really nice Sancerre, fresh, crisp and well balanced. More please! — 8 years ago

with Jennifer

Thomas Darling

9.4

Amazing Easter quencher — 8 years ago

Byron Hewett

9.0

Nicely balanced. Tasty. — 3 years ago

Jason Sliwa

9.3

Very much my kinda wine. Focused fruit and lithe acidity. Pretty firm tannins, so I went back and bought 3 bottles of the 2016 hoping they integrated somewhat more. — 4 years ago

with Vicki

Joseph Lewinski

9.0

Wonderful stone fruit Sancerre — 5 years ago

with Ginny

Quinn Roberts

9.0

Good value. — 6 years ago

Justin Crum

8.9

Good, but not great. Yeasty. From Chelsea and Nehal. — 7 years ago

Tom Casagrande

9.1

Has that high-toned, wafty scent of PN grown on limestoney soil: almost confectionary cherry/pomegranate fruit, crisp rhubarb, and nose-tingling crushed stone. Tight, minerally, and almost austere in the mouth, but with very nice length and some nice fruit at the end. Seems very youthful for a 6-year old Sancerre rouge. — 8 years ago

with Lyle

Jeff Natland

9.6

One of my all time favorite cab sauv blends — 8 years ago

Jeroen Koenen

9.1

A tad cleaner, better, fresher than the bottle I had ‘bout a year ago. — 3 years ago

Grace smith

9.0

Smooth tannins, and wonderfully dry mouthfeel. Would go great with a steak. Purchased from Whole Foods on sale for $27. I’ll buy more, for sure — 4 years ago

Jordan Cleare

9.6

Delicious sauce blanc. Juicy, citrus notes. Drinkable. No bite. Round — 5 years ago

Will Stanley

9.5

Decanted for around an hour, the recently released 2013 Grand Vin from Chateau Musar is an enormous wine at present in its youth. Gradually, it opened into a gorgeous, exotic and utterly unique product of this unlikely corner of the wine world. There’s plenty of Bordeaux-like character in the form of dark fruit and cigar box, but there are notes too of cranberry, liquorice, clove, mandarin and five spice. The mouthfeel, as a whole, has a quasi Brunello quality to it, with its bright cherry fruit and mouthwatering acidity. But woe is anyone to compare this wine to any other, for it is incomparable. One of Serge Hochar’s last vintages before his passing in 2014, and one that will doubtless have a long life. — 5 years ago

Michael Ochsner

9.3

Aggressive nose but restrained on the palate. Nice and clean. $14.50 C — 8 years ago

Michael Greene

9.2

Seems like a somewhat obscure bottling but very nice. Brambly fruit and long finish. — 8 years ago

Julian Chu

9.0

Delightful from the first sip. Goes well with many foods — 8 years ago