Peter van den Besselaar

9.0

vintage 2016 | Odd experience. With 10 y I thought this to be a perfect wine for my Sunday dinner. When my wife and I tasted it we were making funny faces to each other. Verdict: undrinkable. We put it back in the bottle and I took it to a blind tasting with friends. They appreciated the wine. With 72+ hours air the wine came to life. Nice cab franc characteristics. — 3 months ago

John Roselli

9.1

Interesting blend. The ‘17 still had a touch too much acidity in ‘23, but I can see it’ll knit nicely as it goes on. Individual wine from a personal vision, meant for the long run. — 3 years ago

Robert Torretti

9.0

Delicious Musar Rose from a young vintage. Complex flavors that really opened up with the decanting recommended by Yannick Benjamin. Great combination with the spice and textures of the Peruvian food at Contento. — 5 years ago

with Suprotik

Jan Laursen

9.1

Tør, næsten streng vin med masser af rå solbær i næse og mund. Trods garvesyre og rank krop et meget drikkevenligt glas vin. — 5 years ago

Donald Williams

9.2

Nice to have Yannick making wine that no one else will do. — 6 years ago

with Bonnie

Tyler Martinelli

9.5

Dirt, leaves, cherries. Smooth and lovely 😊 — 7 years ago

edward Simpson

9.1

Searsons, first St Nicolas de B for awhile, cracking cabernet franc, all the usual characters love it. — 2 years ago

Deborah M

8.9

Catching up from a few days ago — Work travel - when they hand me the wine list. My effort at being reasonable. Everyone cheered this selection. The little things….

2019 Les Quarterons is a Cab Franc from the Loire region. They had this selection in the Rhône section, but was very un-Rhône like. Almost Oregon Pinot style. Paired really well with my Duck Cassoulet. — 3 years ago

Jakub Kalinowski

9.0

A very nice BdB made in an oxidative style - ripe yellow & red apples, bruised apples, subtle shortbread & brioche, a hint of fresh hazelnuts. Rich, evolved, so nice.
Very fine mousse on the palate, persistent bubbles, beautifully balanced with just a touch of residual sugar adding a nice creaminess on the palate.
This is truly a nice sipping bubbly. — 4 years ago

Oliver Monti-Masel

9.0

Verry cherry. Lovely delicate but plenty robust — 5 years ago

Jody Scharf

9.0

Light, lemon, effervescent. — 5 years ago

Ivor

9.0

Fresh and clensing nature cuvée — 6 years ago

Emma Clarke

8.9

A balanced if a bit timid wine that would absolutely shine when enjoyed with a light seafood dish. 100% Marsanne. — 7 years ago

Daniel M

9.2

Opened yesterday, drank over 2 days.
The nose is very fruity and intense with dark cherry touches, earthy notes, some raspberry and blackberry scents too. I could even smell some peony notes too. This is really inviting. The palate is wide and long and quite complex. A good acid drive, some dark cherry notes all along, some very soft and easy going mouthfeel that is changing in mid palate with a great tannic wall, which adds a layer of dust over an otherwise quite juicy and fruity finish. In the back-end though, there is a tiny savoury note that pops along with a subtle bitterness. This is really my kind of cab franc. Really good stuff! — 2 years ago

Ann Marie

9.4

With Yannick. Yay! — 4 years ago

Nick

9.0

Rich floral summer bouquet on a hot sunny day, tart mealy apples, pears, honeysuckle palate with a lightly prickly finish that has a touch of leathery earth. Really elegant and pretty wine ☀️ — 4 years ago

Jessica

9.2

Yannick Alleno — 5 years ago

with Savva

Samantha Nathan

9.7

Heavy and smooth. No bite whatsoever. — 6 years ago

Paul Cook

10

Truly stunning a secret giant — 7 years ago

Emma Clarke

9.1

Alluring yellow fruit and citrus aromas with some minerality that opens to well-balanced and juicy flavors on the tongue. A bit of a bite on the finish. Best served chilled. — 7 years ago