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

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

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

Jean-Luc B

9.0

100% Syrah. Nice red color with enticing aromas of blackberry and pepper. Broad on the palate with a good balance of tannins, likely at its peak. Quite enjoyable. — 7 years ago

Nenad Marovac

10

Amazing. With Yannick in Paris — 8 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

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

John Osgood

9.2

Nice stuff from @Max Kogod Love the lean, high acid flavor profile and the 2014 vintage. — 7 years ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.3

Vintage 2017 Sóóó seductive and quaffable. It says rosé, it is a #blancdenoirs from #cabernetfranc it is real #loirefunk this #bourgueil that was on barrels for 10 months. Partnered it with Thai curry with shrimps. — 8 years ago

Andrew Schirmer

9.3

Lovely showing over three days - honeyed, tropical, excellent density & acidity. — 3 years ago

with Geoff and Alsu

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

Byron Hewett

9.2

Really good. Lemons, deft use of oak. A bit of vanilla. Very pleasurable. Enjoyed with grilled salmon, grilled corn, rice and Cole slaw. — 5 years ago

Dan R

9.1

Suffered from being poured next to the Pelletier, but very nice in its own right. Red fruit and bitter earth. Quite lifted and bright. Very fun wine. — 7 years ago

Kash

10

@Mesa in Zurich - the wine has lovely expression of fresh fruits, with pomegranate and cranberry accents, on a slightly spicy background. — 7 years ago

David Snyder

9.3

@Amy Pelletier Beck — 8 years ago