jamessuckling.com, 95 points: The nose of violets and berries jumps out. Full and juicy, with beautiful fruit and character. Round and soft. Tastes like a fabulous Musigny. Forest floor, dark truffles and ripe fruits. Best in 2013.
Antonio Galloni's Vinous, 97 points: Broad, ample and resonant on the palate, the 2006 Cristal dazzles with its pure richness and volume. Readers need to give the 2006 another 4-5 years in bottle, perhaps longer, as the wine appears to be shutting down a...
Stephen Tanzer's IWC, 94 points: (ST91-94 points) Good dark red. Reticent but nuanced nose hints at licorice pastille, iron and smoky minerality, with a floral topnote. Very sweet on entry, then a real fruit bomb in the middle palate, with blueberry and...
Wine & Spirits, 90 points: This is brisk and cool, all tight sour lime, citrus zest and spring greens, the ripeness coming through in persistence and intensity more than girth. It lasts, vibrant and precise, a little aloof; hallmark Nigl.
Burghound, 96 points: Aggressive swirling reveals a maturing and heavenly perfumed and ultra-pure nose of lemon, lime and a touch of white peach that is followed by sappy yet chiseled medium weight flavors possessing ample minerality on the...
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 92 points: In stark contrast to the ’05, the 2004 Côte Rôtie Côte Blonde was open, evolved and ready to go. Loaded with garrigue, saddle leather, spice, and sweet raspberry and cassis-like fruit, it’s a wine I’d drink over the...
Stephen Tanzer's IWC, 94 points: (ST92-94 points) (from a 1987 planting and vines planted in the 1930s): Precise, perfumed aromas of raspberry, blood orange and flowers. Sharply chiseled flavors of red cherry, minerals and spices convey superb cut. This...
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 91 points: Coming from a cool, west-facing plot, the 2012 Pinot Noir Van der Kamp Vineyard is another savory, complex effort that gives up subtle red currants, pipe tobacco, leather and licorice. Beautiful on the palate, with more...
Wine Spectator, 95 points: This is really attention-getting, with a seamless toasted coconut note weaving through lush tarte tartine, creamed apricot and heather flavors. As exotic as the flavors are, they are tightly focused and framed by a...
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 94 points: This is a sensational effort. A limited production cuvee fashioned from five plus acres of the Fombrauge vineyard the debut vintage was 2000. The fruit is picked extremely ripe and given an unusually long maceration...
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 96 points: Similar in style to the ’95, with its masculine, firm profile, the 1989 Hermitage offers a full-bodied, rich and concentrated feel to go with plenty of ripe black fruits, toasted spice, mint and roasted herbs. From a...
Stephen Tanzer's IWC, 92 points: Nose shows pungent aromas of fruit salad flowers coconut and oak spices and a honeyed ripeness. Supersweet highly concentrated and strong in extract given clarity by fresh acids. Racy botrytis tones of honey and licorice...
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