Daron Watson

9.6

The bouquet is sooooo intoxicating, melting you from all directions with orange and apple blossoms, peach and nectarine nectar, jasmine, shortbread, lemon pledge, limeade, oyster shells and ocean spray, and crushed gravel

On the palate a spectrum of citrus lasers meld w that juicy dripping peach flesh ~ riding that long acidic and saline finish ~ WOW! — 2 years ago

Shay A

9.4

My last bottle. When it comes to big house producers, Charles Heidsieck may very well be my favorite. This 2006 rosé has 8-10% still red wine in it, and spent about seven years before disgorgement.

This was opened alongside a Ulysse Collin Les Maillons (which is one of my favorite grower champagnes, yet I’m out at their increasing price point). The inherit sweetness here is so divine. More balanced than the bottle I opened 2-3yrs ago, yet more compact than the 2007 I opened a few months ago. Required about an hour to come in to its own. Salmon-colored in the glass with an intoxicating nose…strawberry shortbread, toasted pastries (cranberry scone), faint limestone. Typical CHeidsieck palate with richness but great focus…turns a bit darker red fruit driven but already possesses a mature-profile with nougat and spiced red fruits at the finish. Definitely some flair of orange zest too. Benchmark vintage rosé! — 4 years ago

Rob Brobst III

9.6

100% Viognier. Brightly pitched aromas of white peach, orange peel, flint and yellow rose make a bold introduction to this complex white wine. Flavors of Casaba melon, kaffir lime, and shortbread intermingle on the rich and creamy mid-palate. Bright acidity quickly balances the intensity of the flavors, providing a zippy, long, and refreshing finish. — 5 years ago

Shay A

9.2

A few wines from last week’s 4th Friday event!

I was craving some bubbles, so I opened this. For Bollinger, I expected this to be a touch more rich and powerful. What I got was a fairly elegant and finesse driven rosé champagne. Very red berry fruit driven upfront with some strawberry cream, toasted biscuit, and sea salted rhubarb fruit. So energetic on the palate but a fine balance between blanc de noir style vs rosé. Gummy red fruits with some strawberry shortbread and some sweetness toward the finish. I think these are likely better closer to release (as opposed to their special Cuvee sibling, which can be marvelous with a touch of age). — 6 years ago

with Dan

Severn G

9.2

Confrérie de la Chaîne Des Rôtisseurs, Bailliage d'Albany; 19 May 2019 at Franklin Plaza, Troy, NY

First Course
Lobster Bisque
Thyme Shortbread Buttons - Edible Flowers — 7 years ago

Chris England

9.3

A superb 🇬🇧 sparkler that everybody thought was a good champagne blind 👍 At £38 it’s not cheap but it’s one of the best I’ve had from U.K. - thanks for the recommendation @hawkinsbros summer fruits in a glass 😎

📍 hush Heath Balfour Brut Rose 2014

🏵 93 Points

🍇 48% Chardonnay, 39% Pinot Noir & 13% Pinot Meunier

🍷 Pale peachy blossom salmon pink

👃 A field of fresh 🇬🇧 strawberries & red currants w/ a light yeasty sugared shortbread biscuit, raspberry & peach undertone

👄 Med bodied fine persistent shimmering bubbled lively mousse of strawberry, pink grapefruit, red apple & dry minerals in med acidity

🎯 Med+ touch dry grapefruit & mineral through lime citrus, strawberry & red apple — 8 years ago

Jakub Kalinowski

9.3

From vineyards within the Puligny-M appellation, this ‘basic’ Bourgogne Bkanc is a steal!
Fresh & supple with yellow apple, a hint of exotic fruit, some shortbread, but there’s also nice tension & purity here.
On the palate this poised, elegant, brilliantly balanced. So juicy & with great flow & depth. Drinking beautifully right now!
I’ve had quite some Puligny’s or Chassagne’s much worse than this! — 2 years ago

Jess

9.3

Medium ruby color.
Aromas of baked red fruit, cherry, strawberry, shortbread,
Dry. Flavors of fresh raspberry, strawberry. Light, fresh and enjoyable.

Intensity: 4/5
Complexity: 3/5
Balance: 4/5
Finish: 4/5 — 3 years ago

Daron Watson

9.3

short breaths will engulf you in all things lime: juice, zest, aid, ice ~ but then deeper breaths allow a spectrum including Granny Smith and Golden Delicious, tonic, minerals, blossoms, rainbow sherbet and orange marmalade resting atop shortbread

it’s like a mix of citrus juices with peach and mango nectar ~ simultaneously sharp acidity and minerality with a nearly creamy sensation ~ perplexing yet ultimately enjoyable — 5 years ago

Will Stanley

9.2

This is a superb NV Champagne, really quite dry, with flavours of butterscotch, shortbread, lemon pith, white grapefruit, all cut along a savoury and chalky profile with firm acidity, great texture and satisfying length. For a house wine, this is a real success. — 5 years ago

Jeff Ball

9.1

Stone, spice, black cherries and shortbread in the house! Silky smooth with a beautiful garnet color, but little bouquet. Still the wine went very well with Oscar’s prime rib. — 6 years ago

Ryan Guy

9.2

Bright lemon zest, golden apple, pineapple, with secondary shortbread and guava fruit notes. Fruit forward with hints of toast and yeast. Palate hits with soft tropical citrus and orchard fruit, developing into a round mid-palate and driving acidity to finish. Length is above par and evolves. Minerality tingles on the palate. Excellent QPR from #winetext. Happy New Year!! — 6 years ago

Chris England

9.3

For £50 this is a nice vintage fizz fest from Roederer that tingles & tantalises the taste buds on a warm 🌞 day 😎

📍 Louis Roederer Brut Rose 2011

🏵 93 points w/ more potential

🍇 63% Pinot Noir & 37% Chardonnay

🍷 Rusty orange salmon peachy pink

👃 Strawberry, peach & grapefruit through rock minerals & sugared shortbread biscuit w/ vanilla cream, redcurrant, raspberry & soft yeast

👄 Med bodied very fine bubbled mousse of peach, red apple, red berry fruits & tangy grapefruit driven citrus fruits in dry cracked minerals

🎯 Long touch dry sweet red apple & sour grapefruit linger w/ dried red fruits popping all over your palate
— 8 years ago

Chris England

9.6

Bolly GA pink hits the spot & this £74 05 is no exception!

🍾 Disg’d May 15

🍇 72% PN & 28% C

🍷 Peachy salmon pink

👃 Toasted almond brioche & yeasty fresh bread, soft oak soaked peach, fallen red apples & red currant w/ pink blossom & smoke

👄 Med bodied fine bubbled creamy zesty fresh persistent mouse of red apple, sour peach, citrus zests, red currant, cherry, bread & creamy shortbread biscuit in med acidity

🎯 Med+ citrus zest, red apple & cherry dry biscuity linger w/ a touch of pink grapefruit — 8 years ago

Shay A

9.7

Drinking at the source…Les Avises restaurant at Jacques Selosse. Home for the weekend at Hoteles Avises.

Bucket list wine for me and it lived up to the hype. I love the Selosse champagnes for their oxidative profile and was curious how a rosé would drink made in that same manner…just a hint of sherry in the glass before an absolute tidal wave of flavor and power. Dried apricot, plum, cranberry and orange marmalade out of the gate. There is a sweet/savory roller coaster showing red flowers and shortbread before a pink sea salt and truffle spice arrives. Texturally, it’s commanding but so cerbreal. If you enjoy Egly Ouriet’s rosé, imagine more depth and complexity and you’ve got it. Stunning rosé and the best rosé champagne I’ve had. — 3 years ago

Kristen Grimes

9.7

Light, delicate bubbles paired with a richer body with notes of shortbread. Alsatian Adventure private tasting. — 4 years ago

Daron Watson

9.7

Exceeded My Expectations & My Clients’ ~ D!G

Bouquet of apples, shortbread, peach, citrus blossoms, viburnum & vanilla

What strikes first on the palate is an electric streak of citrus: lemon oil, hard lime candy & tangerine zest ~ then it broadens to apricot & poached apples ~ with a gentle embrace of oak contrasted by flecks of flint

B!GUPS #WINEPIMP — 5 years ago

Daron Watson

9.3

Excited as always to shock people with this wine in a tasting!

This #Chardonnay from #Burgundy always exceeds regional expectations ~ hillside vineyard choice, late harvest for extreme ripeness, lengthy fermentation and bottle aging create a wine of “unique and oft-controversial bottling due to predictable traces of residual sugar. While the wine does not drink sweet, it does have an extraordinary richness of flavor and texture along with its characteristic firm acidity and minerality.”

Green & Yellow Apples, orange blossom, lime zest, pie crust & shortbread

Marmalade & Nectars of the fruits added to the palate — 6 years ago

Tracy Swanson

9.2

Love this Champagne! Lovely hint of Girl Scout shortbread cookie flavor! Bright, brioche and complex! — 8 years ago

with Glenn

Sharon B

9.2

Beautiful dessert wine. Happy birthday to me!! 😁🎂 had a wonderful day at work. I have the best friends ever! Then dinner with my husband. Now waiting for my daughter and grand daughter to come over for cake. This wine is a beautiful golden color, shortbread on the nose and candied orange all in the mouth. I don’t drink sweet dessert wine very often but I really do enjoy it when I do. — 8 years ago