and I think the scores reflect wines that are worth a lot more than what they cost

On the shelves

Then a year in the bottle in our previously excavated underground tuff cellar

overlooking Screaming Eagle

Parker - Monica Larner 96

2006 Clos Saint-Hilaire Blanc de Noirs Cuvee brut Billecart-Salmon Rhône-Nord and I think the scoresPinot Noir Blanc de Noirs, red wine grapes pressed white. James Suckling 99 points: Baked raspberries, salted yellow plums, figs, walnuts, orange zest, mahogany and some toasted vanilla on the nose. Medium to full bodied with beautifully integrated, very fine bubbles. Dry, with exciting and unique white pepper and sea salt notes. Seamless. So harmonious. Salty and spicy clove notes evolving at the end. Amazing precision. Single parcel pinot noir, 100%