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Pierre Brisset

Cote d' Or Bourgogne Pinot Noir 2021

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9.4

One and done. Only made in 21. Fruit is red, not an iota of black. Red apple, spice, limestone and gorgeous clarity to the aromas. Such lift and freshness. Palate is crunchy and super juicy. So clean and lean like the best 21’s are. Unreal texture and such a wonderful hint of bitter. Gorgeous. Now with air it’s all finesse and Brisset magic. — 5 hours ago

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@Lyle Fass have one at home - wait longer or okay to enjoy?
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@Pooneet K after 45 mins it’s heavenly and elegant. Initially it’s great but still not harmonized. Now it’s stunning.
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@Lyle Fass thank you!

Borg Brugghús

Hoppy Weizen Solrun

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9.4

Borg is such an incredible brewery it’s just unreal. What a beer. So fresh, citrusy and complex. Savory as well. Brilliant. — 7 days ago

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Borg Brugghús

Bríó Nr. 1

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9.2

Starting my Icelandic beer journey with the Brio NR. 1 which is always brilliant. Pure and long. Fresh and clean. — 8 days ago

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Lucky you!!!
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@Ron R needed a break from wine and the states. And iceland is close!
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Great call, @Lyle Fass. We feel it, too. 50% of my time I’m drinking IPA’s..

Garaudet Père et Fils

Les Champs Fulliots Monthélie Chardonnay 2022

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9.6

Outrageous nose of spice, spicy oak, flowers, green apple, pear and so much more. Unreal depth, salt and aromatic complexity. Palate has that tension I live for. Precise like a laser and a finish that only begins when one thinks it ends. Yes there’s some wood but it’s perfectly integrated. Ultra concentrated and has outrageous lime zest and lime skin intensity. This is an insane wine. Wow. Showing out of its mind. Now, florals on the nose and just insane lift. Elegant and juicy and obviously has a ton of depth, sap and extract but needs air. But this is a 9.6 out of the gates. Not even a question. With air this has gained an ethereal finesse and added significant weight. Floats but it’s also got body. Immaculate balance. — a day ago

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Ölvisholt Brugghús

Red Ale

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9.0

Nice but not memorable. — 5 days ago

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Borg Snorri

NR.10 Islenskt Beer

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9.4

We move up in body and richness with the Snorri Icelandic Ale. Gamey, haunting, awesome. — 8 days ago

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Good to see you in your happy place—. & just for the record, the label is of a naked bearded man with a baby’s body, falling??!!🫣@Lyle Fass
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@Peter Sultan go to Borg’s website if you want some of the best writing and copy in the beer world.

Le Petit Château

Les Planes Pinot Noir 2022

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9.4

Thanks! Gorgeous nose. Big wafting mid season cherry and some cherry cough drop, some bittersweet Ovaltine, some spice and florals. Really fascinating aroma. So focused and singular. Gorgeous. Great color as well. Palate is so elegant and juicy. Like Bertheau Chambolle. Lacey, elegant and so juicy. Pretty pretty wine. With air this gotten next level elegant and has gotten more body and substantive fruit. Really persistent and impressive. Got sweeter and more de se with air but always nimble. Very good. Maybe a 9.5. After 24 hours the nose is gorgeous and is more of a wet earth type of thing, but lovely sweet cherries and spice. Palate floats and has unreal elegance, freshness and a classically Burgundian styled sweetness and great length. — 12 days ago

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@Lyle Fass whoa…Bertheau??! Now you have my attention.
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@Jay Kline from the french side - my only one. the normal cuvée from 22 could not be more different. Dark, rich, etc. This was polar opposite.

Michel Rebourgeon

Bourgogne Côte d'Or Chardonnay 2023

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9.1

Nose is classic with green apple skins, some phyllo dough, spice and nice minerals. Uncomplicated but gorgeous in its effect. Palate is juicy and plump. Good freshness and texture. Sneaky length and very pure. I won’t sell it but it’s something I’d love to pour BTG if I had a restaurant. Nice lime zest and mineral finish and has real good mid palate density. — a day ago

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Helga Nr. 69 Raspberry Sour

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9.5

The best fruit beer on earth. Grateful to be having this again. Insane clarity of raspberry on the nose. Like it’s in HD. The palate is like elegant Burgundy. But it’s beer. I can’t explain it better than that. — 4 days ago

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@Lyle Fass whoa…that’s quite a statement. I’ve had some of the very best from Drie Fonteinen and Cantillon and it’s hard to imagine better. Like…impossible to imagine.
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@Jay Kline if you can believe it I’ve never had Cantillon or Drie Fonteinen. Go check out Borg’s website, it’s a hoot. Great copy. They also only export one stout to America sadly. Most of it stays here. I’ve always wanted to export it but it won’t work with my model.
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@Lyle Fass beer is a different game. I hope you’re enjoying your time in Iceland!

Sprecher Von Bernegg

Vom Lindenwingert Pinot Noir 2023

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9.6

Nose starts with some reduction but those sweet sweet cherries are underneath. Stunning spice and with some coaxing now I am back in Jenins tasting with Jan Luzi. Gorgeous nose now. Enveloping and complex with great breadth. Fantastic palate with unreal freshness and purity and terrific acid and tannic (elegant) architecture. Dense and juicy with just awesome texture and refinement. My goodness the fruit is so good. Stunning. Fresh. Bursting and super super pure. This is even better than I remember. It’s got perfect balance and vibrates on its own plane. Brilliant wine! Terrific inner mouth aromas and structure to burn. Outrageous length. Wow. On day 2 this goes to a 9.6 as the fruit gets even more pure, a little darker and is just ultra delicious. — 11 days ago

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