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36 wines • 97 followers • 51 following

Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey

La Comme Santenay 1er Cru Chardonnay 2018

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9.1

Aromes de citron confit et fruits blancs, bouche qui se donne beaucoup, minérale, concentrée et tout de même fraîche, agec une longueur surprenante, très bien. 90-91

Gorgeous white, lemon, white fruit too, very giving palate, minerality and freshness, very good length.
— 4 years ago

Rob, Eric and 13 others liked this

Jean-Paul & Benoît Droin

Valmur Chablis Grand Cru Chardonnay 2016

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9.3

Fruits blancs, coquillages, très tendu, superbe tension, fruit pur et frais, long, très bon même si fort jeune. 92-93

White orchard fruit, seashells, nice tension and acidity, great backbone, straight, fresh and pure, great length.
— 4 years ago

Juan, Severn and 8 others liked this

Domaine du Collier

Saumur Blanc Chenin Blanc 2014

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8.8

Nice at best, lacks some depth, tension and backbone. 88-89 — 5 years ago

Severn, Aaron and 7 others liked this
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Love the background! Cheers to lakeside summer.
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Thanks, Cheers! @Aaron Rankin

Domaine Tempier

Cuvée Spéciale Bandol Mourvedre Blend 2015

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9.0

Surprisingly approachable despite the youth, nice. — 5 years ago

Severn, Ira and 15 others liked this

Château Cos d'Estournel

Saint-Estèphe Red Bordeaux Blend 1989

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9.3

Le nez prend un peu de temps à se placer, nez assez classique de rive-gauche par la suite, ne montre aucune fatigue, superbe texture, une finale longue et savoureuse, très beau. 92-93

The nose needs some air, the cork was wet with some aromas of wet cardboard at first but things got for the better after with no apparent defect and a classic left bank nose. Gorgeous balanced Cos, not the most powerful at this point but gracious, showing no fatigue also with a long delicious finish.

— 4 years ago

Juan, Brent and 24 others liked this

Jean-Paul & Benoît Droin

Les Clos Chablis Grand Cru Chardonnay 2015

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9.2

Un Clos équilibré, belle acidité, avec une texture assez large large et riche aussi, belle longueur. Très bon, même si encore bien jeune.

A very balanced and expressive Les Clos, nice acidity with some richness and width, nice length too, gorgeous even is still young. 91-92
— 4 years ago

Juan, Severn and 10 others liked this

Domaine Confuron-Cotetidot

Echézeaux Grand Cru Pinot Noir 2011

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9.1


Very expressive and complex nose of dark fruits, black cherries, an earthy side, the nose shows some age as well as the delicious palate even it is feels still young, rich and full, without excess or being too extracted or too ripe, big caveat is the very ordinary and short finish not worthy of a real Grand Cru. 91-92

Un nez expressif et complexe avec des fruits noirs, cerises noires cuites, terreux, sous bois, montre unpeu d’âge, en bouche aussi, un style plein et riche mais sans exces, beau vin mais sans la longueur d’un vrai Grand Cru. Ne vaut pas le prix demandé aujourd’hui.
— 5 years ago

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Nicolas Duchesneau

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Salut Mario, as-tu le millésime?
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2011, merci de me le rappeler
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Merci

Domaine Leroy

Bourgogne Pinot Noir 2017

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9.1

Very nice surprise for me given my expectations were low for this generic high priced Burgundy. But we were aurprised by the generius red fruit, cherries, nice depth and volume, good acidity and silky tannins with a decent finish in terms of length and flavor. Well balanced and even if the price tag is high, there was some wine in there. Gorgeous. Our son’s dog named “Pinot, (yeah we are passionate about anything that is Pinot) seems to appreciate also.

Une belle surprise, mes attentes n’étaient pas hautes pour ce Bourgogne générique mais le vin nous a surpris par sa profondeur, son fruit rouge généreux, cerises entre autres, sa matière, un beau volume, une belle acidité et des tannins soyeux, une finale de belle longueur pour l’appellation. Très bel équilibre et bien au-dessus d’un simple générique. Bien sur c’est pas donné mais au moins il y avait du vin. Très jolie bouteille. 91-92
— 4 years ago

Severn, Juan and 14 others liked this
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Handsome Cocker Spaniel is he?
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Yeah he is and very sweet

Jean-Paul & Benoît Droin

Chablis Chardonnay 2018

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8.8

Good decent bottle for the price, prefers the 2017 though but at this price point, no complaints 88-89 — 5 years ago

Severn, Juan and 8 others liked this

E. Pira & Figli (Chiara Boschis)

Mosconi Barolo Nebbiolo 2015

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9.1


Superb nose and scents of tobacco, herbs, dark fruit, spices and a floral character as well, the nose keeps on giving. The palate is not as impressive, nice acidity and typical powerful Barolo, lacks a bit of finish and elegance to it, too young for sure but doubtful it will improve that much.

Superbe nez très expressif, exubérant même et complexe, du fruit, des herbes, tabac, floral. La bouche est typée, une acidité bien sentie, assez puissant mais manque un peu de fini et de finesse, c’est très bien mais pas prêt encore et je ne sais pas si cela va se bonifier tant que cela. 90-91
— 5 years ago

Severn, Juan and 23 others liked this