Château Cheval Blanc
St. Émilion Red Bordeaux Blend 2006
This 2006 vintage is disappointing. Needs 2.5 hours decant. It’s outer core is herbaceous, brambly, earthy, tobacco but has a well balanced core of dark fruit, blueberries. The core has a nice balance and finish but offset but the sheet herbaceousness of the outer layer. — 4 months ago
Domaine Guyon
Les Brûlées Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Pinot Noir 2010
Functional Brûlée’s from a decanter. Enjoyable. But on a night with DRC and Meo and also@lacking the age was a tough situation — 4 months ago
Domaine Armelle et Bernard Rion
Les Chaumes Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Pinot Noir 1990
With 2 hours of Audouze style airing the wine was absolutely singing! Tremendous freshness, lovely minerality and a superb finish this wine is a tremendous overachiever! — 3 months ago
Bodegas y Viñedos Vega Sicilia
Unico Ribera del Duero Tempranillo Blend 2006
Extraordinarily polished for so young a wine, rich, plummy, with multiple flavors all well integrated, long finish. Absolutely worth opening one now though will likely pay off if held for long term aging. Likely good for another two decades — 4 months ago
R. López de Heredia
Viña Tondonia Reserva Rioja Blanco Malvasia Viura 2005
With a 45 minute decant this wine was amazing well balanced, seriously underrated and went brilliantly with the pasta with lamb ragu. — 4 months ago
Veuve Fourny & Fils
Blanc de Blancs Brut Nature 1er Cru Champagne
Despite the Brut Nature label I found it a bit sweet! Nevertheless lovely acidity, very fresh, crisp, and the elegance of a Blanc de Blanc. — 3 months ago
Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande
Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 2010
With a 2 hour decant this wine is very approachable, beautifully balanced with notes of raspberries, blueberries, blackberries, leather, tobacco all brilliantly integrated. While this should continue to improve with age can be opened now with a decant. — 4 months ago
Heidsieck & Co.
Monopole Red Top Brut Sec Champagne
High Pinot level champagne but acceptable — 4 months ago
Domaine de la Romanée-Conti (DRC)
Grands Échézeaux Pinot Noir 2003
Popped and poured into two glasses my favorite Zalto and Reidel Sommelier series. Wow wildly different noses! The former super focused that latter very broad and diffuse. On the palate initially earth, black fruit but not noticeably marked as a 2003 vintage. Over time the red fruit emerges as the wine is supremely elegant Alamo’s surprisingly so! Was clearly wine of the night! — 4 months ago
Vijay Parikh
The Pinot meunière here is a give away to what this is! It’s a fun champagne not as elegant as say Pierre Moncuit or Gimminet but not as heavy as Selosse or even Pol Roger. Went brilliantly with some spicy meats, and a mixture of Greek and Indian food! — 2 months ago