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Don Melchor Puente Alto Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2015

Very good wine just not for me, I normally drink a lot of Napa valley wine and French wine. I’m not saying it’s a bad wine I’m just saying I guess I have a profile I enjoy more. I held the wine for 10 years, chilled and decanted for 1 hr, 1.5 hr, and then 2 hrs. I never experienced the normal oak, cigar, leather. You know all the taste profiles the pros mention. I enjoyed it but was still disappointed. I have one more bottle 2015 that I will drink in 2030. Maybe I’ll love it. I drank a younger bottle and really enjoyed it. It was almost overwhelming and hard to finish of course I was in las Vegas at a hotel enjoying the view from my hotel of the Bellagio fountains which made this spectacular both the wine and the view. Which was years ago but a special wine and a memory goes a long way. Especially when you get up in age. — 2 days ago

Simon Bize & Fils

Les Perrières Bourgogne Pinot Noir 2017

Really nice overall, but definitely lost quite a bit from night 1 to 2. Pretty refined but with great earth and body. Has a bit of a rounded crunchy fruit quality in a nice way. Nice pairing with chicken thighs with feta and olives but was probably a better pairing a few years ago. Still nice and always appreciate bize. — 4 months ago

Dave, Joel and 8 others liked this

Marimar Estate (Marimar Torres)

Don Miguel Vineyard La Masia Chardonnay

Vintage 2020 | candy smell, vanilla and citrus, good balance, very charming. Nice butter in taste. Light coconut. Very complete. — 5 months ago

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Simon Bize & Fils

Les Talmettes Savigny-lès-Beaune 1er Cru Pinot Noir 2017

Well integrated - velvety and fine tannins - fruit still with crispness - dried flowers in the nose. Subtle earth. Outstanding. — 7 months ago

Tom, Neil and 9 others liked this

Bodegas Toro Albala

Don PX 1946 Montilla-Moriles Pedro Ximénez 1946

Dark and oily. Fig and molasses. Earthy flavors with treacle. Coffee and wine. So complex and savory. Gorgeous — 9 months ago

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Simon Bize & Fils

Les Bourgeots Savigny-lès-Beaune Pinot Noir 2017

Berries and tobacco, opens up with time — a year ago

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Tenuta delle Terre Nere

Prephylloxera La Vigna di Don Peppino Etna Rosso Nerello Mascalese Nerello Cappuccio 2021

Etna: Poured into a decanter about an hour prior to service; enjoyed over the course of dinner. The 2021 pours a deep garnet color with a near opaque core; medium+ viscosity with no staining of the tears and some fine sediment. On the nose, the wine is developing with Bing cherry, Asian five spice, porchini, oregano, crushed gravel and minerals. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long. Another stunner from this incredible, own-rooted parcel in the Calderara Sottana contrada featuring vines over 140 years old. Insane. Drink now with some air and through 2041. — 5 days ago

Tom, Zach and 11 others liked this

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Simon Coteaux du Languedoc Pic St. Loup Red Blend 2021

No specific notes but an excellent blend of Shiraz and Grenache, reasonable octane at 13.5. Really good stuff. — 3 months ago

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Bodegas Toro Albala

Don PX Montilla-Moriles Pedro Ximénez 2003

Vintage 2003 | My gosh, I love this. — 5 months ago

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Simon Bize & Fils

Les Fournaux Savigny-les-Beaune 1er Cru Pinot Noir 2011

Blunted but not without charm — 6 months ago

Doug, Rob and 8 others liked this

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Les Champlains Bourgogne Blanc Chardonnay 2020

Funky and mineral. — 8 months ago

Lisanne, Jelle and 1 other liked this

Simon Bize & Fils

Savigny-lès-Beaune Chardonnay 2019

This wine has a really crisp and zippy acidity that really punctuates your taste buds and cleanses the palate.

Took me a few mins to realize I was drinking Chardonnay.
— 4 years ago

Brent, Vanessa and 7 others liked this

Viña Errazuriz

Don Maximiano Founder's Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon Blend

Paired it with an entrecote from our local butcher. Well made wine, black currant all over. — 2 months ago

Peter, Ronald and 1 other liked this

Bodegas Toro Albala

Don PX Gran Reserva Montilla-Moriles Pedro Ximénez 2000

vintage 1987 | a treat! Figs, dates, walnuts, nectar — 2 months ago

Daniel, Dave and 7 others liked this
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@Peter van den Besselaar, the label says 1987, your note says 1986, and Delectable says it’s 2000 — hmmm, Who’s on First?
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@Doug Powers Thx. The label! I don’t know why Delectable describes 2000, tried to change the identified wine but that does not work.

Simon Bize & Fils

Aux Vergelesses Savigny-lès-Beaune 1er Cru Pinot Noir 2014

Nose of cherries, earth, pine, palate is cool and composed, maybe a bit reserved, distinctly red fruited with ample spice and stemmy grip. Feels like it needs more time but elegant — 4 months ago

Pooneet, ESF and 4 others liked this

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Les Vaillons Chablis 1er Cru Chardonnay

Выпито 19.02.26 в ресторане Барвиха village с Иваном Б. Прекрасное шардоне 2022 года. — 5 months ago

Paternoster

Don Anselmo Aglianico del Vulture 2013

WEST3 London. Outstanding wine. — 8 months ago

Ted, Sagee and 3 others liked this

Bodegas Nieto Senetiner

Don Nicanor Mendoza Malbec 2022

Dark chocolate molasses and some plum notes. Smooth. — 10 months ago

Simon Bize & Fils

Les Marconnets Savigny-lès-Beaune 1er Cru Pinot Noir

Notes of plum, earth, soy sauce. I thought tannins were still fairly pronounced but not rough. Lovely pairing with our smoked abalone and black cod….. — 3 years ago

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