Rene De Lacray

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Côte Blonde Côte-Rôtie Syrah 2013

Developing a real penchant for Cote Rotie! This one had all the right characteristics; rich, spicy yet smooth and a long finish. No complaints here…. — a month ago

Neville Weston
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Rene Rostaing

Puech Noble Coteaux du Languedoc White Blend 2018

50% Grenache blanc, 35% Rolle (vermentino), 15% viognier and no oak! A masterpiece of fruits and personality. — 5 months ago

Domaine Rene Leclerc

Clos Prieur Gevrey-Chambertin Pinot Noir 2018

2018 vintage. Rustic as all get out so a nice change from all the spit and polish of much of Burgundy. — 8 months ago

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I had the 2006 GC 1er Les Champeaux from Leclerc tonight. Seemed tired. Door have a lot of experience with that producer. .
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@Shay A Think it’s only the 2nd bottle (in two decades) that I’ve tried from this producer. Rarely see Leclerc.

Rene Rostaing

La Landonne Côte-Rôtie Syrah 2019

2019 vintage. Decanted. Biggy and banging. Obvs too soon but still phenomenal. Toasted/roasted nuts and so much smoky/meaty action. Medium-heavy/heavy bod. Excellent focus and don't say no juice. 8.19.23. — a month ago

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Rene Lequin-Colin

Les Caillerets Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Chardonnay

Vanilla, Quite rich, creamy 2018 @3000, Kkami, 230608 — 4 months ago

Rene Rostaing

Puech Noble Coteaux du Languedoc Syrah Blend 2017

Beautiful northern Rhône style in Languedoc. Deep purple hues with powerful game / meat scents and iron. Herbaceous, dried thyme, pepper, some ripened raspberry too. Medium body, strong tannins, medium acids.

Made out of site named “Puech Noble.” Located on a small plateau, the ground is covered with ‘galets roulés’ - rounded stones - Very similar to those found in the parts of nearby Chateauneuf-du-Pape. At 150m higher than most of Chateauneuf, so is significantly cooler and offers a fresher character.
— 7 months ago

Jillian Varner
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Rene Rostaing

Ampodium Côte-Rôtie Syrah 2010

Co-WotN. Co-ferment. Co-Rotie. Co-visceral. Co-dominant. Co-velvety. Full swallow. Wow. — 2 months ago

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Clos Mogador

Priorat Red Blend 2016

A dense bright ruby in colour. Initially vanilla/oak notes which blew off with time in decanter. Dense rich and brooding - not giving much aromatically. Tight and muscular. Behaves younger than 7 years. Made by the redoubtable Rene Barbier, one of the founders of the revitalised Priorat movement as shown in the excellent documentary “Dreaming of Wine”. Full bodied and flavoursome. Rich and herbal - predominantly ripe Garnacha grapes. Red and black fruits. Had a wonderful visit there last year with the family and an informative tour and tasting at Clos Mogador. I love the fact that they have kept their wines affordable unlike their Priorat colleagues Alvaro Palacios (L’Ermita) and Daphne Glorian (Clos Erasmus) whose wines are quite expensive. This Mogador is so not ready to drink! Needs time in the cellar. Disagree with Thomas Matthews Drinking window of 2019 to 2024. Personally I think this wine will cruise through to 2030. I will leave the last one for around another 4 years. — 2 months ago

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An all-star of Priorat.
Andrew Cullimore

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Yes they certainly repay really quite long aging , nice pick @Bob McDonald
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Thanks Andrew. I’m a fan of the Priorat district and their wines. The whites from Clos Mogador (Nelin) are also fabulous. Not that far from Barcelona.

Domaine Rene Leclerc

Bourgogne Pinot Noir 2020

My first foray in to more expensive Burgundy (at least for my budget). I thought the wine was fantastic, nice balance of fruit and acid. Will look in to getting more! — 9 months ago