Abbot's Passage

Michel & Stéphane Ogier (d'Ampuis)

Saint-Joseph Le Passage Syrah 2018

Saturated and fairly rich, but not out of balance. Needs a hearty braise or something wintery. — 16 days ago

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Claude Cazals

Clos Cazals Vieilles Vignes Extra Brut Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru Champagne Chardonnay 2010

This plot cuvée was created jointly by Delphine and her father, Claude in 1995.

Its grapes come from the oldest vines of Clos, planted by Claude Cazals in 1957, located in Oger.

Clos are very rare in Champagne, there are only about twenty (21). Delphine Cazals owns one of the largest clos of the Côte des Blancs (3.70 Ha).

A passage in oak barrels is carried out for all vintages in order to bring subtle and delicate aromas.

Aging on slats for a minimum of 10 years in a vaulted cellar in Mesnil-sur-Oger is required to develop the full aromatic palette of this exceptional cuvée, highlighting all the complexity of the 100% Oger terroir.

A fine and elegant champagne with notes of white flowers and citrus fruits with an appreciable roundness and revealed by a minimal dosage between Extra-Brut and Brut Nature depending on the vintage.

Terroir: Le Clos d´Oger - GRAND CRU

Grape variety: 100% Chardonnay
— 3 years ago

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@Ron R i found it on the wines website. Wish I had all of this knowledge in my head. Tremendous wine!
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Doing that type of research builds your knowledge. It’s the only way, @Brian Szluk
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@Ron R totally agree!

Cascina Lo Zoccolaio

Baccanera Langhe Nebbiolo 2011

This bottle came through a fraught ocean passage in 2018, with heat and humidity extremes. It has retained its fruit, structure and more. Lush blackberries, with a tannic kick. A ton of other flavors in there they you can discover. Thrilled that it survived so well. — 3 years ago

Cayuse Vineyards

Cailloux Vineyard Syrah 2014

Seamless, beautifully transparent and light, tannins fallen away and left a surge of transparent energy. At first, an animal quality, horse stable notes, musk, and mincemeat. Then this resolves into pure, incisive peony, lavender and white truffle. Stunning.

Wow. Can’t keep my nose out of the glass. Every sip is like a new passage. With time, I’m increasingly taken with this wine. Increasingly acknowledging it may be as close to perfect as just about anything else I’ve tried.
— 3 years ago

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Have you tried the Horsepower label? I prefer it over the Cayuse and No Girls styles, but not by much.
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@romo not yet.. will have try to score some from the friend who gave me this bottle.

Philippe Colin

La Fussière Maranges 1er Cru Pinot Noir 2016

La Passage Lyon. Without looking, immediately knew it was a fine Burgundy. Sweet black fruit on the nose, caramel finish. 👌 — 2 years ago

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Point De Passage

Red Blend

Spice on the nose with blackberries. Lots leg. Slightly tart, with burst of cherry and spice. Would definitely get this again.
— 3 years ago

Ampeleia

Ampeleia Maremma Toscana Red Blend 2016

Je ne retrouve pas mes notes en détail mais il y avait beaucoup de fruit, principalement de la cerise, j’ai vraiment bien aimé. Aucune idée pour la garde mais c’est bon maintenant avec un passage en carafe — 3 years ago

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Hofgut Falkenstein

Krettnacher Euchariusberg Auslese Riesling 2016

I get it, I get it, I understand the hype now. This was the last bottle of the day, the crowd thinned down to 3 from 7 and 15 bottles had already been consumed. The color of the wine was the first hint that let me know this was going to be different. In the glass this looks like water. However once your nose gets into the glass you know this cannot be water. Notes of lime, oranges , herbs and stone fruit blast their way into your nasal passage. You almost feel there’s no need to drink it, just snort it. Everything that your nose was treated to is amplified on the palate. Pure fruit and electrifying acid. I now know what Uma Thurman’s character in Pulp Fiction experienced when John Travolta stabbed her in the heart with a shot of adrenaline. — 4 years ago

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Pulp Fiction wine metaphor-definitely patent that @Ira Schwartz
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Good one!
Andrew Schirmer

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Such a great write-up @Ira Schwartz Exactly how I feel about this.