Bel Lago Vineyard

La Sibilla

Cruna De Lago Campi Flegrei Falanghina

Very intriguing. Touch of organic reduction and charcoal, rocky beach. Took this home. — a day ago

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Guillaume Gonnet

Bel Ami Chateauneuf du Pape Red Rhone Blend 2021

John Howard
9.2

Very nice. Not too ripe. Can tell there’s cinsault in there. — a month ago

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Doug Powers

Doug Powers

@John Howard, do you know whether this producer is possibly the son/nephew of Etienne Gonnet, a “newish” CdP producer from the early 1990s (IIRC)??

Château Bel-Air Lagrave

Cru Bourgeois Moulis en Médoc Red Bordeaux Blend 1995

JKT
9.0

Balance and soft textures thirty years! Say ten years after acquiring from JR whose email says matriarch passing freed up this library holding back then. — 3 months ago

Château Bel Air-Marquis d'Aligre

Margaux Red Bordeaux Blend 1996

It’s been a couple years since I last enjoyed the 1996 and based off this experience, it’s continuing to age gracefully.

Double decanted the night before. The wine pours a garnet color with a near opaque core; medium viscosity with light staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is vinous with notes of cassis, kirsch, purple flowers, tobacco, dried herbs, green pepper, old wood and gravelly earthy. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose, the finish is long and sanguine. So much soul, it could make Marvin Gaye blush. Drink now with patience (and a long decant) through 2041. Thanks for the assist
@Lyle Fass
— 17 hours ago

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Andrew Schirmer

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Goedhart Family

Bel' Villa Syrah 2020

Inky in color with short purple rim.

Strong nose of black currants, plums, oak, tar, licorice, spices, charcoal and light blood notes.

Full-bodied and bold with medium acidity and long legs.

Dry on the palate with black currants, black plums, dark chocolates, oak, spices, licorice, tobacco and peppercorn.

Long finish with round tannins and tangy cherries.

This is a delicious Syrah from Red Mountain in Washington State. Rich and extracted, yet not in your face kind of wine.

This Single Vineyard Syrah is well balanced with nice complexity. Fruit forward and spicy.

I had the 2022 not too long ago, and it definitely gets better with age. Will continue to age nicely in the next 7 years.

Good by itself as a sipping wine. A New world Syrah on the nose and palate.

100% Syrah grapes were aged for 18 months in 50% new oak barrels. 80% french and 20% American oak barrels. A small production of only 3,000 bottles. Unfiltered.

14.5% alcohol by volume.

92 points.

$40.
— 2 months ago

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The Calling Wines

Rio Lago Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2020

All day baby greenbrier — 6 months ago

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Château Tour Bel-Air

Montagne-Saint-Émilion Red Bordeaux Blend 2020

Delicious berry with faintest hint of sweetness, but still gently robust. — 22 days ago

Damien Laureau

Le Bel Ouvrage Savennières Chenin Blanc 2001

JKT
9.2

Wow medium yellow and complex nutty earthy ripe orange spicy notes carrying through to bracing acidity and firm texture then long finish. No sign of oxidation from previous notes and giving it higher ratings. — a month ago

Bel Ormeau

Les Hérits Blaye Côtes de Bordeaux Red Bordeaux Blend 2018

Blend of Merlot (70%), Cabernet Sauvignon (15%) and Cabernet Franc (15%). Dark ruby color with a garnet rim. Aromas of dark berry fruit, violets, wood smoke and leather. Blackberry, black plum, black currant fruit flavors with a distinct note of dark chocolate. Hint of black pepper spice on the long and earthy finish. Chewy tannins and a big hit of acidity, which will probably tone down with more bottle age. Needs a bit more rest. Thanks for sharing, Keith S! — 6 months ago

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