Caves Des Grand Crus

Pommery

Brut Royal Grand Cru Champagne Blend 2009

Grand Cru Royal aged 15 years, visiting Pommery house in Reims and touring the champagne caves — a month ago

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Domaine du Grand Tinel

Châteauneuf-du-Pape White Rhone Blend 2022

2022 vintage. @ Mister A’s Restaurant, San Diego-Les Caves de St. Charles CDP dinner. 100% Roussanne-driven. Initial mineral indication of interest, broad mid-palate transition, yang-styled, white grape “fat” on the judiciously-honeyed finish. Wowzers. Grab you some if you can find it. 95 cases produced. Good luck with that. 11.16.23. — 6 months ago

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Tom Casagrande

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Nice! Rare to see a Roussanne-based CDP Blanc!

Château Grand-Pontet

Saint-Émilion Red Bordeaux Blend 2020

2020 vintage. The last vintage for this wine as it was bought from the Bécot family ( owners of Beauséjour-Bécot) by the owners of Haut-Brion in 2021. It will be incorporated into Château Quintus (which is a merger of 3 estates: Tertre-Daugay, L'Arrosée and Grand-Pontet). Many Saint-Emilion estates disappeared, incorporated into other estates, some very good wines sadly disappeared like Curé Bon La Madeleine (now into Canon), Cadet-Piola (now into Soutard) and so on. The fact that Grand Cru Classés can legally be incorporated into Premier Grands Crus Classés tells you that you have to take the classification with more than a grain of salt. A bit shy on the nose, even after a few hours. Medium-bodied, nice value for a Saint-Emilion Grand Cru Classé. — a year ago

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Taittinger

Comtes de Champagne Grand Crus Rosé 1973

Sacal mora cleal flopez @ultramarinos — 2 months ago

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Domaine Georges Roumier

Chambolle-Musigny Pinot Noir 2011

Matt Austin
9.7

Amazing for its level, though still more expensive than most Grand Crus. — 4 months ago

Patrick Piuze

Bougros Chablis Grand Cru Chardonnay 2019

Bougros for me the weakest of the grand crus. Still a tasty lemoney, chalky delight. — 9 months ago

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Enderle & Moll

Muschelkalk Pinot Noir 2019

Nice wine, but to be honest I was a bit disappointed. Have had and enjoyed many bottles of basis / liaison, first time having one of their “grand crus”. Quite transparent. Lovely light red berry nose. A bit raspberry soda quality on the palate. There is some earthiness but not quite enough to stand up to a simple roast chicken with mushrooms cooked in the chicken fat. Opened 10 hours before drinking, no decant — 2 years ago

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Severn Goodwin

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Likely 4-6 more years are needed, the E&M GC's are slow to evolve.
Lyle Fass

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new winemaker in 2019 but he didn’t really get going to 2020 as 2019 was basically two winemakers. they are more made now and less earthy. less funky more straight. but this will age out. wait a few years as when musch is closed (15 insane in barrel, absolute shit 1st bottle, divine 2nd bottle) it is ornery.

Gantenbein

Fläscher Chardonnay 2017

On par with many of the burgundy grand crus — 3 months ago

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Brecht Spileers

Brecht Spileers

Vivid memories of this one!

Guy Breton

Vieilles Vignes Morgon Gamay 2019

Sourced from the Saint Joseph and Grand Crus subzones of the appellation, which give fine, stony wines, from 80-year old vines. A high-lying sandy parcel gives more complexity, structure, and acidity to the wine. Medium Ruby with red fruit and floral spice aromas. On the palate flavors of red raspberry, cherry, banana and earthy mint. Vivid acidity, fine tannins, medium+ finish, ending with fruit and spice. Very good, bottle age will benefit! — 8 months ago

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Trimbach

Cuvée Frédéric Emile Alsace Riesling 2011

The “second wine” from one of Alsace’s greatest winemaking dynasties. Unlike the single-vineyard Clos Ste. Hune, this is a blend from two (adjacent) sites in the Geisberg (sandstone) and Osterberg (limestone) grand crus in Ribeauvillé. Complex bouquet with aromas of yellow apple, candied citrus, beeswax, crushed stone and a hint of petrol. Full-bodied, rich, quite concentrated with flavors of citrus (lemon) and notes of white fruit. Pure, precise, intense, great acidity — a year ago

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