Château Bel Orme
Domaine Taupenot-Merme
Bel-Air Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Pinot Noir 2017
2017 vintage. Decanted and tasted after 30 mins. Medium-heavy body but starting to thin out slightly. Taupenot-Merme is one of the "bigger bodied" Burgs. Wanted more earth but got more spice instead. Decent compromise. Seems like another 3-4 years would find this hitting the optimal sweet spot. 8.23.24. — 10 months ago
Bel Colle
Riserva Monvigliero Barolo Nebbiolo 2001
An excellent well aged mellowed complex ripe cherry notes. Willie finished bottle! — a month ago
Château Bel Air
Lussac-St. Émilion Red Bordeaux Blend 2020
Really nice St. Emilion satellite wine. After 30 min the palate is ripe with red and black fruit and vegetation. The tannic bite on the back end is soft and smooth. Great QPR — 3 months ago
Michele Chiarlo
Le Orme Barbera d'Asti
05/2025. Nice Barbera. Flavor and finish. Sits well on the palate. Enjoyed. 14% alc.
Hall’s Chophouse — a month ago
Bel Colle
Verduno Pelaverga
Seems very light but actually taste is rich and the wine has strong tannins. Surprisingly mature smell. — 5 months ago
Château Bel-Air Lagrave
Cru Bourgeois Moulis en Médoc Red Bordeaux Blend 1985
1985 Cru Borgeois from Bel Air Lagrave. Tobacco leaf, cigar smoke, really subtle leather. Very pretty. — 7 months ago
Lyle Fass
Founder Fass Selections
Tough vintage only means that Aligre transcended the vintage even more than normal. Killer nose. Such pure fruit. Rhubarb city. Strawberry, plum skin, cassis, but barely cassis and gorgeous light mid to early season cherry. Smoke, mint and more. Stunning fruit clarity on the attack and terrific concentration and depth. Chewy and tannic and finish is clipped for now but just opened and needs much time to unwind but good bones. So juicy and pure. Wow. The tannins are a combo of very 13 and very aligre. I love them so much. So sappy, dry, noble and pure. This has 50 years ahead of it. — a day ago