Château Du Levant

l'Ostal Levant

Goupil Red Blend 2023

God ungdomlig jos #tnwc — 5 months ago

l'Ostal Levant

Maasaï Côt

Big fan of this bottle that was recommended by the bartender at Frenchette. Will make a point to order again. — 3 years ago

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Ultramarine Wines

Heintz Vineyard Blanc de Noirs Pinot Noir 2014

Shay A
9.3

My last of the 2014 Ultramarine’s. Sad day. Thankfully 2015s are up next, and I was able to secure extra 2016s during the release a few months back.

This was one of three bubblies (2010 Larmandier-Bernier VV du Levant, Egly Ouriet Rosé) opened alongside a lineup of some fun wines when a buddy,
@Shawn R , was in town. As always, my experience with these wines is so unique. You can always tell this is like grower champagne from first smell and sip. Gorgeous golden color in the glass. I normally pick up aromas of cream soda with Ultramarine (aside from their rosé), but didn’t get that here. Caramel dipped golden delicious apples, spiced cider, brioche, a little shaved almond, sporting a gentle “oxidative” flair. On the palate it’s zippy and racy with a distinct herb crusted yellow fruit profile (which I get on some Heintz Chardonnays), alongside more apple, poached pear, and kiss of ripe red Berry fruits. There is also a backbone of limestone/mineral here. When compared to the Larmandier-Bernier, this drank more new world, though if I had tried this blind and not next to a true champagne, I may have been able to get there.

As an aside, we drank half of this bottle (and of the other two bubblies as well) and then put a champagne stopper on it to revisit the next day. Upon opening, the bubbles seemed to have diminish quite a bit and it drank closer to a still wine...and then 30mins later, it was like this roared back to life for one last hurrah, full of bubbles and totally vibrant. Not sure I’ve seen a bubbly do that before. The last glass on the second day was just as good as the first glass on the first day.
— 4 years ago

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Eric

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Totally dig this wine.

Larmandier-Bernier

Vieille Vigne du Levant Grand Cru Champagne Blend 2013

What a wonderful wine. Nose: lemon & ginger scone. Palate: lemon, tangerine, lemon pound cake, powdered sugar, papaya, mango pit. Happy 11 years! #thewinewasgood — 8 months ago

l'Ostal Levant

Fioretti Cahors Malbec 2021

Gott men lite lätt fantasilös. #tnwc — 2 years ago

l'Ostal Levant

Zamble Malbec

Wow. Brambly, crunchy, blackberries, clean, linear and expansive…. Subtle effervescence that held throughout the bottle. Buy all of them if you come across. It’s one of those bottles you ask, what else can you give? A very much perfect bottle but I can’t give 100 for some reason. — 2 years ago

Gvaot

Reserve Gofna Shomron Region Hamdani Jandali 2020

An indigenous variety to the levant area in Israel.
A clear watery color, fresh nose, very balanced and pure on its palate. Mineral, crisp.
— 3 years ago

Egly-Ouriet

Grand Cru Ambonnay Brut Champagne Blend Rosé

Shay A
9.3

One of three bottles of bubbly (2014 Ultramarine BdN and 2010 Larmandier-Bernier VV du Levant) opened when a good friend, @Shawn R , was in town. EO is one of my favorite champagne producers, but this was actually my first experience with the rosé.

5yrs on the lees, disgorged mid 2019. Slightly orange pink in the glass. Initially, it was very razor sharp and intense. Jasmine, orange zest, and dried apricots on the nose. On the palate, the intensity picked up with a strong backbone of limestone, chalk, tangerine and some honeysuckle. When this paired with food, it showed its true colors with a touch more body and richness. Even more impressive was how much better this was on day two...likely a champagne that could benefit from a decant at this age. Much more creamy and showing more red Berry fruit like raspberries, rhubarb and also a little floral. Yeast driven notes didn’t appear until day two. Complex, intense and lots of potential.
— 4 years ago

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Krystal Vento

Krystal Vento

LOVE EO😍🥂
Kimberly Anderson

Kimberly Anderson

EO FTW!! 💪🏼🥂🍾