Domaine Des Planes

Romain Chamiot

Apremont Blanc Vin de Savoie Jacquere 2020

A simple white you wish they served on planes, but never do. — 3 years ago

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Ferren Wines

Sonoma County Rosé of Pinot Noir 2018

David T
9.3

Yeah...this is really delicious.

If you like Paper Planes style, this is a similar style but, fuller, richer with more pronounced saline & minerality.

The nose reveals, floral, ripe, slightly candied fruits of; steamed strawberries, summer, lean jolly rancher watermelon, cherries, tangerine, blood orange, black cherries, black raspberries, slightly, baked rhubarb, steamed, white spice, cream soda, vanillin, hints of ginger with pink rose pedals with in a field of spring flowers.

The palate has nice richness, ripeness with excellent viscosity. The fruits are, candied, gummy, ripe and freshness. Steamed strawberries, summer, lean jolly rancher watermelon, cherries, tangerine, pomegranate, blood orange, black cherries, black raspberries, slightly, baked rhubarb, orange rind, pink grapefruit with pith, white spice with just the right amount of heat, lava volcanics, excellent, choppy chalkiness, cream soda, vanillin, hints of ginger with pink rose pedals with in a field of spring flowers. The acidity is like shooting fresh mountain river rapids. The really long finish is; well knitted, harmony fruit & earth with polish, elegance that is persist for several minutes.

Appreciate the 11.8 ABV.

@Dawn E. highly recommend their 18 for you. 👍

Photos of, their Frei Vineyard, two photos of Winemaker Matt Courtney and barrel room shots.
— 4 years ago

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Paul T HB

Nice one
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Getting fancy with the picture layout tonight 😉
Dawn E.

Dawn E.

@David T 👍 I actually have a few ordered! Waiting for suitable weather for shipment!

Philip Togni Vineyard

Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2012

Double decanted. And then double decanted AGAIN and allowed to sit for an hour while drinking down the paper planes Rose. This is a black cherry monster. This wine poured a nice dirty maroon into the glass. The nose was black cherry, a bit of spice and pepper. The entry of this wine is full bodied youthful and chalky black cherry, graphite, . Lots of fruit in the middle as well, but some herbal characteristics as well. Finishes with some black cherry. This wine is a MONSTER. And given that this wine will last for 3 decades, to be drinking this powerfully so young in the game is a testament. Amazing. — 6 years ago

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TheSkip

TheSkip

@Mark Flesher help me understand the point of the decanting process? I thought the double was just to get back into bottle either for table presentation or to travel to another location?
Mark Flesher

Mark Flesher

@TheSkip Yes, that is the purpose to be able to decant and then be able to Cork & Go. However, all the agitation over the process and then being able to actually leave it in a decanter for a good while before transferring back to the bottle certainly helps. I really don't decant many wines , but I saw the need to do this one. Did that times two. Did the second time help any more than the first? No idea, but it certainly helped inside my head :)
Mark Flesher

Mark Flesher

@Joshua Fisher I'm really not certain if this is restaurant wine or not to be honest with you, and I think we share the same sentiment. An absolutely beautiful wine, and I have had a 23 year old bottle and now this six-year-old bottle. I would say if you could find some that were between 2000 - 2005 you could probably sell the hell out of them at 250 to 275 because they would maybe require a decanter and about 30 minutes of time. Younger vintages have to be given the decant time that normal people dining just don't have.

La Ferme du Cade

Les Planes Rosé Blend

absolutely delicious rosè recommended by the waiter. it’s bright, light with some fizz with some acidity. there were some bubbly strawberry flavors. i had it with a baked chicken. — 3 years ago

Limerick Lane

Russian River Valley Syrah Rosé

Nick H
9.1

Lighter and brighter than prior years, in my opinion. Digging paper planes a little better back-to-back. — 5 years ago

Shay, David and 3 others liked this

Paper Planes

Flight School Sonoma Coast Rosé of Pinot Noir

Perfect lunch companion for an 81 degree day in Oakville. — 6 years ago

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Paper Planes

Russian River Valley Pinot Noir Rosé 2017

Mitzi Inglis
9.2

Fresh, bright, great acid, nice citrus and ripe berries. — 6 years ago

Shay, P and 2 others liked this
Shay A

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One of my absolute favorite rosés

Famille Perrin

Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhone Blend 2016

4 weary workers drank well tonight.

This was a striking experience. Every disparate element of the wine seems to charge along on parallel planes so that each mouthful is a choose-your-own-adventure. It flies through a range of crunchy red, to floral purple, to sultry black fruit on lithe, peppery tannins. Somehow the texture is creamy -- like an au poivre. All sorts of garrigue and charcuterie, fresh and saline, mingle with newly ripe berries, and as the thing takes a preposterously long time to finish you realize how perfectly acid has been holding everything together.

I may not yet have had the privilege of trying other legend status wines with which one could draw comparisons but this was by far the most complex bottle of (still young!) juice I’ve ever tasted.
— 4 years ago

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What a lovely tasting note and memory to create! This resonates with me. Many years ago, it was an old bottle of Beaucastel that turned me from wine-chugger to wine student overnight. It's a storied domaine, for sure. Cheers!
Erik Helms

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Absolutely incredible wine. Expected an advanced and evolving wine and that is an understatement. Every sip out did the last. Enjoy this one...
9.9

Kuhlmanation

Estate Grown Rosé Blend

Shay A
9.3

I think I’m more surprised I didn’t give this a 9.4 as opposed to me giving this a 9.3! Absolutely shocked at this. This is one of the best rosés I’ve had to date. Not just “best I’ve had to date from TX”, no, this is one of the best rosés I’ve had period.

This reminds me of Paper Planes Rosé (which is a top 3 for me), but instead of the strawberry notes, this is more nectarine and peach. The acidity is almost identical. For me, rosés with higher acidity are my favorite and this knocks it out of the park. Very nectarine focused on the nose with some white peach and herb toward the back. The palate almost goes to a cantaloupe note (more round) but reigns it in towards the back and adds more nectarine alongside kiwi. Can’t get over how complex this is. Very happy to have some of this on the way and probably ordered too little. Thanks for the intro
@Mark Flesher !
— 6 years ago

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Whiplash

Fantasm Planes Extra Pale Ale

Extra curd with my walled nut please my liege — 7 years ago