Château La Tour Blanche

Donation Osiris Sauternes Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend 2016

Peter van den Besselaar

9.2

vintage 2016 | True to type Sauternes | paired with apple crumble — a month ago

Willem, "Odedi" and 9 others liked this

Doug Powers

@Peter van den Besselaar, is this a special cuvée/bottling of this wine?

Peter van den Besselaar

@Doug Powers No. The pilanthropist Osiris gifted the chateau to the French state in 1907. It has been a viticulture school ever since.

Domaine Bruno Clavelier

Vieilles Vignes La Combe d'Orveaux Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Pinot Noir 2017

romo

9.3

Called Volnay. Dr Pepper, raspberry and crayon. — 3 months ago

Steve, Juan and 5 others liked this

La Bastide Blanche

Bandol Mourvèdre Blend Rosé 2021

Matthew Davis

8.9

Really floral on the nose- rose bushes? Maybe some saltiness too. Minerality on the palate but also cherries, floral, a bit more savory than fruity. Some acidity and medium body. — 3 months ago

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Walter Scott

La Combe Verte Pinot Noir 2022

Chris MacLean

9.3

Over delivering again — 4 months ago

with Sarah

Pinotman, Ira and 9 others liked this

Paul Jaboulet Aîné

Domaine Mule Blanche Crozes-Hermitage Roussanne Marsanne

DAL 9000

9.3

At tannins upfront. Berns Steak House. In the 8T room Last bottle. Bottled candled and decanted. Mild dusty dark fruit bouquet. Soft dusty delicate middle. Old world earthiness. Finishes smooth. — a month ago

Château La Tour Blanche

Sauternes Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend 2018

Michael Amoruso

9.2

2018 vintage. Cooked pineapple. Toasted coconut. Dry lemon curd. Just sweet enough. — 2 months ago

Domaine Rene Leclerc

Combe Aux Moines Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Pinot Noir 2022

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.4

2022 vintage. Sampled via Coravin. Medium-medium heavy body. Vineyard from the highest point in Gevrey-Chambertin. Gorgeous throughout already with surprising, back-end spice fest. Tannins slightly muted but started to creep out after a few minutes in the glass. This likes to speed and is going places. 1.30.26. — 3 months ago

Jonathan, Daniel and 16 others liked this

Somm David T

Excellent invention under the right circumstances. The 9 yrs of remaining storage after use, in my experience, overstated.

Pinotman /// Andreas

Ira that makes a ton of sense you are right.

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

@Ira Schwartz Me too and I rarely see that source/plot.

Michel & Stéphane Ogier (d'Ampuis)

La Combe de Malleval Condrieu Viognier 2019

romo

9.2

Lemon cake with olive oil frosting. — a month ago

Tom, Austin and 1 other liked this

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

Poured this btg for a solid year via Coravin. Nice balance. Seductive intro to Condrieu for many/most. This label looks like the Combe De Malleval Condrieu offering.

romo

Good catch, @Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego !