Domaine Maison
Domaine Serene
Evenstad Reserve Willamette Valley Pinot Noir 2023
Superb new vintage of the flagship Domaine Serene. Beautiful wine, and great to be back at the Serene tasting room in downtown Portland. — 9 days ago
Domaine Armand Rousseau
Chambertin Grand Cru Pinot Noir 2008
Lush and luxurious. Very transparent, black pepper, lucid fruit. Exceptional. — 7 days ago
Domaine Roulot
Bourgogne Blanc Chardonnay 2019
Rich, racy with notes of lemon, orchid fruit, mineral & floral — a month ago
Domaine Jean-Louis Chave
Offerus Saint-Joseph Syrah 1999
1999 offer us - SINGING — 24 days ago
Domaine Henri Boillot
Clos de la Mouchère Monopole Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Chardonnay 2023
Solid Puligny Montrachet. Mr Boillot knows what he’s doing. Perfect accompaniment to a perfect lunch 👌
Tasting notes: hint of citrus, peach and vanilla. — a month ago
Domaine de la Romanée-Conti (DRC)
Grands Échézeaux Pinot Noir 1990
Right after opening: black fruit, powdery perfume, and rose petals wrapped around me in three-dimensional layers. 1990 really is a great vintage—every great vineyard site and every famous estate lives up to expectations.
One hour later: sandalwood, cream, aged Pu’er tea, and temple incense—the tertiary aromas had fully opened, and I felt as if I’d been carried back in a dream to the White Horse Temple.
On the acidity: vivid yet understated, with a firm yet balanced structure. Drinking such good wine lifts my mood too. — a month ago
Domaine Armand Rousseau
Chambertin Clos de Bèze Grand Cru Pinot Noir 2002
Glorious. Deep plum fruit with silky texture and an explosive noise of cherry and floral notes. Garrigue and gorgeous length. Spectacular — 7 days ago
Domaine Drouhin
Dundee Hills Pinot Noir
Slightly sweet. Same as before. Domaine Drouhin Dundee Hills Pinot Noir @1800, cost Eva, 260926 — 19 days ago
Domaine François Raveneau
Butteaux Chablis 1er Cru Chardonnay 1989
Great fill, first 2/3 of the cork came out via Ah-So, last 1/3 via waiters’corkscrew (and no residue pieces left in bottle), lovely honeyed, buttery, saline, mineral and dried fruit aromas and flavors, spot on balancing acidity, not youthful but extremely fresh and lively on the palate, better than the 1986 Clos and 1989 Valmur opened 1-2 months ago, I remain extremely impressed by the 1989s, long, lingering finish, absolutely outstanding 1er Cru Chablis!! — a month ago
Domaine François Raveneau
Valmur Chablis Grand Cru Chardonnay 2013
Gloriously expressive. Tropical fruit- lime, lychee. A hint of banana. So plush and fun. Really darned good. — 8 days ago
Domaine Jean-Louis Chave
Hermitage Syrah 1999
Such a great wine that was groups favorite — 10 days ago
Domaine de Triennes
Vin de Pays du Var Cinsault Rosé Blend 2022
Very good. June 2025 — 10 days ago
Domaine de la Romanée-Conti (DRC)
Échézeaux Pinot Noir
15 is a vintage I like — a hot year. This time I also drank it in two sessions: half the bottle from a decanter at the restaurant, and the remaining half the next morning.
Right after opening: the floral notes were so beautiful. Violets lingered around the rim of the glass like vines, and the tart plum and red fruit flavors were very sweet. Many people say sandalwood — I didn’t get it.
The next morning: fruit, game, wood smoke, and a savory, saline hint of seafood sauce. Grand Echézeaux still has more structure than Echézeaux. In the same vintage it has earthy and cedar notes; this one is a little lighter, not as muscular — which is the style I like. It has backbone, but the backbone isn’t that hard.
Palate: full-bodied, powerful, and concentrated. The tannins are firm but fine-grained. Even on the second day the acidity was excellent, and the finish was extremely long. Love it. — a month ago
Pinotman /// Andreas
A little too plummy for me, orange zest. Plenty of whole cluster notes. Unwound and disjointed at this point of its evolution. My least favorite of the 24‘ line up. 175$. — 5 days ago