Driven Cellars

Domaine Jean-Louis Chave

Hermitage Syrah 2005

Great vintage that is drinking well at 20 yrs with many more yrs ahead. Dark, inky, polished showing red & black cherry, berry fruit, mineral driven with sweet spices, graphite & violet. — 2 months ago

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Château Léoville Barton

Saint-Julien Red Bordeaux Blend 2002

Medium ruby , quite wide garnet rim, clear and bright . Cassis , blackberry , sous bois , mint , cedar , grafite , good clarity and surprisingly fruit driven still . Good volume on the palate , dark fruits , mint , good acidity and still quite gritty tannins. Saline and grafite tinged finish . Good length . Drinking very well now and over the next 5 years . For 2002 this is showing very well, classic and surprisingly elegant, a really nice surprise! — a year ago

Tom, Tom and 9 others liked this

Domaine de la Pépière

Clos des Briords Cuvée Vieilles Vignes Muscadet Sèvre & Maine Sur Lie Melon de Bourgogne 2020

Lovely nose of fresh see breeze, shell fish and blossom. Palate of intense lemon, crème fraiche, hay and again oysters. Very mineral driven finish. Wine improves with air and slightly higher temps. — 2 years ago

Peter, Ira and 1 other liked this

Domaine Sebastien Dampt

Côte de Léchet Chablis 1er Cru Chardonnay 2016

Lyle Fass
9.3

Haven’t had in ages. Gorgeous nose with some gras, lime zest, seashells, sea air and some of the obvious richness of the vintage. Palate is wonderful. Zippy with terrific acids and great cut. Concentrated and classic. Sappy and pure with great balance, freshness and minerality. Pure as the driven snow. Nice smokiness develops with air. — 3 years ago

Dick, Severn and 5 others liked this

R. López de Heredia

Viña Tondonia Reserva Rioja Tempranillo Blend 2001

Slightly deeper and brighter colour than the 2004 , younger looking . More ruby with a garnet rim . Really aromatic and floral , violet , mint , spiced red cherry , ripe raspberry , eucalyptus . Still really fresh and fruit driven . Some dried herbs and earthy notes in the background. On the palate this has lovely elegance and poise , with herbal red cherry , strawberry and slightly nutty notes. Quite ripe and juicy , but with fresh acidity and fine tannins . Long and fruit driven on the finish . Still young from now and over the next 10 years . — 4 months ago

Jan, Ira and 8 others liked this

Vieux Château Certan

Pomerol Red Bordeaux Blend 2014

Delectable Wine
9.4

The 2014 Vieux Château Certan comes from two bottles, the first out of condition. The second has a potent Cabernet Franc-driven nose, which is no surprise, as it comprises 30% of the blend: bell pepper and black pepper infusing the black fruit. There is almost a Loire-like scent. The palate is medium-bodied with granular tannins, fine acidity and grip with truffle and raspberry. It's earthy with just a touch of dark chocolate on the finish. This Pomerol is surfeit with character and is just about to enter its drinking window. Tasted at the VCC vertical in Etikhove, Belgium. (Neal Martin, Vinous, July 2024)
— a year ago

Sandhi Wines

Sanford & Benedict Chardonnay

Steely, mineral driven, some apple, lemon zest, a nice long finish. — 2 years ago

Joseph Gannon
with Joseph

Enderle & Moll

Liaison Pinot Noir 2019

Needs a good day to open up. At first quite brutal in an unyielding way. I left this on my custom Argon line for a week. Reviewed this many times before. Absolutely delicious and driven by earth herbs and hint of red fruits. More or less for aficionados only (I don’t want to be condescending here) as so much patience is required. Drink now because i do not expect the fruit to hang on all that long. — 8 months ago

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Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

Please bring the condescension. Add some accent marks and spice things up a bit. The wallpaper here could use it.

Arianna Occhipinti

SP68 Bianco Terre Siciliane Albanello Muscat of Alexandria

Lovely. Floral nose with a mineral driven, bright attack. Herbal. Olive. A little grippe. Great with seafood. — a year ago

Domaine William Fèvre

Vaillons Chablis 1er Cru Chardonnay 2020

When offered a glass of Domaine William Fèvre, my answer is (always) a resounding “yes!”

Domaine William Fèvre is justifiably one of the most significant producers in Chablis, representing a gold standard for high quality, terroir-driven Chardonnays, produced from a collection of estate vineyard sites located across the region, including many carrying the prestigious “Premier Cru” or “Grand Cru” title.   👏🏻👏🏻

This wine is 100% Chardonnay (as is required for all “Chablis”) from Premier Cru vineyards in Vaillons on the left bank of the River Serein.

It is refined and elegant with bright acidity, steely minerality, white blossom, toast, and concentrated citrus and green apple, white peach, nectarine fruit notes while also exhibiting a textural, creamy mouthfeel and richness, perhaps in part due to lees and partial (older, French) oak aging.🙌🏻🙌🏻

Domaine William Fèvre Chablis Premier Cru Vaillons 2020 (ABV 12.5%).
— 2 years ago

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