En Cavale
Jean François Ganevat
Grusse en Billat Côtes du Jura Chardonnay 2008
Hamilton Russell Vineyards
Hemel-En-Aarde Valley Pinot Noir
Plum jam with a nice dry finish. — a month ago
Hubert Lamy
En Remilly Saint-Aubin 1er Cru Chardonnay 2019
When the wife orders you to pull a nice chardonnay from the cellar, you obey immediately.
This was an exciting bottle with citrus on the nose. Orange peel, pear, roasted bread and citrus on the palate. Good concentration and acidity. Seamless integration. Still more to come with additional cellar time. — 22 days ago
Château Chasse-Spleen
Moulis en Médoc Red Bordeaux Blend 2009
Stunning. Balanced, deep. Absolute pleasure. — a month ago
La Pousse d'Or
En Caillerets Volnay 1er Cru Pinot Noir 2005
The lush fruit calmed down after 30+ minutes and the tertiary notes started to come about. Add some black tea to the mix made me a happy camper. I would score it higher if the finish was a little longer. No hurry to open this. — 22 days ago
Bieler Père et Fils
Sabine Aix en Provence Rosé Blend 2022
Pale salmon in color; grapefruit, strawberries, and flowers on the nose; high acidity; a hint of tannins; tastes like grapefruit rind and strawberries. Nellie and I really like it. — a month ago
Château Bel-Air Lagrave
Cru Bourgeois Moulis en Médoc Red Bordeaux Blend 1985
1985 Cru Borgeois from Bel Air Lagrave. Tobacco leaf, cigar smoke, really subtle leather. Very pretty. — a month ago
Tablas Creek Vineyard
En Gobelet Red Rhone Blend 2021
The grapes are exclusively from head-trained (En Gobelet) dry-farmed blocks of the estate vineyard.
The ‘21 really showcases the freshness of the fruits with raspberry, strawberry, and blackberry scented with fresh herbs and light warm spices. Juicy and a bit crunchy palate. Very good concentration and purity. Lovely. — 2 months ago
David T
Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator
Happy New Year! 🎉🎊🎈🎆 🧨
I believe Andrew posted an 02 Mouton today & asked is there anything better than aged Bordeaux. I replied, absolutely not!
1982 was the Bordeaux vintage Robert Parker built his career. He was the only one that called it correctly.
I love 80’s Bordeaux for the 12-12.5% ABV & style.
This is a Chateau-Négociant bottle bought in the last year. It’s still sound & singing w/ the Prime Rib. The fruit still solid.
The fruits are nice & and still sound. Blackberries, black raspberries, black plum pudding, raspberries, chocolate mousse, wet, volcanic clay/lava, spice, baking powder, clove, cinnamon, dark spice, fresh & old tobacco, used leather, soft, moist herbs, black tea, dark cola, dry soil, dry pebble, limestone, anise to black licorice, withering dark, red, blue & purple flowers, round, excellent acidity & a elegant, ripe, well balanced/structured finish that lasts a minute and land on earthiness. Soft as a feather.
What a treat to drink 80’s Bordeaux. Especially, 82. Not a terroir you would expect to hold up 40 plus years, but Chateau-Négociant storage is everything! — 2 days ago