Francois Arnaud

Arnaud Ente

Clos des Ambres Meursault Chardonnay 2010

J u s t enough oxidation to show some age. Goat cheese and wool sweater doused with lemon meringue. — 15 days ago

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J u s t enough oxidation to show some age. Goat cheese and wool sweater doused with lemon meringue.

Domaine Arnaud Lambert

Brézé Clos David Monopole Saumur Chenin Blanc 2019

Developing bruised apple complexity, sufficiently balanced with zingy citrus and minerality. — 2 months ago

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Francois Gaunoux

Le Clos des Chênes Volnay 1er Cru Pinot Noir 2018

Gorgeous oak free 2018 Volnay Premier Cru enjoyed with finger food while enjoying this year’s Super Bowl. No notes this time, but it is an amazing pour. — 3 months ago

René-Jean Dard & Francois Ribo

Crozes-Hermitage White Rhone Blend 2022

Viva la Rhone, et Magnifique! — 20 days ago

Dave, ESF and 8 others liked this

Maxime Francois Laurent

Il Fait Soif Côtes du Rhône Grenache Syrah 2024

Nate Wall
8.9

No ratings on this wine in a while it seems. The 2024 vintage is quite quaffable, although more tannin than I’d expect in a carbonic wine. Perhaps semi-carbonic, with some time on that 100% whole cluster following the carbonic maceration? A very enjoyable wine though, fruit forward as you’d expect from carbonic but with more structure and grip. Well made. — 3 months ago

Domaine Arnaud Lambert

Saint-Cyr-En-Bourg Terres Rouges Saumur Champigny Cabernet Franc 2022

Ted
9.2

Plums and black cherries. Velvety smooth cab franc. — 4 months ago

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Clos Puy Arnaud

Grand Vin Côtes de Castillon Red Bordeaux Blend 2022

Very nice & good QPR blend. Merlot 70%. Ripe fruit, blackberry, tea, licorice. 1 hour decant. Organic+. — 7 days ago

René-Jean Dard & Francois Ribo

Les Rouges des Baties Crozes-Hermitage Syrah 2015

Popped and poured; enjoyed over the course of a few hours. Black plastic cork; the standard for Dard et Ribo. The 2015 “Les Rouges des Baties” pours a deep, dull ruby/purple with a near opaque core; medium viscosity with moderate staining of the tears and some sediment. On the nose, the wine is vinous with notes of wild black brambles, oil cured olive, roasted meat, purple flowers, black pepper, a mix of organic and inorganic earth and dried herbs. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long. An utterly beautiful expression of Crozes-Hermitage and this worked really well with goose from South Dakota. I’m smitten. Drink now through 2035. — 3 months ago

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