Jean Laurent

Laurent-Perrier

Millésime Brut Champagne Blend 2012

Pale lemon in color.

Nice on the nose, and medium in body with medium plus acidity.

Dry on the palate with nice complexity.

Showing citrus, green apples, light spices, yeast, light brioche, minerals and sea salt.

Long finish with limes and almonds.

This 14 year old Champagne is starting to drink nicely now. Rich and nicely balanced. Tangy and spicy.

Still young, and needs a few years in the bottle to mature properly, and will continue to age nicely in the next 10 to 15 years.

I've had a few vintages of this Champagne, and this one seems less approachable at the moment.

Good by itself as a sipping wine or with food, like fresh seafood.

A blend of 50% Chardonnay and 50% Pinot Noir. Aged for 7 years on the lees.

12% alcohol by volume.

91 points.

$100.
— 3 days ago

Daniel, Ted and 13 others liked this

Chateau St. Jean

Cinq Cépages Sonoma County Red Blend 2022

After an hour and a half in the decanter, this was delicious — 2 months ago

Domaine Jean-Louis Chave

L'Hermitage Syrah 2022

2022, figgy, plum with undertones of bacon at first open. very elegant and soft on palate. beautiful. about 4 hrs later- decanted. change? more mineral, tannins are showing more now than at opening. dried fig, meaty. bolder fruit on back end of palate thru the finish. iron on finish. drinking great but more time would certainly be better. — 3 months ago

Shay liked this

Domaine Jean Grivot

Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru Pinot Noir 2014

Red & black fruits, spice, earth with a floral & silky texture — 4 months ago

Tom, Joel and 4 others liked this

Laurent-Perrier

Cuvée Rosé Brut Champagne 1511

Special edition. At the estate in Tour sur Marne FR. — 5 months ago

Daniel, Tom and 6 others liked this

Jean Foillard

"Cuvée Corcelette" Morgon Gamay 2023

Young, wild and brambly. Subtle olive leaf. Decant. - at Chris & Jenn’s — 7 days ago

Daniel, Ira and 10 others liked this

Jean Foillard

Côte du Py Morgon Gamay 2023

Love this juice — a month ago

John, Ted and 2 others liked this

Jean-Marc Burgaud

Côte du Py Morgon Gamay 2024

My first ‘24 Bojo. Lots of granite and dark black cherry in the nose. Classic. The palate is very mineral and fresh. Crisp acids. Very nice! — 3 months ago

Angelo Casagrande
with Angelo
Angelo, Pooneet and 18 others liked this
Ray Vanderhoff

Ray Vanderhoff

Solid and consistent wine and producer.

Clos Saint Jean

Vieilles Vignes Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhone Blend 2011

Little bit over the hill. Bit of prune — 3 months ago

Paul and Shay liked this

Laurent-Perrier

Grand Siècle Grande Cuvée Champagne Blend

Toasted notes set this apart from other champagnes for me. This was fantastic. — 5 months ago

Eli Barton
with Eli
Chris liked this

Jean Foillard

Morgon Gamay 2019

Wow top quality beaujolais! Burgundy depth and fizzy bojo stubbornness. — 3 days ago

Peter liked this

Domaine De La Grand'Cour (Jean-Louis Dutraive)

Clos de la Grand'Cour Fleurie Gamay 2023

Great energy and fruit. Well balanced. Always a pleaser. — 2 months ago

Eddie, Chris and 1 other liked this

Domaine Jean-Louis Chave

Hermitage Syrah 2022

Beyond beautiful! Immediately soft upon opening—had planned to decant for 4-6 hours but decided against. Open and had small taste with Maggie Harrison around noon. Decided to re-cork it and decanted at 4PM.
At noon I got (very unexpected) cranberry notes on the nose and the palate was considerably more gentle than expected.

After two hour decant: Soft (cat tongue), integrated tannins, pomegranate, black cherry begins to emerge. Herbs, smoky/meaty notes emerge


Tasted: 5.20.26
Attendees: Mark Cerimele, Maggie Harrison, Steve Pfancuff, Lorne McClelland, Andy McCray, Denise Casino, Randy Nelson
— 3 months ago

Jean Foillard

Cuvée 3.14 Morgon Gamay 2014

The fruit for “Pi” is sourced from Foillard’s oldest vines on Côte du Py. These vines are believe to be more than 100 years old. Popped an poured; enjoyed over the course of an hour. The 2014 “Pi” pours a deep ruby/purple color with a translucent core; medium viscosity with moderate staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is developing with notes of funky dark fruit: black cherry, purple flowers, a whiff of horse blanket, sous bois and minerals. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long. Beautiful stuff. Drink now through 2039. — 3 months ago

Peter, Ming and 7 others liked this
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Oh my…@Jay Kline 12 years of cellaring I could never attain…!
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@Peter Sultan I try to “forget” what I have and the way time flies these days, I’ll wake up tomorrow and 12 years will have passed! 😅

Domaine Jean-Louis Chave

Hermitage Blanc Marsanne Roussanne 1985

1985. 40 years young. Gave it an hour to open up before dinner (paired orange ginger glazed duck with pistachio apricot farro). Thankfully my partner is a master of the Durand. There’s very little for me to compare this too - most aged whites are preserved by acid; Chave relies on glycerol here. It gives the wine gravitas but also life and freshness. Pleasant wood veneer/wood shop notes, dried apricots at first (become fresher with time), yellow plum, truffled earth. Salty poached apricots and timelessness. In a perfect world, we’d be sharing this with my dad. Strange & sensational. — 4 months ago

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Only had Blanc back to 1989. Have had 1985 Rouge. I bet that is amazing. Bravo!