Le Tenute

Salon

'S' Blanc de Blancs Le Mesnil Brut Chardonnay

Sharp and citrusy. I loved the mineral chalky texture and the lightness of the wine. Great length Fruit is plentiful but relaxed (in a good way). Perfect for a snowy indoor holiday evening. Cheers! — 5 days ago

Tom, Scott@Mister and 14 others liked this

Le Vieux Donjon

Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhône Blend 2015

Medium-bodied but somehow rich, the 2015 cuvée from Le Vieux Donjon is loaded with sappy red fruit balanced by garrigue, anise, and florals. Easy drinking but not simple, it pleased a wide range of palates at our Christmas dinner. Still seems to have the legs to go a few more years. — a day ago

Château Latour

Le Pauillac de Chateau Latour Red Bordeaux Blend 2014

Caceria gansos jesus olivas greg k thomas — 6 days ago

Jan, Juan and 1 other liked this

Domaine Huet

Le Haut-Lieu Sec Vouvray Chenin Blanc 2019

Woolly, mineral, bruised apples, haystack, chalk, nutty nuances. Lovely stuff..! — a day ago

Peter, Jan and 9 others liked this

Pierre Péters

Cuvée de Réserve Brut Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru Champagne Chardonnay

Love this wine. Great minerality and tension. Easy to drink, great acidity and length — a day ago

Puzelat-Bonhomme

Le Telquel Cheverny Gamay

dependable gamay that’s better chilled — really feels like jammy blackberries in the mouth — 22 days ago

Domaine Bernard Baudry

Le Clos Guillot Chinon Cabernet Franc 2020

Opened yesterday. Quite bretty and reductive upon opening, but the funkiness has blown away now. The nose shows cola, dark cherry, green pepper bell, and black pepper. That cola note is something I usually get with natural wines from loire and beaujolais. The palate is yummy with a great acid drive, some superb cherry notes all along, some black pepper, some pomegranate touches, a bit of a drying layer in the rear that is quite peppery and a long fruity, joyfull finish that goes on for a while. It's not your typical extracted chinon. It's a modern, low intervention style that is delicious but needs time to settle. The anti-brett community out there might have a hard time with it 😅 but give it some time to breathe, and you will be rewarded.
Edit: it's even better 4 hours after. Delicious juice with some complex layers on top of it
— 20 days ago

Tom, Ely and 15 others liked this
romo

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I’ve had same experience w Baudry CF. Open it in the morning.
Daniel M

Daniel M

@romo I can see why indeed !

Château Smith Haut Lafitte

Le Petit Haut Lafitte Red Bordeaux Blend 2015

Still has many years of cellaring ahead but delicious esp when decanted. Dark and rich. — 2 days ago

Tenuta dell'Ornellaia

Le Serre Nuove dell'Ornellaia Bolgheri Rosso Merlot Blend 2019

Wine is dark ruby, with purplish on the edge. On nose its ripe fruit, floral parfumed, oak in there, violets, tobacco. On palate, wine is full bodied, jammy, fine acidity, tannic, wine is open up after 1 hour decant. The intensity is there. Its still too young to drink. Try it after 2026. Red bordeaux blend, Cheers! — 9 days ago