P. & L. Borgeot

Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande

Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 1986

1986 vintage. Ripped through six bottles (one corked) for a 1986 BDX dinner @ Mister A's-San Diego. All bottles appropriately aged fill and decent+ corks. Double decanted and tasted over the course of 5 hours. Mix of powdery and stubborn (non-chunky) sed amongst the 6 bottles. Light-medium body throughout. Somewhat muted experience overall. None of the bottles (with variation) shone/sung. Wine is firmly on the downside of the bell curve with best days behind it (based on the 5 + corked bottle examples). There was none of the usual P-L flavor markers but the body hung in there. Pains me to say this but drink up now unless you've got a larger format bottle. Maggie (+) would probably yield a higher score. 3.14.24. — a month ago

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Pinotman /// Andreas

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Oh 😥. Sounds like a bust.
David T

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While I respect, own many vintage from them, as well as, one of my favorite non 1st growth producers and love the style of 80’s Bordeaux (82, 86, 89) I don’t believe this vintage from them ever lived up to expectation or critics reviews.
Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

@David T To be fair, had a few examples of this particular wine and vintage that ticked off the 9.6 mark for me. Don’t rate anything above a 9.7. When it was at the top of the bell curve and just on either side of that summit, it didn’t suck. Life rolls on.

Perrier-Jouët

Blason Rosé Brut Champagne Blend

Ming L
8.9

Raspberry, pomegranate, peach, grapefruit, light brioche, and hint of white flower. Great fruit intensity. Robust and clean. The mousse were a bit too aggressive.
For about the same price, I will take B-S or L-P anytime.
— 3 years ago

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Ohh! Poitou

Haut Poitou Sauvignon Blanc 2019

Feinkost Albrecht 5,50 EUR sehr gutes P L V — 3 years ago

Laurent-Perrier

Cuvée Rosé Brut Champagne

Ming L
9.3

To me L-P is a reference point for NV rose.
Ripe yet refreshing, persistent fine bubbles, vibrant palate with great fruit intensity and subtle minerality, creamy and airy texture, clean finish. Just a sense of overall balance.
— 3 months ago

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Devil's Corner

Tasmania Chardonnay 2021

N: fresh, citrusy nose w white flowers, and sea spray
P: crisp green apple, lemon, lime, zesty l, just a hint of cream, and light minerals
— a year ago

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Château Prieuré-Lichine

Margaux Red Bordeaux Blend 2018

2018 vintage. Graphite, cherry and ripe dark plum in the nose. That tantalizing P-L perfectly medium body. Dill, rosemary, cedar, mint and sandalwood adding to the plum and cherry on the finish. “Devolving” a bit as the evident showiness of the last six months is retreating. Wine is a living thing so it’s allowed to have attitude. Crawling back into its’ shell for now. — 2 years ago

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Nice prose my friend.
Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

@Ron R thanks but was hoping the juice was headed the other direction. A fave producer so optimistic it'll emerge bigger and better.

Deutz

Brut Rosé Champagne

Ming L
9.1

Always like the fruit transparency in the bottling. Strawberry, raspberry, pink grapefruit and light yeast. The palate is vibrant yet soft, and a bit feminine, possibly because of comparison to the L-P rose.
A delight as usual. And very good value for around $50.
— 3 months ago

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Markus Molitor

Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Auslese** Mosel Riesling 2020

Lyle Fass
9.7

White Cap. Stunning. Magic. Nose of slate, lime zest, lime blossom, herbs and just so airy and expansive. A 9.7 nose. Zeltinger Sonnenuhr sweet tart. Palate is expansive and incisive with terrific lime and apple fruit and sweetness from the ripe fruit but not the RS which seems like 3-5 grams p/l. So juicy and invigorating. A brilliant wine. I love love Molitor so much. — a year ago

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Dick Schinkel

Dick Schinkel

It is a beauty 👌
Lyle Fass

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@Dick Schinkel one of my favorite bottlings from MM.

Boscarelli (Marchesi de Ferrari Corradi)

de Ferrari Toscana Super Tuscan Blend 2018

Schöner Sangiovese mit ein bisschen Holz und guter Frucht, aber nicht zu unterschätzender Säure. Zum Essen besser als solo, daher nur eine 9,0, P L bei 11 EUR ok — 3 years ago