Paper Tiger

Domaine Louis Moreau

Les Clos Chablis Grand Cru Chardonnay 2017

Ron R
9.2

As with previous tastings, the nose comes across as compressed. Palate displays butterscotch, caramel and unusually for this producer. a hint of wet paper. Mid palate is dense and weighty with moderate sweetness and acidity. Nice citrus fruit profile with hint of pears. Good, but I consider this bottle to be an outlier. — a day ago

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Wittmann

Morstein Großes Gewächs Riesling 2012

Mid Lemon in colour. A 10 year old GG from the Rheinhessen - not a hint of TDN (Kerosene/Petrol notes in aged Riesling). Just been reading a research paper on TDN from the Australian Wine Research Institute. Definitely sunshine to the extent of sunburnt grapes is a big factor. Also a fact I wasn’t aware of that cork allows TDN to release more than with a screw cap. This GG had a cork, although personally I would prefer a screw cap particularly with a Riesling. This Wittmann showed peach and mineral - also white flowers ( Daisies, Barb thought). Enough acid to keep things lively and delicious - some herbs. Enough fruit richness and sweetness to almost convince you that it is off dry but it is actually 13% ABV. An excellent dry German Riesling worthy of the Grosses Gewachs classification. A very high score of 19/20 from Michael Schmidt. — 2 years ago

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Dawn E.

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@Bob McDonald Great notes!
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Thanks Dawn.

Turley

Paper Street Zinfandel 2018

Paper Street Zin. I am the first to rate! Its Turley. Just above all the rest. — 3 years ago

Paper Planes

Russian River Valley Pinot Noir Rosé 2022

Watermelon rind, peach, bright citrus acidity. — 7 months ago

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J. Dusi

Paper Street Zinfandel 2017

a little age is working for this one, will keep getting better for sure — a year ago

Claude Dugat

Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru Pinot Noir 2000

There’s something slightly off with this. Not cork, maybe Brett? A certain tiger to the nose and Adour hard not toward the end of the mid palate. Far from enough to make this unsinkable but I suspect not a fully correct bottle. That aside very dark, brooding fruit. Some sour cherry and iron, bitter dark chocolate. Maybe the wine’s like that... hard to tell — 3 years ago

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The Ojai Vineyard

Bien Nacido Vineyard Chardonnay 2021

Santa Barbera Chardonnay is really becoming a favourite of mine. The Pinot from SB seems to get all the attention here in Sweden but the Chardonnay is outperforming the Pinot by a mile. Very bright and well balanced. Seashell, pear, honey, hezelnuts, jasmin, tiger balm. — a year ago

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Martin Bergo

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Being an easily accessible SB in Sweden I must say I enjoy all their wines a lot, but I agree with your assessment on the Chdy.

Yuki Tora

Snow Tiger

Smooth and silky. Absolutely perfect nigori. — 3 years ago

Brewer-Clifton

3-D Sta. Rita Hills Chardonnay 2018

Fantastic chardonnay from Greg Brewer that is only going to get better and better with more time in the bottle. A perfect match for a spectacular day in Eagle Harbor on Lake Superior…and even better to celebrate Vanessa’s paper being accepted for publication today! 🥳 — 3 years ago

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Jim McCusker

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More water than all of the other Great Lakes combined…plus three additional Lake Eries! 🙃
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@Jim McCusker @Vanessa McCaffrey What a beautiful day.  congratulations on your paper being excepted for publication. What an enjoyable bottle of wine. That wine has a long runway in front of it. Will taste even better in a year. Cheers and congratulations again.