Patrick Barré

Patrick Jasmin

Côte-Rôtie Syrah

A little out balance. — 5 days ago

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Patrick Piuze

Terroir de Fyé Chablis Chardonnay

Wonderful Chablis from Patrick Piuze ($42) — 2 months ago

Patrick Brunet

Domaine de Robert Cuvée Tradition Fleurie Gamay 2015

I’ve been drinking this slowly over a week and a half. At this point it tastes like a fortified or mulled wine. It’s deep, inky like ox blood, burnt copper color around the rim. The smell is mulled red fruit, raspberry, strawberry, dry earth, purple flowers, sweet lavender. Very delicate tannins remain with an acidity that tickles the edges of the tongue and fades quickly. What you’re left with is something that resembles a young fortified wine with beautiful red fruit, earth, a floral element that lingers, and a slight hint of mushroom. It’s quite lovely and unexpected. — 5 months ago

Jumpin' Juice (Patrick Sullivan)

Half Full Pinot Blend 2021

This is a blend of syrah, cabernet Sauvignon and Sauvignon Blanc.
The wine is red but completely translucid like a Tavel wine. The nose is funky with dome discreet barnyard notes, a typical herbaceous note that I associate with Sauvignon Blanc, some minerally notes like crushed rocks, pomegranate and strawberry too. Very interesting!
The palate shows a good acid drive, pomegranate and strawberry notes all along, some width, a soft and gentle mouthfeel that changes in the rear with some lively tannins that create another layer over a rather long and fruity finish with pomegranate and strawberry. It's fresh and fun, it's super easy going. Textbook glouglou wine. Enjoyed slightly chilled. 12,5% abv.
— 4 months ago

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Beth Hamilton

Beth Hamilton

Funky barnyard notes! Blech!

Domaine Patrick Charlin

Roussette du Bugey Montagnieu Altesse 2009

JKT
8.9

Opened 10 days ago. Just a bit too oxidized but after a few days in Cali bothers it settled down and be a serviceable food wine, good acidity, not much complexity, oxidation blew off. — 2 months ago

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Domaine Patrick Javillier

Cuvée des Forgets Bourgogne Blanc Chardonnay 2018

2024 June. Not sure if this had as much stuffing as the Oligocene - but would like to compare side by side to find out! — 4 months ago

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Patrick Piuze

Terroir de Chichée Chablis Chardonnay 2022

Slightly rounder and less acidic than some past vintages though unmistakably Chardonnay in its neutrality, as absurd as that sounds. Went great with tuna nicoise. — 5 months ago

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Domaine Patrick Javillier

Cuvée Oligocène Bourgogne Blanc Chardonnay 2020

Fans of Meursault will enjoy this muscular Bourgogne Blanc from Patrick Javillier, from vines mostly within the appellation. A confident, stylish expression of the category, with abundant aromas of ripe tropical fruit, lemon and burnt butter, and a killer palate that could pass for something far pricier. Happy that I have another couple of bottles of this in the cellar, though this is in near-perfect drinking condition now. — 5 months ago

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