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Pierre Martin
Chavignol Sancerre Sauvignon Blanc
Highly recommend. Refreshing. Light, better than a pinot grigio which I never thought I would say. — 4 years ago
Domaine Pierre Martin
Les Culs de Beaujeu Sancerre Sauvignon Blanc 2017
Nice wine, fresh and with Citron notes. — 6 years ago
Château Cap Saint-Martin
Premières Côtes de Blaye Red Bordeaux Blend 2015
Vintage2015 / what a seductive smell... even so young... most merlot, cabernet sauvignon... clay and limestone soil... 50 km away north of the city of Bordeaux. Pierre Ardoin is an oenologist at the University. Seductive red fruits in smell. An impression of plums. Vibrant and velvety taste. No need to cellar 😉 when the wine is so good at the moment. #blaye #bordeaux Tasted with a pasta porcini. Good combination. — 6 years ago
Domaine Pierre Martin
Sancerre Sauvignon Blanc 2022
2022 enjoyed 6/23 one of the oldest estates in Chavignol. native yeast. marine fossil heavy soil. white floral, oyster shell, sea-saline quality, slight viscosity, fruit is fairly ripe- peachy. it’s beautifully balanced but we thought it representative of what Sancerre is becoming with hotter temps. I really enjoy it, have to get used to the ‘new’ Sancerre — a year ago
Domaines Martin
Château Gloria Saint-Julien Red Bordeaux Blend 2016
2016 vintage. This is the best Gloria I have ever tasted and quintessential Saint-Julien in this fabulous vintage. Concentrated black fruit, cigar box, floral notes and lead pencil. Margaux meets Pauillac. Powerful and elegant, layered and precise, with juicy acidity and a long mineral finish. Highly recommended. Abv. 13,5%. On release I thought it was superior to its stablemate Saint-Pierre, should try to taste them alongside again. — 3 years ago
Pierre Martin
Les Monts Damnés Sancerre Sauvignon Blanc 2015
Needs some air to loosen it up. Could probably age this for a few more years! — 6 years ago
Château Cap Saint-Martin
Le Cabernet d'en Face Blaye Côtes de Bordeaux Red Bordeaux Blend 2016
Vintage 2016 | This wine developed itself fine with a few years cellar. Expressive cassis, decanted three hours, afterwards very good drinking with a good structure. Pierre Ardoin - a oenologist at the Bordeaux university - makes this wine with a wink to its more reputed colleague vintners on the other side of the Gironde river. | paired with bbq, incredible good p/q. — 2 years ago
Domaine de la Ferme Saint Martin
Les Estaillades Côtes du Rhône Villages Beaumes-de-Venise Red Rhone Blend
Délicieux côte du Rhône
Offert par Pierre anniv de Bruno 2021 — 4 years ago
Château Cheval Blanc
St. Émilion Red Bordeaux Blend 1989
The 1989 Cheval Blanc is a vintage that I have not encountered since 2010. One bottle opened was rustic and fatigued, and Pierre-Olivier Clouet opened a second that was much better. It has a gorgeous bouquet of ample red fruit, morels, black truffle, cigar box and hints of brown sugar, all very well defined and charming. The palate is medium-bodied with grainy tannin and approaching full maturity; brown spices, bay leaf and clove infuse the red berry fruit. At 30 years of age, I suspect this 1989 will not improve further, but its robustness suggests that any decline will be graceful. Tasted from an ex-cellar bottle at the château. (Neal Martin, Vinous, September 2019) — 5 years ago
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The 2013 Clos de Vougeot Vieilles Vignes Grand Cru, picked from 5 October according to Pierre Labet, has a fragrant bouquet, fresher than many other tasted, pure raspberry and wild strawberry fruit, nicely integrated oak. The palate is less rustic than many others, finely balanced, with moderate depth and just a bit of hardness on the finish that one can easily abide. Lovely, though would I cellar long-term? Probably no. (Neal Martin, Vinous, October 2023)
— a year ago