Pure Cru

Château Climens

Barsac 1er Cru Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend 2001

Gorgeous soft wood and vanilla. Intense and pure and lifted. Great. — a month ago

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Quite the tasting note…😳🤣
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Oops! Vanilla!!😅

Domaine Georges Roumier

Bonnes-Mares Grand Cru Pinot Noir 2000

La paulee ultimo dia at le pre cheval — 2 days ago

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Domaine Armand Rousseau

Chambertin Clos de Bèze Grand Cru Pinot Noir 1995

1995 vintage. Not decanted. Appropriate color. Good fill and cork. Beautiful, integrated nose. Flavors same. Medium-medium heavy body. Dark fruit, earth and spice coalescing into a unified experience now. This is at the top of the bell curve for the next half-decade and probably longer. Still, undeniable power under the hood and completely bewitching. 05.28.25. — 17 days ago

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@Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego These Grand Cru Rousseau’s are incredibly long living aren’t they. Certainly power under the hood as you say.
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@Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego Could I ask why no decanting? Sediment was minimal?
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@Bob McDonald I have run across quite a few Burgundy drinkers that are adamant about not having their Burgs decanted. I get it if it’s a bleepy vintage (this wasn’t). A lot of people are convinced that these “force of nature” wines such as this, DRC stuff and 1st growth BDX will have the magic evaporate suddenly and be left with nothing. Perhaps if you’re opening wines older than 1961 BDX, but imho, wines like this need a bit of soft yoga stretching in a decanter after being straight-jacketed for 3-6 decades-esp Bordeaux. People are PNP’ing their great wines and drinking them over the course of an hour or so without a decant The vast majority of these upper level wines will taste better with another 30 mins-3 hours of airtime.

Domaine Armand Rousseau

Chambertin Grand Cru Pinot Noir 1996

La paulee ultimo dia at le pre cheval — 2 days ago

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Vincent Dauvissat

Les Preuses Chablis Grand Cru Chardonnay 2018

Bright lemon color with aromas of citrus, stone fruits and flinty floral notes, from a 1ha parcel next to La Moutonne that was planted in 1970. On the palate flavors of crisp apple, pear and ripe citrus with notes of white flowers and flinty spice. Medium+ finish, vivid acidity ending with citrus and noted mineral spice. Nice! Still young!
— 15 days ago

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Château Pavie

Saint-Èmilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend 2004

Red & black fruits, mocha, shoe polish, spice box, damp earth with floral & sweet tobacco notes — 14 days ago

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Château Lynch-Bages

Grand Cru Classé Pauillac Cabernet Sauvignon Blend

Smelled and tasted amazing.

The Winery Restaurant and Bar, Newport Beach JW + SK. 6/9/2025
— a day ago

Domaine François Raveneau

Clos Chablis Grand Cru Chardonnay 2009

Cena con after la@paulee patrick y jugo — 4 days ago

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Domaine François Raveneau

Montée de Tonnerre Chablis 1er Cru Chardonnay 2013

Not sure there are better 13 whites than Raveneau. Lafon also comes to mind. It’s an early drinking vintage (by Raveneau standards) while you wait for 12 and 14, and no Chapelot this year so it’s blended in here. A multi-hour decant has it showing superbly, wafting layers of créme fraîche, baking spice, crushed stones and a touch of botrytis influenced saffron. The palate shows immense power, concentration and depth of waxy yellow fruit chiseled with Chablisen minerality, brilliant tension and racy lemony acids. MDT always hits 🫰🏻 — 22 days ago

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Domaine des Comtes Lafon

Meursault-Charmes 1er Cru Chardonnay 2023

Tasting segundk dia la paulee en la collins — 4 days ago

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