St. Saphorin, Lavaux

Domaine Denis Berthaut

Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Lavaux St. Jacques 2013

Amelie’s first full vintage with her Dad’s vineyards. Delicious. Full. Great with ribeyes. — a month ago

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Henri Magnien

Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Lavaux St. Jacques Pinot Noir 2014

Feeling fortunate and grateful. A friend brought this back from her trip to Paris as a gift. She was nervous and skeptical as it had sat around an 85°F apartment for a week.

Thrilling, really. From bouquet to finish. Scents of cranberry, blood orange, and spice waft from the glass. The palate gains muscle with air showing cherry, red currant, chalk, and clove with insane length and disciplined concentration. My only knock would be the wood tannin being slightly overpowering on the mid palate, but the finish dazzles with an endless echo of mushroom and earth.

Seemingly just hitting its peak, though it’s bound to stay here or improve for a decade or more. Great stuff.
— 9 months ago

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Austin Hohnke

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@romo Wish I could admit more familiarity, but alas Cru Burgundy generally operates outside the perimeter of my pocketbook.

Very much enjoyed reading up on it and locating it in the Wine Atlas.

You’re an excellent follow on this platform. Thanks for always drinking such great juice!
Severn Goodwin

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A great example of the resiliency of wine.
Austin Hohnke

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@Severn Goodwin Exactly what I told my friend. The vines fought hard to create the fruit, it’s no wonder the grapes fight hard to preserve it. Talk about great parenting.

Thymiopoulos Vineyards

Naoussa Xinomavro 2015

A nice surprise and was served blind after a Gevrey first growth, someone called Barolo even, which made sense except for the length that was less than average. Aromas of tobacco leaf, spices, grippy tannins and a nice acidity, pretty good balance overall although I found it to have notes of early evolution.

Belle surprise après un Lavaux St-Jacques, certains pensaient Barolo, très vrai malgré une finale courte. Feuilles tabac, épices, acidité assez forte et des tannins asséchants un petit peu, je l’ai trouvé un peu évolué.
— 3 years ago

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Domaine Denis Mortet

Lavaux St. Jacques Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Pinot Noir 2019

Dark berry fruit, lots of spice, earth & floral that is still mostly primary but approachable now with a little air — a month ago

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Grognuz Marco & François

Cave Des Rois St-Saphorin Syrah 2020

Pretty purple dress. First superb nose both fresh and peppery on small black blueberry, blackcurrant, violet flower; then more surprising notes on mountain climates and stink in Switzerland for me. It evokes more southern notes of syrah, such as Cornas, St-Joseph, bacon and smoke without the graphite charcoal side. Really a beautiful cuvée that connects two types of syrah usually tasted. The mouth is fluid. Cuvée full of charm with certainly cold extraction to infuse the fruit to the maximum without excess alcohol. Congratulations Switzerland once again! 🙏🇨🇭

Jolie robe pourpre. Premier nez ouvert à la fois frais et poivré, petits fruits noirs myrtille, cassis, violette; puis des notes plus surprenantes sur les climats de montagnes évoquant les syrah plus sudistes (Cornas, St-Joseph): lard, fumée sans le côté charbon graphite. Une belle cuvée faisant la jonction entre deux types de syrah habituellement goûtées. La bouche est fluide et salivante. Cuvée pleine de charme avec certainement une extraction à froid pour infuser le fruit au maximum sans excès d’alcool. Bravo la Suisse encore une fois ! 🙏🇨🇭
— 2 years ago

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Love Swiss wine.

Louis Bovard

Saint-Saphorin L'Eglise Chasselas 2018

Well balanced! Frisch und aromatisch, einfach toll dass wir diesen Wein heute drinken dürfen. — 3 years ago