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Domaine Valeta Sunny Slope Pinot Noir 2019

2019 vintage. Contribution to the FLB (Friday Lunch Bunch) along with @Pinotman /// Andreas and an appreciative regular. Medium/medium-heavy body. Darker fruit and spices aplenty this effort. Not quite as ripe as other CDLT efforts (maybe a dozen at this point¿?) tasted in the last two years. Far from flashy, this Pinot, unlike you, does its best work in the dark. The quality, effort and experience slowly creeps up and, before you know it, you’re actively planning a getaway weekend with it. Stealth juice. 3.20.26. — 2 months ago

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John Howard

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@Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego oooh nice. Grown near us!
Doug Powers

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Great descriptor — “The quality, effort and experience slowly creeps up and, before you know it, you’re actively planning a getaway weekend with it.”!!

Bollinger

Special Cuvée Brut Champagne Blend 1829

J Choi
9.4

Sunny birthday champagne of choice (besides krug). Love the richness. — 2 years ago

Broadley Vineyards

Sunny Mountain Vineyard Pinot Noir 2023

Excellent Pinot - fun for football and tailgating. — 6 months ago

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Raul Pérez

La Del Vivo Bierzo White Blend 2021

Stunning. Delicious. One of my fav wines of the last 1.5 years. Godello aged under flor that competes with white Burgundy/ Sonoma Coast chards that cost double. Sourced from two tiny plots of 80-100 yr old vines. 80% old foudre, 20% amphora under flor, no malo, no stirring. Sunny bouquet, honeycomb, Asian pear, gun flint, crushed stone, brisk, seamless, cool and classy. $55. — 2 years ago

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Hubert Lamy

La Princée Saint-Aubin Chardonnay 2017

Nose has lemon zest with some pith, over-ripe pear, quinine, crushed limestone and lemon slice.

Palate has candied lemon, dehydrated lemon, under-ripe nectarine (or any yellow stonefruit), faint orange flesh note on the medium finish, clean.

A great wine to enjoy by a roaring fire in the chiminea this sunny afternoon.
— 4 years ago

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Severn G

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Sugar?
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The bottles won’t absorb the sugar like the Vines at Caymus do,
Joshua Fisher

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The best cooler / ice bucket I’ve ever seen

Château Miraval

Côtes de Provence Rosé Blend 2024

This rosé is everywhere in Switzerland. I think it’s the 4th time I’ve had it. Got this bottle at the train station lol. Very concentrated. Strong acidity, strawberry and orange. Mouth watering finish with a touch of lavender and Provençal herbs. I can see why they like it so much here. Screams European summer (or après-ski on a sunny afternoon). Not fussy, but still elevated. — 9 months ago

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Daniel M

Daniel M

Well, there has been a bit of storytelling behind that brand ...
Steve Rura

Steve Rura

@Daniel M Does Brad Pitt still having anything to do with it? The Swiss do like the “in” thing ;) Despite all that, it’s a solid rosé
Daniel M

Daniel M

Apparently yes but there is a legal battle over Angelina Jolie's stakes (which she sold to a company after their divorce). The Perrin family is still at the helm from a practical point of view though.

Jean François Mérieau

Le Bois Jacou Touraine Gamay 2019

This Gamay looks like a Cabernet Franc as it is so tightly wrapped in a fruity coat. But at taste the suppleness of the fabric immediately betrays it and tells you straightforwardly about Gamay, the better to invite you to even more festivities. A little sunny summer jewel in the heart of a winter.. Happy, fresh. Easy. Red-fruited with raspberry and strawberry, no noticeable tannin, but a finish. — 5 years ago

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