Yves Jacques

Jacques Selosse

Initial Brut Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru Champagne Chardonnay

Well, here we are. Selosse Initial. What is there really to say? Is it good? Is it great? Is it delicious? Does it live up to the hype? Did it change my life?

Yes.

A beautiful golden hue in the glass with profuse perlage. There’s no need for traditional notes here, we already know. Wonderfully electric, saline, and textured. Depth, personality, and romance.

Nothing I say here matters. Go get as many Selosse champagnes as you can. Then get a few more. And enjoy life.
— 23 days ago

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Jacques-Frédéric Mugnier

Les Amoureuses Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Pinot Noir 2021

Crystalline red fruit, seamless, with great persistence. This is why you drink Burgundy. — 2 months ago

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Yves Cuilleron a Chavanay

Les Vignes d'à Côté Syrah 2024

N game

P bright. Cherry.

Grapex 192 btg
— 2 months ago

Château de Beaucastel

Hommage à Jacques Perrin Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhone Blend 2005

Popped and poured; enjoyed alongside Texas BBQ on the plane home. The 2005 “Hommage a Jacques Perrin” pours a deep purple with a ruby rim; medium+ viscosity with moderate staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is developing with mostly dark fruits: mixed brambles, black cherry, animale, star anise and black pepper, garrigue and stony earth. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long. This continues to be ever so dense but paired admirably with the BBQ. Drink now through 2055. — 25 days ago

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Somm David T

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Nice producer. Had a couple 1/2 bottles of their 12 in the last couple month’s.
Jay Kline

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@Somm David T of the Hommage? Regardless, Beaucastel is a benchmark producer
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No. A property I have visited. Special place/visit.

Jacques-Frédéric Mugnier

Clos de la Maréchale Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru Pinot Noir 2017

Drinking well with notes of red & black fruit, orange peel, floral, aromatic spices, crushed rock & fresh cut flowers. — a month ago

Tom, Jean-Philip and 5 others liked this

Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey

Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru Chardonnay 2013

Stunner. Needs air as all PYCM does but it’s electric tonight, layered and complete with killer density, definition and massive length on the saline-mineral inflicted finish. Special wine! — 2 months ago

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Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey

La Chatenière Saint-Aubin 1er Cru Chardonnay 2017

More delicate than fulsome. Definitely more citrus than stone fruit. Palate intensity is medium plus - some mineral and spice. A classy bottle of white burgundy. The trademark heavy bottle from PYCM. — a month ago

Pooneet, Ray and 19 others liked this
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Still waiting to submit.
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Ok to submit?
Doug Powers

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@Bob McDonald, the last one took, sometimes I’m having to submit the “blank” on 2-3-4 times, and sometimes it just doesn’t work!?!?!?

Mathilde et Yves Gangloff

La Barbarine Côte-Rôtie Syrah 2019

It just sang “Cote Rotie,” I could have just wigged it all night. — 2 months ago

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That should be “sniffed,” not “wigged.”