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Brian Walike

17 wines • 4 followers • 7 following

Domaine Michel Lafarge

Vendanges Sélectionnées Volnay Pinot Noir 2008

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Brian Walike

Closed. Underwhelming and I expected much more. Little nose, little middle palate and just a medium finish. 85/87 pt wine. A disappointed from Lafarge. An off bottle? — 9 years ago

Michel Genet

Esprit Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs Brut Champagne Chardonnay

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Brian Walike

9.0

Nice blanc de blanc with dinner — 10 years ago

Paul Goerg

Brut Blanc de Blancs 1er Cru Champagne Chardonnay

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Brian Walike

9.3

Lovely grand cru. Powerful and long finish. I have never seen this wine. — 10 years ago

Villa Toscano

Barbera 2006

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Brian Walike

8.6

9 year old Barbera from the foothills os Sacramento. Still holding up but the fruit is fading. No oxidation. Soft wine and the tannins have softened. — 10 years ago

Jean-Marc Brocard

Vaucoupin Chablis 1er Cru Chardonnay 2005

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Brian Walike

9.2

Wonderful wine. Good acid, a little buttery, lots of fruit and acid. Young wine fir 10 years old. — 10 years ago

Maynard Johnston, CWE
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Henri Goutorbe

Cuvée Prestige 1er Cru Brut Champagne Blend

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Brian Walike

9.2

Another brut from Au that I have never heard of. Wonderful fruit, finish, and yeast. Lovely. — 10 years ago

Domaine Dominique Gruhier

Bourgogne Epineuil Pinot Noir 2013

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Brian Walike

8.8

This is a wine we had at dinner in Paris last night. Light wine with some Burgundian fruit. We ordered a 500ml version and our severer poured a 750 bottle into an unmarked bottle and served it. I also shot a photo of that bottle. — 10 years ago

Gaston Chiquet

1er Cru Brut Champagne 2005

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Brian Walike

9.3

Wonderful wine. Watching the balloons drift by in the Dordogne Valley while drinking it. Light yeast and great fruit. Gaston Chiquet 2005. — 10 years ago

David Fourtout

Clos des Verdots Moelleux Sémillon-Muscadelle Blend 2011

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Brian Walike

Brian Walike

Surprising big for the region. Mostly merlot but also some cabernet. Had it with foie gras, toast and a walnut salad in Sarlat, Fr. — 10 years ago

Joe Walike

Joe Walike

Good post, Brian. JWW

Soter Vineyards

Pinot Noir 2012

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Brian Walike

9.2

My first Soter Pinot from Willamette Valley. Lovely nose and finish. Very balanced, soft and a bit of perfume and roses. Lovely wine — 10 years ago