Balancing Act

Domaine Jean Dauvissat Pere & Fils

Bas de Fourchaume Chablis Chardonnay 2022

Needs a 30 minute decant.

Nose: white and yellow flowers. Ocean breeze.

Palate: classic dauvissat elegant density. Mashed yellow flowers. Delicious. Almost a willi Schaefer balancing tartness.

Fass selections
— 4 months ago

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Williams & Humbert

Jalifa Aged 30 Years Solera Especial Amontillado Rare Old Dry Palomino

2023/4 holidays. Classic and wonderful - hugely aromatic, hints of flor / salinity but lots of nutty, caramel and dried fruit character give a sense of sweetness though the wine is dry, making it a great partner for aged hard cheeses. Good balancing acidity too. — 2 years ago

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Château Climens

Barsac 1er Cru Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend 2007

AHF
9.5

Oct. 2023. From a dark gold half bottle. Lusciously sweet and suave with plenty of balancing acidity. Good now with sweet and sour Asian food. Long life ahead. — 2 years ago

Robert Mondavi Winery

Reserve Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 1975

Pretty deep colour . Still quite deep fruited , mint blackcurrant , spice , violet . Nice weight on the palate with nice detailed black fruits. Really nice definition with a touch of spice , dried herbs. Nice balancing acidity , with rounded tannins just still noticeable. Good length, really balanced and incredibly enjoyable. Enjoyed over 2 and half hours with no oxidation . This is at it’s peak now , if you have them open the bottles ! — 2 years ago

Tom, Jan and 6 others liked this

Domaine Coche-Dury (J.F. Coche Dury)

Meursault Chardonnay 2015

Loads of extract and zip. Quite ripe but with brilliant balancing acidity. Intense and long. Delicious — 6 months ago

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David, Bob and 13 others liked this

Selbach-Oster

Zeltinger Schlossberg Riesling Kabinett 2019

Delicious aperitif Riesling. Beautifully pure appley fruit just hinting at peach. Clean subtle stony minerality. Nice acids balancing out the slight fruity sweetness on the palate. — 2 years ago

Ira, Spencer and 19 others liked this

Arietta

Quartet Merlot Cabernet Franc 2014

This wine has a deep ruby hue with medium(+) intensity of ripe and supple black plum, red plum, fig, black cherry, blackcurrant, blackberry, violet, licorice, leather, sweet tobacco, cedar box, nutmeg, cardamom, coconut, and dill notes.

On the palate, this wine is dry with medium(+) acidity balancing smooth medium(+) tannins and the ripeness of aroma and flavor characteristics. It is delicious!!! And complex. It has runway for further aging in bottle.
— 2 years ago

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Brewer-Clifton

Mount Carmel Chardonnay 2008

Amazing freshness balancing the emerging tertiary characteristics. True Mt Carmel acidity shining through. — a year ago

Produttori del Barbaresco

Barbaresco Nebbiolo

Nice earthy complexity elevating the subtle red fruit. Fine grained tannins on the background balancing out the wine and giving it a lingering, satisfying finish. — 2 years ago

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Jan, Edo and 5 others liked this

Château Larcis Ducasse

Saint-Émilion Red Bordeaux Blend

2019 vintage. An extraordinary wine, a blend of 88% Merlot and 12% Cabernet Franc. Beautiful nose with roses, strawberries, amarena cherries, and subtle vanilla. A class act with wonderful elegance, depth, precision, and an amazingly long,mineral finish. Abv. 14,5%. — 2 years ago

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