Champagne, France

Louis Roederer

Cristal Brut Champagne 2015

This vintage from Cristal is outstanding and delicious. 👏👏 — 7 days ago

Ron, Joe and 9 others liked this
Neil Valenzuela

Neil Valenzuela

Fantastic wine. Cheers!

Dom Pérignon

Brut Champagne Blend 2015

Very enjoyable vintage for Dom — 14 days ago

Jan, Tom and 12 others liked this

Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin

Yellow Label Brut Champagne Blend

Cracked open The Veuve again. Perfect acidity, complex nose of citrus (lemon, apricot, apple, and pear), good balance of yeast, a hint of brioche and pear on the palate. Solid go-to for the price. Happy Saturday! — 14 days ago

Château Margaux

Premier Grand Cru Classé Margaux Red Bordeaux Blend 2003

+1 hour decant(some sediment). A gorgeous dark garnet with bricking. On the nose: mesmerizing areomatic notes of dark red fruit, currants, forest floor, floral, cigar wrapper, pencil shavings. Taste: velvety, vibrant, fresh wine with brambly dried blackberry/cherry, earth, graphite, wet stones, and a cedar gamey raspberry long finish. YUM! What a treat to drink, and a success for 03...not too ripe, hot, or roasted. — 14 days ago

Tom, ESF and 19 others liked this
Dave

Dave

Wow!

Château Lafite Rothschild

Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 1996

Tasted blind. Deeper slightly brighter in colour, deeper ruby and a thinner garnet rim . Bit more closed and deeper in fruit , grafite , blackcurrants , wet stones , mineral . There is also a seaside , sea shore hint coming back to this . On the palate this has more volume than 1 , richer in style . More dusty and drier tannins , balanced acidity and good grafite tinged length . Mouton ? Lovely depth and expressiveness , exuberante, young still but with time really shows well. From now and over the next 10 -15 years. This was the Lafite , which surprised me , but still a beautiful wine. — 16 days ago

Jeroen, Tom and 16 others liked this

Marcel Lapierre

Morgon Gamay 2015

Fill was 3cm below the cork and there were signs of seepage, so I assume this was better a few years ago, — 5 days ago

Jan, Tom and 1 other liked this

Château Léoville Poyferré

Saint Julien Red Bordeaux Blend 1982

Again quite deep ruby , with a wider garnet rim , slightly cloudy appearance. This is a little more smudged on the nose with , earthy , slightly swimming pool note , tobacco and some dried flowers . However with time this starts to gain stature and complexity with cigar box , cedar and grafite notes . On the palate this is a little rounder and deeper in style , a bit more generous . More cassis and blackberry , along with some cherry . Herbal tobacco notes , fresh acidity and more rounded tannins , perhaps better length that the Ducru too. This also is showing well , if not as young as the Ducru , from now and over the next 10 years in this format. — 16 days ago

Jeroen, Jan and 8 others liked this

Taittinger

Comtes de Champagne Brut Blanc de Blancs Chardonnay 2014

Medium lemon yellow . Quite closed at first , with some toasted brioche and touch of lemon peel , white flowers, stem ginger , quite rich impression . On the palate this is quite creamy and rounded , candied peel , honey , rich pastries , with quite high mineral tinged acidity . Good long , mineral tinged finish . Needs a bit more time though I don’t get the feeling this will be as profound or as long lived as the 2012. Better in 5 years and will continue to drink well a further 10. — 11 days ago

Jan, Jeroen and 6 others liked this

Billecart-Salmon

Brut Rosé Champagne Chardonnay Blend

Выпито 06.10.26 на балконе Symbol. Сегодня Свете было бы 60 лет…Как несправедлив этот мир… — 11 days ago

Bollinger

La Grande Année Brut Champagne 2012

Paul J
9.8

Simply awesome! I’m not a big Champagne consumer but this is my fav/go to. Lovely brioche with nice acid and perfect balance and depth. — 23 days ago

Brooke Weaver Jakubowski
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Tom, Tom and 9 others liked this

Château Latour

Premier Grand Cru Classé Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 1996

Tasted blind. Again medium deep ruby with medium wide garnet rim . Again slightly aloof , showing a touch of herbaceous blackcurrant , mineral and slate notes . Probably the most closed of all coming back . Quite deep and rich again , mineral , blackcurrant, wet stones . Muscular tannins and balanced acidity , deep with a slight herbaceous touch on the decent finish . Latour ? Compared with the rest this is slightly pedestrian, even though it is still an excellent wine it’s not as thrilling as its Pauillac stablemates Lafite or Mouton. Perhaps needs even more time , come back in 5 years and will last well a further 10 -15. — 16 days ago

Jeroen, Tom and 9 others liked this

Château Haut-Brion

Pessac-Léognan Red Bordeaux Blend 2001

Medium ruby garnet , medium garnet rim . This is quite aromatic with dusty summer fruits , tobacco , burnt embers , quite classic . On the palate this is quite strict with refreshing acidity , spicy mix fruits , slightly gritty tannins. Quite good length , with dusty , grafite tinged finish . Quite classic and lean in style , with good balance and length . Perfect now and over the next 10 years . — 5 days ago

Tom, Ira and 7 others liked this

Château Léoville Barton

Saint-Julien Red Bordeaux Blend 2018

Timothy Eustis
9.5

2018. Absolutely gorgeous on nose. Cigar box, dark fruit, beautiful development. Bit of a tannic behemoth. But backed with ripe and fine tannins. In palate complexity and a long finish. Brilliant. — 6 days ago

Tom, Lyle and 6 others liked this

Bollinger

Special Cuvée Brut Champagne

Well balanced, with good acidity yet retaining a softness on the palate. Flavors of brioche, baked apple, grapefruit, toasted hazelnuts, and a mineral-driven finish. Really enjoyed this, and went well with scallops with brown butter sauce. — 4 days ago

Zach, Ray and 8 others liked this

Krug

Brut Champagne Blend 2013

Still needs a lot of air ! — 13 days ago

Dick, Jan and 5 others liked this

Krug

Grande Cuvée Brut Champagne Blend

ID 211021 Cuvee 159 — 7 days ago

Château Léoville-Las Cases

Grand Vin de Leoville du Marquis de las Cases Saint-Julien Red Bordeaux Blend 1988

Double-decanted prior to service. The 1988 pours a garnet color with a near opaque core; medium viscosity with moderate staining of the tears and some fine sediment. On the nose, the wine is vinous with beautiful notes of cassis, brambles, tobacco, capsicum, leather, inorganic earth and a mix of herbs and fine spices. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannin (integrated) and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose, the finish is medium+. The label is beat to hell but the condition of the wine inside the bottle was perfect. Classic, old school Bordeaux from a classified growth. Drink now through 2043. — 5 hours ago

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I don’t know that paper labels pair well with older Bordeaux. 😂

Château Mouton Rothschild

Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 1996

Tasted blind. Medium ruby garnet , medium garnet rim . Quite classic and elegant, with cigar box , grafite and some dried earth , some slightly toasty notes also . On the palate this shows good balance , fresh acidity , classic blackcurrant , cigar box , earthy touch . Good depth and length , grafite tinged finish , quite correct and no extra sweetness or weight . Good length and a spicy , mineral , blackcurrant tinged finish . Lafite ? Still young , really well balanced. From now and over the next 10 to 15 years. This was actually the Mouton , which was a great surprise, but certainly a pleasant one ! — 16 days ago

Jeroen, Tom and 9 others liked this

Château Pichon-Longueville Baron

Baron de Pichon-Longueville Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 2005

Lush and rich. Pencil head and intense plum and tangy fruit. Long and balanced and pure. Great — 6 days ago

Bex Green
with Bex
Jan, Jay and 5 others liked this

Domaine Tempier

Bandol Rosé Blend 2020

Perfection! It’s like a high end White Burg and Red Bordeaux in a Rose. Unlike anything I’ve ever drank. Flawless! — 14 days ago

Brooke Weaver Jakubowski
with Brooke
Jan, Vanessa and 4 others liked this