Chateau Tour Saint Honore

Domaine Tour Saint-Michel

Feminessence Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhone Blend 2017

2017 vintage. Last tasted 11.16.23 (9.5). Pepper, anise/black licorice, Chambord in the nose. Add in tobacco, sea salt and the tiniest hint of ginger (along with the aforementioned nose impressions) once tasted. Medium-heavy body. Smooth and harmonious. Yes, still plenty of tannins on the journey and categorizing this as a “food wine.” For those that cultivate/love tannins, this is currently a warm bath. 5.5.24. — 5 months ago

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Château Cos d'Estournel

Les Pagodes de Cos Saint-Estéphe Red Bordeaux Blend 2010

A caveat - this is direct from the Chateau. I bought a different vintage from a local store and it is quite different. This is just a direct hit for me. Great spine, smooth finish, and great terroir. Even with shipping, this is good value and I just ordered a case of the 2013, 10 years on but direct from chateau. I have a soft spot for Cos having visited with a highly recommended tour with Anais there. We’re fans — a year ago

Domaine Tour Saint Michel

Cuvée du Lion Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhone Blend 2016

Black fruit, pipe tobacco, garrigue and black olive. — 3 months ago

Château Tour Saint-Christophe

Saint-Émilion Red Bordeaux Blend 2020

12th anniversary dinner. Got at wegmans. So good! — 10 months ago

Ruel Tyer
with Ruel
Joseph, Anthony and 1 other liked this

Château Tour Chantecaille

Saint-Émilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend 2018

Jan A
9.2

Again a solid effort, easy drinking bordeaux, like it a lot — 2 years ago

Peter, Rob and 12 others liked this

Thibault Liger-Belair

La Charmotte Nuits St. Georges Pinot Noir 2019

Yesterday, Stage 7 of this years Tour de France was an exciting Time Trial through a famous section of the Côte-d’Or. The riders started in the village of Nuits-Saint-Georges and finished just up the road in Gevrey-Chambertin. Naturally, I felt compelled to open this beauty from Thibault Liger-Belair. “La Charmotte” is a tiny, 0.40ha (basically a single acre) vineyard right on the border of the 1er crus of Argilats and Bousselots that was planted in 1962.

Popped and poured; enjoyed over the course of six hours. The 2019 “La Charmotte” pours a deep, slightly hazy ruby, thanks to some fine sediment. But otherwise a transparent core with medium viscosity and no staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is developing with gorgeous, perfectly ripened strawberries and raspberries, cranberries, exotic spices, a radical assortment of red flowers, porchini and soft baking spices. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium tannins and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is medium+ and super satisfying.

A touch of Vosne-Romanée with the skeleton of Nuits-Saint-Georges, this is a serious village wine with impeccable texture. For all the super nerds out there, Thibault uses 40% whole cluster for this wine, aged 18 months in French oak barrels, less than half of which are new. Drink now through 2034 easy.
— 3 months ago

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Château Tour Bayard

Montagne Saint Émilion Red Bordeaux Blend 2013

80% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc. Very enjoyable. — 9 months ago

Domaine Tour Saint-Michel

Cuvée des Deux Soeurs Châteauneuf-du-Pape White Rhone Blend 2019

[Tasted on November 8, 2022 at Home]

Wine is Cuvée des Deux Soeurs Red Chateauneuf-du-Pape. 90% Grenache and 10% Syrah. Black cherry, strawberry and red plum fruit, with red licorice, iron and black pepper.
— 2 years ago