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Domaine Armand Rousseau

Chambertin Grand Cru Pinot Noir 1996

Alvaro Bustillos
9.7

La paulee ultimo dia at le pre cheval — 2 days ago

Daniel, Jan and 1 other liked this

Domaine Georges Roumier

Bonnes-Mares Grand Cru Pinot Noir 2000

Alvaro Bustillos
9.7

La paulee ultimo dia at le pre cheval — 2 days ago

Daniel, Jan and 1 other liked this

Château Rauzan-Ségla

Margaux Grand Cru Classé Red Bordeaux Blend 2017

Matt Waring
9.2

Lovely after 2 hours open. Balanced black fruit, tannins under control. Clearly has a long way to go but it’s drinking well. My first #secondgrowth — 2 hours ago

Dave liked this

Château Lynch-Bages

Grand Cru Classé Pauillac Cabernet Sauvignon Blend

Lauren Johnson
10

Smelled and tasted amazing.

The Winery Restaurant and Bar, Newport Beach JW + SK. 6/9/2025 — 2 days ago

Domaine François Raveneau

Clos Chablis Grand Cru Chardonnay 2009

Alvaro Bustillos
9.7

Cena con after la@paulee patrick y jugo — 5 days ago

Paul, Jan and 1 other liked this

Domaine François Raveneau

Montée de Tonnerre Chablis 1er Cru Chardonnay 2013

Lee Pitofsky
9.6

Not sure there are better 13 whites than Raveneau. Lafon also comes to mind. It’s an early drinking vintage (by Raveneau standards) while you wait for 12 and 14, and no Chapelot this year so it’s blended in here. A multi-hour decant has it showing superbly, wafting layers of créme fraîche, baking spice, crushed stones and a touch of botrytis influenced saffron. The palate shows immense power, concentration and depth of waxy yellow fruit chiseled with Chablisen minerality, brilliant tension and racy lemony acids. MDT always hits 🫰🏻 — 22 days ago

Jan, Tyler and 5 others liked this

Domaine Armand Rousseau

Chambertin Clos de Bèze Grand Cru Pinot Noir 1995

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego
9.5

1995 vintage. Not decanted. Appropriate color. Good fill and cork. Beautiful, integrated nose. Flavors same. Medium-medium heavy body. Dark fruit, earth and spice coalescing into a unified experience now. This is at the top of the bell curve for the next half-decade and probably longer. Still, undeniable power under the hood and completely bewitching. 05.28.25. — 17 days ago

Ted, jesus and 15 others liked this
Bob McDonald

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@Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego These Grand Cru Rousseau’s are incredibly long living aren’t they. Certainly power under the hood as you say.
Bob McDonald

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@Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego Could I ask why no decanting? Sediment was minimal?
Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

@Bob McDonald I have run across quite a few Burgundy drinkers that are adamant about not having their Burgs decanted. I get it if it’s a bleepy vintage (this wasn’t). A lot of people are convinced that these “force of nature” wines such as this, DRC stuff and 1st growth BDX will have the magic evaporate suddenly and be left with nothing. Perhaps if you’re opening wines older than 1961 BDX, but imho, wines like this need a bit of soft yoga stretching in a decanter after being straight-jacketed for 3-6 decades-esp Bordeaux. People are PNP’ing their great wines and drinking them over the course of an hour or so without a decant The vast majority of these upper level wines will taste better with another 30 mins-3 hours of airtime.

Vincent Dauvissat

Les Preuses Chablis Grand Cru Chardonnay 2018

Sipping Fine Wine
9.5

Bright lemon color with aromas of citrus, stone fruits and flinty floral notes, from a 1ha parcel next to La Moutonne that was planted in 1970. On the palate flavors of crisp apple, pear and ripe citrus with notes of white flowers and flinty spice. Medium+ finish, vivid acidity ending with citrus and noted mineral spice. Nice! Still young!
 — 16 days ago

Dave, Ira and 8 others liked this

Château Pavie

Saint-Èmilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend 2004

Ron Siegel
9.3

Red & black fruits, mocha, shoe polish, spice box, damp earth with floral & sweet tobacco notes — 15 days ago

Juan, Conrad and 8 others liked this

Domaine des Comtes Lafon

Meursault-Charmes 1er Cru Chardonnay 2023

Alvaro Bustillos
9.5

Tasting segundk dia la paulee en la collins — 5 days ago

Juan and Jan liked this