Domaine A. Chopin Et Fils

Domaine de Beaurenard (Paul Coulon et Fils)

Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhône Blend 2022

Dark ruby in color with a wide reddish rim.

Fresh red berries on the nose with Indian spices and chocolate notes.

Medium in body with medium acidity.

Dry on the palate and complex.

Showing raspberries, cherries, black currants, plums, light oak, spices, chocolates, earth, coffee, wet leaves and herbs.

Medium length on the finish with round tannins and tangy cherries.

This young Grenache blend from Châteauneuf-du-Pape is very approachable, and already drinking beautifully, but needs a few years in the bottle to mature properly.

Well balanced and tangy, with good structure. Spicy and entertaining. Alcohol is nicely integrated already. Complex and engaging.

I had this wine as a 20 year old, and it was so much better with age.

This 2022 vintage in Châteauneuf-du-Pape is already showing its possibilities. Will continue to age nicely in the next 25 years.

Delicious by itself or with food.

A blend of mostly Grenache, from 40 year old vines, with all 13 grapes allowed in the appellation. Aged in used French oak barrels for 12 months.

15% alcohol by volume.

92 points.

$70.
— 4 days ago

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L. Aubry Fils

Brut 1er Cru Champagne Blend

Xmas champs get’n it started a little late — 13 days ago

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Domaine Christian Moreau Père et Fils

Les Clos Chablis Grand Cru Chardonnay

Lemon, mineral, and a touch of brioche. Bright but structured. — a month ago

Pierre Gimonnet & Fils

Special Club Grands Terroirs de Chardonnay 2012

Somm David T
9.3

Consistency is their middle name.

This has just started to shift from fresh to aging.

Bruised red apple/pear, lemon, lime zest, tropical melons, drier stone fruits, whipped cream, ginger, brioche, graham cracker, very light caramel/butterscotch notes, grey volcanics, limestone marl, sea fossils, gritty chalk, white & yellow flowers with greens, excellent lively acidity and a well balanced-knitted, elegant & smartly polished finish that lasts near two-minutes.
— 2 months ago

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Domaine Pierre Usseglio & Fils

Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhone Blend 1998

Fascinating, after my recent run of so-so to DNPIM (do not put in mouth) CdPs from 25 or so years of age, here’s a “basic cuvée” of CdP (think $18-20 bottle on release) that is punching far above its weight, red fruits, very fine CdP that is drinking great now, long, lingering finish, and shows promise for another 3-5 years of aging!! — 20 days ago

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Agrapart & Fils (Pascal Agrapart)

7 Crus A Avize Brut Champagne

Must say I am only a Venus or Mineral guy. — a month ago

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La Vieille Ferme (Perrin & Fils)

La Vieille Ferme Rosé Blend 2024

Pale salmon color. Aromas of cherry, strawberries and rose petals. Bright red fruit on the palate and a hint of minerals- great value! — a month ago

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Doug Powers

Doug Powers

@Neil Valenzuela, I love La Vielle Ferme wines, been drinking them since the early 1980s when they were $2.99/4.99. Hard to drink 1st growth Bordeaux 5-6 nights per week like @Dave, which I realize saying it out loud sounds like pure jealousy on my part!! 🤔🤷
Neil Valenzuela

Neil Valenzuela

Gotta have variety! Cheers @Doug Powers !

Bouchard Père et Fils

Le Corton Grand Cru Pinot Noir 2020

2020 vintage. From a 375ml. Some good funk in the nose immediately after opening but that mostly dissipated after 15 mins. Medium/medium heavy body. Plenty of the expected fruit-driven power cradled with equally noted tannins. Way too young, even in a half-bottle and dynamite now but another 12-15 years will be stellar. 12.12.25. — a month ago

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G.A.E.C. Bonneau & Fils

Réserve des Célestins Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhône Blend 2009

I remember having this wine for the first time in a restaurant outdoors under a tree for lunch in Gigondas with the family many years ago. It was a Wow wine. I have since collected a few bottles and decided to have this one over the weekend with Lamb Shanks. Nose not giving a lot initially but eventually a red and black fruited savoury perfume. Such concentration and richness on the full bodied palate featuring raspberry, plum and spice finishing with supple tannins in this predominantly Grenache blend. The previous bottle I had of this in Australia had notes of barnyard and manure (possibly traces of Brett) but no sign of that in this bottle. Always a treat to have a Bonneau Celestins. — a month ago

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Doug Powers

Doug Powers

@Bob McDonald, a brief comment since I don’t want to “criticize” anyone, I was “all-in” based on Parker’s comments in the late 1980s/early 1990s to lay in some Bonneau in my cellar (I mean, my email address, which I still use, has “mmrhone” as part of it). I visited an “important” San Francisco wine shop around that time, and was basically “advised” not to purchase Bonneau wines, which I REGRET to today. While I heard some “specifics” at the time as to why, with my PERFECT 20-50 hindsight (LOL!), I now realize I made a HUGE mistake. Oh well?!
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@Doug Powers I hear you on some of the thoughts of Robert Parker. As far as Aussie wine was concerned back in the day he thought “the bigger the better”. Next thing every wine maker was chasing Parker Points with over ripe over Oaked monsters. This is why he didn’t like medium bodied classic Cabernets like Mount Mary. I reckon SA winemakers making these monsters set the Australian wine industry backwards for over a decade until it has now returned to making world class wines.