Domaine Laurent & Karen Boussey

Vieilles Vignes Meursault Chardonnay 2021

Founder Fass Selections

9.5

So killer. Needed something bombastic yet focused tonight. This did the trick. Gorgeous nose of butter, minerals, sweet wood, and wafting wet earth. Classic. Palate is rich with great amplitude and killer acids and just outrageous length. The length pushes this to 9.5. The terrific purity here allied with the length is pretty thrilling. It just grips your back palate and does not leave. — 2 months ago

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Domaine de Bellivière (Eric Nicolas)

L'Effraie Coteaux du Loir Chenin Blanc 2018

Andrew Cullimore

8.9

Medium deep lemon yellow , touch of gold . Quite ripe citrus fruits , orange rind , peach , ripe rear, , honey . On the palate quite rich and round with a judicious amount of residual sugar , just balanced acidity and with the citrus , honied orange rind , peach notes from nose. Slightly heavy alcohol , quite intense with ok honied length . Misses a little freshness perhaps but should age quite well , possibly more interesting and less one dimensional in a few years . Drinkable now but will last well a further 10 years . — 5 months ago

Tom, Ira and 7 others liked this

Eric Pfifferling (Domaine de l'Anglore)

L'Anglore Pierre Chaude Red Rhone Blend 2020

Aaron Tan

9.2

I don’t always have the best experience with wines from this producer, but by golly, when they’re good, they’re really quite special, as it was here. Easily my red of the night!

So pure, clean, and lively. The nose was just bursting with floral and herbal energy, with hints of pepper and liquorice too. The fruits on the nose and palate felt so fresh - blackcurrant, strawberries, cherries, and even a hint of apples in the finish. Juicy and super velvety. Very quaffable, but it’d be a mistake to not focus in on the [perhaps stealthy] complexities it offered. — 6 months ago

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Peter Sultan

Wine envy, envy: I used to drink this producer but I can’t find his bottles anymore. I seem to remember he was a honey producer, very natural methods. Lucky you @Aaron Tan !