Domaine Juliette Avril
Domaine Les Monts Fournois
Côte Cramant Grand Cru Chardonnay
@Delectable Wine : This is Domaine Les Monts Fournois’s Vallée 75 Mois de Cave - Premier Cru NV de Luxe. I didn’t see it in the database.
From winemaker Juliette Alips (Louis Latour, GD Vajra, Louis Roederer), cousin of the Bereche brothers (who are helping consult).
I love any and all things by Bereche, so when this new producer became available to try, I bought this as well as the vintage Grand Cru Cramant (which I posted a month or two ago).
As the name suggests, this receives 75 months on the lees. Base 2015, disgorged Sept ‘22. Blend of Pinot Noir (70%), Chardonnay (20%), and Pinot Meunier (10%). What I enjoyed about this over the Cramant was how Bereche-like it was. Powerful, beautifully ripe, textural as expected from the extended lees contact. Spiced golden apple, Mirabelle, layers of ripe and exotic yellow fruit before channeling the darker red berry fruit. Kiss of toast and sea spray at the finish. Wears its 5.5g/l dosage really well. I enjoyed this quite a bit. 93+ — a year ago
Domaine Durieu
Réserve Lucile Avril Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhone Blend 2007
Wow! 😍
This is really outstanding.
Somehow, this wine shows a lot of Syrah/Mourvedre character. Black cherries, warm blackberry pie, grilled meat, cocoa nibs, Asian spice, damp earth, warm chestnuts... wonderful!
On the palate this has tremendous balance, soft tannines, gentle acidity, no overbearing Grenache-sweetness. Such a terrific mouthfeel. Clean, savoury, not rustic at all.
Superb, and exactly how I like my grenache dominant Red Rhone-blends, which are a bit of a hit and miss in my book...
Completely agree with Jeb’s/TWA score.
Insane QPR, as well.
— 4 years ago
Domaine Michel Goubard et Fils
Mont Avril Cote Chalonnaise Bourgogne Pinot Noir
Very nice… drinkable — 4 months ago
Villa San-Juliette Winery
Pinot Gris 2022
Pear on the nose; melon on the tongue. Smooth as silk. — a year ago
Domaine Juliette Avril
Châteauneuf-du-Pape White Rhone Blend 2000
Unbelievable taste, smooth, delicious. Paired with beef burgundy. Purchased from the Vinger in person and cellared. We have a 2001 as well. (Red) — 4 years ago
Villa San-Juliette Winery
Cabernet Sauvignon 2020
Very standard Cab Sauv on the nose, but the palate is more fruit forward than I expected with hints of blackberry and even a little cherry. Also hints of tobacco. Solid tannins on the finish. — a year ago
Villa San-Juliette
Paso Robles Zinfandel 2009
Delicious! Ripe lush and smooth. It was perfect with beef. — a year ago
Domaine Reine Juliette
Terres Rouges Picpoul-de-Pinet Picpoul Blanc 2019
Great value for the price. Very fresh, crisp, dry wine with green apples and grapefruit notes. Pleasant acidity, not as „stingy” as usually Picpoul is. Perfect companion to simple spaghetti with olive oil, pizza with white sauce or any friend who just steps by to talk about summer vacations in the South of France. — 4 years ago
ESF
Great Rhône blend, NV - felt like some Gigondas I had 20’years ago: great minerality wrapped in a tight core of red & black fruit, prominent cassis: compact balanced suave, finely grained tannins and lingering caressing finish. — 2 months ago