Forest Marie

Jean-Marie Reverdy & Fils

La Villaudière Sancerre Sauvignon Blanc 2023

Bone dry, woody, austere, with anise, gooseberry, and unripe pineapple. — 16 days ago

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Rivers-Marie

Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2022

2022 vintage. First 2022 third-tier, Napa cab for me. Light-medium body. Well made. Needed a bit more finish and length of said. For the resto price ($70)...no. 11.27.24. — a month ago

Ted, Tom and 6 others liked this

Rivers-Marie

Sonoma Coast Chardonnay 2021

Very good but liked the others better tonight. Great QPR. Winston’s fav of the night. — a month ago

Marie-Laure Lurton

La Tour de Bessan Cabernet Sauvignon Blend

2022 vintage. Dark red, much deeper colour than usual for this estate. Marie-Laure Lurton seems to have gone for a bit more extraction in this exceptional vintage. More powerful than usual, with a fresh black fruit personality,embedded in a tight, ripe tannic structure. Serious length too. Decanting recommended,as it showed better the next day. Ab. 14%. — 3 months ago

Peter, Andrew and 1 other liked this

Vincent Dauvissat

La Forest Chablis 1er Cru Chardonnay 2022

David T
9.2

Continuing quest to taste as many 22’s as possible.

Beautiful honeysuckle notes, Meyer lemon and spring flowers on the nose.

The palate show a good presence of Meyer lemon right at the top. Butterscotch notes, honeysuckle-honey comb, apricots, yellow peach, ripe, syrupy pineapple, cream, slivered almonds, saline, flinty notes, limestone marl, toast, some soft white spices, lots of moist to mushy chalk, yellow & spring flowers, excellent, round acidity and a well made, elegant, round, lush, finish that lasts 90 seconds landing on spice & minerals.

This will merit another point of two with appropriate age but still hard to justify $240 a bottle. The strong lemon presence needs time to calm.
— a month ago

Daniel, Ceccherini and 13 others liked this

Rivers-Marie

Corona Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2012

On the pour dusty chocolate nose, becoming more prevalent on the swirl, body full with red & black fruit accompanied by soft tannins that framed the fruit nicely with medium long finish. No need for lime with this Corona. — a month ago

Joe, Tom and 5 others liked this

Marie Courtin

Efflorescence Extra Brut Champagne Pinot Noir

Charleston Food and Wine Classic…champagne and caviar tasting. — 3 months ago

Rivers-Marie

Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir 2023

2023 vintage. Maan, do I feel old reviewing this! Sourced from some eminently notable vineyards. Wine rolls up and down and back up again throughout the palate...almost as if you are tasting each vineyard source as stages vs a blend. Def interesting. Light-medium body. May hafta pick this up as a list placement as it is drinking nicely. Absolutely blowing through Oregon pinot tho. Resto pricing at $19 btg (waay too low) and woulda jumped on it but have another CA pinot currently btg that's an even better deal. 11.27.24. — a month ago

Ted, Tom and 9 others liked this
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Always a bangin’ value.

Marie et Pierre Bénetière

Cordeloux Côte-Rôtie Syrah 2015

Jeremy Shanker
9.2

Declassified vintage. Atypical but still delicious. — 3 months ago

Tom, Erik and 2 others liked this