Louis P. Balducci

Louis Jadot

Les Charmes Chambolle-Musigny Pinot Noir 2017

This really took time to come alive. Started simple and short but developed significant body, structure and spicy/savoury grip with air. Too young and lacking a bit of mid palate weight, but decent. Not great p/q — a year ago

Ira liked this

Monte Dall'Ora

San Giorgio Alto Valpolicella Classico Superiore Corvina Blend 2015

N: smashed strawberries, tobacco, licorice, mascarello cherries, dirt,
P: Nice tannic grip, Black cherries, lots of earth, a buoyant frame, definitely concrete and old fourdes. I’m so glad to have found this. As Louis/Dressner says, if you know all the grapes they grow, you’re probably a master of wine.
— 2 years ago

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Daniel P., Ron and 8 others liked this

Domaine A. et P. de Villaine

Les Clous Aimé Bourgogne Côte Chalonnaise Chardonnay 2018

2nd wine with creamy garlic shrimp. This also showed very well. It was slightly more opulent than the 2014 Louis Michel 1er Monte de Tonnere, but similar. — 3 years ago

Michael, Andrew and 19 others liked this

Louis Jadot

Domaine Gagey Le Clos Blanc Grèves Beaune 1er Cru Chardonnay 2018

Pale-med lemon. Really opened up with air. Some sweet citrus, and candied caramel on the nose. Med body, med intensity, a bit of cream, and strong vanilla and caramel notes from the oak. Decent but not great p/q — a year ago

Louis Latour

En Caradeux Pernand-Vergelesses 1er Cru Chardonnay 2019

2019 vintage. Excellent white Burgundy value with both splendid body and acidity. Don’t be afraid to plunge into the unfamiliarity of Pernand-Vergelesses now. With white Burg prices escalating as they have been, P-V will be priced at Chassagne/Puligny/Meursault levels soon enuff. Get in and get familiar now. — 2 years ago

Hugh, Shay and 5 others liked this

Louis M. Martini

Monte Rosso Vineyard Vineyard Selection Cabernet Sauvignon 1989

Just as good, if not better, than the last time we opened one of these. A gift from Alex’s godparents the Larsens. Signed by Louis P. Martini in 1993. — 3 years ago

Louis P. Balducci

Aria Red Blend

Very good blend. — 5 years ago

Louis Jadot

Pouilly-Fuissé 1er Cru Chardonnay 2020

Jadot Pouilly-Fuisse with the volume cranked up a bit. Opened the night before but showed better the second night with both a citrus salmon and a tomato risotto. Right where you’d expect it to be somewhere in between the village P-F and some of their other 1er Cru whites — a year ago

Tom liked this

Louis Claude Desvignes

Les Impenitents Javernières Morgon Gamay 2020

Infanticide!
But…there it was. It sang it’s siren song.
N: Big , beefy, dirty red beet, musky black cherries. Smoke and tar.
P: Black cherries, blood, iron, earth, dirt,
It’s said the Coté du Py Gamay vines are 100 years +. It shows. A knockout structured Beaujolais that’s always a fave. Delicious, if I was 40, I’d make plans to stash some away for 20 years.
A bit saved, day two, blacker and more tannic.
To quote Romain..” I love it.”!!!

— 3 years ago

Lyle, Byron and 9 others liked this

Louis M. Martini

Sonoma County Cabernet Sauvignon 2017

At the lake with mom and don. P and I like it! — 4 years ago