Louis Roche

Louis Jadot

Mâcon-Villages Chardonnay 2023

Pale lemon in color with light golden hue.

Light nose and medium in body with medium plus acidity.

Dry on the palate with nice complexity.

Showing lemons, yellow apples, oak, vanilla, spices, almonds, grapefruits and light herbs.

Clean finish with limes and grapefruits.

Nicely balanced with a soft mouthfeel. Crisp and refreshing.

Lots of oak and vanilla notes show up after 45 minutes of airtime.

Easy drinking and good by itself or with food. Better when properly chilled.

13% alcohol by volume.

90 points.
— 8 days ago

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Louis M. Martini

Sonoma County Cabernet Sauvignon

very nice everyday cab from a reliable producer. Enjoyed much more on second day after much airing. Balanced with nice ripe berry flavors but missing the tannins punch. — a month ago

Domaine Jean-Louis Chave

Saint-Joseph Syrah

Depth and concentration, this bottle is an ode to south saint joseph wines, with great balance and complexity. To achieve a better grade I need more finesse, but the vintages is also like that — 12 days ago

Louis Roederer

Cristal Brut Champagne Chardonnay Pinot Noir Blend 2015

We had this a few days ago and I misplaced my notes. Citrus mineral and intensity I recall. Probably committing infanticide drinking this now but there were good reasons to. Firstly our son and wife plus our daughter home for Christmas from New York and secondly my retirement after 53 years at McDonald Group. — 4 days ago

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Ira Schwartz

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@Bob McDonald Congratulations, go and enjoy the next phase of your life!
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@Ira Schwartz Thanks Ira. I have been reading your wine reviews for many years now and I look forward to continuing that.
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@Bob McDonald Kind words, thanks . I will say, now that you have more time on your hands, I expect more reviews😆

Louis Jadot

Clos Saint Jacques Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Pinot Noir 2009

Initially nice with red fruits, opening up with more forest floor after about 15 mins. 30 mins later, the heat of the vintage comes out. So, really enjoyable, but only for a pretty narrow window of time. — 20 days ago

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Domaine Jean-Louis Chave

L'Hermitage Syrah 1999

Wanted a little more from this. — 8 days ago

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Louis Jadot

Beaujolais-Villages Gamay 2023

Lightly tannic, great mouth feel, good dark berry flavor and decent finish. All in all a solid beaujolais that I think is severely underrated on this app — 2 days ago

Louis-Benjamin Dagueneau

Silex Pouilly-Fumé Sauvignon Blanc 2019

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9.6

Birthday bottle; drank with mother & father at Harvey House in Madison with some walleye. Great pairing, great company, lovely bottle that tastes like Adult Yumyum Juice. — 7 days ago

Louis Roederer

Cristal Brut Rosé Champagne Blend 2013

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Very light salmon in color.

Medium bodied with medium plus acidity. Crisp and refreshing.

Very dry on the palate with nice complexity.

Showing raspberries, limes, citrus, green apples, yeast, brioche, spices and minerals.

Still very young and needs 10 years in the bottle to mature properly. Would be nice to revisit it in 5 years.

Will continue to age nicely in the next 25 years.

A blend of 55% Pinot Noir and 45% Chardonnay.

12% alcohol by volume.

91 points.

$800.
— a month ago

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