Paul Kubler

Kanonkop Estate

Paul Sauer Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2016

Deep Ruby with slightly lighter ruby edge nose and palate of dark cherry flavours with some vanilla and tobacco flavours
Still maturing but will last a long time.
Great accompaniment to a NY cut steak. Should further mature for a decade or more.

— 6 days ago

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Domaine Paul Pernot et Ses Fils

Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru Chardonnay 2017

Popped and poured; enjoyed over the course of several hours and it needed it. The 2017 Bienvenue Bâtard-Montrachet pours a straw color with medium viscosity. On the nose, this was initially quite shy but after a couple of hours, the nose exploded into a veritable cornucopia: apples, pineapple, passion fruit, stone fruit, lemon curd, honeysuckle, flint, gentle warm spices and a mix of limestone minerals and gravelly earth. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long with a chalky texture. A banger. Drink now with patience; better after 2027 and through 2042. — 21 days ago

Tom, Jan and 13 others liked this

Domaine des Terres Dorées (Jean-Paul Brun)

Cuvée l'Ancien Vieilles Vignes Beaujolais Gamay 2016

Earthy and tense with dried leaves and old board game. Life. — a month ago

Tom, Ira and 6 others liked this

Paul Jaboulet Aîné

Domaine de Thalabert Crozes-Hermitage Syrah 2015

Shay A
9.2

I initially expected more based on vintage + producer, but also have to keep context in focus that this is Crozes-hermitage.

Followed over two days and very little changed.

I’m surprised at saying that after 48hrs for a C-H…I think this is in a weird phase/shut down. Powerful/heady aromatics (black fruits, olive, espresso). ABV pokes out a bit up front. Good mid-palate weight with peppered dark fruits, herbs and some iron before a curtain of tannin shuts this down hard. Undeniably Syrah at the finish with a rusticity I normally find in Cornas…dark florals, spice, graphite and some charcoal. A serious and structured C-H.
— 14 hours ago

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Doug Powers

Doug Powers

@Jay Kline, I agree with all your comments, I think 1989/1990 were the last great “old school” Jaboulet (I’ve opened 3 1989 La Chappelle’s the last year, and every bottle has been fabulous. Nothing else to add to your exhaustive recounting of the fall/rise of this producer since 1990 or so.
Jay Kline

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@Doug Powers 💯 those vintages were 😍
Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

Agreed with both @Jay Kline and @Doug Powers

Domaine des Terres Dorées (Jean-Paul Brun)

Moulin-à-Vent Gamay 2022

Forgot to take detailed notes, but this was nice. Not really any carbonic / natural / “new agey”notes, just a solid classically made gamay. Definitely has some structure, opened 4 hours before serving which was good. Didn’t sing on any one dimension of fruit / earth / acid / length / texture but was nice overall. — 2 months ago

Jay, Zach and 3 others liked this

Paul Hobbs

Beckstoffer Dr. Crane Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2019

Dr. Crane dinner tasting — 14 days ago

Dave, Billy and 8 others liked this

Jean-Paul & Benoît Droin

Chablis Chardonnay

Did not expect a basic chablis to be so full-bodied yet balanced. It was a perfect match for roasted chicken with a tarragon mustard slurry. Purchase for $25 in March 2022. — 10 days ago

Paul Hobbs

Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

Very good drinker. Not much complexity, but velvety smooth. A tad dry on the finish but pared well with the NY strip. 2008 vintage. — a month ago