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Robert Hall

Artisan Collection Paso Robles Cabernet Sauvignon 2020

Served at Pebble Beach Food & Wine lunch at Peppoli. — 8 months ago

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Chappellet

Napa Valley Cabernet Franc 2021

David T
9.2

Pebble Beach Food & Wine 2024 back after the Covid lapse.

Decent Cabernet Franc from Chappellet. Would have gotta better score but it lacked some punch. A little lean.
— 8 months ago

Andrew, Shay and 13 others liked this

Luis Seabra Vinhos

Xisto Cru Douro Branco 2015

White pear, pebble stones and citrus in the nose, palate very fresh citrus and orange medium to full body. The finish with a present saltiness, great wine again. Love the white wines of seabed — 3 years ago

Ericsson liked this

Pebble Lane

Monterey County Pinot Noir 2016

Nice wine for a nice steak...will definitely have again. Fruity and mild...nice finish...smooth. — 4 years ago

Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin

Vintage Brut Champagne Blend 2002

David T
9.4

This is their 2002 Vintage Brut but the top of the bottle reads 250 ANS? Maybe, an anniversary bottling. I do seek out Veuve Clicquot as much of what I’ve tried from them hasn’t to my liking. There are simply producers I enjoy more at or under their price points. But, this was quite good & the best offering I've had from them. Enjoyed it. Better than all the vintages of Grande Dame I've had. Having said that, it is not on the same par as the 02 Rare and 02 Billecart.

It was showing the right spot to starting drinking it. More reductive than oxidative. Lively, fresh acidity. Citrus blend, some of both apples, a little white stone fruit, nice brioche, soft playful yeastiness, excellent fine chalkiness, alluvial limestone, spring flowers and well done, balanced, structured, tensioned, elegant and not overly polished finish that lasted 90 seconds.

Pour at the Saturday Pebble Beach Food & Wine walk around “From the Cellar” dinner
— 8 months ago

Shay, Brian and 10 others liked this

Château Lafite Rothschild

Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 1996

A little pepper. Perfect wine. Layers and layers deep. Earth, cigar, graphite, granite pebble minerals. — 2 years ago

Inseon, Josh and 10 others liked this

Hubert Lamy

En Remilly Saint-Aubin 1er Cru Chardonnay 2008

Lemon Yellow in colour. Muted nose initially giving a mineral and lemon note. Very lemony and citrus generally on the palate, eventually a stony, river pebble like minerality. Bracing acidity which will see this go on for a few more years. The following day a marine shell note. Preferred the 2013 Deep Woods Reserve Chardonnay for a quarter of the price. — 3 years ago

Jan, Severn and 20 others liked this

Vine Hill Ranch

Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

David T
9.5

Bruce Phillips and his wife were pouring their 2021. Talked w/ him at length. Very nice couple.

The 2021 showed well young with room for improving with 10-25 years in bottle and beyond. It showed some evolution, wasn’t all primary. Elegant, very well balanced with excellent structure and finish. Drink 2033-45 properly stored.

The general Napa consensus on 2022 vintage will be a story of did you pick before or after the 6 days of extreme heat during the harvest window. One producer told me his would add 5% of 2023 to some of his 2022’s, which is allowed. He mentioned that he was going to add 15%. But, I think he just misspoke? Get ready for an amazing 2023 vintage from Napa. It was a cooler, not hot-hot, which was a near perfect growing season for long slow even ripening. Some say a vintage of a lifetime and others would only say exceptional.

The Saturday-Sunday Pavilion tasting at Pebble Beach Food & Wine is an excellent four hours to taste a lot wine, taste curated dishes from chefs from all over the country and meet the people behind the bottle. These short ribs were one of the top two or three things I tasted at the Pavilion Saturday.
— 8 months ago

Shay, Ceccherini and 12 others liked this

Domaine François Raveneau

Clos Chablis Grand Cru Chardonnay 1989

Day 2 of WineBoyz Wineapalooza. We move to Pebble Beach the next day, where a spectacular lineup has been assembled. Tasted blind. Medium gold color. High-pitched nose. Notes of citrus, pineapple, tan spice, some honey and some sea breeze and sea shell. Rich and powerful in the mouth. Got better and better as we went back to it multiple times during the day. Guessed 90 Raveneau Clos. — 3 years ago

Shay, Bob and 15 others liked this

Christophe Mignon

Brut Champagne Pinot Meunier

The aromas are tropical lemon blossoms and being on a pebble beach. Lemon custard and the hint of pineapple (including that feeling on your tongue that pineapple gives you - in a very light good way) round finish. Vintages 2014/2015. Disgorged 1/6/2018. TBL — 4 years ago

Daniel P., Daniel and 8 others liked this