Pure Cru

Domaine Armand Rousseau

Chambertin Grand Cru Pinot Noir 2012

A glorious nose. Kaleidoscopic fruit with bright cherry, violets, lifted wild strawberry. So much going on and sooo pretty. Very pure and defined on the palate. Still quite contained. I suspect this will be spectacular in a few more heard but truly delicious now. Pure class. — a month ago

Chris ThalkenAlec FeinsteinJean-Francois Pelletier
with Chris, Alec and 1 other
Austin, Jan and 22 others liked this

Château Climens

Barsac 1er Cru Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend 1988

Honey, biscuits, orange peel, fresh and lifted. Beautiful texture. Light and precise. Long and delicious. — 7 days ago

Tom, Shay and 8 others liked this

Château Lynch-Bages

Grand Cru Classé Pauillac Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 1975

Another great btl from a vintage I have had many times. This was fresh and drinking much younger than its age with red, black fruits, currant, cedar, leather, earth, sweet spices, tobacco & cigar ash — 15 days ago

Tom, Shay and 11 others liked this

Domaine François Raveneau

Butteaux Chablis 1er Cru Chardonnay 2013

Delicate and pretty. Precise with soft edges. Pear and light floral notes. Very lucid and subtle. Lean in, it’s delicious. — 7 days ago

Rick KGregg G
with Rick and Gregg
Shay, Severn and 17 others liked this

Château Margaux

Premier Grand Cru Classé Margaux Red Bordeaux Blend 2011

Tried 3 years ago, and it was a tannic bottle of disappointment, it's changed for the better.

2 hour decant(some chunky/fine sediment). A splendid dark purplish magenta color. On the nose: dark fruit, cocoa, pencil shavings, floral, cigar box, menthol. Taste: soft, elegant wine with some black/red fruit, currants, crushed stone, and an earthy black tea lean medium finish. Not the depth and power of a great year, drinks well now...not sure how much more this will improve.
— 19 hours ago

Brenda, Shay and 13 others liked this

Domaine Leflaive

Les Pucelles Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Chardonnay 1999

Lively and layered. Apricot floral notes and plenty of lingering complexity. Wonderful. — 10 days ago

Ted, Tom and 17 others liked this

Domaine William Fèvre

Les Clos Chablis Grand Cru Chardonnay 2013

A beautiful soft rounded nose of pear, green apple, honeysuckle. Great soft palate with salinity and slate. Long and polished. Excellent — 7 days ago

Shay, Severn and 9 others liked this

Château Pavie

Saint-Èmilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend 1998

Seems to be in a perfect spot that kept developing in the glass showing rich dark berry fruit, savory spice, cedar, earth, leather, graphite & sweet tobacco — 9 days ago

Aravind, Shay and 12 others liked this

Château Brane-Cantenac

Grand Cru Classé en 1855 Margaux Red Bordeaux Blend 2016

Medium ruby , with garnet ruby rim . Quite cool spicy cassis , mineral grafite nose . Blackberry , seashell , mineral notes . On the palate good richness with ripe blackberry , cassis and grafite . Lovely ripe , fine tannins and really good freshness . Good grafite , cassis tinged length. Shows a lot of potential , young still , needs time .. come back in 10 years and will last well a further 10 . — a day ago

Daniel, Tom and 8 others liked this

Domaine François Raveneau

Valmur Chablis Grand Cru Chardonnay 2004

Beautiful poise. Light and refined. Soft lemon. Rock pools, minerality, a hint of corn and yellow flowers. Intense but light and dancing on the palate. Great balance and long. Powerful but still subtle. — 24 days ago

David Schachter
with David
LM, Shay and 9 others liked this