Purity Wine

Château Cheval Blanc

St. Émilion Red Bordeaux Blend 1998

Plush and velvety, soft plummy fruit and great purity. Long and lush. Great — 15 days ago

Paul WoollsAra Aslanian
with Paul and Ara
Jeroen, Tom and 8 others liked this

Winzerhof Thörle

Spätburgunder 2021

Lyle Fass
9.2

Complex nose of spice, early to mid season cherries and tons of limestone. Needs air but so pretty for such a humble wine. Unreal fruit on the palate. Dense and explosive with great purity and superb minerality. Really impressive but does need air. 21 Pinots from Germany and so transparent but do need air. I will be back. Good concentration and sapidity with air. Lots of raspberry coulis today. 9.1 to 9.2 overnight. — 3 months ago

Matt, Iwan and 9 others liked this

Ulysse Collin

Les Enfers Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut Champagne Chardonnay 2013

Really cool to have this wine with age. A phenomenal vintage for Olivier Collin. It has evolved beautifully in bottle, seamlessly balanced between richness and elegance with stunning purity, depth and texture that wraps around the palate with a long, salty mineral laced finale. Killer bubbles. — 8 months ago

Scott@Mister, Jan and 6 others liked this

Pierre Brisset

Cuvee Cassaneas Bourgogne Blanc Chardonnay 2019

Lyle Fass
9.5

Absolutely killer out of the bottle. On the 23 now and this is in the perfect spot. So opulent yet chiseled and such precision. It’s silly how beyond Bourgogne Blanc this is. Nose almost like Chablis. Unreal purity and balance. Chewy, dense and concentrated but a lemon drop quality and unreal structure. This has a decade left in the tank. What a finish. The minerality abounds. — 21 days ago

Zach, Pooneet and 11 others liked this

Ziereisen

Rhini Blauer Spätburgunder 2014

Lyle Fass
9.7

Such a masterful wine at almost 11 years of age. Nose is luscious and deep. Mint and red fruits and dramatic exotic spices. Terrific minerality. Limestone galore. Layered and perfumed. Knockout. Some charcoal as well. Palate is so juicy and energetic giving luscious red cherries that burst with intensity on the explosive finish. Then it cuts a swath of mineral and slowly dissipates. The work of a genius. The sweetness of the fruit and depth of minerality are so intertwined here. Unreal purity. Truly the most amazing Rhini I have ever had. — 6 months ago

Ron, Ira and 8 others liked this

Gut Hermannsberg

Hermannsberg GG Nahe Riesling 2018

Lyle Fass
9.7

Deep and ripe nose that is totally giving me Corton Charlemagne vibes. Ripe apple, melon, cantaloupe and pear. Gorgeous in its purity. Man this is like white burgundy mimicry. Gorgeous spicey notes and complex smokey tones and amazing mineral notes. Such an enveloping and evocative nose. Palate is so awesome. Rich and textured and so deep and this has those German iodine and hazelnut notes that make you think your in Corton Charlemagne. Ripe and unctuous and so forward and unreal marzipan notes on the mid and finish. Wow does this really hammer you on the finish and not let up. Remarkable elegance and large scaled but nimble. As this airs it gains remarkable aromatic complexity with pulverized stones and barely ripe tropical fruits. So complex. Rich yet tense is the biography of this wine. One of the best 18’s I’ve had from Germany. — 9 months ago

Michael, Jay and 7 others liked this

Domaine François Raveneau

Montée de Tonnerre Chablis 1er Cru Chardonnay 2013

Tropical notes and beautiful purity. Long and intense. Excellent — a month ago

Douglas, Shay and 8 others liked this

Cantina Bartolo Mascarello

Barolo Nebbiolo 1985

Plush fruit. Lovely and detailed. Settled and transparent. Clear flavors. Great purity. — 2 months ago

Jay, Shay and 10 others liked this

Clos des Papes

Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhône Blend 2019

The back label says 15.5% but I am digging this nonetheless. Nose has spiced dark berry fruit of pristine purity. There’s also a bit of crushed rock and fresh green herbs. In the mouth it’s so deep and flavorful. I don’t think I’d be able to say it’s over 15 if served this blind. Length for days. Delicious. — 7 months ago

Angelo Casagrande
with Angelo
Angelo, Pooneet and 20 others liked this

Weingut Battenfeld-Spanier

Mölsheim Riesling 2019

Aromatic and so pure.
Honeysuckle, peach pie, a touch of lanolin and mandarin peel. And yet - this is retrained & quite cool. Warm slate emerges.
On the palate this is impeccably balanced, so poised. Juicy, just ripe, with purity of fruit and amazing tension. Finishes off with a slightly creamy mouthfeel (very Burgundian!) and a beautiful long mineral finish.
Drinking perfectly right now. Simply delish!
— 9 months ago

Pinotman, Lyle and 5 others liked this