St. John's Road

St. Amant Winery

The Road Less Traveled Tempranillo 2021

The best in our business at 11/11.
We love it in every sense….dry, fruity, earthy, everything…. Only $25 a bottle
— 2 months ago

TwiLea Fletcher
with TwiLea

Château Pavie Macquin

Saint-Émilion Red Bordeaux Blend 2014

Needs time but should be an epic wine down the road. — 3 years ago

Matt, Mark and 12 others liked this

Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair

Aux Cras Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Pinot Noir 2016

Absolutely stunning. Quite the contrast to the Colombiere, as this is much more serious and structured and the Aux Cras terroir shines through. New oak is more prevalent, of course, but it’s so integrated already and doesn’t get in the way. The nose is incredibly intense and aromas of dark fruit, sweet spice and a wet rock minerality waft from the glass. While this wine is let’s say, more masculine and less sexy than the Colombiere, there is still a seductive Vosne-like perfume that’s so undeniably CLB and lures you in. The palate is powerful and is full of energy, while at the same time remaining focused and seamlessly delineated. To no surprise length is superior to the Colombiere. Totally irresistible now, but boy this will be a knockout down the road. — 3 years ago

Severn, Mike and 4 others liked this

Château Beau-Séjour Bécot

Saint-Émilion Red Bordeaux Blend 2006

Lovely wine, just a tad far down the evolutionary road (guessed 1998).
Based on this bottle, I’d say drink up.
— 2 months ago

Bob, Shay and 6 others liked this

Château Léoville Poyferré

Saint Julien Red Bordeaux Blend 2009

Deep ruby with early hints of garnet, the 2009 Château Léoville Poyferré needs a minimum of two hours in the decanter to fully reveal itself. Once it does, it offers an alluring perfume of violets, blackberry, black plum, blackcurrant, menthol, tobacco, cedar wood, cloves and nutty chocolate. Alongside balancing acidity and well defined black fruit flavors, the palate is currently dominated by ripe and polished tannins. The potential is obvious and I suspect the 2009 will turn into a stunning wine a few years down the road. Drink from 2026 until 2050. — 2 years ago

Tom, Ira and 16 others liked this

Château Troplong Mondot

St. Émilion Red Bordeaux Blend 2012

Robinson Road w/ HughLin - May 29, 2021 — 3 years ago

Keint-he Winery & Vineyards

Queenston Road Pinot Noir 2013

Opened the 2013 Queenston Road Pinot Noir to go with Chinese food. Yummy! — 4 years ago

Heather Leatham
with Heather
Keith liked this

Thibault Liger-Belair

La Charmotte Nuits St. Georges Pinot Noir 2019

Yesterday, Stage 7 of this years Tour de France was an exciting Time Trial through a famous section of the Côte-d’Or. The riders started in the village of Nuits-Saint-Georges and finished just up the road in Gevrey-Chambertin. Naturally, I felt compelled to open this beauty from Thibault Liger-Belair. “La Charmotte” is a tiny, 0.40ha (basically a single acre) vineyard right on the border of the 1er crus of Argilats and Bousselots that was planted in 1962.

Popped and poured; enjoyed over the course of six hours. The 2019 “La Charmotte” pours a deep, slightly hazy ruby, thanks to some fine sediment. But otherwise a transparent core with medium viscosity and no staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is developing with gorgeous, perfectly ripened strawberries and raspberries, cranberries, exotic spices, a radical assortment of red flowers, porchini and soft baking spices. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium tannins and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is medium+ and super satisfying.

A touch of Vosne-Romanée with the skeleton of Nuits-Saint-Georges, this is a serious village wine with impeccable texture. For all the super nerds out there, Thibault uses 40% whole cluster for this wine, aged 18 months in French oak barrels, less than half of which are new. Drink now through 2034 easy.
— 4 months ago

Tom, Juan and 4 others liked this

Edmunds St. John

North Canyon Road Syrah 2015

This bottle is killer! 2015 — 3 years ago

Milissa, Bradley and 5 others liked this