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Weingut Burg Ravensburg

Domaine Roulot

Bourgogne Blanc Chardonnay 2019

Ron Siegel
9.3

Delicious as always that is consistent with my prior notes — 6 days ago

Ira, Lyle and 7 others liked this

Domaine François Raveneau

Clos Chablis Grand Cru Chardonnay 2020

Jan A
9.6

Muted at first (young, I know). But opened up after 30 minutes. I get a lemon driven nose and palate and mouth watering acidity. Very tight and seamless. Upside rating potential with more age.

Lunch at Selosse. — 19 days ago

Tom, Freek and 10 others liked this

Domaine William Fèvre

Les Clos Chablis Grand Cru Chardonnay 2012

Brett Vanderbrook
9.0

I haven’t had a lot of aged Chablis, but this is drinking remarkably well for being 13 years old. Austere; high acid but with some weight to it. Flint and lemon peel but I would wager this saw at least some oak as there is definitely a little butterscotch in the background both in the nose and palate. Drinks like a lighter more restrained Montrachet. — 14 days ago

Domaine Georges Roumier

Chambolle-Musigny Pinot Noir 2019

Lee Pitofsky
9.5

Showing so well! So juicy and pure and straight silk on the palate. Village at its finest. — 6 days ago

Dave, Billy and 7 others liked this

Domaine Leroy

Bourgogne Pinot Noir 2014

Juan Pablo Perez
9.1

Cereza agria, frambuesa, especies. Joven aun. — 2 days ago

Bob, Daniel and 5 others liked this

Jean Foillard

Côte du Py Morgon Gamay 2019

Douglas Braun
9.0

2019-Vintage a slight tawny edge , dried strawberry fruit roll up, earth, acetate, floral , very soft, my guess is that this won’t be getting better, but for the time being very complexing — 17 days ago

Austin, Bob and 5 others liked this
Douglas Braun

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13.5 % ABV

Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé

Cuvée Vieilles Vignes Musigny Grand Cru Pinot Noir 2001

Conrad Green
9.5

Dark and intense. Beautifully rich and intense. Dark cherry and earthy notes. Some gorgeous tangy punchy fruit and a long velvet finish. Really good stuff and approachable now — 18 days ago

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Douglas, Jan and 11 others liked this

Domaine Henri Boillot

Clos de la Mouchère Monopole Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Chardonnay 2013

Kee Ming Chi
9.0

Honeyed medium yellow to the sight, true to its age. White floral and lemony vibrant notes dance on my nose. A touch reductive on the initial sip, the palate opens up with time to showcase classic mineralite and a vibrant fruit core with notes of citrus and to a lesser extent, stone fruits. Lovely weight with great mouth caressing viscosity and silkiness. Definitely in a good drinking window with no sign of fading and evolving in the glass over a lovely 2 hour Cantonese cuisine dinner. Absolutely spot on! — 3 days ago

Domaine François Raveneau

Montée de Tonnerre Chablis 1er Cru Chardonnay 2013

Lee Pitofsky
9.6

Not sure there are better 13 whites than Raveneau. Lafon also comes to mind. It’s an early drinking vintage (by Raveneau standards) while you wait for 12 and 14, and no Chapelot this year so it’s blended in here. A multi-hour decant has it showing superbly, wafting layers of créme fraîche, baking spice, crushed stones and a touch of botrytis influenced saffron. The palate shows immense power, concentration and depth of waxy yellow fruit chiseled with Chablisen minerality, brilliant tension and racy lemony acids. MDT always hits 🫰🏻 — 18 days ago

Jan, Tyler and 5 others liked this

Domaine Armand Rousseau

Chambertin Clos de Bèze Grand Cru Pinot Noir 1995

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego
9.5

1995 vintage. Not decanted. Appropriate color. Good fill and cork. Beautiful, integrated nose. Flavors same. Medium-medium heavy body. Dark fruit, earth and spice coalescing into a unified experience now. This is at the top of the bell curve for the next half-decade and probably longer. Still, undeniable power under the hood and completely bewitching. 05.28.25. — 12 days ago

Ted, jesus and 14 others liked this
Bob McDonald

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@Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego These Grand Cru Rousseau’s are incredibly long living aren’t they. Certainly power under the hood as you say.
Bob McDonald

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@Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego Could I ask why no decanting? Sediment was minimal?
Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

@Bob McDonald I have run across quite a few Burgundy drinkers that are adamant about not having their Burgs decanted. I get it if it’s a bleepy vintage (this wasn’t). A lot of people are convinced that these “force of nature” wines such as this, DRC stuff and 1st growth BDX will have the magic evaporate suddenly and be left with nothing. Perhaps if you’re opening wines older than 1961 BDX, but imho, wines like this need a bit of soft yoga stretching in a decanter after being straight-jacketed for 3-6 decades-esp Bordeaux. People are PNP’ing their great wines and drinking them over the course of an hour or so without a decant The vast majority of these upper level wines will taste better with another 30 mins-3 hours of airtime.