White Zinfandel

A. Rafanelli

Unfiltered Dry Creek Valley Zinfandel 2023

12% petit syrah.

Nose: candid lilac. Very fresh. Clean. Mint. Very complex. Hint of herbs.

Palate: taut. Very precise cherry fruit. A hint of bitterness. Long. Grippy.

The source $35 ship from winery. 1 case.
— 16 days ago

R. López de Heredia

Viña Tondonia Reserva Rioja Blanco Malvasia Viura 2014

2014. Love the complexity of the Lopez de Heredia white wines. — 7 days ago

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Tegan Marriott

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Nice one!

Bollinger

La Grande Année Brut Champagne Blend 2015

Plus Joe’s Stone Crab equals heaven! — 5 days ago

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Chateau Montelena

Napa Valley Chardonnay 2016

Softer with pear almond and saline and a touch of oak. — 12 days ago

Ira, Jay and 7 others liked this

Ridge Vineyards

Lytton Springs Dry Creek Valley Zinfandel Blend 2023

Really well crafted Zinfandel-based blend, clearly reads as Zin without being too overbearingly fruity or jammy. Finish has a lot of nice subtle complexity — a month ago

Tom, Neil and 3 others liked this

Dom Pérignon

Brut Champagne Blend 2002

Was maybe expecting a bit more from this. Think the bottle might have been just slightly off but still excellent. — 12 days ago

Tom, Peter and 15 others liked this

Taittinger

Comtes de Champagne Grand Crus Brut Blanc de Blancs 1996

The final bottle for our annual Valentine’s Day and carbonara tradition (this time one day early). We skipped last year as my wife was pregnant, nice to be back. Very good, but definitely in an advanced stage - the nuttiness really comes through. There is still great acid, lemon curd, crispness, soft bubbles.

After the full case, I’d say the ones from 2021-2023 were the best.

On to Krug 2004 next year!!
— 21 days ago

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Somm David T

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Definitely 96 color these days. Cheers! 🥂

Salon

'S' Blanc de Blancs Le Mesnil Brut Chardonnay 2015

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9.7

Very fresh, clean, the softest mousse on the planet. Beautiful citrus, most delicate of minerals, gentle spice, grand acidity, focused precision and balance for days. Excellent. Just overly expensive. — 6 days ago

Paul, Scott@Mister and 7 others liked this
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Krug

Brut Champagne Blend 1988

Light amber. Showing secondary notes- dried apricot, honey, brioche. Good tension still and reasonable fizz. For my palate slightly past the best bottles I’ve had of this — 17 days ago

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