Château Larrivet Haut-Brion
Pessac-Léognan Red Bordeaux Blend 1998
Maison Roche de Bellene
Bourgogne Hautes Cotes de Beaune Pinot Noir 2021
Giacomo Grimaldi
Barolo Nebbiolo 2017
2017 vintage. Medium body. Upon opening, fairly compact for a “resto vintage”. The usual tar and dark cherry notes. The longer this was open, the more fanciful it got. French Toast. Cola nut. Chambord. Eucalyptus. White pepper. Pomegranate/hibiscus. Transitioned into a Barolo/(red) Burgundy hybrid. Not enuff structure to go more than 4-5 years in this current uniform. Would attempt another open field tackle again in the near future tho. If you wanna crush an above-decent Barolo tonight without infanticide/ca$hi$h/non-compliant tannin issues, you could do immeasurably worse. 12.15.24. — 4 days ago
Paul Launois
Portrait Champagne Chardonnay 2015
2015 vintage. Blanc de Blancs. Fab grower champagne with nice mousse, judicious acidity and harmonious body. Catching it at a good time currently. Will develop more but pushing an increasing number of chips into the middle of the table now. Simply delicious. 12.11.24. — 8 days ago
Vietti
Perbacco Langhe Nebbiolo 2021
2021 vintage. Last tasted 7.17.24 (9.2). This "junior" Barolo continuing to bring the goods. Medium-heavy body. Likely best in another 7-10 years but showing nicely now. The nice price and a worthy choice while waiting for those big gun Barolos to come out of hibernation. 12.11.24. — 8 days ago
Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego
2018 vintage. First visit with this producer as it's rarely glimpsed in the Southern California market. Smoky, plummy nose. Medium body. Smooth, velveteen entry on the front palate that cruises the length of the performance until the fine-grained tannins at the conclusion. Super classy. Exactly zero speedbumps at this juncture. Refined enough to appeal to long-time BDX drinkers and inviting enough to welcome first-time BDX initiates. Showing beautifully now with very little to resolve. No personal history to draw on with this property but stylistically and regionally, feel this can easily go 10-12 years without effort/variation. Past that point, not prepared to say/speculate. 12.17.24. — 2 days ago