Agricola Brandini
R56 Barolo Nebbiolo 2019
Comes across light like a feather. Quite pale. Top La Morra juice. Classic. Incredibly perfumed! What a wine - once in a while a Barolo come across my palate where I say need to have more. Roses, rose pedals, tons of tannins, cherry. A little spicy and hot because it is 14.5%. — 6 days ago
Brick House
Ribbon Ridge Pinot Noir 2022
This was highly rated (I think in the wine spectator) and for about 36$ why not grab some. A little rough around the edges. Clearly top shelf oak was not used for this. Cherry,….but this is honest and feels like it has a sense op place. Rated this before at this stage less impressive compared to when it was younger. — 12 days ago
Domaine Denis Mortet
Mes Cinq Terroirs Gevrey-Chambertin Pinot Noir 2021
188$. I love the wine maker and have back vintages. But I am at the point that I am done with red burghs - they are just insanely overpriced. This used to be in the 60‘s. Yes cherry some earth. And perhaps mushrooms. But boy at this price i just can’t recommend this wine over Oregon or especially German Pinots at 50% or more discount. Gained complexity (tea notes & spice) after 2 days on Argon so I increased rating to 9.3. Still the price ……. — 13 days ago
Domaine Bachelet-Monnot
La Fussière Maranges 1er Cru Pinot Noir 2023
Tough to taste after the Barolo. Nice but man this has so much fruit. Over the top just too much for me. Yes nice price point but the white burghs are priced for OpenAI employees and the reds are getting so refined and at least in this case finetuned towards the California palate to please the crowds….about 50 bucks. Better on day 2 still a Burgfruit. Could be a 9.1 as the baby fat dissipates in 2-3 years. Post Scriptum. After day 3 under a Argon fruit receded! — 6 days ago
Weingut Dreissigacker
Chardonnay 2023
Generous and big so different from the Greiner Chard. This essentially tastes like a rich white Burgh at 50% off. Quince, hint pineapple touch bitter, Too bad it is crew cap because otherwise it would have more curb appeal. German Chards just beat white Burghs on price. They really do…. — 6 days ago
Chateau de Citeaux (Philippe Bouzereau)
Les Duresses Auxey-Duresses 1er Cru Pinot Noir 2022
Weingut Bernhard Huber
Breisgau 2022
One of the best wineries in Germany have been there. 44$. Pinot Gris/Pinot Blanc. Very well made. At this point super eggy. This needs more time to settle. 13%. Good - a hard sell to the typical consumer. Would revisit every 3 years. Not sure we’re this is heading. — 6 days ago
Weingut Greiner
Trocken Chardonnay 2024
Yes, crew cap but so what! - Just tasted vis-a-vis chards from across the world. My evaluation is unchanged - top shelf Chard - crisp bright and rightfully considered one of the top imports of the year. Tupitz Wines just brought more to the US. — 6 days ago
Pinotman /// Andreas
This is an excellent pinot. Steep retail costs at 90$ for a German Pinot. Does Berhard Huber needs to sell to the US? Not really because his Wildenstein goes to the Bankers in Frankfurt for 200 Euros +. Stylistically this comes across as a Denis Mortet 40% off. So I might actually get the wine store to get this! Cherry, hint black tea, incredibly well executed. Flawless.
— 8 hours ago