A. De Luze & Fils

Bérêche & Fils

Brut Réserve Champagne Blend

Disgorged 2019 - youthful power, rose gold hue, very substantial but then a lingering zest. Gift that keeps on giving. — 6 years ago

La Vieille Ferme (Perrin & Fils)

La Vieille Ferme Red Rhone Blend 2017

A great light red to drink after cleaning out closets on Labor Day Weekend! Found it in an Italian grocery in Annapolis. Paired well with hatch chile mac n cheese! — 7 years ago

Alain Jaume & Fils

Domaine Grand Veneur Les Origines Chateauneuf -du-Pape Red Rhone Blend 2013

Family vacation night one in Wildwood.

BlackBerry, licorice, a bit of smoke, and slate. Very good. Drinking well now with a short decant but has many more years left.
— 7 years ago

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Simon Bize & Fils

Les Fournaux Savigny-les-Beaune 1er Cru Pinot Noir 2005

Fully mature, perhaps even fading a little. Warm cherries, baking spices, a little smoke, and rust on the nose. More of the same on the palate, plus some pleasant tertiary florals and forest notes. Tannins fully resolved, good balance, and reasonable length. A little grippy on the finish - might be residual wood influence, but no obvious oakiness. Nice wine, but I wonder if it might have been in better shape a few years ago. Note that the cork showed evidence of a little leakage, so fully intact bottles might drink younger. — 9 years ago

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@Max Kelly excellent note but I'm disappointed to read that a premier cru from that vintage appears to be fully mature.
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Yeah, I was surprised too. As mentioned, may have been the cork.

Bouchard Père et Fils

Ancienne Cuvée Carnot Volnay Caillerets 1er Cru Pinot Noir 1998

Lovely Pinot from a warm year. Rich with a long finish. — 10 years ago

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Domaine Christian Moreau Père et Fils

Valmur Chablis Grand Cru Chardonnay 2004

This was a monster out of the gate and held its own. Really impressed. Shows age but not softness. Elegant, open, beeswaxy, beautiful — 11 years ago

Domaine de Beaurenard (Paul Coulon et Fils)

Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhône Blend 1993

Wow. So this young fresh fruity CDP settled in nicely about 30 minutes I. And drank nicely over a couple of hours. At great value on the list. — 7 years ago

Bouchard Père et Fils

Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru Chardonnay

Maxwell Burns
9.7

Yup... toasted coconut, baked pear, jasmine and citrus. Powerful, striking acidity, depth of flavor, opened up fully after a few hours. — 7 years ago

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L. Aubry Fils

Brut Rosé 1er Cru Champagne Blend

Crisp and clean with a lovely medium pink color. Perfect for ringing in 2017 — 9 years ago

Pierre Gimonnet & Fils

Cuvée Fleuron 1er Cru Brut Blanc de Blancs Chardonnay 2006

Bubbles + Bivalves = A Hill of a Birthday (En Mag) — 10 years ago

Alex Hill
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A thing of beauty on a lovely day.
9.2

Bouchard Père et Fils

Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru Chardonnay 2000

Clean, precise, notes of toffee/butterscotch, a little more dense but minerally, great showing — 11 years ago

Pierre Gimonnet & Fils

Millésime de Collection Special Club Chardonnay Champagne 2002

Davis Smith
9.3

A Lon life ahead of this one. — 12 years ago

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G.A.E.C. Bonneau & Fils

Réserve des Célestins Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhône Blend

Wow. After 30-45 minutes open it started to open itself up and revealed an incredibly complex wine. Smells like Provence (herbs and a. It floral). Beautiful fruit and dizzying aftertaste of subtle flavors I can’t begin to identify and describe. A keeper. — 7 years ago

L. Aubry Fils

Brut 1er Cru Champagne Blend

Beautiful high toned fruity aromas of lemon, ginger, yellow apple, pear, and baker’s yeast. Lean and high energy with a nicely vibrant fruity finish. Beautiful wine with deep aromas and direct flavors that drinks at twice it’s value. — 8 years ago

Dawn, Cody and 3 others liked this

Domaine de Beaurenard (Paul Coulon et Fils)

Boisrenard Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhône Blend

In a great place, really delicious right now. — 10 years ago

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Gilbert Picq et Ses Fils

Chablis Chardonnay 2014

Crisp green apple and a tinge of grapefruit pith. Perfect Chablis! — 10 years ago

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Agrapart & Fils (Pascal Agrapart)

L'Avizoise Millésime A Avize Grand Cru Brut Blanc de Blancs 2007

Wow. Yeasty focused fruit explosion. Wow. A great wine. Internal llaromatics lagging but this will be sick in time. Ig — 11 years ago