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Alain Jaume & Fils

Grand Veneur Côtes du Rhône Red Rhone Blend 2019

Easy on the wallet, and the taste buds.

A solid Rhone here, with a nose of lilacs and violets.
Lighter body than you may be used to, cassis, boysenberry pie. A touch if heat and a lot of tannin will round this one out.
In my opine for a lot of whine, needs 5 years before drinking for full enjoyment.
Hope everyone is enjoying the day!
— 4 years ago

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Trixie

Good review! Cheers!🍷

Alain Jaume & Fils

Grande Garrique Vacqueyras Red Rhône Blend 2017

Nice vac as a warm up for roast haunch of venison - oak influence not overdone and decent fruit with a bit of bottle age — 5 years ago

Alain Jaume & Fils

Bellissime Rosé Blend

Busting with watermelon and strawberry but nice and dry, slight spice and some florals on the finish. Hints of cherry too, nice bright acid to keep it fresh. Really enjoyable for late summer! — 5 years ago

Alain Jaume & Fils

Domaine Grand Veneur Le Miocène Châteauneuf-du-Pape White Rhone Blend 2016

More beeswax and white flowers subdued — 7 years ago

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Alain Jaume & Fils

Domaine Grand Veneur Côtes du Rhône Blanc de Viognier 2010

Very lively and assertive fruit in this viognier based wine, good character, richness and depth, good with a variety of foods. 2016 — 8 years ago

Alain Jaume & Fils

Domaine Grand Veneur Les Champauvins Côtes du Rhône Red Rhone Blend 2013

Bright cherry with integrated tannins and smooth finish. — 8 years ago

Alain Jaume & Fils

Grande Garrigue Vacqueyras Grenache Noir Blend 2019

Decant at least an hour before serving, and then you’re in for a treat. Powerful southern Rhone shiraz, superb. — 4 years ago

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Domaine Michel Girard et Fils

Sancerre Sauvignon Blanc 2019

Paired it with Cheetos, baked.... of course — 5 years ago

Domaine Michel Girard et Fils

Sancerre Rouge Pinot Noir 2019

So good esp for the price! This is not the Pinot though — 5 years ago

Domaine Michel Girard et Fils

Sancerre Rosé Blend 2017

Watermelon, clementine and strawberry notes grace this satisfying Pinot Noir rosé from Sancerre. A fairly straightforward palate is kept alive by pink grapefruit acidity that carries through to a mineral finish. As you might imagine, this crowd-pleaser went down nicely on the hottest day of the year so far. — 6 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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Alain Jaume & Fils

Domaine Grand Veneur Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc Clairette Roussanne 2012

Smooth but relatively rich. Slightly acidic but light on the tongue in general. High value in general. — 9 years ago

Alain Jaume & Fils

Domaine Grand Veneur Marc de Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2012

Soft mouthfeel
Slightly stony
Nice fruit (not earthy and tobacco)
— 4 years ago

Domaine Henri Delagrange et Fils

Vieilles Vignes Volnay Pinot Noir 2017

I miss the tastings with this semi-confinement we are still in and stole the idea of @Benoit Duhamel here, so we made one at home with my son and my wife who are both wine fanatics as I am too. We chose 6 red Burgundies Villages 2017, 3 Côtes de Beaune and 3 Côte de Nuits and we tasted these blind, each of us giving ranks and points for each wines. Tasting blind usually doesn’t lie and it can bring numerous surprises which it did in that case. All wines were fo a good level here, no bad wines and all were fun and good indiviually but the results were pretty clear cut in terms of the Côte de Beaune winning this battle.

1- Chassagne-Montrachet villages 2017 Jean-Claude Ramonet 32 pts
2- Volnay Vieilles Vignes 2017, Henri DeLaGrange 28 pts
3- Auxey-Duresses Très Vieilles Vignes 2017, Alain Gras 26 pts
4- Chambolle-Musigny Les Véroilles 2017, Bruno Clair 20 pts
5- Gevrey-Chambertin 2017, Lucien Boillot 12 pts
6- Gevrey-Chambertin 2017 Les Évocelles, Louis Boillot 8 pts

DelaGrange: spices and a touch animal too on the nose. Vivid acidity with a nice medium bodied structure, very balanced, good length and delicious finish. My number 3. 90-91


On s’ennuie des dégustations et j’ai bien aimé l’idée de @Benoit Duhamel , merci Benoit. Alors s’en est fait une à la maison à trois (en respectant les règles bien sûr). Nous avons choisi 6 Bourgogne Villages Rouges 2017, 3 Côtes de Beaune et 3 Côtes de Nuits, nous avons dégusté à l'aveugle et accordé des points à chaque position, il n’y avait aucun mauvais vin dans le lot et tous étaient très bien si bu individuellement, mais la dégustation à l’aveugle ne ment pas et les résultats peuvent être surprenants, les vins de la Côte de Beaune ont remporté la palme facilement ici, alors pour s’amuser un peu, voici le classement que cela a donné :
1- Chassagne-Montrachet villages 2017 Jean-Claude Ramonet 32 pts
2- Volnay Vieilles Vignes 2017, Henri DeLaGrange 28 pts
3- Auxey-Duresses Très Vieilles Vignes 2017, Alain Gras 26 pts
4- Chambolle-Musigny Les Véroilles 2017, Bruno Clair 20 pts
5- Gevrey-Chambertin 2017, Lucien Boillot 12 pts
6- Gevrey-Chambertin 2017 Les Évocelles, Louis Boillot 8 pts

DelaGrange: Fruits noirs, épices, une touche animale aussi. Belle structure de corps moyen avec une acidité vive, bel équilibre et assez long en bouche. Mon no 3 personnellement. 90-91
— 5 years ago

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Dawn E.

Dawn E.

@Mario Vaillancourt Very nice I enjoyed your review!
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@Dawn E. thank you Dawn, my pleasure

Alain Jaume & Fils

Les Valats Rasteau Red Rhone Blend 2010

Open for 2 hours... developed in the glass with aromas of plum, blackcherry, limestone gravel, and dried forest brush. Ripe palate, with dark fruits and plum carrying forward. Fresh fruit in quality, meets balanced acidity and tannin. Drink now - in a great place. — 7 years ago

Alain Girard & Fils

Sancerre Sauvignon Blanc 2015

Delightful with our Creamy Polenta and Mushrooms including soft-boiled eggs and grabs Padang cheese — 8 years ago

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