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Baron De L

Château de l' Eperonnière

Croix Picot Savennières Chenin Blanc 2010

Michael Meagher MS
9.3

There is something about Chenin with some bottle age. Confected fruits, funky and nutty, oxidative edges all held together by ample acidity. — 9 years ago

Jess, Drew and 1 other liked this

Baron de L

Pouilly Fumé Sauvignon Blanc 2010

Paul Lewis
9.5

A fantastic wine , amazing nose and good palate. Best paired with a oven baked dorado from Ligurian sea. — 10 years ago

Dr. Loosen

Dr. L Sparkling Riesling

Tara Nolan
9.5

soooo yummy!!! — 12 years ago

L. Aubry Fils

Aubry de Humbert 1er Cru Champagne

Nico J. Snyman
9.4

Disgorged Oct '14, Not familiar with this cuvée, but Aubry has been a hit with me, great richness, showing development, beautiful acidity. Really solid wine. — 9 years ago

Trixie liked this

Preston of Dry Creek

L. Preston Red Blend 2013

Andrei Trifonov-Serbinov
9.3

Excellent wine. One of my all time favorites — 10 years ago

L. Aubry Fils

Ivoire et Ébène Brut Premier Cru Champagne 2009

Morgan Harris
9.2

For all your sparkling 1er Cru Meursault needs, look no further. Holler at the noble reduction. — 12 years ago

Greg, Roy and 2 others liked this
Morgan Harris

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Yeah, you've got it. It's to separate those nasty aromas that you might get from mercaptin in unhealthy reduction environments. The winemaker at Von Winning first used it around me and I stole it from him. It's pretty complicated and I don't totally understand it, but it starts from having sufficient nitrogen levels in the ferment to create a healthy yeast population, from there it involves longer term lees aging. The lees act as a battery to suck up oxygen, so they keep the wine fresh, but they also impart and aroma, kind of like autolysis. For me it's easiest to spot in Burgundy because Chardonnay is so neutral. It shows up as a sort of shaving cream and marshmallow fluff aroma, sometimes mint. It also compliments mild new oak. Coche or Roulot would be big Burgundian practitioners, but there are many others. In the new world it's easily spotted on the Chardonnays of Kongsgaard, Sandhi, Aubert, Ceritas, Kumeu River and Montelena, just to name a few.
Kit H

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^ that description is so helpful. Is PYCM in this camp, too?
Morgan Harris

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Kit: yeah, for sure!

L. Aubry Fils

Brut Rosé 1er Cru Champagne Blend

Maggie Phillips
9.1

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

Baron Philippe de Rothschild

Anderra Carménère 2012

Liz McNeal
9.5

Smokey nice with Ribeye — 10 years ago

Mike liked this

Marqués de Riscal

Reserva Baron de Chirel Rioja Tempranillo 2011

Angel Martinez
9.1

Un infanticidio terrible. El próximo dentro de 20 años. — 10 years ago

Reinhard liked this

R. & L. Legras

Brut Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru Champagne Chardonnay

Nose Reiko
9.5

I really like this champagne. Crisp, fresh, certain aroma but not too rich. Good for matching with dishes. Not destruct the foods. Want to drink this as daily champagne. — 12 years ago