Burgundy, France

Domaine Jean-Louis Chave

Hermitage Syrah 1997

The pinnacle of Syrah.

It opens with smoked meat, dried black olive, leather, and stone.

The palate is graceful and savory, where fading dark fruit, iron, and earth glide on silken, fully melted tannins.

Legendary Hermitage!
— 11 days ago

Juan, Sagee and 7 others liked this

Château Léoville-Las Cases

Grand Vin de Leoville du Marquis de las Cases Saint-Julien Red Bordeaux Blend 1985

So seamless and delicious. We had 3 forty year olds at dinner so this was a birth year wine for the majority of our dinner. Last had a couple years ago, and this remains very good. Not primary, but also wouldn’t guess 40 years old. Really nice pairing with a roast leg of lamb on Christmas. — 12 days ago

Lyle, Dave and 13 others liked this
Tom Casagrande

Tom Casagrande Influencer Badge

Love the stem!
Doug Powers

Doug Powers

Great pull!!

Château Montrose

Saint-Estèphe Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 1970

Initially concerns it was shot, three hours later it proved to be quite delightful. — 9 days ago

Dave, Andrew and 8 others liked this

Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe

La Crau Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhone Blend 1978

This bottle was in perfect condition has incredible balance with black and red fruits earth, spice garrigue. As good as you would hope should hold for another five years. Nice juice ! — 5 days ago

Ira, Eddie and 1 other liked this

Château Cheval Blanc

St. Émilion Red Bordeaux Blend 2006

1st Growth Bordeaux Wine Dinner at Bisou in Cancun. — 16 days ago

Ted, Sagee and 8 others liked this

Château Léoville Barton

Saint-Julien Red Bordeaux Blend 2006

Took about 2 hours to open. Dark & dried cherries. Acid still nice and firm. Tannins still going strong but clearly softer and more fine grained. Feels somewhat unbalanced - good acid, good tannin, not enough fruit. May have missed the optimal window. Still very enjoyable. Only a touch of Brett. — 16 days ago

David liked this

Domaine Tempier

Bandol Rosé Blend

Salmon color with copper reflexes. Nose of grapefruit, and Mandarin peel, lemon juice, pink flowers, and petrichor. Faint Aperol on the back. Palate is explosive but not effusive. More grapefruit oil, lemon pith, garrigue, waves of saline minerality and a bright acidity that makes it go on and on. Pretty serious argument on why it deserves its reputation is the best rosé in the world  — a month ago

Château Léoville Poyferré

Saint Julien Red Bordeaux Blend 2019

Poyferre seldom disappoints — 2 months ago

Dave, Tom and 4 others liked this

Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin

Yellow Label Brut Champagne Blend

Somm David T
9.0

Not as bad as I remember it. It’s been a while though.

Slightly, bruised pear & red & green apple, lime zest, lemon pulp, some ginger white spice w/ a touch of heat, limestone mixed in volcanic minerals, crisp chalkiness, sea spray, yeasty bread dough, yellow & white spring flowers, lively acidity and a balanced & nicely polished elegant finish that last 45 seconds and lands on volcanics.

Emirates SFO.
— 3 months ago

Ming, Bob and 8 others liked this

Clos des Papes

Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhône Blend 2007

Opened several hours prior to service, the 2007 pours a deep, ruby/purple color with an opaque core; medium+ viscosity with light staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is vinous with notes of ripe and desiccated bramble berries, strawberry, dried red flowers, garrigue, anise, leather, dried herbs and stony earth. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannin and medium acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long. This is anything but tired and far from overblown. I’ve been surprised by a number of 2007 CdP’s lately. They have showed better balance than I expected and this one is wonderfully balanced. Drink now through 2037. — 2 days ago

Jason, Severn and 11 others liked this

Château Lafite Rothschild

Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 2008

1st Growth Bordeaux Wine Dinner at Bisou in Cancun. — 16 days ago

Ericsson, Ted and 8 others liked this

Jacques Selosse

Initial Brut Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru Champagne Chardonnay 2017

Amazing! Concentration, flavour...wow! — 20 days ago

Tom, Tom and 17 others liked this
ESF

ESF

👍
Jan de Weerd

Jan de Weerd

What an experience!!!
Andrew McIntyre

Andrew McIntyre

@Jan de Weerd a truly exceptional Champagne. Quite a lot of hype around the producer and often in this situation the wines don't live up to it or arent your taste. This was amazing!
Sidenote: if you are ever in Paris then the restaurant was great. Offered the wine for below market price as well🥳

Bollinger

La Grande Année Brut Champagne Blend 2015

A nice bottle though it seemed a bit tired/flat for me. On second thought maybe I was the one who was tired 🤦‍♂️ — 2 days ago

Tom, Neil and 5 others liked this
Tom Casagrande

Tom Casagrande Influencer Badge

🤣🤣🤣

Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste

Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 2008

Had the 2008 vintage for Christmas 2025. Matured perfectly and a great pleasure to drink. Paired with duck leg confit. — 12 days ago

Château Haut-Brion

Pessac-Léognan Red Bordeaux Blend 2004

Beautiful nose, mid pallet and long finish. Many years to go. My birthday wine for today. — 15 days ago

Quinn and David liked this

Olga Raffault

Les Picasses Chinon Cabernet Franc 2007

Stunning bottle - showed really well after 3 hours or so. Maturing, integrated tannin, structured, a nose you wanna swim in… — a month ago

Alsu Shakirova
with Alsu
Dave, Brian and 11 others liked this
Peter van den Besselaar

Peter van den Besselaar Influencer Badge

‘You wanna swim in’ 👌🤭

Château Rayas

Réservé Châteauneuf-du-Pape Grenache Blend 2010

Tasting with a big fan of Rayas. Better than the 2010 and both bottles were so different than other CDP. This one more Burgundy, the 2010 closer to Bordeaux. Both very elegant. — 2 months ago

JiaMin Dierberg
with JiaMin
Joe, leon and 7 others liked this

Pierre Péters

Cuvée de Réserve Brut Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru Champagne Chardonnay

Crisp, citrusy and with great acidity and freshness. This is one of the best and finest blanc de blancs from an independent grower we know: Rodolphe Peters does truly great champagne. — 3 months ago

Jose Roberto Palazzoveronique paillardAdriana Pagliano
with Jose, veronique and 1 other
Adriana, Dave and 2 others liked this

Dom Pérignon

Brut Champagne Blend 2015

Always a treat. Especially at thirty thousand feet. — 17 days ago

Ericsson, Daniel and 20 others liked this

Château Ducru-Beaucaillou

Saint-Julien Red Bordeaux Blend 2009

St Julien in a perfect drinking now and for a couple of decades to come. Brilliant juice — a day ago

Tom, Tom and 6 others liked this

Château Mouton Rothschild

Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 2005

1st Growth Bordeaux Wine Dinner at Bisou in Cancun. — 16 days ago

Ericsson, Ted and 8 others liked this

Domaine du Pegau

Cuvée Réservé Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhone Blend 2019

Chateauneuf as it‘s best! Viel dunkles: schokolade, tabak, geröstete nüsse, waldbeeren, schwarzkirsche, komplex, rund, samtig im abgang und laaaang!!
Ein wirklich grosser wein!
— 4 days ago

Andrew, Tegan and 1 other liked this

Château Latour

Premier Grand Cru Classé Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 2012

A 2012 Latour with a 90 minute decant showed what a first growth could be post its first growth stage. With the usual Latour signature it was very drinkable considering its relative youth. One more bottle in the cellar — 14 days ago

Ira and David liked this

Domaine Jamet

Côte-Rôtie Syrah 2014

A little too much Brett in this bottle. Or it’s just a root day — 7 days ago

Scott@Mister, Ron and 2 others liked this

Bollinger

Special Cuvée Brut Champagne Blend

Deep gold color, nose of orchard fruit, ripe apple. Fuller body, apple character, long dry finish, med plus acidity, sourdough — 10 days ago

Château de Beaucastel

Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhône Blend

The 1999 is dead. The 1995 is great. — 2 months ago

Andrew liked this

Château Calon-Ségur

Saint-Estèphe Red Bordeaux Blend 2003

Somm David T
9.3

In typical Calon-Segur fashion, still kinda of a baby. Nice evolution but plenty of life left in this warm vintage Calon-Segur. — 2 months ago

DAD, Paul and 10 others liked this

Château d'Esclans

Whispering Angel Côtes de Provence Rosé Blend 2024

A little dry and a little sweet. A great blend. — 3 months ago

Domaine Auguste Clape

Cornas Syrah 2011

Who the hell brought this awesome mag of Clape? Romo, you are awesome. 😛 — 4 months ago

Joey, Andrew and 9 others liked this