Côte De Beaune, Burgundy

Bonneau du Martray

Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru Chardonnay 2006

Clear and light. Pear and hints of lime. White pepper, a bit of tang. Slate. Salty edges and great texture. Very correct. A touch of sweetness. — 2 days ago

Paul WoollsAra Aslanian
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Domaine Henri Boillot

Clos de la Mouchère Monopole Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Chardonnay 2014

Gorgeous and lush. Lemon and melon and peach. Intense, sappy and bright. Delicious — 20 days ago

Tom, Vino and 5 others liked this

Domaine de la Romanée-Conti (DRC)

Marey-Monge Romanée-St. Vivant Pinot Noir 2007

Tangy and vivid. Punchy fruit plum and violets and rose with real clarity and intensity. Black pepper and vines taste. Very 2007. Loads of character. Great — 2 days ago

Paul WoollsAra Aslanian
with Paul and Ara
Jay, Juan and 3 others liked this
Bob McDonald

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@Conrad Green I have a bottle of this very wine. Thanks for your note - I will probably drink this early next year.
Conrad Green

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It will definitely be better many years from now. There’s no rush
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Thanks Conrad.

Comte Armand

Clos des Epeneaux Monopole Pommard 1er Cru Pinot Noir

Timothy Eustis
9.5

Wow. As good as it gets. Grippy where it needs to be. Fruit all day long. More of that aggressive and brutish (I exaggerate for effect) pommard style in contrast with it, Volnay. But remarkably approachable and really incredible. 2018. At Red Lion Inn. ( — 12 hours ago

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Domaine de la Romanée-Conti (DRC)

La Tâche Pinot Noir 2000

Ruby core still , quite wide garnet rim . Still quite young looking . This is quite exotic at first with some Asian spice , rose water , floral hints and after a while red cherries , red currant and blackberry . On the palate this has more of the darker fruits , dark cherry , blackberry with some spicy , wet slate and , lightly herbal , tobacco notes . Fresh acidity and fine but noticable tannins . Quite long and detailed , saline with spiced tea tinged finish . Quite reserved and understated but enough fruit and mid palate to cover the structure . This is drinking well now with time in the glass , and will continue at this level for another 10 years or so . So exotic and enticing on the nose , and with great poise and freshness on the palate, really great showing. — 8 days ago

Jan, Andrew and 7 others liked this
Tom Casagrande

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Holy cow what a night!
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Yes @Tom Casagrande , it was a really good showing overall , pleased when that happens . For most of the group it was their first time having Leflaive or DRC , so I was somewhat apprehensive given expectations etc …. DRCs showed so well , the Batard highlighted the difference between sound and not sound bottles with the comparison with the Pucelles, so all said and done it was a fascinating , educational not to mention delicious event…
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Nicely done. Treat!

Domaine Armand Rousseau

Clos St. Jacques Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Pinot Noir 1999

A fantastically complex and profound nose. Dark gnarly fruit, some black cherry and complex herbal notes. Lovely fruit and getting better by the minute in the glass. Glorious as always. — a day ago

Matt Lichtenberg
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Bob, Jay and 9 others liked this
Ceccherini Cristiano

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In this line up you got all the weong vintages, did u?🙃🤤

Domaine Leflaive

Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru Chardonnay 2004

bright and sharp. Lemon and slate. Dazzling and pretty — 10 days ago

Matt LichtenbergPaul Woolls
with Matt and Paul
Jay, Juan and 6 others liked this

Domaine de la Romanée-Conti (DRC)

Grands Échézeaux Pinot Noir 2009

Medium ruby garnet with a quite wide garnet rim . Quite explosive from the off with spicy , stemmy violet , smoky darker fruits, touch of cassis with some dark cherry , and allspice. On the palate this again shows quite exotic fruit , mix of red and dark , dry spices with smoky violets . This has quite a generous mouthfeel with some noticable tannin still and balanced acidity . Quite long and mineral tinged on the palate , with smoky , cherry , black tea finish . Still pretty young and fruit driven , balanced alcohol and ripe tannin. Probably better in 5 - 10 years and will last well a further 10. — 8 days ago

Jan, Scott@Mister and 6 others liked this

Domaine Armand Rousseau

Chambertin Grand Cru Pinot Noir 2002

A gloriously deep and intense nose. Roses and sweet fruit. Plum and violet and black cherry. Lush and round and soooo long. A gamey undertow. The essence of Chambertin. Amazing but very young — a day ago

Matt Lichtenberg
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Jay, Bob and 8 others liked this