Côte De Nuits, Burgundy
Marcel Lapierre
Raisins Gaulois Gamay 2011
Really fruit forward with a huge cherry finish. Muted fresh grass nose. Kinda peppery finish too. — 12 days ago
Domaine François Raveneau
Clos Chablis Grand Cru Chardonnay 1988
Buttery aromas and flavors up front, lemon, sea salt, just amazing cut, acidity and depth, super long, lingering finish, yet still very youthful overall, this is why we all buy Raveneau Chablis (Les Clos being the pinnacle), well, for me, “used to buy” (LOL)!! Amazing, a true WOW wine!! — a month ago
Vincent Dauvissat
Les Clos Chablis Grand Cru Chardonnay 2004
This is superb. So balanced and saline and savory. Hints of lime, slate, pear. Great tension and a glossy resolved mid palate. Long and complex and delicious. Happy birthday Grace! Love you!! X — 7 days ago
Domaine François Raveneau
Butteaux Chablis 1er Cru Chardonnay 2013
Bright fruit. Almost tropical with hints of mango and bright bold flavors. Minerality and purity with great poise. Delicious — 17 days ago
Domaine William Fèvre
Champs Royaux Chablis Chardonnay 2022
Lightly mineral with stone, pear, and lime. Gentle but with good flavor. — a month ago
Vincent Dauvissat
La Forest Chablis 1er Cru Chardonnay
Structured and what a length! — 2 months ago
Domaine de la Romanée-Conti (DRC)
Échézeaux Pinot Noir 1971
Magnum, Great btl that was fresh & youthful. — 2 months ago
Bonneau du Martray
Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru Chardonnay 2018
Different style showing up here after a few months since I had one. — a month ago
Domaine Armand Rousseau
Clos St. Jacques Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Pinot Noir
Mystery achievement, don’t breathe down my neck, no. Excellent fill. 95% saturated cork. Labels a bit yellowed. Decanted and tasted after 15 mins, 45 mins and 1.5 hours. Big, chunky sed. Funk in the immediately decanted nose that blew off after a couple of decanter swirls. A bit of aged color with noticeable meniscus in the glass. Spearmint and orange peel in the nose. Cinnamon and spicy clove kicked in the back door to crash the party. Remarkable concentration in the nose and taste throughout the 1.5 hours. This had a fantastic, 40+ second finish with plenty of viable tannins still maintaining decorum. So yeah, the mystery…the shoulder vintage label was missing and vintage nowhere to be found on the cork, foil or front/back labels. Came from a top-notch cellar. Based on the yellowing of the label, cork saturation, fill, color/meniscus, flavors concentration/structure, initially thinking it to be either a 1978 or 1985 offering. Going with 1978 based on the obvious/large meniscus, amount of sediment, marvelous concentration for the performance and yellowing of the labels. Regardless, arguably the best Burg I’ve had in the last dozen months and def the best 1er Cru. Whatever vintage it was, has another decade-easy-rocking this hard. 3.20.24. — 2 months ago
Domaine de la Romanée-Conti (DRC)
La Tâche Pinot Noir 2000
This was the best LT tonight for me & groups favorite, need to find more — 2 months ago
Jay Kline
Foillard’s “Cuvée Corcelette” comes from the eponymous climate in Morgan where Jean’s holdings include vines over 80 years of age. This is a stunning wine that is so Foillard in style: fresh and deep.
Popped and poured; enjoyed over two days. Consistent over both days but seemed to round out a little more on Day 2. The wine pours a deep, hazy ruby with a near opaque core and an almost fuchsia rim; medium viscosity with light staining of the tears and some signs of sediment. On the nose, the wine is developing with sensational notes of macerated raspberries, red flowers, carrot juice, celery root, chanterelles, granitic earth and minerals. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is medium+ and so easy to love. Super balanced. Drink now and over the next 10+ years. — 14 days ago