Côte Lavande

Mommessin

Clos de Tart Grand Cru Pinot Noir 2017

Excellent! Smooth and polished. Super long and showing more maturity than I was expecting. All the classic notes in a superb showing. — a month ago

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Louis Latour

Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru Chardonnay 2015

Somm David T
9.2

This is being served colder than I would like and that said, the nose is not all that expressive. There is green apple, stone fruits, Meyer lemon to notes of lemon pledge, lime pulp, ripe, juicy pineapple, limestone marl, notes of marmalade, honeysuckle, light butterscotch, yellow lilies/flowers, white flowers.

The palate has a clean, round smooth entry. It is good but it tastes restrained to me. Maybe, the cool temp. Green apple, stone fruits-apricots, yellow peach/nectarine, Meyer lemon to a touch of lemon pledge, lime pulp, ripe, juicy pineapple, kiwi, green melon, notes of marmalade, honeysuckle, more pronounced butterscotch, caramel as it warms up, vanillin, gentle chalky powder, limestone marl, grey volcanic minerals, white spice, herbaceous hues, yellow lilies/flowers, white flowers with greens, nice round acidity, the finish is well balanced, round & elegant, a bit viscous and lasts about a minute.

I’ve had a number of producers from CC. I have had multiple vintages of LL’s CC and it simply doesn’t deliver like some of the other producers I’ve had that make white from CC. For me, it’s a nice wine but has often underwhelmed given the terroir.

I have had good vintages of white Bourgogne’s that show this nicely and better.

@EK225
— 2 months ago

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Norman

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I would have to look up my rating and it certainly wasn’t as clear/detailed but kinda recall thinking I wanted more. Restrained sounds exactly right.

Domaine des Comtes Lafon

Clos de la Barre Meursault Chardonnay 2017

Definitely a wine that needs to be served closer to room temperature than the fridge and let breathe just a bit. Complex bouquet comes alive as it warms with key lime pie, caramel apples, white flowers, and Chantilly cream underlaid by chalky marl aromas. Awesome, but then again, you expect that in this price range from a premier cru. — 2 months ago

E. Guigal

La Landonne Côte-Rotie Syrah 1989

Plush and rich and plummy. Pure and bloody. Excellent — 2 months ago

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E. Guigal

La Turque Côte-Rôtie Syrah 2018

Cuu amigos — 3 months ago

Juan, Jan and 1 other liked this

E. Guigal

Château d'Ampuis Côte-Rôtie Syrah 2010

This was silky, inky & polished with dark fruits, graphite, mineral & violets. — 4 months ago

Ira, Rob and 9 others liked this

Pierre Péters

Les Chétillons Cuvée Spéciale Brut Blanc de Blancs Champagne 2016

Very bright and fresh. Lemon and limestone. Salinity and pop. Going. Excellent — 5 months ago

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Domaine Dujac

Clos de la Roche Grand Cru Pinot Noir 2004

Great bottle! No 🐞 problem with this one. Quite complex and in a very good way right now. — 9 months ago

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Domaine Marquis d'Angerville

Clos des Ducs Monopole Volnay 1er Cru Pinot Noir 1974

Mitja Sirk
9.5

Nobody was aspecting such a lovely fruit and precise taste — 9 years ago

Ira, Martin and 8 others liked this

Domaine Leflaive

Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru Chardonnay 2007

Andava bevuto prima. Ma ancora super! — a month ago

Jacques-Frédéric Mugnier

Clos de la Maréchale Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru Pinot Noir 2017

Always delivers with its red & black fruit, spice, earth, mineral, underbrush & floral notes — a month ago

web, Jan and 12 others liked this

E. Guigal

La Mouline Côte-Rôtie Syrah 2006

Always the most elegant and perfumed and even Burgundian of the La La’s, 06 is gorgeous tonight, open and giving with the oak seamlessly absorbed, wafting layers of cassis, bacon fat, camphor and exotic spices with silky palate and tremendous length. Still young but quite accessible now! — 2 months ago

Matt, Shay and 6 others liked this

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. — 2 months ago

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Ceccherini Cristiano

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

Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé

Cuvée Vieilles Vignes Musigny Grand Cru Pinot Noir 2023

Lots of structure and concentration, good promise, firm tannins. — 2 months ago

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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

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E. Guigal

Brune et Blonde de Guigal Côte-Rotie Syrah 2005

Still displaying the youth and vitality of a much younger wine, its black fruit appearance is dark and dense, the confirming perfumed aromatics and dark fruit flavors are still quite primary, and its structure is solid with ample fruit, light acidity, and supporting, chalky tannins at the long mouth coating finish. Definitely in its Golden Years. (Should be ideal with tonight’s Soy marinated Rack of Lsmb.)

— 3 months ago

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Domaine de la Côte

Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir 2021

Balanced with restrained fruit. Nice acidity and nose. — 4 months ago

Domaine Marquis d'Angerville

Champans Volnay 1er Cru Pinot Noir 2022

Never a mistake 😃 — 7 months ago

Douglas, Andrew and 4 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 months ago

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

Domaine Leflaive

Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru Chardonnay 2012

Medium light lemon yellow colour . This is quite reserved and closed , quite a difference from the incorrect Pucelles . Quite mineral , chalky and stony , touch of struck match , white flowers , some lemon pith , focused and detailed , with the freshness the Pucelles lacked. On the palate this is denser and richer than the nose suggests with lemon peel , touch of white peach , chalky and mineral , excellent extract and good freshness . Quite long rich and intense but still really well balanced finish . This needs more time , I would leave this another 3-5 years and will last well a further 10 years . — 2 months ago

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Domaine Georges Roumier

Chambolle-Musigny Pinot Noir 2022

Medium dark rubi robe, nose of dark cherries, spices and a hit of cloves and flowers. Oh so good in the mouth, medium bodied, complex, flowery and with some vanilla from the barriques. Fantastic. Roumier has gotten better over the years. — 3 months ago

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Delamotte

Le Mesnil-Sur-Oger Brut Blanc de Blancs Champagne

Pale golden yellow.
Hazel nutty, brioche and yeasty. Beautiful crispness, acidity and mouthfeel.
I can’t afford Salon everyday but I will drink Delamotte as often as possible.
— 4 months ago

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Domaine Leflaive

Les Pucelles Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Chardonnay 2011

Not poxed! Hints of age. Corn and lemon oil, oyster shells. Intense and balanced. Great — 5 months ago

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Jay Kline

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@Conrad Green when they’re on, they’re so special

Domaine A. et P. de Villaine

Bouzeron Aligoté 2019

With morel and asparagus pasta in shallot cream sauce — 8 months ago

Château Thivin

Côte de Brouilly Gamay 2017

I like that - a bit of dark fruit and a nice racy finish. Simple but effective, paired with bread and butter. — 7 years ago