Château De La Grande Tour

Laurent-Perrier

Grand Siècle Grande Cuvée Champagne Blend

Focused intensity. Peach honey and sweet pear in a tight punchy joy. First time with this champagne and I loved it. — 12 days ago

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Château La Tour-Martillac

Pessac-Léognan Red Bordeaux Blend 1975

Birth year wine.
"Looks like a tricky one"... if I had a dollar for every time I heard that.
This is Chateau Latour Martillac, Graves, 1975.
This wine is slightly over the hill, but has survived 50 years. Just like me.
I'm assuming this is Cabernet, Merlot, and maybe something else. Fine, pale brick color. The nose is lively and generous with fruit, though there is a bit of grandma's basement.
The palette is driven by tertiary flavors. Mushroom, truffle, wet leaves, and pencil tend to drown out a bit of dark cherry. A little astringent. Maybe some Petit Verdot.
I wouldn't kick this out of bed for eating crackers, but I would prefer it with some lamb.
Hope you all are having an awesome Sunday!
Listening to Dexter Gordon.
— a month ago

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with Tegan
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Tegan Marriott

You have a go to reservist that sits on these older vintages for you?
Dave

Dave

No, I get lucky at shops around here, and then i do my best to store them in the basement 🙂 @Tegan Marriott
Norman

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Congrats Dave. Hope it’s a great birthday year!

Bollinger

La Grande Année Brut Chardonnay - Pinot Noir Rosé Blend 2012

2012 Puts Cristal rose to shame — a month ago

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Domaine Francois Lamarche

La Grande Rue Grand Cru Monopole Pinot Noir 2012

Another wine from the Burgundy dinner in Sydney 6 weeks ago. I have been figuring out how to get photos from my camera roll to Delectable. It is not always straightforward. Notes to come later. We had 2 vintages of La Grande Rue. This is the 2012. I found my notes. Not a big fruit influence from this cooler year. Initially a fair bit of oak and a fair bit of whole bunch. Medium weight at best. Meadows tells us that the wines ageing potential most closely mirrors that of Romanee Saint Vivant. After La Romanee, La Grande Rue is the smallest of the Vosne Grand Crus. — 11 days ago

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Krug

Grande Cuvée Brut Champagne Blend

Magnum Jahren 70/80 — 13 days ago

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Bollinger

La Grande Année Brut Champagne Blend 2015

Vintage 2015 — a month ago

Tom, Somm and 9 others liked this

Krug

Grande Cuveé 164ÈME Édition Brut Champagne Blend

2008メインのエディション。
グランシェクル25より少し重心が低く、果実味が強い。
まだピーク手前。
— 2 months ago

Château La Tour de Mons

Margaux Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2015

Dark ruby/ purple in color with a wide reddish rim.

Full-bodied with medium acidity and long legs.

Dry on the palate with nice complexity.

Showing black currants, plums, cooked cherries, light oak, tobacco leaf, spices, graphite, dark chocolates, earth, vegetables and peppercorn.

Tangy finish with fine grained tannins and tangy raspberries.

This 10 year old is drinking very nicely now, and probably drinking at its peak. However, will continue to drink nicely in the next 10 years.

Needs a couple of hours to open up properly, so be patient.

Showing lots of earth notes with coffee and dark chocolates. Tangy and interesting.

A blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Petit Verdot.

14% alcohol by volume.

91 points.

$50.
— 18 days ago

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Veuve Fourny & Fils

Grande Réserve Brut a Vertus 1er Cru Champagne Blend

Had a glass in Champaign. Rude, rustic, woody and sensitive. — a month ago