Château La France

Taittinger

Comtes de Champagne Brut Blanc de Blancs Champagne Chardonnay 2012

One of our absolute favorites. Light and living and just effervescent with lemon curd and clean starfruit and just enough acid to keep the structure together. Incredibly delicate and a well done balancing act to get these flavors to exist with just enough yeast to reflect the lees. Absolutely delightful.  — 9 days ago

Denise Espinoza
with Denise
Byron, Ron and 17 others liked this

Bollinger

Special Cuvée Brut Champagne Blend

Medium straw color. Smalll delicate bubbles, lemon skin, brioche and biscuit. Amazing citrus flavors, funky and yeast finish.

Somewhere in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
— a month ago

Pinotman, Daniel and 11 others liked this

Château Margaux

Premier Grand Cru Classé Margaux Red Bordeaux Blend 2000

Medium Ruby with quite wide garnet rim. More truffle , tobacco , violet , cassis and earthy notes. Takes a bit of time to get going and certainly shows a bit more age than the 2009. On the palate, more austere with dryer tannin than the 2009 , but very well balanced and classic in style . Cassis, blackcurrant , tobacco graphite notes . Some dry spices too . Quite fresh acidity , and slightly gritty tannin. Long , saline, graphite tinged finish. This is showing some development , but will improve further over the next 5 possibly 10 years and hold well a further 5-10 — a month ago

Tom, Shay and 13 others liked this

Château de Beaucastel

Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhône Blend 1999

Great color, still very youthful at age 25, this paired perfectly with some farm-raised elk loins we purchased in Reno 3 months ago that I grilled on the Weber, complex, long finish, really quite fine!! — a month ago

Jim Powers
with Jim
Bob, Jan and 3 others liked this
Tom Casagrande

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Château Palmer

Margaux Red Bordeaux Blend 1999

peak. fresh blueberries with a light nose of nutmeg — a month ago

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Domaine du Pegau

Cuvée Réservé Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhone Blend 2011

Red and black cherry, garrigue, med body and acidity 😋 — a month ago

Lyle, Ira and 10 others liked this

Olga Raffault

Les Picasses Chinon Cabernet Franc 2017

Beautiful Cabernet Franc—very complex. Leather, tar, and earth. — 2 months ago

Ericsson, Tom and 2 others liked this

Billecart-Salmon

Brut Rosé Champagne Blend

Viaje WS 🇮🇹 — 2 months ago

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Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste

Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 1995

Coming of age. Deep Ruby, tart cherry, soft chewy tannins. An earthy, slightly iron finish. — 2 months ago

Sarah Reedy
with Sarah
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Vincent Dauvissat

La Forest Chablis 1er Cru Chardonnay

My first dauvissat Chablis - delicious and decanted in a really really long and extra decanter at chèvre d’or. Mineral and rich. With Hitomi and Manu — 5 months ago

LM and jesus liked this

Château Calon-Ségur

Saint-Estèphe Red Bordeaux Blend 1947

A gorgeous sweetness. Obviously aged but still vibrant and soulful. Deep and rich. Truly remarkable. From mag. — a month ago

Jan, Tom and 7 others liked this

Château Haut-Brion

Pessac-Léognan Red Bordeaux Blend 1989

From mag. Meaty with dark gnarly fruit. Very pure and intense. Lovely savory midpalate. Amusing and long. — a month ago

Jan, Jeroen and 15 others liked this

Marcel Lapierre

Morgon Gamay 2023

A solid young gamay. Bramble and tart blackberries strong on the taste buds and a hint of pomegranate. Potting soil and forest floor at the end. Med+ acidity, low-med tannins, med+ body. — 4 days ago

Helen liked this

Château d'Esclans

Whispering Angel Côtes de Provence Rosé Blend 2023

Light not sweet. Really nice. Drank with Ale — 20 days ago

Domaine Tempier

Bandol Rosé Blend 2023

2023 is a good vintage — 7 days ago

Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe

La Crau Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhone Blend 1995

For my palate, exactly where I would want an aged CdP to be. Still has fruit and grip, but with secondary elements supporting and adding complexity. Really fantastic. — 6 months ago

Daniel liked this

Jacques Selosse

Initial Brut Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru Champagne Chardonnay

Get next bottle. Or get a "SELON". BEST EVER — a month ago

Severn liked this

Louis Roederer

Cristal Brut Champagne Chardonnay Pinot Noir Blend 2007

From mag. Bright and zesty with vivid lemon fruit and a touch of sweetness. Great acid. Fresh and delicious — 2 months ago

BOT Jean-Francois PelletierPaul Woolls
with BOT, Jean-Francois and 2 others
LM, Iwan and 10 others liked this

Domaine Jamet

Côte-Rôtie Syrah 2012

Another great btl from this vintage showing dark fruits, iron, black olive, pepper, smoked meat, glycerin, dried herbs, spice & violets. This will age effortlessly the next 20 years. — 2 months ago

Tom, Jean-Philip and 7 others liked this

Krug

Brut Champagne Blend 1990

a near perfect bottle—slightly oxidative, creamy, nutty, layered with lovely texture. — 3 months ago

Severn, Jan and 6 others liked this

Château Latour

Premier Grand Cru Classé Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 2011

Fantastic and seemed even more mature than 13 years. Dark dark but smooth and developed. It’s a focused wine in great balance. No complaints but you can tell it was a bit below the heights for Latour. Double decanted and enjoyed over 4+ hours. — a month ago

Tom, Bob and 21 others liked this
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Nice report. Thank you!!

Domaine Auguste Clape

Cornas Syrah 1988

Lovely and supple. Intense bright cherry fruit with a lovely deep undertow of gnarly fruit. Delicious. — 8 days ago

Jan, Bob and 10 others liked this
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Château Gruaud Larose

Saint-Julien Red Bordeaux Blend 1947

Deep fruit still. Full of life and deep gnarly tangy plum. Great stuff — a month ago

Jan, Tom and 7 others liked this

Clos des Papes

Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhône Blend 2001

2001 vintage. Nice fill and great cork. Opened and decanted. Expected sed but fairly minimal compared to a Cabernet-based wine. Beguiling nose. Light-medium body that had dropped any extra fat long ago. Spiced plum definitely afoot. Tasted after 15 mins open, 1 hour open, 1.5 hrs open and 8 hrs open. Remarkably consistent. Likely another half-decade at this plateau before dropping down. 10.16.24. — 15 days ago

Pinotman, Ron and 16 others liked this
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These always seem to be delicious.

Château Montrose

Saint-Estèphe Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2003

Beautiful St Estephe 23 yo and not yet peaked. Fresh berry fruit, red and blue, chokecherry, cigar box,mocha, thyme, cinnamon, crushed granite, — a month ago

Joseph, Neil and 6 others liked this

Salon

'S' Blanc de Blancs Le Mesnil Brut Chardonnay 1999

From mag. Fresh and clear. Lemon and limestone and fine light floral notes. Precise and pretty — a month ago

Matt LichtenbergAmanda Crawford
with Matt and Amanda
Bob, Shay and 9 others liked this

Domaine Jean-Louis Chave

Hermitage Syrah 2005

Great vintage for Chave! — a month ago

Andrew, Jan and 10 others liked this

Bonneau du Martray

Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru Chardonnay 2014

A punchy nose with struck match, honeyed lime. Stone and flint. Rick and great acidity subtly laced throughout. Excellent — 2 months ago

BOT Jean-Francois PelletierMatt Lichtenberg
with BOT, Jean-Francois and 2 others
Vanessa, Shay and 10 others liked this

Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande

Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 1978

Fortunate to have great friends that surprised me with this old vintage Bordeaux from my birth year. Opened up nicely and paired well with beef. — 2 months ago

Ericsson liked this

Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin

Yellow Label Brut Champagne Blend

James Taylor, Picnic and Fireworks with the family at Tanglewood — 4 months ago