Christoph Hoch

Christoph Edelbauer

Grüner Veltliner Kamptal DAC 2011

Stone fruit. Smell of wet concrete and grass. Lemon peel notes. Zesty, robust. — 4 years ago

Christoph Hammel

Liebfraummilch Pfalz Müller-Thurgau Blend 2017

“Tradition does not mean to preserve the ashes, but to pass on the fire”
I drank this with easter dinner and do not remember the notes, but kept the bottle because it was so good. It was crisp and crushable, and I would buy several bottles if I ever see it again
— 5 years ago

Quantum Winery

Quantum & Christoph Bauer Der Herr Baumann Blauer Portugieser 2016

Sour cherry and mineral notes with a little smokiness on the palate — 7 years ago

Caillez-Lemaire

Eclats Brut Damery Champagne Blend

On the Lawn at Tanglewood this evening with the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Our full cast of conductors include Andris Nelsons, Christoph Eschenbach, Keith Lockhart, Michael Tilson Thomas and John Williams. The beautiful and vocally talented Audra McDonald is our host for the evening along with Midori on violin and Yo-Yo Ma on cello.

This will likely be an evening to remember for some time. Program notes from the BSO "Reflecting the season-long theme, The Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood will spotlight Bernstein's wide-ranging talents as a composer, his many gifts as a great interpreter and champion of other composers, and his role as an inspirer of a new generation of musicians and music lovers across the country and around the globe. The gala concert will feature a kaleidoscopic array of artists and ensembles from the worlds of classical music, film, and Broadway. The entire first half of the program is dedicated to selections from such brilliant Bernstein works as Candide, West Side Story, Mass, and Serenade. Music from the classical canon very dear to Bernstein's heart-selections from Mahler's Des Knaben Wunderhorn and music by Copland-plus a new work by John Williams, makes up a good portion of the program's second half; the finale of Mahler's Resurrection Symphony brings the program to a dramatic close."

We're revisiting some producer bottles from our late Spring France vacation earlier this year.

Awesome bottle, so mineral driven, toasted brioche spread with quince jam.

Photos of C-L champagne bottles resting with their temporary closures, resting 750's of their Cuvée Jadis rose and our bottle of the evening.
— 7 years ago

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Happy 100th Lenny.
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@Severn Goodwin Have a great time John Williams is one of my favorites Cheers 🍷

Imkermeister Christoph Jung Schloss

Met

This is the best mead I've ever had in my life. — 8 years ago

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Weingut Christoph Licht

Licht-Stadtfeld Brauneberger Juffer Spätlese Trocken Riesling 2015

Lyle Fass
9.3

So good. So damn good. So cheap. So damn cheap. Gorgeous nose of slate, lime zest, citrus pith and a foreboding sense of power. Palate is generous and elegant with so much fruit for a Spatlese Trocken yet with a firm mineral backbone and lipsmacking acidity. Terrific wine and value. Great complexity and mouthfeel and long tangy mineral finish. — 8 years ago

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Weingut Josef Walter

Centgrafenberg Trocken Spätburgunder J 2010

This is Great stuff and a great value. Burgundy from Franken?? Thanks @Lyle Fass for pointing me towards Christoph Walter in your blog. — 8 years ago

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Lyle Fass

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Christoph is a genius. And he makes it his way. Only releases wines ready to drink as well.

Fritz Haag

Trocken Mosel Riesling 2019

Nicht umsonst ein hoch bewerteter Gutsriesling — 4 years ago

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Marcel Jeanniard et Fils

Morey St. Denis 1er Cru Pinot Noir 1992

The etiquette is same as Christoph Chvaux. — 5 years ago

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Jean-Jacques Morel

Puligny-Montrachet Chardonnay 2015

On the Lawn at Tanglewood this evening with the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Our full cast of conductors include Andris Nelsons, Christoph Eschenbach, Keith Lockhart, Michael Tilson Thomas and John Williams. The beautiful and vocally talented Audra McDonald is our host for the evening along with Midori on violin and Yo-Yo Ma on cello.

This will likely be an evening to remember for some time. Program notes from the BSO "Reflecting the season-long theme, The Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood will spotlight Bernstein's wide-ranging talents as a composer, his many gifts as a great interpreter and champion of other composers, and his role as an inspirer of a new generation of musicians and music lovers across the country and around the globe. The gala concert will feature a kaleidoscopic array of artists and ensembles from the worlds of classical music, film, and Broadway. The entire first half of the program is dedicated to selections from such brilliant Bernstein works as Candide, West Side Story, Mass, and Serenade. Music from the classical canon very dear to Bernstein's heart-selections from Mahler's Des Knaben Wunderhorn and music by Copland-plus a new work by John Williams, makes up a good portion of the program's second half; the finale of Mahler's Resurrection Symphony brings the program to a dramatic close."

We're revisiting some producer bottles from our late Spring France vacation earlier this year.

Nose of sweet grass, wet minerals, apricot skin, spring rain on flowers and ripe lemon. Palate has curious light, sweet citrus notes, tropical yellow fruits, this bottle is alive!

Photos of Jean Jacques thieving the 2017 Puligny-Montrachet out for us to sample, the modest sign indicating you've arrived at the most interesting biodynamic place in Saint Aubin and our bottle of the evening.

24hr Update: Sweet, fermented tropical fruit. Honestly I believe this will be even better in another day.
— 7 years ago

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Christoph Hoch

Hollenburger Kremstal Grüner Veltliner 2014

Ljus, mineralig som tusan. Dracks på Totale, gbg — 7 years ago

Winzerhof Hoch

Hoch 3 Grüner Veltliner 2016

DCH
8.9

Not a bad liter bottle Grüner for the price. 4/3 is better than one. — 8 years ago

Christoph Koenen

Trocken Riesling 2014

Joel Pennington #❤️🐢🍷
9.3

Fantastic orange Riesling to celebrate the closing of our new Austin fourplex. So many keys! — 8 years ago

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Le Macchiole

Bolgheri Rosso SuperTuscan Blend

Optisch: klar, mittel/tiefes Purpur
Geruch: sauber, mittel nach roten Früchten
Geschmack: trocken, wenig Säure, mittel bis hoch an Tannin, eher vollmundig, eher langer Abgang.

Rotwein nach meiem Geschmack!
— 9 years ago

Weingut Faubel

Maikammer Kapellenberg Weissburgunder 2018

Hoch bewertet, weil sehr fein und nuanciert im Fruchtbild und im Abgang. Dank Schraubverschluss noch sehr jung wirkend. Was bei der Bewertung auch mitspielt: seit 97 regelmäßig geordert und ganz selten nicht die Erwartungen erfüllt worden. — 4 years ago

Weingut Christoph Licht

Licht-Stadtfelt Brauneberger Klostergarten Riesling 2015

Lyle Fass
9.1

Green apple, peach, slate, gorgeous and clean. Classic Mosel. Elegant and juicy with delicious fruit and a true feinherb In that it’s perfectly off dry. Nice sour lime on the finish that also has some sweet spots. Delicious. — 5 years ago

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Louis Jadot

Clos de Malte Santenay Chardonnay 2013

On the Lawn at Tanglewood this evening with the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Our full cast of conductors include Andris Nelsons, Christoph Eschenbach, Keith Lockhart, Michael Tilson Thomas and John Williams. The beautiful and vocally talented Audra McDonald is our host for the evening along with Midori on violin and Yo-Yo Ma on cello.

This will likely be an evening to remember for some time. Program notes from the BSO "Reflecting the season-long theme, The Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood will spotlight Bernstein's wide-ranging talents as a composer, his many gifts as a great interpreter and champion of other composers, and his role as an inspirer of a new generation of musicians and music lovers across the country and around the globe. The gala concert will feature a kaleidoscopic array of artists and ensembles from the worlds of classical music, film, and Broadway. The entire first half of the program is dedicated to selections from such brilliant Bernstein works as Candide, West Side Story, Mass, and Serenade. Music from the classical canon very dear to Bernstein's heart-selections from Mahler's Des Knaben Wunderhorn and music by Copland-plus a new work by John Williams, makes up a good portion of the program's second half; the finale of Mahler's Resurrection Symphony brings the program to a dramatic close."

We're revisiting some producer bottles from our late Spring France vacation earlier this year.

Nose of under-ripe tropical fruits, banana skin, light oak touch. Palate has yummy papaya, under-ripe peach, tangerine and sweet oak.

Photos of the Jadot (Update, Bouchard!) Chateau with its beautiful colored slate roof (to the left of the chateau its the conservatory where we had an epic lunch during our visit and they used to overwinter their citrus trees in here many, many years ago), pictures of the first room of the most amazing library cellar in all of Burgundy (the subsequent rooms are even more amazing) and our bottle of the evening.

24hr Update, sweet oak and fermented tropical fruits just stunning today, last bottle. ☹️

OMG Update: somehow I grabbed pics from our Bouchard visit, argh! The only Jadot thing in the collage is the bottle, so sorry!
— 7 years ago

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Pinotman /// Andreas

Pinotman /// Andreas

Funny 😄 your OMG
Severn Goodwin

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Yeah, serious face-palm for me when I realized this last night 🙁

Zeni

Vigne Alte Bardolino Classico Chiaretto Corvina Blend Rosé 2017

On the Lawn at Tanglewood this evening with the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Our full cast of conductors include Andris Nelsons, Christoph Eschenbach, Keith Lockhart, Michael Tilson Thomas and John Williams. The beautiful and vocally talented Audra McDonald is our host for the evening along with Midori on violin and Yo-Yo Ma on cello.

This will likely be an evening to remember for some time. Program notes from the BSO "Reflecting the season-long theme, The Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood will spotlight Bernstein's wide-ranging talents as a composer, his many gifts as a great interpreter and champion of other composers, and his role as an inspirer of a new generation of musicians and music lovers across the country and around the globe. The gala concert will feature a kaleidoscopic array of artists and ensembles from the worlds of classical music, film, and Broadway. The entire first half of the program is dedicated to selections from such brilliant Bernstein works as Candide, West Side Story, Mass, and Serenade. Music from the classical canon very dear to Bernstein's heart-selections from Mahler's Des Knaben Wunderhorn and music by Copland-plus a new work by John Williams, makes up a good portion of the program's second half; the finale of Mahler's Resurrection Symphony brings the program to a dramatic close."

Love this bottle, strawberry and citrus, so tasty!
— 7 years ago

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Sounds wonderful. Enjoy.
Peter van den Besselaar

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I like the fact you like these type of wines too / there are a lot of tasters who raise the nose for these / they are so frivolous and a pure joy 👏
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Thanks @Peter van den Besselaar I honestly believe this might be my favorite rosé I've tasted this year. We taste lots of them annually, and I'm now restraining myself to only take on the top bottles for our (generally) summer sippers.

Produttori del Barbaresco

Riserva Pora Barbaresco Nebbiolo 2009

In Dallas at the truck-yard. Drinking this in the treehouse.
A great vintage - Violets for sure 🌹. Christoph thinks cloves & geraniums and i tend to agree. Tons of tannins puckers your mouth easily will run for 10 more years.
— 8 years ago

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