Coal Pit

Domaine François Raveneau

Clos Chablis Grand Cru Chardonnay 1992

Tasted blind. Med gold. Citrus notes on the nose with pit fruit, stone, apricot, white flowers, orange peel and a bit of honey. Rich and glycerol in the mouth. Good acidity and if it was flabby early on, it tightened up with several hours of air. Very exotic and nobody guessed Chablis. But after the reveal you could pick out the Raveneau characteristics. — 9 years ago

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Domaine Zind Humbrecht

Herrenweg de Turckheim Riesling 2004

Erik McLaughlin
9.3

2004. Golden raisin, petrol, apricot pit, white flowers. Round, opulent, viscous yet very nearly bone dry. At peak. — 10 years ago

Domaine François Raveneau

Valmur Chablis Grand Cru Chardonnay 1990

From the Tour dArgent wine list. FnA. This is amazing Chablis. Light to med gold. Closed at first. Just wait... There it is. Kermidgean white soil and white rock stone. Shell bits. Over 3 hrs this built into that honeyed mineral stone pit fruit thing that is aged Raveneau. It's what got me interested in Chablis. It's why that disease continues. — 10 years ago

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Domaine William Fèvre

Les Clos Chablis Grand Cru Chardonnay 2005

Lt gold, straw color. Piercing nose of pit fruit, lemon, white flowers and stone. Rich and glycerol in the mouth. Good mouth feel. Med+ finish. With air this became more fruit forward and showed heaviness. — 9 years ago

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Ciacci Piccolomini d'Aragona

Brunello di Montalcino Sangiovese 2009

Wild, rich blackberry without drinking overwhelmingly ripe. A glass or two with my Dad on a quick trip to Vegas left me boorish if not harmlessly belligerent. A decade ago, I would have been escorting my Dad out of the casino at the pit boss's request. Oh, how times have changed! — 10 years ago

Wrath

San Saba Vineyard Syrah 2012

Beefy, smoked fruit, popcorn, seaweed nose with lingering cherry pit finish. Pretty freaking great! — 10 years ago

Domaine A

Coal River Pinot Noir 2003

Minty, mineral nose due to the volcanic terroir.
Cherries, minty still young in the palate with silky tannins. Long lingering length.
— 10 years ago

La Spinetta

Vigneto Bordini Barbaresco Nebbiolo 2010

Peach pit...awesome — 10 years ago

Jasdeep Dhaliwal
with Jasdeep
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Bodegas Bocopa

Marina Alta Gran Selección Muscat of Alexandria 2013

Started as a new, grey rubber assault. But blew off to a subdued floral honey. And cut, nearly dried grass. White peach poking its fuzzy head into the equation. Medium-heavy mouthfeel explodes with aromatics from peach and lemon-lime to grapefruit pith in a moment of acidic clarity that effervesces against sunflower, and dandelion and a sweet pistachio that dunks your head in its sensually charged unctuous-ness. Stony and Indian gum interplay with the pit fruit in an enduring ending. — 10 years ago

Pressing Matters

R9 Coal River Riesling 2014

This Tasmanian winery make four different Rieslings based on different residual sugar levels. — 10 years ago