Domaine Balland Curtet

Marie & Florian Curtet

Cuvée Viticole Savoie Altesse - Jacquère

Wonderful Altesse. MRie and Florian Curtet know what they are doing! — 2 months ago

Marie & Florian Curtet

Frisson des Cimes Savoie Red Blend

Structured Gamay raspberry fruit with Savoie terroir — 3 months ago

Château Villa Bel-Air

Graves Red Bordeaux Blend 2014

This estate was bought in 1988 buy Jean-Michel Cazes (Lynch Bages and more recently Haut-Batailley) and sold in 2017 to the Balland family (Baret). 50% Merlot, 40% Cabernet Sauvignon and 10% Cabernet Franc. Aged in used Lynch Bages barrels. This 2014 is in a very good place now, but should age well for a few more years. Fresh and elegant, with typical Graves spiciness. Not the most complex but a very solid and seductive effort for the vintage. — 3 years ago

Ira, Josh and 3 others liked this

Emille Balland

En attendant Les Beaux Jours Sauvignon 2017

Sun striking the elixir, a rainbow of gold and straw in the glass.

Melon, limestone, and grapefruit rind in the nose.

Subtle, slight carbonation and an ease in drinkability.

Lemon zest, yellow zucchini, grapefruit, and the essence of Mandarin oranges balance for a pleasurable drinking experience. Great with 1000 day aged gouda and cuts the heat of mango habanero cheddar nicely.
— 4 years ago

Ron, Neil and 4 others liked this

Emile Balland

Les Beaux Jours Coteaux du Giennois Pinot Noir - Gamay Blend 2022

The 4th wine in the degustation with Byron and Paulina. A 50/50 blend of Pinot Noir and Gamay from the Loire Valley of all places. A great wine to serve blind to MW and MS students. I recall strawberry and red berry notes in general with quite fluid tannins. So easy to drink. I can’t recall the matching dish but it was a perfect match - duck was involved. — 3 months ago

Byron Hewett
with Byron
Byron, Tom and 19 others liked this
Bob McDonald

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@Peter van den Besselaar Yes Peter, the matching degustation wines at this restaurant were very new and unusual. The partner of the chef was a French woman from Bordeaux who was our sommelier. The chef was an Australian who spent 7 years working in France in Michelin rated restaurants where he met the Somm. A great partnership
Peter van den Besselaar

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How 🥰 lovely
Byron Hewett

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I thought that this was excellent. 50/50 Gamay and Pinot Noir. Unusually for my experience with Passetoutgrains from Burgundy, this blend seemed to be Pinot Noir dominant. A beautiful match with the duck.
9.2

Marie & Florian Curtet

Savoie Mondeuse 2017

This is a unique take on Mondeuse. Lighter bodied with tart acidity & chalky tannins. Red fruited with some cool blueberry notes across the mid palate. A very exciting new producer in the Savoie. Very good. — 4 years ago

Shengli, Willie and 43 others liked this

Domaine Balland Curtet

Sous le Puits Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Chardonnay 2020

Confrérie Des Chevaliers du Tastevin Sous-Commanderie d'Albany, Pauleé Dinner; 2 February 2024 at Lake Ridge Restaurant, Round Lake, NY — 3 months ago

Ted, Mark and 10 others liked this
ESF

ESF

Used to get so many rips on labels from the metal racking in an old wine cellar

Marie & Florian Curtet

Tonnerre de Gres Savoie White Blend

Drew Summers
9.2

Fondue Night! — 3 years ago

Ron, Steve and 2 others liked this

Marie & Florian Curtet

Autrement Savoie Gamay Blend 2018

Cherries & pine. First wine we’ve tried from Savoie. Loved it, reminded us of what we love in reds from the Loire. — 3 years ago

Domaine Balland Curtet

Chassagne-Montrachet Chardonnay 2016

Tony Botello
9.1

Lemon custard 🍋 & sea salt 🤤 — 4 years ago

Serena Di Solito
with Serena
Cathern, Toshiko and 37 others liked this