Domaine Grand St Paul

Château Haut-Brisson

St. Émilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend 2020

Meaty. It takes a minute for the fruit to rise out of the spice and earthy stuff. Very enjoyable.
Listening to Wilco and Billy Bragg
— 9 days ago

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Joel Lara

Joel Lara

Their second wine is yummy too.

Château Pavie

Saint-Èmilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend 2005

Very mature and atypical for this producer. — a month ago

Bob, Shay and 1 other liked this

Paul Hobbs

Beckstoffer Dr. Crane Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

Still very young and the oak needs to burn off in big way. Blue and black fruit, coffee, black soil rocks. — 2 months ago

Tom, Tom and 8 others liked this
Brian S

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Still very young and the oak needs to burn off in big way. Blue and black fruit, coffee, black soil rocks.

Domaine des Lambrays

Clos des Lambrays Grand Cru Pinot Noir 2015

First sentence is a tester. Now the full note. We don’t often have Grand Cru Burgundy but we had roast duck legs on Mother’s Day. An intensity to the nose - Sous Bois/Compost heap with savoury red fruits - smoky with a hint of pepper. Many of the experts are saying a high influence of stems in the ferment is apparent and I totally agree. Interestingly Richard Hemming MW gave the wine 19.5/20 and said “This is what all the Burgundy fuss is all about.” Continuing to evaluate - this wine has a beautiful nose (very Morey one taster said). In summary a magnificent wine with great persistence. One of the 1001 Wines. Clos des Lambrays can trace its history back to the 14th century. — 2 months ago

Jose, Ming and 13 others liked this

Paul Bara

Réserve Brut Grand Cru Champagne Blend

Dry, intense lemon pith, ends with raspberry and apples. Quite nice. — 3 months ago

Rob, Ray and 2 others liked this

Paul Bara

Grand Cru Brut Rosé Champagne

A small portion of Pinot Noir (which makes up approximately 80% of the blend) still wine is added for color; the balance is Chardonnay. Popped and poured; enjoyed over the course of an hour. The Grand Rosé pours a pretty pink color with a persistent mousse. On the nose, the wine is developing with notes of raspberry, red apple, a mix of orchard citrus fruit, marzipan, a hint of brioche and lovely minerals. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is medium+ and round. Very easy to like. Drink now. Disgorged February of 2025. — 4 months ago

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Tom Casagrande

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Heard his brother Capy Bara is very laid back.
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@Tom Casagrande lol, and great swimmer!

Domaine Hubert Lignier

Clos de la Roche Grand Cru Pinot Noir 2001

Hubert Lignier's Clos de la Roche 2001 is an elegant beast—powerful in structure, layered and unfolding progressively, with fleshy texture, dark fruit, and black pepper intertwining. It's a very 'un-Roche' Roche. I've had AR's Roche and Dujac's Roche before, but neither had this kind of sheer power.

The 2014 DRC Richebourg exceeded expectations. I wasn't a big fan of the 2014 vintage before—it's a weaker year after all. But this one only started to open up after three hours of decanting, from 5 PM to 8 PM. I poured it three times over the evening, and each glass showed a different evolution:

· First glass: hawthorn and sour plum soup.
· Second glass: elegant rose perfume began to emerge, along with white pepper spice.
· Third glass: fully opened—red fruit, floral notes, and licorice intertwined, with a slender, lean, elegant frame—charming and refined, never cloying.

What a joyful evening. Both bottles were absolutely delightful!
— a day ago

Les Cadrans de Lassegue

St. Émilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend 2022

The manager At Coopers Landing, Doug, brought this wine in and was excited about it, so we tried it! Went well with our Mediterranean salad and redfish dinner on the patio! $50 at restaurant. — a month ago

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Domaine Dujac

Clos Saint-Denis Grand Cru Pinot Noir 1998

Cata lalo o great american carlos fdz — a month ago

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Château Angélus

St. Émilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend 2000

Decanted and aerated multiple times for 3 hours. Lush fruit, licorice and new leather. Strong finish, this 26 year old wine has many years left. — 2 months ago

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Dave

Dave

Wow! I can think of worse ways to spend a Friday night 😀

Château Fleur Cardinale

Grand Cru Classé Saint-Émilion Red Bordeaux Blend

Strawberries, black cherries, dark chocolate and truffles. Very powerful. Apparently it is aged in 100% new oak, which is often not the best idea,but in this one it's perfectly integrated. Very long finish. — 3 months ago

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Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

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Underrated effort.

Paul Bara

Grand Millésime Brut Grand Cru Champagne Blend 2004

Jeremy Shanker
8.9

A little too much oxidation sadly — 3 months ago

Douglas, Scott@Mister and 3 others liked this

Château de Pressac

St. Émilion Grand Cru Merlot Blend 2020

Delish - Allen and Jane - bottle from trip to Italy / France — 10 days ago

Château Laroque

Saint-Émilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend 2019

91+ saline, acidity, freshness, needs time — 2 months ago

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Ruud Verhagen

Ruud Verhagen

91+ saline, acidity, freshness, needs time
Ruud Verhagen

Ruud Verhagen

saline, salty, fresh…

Mommessin

Clos de Tart Grand Cru Pinot Noir 1998

jesus g
10

just a special day — 2 months ago

Skip, Tom and 17 others liked this

Bernard Magrez

Château Fombrauge Saint-Èmilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend 2019

Dynamite. Cork broke, but not to worry. The wine is so good. Deep, expressive fruit and bitter leaves. Earthy. Improving considerably as it breathes. And the bottle weighs 37 pounds.
Listening to Amy Winehouse
— 3 months ago

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Tegan Marriott

Tegan Marriott

& about how much does that wines lb.s clock in at ?🍷
Dave

Dave

Probably 12 pounds. I've always been an exaggerator 😂 @Tegan Marriott

Paul Bara

Special Club Brut Grand Cru Champagne 2016

This was insanely good. So well balanced. Had with Thai food. — 4 months ago

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