Château Palmer

Historical XIXth Century Blend L.20.06. Vin de Table Français

9.2

Promising. L006 far far too young. Lovely tannins in the finish but will need a decade or three to articulate. — 11 years ago

L. Aubry Fils

Dualis Brut Sablissime Champagne Blend

Pam Starr

Owner/Winemaker Crocker & Starr Wines

9.5

Super interesting. Red plantain banana creamy lemon curd. No food required — 12 years ago

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Ariel Arce

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R. & L. Legras

Brut Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru Champagne Chardonnay

Nose Reiko

9.5

I really like this champagne. Crisp, fresh, certain aroma but not too rich. Good for matching with dishes. Not destruct the foods. Want to drink this as daily champagne. — 12 years ago

Domaine Le Sot De L'ange

Azay le Rideau Chenin Blanc 2013

Sales Amy Atwood Imports

9.3

Leap of Faith. This is absolutely stellar Chenin for the price. — 11 years ago

Ethan, Ben and 6 others liked this

Buronfosse

L' Hôpital Côtes du Jura Savagnin-Chardonnay 2011

Josep Maria Azcon

9.1

Magnific Wine :) — 11 years ago

L. Aubry Fils

Ivoire et Ébène Brut Premier Cru Champagne 2009

Morgan Harris

Head Sommelier Aureole New York

9.2

For all your sparkling 1er Cru Meursault needs, look no further. Holler at the noble reduction. — 12 years ago

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Morgan Harris

Yeah, you've got it. It's to separate those nasty aromas that you might get from mercaptin in unhealthy reduction environments. The winemaker at Von Winning first used it around me and I stole it from him. It's pretty complicated and I don't totally understand it, but it starts from having sufficient nitrogen levels in the ferment to create a healthy yeast population, from there it involves longer term lees aging. The lees act as a battery to suck up oxygen, so they keep the wine fresh, but they also impart and aroma, kind of like autolysis. For me it's easiest to spot in Burgundy because Chardonnay is so neutral. It shows up as a sort of shaving cream and marshmallow fluff aroma, sometimes mint. It also compliments mild new oak. Coche or Roulot would be big Burgundian practitioners, but there are many others. In the new world it's easily spotted on the Chardonnays of Kongsgaard, Sandhi, Aubert, Ceritas, Kumeu River and Montelena, just to name a few.