Domaine Les Grands Bois

Domaine de la Mordorée

Cuvée La Reine des Bois Lirac Red Rhone Blend 2020

Dark ruby in color with a wide reddish rim.

Nice nose and medium plus in body with medium acidity.

Showing red fruits with light oak, licorice and chocolate notes.

Nice length on the finish with round tannins and tangy cherries.

This is a very tasty 5 year old GSM blend from Lirac. Nicely balanced and elegant, with mild complexity. The high alcohol is well integrated by now.

Easy drinking and good by itself as a sipping wine.

A blend of Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre. Aged in concrete tanks and 15% large French oak barrels.

15.5% alcohol by volume.

90 points.

$35.
— 5 months ago

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Taittinger

Prélude Grands Crus Brut Champagne Blend

Birthday Bubbles. Super tasty! Lordy, Lordy! Fu(k I’m 40! — 5 years ago

Shay, David and 5 others liked this

Clos Du Bois

California Chardonnay 2017

A hint of peach. Crisp and clean finish. If served chilled let it warm a bit. Then a slight butter comes through. Very pleasant. — 6 years ago

Domaine Louis Boillot et Fils

Les Grands Poisots Volnay Pinot Noir 2012

JKT
9.2

Yum. Leftover still great after two weeks away, in Cali bottle that EW forgot to bring Nextdoor. — 6 months ago

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Thibault Liger-Belair

Les Grands Chaillots Bourgogne Pinot Noir 2021

2021 vintage. Last tasted 07.23.24 (9.2). This bottle (like that one, tasted at a fave resto) chilled down a bit and traced over 1.25 hours. That bottle $120 then...now...same bottle $140 off the list. This visit a tad tighter and closer to the vest. Still very nice. 01.21.25. — 9 months ago

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Pinotman /// Andreas

Pinotman /// Andreas

For a bourgogne?
Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

@Pinotman /// Andreas Yeah, a bit pricey but was in the mood for red Burg vs red Rhône, BDX or elsewhere. Rarely buy 750ml bottles when dining out (usually do btg) so a small splurge.

Delas Frères

Domaine des Grands Chemins Crozes-Hermitage Syrah 2019

Note, in 2019 hail cut yields by 40%, Deep Ruby with concentrated aromas of ripe dark fruits and spices. On the palate flavors of black cherry and blackberry with leather, licorice and smoky herb notes. Fine tannins, hints of oak on medium+ finish ending with fruit, herb and earthy mineral tones. Nice! — 3 years ago

Paul, Anthony and 4 others liked this

Gérard Raphet

Les Grands Champs Cuvée Unique Bourgogne Pinot Noir

From a lieu dit surrounded by Gevrey. Definitely young but with a couple hour decant quite enjoyable and accessible. Tons of sweet cherry on the nose; aromatically really quite intense. Full on the palate, get more tannin than I was expecting, but very nicely balanced by a lot of acid. Enjoyed it with a roast chicken provencal but could have stood up to red meat too. Nice qpr at ~$30. Note this is not the “cuvee unique”, which apparently a 100% new oak bottling - this is the regular which is 85% old. — 5 years ago

Severn, Ira and 7 others liked this

Domaine De La Chapelle Des Bois

"Grand Pré" Fleurie Gamay 2015

A nice Beaujolais from a vintage that I don’t usually love compared to 2014/2016. Definitely better with an hour or so in a decanter to let the tannins integrate a bit more. Dark purple in the glass - darker than expected. Nice cherry aromas. Still could resolve a bit more on the finish but with a slight chill is nice. — 6 years ago

Ira, Matt and 2 others liked this
Michael Greene

Michael Greene

Totally agree on the vintages. 14s were killer. 15s just too much heat

Simon Bize & Fils

"Aux Grands Liards" Savigny-lès-Beaune Pinot Noir 2011

Earthy and smooth.
A no headache red. Love it
— 7 years ago

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Domaine Pierre Guillemot

Les Grands Picotins Savigny-lès-Beaune Pinot Noir 2017

2017- Vintage- red rim color raspberry, cherry , undergrowth, a slight floral, violet, leather at a great place — 8 months ago

Mark, Ira and 6 others liked this
Mark Eastom

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Love that producer. You’ve shared a few with me, thanks. 😊

Jean François Mérieau

Le Bois Jacou Touraine Gamay

A solid budget “Beauj”. This actually tastes like terroir and you can tell the winemaker is trying to not get too involved in the cellar unlike last nights moulin a vent. A lightness and tartness that is quite fun raspberry notes of fruit and a lot of acidity lead to a good drinking wine. Perhaps cherry notes in the middle? The finish isn’t huge but it does linger after swallowing. Actually the nose is quite pretty. Lilac notes? A flower. Highly recommended. The light tartness on the finish might a little much for some people. Maybe air will mellow it. Will buy again.
Edit: after 20 or 30 min of air the tart end integrates and the wine smoothed even more out. This probably deserves a higher rating than 9. Highly recommended
— 2 years ago

Agnès et René Mosse

Bois-Rouge Cabernet Franc Cabernet Sauvignon

First wine I chose postpartum! So fresh, with a funky nose — 4 years ago

Mongeard-Mugneret

Grands-Echezeaux Grand Cru Pinot Noir

Really delicious. Rubber, perfume, sweet spices, ripe intense, powdery tannin, jammy, earthy, fur, feather. Very ripe berries. — 5 years ago

Château Du Bois Chantant

Supérieur Red Bordeaux Blend 2015

Gotta drink some French juice whilst watching the French final, non? Hm. Cherries, blueberries, oaky vanilla, kinda sharp tannin, but it's rounding off a bit as it opens. Kinda digging the Froggy grape squeezins. Really coating my mouth and lingering. — 6 years ago

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Domaine de la Mordorée

Cuvée La Reine des Bois Lirac White Rhone Blend 2015

If honeysuckle and tangerines coupled... what a great nose!

Heavier bodied, with a hint of candied ginger, buttery eucalyptus leaves, and a touch of anise.
Superb.
— 7 years ago

Sharon, Daniel and 6 others liked this
Trixie

Trixie

Lovely review with your sun! 🌞
MaJ CappS

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@Trixie thanks! It’s been a long time!