Domaine Nicolas Girard

Nicolas Joly

Les Vieux Clos Savennières Chenin Blanc 2019

Presented to me blind at Tasting Group. The wine appears bright yellow with medium viscosity; no signs of sediment, gas or particles. On the nose, the wine is developing with ripe orchard fruit: stone fruits, lemons, white flowers, lanolin and minerals. On the palate the wine is off-dry with high acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long and full of character. The alcohol is medium+. Initial conclusions: this could be Chenin Blanc, Riesling or Chardonnay from France, Germany or the United States. But I didn’t get any petrol so I eliminated Riesling and I don’t think you could get the balance of fruit and high acid from California Chardonnay (and the oak would probably be so pronounced). So I called Chenin Blanc from France, from the Loire, Vouvray Demi-Sec. Well…I should have known this could be Joly! Close…but some miles away from each other and I’d like to have the confidence to call producer in this case. Drink now through 2034. — 3 months ago

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Nicolas Rossignol

Volnay Pinot Noir 2017

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Sébastien David

Hurluberlu Cabernet Franc 2022

Ted
9.1

Delicious to the last drop. Better the colder it gets. — 8 months ago

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Nicolas Rossignol

Bourgogne Pinot Noir 2017

Juicy and spicy. Bought at Enoteca for¥5,400.
— a year ago

Nicolas Carmarans

Maximus Aveyron Fer Servadou 2021

Great wine. Great value. — 2 years ago

Nicolas Feuillatte

Réserve Exclusive Brut Champagne

Bon champagne, plein de bulles fines, goût équilibré entre sec et sucré. — 3 months ago

Domaine de Bellivière (Eric Nicolas)

Calligramme Jasnières Chenin Blanc 2022

Goudgeel, High acidity, light sweetness, ripe lemon, foodwine, liqourice, minerality, complete, bright, transparant, complex, concentrated, energetic, comforting — 6 months ago

Nicolas Reau (Le Clos Des Treilles)

Attention Chenin Méchant Chenin Blanc 2022

Nervous acidity, slight citrus and green apple and ripe pear. — 6 months ago

Sébastien David

Kezako Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil Cabernet Franc 2020

Ted
9.2

Awesome wine. Juicy with mouthwatering acidity. — 8 months ago

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Nicolas Potel

Les Gaudichots Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Pinot Noir 2002

Clear and pretty. Plum and black cherry. Violets and bright fruit. Acidity — 10 months ago

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Domaine Raymond Usseglio & Fils

Cuvée Girard Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhône Blend 2019

Very nice flavours of oak chocolate black fruit blackberry leather. Well balanced tannins. Delicious— complex. One of my favourites this year! — 3 years ago

Domaine Jean-Jacques Girard

Savigny-lès-Beaune Pinot Noir 2023

Lyle Fass
9.1

Big, brambly nose with lots of red cherries, mid season sour cherries, earth and mineral. Really clean and evocative. Palate is juicy and so precise. Very clean and a lovely mineral/fruit wash on the finish. Great depth, freshness and terrific concentration. Not elegant but this wine never is. It has such impact for little $$. Nice, ripe tannins and serious structure. This is always best at 5 years old. — 3 months ago

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Billecart-Salmon

Cuvée Nicolas François Billecart Brut Champagne Blend 2002

2002. The year she said yes 23 years ago today!! — 5 months ago

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Bodega Catena Zapata

Nicolas Catena Zapata Malbec 2008

still standing… — 6 months ago

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Girard Winery

Napa Valley Old Vine Zinfandel 2012

I was a little concerned when I found this had aged so long. It was so delicious. Ripe juicy fruit with not too much oak, Soft mellowed tannins.  so glad this got the extra age.  — 8 months ago

Nicolas Rossignol

Santenots Volnay 1er Cru Pinot Noir 2017

Paulee. The style here is now less burly than it used to be. I like the newer lighter style. — 9 months ago

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Nicolas Potel

Bourgogne Pinot Noir 2020

Nice wine for $20. Cherry fruit and some healthy tannins, but relatively light. Nice with turkey; would be good with a lot of foods — 2 years ago

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Domaine de Bellivière (Eric Nicolas)

L'Effraie Coteaux du Loir Chenin Blanc

Loved this wine! So complex. Brioche, nutty, high acidity. — 4 years ago

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