Gilles Benoit

Realm Cellars

The Tempest Napa Valley Red Blend 2014

@Benoit Touquette ottototootototoototo — 9 years ago

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David L

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The quality of this wine 👍. For the money this is tough to beat for Napa.
Michael Maulick

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You were here without telling me!!!
My wine cellar is hurt!

Domaine Gilles Berlioz

Cuvée "Le Jaja" Chignin Jacquère 2014

A green mountain stream. Stoney and fresh, herbal. Lilting weight. Cool, as in the sensation, but also cooool. Delicious. — 10 years ago

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Nate Miles

Nate Miles

Leaves. Tastes like autumn smells.
Matthew Cohen

Matthew Cohen

BerlioZ is the man.
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He is a genius
9.3

Benoit Touquette

Fait-Main Toyon Vineyards Chardonnay

2013 vintage and Damn if Benoit didn't kill it again. The best domestic Chardonnay? I don't know but it's in the top 2 or 3 for sure!!!! Just Delicious!!!! — 10 years ago

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It's hard to argue! Great btl
Raul Puga

Raul Puga

Absolutely David. Everything you want in a Chardonnay

Benoit Courault

Eglantine Anjou Petillant Cabernet Franc Grolleau 2014

16 October 2015. The Four Horsemen, Brooklyn, NY. — 11 years ago

Jayer-Gilles

Echezeaux du Dessus Grand Cru Pinot Noir 1999

This one turns up the volume. Save for dinner with the emperor. — 11 years ago

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Domaine Benoit Ente

Bourgogne Aligoté 2015

Very nice white burg, especially for the price. Good example of the aligote grape's potential when done right. Mouth filling with waves of flavor, quite precise, excellent acid and minerality. — 9 years ago

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Benoit Courault

Le Petit Chemin Chenin Blanc 2014

Cloudy light yellow / straw. Bruised apple. Yeasty. Delicious. My favorite chenin of the night — 9 years ago

Gilles & Romain Collet

Brut Crémant de Bourgogne White Blend

John Wight
9.2

Lovely! Yeasty! Pears, apples and classic texture. Declassified premier cru fruit! — 10 years ago

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Benoit Girard

Sancerre Sauvignon Blanc 2014

Pale gold color. Nose of lemon grass and the ocean. Bright acidity, lemon zest, grapefruit, balanced with honey and minerality. Enjoyable and a good pairing with clams. — 10 years ago

Domaine Gilles Berlioz

La Deuse Vin de Savoie Mondeuse Noir

Interesting. Juicy, racy, mint 豆蔻, floral. — 11 years ago

Guillaume Gilles

Cornas Syrah 2008

Richard Betts
8.9

Cornas o'clock. — 13 years ago

Sumit Bhutani

Sumit Bhutani

'Tis the time of year for Syrah.
Julia Weinberg

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My fingers are crossed there'll be a rhone project in your future...

Domaine Benoit Ente

Les Folatières"En La Richarde" Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Chardonnay 2014

Hints of mint on the nose. Clean slate, wet pebbles, dry citrus. Very nice for when austerity is in order, no excessive flowers or fruit juice here. Proper. — 9 years ago

Benoit Touquette

Fait-Main Toyon Farm Napa Valley Chardonnay 2011

Showing really well. Crisp and beautiful. — 9 years ago

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You always surprise me... 11? I didn't know he made any?

Benoit Touquette

Fait-Main Toyon Farm Chardonnay 2014

Lovely, bright, citrusy Chardonnay to sip while cooking Thanksgiving dinner. Happy Thanksgiving to all my friends on Delectable! 🦃 — 10 years ago

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Grant Everett

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Nice choice
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@Grant Everett Great minds think alike. 😉

Gilles Azzoni

Le Raisin et L'Ange Fable Vin de Pays de l'Ardèche Syrah Blend 2014

Good acidity and balance for a bottle at this price point. Nice value. — 10 years ago

Domaine Lafouge (Jean et Gilles Lafouge)

La Chapelle Auxey-Duresses 1er Cru Pinot Noir 2012

This is a silkier, more elegant vintage of the Chapelle, at least relative to the 2010, which was really in my zone, as well as the 2009, which I found over-the-top, but in both cases I think there was more stuffing there than here. This would've shown better if I'd opened it with white meat or even fish or something else where a lightweight presence and loose-knit structure is called for. It's an excellent wine in that idiom but lacks some of the solidity and grip it has offered in other years. It's not imbalanced at all, and the trademark stony mineral flavors are still here, it's just a slimmer version of its usual self. — 11 years ago