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Weingut Battenfeld-Spanier

Mölsheim Riesling 2019

Wow. Intense.

Nose is mineral. Almost floral.

Palate is mineral, so juicy. Almost tart. Wow.

Bought from fass selections.
— 4 years ago

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Bellaria

Assunto Brunello di Montalcino Sangiovese 2014

Nose: lifting cherries. As it opens more deep and velvety.

Palate - elegant cherries. Such gorgeous sweet silky fruit. So fresh. Silky tanins. Savory. A bit meaty. Some plum.

He did a masterful job in a vintage that was critically panned.

Bought from fass selections
— 4 years ago

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Domaine Jean Dauvissat Pere & Fils

Cote de Lechet Chablis 1er Cru Chardonnay 2017

Wow. Whopping chablisien fruit out of the gate. So mineral. Explosively.

Awesome lechet fruit. So dense. Luscious. Mineral. This vintage seems more straightforward and less Reflecting the intense house style than other vintages. Stunningly delicious. Bravo.

I cannot emphasize how delicious this is. It’s the apogee of lechet.

Bought from fass selections.
— 4 years ago

Aravind, Neil and 6 others liked this

Dosio

Barolo Nebbiolo 2006

Needs an hour to open.

Sweet fruit. Great texture.

Bought from fass selections.
— 5 years ago

Josh, Aravind and 5 others liked this

Podere San Lorenzo

Bramante Brunello di Montalcino Sangiovese 2012

A beautiful bottle of Brunello. Drinking well now but the present tanins and excellent acidic balance imply at least another 5 years of life from here.

Nose is a deep cherry not super dark but almost like a cherry blackberry blend. Almost pungent but in a perfumed aromatic kind of way. Some cherry flowers as this opens.

Grippy tanins at first. Then becomes more silky. Deep cherries. Almost cherry licorice. Almost sweet fruit.

Bought from fass selections.
— 5 years ago

Matthew, Andrew and 13 others liked this

Weltner

Hoheleite GG Riesling 2012

Awesome. This has gained complexity with age. Mineral. Create fruit. Terrific balance. Bought from Fass Selections. — 7 years ago

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Stunning. Have one in fridge w
9.5
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Thomas Allen Wines

Selections Lodi Cabernet Sauvignon 2015

Very nice cab for steak night. We both think delicious. — 7 years ago

Domaine Jean Dauvissat Pere & Fils

Vaillons Chablis 1er Cru Chardonnay 2015

When the price of this doubles in a few years grown men and women will be weeping that they didn’t buy more. Myself included. Explosive fruit and minerality. More than enough balancing acidity for the 15 acidity alarmists. As this opens it has palate expansiveness. My gut is that this will improve with more age. Wow. Bought from Fass Selections. Ok an hour in this is killing it. Profound wine. — 7 years ago

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I am one of the 15 acidity alarmists. Who are the other 14?
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There are only 14 others? :)
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@Noah Raizman @Aravind Asok freshness can also come from minerality and not just acid. Top 15’s have good acids not great but the freshness is terrific because of the mineral expression. I love the vintage. More in Côte d’Or than Chablis if I had to pick.
9.4

Rubus

Wine Selections Old Vines Lodi Zinfandel 2013

Pam
9.2

Love this Zinfandel. Spicey berry and medium bodied. Not too fruity like a lot of Zinfandel. Getting more! — 10 years ago

Indigenous Selections

Nebbiolo d'Alba

Cinnamon, cranberry, cherry, magenta, ruby, leather, cherry, cranberry, acid and tannins are chalky — 4 years ago

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Domaine Chavy-Chouet

Les Champs-Gain Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Chardonnay 2015

On open closed on the nose.

Palate is typically incredibly delicious. Good minerality. Green apple fruit. Bright.

Bought from fass selections
— 4 years ago

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Sven Klundt

Kastanienbusch Riesling 2018

Nose has that elite blasting pfalz minerality. Some lemon flower perfume. Lovely.

Plate is more gods lemon soda. Good minerality. Delicious.

Bought from fass selections.
— 4 years ago

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The nose was. 9.5+. The palate was delicious but not as complex. If the palate catches up to the nose over time this will be a show stopper.

In any case a decline wine.
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The nose was insane. The palate was delicious but lacked in complexity to be truly great. I’ll check in again in 2 years.
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I meant delicious. Not decline. Fat fingers. Lol.

Roccia Rossa

Bramaterra DOC Nebbiolo 2015

Needs an hour decant. A bit dumb before that.

Fruity. Some spice.

Bought from fass selections
— 5 years ago

Severn, Josh and 5 others liked this

Domaine de la Côte Sainte-Epine

Vieilles Vignes St. Joseph Marsanne Roussanne Blend 2017

Needs an hour to integrate. Then is majesty. Nose of a tropical fruit basket. Palate is mineral and the essence of tropical fruit - guava papaya. But not overwhelming as it lives with the minerality. Brightly acidic. Moderate pleasant richness. An iconic northern Rhône white. Bought from Fass selections. — 6 years ago

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Masterful
9.3

Winzerhof Thörle

Probstey Spätburgunder 2015

Wow. Amazing distinctive wine. Nose is searingly fresh cherry cherry flower and a hint of cherry liquor. Palate is fresh cherries and some awesome spice. So fresh and juicy. A hint of spatburgundery bitterness. Amazing wine. So delicious but also unique and complex. Bought from Fass Selections ... as this opens the brightness integrates and the internal aromatics become more prominent. Some licorice on the finish. At the very high end of delicious. I hope I have some of this to try in a few Years. It could be profound. — 7 years ago

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Weingut Battenfeld-Spanier

Hohen-Sülzen Riesling 2014

Superb fruit, tangy citrus juice, hint of honey orange flower, still spare and balanced with full acidity. So nice. Ty, Fass Selections. — 7 years ago

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Château Paquita

Selections de la Viña Bob Red Blend 2015

Very light but packs a mineral, smoke & funk punch — 8 years ago

Rubus

Wine Selections Barossa Shiraz 2013

Takes me home to when I was a lad drinking Greg Norman. — 9 years ago

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Juliane Eller

Juwel Frühmesse Riesling 2016

Needs about 90 minutes to open up.

Nose is very dense slate

Palate is fantastic. Dense slate. Some finely crushed rocks. Some yellow apple. Delicious.

Bought from fass selections
— 4 years ago

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Sorry the minimum order is 10,000 bottles.

Janotsbos

En Créot Saint-Aubin 1er Cru Chardonnay 2017

Nose is BEAUTIFUL. So elegantly rich. Aromatic. Some oyster. Wow. 9.65 nose.

Payable is rich with great fruit. Juicy.

Bought from fass selections.
— 4 years ago

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Domaine Sebastien Dampt

"Les Vaillons" Chablis 1er Cru Chardonnay 2017

Nose: green apple skin.

Palate : juicy apple. Nice richness. Finely dusted minerals.

Bought from fass selections.
— 4 years ago

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Luyton Michéle

Hermitage White Blend 2016

Wow. The nose on this is beautiful. White flowers. Perfume. Intense but elegant. A 9.7 nose. Crushed seashell.

Palate is elegant tropical fruit. A bit hot at first but it blows off. Good deliciousness but not in your face.

Major crush on this producer. Such elegant wines. This vintage reminds me a bit of Rhône legend Marc Sorrel.

Bought from fass selections.
— 5 years ago

Andrew, Severn and 5 others liked this

Janotsbos

Chassagne-Montrachet Chardonnay 2013

Wow. Love this producer. Nose is mineral green apple and a hint of richness. Lovely. Palate is green apple with lovely mineral. Still so fresh. Controlled elegant richness

Bought from fass selections.
— 6 years ago

Severn, Aravind and 2 others liked this

Kysela Pere et Fils

Rubus Wine Selections Barossa Shiraz 2015

Lovely evening with very lovely dinner guests...this guy the second of two different bottles enjoyed this evening. Right out of the gate showed strong dark fruit especially plum to the nose...on the palate strong blueberry, plums slight pepper a bit a leather. Med plus finish and very delicious. — 7 years ago

Andreas Laible

Durbacher Plauelrain Klingelberger Trocken Riesling 2016

More on the delicious end of the scale on open. Very fruity tangerine. Citrus. Awesomely mineral of course. Nice acidity. Lovely nose. As it opens becoming more serious. Rocky finish. ... fast forward 15 minutes. Ok ... now it’s liable. I’m chewing on rocks in a lemon vineyard. Best lemons ever. Sweet lemons with the acidity of regular lemons. Ok that makes no sense unless you are a lemon geek. Nose is insane. Gods lemon oil. Mad love. Bought from Fass Selections. — 7 years ago

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So this is a lemon party? 😱
9.2

Domaine de la Côte Sainte-Epine

Vieilles Vignes St. Joseph Syrah 2015

Nose is really dark and dense. Palate is deep dark fruit with licorice. Sweet fruit. Very 2015. Bought from Fass selections. — 8 years ago

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So good. Better on day 2 and in 5 years.
9.4

Indigenous Selections

Terre Siciliane Nero d'Avola IGT

Excellent wine. Had with spaghetti. Inexpensive and will buy more. — 8 years ago