Jl Giguiere

Leeuwin Estate

Siblings Margaret River Shiraz 2013

JKT
9.0

JL Australian tasting 3/30/17. 13.5% ABV. $14.50. floral and minerals nose. Dark red fruit. Balanced palate and good length. Great value. — 7 years ago

Domaine les Hautes Cances

Vieilles Vignes Côtes du Rhône Villages Cairanne 2013

JKT
8.9

JL Southern Rhone tasting 11/15/16. Ruby color with floral nose and hints of earthiness and fall leaves. Palate of firm body and acids and flowers and long finish that's earthy and rustic. Good value at $15.29. Rustic notes renown in empty glass. — 7 years ago

Taylor Fladgate

30 Years Old Tawny Port Blend

JKT
8.9

JL Fladgate tasting 10/20/16. Nose is bit more nutty and oxidized. Palate is very balanced and supple and sweetness recedes into firm body. Finish short but complex and layered. — 8 years ago

Château le Bergey

Red Bordeaux Blend 2014

JKT
9.0

Classic Bordeaux nose 60 Cab 40 Merlot. Plush and floral with black fruits. Medium body with good structure. Complex long finish. Impressed with liveliness at this price. 13% ABV. JL tasting 8/16/16 Biodynamic. Great value at $9. Bought two to test aging potential. Could be interesting in blind tastings. — 8 years ago

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Poderi Cellario

Langhe Favorita 2015

JKT
8.9

JL tasting 7/12/16 Organic. Fresh floral nose with minerals and stones. Fresh acids on palate with good medium finish. Salinity galore. Great value at $13.50. From Piedmont. Favorita grape. Like vermantino or the same. — 8 years ago

Scarpa (Antica Casa Vinicola Scarpa)

Tettineive Barbaresco Nebbiolo 2004

JKT
9.0

High tone nose and palate and very characteristic. Long finish. Good but no better than my stock and its $125 or so. Toni JL private tasting. — 8 years ago

Château de l' Eperonnière

Croix Picot Savennières Chenin Blanc 2013

JKT
9.1

Floral oily lemon nose. Of meadows. Minerals and acids with unctuous body. Long finish with hints of honeycomb. Schmidt soil. Yummy. JL tasting. — 8 years ago

Lucien Crochet

La Croix du Roy Sancerre Pinot Noir 2011

JKT
9.0

Nose of flowers mixed with stones. Savory but balanced on palate. Not as much sense of delicate flowers as red burg. Acidity and backbone naked fit good food wind again. JL tasting. — 8 years ago

Herb Lamb Vineyards

Two Old Dogs Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2011

Opened well after 2hrs- gorgeous dark fruit nose, lush front, emerging mid-palate & developing character on finish. Thank you JL! — 9 years ago

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Domaine Jean-Louis Chave

Hermitage Syrah 1995

Jl Chave, earth, mushroom, classic Chave — 10 years ago

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Tenuta di Fessina

Laeneo Nerello Cappuccio 2015

JKT
8.9

JL Sicily tasting 2/21/17. OK value at $21. Nose of dark red fruits and plums and hints of hay and funk. Medium body that's earthy and dirt and long finish that's complex. — 7 years ago

Domaine de Pignan

Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhone Blend 2015

JKT
8.9

JL Southern Rhone tasting 11/15/16. Blanc. Nose that's more subtle and reserved with hints of melon and minerals. Palate very balanced and complex with medium finish that's supple with sense of rocks and minerals. Needs age me thinks. $34. — 7 years ago

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San Patrignano

Aulente Rubicone IGT Sangiovese 2014

JKT
8.9

Job training for drug addicts! Romagna clone of Sangiovase. Very earthy and leafy nose of cedar and hints of mushrooms. Acidic and minerals and earthy on palate. Medium dry finish of dried fruit and acids. Beer good with grilled foods. 13.5% ABV. JL tasting 10/11/16 Central Italy. $12 excellent value. Bought one. — 8 years ago

Georges Lignier et Fils

Chambolle-Musigny Pinot Noir 2012

JKT
9.1

Pretty flowery nose. Very elegant yet with that funk. Long complex finish. Private JL tasting 7/14/16. $64. — 8 years ago

Le Cantine di Indie

"Polpo Rosso" Terre Siciliane Nerello Mascalese 2014

JKT
8.9

Interesting minty floral nose. Hints of green flowers. Acidic balance. Medium finish. tea notes. Light and bright. Be great with seafood. JL tasting 7/12/16 Organic. Good value at $13.50. Sicilian. 100% Norello Mascalese. Usually not in this area. right outside of Palermo — 8 years ago

Henriot

Brut Souverain Champagne Blend

JKT
9.1

Floral perfumy nose great balance on palate long finish and complex. Great value for $33! JL tasting 5/25/16 — 8 years ago

Henriot

Blanc de Blancs Brut Champagne

JKT
9.0

Yeastly earthy nose. Very full and ripe on palate with a hint of hay. Bright green apple. Medium finish. JL tasting 5/25/16 $42 — 8 years ago

Lucien Crochet

Le Chêne Sancerre Sauvignon Blanc 2014

JKT
9.0

Nose of spring with moderate grassy notes. Searing acidity and lip smacking long finish. A food wine if ever there's one. Grown on oacjed limestone and old vibes. JL tasting. — 8 years ago

Jonata Winery

Todos Santa Ynez Valley Syrah Cabernet Sauvignon

Complex, rustic aromas of black licorice, roasted coffee, dried berry and mineral are tight and structured, turning dry and gritty on the finish, with a stemmy edge that gives this a twinge of bitterness. Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon, Sangiovese, Petit Verdot, Cabernet Franc and Viognier. Drink now through 2016. 1,350 cases made. -JL — 10 years ago

Jean-Pierre et Claude Roux

La font de Notre Dame Gigondas 2013

JKT
9.0

JL Southern Rhone tasting 11/15/16. 13%ABV. Very balanced nose of dark red fruits and acids. Body firm with complexity and earthy and minerals. Long finish that's complex. Good value $21.25. Will age. — 7 years ago

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Taylor Fladgate

40 Year Old Tawny Porto

JKT
9.1

JL Fladgate tasting 10/20/16. Nose is more complex and more wood and nuts. Palate is very complex and firmly structured with great elegance and tertiary flavors. Long complex finish. Color is actually darker than 30 year. Thanks Excellent. But $200. — 8 years ago

Domaine Catherine Le Goeuil

Cairanne Côtes du Rhône Villages Red Rhone Blend 2012

One of the wines I had in 2008 that made me fall in love with wine was a Côte du Rhone by JL Chave "Mon Coeur". It's been a long time since I had a Rhone wine, I got this from Kermit Lynch shop in Berkeley, Cali. Nice notes of pepper and spice, gamy, good tannins from Syrah. Another good find from Kermit... Try this with steak that has fat, you will love this wine! — 8 years ago

Azienda Agricola Cirelli (Francesco Cirelli)

Organic Montepulciano d'Abruzzo 2014

JKT
8.9

Medium nose with earthy hay hints. Acidic balance with good structure. Long finish of flowers and leaves. JL tasting 7/12/16 Organic. Good value at $15.30. — 8 years ago

Scarpa (Antica Casa Vinicola Scarpa)

Tettimorra Barolo Nebbiolo 2004

JKT
9.0

Still young! Nose of minerals and earth. Tannic. Long finish. Has potential. Need to wait. Toni JL private tasting. — 8 years ago

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Jeff Carrel

Les Darons Languedoc Grenache Blend 2014

JKT
8.9

Floral nose of black fruit. Earthy and savory on palate. Peppery. Good medium finish that's savory. Good structure. JL tasting. $12.50 cheap! — 8 years ago

Marc Deschamps

Les Champs de Cri Pouilly-Fumé Sauvignon Blanc 2012

JKT
9.0

Different nose from le Chene. Floral. More rounded on palate nicely balanced. Long complex finish. Good value. JL tasting. — 8 years ago

Domaine des Trois Toits

Sur Lie Muscadet de Sèvre-et-Maine Melon de Bourgogne 2014

JKT
9.0

Floral nose. Minerals and acid and stones on palate. High energy nervy wine. Grown on slate. Hints of grounded oyster shell. Prefect match. JL tasting. Great buy at $12.50. — 8 years ago

Domaine Jean-Louis Chave

Mon Coeur Côtes du Rhône Red Rhone Blend 2013

One of the great value #wines from the legendary JL Chave — 9 years ago

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JL Bonaccorsi

Red Blend 2007

The one that started an obsession for me — 10 years ago