Château de l' Eperonnière

Croix Picot Savennières Chenin Blanc 2010

Chairman/Founder Boston Sommelier Society, Beverage Director Cafe Escadrille

9.3

There is something about Chenin with some bottle age. Confected fruits, funky and nutty, oxidative edges all held together by ample acidity. — 9 years ago

Jess, Drew and 1 other liked this

Preston of Dry Creek

L. Preston Red Blend 2013

Andrei Trifonov-Serbinov

9.3

Excellent wine. One of my all time favorites — 10 years ago

L. Aubry Fils

Sablé Brut Nature Rosé Premier Cru Champagne

Chad Nuzum

9.6

Great bubbly. Nice nutty and toasty flavored. — 11 years ago

Mark liked this

Chateau Carignan

Prima Premières Côtes de Bordeaux Red Bordeaux Blend 2005

Steve

9.3

Excellent wine to go with finest English cheddar — 11 years ago

L. Aubry Fils

Dualis Brut Sablissime Champagne Blend

Pam Starr

Owner/Winemaker Crocker & Starr Wines

9.5

Super interesting. Red plantain banana creamy lemon curd. No food required — 11 years ago

with Norm

Norm, Leslie and 3 others liked this

Ariel Arce

Ok I did It! Your the best, happy new year!

Pam Starr

Welcome to delectable

R. & L. Legras

Brut Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru Champagne Chardonnay

Nose Reiko

9.5

I really like this champagne. Crisp, fresh, certain aroma but not too rich. Good for matching with dishes. Not destruct the foods. Want to drink this as daily champagne. — 12 years ago

Bodegas y Viñedos Maurodos

Prima Toro Tempranillo-Garnacha Blend 2010

Nathan Bodin

9.5

@ Heckman's w filet & bernaise. More minerality than typical Toro. Great body. PA state store. — 13 years ago

L. Aubry Fils

Aubry de Humbert 1er Cru Champagne

Nico J. Snyman

9.4

Disgorged Oct '14, Not familiar with this cuvée, but Aubry has been a hit with me, great richness, showing development, beautiful acidity. Really solid wine. — 9 years ago

Trixie liked this

Monte Rossa

Prima Cuvée Brut Franciacorta

Murray Stiles

9.1

Clean, crisp, some green capsicum and mineral, very good — 10 years ago

Château Palmer

Historical XIXth Century Blend L.20.06. Vin de Table Français

Byron Fuller

9.2

Promising. L006 far far too young. Lovely tannins in the finish but will need a decade or three to articulate. — 11 years ago

Les Pères Chartreux (L. Garnier)

Chartreuse Verte

Max Coane

Late 60's Chartreuse!!!!!!!!! — 11 years ago

with Mark

Litsis, Dave and 8 others liked this

L. Aubry Fils

Ivoire et Ébène Brut Premier Cru Champagne 2009

Morgan Harris

Head Sommelier Aureole New York

9.2

For all your sparkling 1er Cru Meursault needs, look no further. Holler at the noble reduction. — 12 years ago

Greg, Roy and 2 others liked this

Morgan Harris

Yeah, you've got it. It's to separate those nasty aromas that you might get from mercaptin in unhealthy reduction environments. The winemaker at Von Winning first used it around me and I stole it from him. It's pretty complicated and I don't totally understand it, but it starts from having sufficient nitrogen levels in the ferment to create a healthy yeast population, from there it involves longer term lees aging. The lees act as a battery to suck up oxygen, so they keep the wine fresh, but they also impart and aroma, kind of like autolysis. For me it's easiest to spot in Burgundy because Chardonnay is so neutral. It shows up as a sort of shaving cream and marshmallow fluff aroma, sometimes mint. It also compliments mild new oak. Coche or Roulot would be big Burgundian practitioners, but there are many others. In the new world it's easily spotted on the Chardonnays of Kongsgaard, Sandhi, Aubert, Ceritas, Kumeu River and Montelena, just to name a few.