Le Fusil De Chasse

Michel Arnould & Fils

Mémoire de Vignes Champagne Pinot Noir 2008

Happy New Year!

Maybe the Michel Arnould old vines powerhouse is too serious for a lighthearted celebration, but it was just right for father and son wine geeks having New Years dinner alone together for the first time since 1999.

My top 10 wines of 2015:
85 Barros colheita port
92 Bruno Michel Champagne
94 Charbonniere Chateauneuf old vines
90 Cos d'Estournel
00 Domaine de Chevalier
96 Drouhin Corton Charlemagne
04 Eitelsbacher Karthauserhofberg auslese long gold cap
73 La Rioja Alta Arana
00 Lafon Volnay Santanots
82 Mount Eden Pinot Noir

And 5 honorable mentions just too damn delicious to leave out:
93 Beaulieu Napa Cab
88 Chasse-Spleen
10 Fontodi Chianti Classico
n/v Lustau Peurto de Santa Maria En Rama Sherry
12 Ridge Zinfandel Jimsomare


— 10 years ago

Gary Westby
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Sean Fernandez

Sean Fernandez

Nice list! -it was a very good year!

Daniel-Etienne Defaix

Côte de Léchet Chablis 1er Cru Chardonnay 2002

Pas très pierre à fusil mais une belle tension. Étonnant de jeunesse — 11 years ago

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Domaine Denis Race

Chablis Chardonnay 2012

Très typé Chablis...pierre à fusil ! — 11 years ago

Mont Tauch

Chasse Gardée Fitou 2011

Really tasty, went well with minestrone — 13 years ago

Sara liked this

Fowles Wine

Ladies Who Shoot Their Lunch Strathbogie Ranges Riesling 2013

Fusil oil nose. Big mineral and tropical notes on the plump palate. — 10 years ago

Domaine William Fèvre

Fourchaume Chablis 1er Cru Chardonnay 2007

Ripping acidity, "goût de pierre à fusil" (yes I went there), yellow pear and slightly oxidized Granny Smith apples. Chablis pour la vie! — 10 years ago

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Domaine Leflaive

Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru Chardonnay 2002

Très pierre à fusil. Bouche dans le prolongement aromatique. Longueur. — 11 years ago

Henri Bourgeois

La Bourgeoise Sancerre Sauvignon Blanc 2006

Craie, pierre à fusil. Très agréable sancerre. — 11 years ago

Château Chasse-Spleen

Bordeaux Contrôlée Blanc 2010

2014/3/31@George & Barbara Tainan — 12 years ago

Elvin liked this

La Chasse du Pape

Prestige Côtes du Rhône

Thanks Nancy!! — 12 years ago

Kelly Kremer

Kelly Kremer

Thanks Nancy!!

Marquis de Chasse

Sauternes Sémillon Muscadelle 2010

Makes raw grapefruit sweeter & makes sweet grapefruit sorbet more tangy — 13 years ago

Domaine Trotereau

Vieilles Vignes Quincy Sauvignon Blanc 2013

Pale Gold and an expression of pure elegance. Pierre Fusil, Meyer lemon, kumquats, ripping acidity, and mineral finish. It's resolves itself beautifully on the palette. — 10 years ago

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Domaine Trapet Père & Fils

Riquewihr Riesling 2011

Francis Wilden
9.0

2011 vintage: really quite textbook dry style. Beautiful cx bouquet w the classic Pierre a fusil. Excellent attack, taught mineral palate w long flinty finish. Delicious. — 10 years ago

Château Chasse-Spleen

L'Oratoire de Chasse-Spleen Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2011

A great wine at a really affordable price. I was a little concerned about the 2011 vintage, but it didn't have that edge that is usually found with this vintage. — 11 years ago

Denis Race

Vaillons Chablis 1er Cru Chardonnay 2009

Pierre à fusil à souhait !
Très beau Chablis !
— 11 years ago

Marquis de Chasse

Bordeaux Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot Rosé 2013

Floral délicat et accessible :) — 12 years ago

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