Les Chenes De Domeyne
Florent Garaudet
Les Champs-Fulliot Monthélie 1er Cru Pinot Noir 2012
Been a little bit since I checked in on this. Baby Clos des Chenes. Nose is all stones, minerals, light cherry and seems closed aromatically. Palate is lush and rich with lovely balance, purity and freshness but seems closed. Lovely finesse. Serious dense fruit and structure. Black and red cherries. Great length but I'll check back in 2 hours if I'm up. If not tomorrow. — 9 years ago
Albert Sounit
Les Chenes Rully Pinot Noir 2009
2009 Very nice bottle of Côte Challonaise with fine balance and mature Pinot Noir with excellent complexity, nice acidity and good length. Kenn and I loved it! — 11 years ago
Maison Albert Bichot
Plateau des Chenes Lirac Grenache Syrah 2012
Earthy and musty with subtle tones of fruit to soften it out; this was a surprise treat for my wife and I over a dinner while on vacation. — 11 years ago
Domaine Lucien Lardy
Les Chênes Fleurie Gamay 2011
2011 Lucien Lardy Fleurie Les Chenes. 'This the season for cru Beaujolais. — 12 years ago
Domaine des Comtes Lafon
Clos des Chênes Volnay 1er Cru Pinot Noir 2006
Ok this is a Volnay Clos des Chenes Premier Cru Pinot Noir, not a Meursault Chardonnay... — 12 years ago
Domaine Ricard
Touraine Sauvignon Blanc 2010
$50, Moore Brothers, full, fruity and minerally - similar to the Trois Chenes — 13 years ago
Domaine Michel Lafarge
Volnay Pinot Noir 2004
Impressions after initial decant were aromas of strawberry and other red fruits which is unusual for an aged Red Burgundy. This fruity note blew off after an hour. Some stalkiness and spiciness on palate. Barb said aromas of root vegetables like turnip. Light to medium weight which I have come to expect from Volnay particularly in an average vintage like 2004. This is the Clos des Chenes. Would love to try from a better year. — 8 years ago
Remoissenet Père et Fils
Clos des Chênes Volnay 1er Cru Pinot Noir
1969 Clos de Chenes. Good but seemed refreshed. — 10 years ago
Château Les Grands Chênes
Médoc Red Bordeaux Blend 2006
2006 Chateau les Grands Chenes
Great value for this full bodied Bordeaux. — 10 years ago
Les Chenes Estate Vineyards
Lodi Grenache
Had at the release party. Great for Thanksgiving! — 11 years ago
Chateau Saint Louis
Chênes de Saint-Louis Fronton Red Blend 2012
2012 CHENES Saint Louis Fronton. Garagiste purchase. Under $15. A steal. — 11 years ago
Domaine Fontaine-Gagnard
Clos des Chênes Volnay 1er Cru Pinot Noir 2010
Gorgeous! Wow. First Gagnard Clos des Chenes I've had and although AM has it showing as 2018 start time I have to say it's stunning right now. Very precise tannins. Lots of length and the typical Volnay nose. Almost like drinking a cocktail of limestone and fresh bing cherries. Plenty of lively acidity as well. Buy it! — 11 years ago
Domaine Ricard
Les Trois Chênes Touraine Sauvignon Blanc 2008
2008, Domaine Vincent Ricard, Les Trois Chenes, Touraine, Sauvignon Blanc. One of my favorite SB. A little past it's prime but still has lots of primary citrus. Touraine is about a 3 hour drive west of Sancerre. Vincent Ricard has a good lineup of wines. I also like his Gamay/PN blend. — 12 years ago
Domaine Ricard
Le Bouc Touraine Sauvignon Blanc 2009
2009, Domaine Vincent Ricard, Le Bouc Sauvignon Blanc, Touraine. One of my favorite producers. Very good SB, acidic with lots of citrus. Excellent with pan seared Paiche. No oak, unlike his Trois Chenes cuvée. Last of 6 bottles. Great value. — 12 years ago
Domaine Alain Chavy
Les Chenes Chassagne-Montrachet Chardonnay 2011
Smokey, toasted oak on the nose, with a higher acid. Pairs with truffles cheeses or mushroom forward sauces/dishes — 8 years ago
Réyane & Pascal Bouley
Clos des Chênes Volnay 1er Cru Pinot Noir 2014
Killed a baby and lived to tell about it. As classic as it gets in Volnay. Great vintage for this wine. Stoney nose with deep red cherries, mint and wonderful underbrush aka sous bois. Gorgeous nose. Palate is juicy, complex and full of fruit but a brooding structure as well. Exceptional balance and freshness. Stunning depth. Maybe at 5% of what it is capable of. Deep and concentrated fruit that is dense as it is young and raw. Amazing potential. Classic Clos du Chenes. — 9 years ago
Jean Javillier & Fils
Volnay Clos des Chenes 1er Cru Pinot Noir
Very well balanced light tannin Pinot. Perfect for our surprise 4 course menu! — 10 years ago
Georges Laval
Les Hautes Chèvres Brut Nature Cumières 1er Cru Champagne 2010
Les Chenes - 100% chardonnay. Demonstrating how Blanc de Blanc is supposed to taste — 11 years ago
Château Domeyne
St. Estèphe Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 2009
On the nose florals and cherry. On the palate dark fruits, earth, leather, spice and strong alcohol and medium tannins. As it opens up more French oak and vanilla become more prominent and linger on the finish nicely. — 11 years ago
Domaine Michel Lafarge
Clos des Chênes Volnay 1er Cru Pinot Noir 2006
Château Domeyne
Château Domeyne St. Estèphe 2010
60/40 Merlot-cab. Dense, dark and heavy, but velvet like the curtain on the Devil's theatre. Licorice, tobacco, black and blue berries, with a tart Kool-aid grapey-ness, that sounds cheap, but this is rib-stickingly tannic fruit sand slide stuff, and really just a symptom of drinking this wine young. I am unapologetic, I like precocious young wines. I drank the Kool-aid, and am now a believer. — 13 years ago
Emily Kresie-Harrington
Light bodied for a St. Estephe, initially, though it fleshed out a bit the next day. Day 1: decidedly red fruited with red plum, raspberry, autumn leaves, dried herbs, graphite. Day 2: fruit had darkened with blackberry, black plum, currant, tarragon, still graphite, dusty tannins, freshly-turned soil, autumn leaves. — 8 years ago