Lichine Premier

L. Aubry Fils

Brut Premier Cru Champagne Blend

Slightly savory, lemon curd, salinity, sea spray, green apple, pear, lean with subtle toast almond, sour dough, mouse bubbles and racy acidity. Med plus to long finish. What a beautiful neat champagne could go with almost everything. — 7 years ago

Fairview Cellars

The Bear Premier Series Okanagan Valley Red Blend 2013

Makes me never want to stop breathing in, it smells so delicious. It's fruity without being sweet and just sooooo tasty — 8 years ago

Vilmart & Cie

Grande Réserve Brut Premier Cru Champagne Blend

Probably the best rose champagne I've ever had. Light on bubbles, but full on taste. — 9 years ago

Mara Hanerfeld
with Mara

Sacha Lichine

Single Blend Rosé Blend 2014

I usually don't care for rosé, this was quite nice. Dry, little hints of fruits and flowers — 10 years ago

Guy Larmandier

Premier Cru à Vertus Brut Champagne Blend

Not only is this dry and super bubbly and delicious, but it also just cured my hangover from all of yesterday's wonderful wines — 10 years ago

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Graham Beck

Premier Cuvee Brut Blanc de Blancs Chardonnay 2012

MICHAEL COOPER DipWSET
9.0

Very fine mousse. Aromas of a partial #barrelfermented base wine and lees, vanilla, cream and pastries. On the palate it has surprising citrus and stone fruit and a touch of elderflower. #southafricanwine #capeclassics — 8 years ago

Dick, Daniel P. and 4 others liked this

Marie Thibault-Cabrit

Premier Nez Touraine 2014

Smokey stone fruits and minerality. Medium plus body, acid and finish. Love the intensity on the palette. — 8 years ago

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Colin

Cuvée Blanche de Castille Premier Cru Champagne Chardonnay

30 November 2016. Bubbles On The Battery, Pier A Harbor House, New York, NY. — 9 years ago

Sacha Lichine Vins Sans Frontières

Le Poussin Rosé Vin de Pays d'Oc Grenache Blend 2015

This is a beautiful light and dry rose. I want more! — 9 years ago

David Léclapart

Cuvée l'Apôtre Extra Brut Blanc de Blancs Premier Cru Champagne Chardonnay

Jörgen Lindström Carlvik
9.3

Wonderful expression with grilled lemons, white peach and tart apple flavors, this is strict with gun flint additions on the fresh, seriously chalky finish. Long and mouthwatering. — 10 years ago

Lundmark, Marc and 4 others liked this

Renwood Winery

Premier Amador County Old Vine Zinfandel 2011

Love love love! Perfect balance! — 10 years ago

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L. Aubry Fils

Ivoire et Ébène Brut Premier Cru Champagne 2009

Morgan Harris
9.2

For all your sparkling 1er Cru Meursault needs, look no further. Holler at the noble reduction. — 11 years ago

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Morgan Harris

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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.
Kit H

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^ that description is so helpful. Is PYCM in this camp, too?
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Kit: yeah, for sure!

The Steven Kent Winery

The Premier Livermore Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2009

I think this is my favorite wine from steven kent. Would love to try this against some good vintage lineages. It's got a great nose, mouth watering acid and flavors, and enough tannins to get your attention. Not dark dark fruit. More mixed with prominent red fruit. Really in a nice spot. These wines are really meant to have this kind of age on them. — 8 years ago

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@Shawn R Fabulous wine @Jason Oliver hopefully you can gather up a couple bottles of this 2009 for me?
Jason and Jennie

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@David L the assistant winemaker said he will check. Cheers

Northstar

Premier Columbia Valley Merlot 2011

Yup. Still fantastic. Decanted this for a bit and it was worth it. Could still hold this for a bit as it wasn't the smoothest Merlot. Still tasted a little on the young side. — 9 years ago

L. Aubry Fils

Sablé Brut Nature Rosé Premier Cru Champagne

Great bubbly. Nice nutty and toasty flavored. — 10 years ago

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Savart

Vintage Premier Cru Extra Brut Champagne 2009

Deliciously yeasty, nice citrus on the backend. Wish we had more. — 10 years ago

Alan Cohn
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