Normandy, France

Billecart-Salmon

Brut Rosé Champagne Chardonnay Blend

Pale salmon color, small, delicate bubbles. Aromas of strawberries, lemon zest and grapefruit. What a solid NV champagne, red berry flavors, lemon and stone fruit on the palate.

🍇45% Chardonnay, 35% Pinot Noir and 20% Pinot Meunier.

🏅96 Points- Wilfred Wong
🏅93 Points - James Suckling
🏅92 Points - Robert Parker
— 5 months ago

Chad Biscardi
with Chad
Dave, Tom and 15 others liked this

Domaine du Pegau

Cuvée Réservé Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhone Blend 2020

Popped and poured; enjoyed over the course of two days. Both days outstanding but slightly different experiences. Day 1 was about power. Day 2 was about balance. The 2020 “Cuvée Réservée” pours a brilliant garnet with a translucent core; medium+ viscosity with light staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is developing with heady, slightly funky notes of ripe brambles, garrigue, red & purple flowers, bacon fat, licorice, and dry rocky earth. On Day 2, everything was more open nit and the fruit showed more bruised with a slightly stewed profile. Lavender was the predominate floral profile too. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannin medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long. This is textbook Pégau and I love it. Drink now through 2045+ — 4 months ago

Joel, Tom and 5 others liked this

Domaine de la Romanée-Conti (DRC)

La Tâche Pinot Noir 2002

Popped and poured and started drinking about 30 minutes later. Amazing! Nose to die for! — 4 months ago

Château Cos d'Estournel

Saint-Estèphe Red Bordeaux Blend

2005 awesome. Dark flavours and so smooth — 4 months ago

Château Cheval Blanc

St. Émilion Red Bordeaux Blend 1982

Weekend with Friends and average wines…😎 — 5 months ago

Stef, Thijs and 12 others liked this

Paul Jaboulet Aîné

La Chapelle Hermitage Syrah 2015

New Years Eve dinner - which red wine to drink?! 🤔
Finally settled on an old favorite - Paul Jaboulet Hermitage.
Did not disappoint - smooth, concentrated fruits, with a hint of earthy, charcoal, tobacco.
Nice way to end our wine drinking for 2025, here’s to more great wines in 2026! 🥂
— 5 months ago

Neville Weston
with Neville
Joseph, Dave and 10 others liked this

Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe

La Crau Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhone Blend 1978

This bottle was in perfect condition has incredible balance with black and red fruits earth, spice garrigue. As good as you would hope should hold for another five years. Nice juice ! — 5 months ago

Ira, Eddie and 1 other liked this

Bollinger

Special Cuvée Brut Champagne Blend

Deep gold color, nose of orchard fruit, ripe apple. Fuller body, apple character, long dry finish, med plus acidity, sourdough — 5 months ago

Domaine Tempier

Bandol Rosé Blend

Salmon color with copper reflexes. Nose of grapefruit, and Mandarin peel, lemon juice, pink flowers, and petrichor. Faint Aperol on the back. Palate is explosive but not effusive. More grapefruit oil, lemon pith, garrigue, waves of saline minerality and a bright acidity that makes it go on and on. Pretty serious argument on why it deserves its reputation is the best rosé in the world  — 6 months ago

Château d'Esclans

Whispering Angel Côtes de Provence Rosé Blend 2024

A little dry and a little sweet. A great blend. — 7 months ago

Domaine Jamet

Côte-Rôtie Syrah 2001

Dark rubi robe with a purple hue, not showing its 25 years. Nose is very evolved and more on secondary notes. Big disappointment on the mouth, very evolved and lacking complexity for such a stellar reputation. A good bottle that is not worth the price tag… — 4 months ago

Jose Roberto Palazzoveronique paillardAdriana Pagliano
with Jose, veronique and 1 other
Adriana, Jamie and 7 others liked this

Château Calon-Ségur

Saint-Estèphe Red Bordeaux Blend 2009

This needed some air to open to reveal red & black fruits, menthol, sweet savory spice, earth, graphite & tobacco leaf. — 4 months ago

Joel, Juan and 8 others liked this

Château Gruaud Larose

Saint-Julien Red Bordeaux Blend 1996

Pretty deep ruby garnet , medium wide garnet rim . Aromatic and really classic with a mix or red and dark fruits , tobacco , grafite and cedar . On the palate this is quite linear , again with the red and dark fruits from the nose, cedar and grafite and quite rounded resolved tannins . Fresh acidity , good cedar with grafite length , very classic in style . Enough density and fruit to cover the rest of the structure. In a perfect place now at least in this format , and probably will be over the next 10 years . This was from an Imperial , at BBR in London . — 5 months ago

Bob, David and 11 others liked this

Château de Beaucastel

Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhône Blend 1989

Absolutely fantastic! — 4 months ago

Joe, Ericsson and 1 other liked this

Clos des Papes

Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhône Blend 2007

Opened several hours prior to service, the 2007 pours a deep, ruby/purple color with an opaque core; medium+ viscosity with light staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is vinous with notes of ripe and desiccated bramble berries, strawberry, dried red flowers, garrigue, anise, leather, dried herbs and stony earth. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannin and medium acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long. This is anything but tired and far from overblown. I’ve been surprised by a number of 2007 CdP’s lately. They have showed better balance than I expected and this one is wonderfully balanced. Drink now through 2037. — 5 months ago

Jason, Severn and 13 others liked this

Salon

'S' Blanc de Blancs Le Mesnil Brut Chardonnay 2015

Cmc y cristian — 5 months ago

Billy, Jan and 1 other liked this

Château Montrose

Saint-Estèphe Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 1970

Initially concerns it was shot, three hours later it proved to be quite delightful. — 5 months ago

Dave, Andrew and 9 others liked this

Jacques Selosse

Initial Brut Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru Champagne Chardonnay 2017

Amazing! Concentration, flavour...wow! — 5 months ago

Tom, Tom and 17 others liked this
ESF

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Jan de Weerd

Jan de Weerd

What an experience!!!
Andrew McIntyre

Andrew McIntyre

@Jan de Weerd a truly exceptional Champagne. Quite a lot of hype around the producer and often in this situation the wines don't live up to it or arent your taste. This was amazing!
Sidenote: if you are ever in Paris then the restaurant was great. Offered the wine for below market price as well🥳

Château Rayas

Réservé Châteauneuf-du-Pape Grenache Blend 2012

Tasting with a big fan of Rayas. Better than the 2010 and both bottles were so different than other CDP. This one more Burgundy, the 2010 closer to Bordeaux. Both very elegant. — 7 months ago

JiaMin Dierberg
with JiaMin
Joe, leon and 7 others liked this

Domaine Auguste Clape

Cornas Syrah 2011

Who the hell brought this awesome mag of Clape? Romo, you are awesome. 😛 — 9 months ago

JoeyBlanco, Andrew and 9 others liked this

Château Ducru-Beaucaillou

Saint-Julien Red Bordeaux Blend 2008

Mostly black fruits, full bodied with cedar, leather, sweet spices & tobacco — 4 months ago

Jan, Jonathan and 7 others liked this

Bollinger

La Grande Année Brut Champagne Blend 2005

Quite pale lemon yellow colour . Still quite constant fine perlage . Some candied peel , light meaty notes , touch of nutty , yeasty richness . On the palate this is quite intense and fresh still , quite full bodied , with some citrus peel , roasted nuts . This is drinking perfectly now , quite rich but enough freshness to balance . Good length, balanced acidity , with a lightly toasty finish . At Noizé , London , 14th Jan, 2026 — 4 months ago

Tom, Shay and 6 others liked this
Somm David T

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Looks like a nice trip?

Château Palmer

Margaux Red Bordeaux Blend

Tasted at Seabourn Venture Feb-2026 — 4 months ago

Marcel Lapierre

Morgon Gamay 2024

Sibling dinner! — 4 months ago

Dave, Ira and 7 others liked this

Taittinger

Comtes de Champagne Grand Crus Brut Blanc de Blancs 2006

Aromas of lemon zest, white peach, and chalky minerality are layered with hints of toasted brioche and hazelnut. On the palate, vibrant acidity with a creamy, seamless texture. The finish is long and precise. A confident elegance. This bottle makes you yell , “Why don’t I own magnums?” — 5 months ago

Pooneet, Somm and 39 others liked this
Jay Kline

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I think that every time I have a great bottle of Champagne.
Severn G

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Agree, Mags on Champagne are different than 750, maybe a dose of grandeur, and maybe some producers (Pierre Peters) have been known to dosage the 750/1500 ml proportionally different, but Taittinger to my knowledge is straight. A favorite in our house as well, we tasted the 2006 initially on premise at the Domaine, a wonderful experience that I'll encourage to anyone in the area.

Krug

Brut Champagne Blend 2004

An amazing aperitif mountain side. — 5 months ago

Bruce Leboff
with Bruce
Vino, LM and 2 others liked this
Bruce Leboff

Bruce Leboff

Nice. A day early - could have been a nice new years night cap as well

Château Lafite Rothschild

Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 2008

1st Growth Bordeaux Wine Dinner at Bisou in Cancun. — 5 months ago

Ericsson, Ted and 9 others liked this

Bonneau du Martray

Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru Chardonnay 2004

Absolutely on fire with lemon zest and acidity, ripe fruit, a finish that echoes. Used to be the value grand cru white. This still has the Premier Cru strip label. — 5 months ago

Mike, Ira and 15 others liked this

Olga Raffault

Les Picasses Chinon Cabernet Franc 2007

Stunning bottle - showed really well after 3 hours or so. Maturing, integrated tannin, structured, a nose you wanna swim in… — 6 months ago

Alsu Shakirova
with Alsu
Dave, Brian and 11 others liked this
Peter van den Besselaar

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‘You wanna swim in’ 👌🤭

Pierre Péters

Cuvée de Réserve Brut Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru Champagne Chardonnay

Crisp, citrusy and with great acidity and freshness. This is one of the best and finest blanc de blancs from an independent grower we know: Rodolphe Peters does truly great champagne. — 8 months ago

Jose Roberto Palazzoveronique paillardAdriana Pagliano
with Jose, veronique and 1 other
Adriana, Dave and 2 others liked this