Premier Estates

Domaine François Raveneau

Chablis Premier Cru Foret 2004

2004 Vintage. 13% Alcohol. This was still surprisingly fresh with good acidity and minerality without oxidation. A bit of cinnamon on the nose and palate. — 5 years ago

Shay, Connor and 12 others liked this

Duval-Leroy

Prestige Premier Cru Champagne Rosé

Honeymoon greeting bubbles — 6 years ago

Savart

La Dame de Coeur Premier Cru Extra Brut Champagne Chardonnay 2012

2012, disgorged 2016, Extra Brut. Elegance over richness. — 6 years ago

Geoff Reiser
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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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Archery Summit

Premier Cuvée Willamette Valley Pinot Noir 2013

This a fabulous Pinot. Very fruit, soft and luscious....long legs and big finish....as big as the nose would suggest. — 8 years ago

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Kirk liked this

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

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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Dhondt-Grellet

"Dans un Premier Temps..." Vignerons Brut Chardonnay

Apples, toast. Laser focused and balanced acid, fruit, dosage. Lovely. — 5 years ago

J. Lassalle

Preference Brut Premier Cru Champagne Blend

Menagerie of fruit; apples, pears, and nectarines. Yeasty/biscuitty characteristics secondary to the fruit. Excellent balance, the brightness of the fruit makes for a nice highlight in place of totally relying on acidity — 6 years ago

Bonnet-Ponson

Brut Premier Cru Champagne Blend

Yellow apple and biscuit — 7 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 — 7 years ago

Dick, Daniel P. and 4 others liked this

André Jacquart

Blanc de Blancs Premier Cru Brut Champagne Blend

Welcome to the weekend! I have opened the Andre Jacquart Premier Cru Blanc de Blancs Brut Champagne. A nice way to start the weekend off right.

On the nose there are clean notes of French Vanilla, orange peel, toasted bread, and a distinct wet stone minerality.

The palate has fresh fruit Meyer Lemon, lemon zest, tart Granny Smith green apples, toasted bread, yeasty back notes, creamy mousse, and an intense limestone minerality.

The body is full with a creamy mouthfeel and a crisp clean high acidity with a fresh lasting finish. Have a beautiful and safe weekend. Nostrovia! 🍷🍷🍷
— 8 years ago

Aaron, Sharon and 5 others liked this

Colin

Cuvée Blanche de Castille Premier Cru Champagne Chardonnay

30 November 2016. Bubbles On The Battery, Pier A Harbor House, New York, NY. — 8 years ago

David Léclapart

Cuvée l'Apôtre Blanc de Blancs Premier Cru Champagne

Very deep and a bit like a Chambertin for champagne. — 9 years ago

Patrick liked this

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

Josh, Raj and 1 other liked this

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

Greg, Roy and 2 others liked this
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!

Domaine Lise & Bertrand Jousset

Premier Rendez-Vous Version Longue Montlouis-sur-Loire Chenin Blanc 2017

Honey, candied ginger, sour lemon and marmalade at the same time, dried apricot, high minerality, wet herbs, celery. Pronounced intensity, long finish. Elevated acidity. — 6 years ago

Domaine Lise & Bertrand Jousset

Premier Rendez-vous Montlouis-sur-Loire Chenin Blanc 2017

Beautifully balanced with great acid. Great structure and firmness to a refreshing wine. — 6 years ago

Lee Quessy
with Lee
Daniel P., Amr and 15 others liked this

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

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. — 7 years ago

David, Isaac and 29 others liked this
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@Shawn R Fabulous wine @Jason Oliver hopefully you can gather up a couple bottles of this 2009 for me?
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@David L the assistant winemaker said he will check. Cheers

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

L. Aubry Fils

Sablé Brut Nature Rosé Premier Cru Champagne

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

Mark liked this

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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David Léclapart

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

The kids finally came down from their sugar high. Time for a little Leclapart. Love this champagne! — 11 years ago