Reign Of Terroir

Guy Farge

Terroir de Granit St. Joseph Syrah 2018

N: blackberry, thyme, stones, waft of smoke.
P: rich blackberry juice, hit of pepper, spice, and tiny bit of chocolate, bay leaf, stones. Nice purity of fruit.

Quite nice w coq au vin. Picks up the bacon.
— 3 years ago

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Renaissance Vineyard & Winery

Vin de Terroir Granite Crown Syrah Blend 2004

Good amount of sediment coating glass.

Cherry note shines through, amazing.
— 4 years ago

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Château Pontet-Canet

Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 2013

Those who follow me will know that this is a rare one for me, but I don’t have too many half bottles and my alcoholism took over late tonight and made me open something. This is one of the lightest Cabernet Merlot blends I’ve ever had. It’s still quite tannic but the winemaking is there. Seems to open a little over time and you can taste the French terroir. — 5 years ago

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I get it. Longing for an extra glass.

Hubert Lamy

En Remilly Saint-Aubin 1er Cru Chardonnay 2015

Somm David T
9.4

No detailed notes as we were at dinner with friends. Three Somm’s present for dinner and all thought this was wine of the night. I was one of them.

I believe their 15 is even better than their fantastic 2010.

If you are not familiar with this producer & terroir, I highly recommend you do. It remains under most consumers radar. I should probably stay silent on it as it will only drive up demand and price. But, good wine is meant to be shared with people who know how to appreciate it. This is around $55 on pre-arrival and $70ish if not bought on pre-arrival.

Olivier Lamy left the family Domaine to learn from other producers before returning to his family Domaine. He made Méo-Camuzet for few years just before his return.

The body was thick and slightly waxy. Nice green apple, pineapple, lime, honeysuckle, fruit blossoms with excellent round acidity, texture, elegant and well polished finish.

Recommend you slightly over chill it and decant it for an hour if you drink it this young. After it hour, it really blossoms.

Photos of, the Domaine property, Saint-Aubin Vineyard, amazing Saint-Aubin Chardonnay grapes and Domaine building sign
— 6 years ago

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Domaine de Terrebrune

Terroir de Trias Bandol Mourvedre 2016

Bright salmon color. Racy aromas of acacia flowers, cantaloupe and citrus. Beams of peach, blood orange and strawberries are carried by a well balanced acidity. Lighter than I would have expected. It closes taut with a mineraly echo. — 8 years ago

Musso

Terroir? I'm part of It. Veneto Red Blend

Diretto questo vino, subito profumi di fruttini e bacche nere, prugna disidratata, spezia dolce / piccante.. il sorso è sincero di rusticita' composta quasi elegante , minerale di grafite e carbone..morbidezza glicerica e freschezza equilibrano il sorso mentre la trama tannica perfeziona la chiusura.
Filosofia, vini e ospitalità da provare!!!!
— 8 years ago

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Domaine Belluard

Ayse Terroir du Mont Blanc Brut Zéro Savoie Gringet 2012

Winner. Lots of sweetness and great acidity. — 9 years ago

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Famille Montessuit

Crocus Alpinus Terroir d'Ayze Vieilles Vignes White Blend 2017

Nose has sweet minerals.

Palate is fresh apple. Very mineral. Some mountain stream. As this opens it adds richness and complexity. Extremely sprightly. Some lovely mild chalkiness.

Great change of pace wine. Im having with Chinese comfort food. Singapore chow mei fun.

Let’s see how this evolves.

Bought from fass selections
— 3 years ago

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Lyle Fass

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@Ira Schwartz had older V’s at the estate. This has decades ahead of it.
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@Matthew Cohen bad match with curry
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Terroir al Límit

Les Manyes Priorat Garnatxa Negra 2014

Fucking glorious Garnacha. Sous bois, turned earth, wet leaves, cinnamon, ground cloves, pepper, allspice, tar, crushed black plum and cherry fruit, almost dried tones mixed in, burnt earth, dried herbs, wilted flowers. Nose is subtle, but definition is there. Plate is a kaleidoscope of dark spices, savory earth, and gorgeous muddled fruit. Exotic, alluring in every sense, structured w/ powerful tannin almost reminiscent of Nebbiolo. A captivating wine in terms of texture and elegance. — 4 years ago

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Bodegas La Rosa

Diversity of Terroir Mendoza Premium Malbec

Heavy taste but well balanced, very easy to drink, ever so slightly acidic but not over bearing. Highly recommend. — 5 years ago

Revana Family Vineyard

Terroir Selection Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2014

Paul H
9.3

This was decanted prior to me showing up so I can’t give a fresh out of the bottle prospectus but I did get little bit of tea and a faint cherry. Now to the good stuff. On the palate there was to me loganberry and cherry and a bit of graphite. It has a nice velvety texture that finished nicely. — 7 years ago

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Terroir al Límit

Les Tosses Priorat Cariñena 2013

Rare 96RP Priorat, only 1,008 bottles @ €146+ that's just beautiful & will age into 96-98 divinity 😍 Mrs E says "It's as smooth as Antonio Banderas' moves" I said "No as smooth as Penelope Cruz breasts" 😁

🍇 100% Carignan

🍷 Dark ruby w/ purple hue

👃 Strawberries & red cherries w/ touches of blackberry & raspberry seduced by oak, earth, farmyard, violets, liquorice & fine smoke

👄 Med silky polished delicate dark & red fruits that just seduces your taste sensations

🎯 Med+ soft earthy summer fruits 💋
— 8 years ago

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Dick Schinkel

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Fantastic wine 👍🍷
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@Dick Schinkel it was a new find for me 👍😁🍷

Patrick Piuze

Terroir de Fyé Chablis Chardonnay

Lead to believe that the 14' is going to be relatively hard to live up to but this is pretty damn enjoyable regardless. The thick, oily texture here could be possibly confused as potential barrel work, especially served warm, but don't let that fool you. Wet stones, chlorine, green apple and white peach aromas. The palate has a gob-tonne of green apple but despite that oily texture there's plenty of acidity here too — 8 years ago

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Weingut Heymann-Löwenstein

Uhlen R Grosse Lage Terroir Rothlay Riesling

Nose is deep and rich. Lightly unctuous in an elegant way. Some mustiness as this opens.

Palate is rich apple fruit. Hint of lemon pith. Mineral. Some petrol. Well done.
— 3 years ago

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Lyle Fass

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Vintage?

Henri Bourgeois

Terroir De Silex Sancerre d'Antan Sauvignon Blanc 2017

John Howard
9.4

Firing on all cylinders. Dageneau silex-ish for a fraction of the price. Need more of this in our lives! Happy birthday Mari!! — 4 years ago

Mari Stauffer
with Mari
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Nice 👍 I need to try!

Domaines Lupier

El Terroir Old Vines Garnacha 2013

Quite possibly the purest expression of Garnacha I can recall ever tasting. Exotic and spicy. Good tannin. Wonderfully balanced. Just great — 5 years ago

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Charles Joguet

Cuvée Terroir Chinon Cabernet Franc

Like this wine but doesn’t have the power that some of his other wines have pencil lead iron cherry fruit - liked it from an aromatic standpoint more than flavor and finish — 7 years ago

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Domaine De La Grand'Cour (Jean-Louis Dutraive)

Cuvée Vieilles Vignes Terroir "Champagne" Fleurie Gamay 2015

One of the few examples of success with new oak and bojo — 7 years ago

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Santo Winery

Volcanic Terroir Santorini Assyrtiko

Very delicately perfumed, minerally, and steely, which to me is the make up of a feminine wine. We enjoyed this with tzatziki, pantzaria, lavraki, and many more delicious Greek food. — 8 years ago

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with Ira

Patrick Piuze

Terroir Découverte Chablis Chardonnay 2014

Nose is linear and soft. Lime, beer foam, chalk, apple blossom. Palate is juicy, broad, mouth-filling with loads of golden apple, lime, rocks, and underripe melon. Zippy. — 9 years ago

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