Reign Of Terroir

Altos Las Hormigas

Terroir Valle De Uco Malbec 2016

Spicy nose. Chocolate and brown nuts. Plum. Lots of it. Unsweet red candy and full finish. Delightful — 6 years ago

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

Ira M. Harmon, MS
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. — 8 years ago

Anthony liked this

Revana Family Vineyard

Terroir Series Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2013

Zach Cherry
9.3

Pretty legit. I was one of the first to try it in the state, and it lives up to the legend. If you want classically accurate Napa Cab, this is in your boathouse for $100ish bucks. Gives a full view of how good the actual Revana drinks, but for a much kinder price. — 9 years ago

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Domaine Zind Humbrecht

Terroir d' Alsace Riesling 2012

Clear, medium lemon with golden hue. Clean nose, medium to high intensity, aromas of peaches, tangerines, flowers, petrol. Dry. Medium body, high acidity, flavours of peaches, tangerines, flowers, petrol. Medium finish. Excellent. — 9 years ago

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Terroir al Límit

Arbossar Priorat Carignan 2009

100% carineña from 90 year-old vines on north-facing granite slopes. 24 months in Riesling foudres (I have visited the winery). This is such a pretty wine (Priorat's version of DRC), I wish I could afford to buy it by the the truckload! — 10 years ago

Anthony, A. and 10 others liked this

Château Le Puy

Expression Originale Du Terroir Côtes de Francs Red Bordeaux Blend 2009

Ripe red fruit, forest floor and that kind of muddy, chocolatey thing you get with Bordeaux sometimes, a bit of Bret as well. Organic/bio dynamic. Vineyard is circled by vines whose only duty is to protect the inner vines from surrounding vineyards who use pesticides. #asp — 10 years ago

Anthony liked this

Clos des Fous

Locura 1 Terroir de los Andes Chardonnay 2012

Jeremy Shanker
9.0

Hands down the most balanced, pure, and terroir-transparent white I have ever tasted from Chile. Citrusy and flinty with hints of key lime sorbet and crushed mint. — 10 years ago

Elena MercadoGuillermo Arribas
with Elena and Guillermo
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Guillermo Arribas

Guillermo Arribas

Excellent. Pickle brine on the nose.
8.8

Domaine Belluard

Terroir du Mont-Blanc Mondeuse 2012

Very impressive amphora aged Mondeuse by Domaine Belluard in Savoie | Only 2% of their planted vineyard is Mondeuse and they make roughly 500 bottles of this... hard to get your hands on it! — 11 years ago

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Château Ducru-Beaucaillou

Saint-Julien Red Bordeaux Blend 1985

Fabulous '85 St. Julien Bordeaux. Beautiful nose, terroir, still plenty of fruit, long elegant finish. — 12 years ago

Paten HughesRalph Bryan
with Paten and Ralph

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

Ryan, Shay and 25 others liked this

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

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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Terroir al Límit

Terra de Cuques Priorat Pedro Ximénez Muscat

A really interesting wine, seems fortified on the nose but not so much when you taste it. A little salt and lots of complexity and length. Also a really nice colour. — 9 years ago

Laura Dickson
with Laura

Château Gazin

Pomerol Red Bordeaux Blend 2004

A chateau that's been on the rise I'm told. Terroir is sand and gravel with clay substrata. Very fragrant, something pleasingly green and floral about the flavor profile, plenty of acid, fruit is red and blue with some spice. Great achievement in '04 and drinking great! — 9 years ago

Patrick Piuze

Terroir de Chichée Chablis Chardonnay 2014

Crisp, delicious, beautiful expression of Chardonnay — 10 years ago

Michele Ouellet
with Michele
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Domaine Claude Branger

Terroir Les Gras Moutons Muscadet de Sèvre-et-Maine Sur Lie Melon de Bourgogne 2012

Things are getting a bit out of hand here at the office. — 10 years ago

Henderson ShorterBjørn RostadMicah Roberson
with Henderson, Bjørn and 1 other
David, Nat and 4 others liked this
Henderson Shorter

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Among the best bottlings of Muscadet I've had: vivid & crystalline; citrus, warm sand; suave and finesse-driven texture.
9.0
Karine Sully

Karine Sully

Sad to have missed it.

Terroir al Límit

Pedra de Guix Priorat Garnatxa Blanca Blend 2011

One of the best Spanish whites I had — 10 years ago

Rafaela Salvadori
with Rafaela
Lundmark, Marcos and 4 others liked this

Patrick Piuze

Terroir de Courgis Chablis Chardonnay 2013

It has notes of tart fruit and you can really get the mineral taste. This wine was really good with shellfish! — 11 years ago

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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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 💋
— 7 years ago

Greg, P and 9 others liked this
Dick Schinkel

Dick Schinkel

Fantastic wine 👍🍷
Chris England

Chris England

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

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. — 8 years ago

Andrew, Riddley and 7 others liked this

Kaiken

Corte Terroir Series Mendoza Malbec Blend 2013

Inky violet with translucent purple rim. Medium nose needs 1/2 hour to open to blackberry, black plum, black cherry, cassis, cinnamon, clove, red fruits, tobacco, and vanilla. Medium acid to the palate is hot and dry with bitter dark chocolate, black fruit and black pepper. Medium soft tannins still with edge for long dry finish of bitter cocoa and pepper. Good structure and balance makes for great red meat buddy but slight bitterness not for all sippers. Very good value at $10.98 USD. — 9 years ago

Alta Vista

Terroir Selection Mendoza Malbec 2011

Strong alcohol on the nose also currants. Cherries and blackberries, a bit of pepper and spice. Lighter and fruitier. — 10 years ago

St. George Spirits

Terroir Gin

Davis Smith
9.0

Proof that terroir can exist without the influence of soil. Pun intended. — 12 years ago