Selections De La Viña

Cantina del Signore

Riserva Borgofranco Gattinara Nebbiolo 2015

Lovely.

Nose is cherry flower. Cherry licorice.

Palate is medium cherries. So silky. Amazing.

Bought from fass selections.
— 2 years ago

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Domaine Chavy-Chouet

Les Champs-Gain Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Chardonnay 2015

On open closed on the nose.

Palate is typically incredibly delicious. Good minerality. Green apple fruit. Bright.

Bought from fass selections
— 3 years ago

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Sven Klundt

Kastanienbusch Riesling 2018

Nose has that elite blasting pfalz minerality. Some lemon flower perfume. Lovely.

Plate is more gods lemon soda. Good minerality. Delicious.

Bought from fass selections.
— 3 years ago

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Matthew Cohen

Matthew Cohen

The nose was. 9.5+. The palate was delicious but not as complex. If the palate catches up to the nose over time this will be a show stopper.

In any case a decline wine.
Matthew Cohen

Matthew Cohen

The nose was insane. The palate was delicious but lacked in complexity to be truly great. I’ll check in again in 2 years.
Matthew Cohen

Matthew Cohen

I meant delicious. Not decline. Fat fingers. Lol.

Roccia Rossa

Bramaterra DOC Nebbiolo 2015

Needs an hour decant. A bit dumb before that.

Fruity. Some spice.

Bought from fass selections
— 4 years ago

Severn, Josh and 5 others liked this

Janotsbos

Chassagne-Montrachet Chardonnay 2013

Wow. Love this producer. Nose is mineral green apple and a hint of richness. Lovely. Palate is green apple with lovely mineral. Still so fresh. Controlled elegant richness

Bought from fass selections.
— 5 years ago

Severn, Aravind and 2 others liked this

Thomas Allen Wines

Selections Lodi Cabernet Sauvignon 2015

Very nice cab for steak night. We both think delicious. — 6 years ago

Weingut Battenfeld-Spanier

Hohen-Sülzen Riesling 2014

Superb fruit, tangy citrus juice, hint of honey orange flower, still spare and balanced with full acidity. So nice. Ty, Fass Selections. — 6 years ago

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Château Paquita

Selections de la Viña Bob Red Blend 2015

Very light but packs a mineral, smoke & funk punch — 7 years ago

Rubus

Wine Selections Barossa Shiraz 2013

Takes me home to when I was a lad drinking Greg Norman. — 8 years ago

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Andreas Laible

Durbacher Plauelrain Klingelberger Trocken Riesling 2012

Fass Selections! — 10 years ago

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I'm glad you liked this. Maybe the best 2012 Riesling in my book. Off the charts wine and will age and age.

Maison Dampt

Bougros Chablis Grand Cru Chardonnay 2014

Amazing. Nose is mineral.

Palate is elegant mineral. Green apple. Some richness.

Bought from fass selections.
— 2 years ago

Andrew, Severn and 4 others liked this

Indigenous Selections

Nebbiolo d'Alba

Cinnamon, cranberry, cherry, magenta, ruby, leather, cherry, cranberry, acid and tannins are chalky — 3 years ago

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Janotsbos

En Créot Saint-Aubin 1er Cru Chardonnay 2017

Nose is BEAUTIFUL. So elegantly rich. Aromatic. Some oyster. Wow. 9.65 nose.

Payable is rich with great fruit. Juicy.

Bought from fass selections.
— 3 years ago

Josh, Severn and 6 others liked this

Domaine Sebastien Dampt

"Les Vaillons" Chablis 1er Cru Chardonnay 2017

Nose: green apple skin.

Palate : juicy apple. Nice richness. Finely dusted minerals.

Bought from fass selections.
— 3 years ago

Aravind, Neil and 4 others liked this
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Think I had and Iiked more

Drew Family Cellars

Estate Field Selections Mendocino Ridge Pinot Noir 2016

Decidedly animale, focused and powerful Pinot Noir. Wish I bought more. — 4 years ago

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Winzerhof Thörle

Probstey Spätburgunder 2013

Wow. In a great place. Nose is spatburgunder spice. Palate is crazy cherry, cherry pit, a hint of bitterness. Juicy. Great texture. Bought from Fass Selections. ... as it opens the nose is a panapoly ... gorgeous spice. A hint of cinnamon. Finish has a hint of licorice. — 6 years ago

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With minimal age these wines (thorle) deliver even more
9.3
Pinotman /// Andreas

Pinotman /// Andreas

It’s clear after trying multiple vintages myself these guys are solid - we can buy them blind now.
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Agreed. 16’s best yet!

Domaine Jean Dauvissat Pere & Fils

Vaillons Chablis 1er Cru Chardonnay 2015

When the price of this doubles in a few years grown men and women will be weeping that they didn’t buy more. Myself included. Explosive fruit and minerality. More than enough balancing acidity for the 15 acidity alarmists. As this opens it has palate expansiveness. My gut is that this will improve with more age. Wow. Bought from Fass Selections. Ok an hour in this is killing it. Profound wine. — 6 years ago

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I am one of the 15 acidity alarmists. Who are the other 14?
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There are only 14 others? :)
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@Noah Raizman @Aravind Asok freshness can also come from minerality and not just acid. Top 15’s have good acids not great but the freshness is terrific because of the mineral expression. I love the vintage. More in Côte d’Or than Chablis if I had to pick.
9.4

Rubus

Wine Selections Old Vines Lodi Zinfandel 2013

Pam
9.2

Love this Zinfandel. Spicey berry and medium bodied. Not too fruity like a lot of Zinfandel. Getting more! — 9 years ago

Weingut Battenfeld-Spanier

Mölsheim Riesling 2019

Wow. Intense.

Nose is mineral. Almost floral.

Palate is mineral, so juicy. Almost tart. Wow.

Bought from fass selections.
— 3 years ago

Severn, Lyle and 4 others liked this

Juliane Eller

Juwel Frühmesse Riesling 2016

Needs about 90 minutes to open up.

Nose is very dense slate

Palate is fantastic. Dense slate. Some finely crushed rocks. Some yellow apple. Delicious.

Bought from fass selections
— 3 years ago

Andrew, Lyle and 2 others liked this
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Sorry the minimum order is 10,000 bottles.

Domaine Jean Dauvissat Pere & Fils

Cote de Lechet Chablis 1er Cru Chardonnay 2017

Wow. Whopping chablisien fruit out of the gate. So mineral. Explosively.

Awesome lechet fruit. So dense. Luscious. Mineral. This vintage seems more straightforward and less Reflecting the intense house style than other vintages. Stunningly delicious. Bravo.

I cannot emphasize how delicious this is. It’s the apogee of lechet.

Bought from fass selections.
— 3 years ago

Aravind, Neil and 6 others liked this

Dosio

Barolo Nebbiolo 2006

Needs an hour to open.

Sweet fruit. Great texture.

Bought from fass selections.
— 4 years ago

Josh, Aravind and 5 others liked this

Podere San Lorenzo

Bramante Brunello di Montalcino Sangiovese 2012

A beautiful bottle of Brunello. Drinking well now but the present tanins and excellent acidic balance imply at least another 5 years of life from here.

Nose is a deep cherry not super dark but almost like a cherry blackberry blend. Almost pungent but in a perfumed aromatic kind of way. Some cherry flowers as this opens.

Grippy tanins at first. Then becomes more silky. Deep cherries. Almost cherry licorice. Almost sweet fruit.

Bought from fass selections.
— 4 years ago

Matthew, Andrew and 13 others liked this

Cantina Tomaso Gianolio

Barolo Nebbiolo 2013

Nose is heaven. Tar roses earth. Some anise. Palate is medium density cherries with great acidity. Finish is so long and juicy. Licorice just coats the palate and lips. Really lingers. Wow. Bought from Fass Selections. ... great texture. Amazing internal aromatics. Black cherry liquor and licorice and chicory and spice. Amazing. Sweet licorice finish. Love this. — 6 years ago

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I think I liked more than you. Look at my video on IG
9.4
Matthew Cohen

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No. You’re just better at describing wines.

Indigenous Selections

Piemonte Barbera 2012

A perfect wine with a pizza!!! — 7 years ago

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Indigenous Selections

Terre Siciliane Nero d'Avola IGT

Excellent wine. Had with spaghetti. Inexpensive and will buy more. — 7 years ago

Kysela Pere et Fils

Rubus Wine Selections Barossa Shiraz 2012

Pretty good qpr simpler but recognizable Barossa juice and if you listen there is quite a lot to hear — 9 years ago