Shell & Shale

Bending Branch Winery

Shell Creek Vineyards Old Vine Petite Sirah 2012

Never thought a Texas wine would be this good....,
— 10 years ago

Scherrer Winery

Shale Terrace Zinfandel 2005

It was a Scherrer kind of night. Rich and savory with a chocolate essence that sticks with you long after the wine is gone. — 11 years ago

L. Aubry Fils

Brut 1er Cru Champagne Blend

Zesty, vibrant acidity, lovely citrus, oyster shell minerality, long finish. And an amazing value! Sheer joy in a glass. — 11 years ago

Pey-Marin

The Shell Mound Riesling 2012

Really pleasant. Dry. Beautiful nose. 11.9%. Lemon peel and pears. I'm impressed. — 12 years ago

Scherrer Winery

Scherrer Vineyard Shale Terrace Zinfandel 2013

The best Zin I've ever had. Wow. — 11 years ago

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Will Meinberg

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I'll have to have you over for a bottle of Zin when I move there. Or many bottles
Matt Reagan

Matt Reagan

I pick "many"

Domaine François Raveneau

Montée de Tonnerre Chablis 1er Cru Chardonnay 2007

Nose of honey, oyster shell, and citrus. At once both firm, with cutting minerality and acid in the mouth, and opulent, with a plush perfume from the small amount of new oak. Just lovely. — 11 years ago

Jacques Selosse

Initial Brut Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru Champagne Chardonnay

Kit H
9.7

So flippin good. It kills me to say it, because I so badly want to find a grower who comes close for whom you don't have to shell out the $$$. — 12 years ago

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Domaine François Raveneau

Valmur Chablis Grand Cru Chardonnay 1990

From the Tour dArgent wine list. FnA. This is amazing Chablis. Light to med gold. Closed at first. Just wait... There it is. Kermidgean white soil and white rock stone. Shell bits. Over 3 hrs this built into that honeyed mineral stone pit fruit thing that is aged Raveneau. It's what got me interested in Chablis. It's why that disease continues. — 11 years ago

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Shale Oak Winery

Paso Robles Petite Sirah 2011

Paso! Very nice Petite! — 11 years ago

Dominio de Pingus

PSI Ribera del Duero Tempranillo 2010

Adrian Bryksa
9.4

A baby still with leathery notes of cassis, dust and shale. — 12 years ago

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