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Preston of Dry Creek

L. Preston Red Blend 2013

Andrei Trifonov-Serbinov
9.3

Excellent wine. One of my all time favorites — 9 years ago

Château la Tour de l'Évêque

Pétale de Rose 2014

Peterjmaes
9.6

love it! — 10 years ago

Domaine La Tour Vieille

Rimage Banyuls Grenache 2013

Ryan Schmied
8.9

Great Grenache character. Balanced. — 10 years ago

R. & L. Legras

Brut Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru Champagne Chardonnay

Nose Reiko
9.5

I really like this champagne. Crisp, fresh, certain aroma but not too rich. Good for matching with dishes. Not destruct the foods. Want to drink this as daily champagne. — 11 years ago

Leah Jørgensen Cellars

Oregon “Tour Rain” Red Blend 2014

Phaedra Brucato
9.2

Quaffable in great quantities. Yum. — 10 years ago

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Olga Tuttle

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I had her very first vintage. Loved that wine!

Domaine Pierre Luneau-Papin

Le 'L' d'Or Cuvée Médaillée Sur Lie Muscadet de Sèvre-et-Maine Melon de Bourgogne 2010

Joanne Close
9.3

2010 with such fresh crisp fruit. Meyer lemon and powdery minerality. Want to put away a few bottles, see the evolution. — 10 years ago

Château Tour Prignac

Cru Bourgeois Médoc Red Bordeaux Blend 2007

Peter Pienkowski
9.1

2007 vintage is earthy folks — 10 years ago

Château de La Tour

Clos Vougeot Vieilles Vignes Grand Cru Pinot Noir 2007

Lewis Chester
9.3

2007 vintage. Vieilles Vignes. Medium brick garnet hue. Herbal, white flower, white pepper, earthy and forest floor. Very attractive nose. On the palate, great balance of fruit and tannins - tight grain. Herbal character to the fore, black currant and slight mint. Good length. Ready to drink now as I think the fruit is starting to dry out. — 10 years ago

Château Tour Pibran

Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 2009

Mako Sawaguchi
9.0

Subtle at first, peppery later. — 10 years ago

Gordon Campbell
with Gordon

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

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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?
Morgan Harris

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Kit: yeah, for sure!