Catherine Bernard
Domaine Bernard Baudry
Le Domaine Chinon Cabernet Franc
Popped and poured; enjoyed over the course of an hour. The 2022 “Le Domaine” pours a deep purple/ruby with an opaque core; medium viscosity with moderate staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is developing with notes of ripe and tart, dark fruits: cassis, blackberries, purple flowers, Poblano pepper, horse blanket and a mix of organic and inorganic earth. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is medium+. I always find this expression to be charming, albeit a bit rustic, and easy to love young while the single vineyard expressions are often backward for many years. Drink now through 2032. — a month ago
Domaine Bernard Baudry
Les Granges Chinon Cabernet Franc
Really nice wine! 👌🏻 — a month ago
Bernard Dugat-Py
Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru Pinot Noir 2011
Benito y c murgia joes dc — 2 months ago
Domaine Bernard Moreau & Fils
Chassagne-Montrachet Chardonnay 2010
Clean, full bodied Montrachet with almondy body, hint of lemon and in excellent condition. — 3 years ago
Domaine Bernard Baudry
La Croix Boissée Chinon Cabernet Franc 2013
Bernard Magrez
Chateau Pape Clément Grand Cru Classé de Graves Red Bordeaux Blend 2010
Lots of Bold Fruits! Blackberry, Plum, Blueberry & Black Cherry. Hint of an okie smoke. Robust with a soothing finish. Still young with several years to grow in the bottle! — 3 days ago
Domaine Catherine Cuchet-Béliando
Cornas Syrah 2015
Poured into a decanter about an hour prior to service; enjoyed over the course of a few hours. On the nose, the wine is developing with fabulous notes of ripe and tart, mixed brambles, blueberries, figs, lavender, a touch of animale, black pepper, rocky earth and fine, warm spices. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium(?) tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long. This seemed to get younger the longer it was exposed to air. The Benjamin Button of wine, lol. Might even rate it higher down the road. Lovely with kofta on a Thursday. Drink now through 2045+. Thanks for the assist @Lyle Fass — 2 months ago
Domaine Weinbach
Cuvée Ste. Catherine Schlossberg Alsace Grand Cru Riesling 2016
Grosses kino. Mitbringsel vom Jonas für männerabend von anfang Mai 26 mit Oli. Aprikosen, leicht ananas, viel frische, ausgewogener körper, langer abgang. — 2 months ago
Domaine Bernard Baudry
Les Grézeaux Chinon Cabernet Franc 2014
Lot of funk initially but on day two this really turned into a stunning wine. Give it some air and be open minded if there’s Brett at first because this is special stuff — 2 months ago
Catherine et Pierre Breton
Le Dilettante Vouvray Chenin Blanc
Properly dry with tight, fine bubbles and crisp notes of white peach, ripe grapefruit, and wet stones, with very little baking notes. Color is very light yellow with green hues to the center, and palate is bone dry, with more white peach (underripe), dry lemon, some slight hints of thyme or celery notes, and more grapefruit tartness with a lot of dry, limestone energy vibrating to the finish. — 2 months ago
Catherine et Pierre Breton
Nuits d'Ivresse Bourgueil Cabernet Franc 2023
Thought it paired really nicely with lamb dish I ordered and Zoe’s peppercorn duck dish — 5 months ago
Domaine Bernard Baudry
Le Clos Guillot Chinon Cabernet Franc 2017
At dinner at Le Cabotte. Entering a gorgeous drinking window. The nose is classic Chinon, loaded with red currant, crushed herbs, mineral dust, and hints of cassis. Beautiful Cabernet Franc herbaceousness, not green or vegetal, but alive. Red currants, crushed herbs, a little tobacco leaf, iron, stone, and that unmistakable Loire freshness. The fruit has enough generosity from the vintage to give a subtle fleshiness underneath the structure. The palate is all tension and energy. Incredible freshness, mouthwatering acidity, and a long mineral spine carry the wine across the palate. Unlike Baudry’s larger, more powerful bottlings, this is about movement. The fruit feels suspended in the acidity, and every sip seems to pull the next sip forward. After forty minutes of air, the wine became even more expressive. The red currant and herbaceous notes moved to the forefront, joined by gorgeous minerality and tremendous freshness. It is not thick or heavy like Cabernet Sauvignon, nor does it possess the density of Baudry’s biggest cuvées. Instead, it is all acid, tension, energy, and precision. Juicy, vibrant, and effortlessly drinkable, with the kind of electric persistence that makes great Cabernet Franc impossible to put down. — 18 days ago
Catherine et Pierre Breton
Les Perrières Bourgueil Cabernet Franc 1995
From a 1ha parcel of vines nearing 100 years old. If memory serves me correctly, Catherine and Pierre had introduced biodynamic practices the previous year (1994).
Popped and poured; enjoyed over the course of an hour. The 1995 Les Perrières pours a deep garnet with a near opaque core; medium viscosity with moderate staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is vinous with notes of brambles, Poblano pepper, purple flowers, graphite, leather, a touch of horse blanket, some fine warm spices and gravelly minerals. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long, grippy and mineral laden. Delicious. I love where this wine is at today. Drink now but well stored examples will likely live well past 2035. — 2 months ago
Bernard Magrez
Château Fombrauge Saint-Èmilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend 2019
Catherine et Pierre Breton
La Ritournelle Bourgueil Cabernet Franc Rosé 2022
ワイン見聞録福袋にあったロワールのロゼ。カベルネフランで2022年もの。当初調べた時は参考価格4700円とみたが、3700円らしい。
真夏のヒートショックを免れてイチゴ系のニュアンスが可愛らしいワイン。
＃ワイン — 6 months ago
Lyle Fass
Founder Fass Selections
Stunning. A total textural bomb, still very young but surprisingly accessible and open, which is the nature of 2020. Complex dark berry fruit, the sweetest, most velvety tannins, and that granitic edge only elite Hermitage gets. Powerful, deep and gorgeous. — 6 days ago