La Chapelle de Potensac

Delon Médoc Red Bordeaux Blend 2018

9.5

Whoa! This is great! And it’s quite a value, too! This is better than some Bordeauxs that cost ten times what this costs. I don’t know how well it will hold up in 10 to 20 more years, but it’s very drinkable now.

Wet, cobblestones and wet leather on the nose. A hint of cassis on the front of the tongue. Medium tannic structure. Flinty high notes on the mid palate and on the finish. No low notes to balance out the high, but otherwise I’m happy with this wine. I’m giving it a 9.5 because it’s my ideal of what a Bordeaux should be. — a month ago

J. Lassalle

Cuvée Angéline Brut 1er Cru Champagne Blend 2008

Alan Weinberg

9.2

Showing great. Really an under the wire super bubbly. — 7 months ago

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Château Lassalle

Graves Red Bordeaux Blend 2016

Peter van den Besselaar

9.1

Vintage 2016 | 60 cab sauv 40 merlot | deep purple black colour, cedar, tobacco, nice roundness, drinks terrific now | paired with a truffleburger, baked potatoes and carrots | this is Bordeaux at a reasonable price at its best — 9 months ago

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J. Lassalle

Brut 1er Cru Champagne Blend

John O'Shea

9.2

Nutty, brioche. Nose prominent for nutty flavor too. — a month ago

J. Lassalle

Special Club Brut 1er Cru Champagne Blend 2012

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.3

The 2012 J. Lassalle Special Club is made from 60% Pinot Noir & 40% Chardonnay. The vines average 50 yrs old. Hails from Chigny-Les-Roses. Winemakers Chantal Decelle-Lassalle and Angéline Templier farm using the practice of Lutte Raisonnée, which means they fall just short of organic. Sustainable but use minimal chemicals. Rain during and at the end of the season when Mother Nature doesn’t dry the grape clusters, chemicals are often necessary to prevent mold. This isn’t Sauternes!

Texturally, it is quite nice. Beautiful fine mousse and micro oxygenation. Lively but not aggressive acidity.

Green & golden apples, pear, pineapple, lime/lemon with zest, orange citrus blend, green melon & kiwi. White spice, bread dough, nougat, limestone bits, thick chalky powder, graham cracker crust, melted caramel, vanillin, saline, sea fossils, understated herbaceous notes, fruit blossoms, spring flowers with an elegant, smartly polished, well balanced, nicely structured-crafted finish that lasts 90 seconds & lands on volcanics & spice on the long set.

You could make case for 94 here. Perhaps fully with a few more yrs of bottle age.

Pairs well with the Jasper Hill Farms Limited Edition of their Champagne washed Harbison soft white. — 5 months ago