Clos Roche Blanche

Domaine Armand Rousseau

Clos de la Roche Grand Cru Pinot Noir 2006

Medium light ruby , quite wide light ruby rim . On the nose shows good complexity with sous bois , truffle , cherry and raspberry. On the palate this is again more tertiary in character , with those cherry fruits complementing the earthy sous bois notes . With time this shows a mineral , stony undertow , but stays fresh and vital , with those cherry and raspberry notes . Very fine , ripe but grippy tannins . Fresh acidity and good balance , good velvety mouthfeel . This is great now though improves with time in the glass , so there is absolutely no rush here , from now and over the next 10 years perhaps. An excellent showing for this challenging year . At Auberge de l’ill, Illhaeusen. — 17 days ago

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Paul Jaboulet Aîné

Domaine Mule Blanche Crozes-Hermitage Roussanne Marsanne

At tannins upfront. Berns Steak House. In the 8T room Last bottle. Bottled candled and decanted. Mild dusty dark fruit bouquet. Soft dusty delicate middle. Old world earthiness. Finishes smooth. — 3 months ago

Domaine Bois de Boursan

Châteauneuf-du-Pape White Rhône Blend 2023

White Rhone. Nose: pear, lemon. Taste: lemon, honey. Very interesting white and I wasn’t aware there were white chateauneuf-du-pape. — 5 months ago

Château de Pibarnon (Comte de Saint Victor)

Bandol Bourboulenc Blend 2024

What a stunner and something tells me the best is yet to come with some additional cellaring — 9 months ago

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Château de Laubade

Bas Armagnac Folle Blanche/Ugni Blanc/Colombard 1976

End of the bottle, but still good. — 5 years ago

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Pierre Brisset

Sous Roche Dumay Saint Aubin 1er Cru Chardonnay 2024

Lyle Fass
9.9

Gorgeous and elegant, with finesse, classic white Burgundy acidity, mineral sapidity, and real purity. Beautiful wine. — 7 days ago

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Jay Kline

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I can hardly wait to try the 2024’s
Lyle Fass

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@Jay Kline as good as 21 but slightly different. Abbaye, Echezeaux are tops for red and white, but NSG/VR and Aubin are right there. Insane collection.

Louis Latour

La Grande Roche Montagny 1er Cru Chardonnay

Well balanced wine, deep and rich taste — 2 months ago

Château La Tour Blanche

Sauternes Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend 2018

2018 vintage. Cooked pineapple. Toasted coconut. Dry lemon curd. Just sweet enough. — 3 months ago

La Bastide Blanche

Bandol Mourvèdre Blend Rosé 2021

Really floral on the nose- rose bushes? Maybe some saltiness too. Minerality on the palate but also cherries, floral, a bit more savory than fruity. Some acidity and medium body. — 5 months ago

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Domaine Ponsot

Clos de la Roche Grand Cru Pinot Noir 2022

Somm David T
9.2

This is like wine candy and not in the way I normally refer to wine candy. In this case, fruity but a bit too sweet. This tastes like a higher brix pick than I prefer w/ my red burgundy. The sweetness does fade some after it long sets.

Black cherries, strawberries, raspberries with some blue fruit. Eucalyptus, a pungent herbaceous quality, dry top soil, dry limestone powder, fresh & used tobacco, dry leather, dry twig, pronounced barrel shavings, soft baking spices- strong clove, understated cinnamon, nutmeg & vanillin, some grilled meats, pepper, mid berry cola, dry river stone, nice red, dark, blue florals with violets, excellent acidity and a well knitted structure-tension, needs more time to be well balanced but elegant & polished long finish that lasts minutes and long sets on dry earth minerals & spice.

Maybe, better with a good long cellaring?
— 7 months ago

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Well…a couple of things: 1) 2022 was a solar year and all about the fruit and 2) holy smokes that’s young for Clos de la Roche!
Somm David T

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I have vintages of this that are 8 and 10 yrs in bottle that I haven’t considered opening. It was strangely much sweeter than I prefer. Not by a little bit, but a lot.

Domaine Hubert Lignier

Clos de la Roche Grand Cru Pinot Noir

Timothy Eustis
9.0

This 1998 from magnum aged gracefully but reflects the hardness of the vintage. Still, it was enjoyable. — 5 years ago

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Domaine Dujac

Clos de la Roche Grand Cru Pinot Noir 1988

Acker auction @ marea — 2 months ago

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Domaine Leroy

Clos de la Roche Grand Cru Pinot Noir 1998

Aaron brown — 3 months ago

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Château La Tour Blanche

Donation Osiris Sauternes Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend 2016

vintage 2016 | True to type Sauternes | paired with apple crumble — 3 months ago

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Doug Powers

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@Peter van den Besselaar, is this a special cuvée/bottling of this wine?
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@Doug Powers No. The pilanthropist Osiris gifted the chateau to the French state in 1907. It has been a viticulture school ever since.

Domaine Jean-Louis Chave

J.L. Chave Sélection Hermitage Blanche Marsanne Roussanne 1988

Absolutely fucking magical. Such an experience drinking this wine — 6 months ago

Joseph Landron

Atmosphères Méthode Traditionnelle Folle Blanche Pinot Noir

Nice yellow color. Vibrant bubbles. Citrus flavor with pineapple notes. The mouth-feel is vibrant — 4 years ago

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Belle Roche

Cabernet Sauvignon 2019

Nice and fruity. Medium body with a short finish. Get good notes of fruit and some pepper on the nose — 6 years ago