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Domaine Armand Rousseau

Chambertin Grand Cru Pinot Noir 2012

Pair of 12’s with the Rousseau showing more finesse & floral than the Roumier that will need more time — 6 days ago

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Domaine François Raveneau

Montée de Tonnerre Chablis 1er Cru Chardonnay 1988

Cork broke in half (actually 6-7 pieces), initially some “old cork” flavors show through, yet after 5 minutes in the glass those dissipate and we’re left with a lovely aged Raveneau with mature fruit, some lemon and mineral notes as well, very nice complexity and length, I’ve always been very lucky aging my Raveneau, this is clearly a success (shaky cork notwithstanding)! — a day ago

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Dave

Dave

Sounds ok to me!!!
Tom Casagrande

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Wow! So cool. I have ZERO experience with Raveneau and ZERO Raveneaus in my cellar. ☹️ so your advice is purely of a hypothetical nature for me. (I’ve been lucky enough to have a few Dauvissats, however.) Did you use a Durand corkscrew? I use that with any 20 year or older bottle. Essential.
Doug Powers

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@Tom Casagrande, I did not, but the cork broke into so many pieces that I don’t think what cork puller I used mattered (shrug)!

Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé

Bonnes Mares Grand Cru Pinot Noir 2015

(En Magnum)…One to live forever, but with proper aeration it’s plenty giving, perfumed and seductive with a powerful, vibrant and structured palate with killer Grand Cru density and stunning length that seemingly never dissipates. For the long haul! — 25 days ago

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Domaine François Raveneau

Butteaux Chablis 1er Cru Chardonnay 2011

Creamy thick lemon fruit with good acidity. — 6 days ago

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Château Brane-Cantenac

Grand Cru Classé en 1855 Margaux Red Bordeaux Blend 2021

2021 vintage. Courtesy of @Neil Valenzuela Decanted and tasted after 1 hour. Light medium/medium body. Backing band and structure mainly there. Intro and middle of the song catchy. Last third/finish will round into form in the next 7-8 years. Pretty introduction as we speak. Def beyond above-average producer that strives for (leaner) balance. So young but feel like this will represent that eventually. 12.10.25. — 8 days ago

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Neil Valenzuela

Neil Valenzuela

Deep purple color. Aromas of dried violets, tobacco and cedar. Took a bit to open up, elegant flavors of black fruit and oak on the finish.

🍇74% cab, 22% Merlot, 2% cab franc, 1% carmenere and 1% petit verdot.

🏅95 Points - Vinous
🏅95 Points - Decanter
9.2
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@Neil Valenzula My pleasure!

Château Pavie

Saint-Èmilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend 1998

Damn. So subtle, tannins were mellow and benefitted from an hour decanting. — 4 hours ago

Vincent Dauvissat

La Forest Chablis 1er Cru Chardonnay 2015

2015 -Vintage- Meyer lemon, lime zest, Stoney, oily texture, custard medium plus acidity — 6 days ago

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Vincent Dauvissat

Les Clos Chablis Grand Cru Chardonnay 2002

Jan A
9.9

Rich tropical nose and very seamless chablis like palate, at its apex. Beautiful wine! — 13 days ago

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Agrapart & Fils (Pascal Agrapart)

Terroirs A Avize Grand Cru Extra Brut Blanc de Blancs

Happy St. Nick’s Day! Crisp and dry, delicious BdB. Lychee, lime zest, meringue, sea shells and chalky limestone minerals. Excellent bubbles to get into the holiday season. — 12 days ago

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Comte Armand

Clos des Epeneaux Monopole Pommard 1er Cru Pinot Noir 2012

Quite a deep colour , deep garnet , with a medium wide garnet rim . Needs time to open , quite discreet but quite deep and dark on the nose , with some blackberry tinged , liquorice , dark cherry , earthy sous bois . This opens up after a while to show more floral influences, lighter , redder fruits . On the palate this is quite dense , with a blackberry , dark cherry hint , earthy , mineral with quite grippy tannins . Good volume and density . Balanced acidity and earthy , mineral tinged finish. This needs time and improved quite a lot with air but really needs a few more years in the cellar , maybe come back in 5 years and will last well at least another 10. Promising . — 22 days ago

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