Les 7 Lieux Dits
Yves Boyer-Martenot
Cuvée Fernand Boyer Meursault Chardonnay 2022
From 4 lieux-dits in Meursault, aged in barrel for 12 months, 20% new, and in concrete eggs for 8 months.
This Meursault is radiant and expressive in the stellar ‘22 vintage. Aromas of yellow peach, baked apple, and a hint of hazelnut. Broad palate with creamy texture balanced by a fresh, citric line. Good depth and long finish. A charming Meursault with finesse. — 7 months ago
Pierre Girardin
Éclat de Calcaire Meursault Chardonnay 2021
Comes from 5 different lieux-dits within Meursault. White peach, honey crisp apples, wet limestone, flowers, with a bit of funk, almost like buttermilk. Orchard fruit carries over to the palate, forming a memorable peaches and cream finish that sweetens in the mouth, as though someone drizzled wildflower honey on the peaches--but without being too sweet. Outstanding QPR wine. — 2 years ago
Domaine national de Chambord
Cuvee du Roy Romorantin 2020
Very nice wine! Had to try it after a visit 🏰
🍇 Romorantin 100%
👃 Acacia honey, white fruits (white peach & apricot)
👄 White fruits, long finish
📖 François 1st, in 1518, planted 80 000 vines when constructing the Chambord Castle.
In 2015 all the vines were replanted in a "lieux-dits" called " l'Ormetrou" at less then 2 kilometers from the castle.
Loved the tour and the history 👌 — 4 years ago
Domaine William Fèvre
"Côte Bouguerots" Bougros Chablis Grand Cru Chardonnay 2018
La Paulée Grand Cru Lieux-dits of Chablis. By day 2 went from least to most favorite. — 5 years ago
Domaine Christian Moreau Père et Fils
Clos des Hospices dans les Clos Chablis Grand Cru Chardonnay 2018
La Paulée Grand Cru Lieux-dits of Chablis. Delicate. White flowers. Lemon custard. Nuanced. Flinty. Moderate acidity. — 5 years ago
Domaine Santa Duc
Aux Lieux-Dits Gigondas Red Rhone Blend 2020
Popped and poured; enjoyed over the course of a couple hours. The 2020 “Aux Lieux-Dits” pours a deep garnet with an opaque core; medium+ viscosity with light staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is developing with notes of fresh, ripe brambles, garrigue, red flowers, 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. There is a solid sense of place from this expression. Drink now through 2035. — 5 months ago
Jacques Selosse
Lieux Dits Les Carelles Extra Brut Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru Champagne Chardonnay
Disg. 2/14 (07 base)…Always my favorite of the Lieux-Dits and without question one of the very best Blanc de Blancs Champagnes on the planet, it’s particularly special to have with some bottle age. It’s absolutely as stunning as hoped—rich and powerful with crazy depth to its layers with a deep, complex core of caramelized orchard fruit, roasted nuts, old rum barrels and candied white flowers, all with seamless integration. The palate is generous and detailed, with racy acids, waves of saline laced, chalky Le Mesnil minerals and a finish that just stays with you. A BdB benchmark, legendary bubbles. — 9 months ago
Moussé Fils
Les Deux Lieux-Dits Anecdote Chardonnay 2018
For the most part, I’ve had nearly exclusively 100% Pinot Muenier from Mousse & Fils. My first 100% Chardonnay from them.
Not to beat a dead horse, but this is labeled Extra Brut at 1.5g, which is technically a nature. Amazing how often Champagne is missed label given French wine laws. Just goes to show you, you need to check them if you have a sweetness preference.
Mousse & Fils makes really nice cuvées if you haven’t had them. For many years really great QPR’s. They have increased their prices points but it’s reasonable, just not as good as they once were. But what is today!
The palate has it all. Beautiful mousse. Bruised Bosc pear & apple to cider, lime zest/pulp, lemon with meringue, pineapple juice, tropical melons, graham cracker crust, whipped cream, white spice w/ some palate heat, yeasty bread dough to baguette crust, limestone minerals with crumbled chalk, grey volcanic minerals, touch of dry herbs, yellow flowers, jasmine & spring flowers, grand, lively acidity, nice structure/tension, excellent balance with a smartly polished/elegant finish that lasts minutes and lands on volcanics & spice. — 9 months ago
Domaine Roulot
Les Luchets Meursault Chardonnay 2017
Jean Marc Roulot has always been a champion of showcasing individual terroir diversity with his terrific village lieux-dits, and the excellent 2017 vintage which has turned out so well for both red and white burg, is just perfect for it. Les Luchets is fantastic tonight, wafting from the glass with layers of white orchard fruit, lilies, hazelnut, spices and attractive matchstick reduction. The palate is pure and vibrant with a crystalline minerality, an elegant texture and notably impressive length. Really great bottle. — 4 years ago
Domaine William Fèvre
Valmur Chablis Grand Cru Chardonnay 2018
La Paulée Grand Lieux-dits of Chablis. Cooked apples, lemons, faint minerality. — 5 years ago
Domaine Louis Michel
Grenouilles Chablis Grand Cru Chardonnay 2018
La Paulée Grand Cru Lieux-dits of Chablis. Mineral. Leaner than other wines. Lemon custard. Long. — 5 years ago
Jacques Selosse
Lieux Dits Aÿ La Cote Faron Extra Brut Grand Cru Champagne Blend
The first “ah ha” Selosse wine for me many years ago. The south facing La Côte Faron is particularly “Selossien” and therefore particularly singular, with its oxidative complexity, textural richness and generous sun kissed ripe fruit expression. Like all Selosse wines, it’s layered and particularly aromatic for Champagne with intense caramelized red berry fruit, licorice and wildflower honey. The palate shows tremendous volume and intensity with a powerful, full bodied and satiny texture and a long, vibrant, mineral finish. So good. — 8 months ago
Domaine Labet
Lias Les Juvénilles Jura Chardonnay 2020
Tonight we opened the 2020 Domaine Labet Lias Les Juvéniles made with Chardonnay grown on blue clay and limestone soils (known as ‘Lias’), hailing from 30-60 year old vines in the lieux-dits of La Pellerine, Le Crêt, Arteau. 🌱
It underwent fermentation with wild yeast followed by 17 months aging on the lees in 228L oak barrels.
The color is a luminescent golden hue. After giving it a swirl, the aromas and flavors are singing!
It offers notes of flint, toast, fresh quince, honeydew, starfruit, yellow apple skin, juicy white peach, lemon peel, white blossom, chamomile, cream, sage, and hazelnut.
On the palate this wine is dry with structural symmetry and textural richness. It is mouth-coating with a long-elegant finish.
— 2 years ago
Domaine Pierre Usseglio & Fils
Cuvée De Mon Aïeul Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhone Blend 2015
One of Usseglio’s top cuvées, Mon Aïeul (“my granddad”) is 100% Grenache from some of the estate’s oldest vines (about 85 years of age) in La Crau, La Guigasse and Les Grandes Serres lieux-dits – each with a different type of soil.
Situated on an elevated plateau to the east of the village, La Crau is perhaps Châteauneuf’s most famous cru, known for its distinctive “galets roulés”, large, rounded river stones deposited here by the Rhône millions of years ago. To the south of the village, Les Grandes Serres is a very warm site on gravelly alluvial soils (and the source of the estate’s biggest wine, the 18% ABV “Not for You”). La Guigasse, on the other hand, is a cooler, sandier site with hardly any galets located on the northeastern part of the appellation, near the famous Pignan and Rayas lieux-dits (Chateau Rayas)
Mostly unoaked, it was brought up in concrete vats, with 15-20% in demi-muids. Ruby red color. Intensely perfumed, with notes of red and dark fruit (strawberry, raspberry), licorice and herbs. Full-bodied, rich, opulent and concentrated. Ripe fruit (cherry) and white pepper, smooth and creamy on the palate. Long, velvety, quite tannic finish. Hedonistic wine. — 3 years ago
Palacios Remondo
La Montesa Alfaro Rioja Baja Tempranillo Blend 2015
$15.00 whats not to like, nothing complicated, pop pour Tuesday
Parker 92 review as follows
Always a sure value, the 2015 La Montesa, has been increasing the amount of Garnacha in its blend, and here it reached 92% with the remaining 8% being Tempranillo. La Montesa is the name of a large estate where different lieux-dits, or "parajes" in Spanish, contribute to the blend of Valtomelloso, Valfrio and Valviejo. The grapes were hand-picked throughout October, then destemmed, crushed and fermented with indigenous yeasts in stainless steel vats, with remontage, where it also underwent malolactic fermentation. The wine matured in barrel for 12 months before being bottled. There is a big jump from La Vendimia to La Montesa in finesse, freshness and subtleness. The tannins are ultrafine, and the flavors are intense and deep, with some spicy undertones and a very tasty finish. Amazingly good. A whopping 650,000 bottles and some other formats produced. The quality is amazing for the volume, and it's also a good value. — 5 years ago
Paul T, Missing My Beautiful Wife 24/7
Yeah, you better hurry! Almost sold out.
Alvaro Bustillos
Cena granfinale troigoss — 4 days ago