Ribera Sur

François Chidaine

Les Choisilles Montlouis-sur-Loire Chenin Blanc 2020

14.5%. 🍎 apples, ripe, a big wine. Really well done yet over the top for me. Apple pie. A fantastic wine for asian food! I had a hard time with this one! On one side I was smitten and on the other side I was wondering what could this wine be with this quality grape material picked earlier and therefore less alcohol and more elegance? — 10 days ago

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Tom Casagrande

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Matthew Cohen

Matthew Cohen

Elegance schmelegance. 14.5% is the new 13%.

Get with the program ;-)

Krug

Clos du Mesnil Brut Blanc de Blancs Champagne Chardonnay 2002

Clos du Mesnil — 10 days ago

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Aalto

Ribera Del Duero Tempranillo 2012

Vintage 2012 | mocca, burned wood, fat, fig, plum, beautiful — a month ago

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Marc Hébrart

Brut 1er Cru Rosé Champagne Blend

The Hébrart domaine is located right on the Marne, in the village of Aÿ, catty-corner to Philipponnat. Their 1er cru Rosé, NV is a 60/40 mix of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, aged in INOX (with a small portion of the PN added as vin rouge aged in barrique). What’s most important, is that it’s delicious.

Popped and poured; enjoyed over the course of an hour. The wine pours a very pretty pink color with a persistent mousse. On the nose, the wine is developing with notes of ripe strawberry, raspberry, lemon, pink flowers, marzipan and limestone minerals. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is medium+ with a lovely, creamy texture. Serious enough for the nerds; seriously gluggable for the revelers. Disgorged April of 2023. Drink now.
— 17 days ago

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Bodegas y Viñedos Alion

Ribera Del Duero Tempranillo 2018

C'est chaleureux mais très très harmonieux — 6 days ago

Bodegas y Viñedos Vega Sicilia

Unico Gran Reserva Especial Ribera del Duero Tempranillo Blend 1996

This was perfect right from the bottle to a 20 minute decant. I felt like an angel baby swatted in cotton candy after drinking this one. Paired with meats and dishes at Bazaar in Washington DC. — a month ago

Favia

Cerro Sur Napa Valley Red Blend 2015

Jan A
9.6

Cab franc dominated, really nice ripe fruit. None of the harsh/green vegetal notes that some cabernet franc can have. Very well done! — 6 days ago

Andrew, Scott@Mister and 5 others liked this

Bodegas y Viñedos Vega Sicilia

Valbuena 5° Ribera del Duero Tempranillo Blend 2007

45 anos. Piselli com Diego e Luiza. 18 anos de guarda. — 6 days ago

Marc Hébrart

Special Club Brut 1er Cru Champagne Blend 2012

2012. Celebrating our return to Lincoln and our daughter’s birthday at our favorite place. We started with this Special Club that my daughter said was her favorite champagne to date! Paired great throughout the meal! — a month ago

Brian, Neil and 6 others liked this