Base wine 2013, 40% vin de réserve, dosage 4 gr/l. Orchard and complex citrus fruit, bright and crystalline, brimming with chalky energy but quite broad and textured, impressive persistence on the finish.
Intense and elegant, fresh and chalky, salted lemon, warmth from some older wood, creamy and seamless, very good length. Rich but very lively for a 2015.
A monopole just above the premier cru Les Marconnets, but it is classified as a village vineyard. Delightfully pure and fresh, roses and violets, hint of earth, ripe blue fruit, peach, spices, silky and creamy, elegant weight, very good resonance and length. Lovely now and over the next 8-10 years.
Linear and precise, pure and fresh, cool and mineral, high quality low toast new oak, medium body (12.5% ABV), floral top notes, embryonic but approachable, very good length. Exemplary wine making.
Buttercup yellow with green reflections; incredibly fresh and youthful, citrus fruit with a tropical edge, waxy and smoky, salty intensity, medium dry, hint of green apple, perfectly integrated firm acidity, good resonance, very good length. A great surprise.
NV Larmandier-Bernier Longitude 92 Points
France, Champagne, Champagne Premier Cru
Base wine 2013, 40% vin de réserve, dosage 4 gr/l. Orchard and complex citrus fruit, bright and crystalline, brimming with chalky energy but quite broad and textured, impressive persistence on the finish.
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2015 Domaine Guy Robin et Fils Chablis 1er Cru Montée de Tonnerre Vieilles Vignes 92 Points
France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis 1er Cru
Intense and elegant, fresh and chalky, salted lemon, warmth from some older wood, creamy and seamless, very good length. Rich but very lively for a 2015.
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2015 Albamar PAI 90 Points
Spain, Galicia, Rías Baixas
Limited production (5,500 bottles). Dry and mineral, tight and stony, lots of salinity, very good length.
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2015 Paul Pernot et ses Fils Beaune Clos Du Dessus Des Marconnets 91 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Beaune
A monopole just above the premier cru Les Marconnets, but it is classified as a village vineyard. Delightfully pure and fresh, roses and violets, hint of earth, ripe blue fruit, peach, spices, silky and creamy, elegant weight, very good resonance and length. Lovely now and over the next 8-10 years.
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2014 Weingut Keller Bürgel Spätburgunder 92 Points
Germany, Rheinhessen
Linear and precise, pure and fresh, cool and mineral, high quality low toast new oak, medium body (12.5% ABV), floral top notes, embryonic but approachable, very good length. Exemplary wine making.
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2013 Domaine des Tours Vaucluse 90 Points
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Vaucluse
Honeyed and spicy, lifted and fresh, rosehip, intensity without weight, exciting.
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1980 Weingut Dr. Motzel Scheurebe Appenheimer Hundertgulden Spätlese Eiswein 91 Points
Germany, Rheinhessen
Buttercup yellow with green reflections; incredibly fresh and youthful, citrus fruit with a tropical edge, waxy and smoky, salty intensity, medium dry, hint of green apple, perfectly integrated firm acidity, good resonance, very good length. A great surprise.
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2016 Alois Kracher Zweigelt Beerenauslese 92 Points
Austria, Burgenland, Neusiedlersee
Deliciously sweet, spiced strawberries, sweet cherries, fresh and with gentle bitters, honeyed, intense and elegant, lovely energy and length.
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