Tasting, brief note. A big step up. Subtly floral start with more red vs black cherry, background woodsy spice and very good textures. Also better to cellar another year or two, but best to enjoy 2020-2030.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru
Tasting, brief note. Pear and poached pear notes with good richness, but then a clear mineral finish. Good weight and length, very good balance. Enjoy young, now through 2025.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Clos Vougeot Grand Cru
Tasting, brief note. Black and red cherry with dark chocolate and faint earth. Subtle savory spice throughout with braised meat hints. Lots of weight and length. Very good 93-94 point potential.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Puligny-Montrachet
Tasting, brief note. Enticing aromas with tipe apple, floral hints and a ripe roundness I really enjoy. Slightly less exciting flavors, similar, just less intense. Fun now.
Tasting, brief note. A big step up vs Chambolle Argillieres. Black and red cherry, slightly meaty. Starts out softly, seems to pick up weight and meat towards reasonably long finish. Better to cellar for a year or three, good + 87+ point potential.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Gevrey-Chambertin
Tasting, brief note. Black and red cherry with a bit of earth and smoked sausage. Good+ weight and textures. A bit of whole cluster seems to come through, more on nose, that should integrate better in a year or three.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Savigny-lès-Beaune 1er Cru
Tasting, brief note. Ripe black and red berries with clear floral notes. Very bright with good intensity, weight and length. Give this a couple of years.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Corton Grand Cru
Tasting, brief note. Complex black and red cherry aromas with licorice and espresso. Similar flavors, slightly less ripe, good and elegant textures. Expanding finish. Very nicely balanced now.
NV Leclerc Briant Champagne Brut Rosé 85 Points
France, Champagne
Tasting, brief note. Very easy berry-filled flavors and aromas. Fun for now.
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2016 Domaine Louis Moreau Chablis 85 Points
France, Burgundy, Chablis
Tasting, brief note. Simple overall but good depth. Slightly sweet finish. Good now.
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2016 Domaine Louis Moreau Chablis 1er Cru Vaillons 87 Points
France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis 1er Cru
Tasting, brief note. Ripe apple throughout with mineral notes coming through on its finish. Good length, good to enjoy now.
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2016 Domaine Louis Moreau Chablis 1er Cru Vauligneau 86 Points
France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis 1er Cru
Tasting, brief note. Slightly lighter / simpler vs Vaillons, but also slightly longer. Also a good mineral finish.
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2015 Domaine Pierre Gelin Fixin 86 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Fixin
Tasting, brief note. Black fruit with some rustic/ coarse edges, even with good power and length for its level. Better to cellar another year or two.
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2015 Domaine Pierre Gelin Fixin 1er Cru Clos Napoleon 89 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Fixin 1er Cru
Tasting, brief note. A big step up. Subtly floral start with more red vs black cherry, background woodsy spice and very good textures. Also better to cellar another year or two, but best to enjoy 2020-2030.
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2015 Domaine Pierre Gelin Gevrey-Chambertin Clos de Mévelle 87 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Gevrey-Chambertin
Tasting, brief note. Black fruit and roasted game with moderate length and some firm tannins. Good for its level, best to cellar another few years.
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2016 Château de Beauregard (Joseph Burrier) Fleurie
France, Burgundy, Beaujolais, Fleurie
Tasting, brief note. Reduced, impossible to assess in the time context of this walk-around tasting.
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2016 Château de Beauregard (Joseph Burrier) Pouilly-Fuissé 86 Points
France, Burgundy, Mâconnais, Pouilly-Fuissé
Tasting, brief note. Good weight with apple and peach, slightly awkward/ clunky right now, but fun.
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2016 Château de Beauregard (Joseph Burrier) Saint Véran 85 Points
France, Burgundy, Mâconnais, Saint Véran
Tasting, brief note. Apple with good weight, perhaps slightly more structure for that fruit. Slightly simple, but good potential.
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2015 Blain-Gagnard Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Morgeot 88 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru
Tasting, brief note. Pear and poached pear notes with good richness, but then a clear mineral finish. Good weight and length, very good balance. Enjoy young, now through 2025.
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2015 Gagnard-Delagrange Chassagne-Montrachet 87 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Chassagne-Montrachet
Tasting, brief note. Floral start with lots of ripe apple. Good weight and balance. Fun young, good now.
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2016 Domaine Blain Soeur et Frére Côte de Brouilly Pierre Bleue 87 Points
France, Burgundy, Beaujolais, Côte de Brouilly
Tasting, brief note. More red than black berries, but overall fairly broad and large Gamay, firm middle through finish. Better to cellar a few years.
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2016 Domaine Blain Soeur et Frére Côte de Brouilly Les Jumeaux
France, Burgundy, Beaujolais, Côte de Brouilly
Tasting, brief note. Seemed backward, dense and burly, almost coarse. From quartz bedrock. Not a personal favorite.
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2015 Domaine Jean Grivot Vosne-Romanée
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Vosne-Romanée
Tasting, brief note. Reduced, impossible to assess in the time context of this walk-around tasting.
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2015 Domaine Jean Grivot Clos Vougeot
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Clos Vougeot Grand Cru
Tasting, brief note. Black and red cherry with dark chocolate and faint earth. Subtle savory spice throughout with braised meat hints. Lots of weight and length. Very good 93-94 point potential.
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2016 Domaine Alain Chavy Puligny-Montrachet 87 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Puligny-Montrachet
Tasting, brief note. Enticing aromas with tipe apple, floral hints and a ripe roundness I really enjoy. Slightly less exciting flavors, similar, just less intense. Fun now.
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2016 Domaine Alain Chavy Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Folatières 88 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru
Tasting, brief note. Yellow and green apple with subtle spice and lots of minerality with good+ textures. Better in a year or two.
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2016 Domaine Alain Chavy Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Champs-Gain
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru
Tasting, brief note. Ripe apple and pear to start with leaner, more elegant textures middle forward. Good+ length. 87-88 point potential.
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2015 Domaine Laurent Cognard Montagny 1er Cru Les Bassets Blanc 86 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte Chalonnaise, Montagny 1er Cru
Tasting, brief note. Ripe orchard fruit with a bit of sweetness. Good+ weight.
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2016 Domaine Laurent Cognard Pouilly-Loché Aux Barres 86 Points
France, Burgundy, Mâconnais, Pouilly-Loché
Tasting, brief note. Apple and lemon with an elegant overall style. Good+ weight and length.
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2016 Michel Magnien Chambolle-Musigny Aux Argillières
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambolle-Musigny
Tasting, brief note. Light styled for the vintage with red berry aromas, flavors. Soft structure and moderate length.
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2016 Michel Magnien Morey St. Denis 87 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Morey St. Denis
Tasting, brief note. A big step up vs Chambolle Argillieres. Black and red cherry, slightly meaty. Starts out softly, seems to pick up weight and meat towards reasonably long finish. Better to cellar for a year or three, good + 87+ point potential.
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2015 Michel Magnien Gevrey-Chambertin Les Seuvrées Vieilles Vignes 89 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Gevrey-Chambertin
Tasting, brief note. Black and red cherry with a bit of earth and smoked sausage. Good+ weight and textures. A bit of whole cluster seems to come through, more on nose, that should integrate better in a year or three.
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2016 Xavier Monnot Meursault Les Chevalières 88 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault
Tasting, brief note. Apple, almond butter and spice hints. Good+ balance and length. Fun already.
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2016 Xavier Monnot Meursault 1er Cru Charmes 89 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault 1er Cru
Tasting, brief note. Big and chewy with fairly firm structure for now. Very good length. Better 2024-.
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2016 Xavier Monnot Maranges 1er Cru Clos de la Fussière 89 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Maranges 1er Cru
Tasting, brief note. Red cherry with some meat and savory spice hints and impressive weight. Good+ length. An excellent value wine.
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2017 Xavier Monnot Bourgogne
France, Burgundy, Bourgogne
Tasting, brief note. Very light, enjoyable, simple.
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2015 Domaine Tollot-Beaut Chorey-les-Beaune 87 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Chorey-les-Beaune
Tasting, brief note. Bright red fruit with good weight for its level. Power on finish, needs some cellar time.
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2015 Domaine Tollot-Beaut Savigny-lès-Beaune 1er Cru Les Lavières 90 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Savigny-lès-Beaune 1er Cru
Tasting, brief note. Ripe black and red berries with clear floral notes. Very bright with good intensity, weight and length. Give this a couple of years.
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2016 Domaine Tollot-Beaut Corton-Bressandes 91 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Corton Grand Cru
Tasting, brief note. Complex black and red cherry aromas with licorice and espresso. Similar flavors, slightly less ripe, good and elegant textures. Expanding finish. Very nicely balanced now.
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