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Red

2002 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti La Tâche

 La Tâche Grand Cru Pinot Noir more
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10/19/2023 - clayfu wrote: NR

2002 DRC La Tache - this beaut of a wine has hit that perfect moment where the primary opulence is strutting in full display like a peacock but with the maturity to know, maybe don’t be strutting all those feathers in a crowded street in Arcadia and get run over.

The nose is an intoxicating perfume of saddlewood, baking spice, stem and fresh red berries. The palate is incredibly expressive and robust that fully fills the already impressive amount of width that the wine has with gobs of fresh acid driven fruit and has enough age to soften the edges where you don’t feel the youthful exuberance of fruit is too much. At this point the wine feels integrated enough where everything drinks so seamlessly on the palate, you really have to look for any youthful rough edges. Unlike the 2000/2001 where you are picking up a lot more of the secondary characters this one is still fully primary in the best way and can be held for many many more years.

  • Comment posted by clayfu:

    10/19/2023 2:00:00 PM - Decanted for about 2 hrs. Could use more for sure.
Red

2014 Marcel Juge Cornas

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11/3/2017 - clayfu wrote: NR

Decanted at the restaurant, consumed immediately. Needed that rush of oxygen to really bloom with that wild snappy fruit nose. Palate is far more textured and less silky than the bottle I opened a couple weeks ago (different retailers) and more in line with what I'm used to with Juge with that bright prickly minerality on the palate. Such a great wine, happy to share it with those that haven't tried Juge yet.

  • Comment posted by clayfu:

    1/7/2019 3:25:00 PM - @drankard hm. it's quite pleasurable right now so it wouldn't hurt to drink it now. but some time can only make it better imo
White

2017 Domaine Roulot Meursault 1er Cru Clos des Bouchères

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4/16/2020 - clayfu wrote: NR

cracking good wine with a couple hours of air. Started off fairly shy but becomes this vibrant intoxicating pear and lemon fruit that has powerful weight and a saturating waxy texture. Acidity is a fine dose without being overwhelming. Gonna be really good with some time. Every vintage of this wine just gets more and more in tune. One of my absolute favorite wines made in Meursault from one of the masters of Meursault

  • Comment posted by clayfu:

    4/16/2020 11:15:00 PM - gotta try em when they come in!
    also i know. lol
White

2019 Walter Scott Chardonnay X-Novo Vineyard

 Eola - Amity Hills more
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11/27/2021 - rlove wrote: NR

Dominated by new oak, I am confused by these effusive tasting notes.

  • Comment posted by clayfu:

    12/2/2021 9:53:00 AM - 19s are a bit forward right now, if you can find a 16 they are really delicious at the moment.
Red

2012 Thierry Allemand Cornas Reynard

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12/24/2021 - clayfu wrote: NR

Dark spice driven fruit with high intensity and saturating mouthfeel. It's a big wine but not heavy thanks to the ample cooling acidity, the material is expansive - that right line between too much and just enough. Still some tannin on the back end but drinking great right now.

  • Comment posted by clayfu:

    12/25/2021 12:30:00 PM - Yep. Few hours wouldn’t hurt
Red

2011 Thierry Allemand Cornas Reynard

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2/13/2019 - BillBell73 Likes this wine: NR

I think I like these wines best at this stage - the style is so delicate and light that I find the fruit grows tired after a dozen or more years of age (I haven’t tried enough old bottles to have a strong conviction, though.)

This, though, is absolutely exuberant and full of life. I enjoyed it over two nights and found the barely-there VA and violets in the aroma gave way to more savory and meaty notes on day two. There are some tannins present but they’re barely noticeable, and acidity is good. I have a very hard time seeing how this gets better with age given that so much of the allure lies in the counterpoint between the fading fruit and the savory components. I would love comments or suggestions from those with more experience with how these wines age.

  • Comment posted by clayfu:

    3/19/2019 9:46:00 PM - They age very well. 11 is a light vintage for them. Try a 2010 and you'll think the wines are so dense and structured they'll last 50 years
Red

1976 Domaine Jean-Louis Chave Hermitage

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3/31/2018 - fcxj wrote: 92 points

Nice surprise, quite spry aromas and palate. Earthy, fresh and varnished. Lots of complexity and evolution in the glass.

  • Comment posted by clayfu:

    6/10/2020 9:34:00 PM - every wine i'm buying and looking at notes on, i see your note on it already. lol
White

2018 Walter Scott Chardonnay X-Novo Vineyard

 Eola - Amity Hills more
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4/16/2020 - clayfu wrote: NR

Sharing the same bottle of wine with friends - Covid 19 style: what else needs to be said that I haven’t said before. The x novo from @walterscottwines is the best chardonnay made in America. Not only that it’s probably the best chardonnay period at the price point. The 2018 is one of the best vintages I’ve had from them, really dense concentrated wine with that hallmark reduction/flint and incredible length that lingers long into the finish. If there’s a vintage to load up on it’s definitely this one from them. I regret not getting a 3L during the futures offer.

  • Comment posted by clayfu:

    4/16/2020 9:52:00 PM - no clue - oldest i've had was 2012 and they both tasted great. But with the high level of sulfur, i don't see why not and it's under diam

  • Comment posted by clayfu:

    4/19/2020 8:46:00 AM - Same price. No additional discount
Red

2008 Thierry Allemand Cornas Reynard

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10/7/2016 - clayfu wrote: NR

dense and pure wine. There's just so much stuffing with this structure completely filled in with smokey rich berries and olive. It started to really amp up in depth as a hour went by as the tannins softened and everything kicked up a notch. Will age really well but it's damn near impossible to keep my hands off these right now.

  • Comment posted by clayfu:

    4/5/2018 7:35:00 AM - Ping me on wb when you get a chance. Easier to respond in detail!
White - Sparkling

NV Jacques Selosse V.O. Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut

 Champagne Grand Cru Chardonnay more
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9/14/2015 - clayfu wrote: NR

I love the extra bit of dryness on the champagne. It gives it a biting acidity that I actually think goes against the natural oxidative style of Selosse. Full of bright apple fruit and minerality, focused but still plush with flavor. Really nice.

  • Comment posted by clayfu:

    9/15/2015 6:52:00 AM - Really depends on the disgorgement date. I think if 2010 or before, wouldn't hurt to try one. But I've really liked the initiale's I've had from the 02/03 disgorge so maybe patience will reward you. Wish I had a better answer :(
Red

2015 Bernard Levet Côte-Rôtie La Chavaroche / La Péroline

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3/23/2018 - Eric Guido Likes this wine: 95 points

The nose was dark, brooding and intense with black fruits up front giving way to sweet and savory herbs with peppery spices, smoke, moist earth and animal musk. On the palate, I found smooth, silky textures that washed across the senses with masses of black fruit, spice and saturating minerals, yet lively acidity kept it all in balance. The finish was long and savory as mineral and earth tones lingered over a coating of black fruits and fine tannin.

  • Comment posted by clayfu:

    3/25/2018 10:59:00 PM - you've inspired me to crack one this week :D
Red

2013 Marcel Juge Cornas

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10/28/2017 - clayfu wrote: NR

SO GOOD. Opened for over a hour before I got to it and it's really fleshed out and full of that graphite/mineral texture that is high elevation cornas. Beautiful deep concentrated fruit. Not much more to say. 2013 is such a great cornas vintage.

  • Comment posted by clayfu:

    10/29/2017 7:27:00 PM - 2013 right now. The 14 has a softness to it that's interesting but very un juge like. I like that textured minerality in the 13
White

2014 Edmond Vatan Sancerre Clos la Néore

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12/10/2021 - clayfu wrote: NR

2014 Vatan is in the ZONE right now. The nose is brimming with hay, lemon grass, sweet ripe melon. It's broad oily saturated melon fruit cut with some citrus acid on the back end. I'm surprised how open and voluminous the wine is compared to how narrow the 15/16/17 are. We befriended a couple of Americans on their honeymoon and poured them some - "This doesn't taste like Sauv blanc from back at home" HA!

  • Comment posted by clayfu:

    12/20/2021 1:55:00 PM - didn't notice any mint at the moment. But could have been there!
Red

2016 Domaine Dujac Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Les Beaux Monts

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10/14/2019 - clayfu wrote: NR

The Dujac has that wonderful peppery stem, deep aromatics and a black fruited profile that’s ample and giving but with more tannic complexity texture wise.

  • Comment posted by clayfu:

    1/25/2020 11:23:00 PM - thanks!!!
Red

2006 Pierre Damoy Chambertin-Clos de Bèze

 Chambertin-Clos de Bèze Grand Cru Pinot Noir more
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2/16/2015 - clayfu wrote: NR

needs a lot of air to shed the oak on the wine. Really deep dark fruit on the palate, the texture is a bit grainy and the finish is a touch woody (even the next day)

  • Comment posted by clayfu:

    3/9/2015 3:19:00 PM - hmm I think there was this rustic tannic quality to the wine that I think the fruit might not outlive the rest of the wine.
White

2016 Renaud Bruyère & Adeline Houillon Arbois Les Tourillons

 Chardonnay Blend, Chardonnay more
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10/3/2019 - clayfu wrote: NR

I thought I had this wine pinned down pretty quickly, it showed lots of white flower and crunchy lemon on the nose and this textured crushed pill lemon drop, slate and wax on the palate that just reminded me of Chenin Blanc. A couple others at the table agreed. But when it was revealed.. it was this. That 20% Savagnin really shines through on the wine, giving it that wax coating texture and it tends to mellow out the ripeness and acid of the chardonnay. Really interesting wine. Glad I got to try it.

  • Comment posted by clayfu:

    10/8/2020 3:01:00 PM - If you try their 100% chardonnay it's way more acidic than the sauv/chard blends they make

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