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Red

2016 Lucy Margaux / Domaine Lucci Pinot Noir Wildman

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11/1/2019 - Pinot_Geek wrote: NR

Stinky-funky nose initially made me think I had a corked bottle, but it blew off after 10 minutes.
Fizz, tartness (lactic acid?) and medium fruit up front, big on the funk end of the Pinot spectrum. Savory, “animale”, meaty, this puts the“Wild” in Wildman. If it were a beer it would be a Belgian gueze, all sweaty horse blanket and sour.
Not your typical user-friendly Pinot from say, Oregon, this might be a good fit for lovers of “natural” wines (ie: weirdness).
For more, see von Klopper’s website / manifesto
http://lucymargauxwines.com/

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White - Sparkling

NV Sektkellerei Szigeti Grüner Veltliner Brut

 Neusiedlersee more
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10/1/2018 - Pinot_Geek Likes this wine: 88 points

Fizz and dry fruit. An excellent opener. Not super complex, but an interesting bubbly (Gruner fizz?? Who knew?). Eminently quaff-able and can stand up to appetizers and whatever else you throw at it.
Try it before a party or Thanksgiving.

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White

2015 Weingut Willi Bründlmayer Riesling 1ÖTW Reserve Ried Heiligenstein

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2/14/2021 - Pinot_Geek Likes this wine: 91 points

Off-dry 12.5% alcohol Riesling. Initially tart-zingy and herbal with a touch of fizz, this evokes Chablis-esque minerality. Very good, and eminently food-friendly, but for me perhaps more admired than loved. I confess like my Rieslings edging closer to the “fun zone” of 9-10% alc.
But still...even now the taste is still with me. One more reason to explore the Disneyland of diversity and quality that is Riesling.

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White

2011 Weingut Hirsch Riesling Reserve Gaisberg

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9/3/2020 - Pinot_Geek Likes this wine: 94 points

Dry white peach, light lemon. Mineral and saline, herbaceous and balanced. Off-dry, bit of fizz. Light on its' feet yet structured. Phenomenal.

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White

2015 Alzinger Riesling Smaragd Loibenberg

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10/21/2019 - Pinot_Geek Likes this wine: NR

Spicy. Dry. Tart(ish). Very good. Wants oysters or bacon or a nice gruyere-mushroom tartine.

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White

2014 Weingut Knoll Riesling Smaragd Ried Kellerberg

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10/3/2019 - Pinot_Geek Likes this wine: 93 points

Stellar balance of herbal, fruit and barest hint of residual sugar. Wonderful. Shared this at a Riesling tasting-very well received. Will definitely seek out more of this label.

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White - Sweet/Dessert

2000 Trimbach Pinot Gris Sélection de Grains Nobles

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9/14/2022 - Pinot_Geek Likes this wine: 95 points

Honeyed, nutty, sweet dried stone fruits (peach, apricot), balanced by a spine of welcome acidity that keeps you going back for another taste. Just delicious. An out-of-left-field WOTN for me.

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White

2016 Albert Boxler Riesling Reserve

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7/29/2020 - Pinot_Geek Likes this wine: 94 points

Spicy, bit of fizz, rich yet balanced with a light touch of fruit and suggestion of sweetness, quenching dry mineral, gunflint. Absolutely stellar.
Played well with salad Nicoise and smoked trout with fennel.

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White

2015 Domaine Maurice Schoech Riesling Kaefferkopf

 Alsace Grand Cru more
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1/26/2021 - Pinot_Geek Likes this wine: 92 points

Intense and vivid depth; balanced nectar, citrus, iron and... "Cepacol" cough med?? (perhaps this is the petrol of some Rieslings)
A good glass indeed, but I confess my plebian tastes run more towards the Spatlese/Kabinett end of the alcohol/residual sugar spectrum.
Excellent with food, rich and spicy of a cold winter’s eve.

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Red

2016 Château Trotanoy

 Pomerol Red Bordeaux Blend more
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5/27/2023 - Pinot_Geek Likes this wine: NR

90 min decant.
Nose: Rich perfumed dark fruit.
Palate: Dense and intense. Core of acid supporting blackberry and plum fruit, saline and licorice, gritty med+ tannic grip to spare. Looong finish. 15% Alc.

Tried this young in the name of science. I'm a Burg guy: if you told me you were pouring a Merlot-Cab Franc blend I'd have said "Meh", but this is impressive, delicious and clearly has many years of positive development to go.

I think it can be enjoyed now with a decant if you don't mind the tannins, but its made for the long haul. If I can keep my hands off them, I'll wait 3-5 years till the next one.

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Red

1998 Château Magdelaine

 St. Émilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend more
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6/25/2023 - Pinot_Geek Likes this wine: 93 points

Bright acids balance black cherry fruit up front, with medium grippy tannins following like a background beat. 13.5% Alc. 90% Merlot, 10% Cab franc.
A remarkably balanced and tasty food wine, this played well with a medium-rare steak and grilled mushrooms. As a bonus, a clear head the next day.

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Red

2009 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou

 St. Julien Red Bordeaux Blend more
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3/23/2024 - Pinot_Geek Likes this wine: NR

A Burg-guy’s eye view of Bordeaux (with grilled lamb)

Rich. Chocolate and blackberries with ample balancing acid and gritty tooth-gripping tannins. 85% Cab/15% Merlot, 13.5% Alc.

This is excellent, a steak wine to rule them all and years of development to go. Even a Pinot person like me can like this one. The welcome spine of acid and tannic grip keeps this ship on an even keel. All that said, I must not be wired for Bordeaux because I’d take a well-made OR Pinot or 1er Burg any day of the week in place of this pedrigreed Cab blend.

That said, I have a few more bottles to sample down the years (in the name of science), and um, I’m not selling them.

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Red

2012 Maison L'Envoyé Morgon Cote du Py

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12/2/2020 - Pinot_Geek wrote: 89 points

Tart red cherries, brambly and herbaceous, quite dry and thirst-quenching. This cries out for hearty food- Pasta and red sauce, pizza, lasagna. Duck Bolognese anyone?

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Red

2018 Domaine Diochon Moulin-à-Vent Vieilles Vignes

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5/30/2021 - Pinot_Geek Likes this wine: 88 points

Ripe strawberries, bit of banana and herbaceous briar. Not overly complex, but a good and interesting glass for a hot day and a cold chicken picnic, say.

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Red

2019 Louis Jadot Moulin-à-Vent Clos de Rochegrès Château des Jacques

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3/15/2021 - Pinot_Geek wrote: NR

Jadot Feb 2019 pre-sale tasting -Brief notes: Candy-furry-funky, approachable, low tannin. For me this was an interesting contrast to Pinot, but not super complex, but several experienced tasters found it compelling.

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Red

2015 Maison Leroy Bourgogne

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5/15/2019 - Pinot_Geek Likes this wine: 89 points

Big ripey easy drinker. Dried apples, ripe blackberry-plum and bit of fizz. Salty wood and tooth-gripping tannins under all that tasty fleshy fruit. A gateway wine for lovers of Oregon Pinot Noir.

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Red

2021 Alain Hudelot-Noëllat Bourgogne

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2/8/2024 - Pinot_Geek Likes this wine: 91 points

Oh HELLO.
Balanced ripe strawberry/berry fruit.Low medium tannin and medium acid, bit of briar. 13% Alc.

Wow, this is delicious. Light on it’s feet and refreshing right now.

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Red

2019 Simon Bize Bourgogne Les Perrières

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3/10/2023 - Pinot_Geek Likes this wine: 90 points

Initially, this was just ok for me but given time...
4 days later (on argon/Coravin):
Ripe dark plum-blackberry fruit, bit of that nice Pinot funk and forest floor. Med+ grippy tannins, lowish acid. 13.5% Alc.
Easy drinker once its had some airtime. Very tasty and well worth a try.

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Red

2019 Georges Noellat Bourgogne

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10/16/2022 - Pinot_Geek Likes this wine: 92 points

Fruit-forward fresh-dark-ripe berries/plums. A bit of what I call “briary” wood. Medium salty tannins and medium acid, all balancing everything nicely. 13.5% alc.
Pleasure in a glass.

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Red

2015 Lucien Le Moine Bourgogne

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5/30/2018 - Pinot_Geek Likes this wine: 90 points

Nice pinot funk. Perfumed sweet-tart dark fruits. Lovely

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Red

2020 Domaine Denis Bachelet Bourgogne

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1/9/2023 - Pinot_Geek Likes this wine: 90 points

Nose and palate: tart strawberry and apricots. Juicy-quenching tart fruits with a touch of clove. Med+ acid and med tannic grip. 13% alc.
Young and a a bit awkward now, like a young colt finding its’ legs-give it a year or two to settle down. Quite good Bourgogne that makes me want to explore Bachelet’s other wines.

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Red

2020 Alain Hudelot-Noëllat Bourgogne

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3/12/2023 - Pinot_Geek Likes this wine: NR

Red cherry bite meets rich fruited density. Med tannin and acid. Improved with airtime. 13% Alc.
There is a very decent glass of Bourgogne here, but today it's obscured by youth and pointy elbows. Needs time to settle down. Try again after 25'. 89-91

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White

2018 Pierre Girardin Chardonnay Bourgogne Vieilles Vignes

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8/2/2021 - Pinot_Geek Likes this wine: 90 points

Dried apple, ripe citrus with medium acid to balance. Bit of spice. Great value and worth a try- I may be under-rating this.

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Red

2018 Cecile Tremblay Bourgogne

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9/15/2023 - Pinot_Geek Likes this wine: 92 points

Black cherry fruit with a seam of acid and iron, underbrush-garrigue, licorice note, salt and a touch of savory. 13.5% Alc.

This is Bourgogne? Wow. Very good.

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White

2017 Dominique Lafon Bourgogne Blanc

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6/2/2020 - Pinot_Geek Likes this wine: 91 points

Pale, near-ripe cling peach and lemon, gunflint, medium body. Very tasty and a great value.

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