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2014 Ladd Cellars Chardonnay

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4/8/2024 - jc11 wrote: NR

No record of receipt but not in inventory, so probably lost somewhere. clearing from pending.

  • Comment posted by pnochard:

    4/13/2024 10:39:00 AM - Likewise with the 13, must have have been a problem in shipping...I'll reship and include something exta for the delay.
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2013 Ladd Cellars Chardonnay

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4/8/2024 - jc11 wrote: NR

No record of receipt but not in inventory, so probably lost somewhere. clearing from pending.

  • Comment posted by pnochard:

    4/13/2024 10:37:00 AM - Hey, must have have been a problem in shipping...I'll reship and include something exta for the delay.
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2018 Ladd Cellars Chardonnay

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11/3/2023 - Andrew H wrote: flawed

Excessively taut and thin. Some lime and lemon peel, bracing acidity. If this wasn’t flawed it was out of character.

  • Comment posted by pnochard:

    11/3/2023 6:15:00 PM - Sorry to hear about that...I'll replace it of course.

  • Comment posted by pnochard:

    11/28/2023 6:32:00 PM - Sounds good!
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2012 Ladd Cellars Pinot Noir Russian River Valley

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10/25/2023 - ChateauShiny wrote: 93 points

Cork split in half while opening and then crumbled apart. However the wine was in great shape. Filtered through a mesh filter and decanted 30 minutes before tasting.

Medium dark garnet in color. Restrained but deep nose - wet forest floor, earth, cherries, black pepper, cocoa, and a hint of wildflowers. Medium light boded, bright acidity, tart, and continues the restrained but deep theme. Palate of bright and tart cherries, pine needles, earth, a bit of tobacco leaf, spices, and a bit of unsweetened vanilla. Moderate length finish tart cherry, pomegranate, earth, stone, and black pepper led spices.

Totally agree that there's no rush to drink these - I can see this going on for years based on the other Ladd wines we have had. If you do drink these today, they are impeccably balanced and a joy to drink.

  • Comment posted by pnochard:

    11/4/2023 10:12:00 AM - Bummer about the cork...happy to hear the wine showed well. This is why I switched from corks to Diam10, and later to Trefinos (same approach as Diam)!
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2008 Ladd Cellars Pinot Noir Cuvée Abigail

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9/18/2023 - Discobiscuits42 wrote: flawed

Cork failed, oxidized. A great shame.

  • Comment posted by pnochard:

    9/18/2023 4:11:00 PM - Oh bummer! I'll replace it of course.

    I suppose oxidized is very slightly preferable to being corked, but I guess that really depends on which goes better with your garbage can, lol.
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2018 Ladd Cellars Chardonnay

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7/3/2023 - thalver wrote: NR

This seemed a bit lighter in color and crisper in taste profile than a bottle a few months ago, which is surprising given the agglomerated cork.

  • Comment posted by pnochard:

    7/3/2023 6:23:00 PM - The cork (CWine corks) is based on the same technology as the Diam corks are (both are agglomerated corks), and both have fairly tight oxygen transmission properties. I went with the CWine because it has a bit more actual Cork material in them, which appeals to me. But really, both are excellent corks...the only two that I'd use.

    You're right tho, your first note on the 18 does sound like a wine that's gotten a bit more air to it that this note does. Generally, my wines benefit from air tho. If the first 18 struck you as off/whatever let me know and I'll make that right!
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2014 Ladd Cellars Pinot Noir Pratt Vineyard

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5/31/2023 - wiscgrad wrote: 88 points

very new world and a bit surprising from this producer. well made

  • Comment posted by pnochard:

    6/2/2023 8:45:00 AM - Excellent comment. Of course, it's always my goal to make what the vineyard and vintage gives me...and it leaned that way that year. This is one of the wines I pull out to taste when I'm trying to put a new wine in context. That said, if your bottle seemed New Worldish to excess then it's an off bottle, in which case I'm happy to replace.

    Also, it benefits from some air time.
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2013 Ladd Cellars Pinot Noir Pratt Vineyard

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2/27/2023 - Brian Glas wrote: flawed

Tasted after 30 minutes of air. Some funk on this. Musty mushroom notes. Some sharp cranberry fruit. Cloudy ruby color. Ok 85 points.

On day 2... This is clearly flawed.

  • Comment posted by pnochard:

    3/1/2023 11:25:00 AM - With the Musty Mushroom notes, yeah that's a flawed bottle that I'll replace...sorry about that.
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2019 Ladd Cellars Tempranillo Alney

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2/9/2023 - ChateauShiny wrote: NR

Don't be like me and open this bottle up yet.

Day 1: Just completely closed up. It had a bright cherry driven Tempranillo nose, but the palate was one dimensional with just sweet cherries.

Day 2: Nose is getting more complex with some sharp green herbs, baking spices, black pepper, and cherries. Palate is starting to open up, but still very on dimensional. This one probably needs to go to day 3...

Day 3: Was drinking much better on Day 3 (forgot to take notes).

  • Comment posted by pnochard:

    2/13/2023 6:33:00 PM - Hey, sorry the wine was so uncooperative...the 2019 shouldn't be so tight/unyielding. The 2018 can be this way tho (time in the cellar and/or decanter in the answer for this.

    I'll replace this bottle since it's atypical. Thanks.
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2014 Ladd Cellars Chardonnay Cuvée Voile

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1/25/2017 - MarkH Likes this wine: 93 points

Delightful. I find among my favorite chards Williams Selyem Heintz Vineyard and Varner El Camino Vineyard. I like them for their bright, clean and refreshing characteristics. This Ladd chardonnay embodies the good traits of those wines, but up a step, with a wonderful balance: bright, refreshing with mid-ripe fruit, great mouth feel and mid-palate happiness I rarely find.

  • Comment posted by pnochard:

    1/25/2023 11:37:00 AM - Note, these were $49, back in the day. It was the 'regular' 14 Chardonnay, i.e. the non-voile, that was $37.
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2008 Ladd Cellars Pinot Noir Moore Ranch Vineyard Russian River Valley

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1/16/2023 - Brian Glas wrote: flawed

Tasted after 1 hour of air. Cloudy light garnet color. Sour fruit on the nose. Stewed red berry fruits. Sour. Zero mid palate. Not sure what is going on here. This isn't corked. The other tasters, including me, have obviously liked this better than I. No finish. Must be an off bottle???

  • Comment posted by pnochard:

    1/16/2023 8:09:00 PM - Yeah, sounds like an off bottle...I'll replace it!

    It'd be worth keeping the bottle and trying it tomorrow night, my wines usually improve the second+ night, even at this age (either way, it shouldn't be off like that on the first night so will replace).
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2019 Ladd Cellars Cabernet Franc Giesler Baron Vineyard

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7/27/2022 - Discobiscuits42 wrote: flawed

Diam cork failed no pop. Very flat, almost vegetal flavor.

  • Comment posted by pnochard:

    7/27/2022 10:26:00 PM - Hey, sorry to hear about that...I've found those to be quite reliable corks, but everything has their moment. I'm happy to replace the bottle. Thanks!
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2018 Ladd Cellars Cabernet Franc Giesler Baron Vineyard

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7/5/2022 - tward Does not like this wine: NR

Tried this over a few nights, starting with Coravin the first night then opening and allowing it to get air. Lots a high notes, like VA, but never really blew off and in fact by the third and final night when the remaining ~1/3 bottle was dumped the notes had become like varnish. Drinkable, but an average quality level rather than truly "Good". I didn't get much in the way of varietal expression either.

This would score in the "Average" range, but omitting score due to this probably being an off bottle.

13.1% abv

  • Comment posted by pnochard:

    7/5/2022 7:59:00 PM - Hey, sorry to hear about that...this wine is extremely tight/backward right now, but this definitely sounds like an off bottle (I had a bottle the other night...the 18 Tempranillo is a bit backward right now as well).

    I'd be happy to replace it, with a 17 or 19 of the same wine (which aren't so tight/backward), or an 18 if you want to stay 'in theme'.

    Thanks.
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2014 Ladd Cellars Pinot Noir Russian River Valley

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5/25/2022 - ptaylor2112 Likes this wine: 91 points

There are definitely secondary flavors present (tobacco, leather) but I think you could still hold for a couple more years. This drank very well over the course of an evening. Showed best below 65 degrees.

  • Comment posted by pnochard:

    6/13/2022 3:02:00 PM - Good pickup on the tobacco, leather character...tho those are likely to be a reductive character than from age. Giving it more air will reduce those characters and bring out others (if that's your preference).

    Background: My Moore Ranch and RRV bottlings both come from Moore Ranch fruit, tho from different clones and picks. In 2014 the RRV ferment was esp good....the MR ferment was also expectly quite good, but in barrel the MR was a bit reductive. That's not a bad thing, but I prefer the character of the soil and fruit more than reduction. Given the 'nearness' of the quality level of the two, and that blending the MR into the RRV would bring the reductive element to a minor element at most, I decided to blend/bottle them together. Tho there are a variety of ways of dealing with reduction in barrel...in my experience, blending is the best and 'lightest hand' approach. Woo Hoo!
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2012 Ladd Cellars Pinot Noir Russian River Valley

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5/11/2022 - MikeATL wrote: flawed

Corked

  • Comment posted by pnochard:

    5/12/2022 5:26:00 PM - Hey, I hate it when that happens...I'll replace this bottle!
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2015 Ladd Cellars Primitivo Musick

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6/22/2021 - glou.sf Does not like this wine: NR

Tasted blind. Not my thing at all. Tons of coconut flavors on both nose and palate with some dark fruit and berries mixed in. On the palate, it's too sweet with some noticeable oak. This is just not a good wine at all, which is surprising because I like all the other Ladd wines I've had...

  • Comment posted by pnochard:

    1/15/2022 6:32:00 PM - Hey, I seem to have missed this note earlier...sorry for how it showed. Sounds like a atypical/off bottle that I'm happy to replace. If you don't have my email address, it's on the Ladd Cellars website. Thanks!
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1999 Louis Jadot Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Clos St. Jacques Domaine Louis Jadot

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7/1/2021 - NickA Likes this wine: 89 points

Gareth's Magnum Dinner, part 2 (Noize): Magnum. A shame: seemed simultaneously a bit shut-down and ungenerous, and rather mature and gamey. Unsure whether this just needs more time or was a less-than-perfect bottle.

  • Comment posted by pnochard:

    10/30/2021 1:31:00 AM - Not sure if your bottle had 'issues', but it seems clear that the wine needs more time. A good bit more time I think, esp for a Magnum!
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2010 Ladd Cellars Pinot Noir Russian River Valley

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5/14/2021 - Brian Glas wrote: 89 points

Popped and poured. Medium garnet color. Tastes like a bowl of cherries. A bit too sweet for my palate. Some acid but not enough to over come the cherries. 86 points

Tasted again on day 2. I'm still getting the sweet fruit but the acid is much more pronounced. Much better balance. Upgrading to 89.

  • Comment posted by pnochard:

    5/15/2021 10:17:00 AM - Sweet and not enough acid isn't right for this wine...sounds like an off bottle somehow. I'm happy to replace it.
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2008 Jérôme Chezeaux Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Les Suchots

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12/19/2019 - Enfantterrible wrote: 92 points

Drinking well now with air. Not the most robust vosne I’ve had but the quality comes through. I’ll revise down my drinking window though. These should be drunk over next 8-9 years IMHO

  • Comment posted by pnochard:

    1/1/2021 11:26:00 PM - Thanks for the note, but your estimate is 10 years too early I believe. Thanks!
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2008 Domaine William Fèvre Chablis 1er Cru Montée de Tonnerre

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12/20/2018 - VoteferPedro Likes this wine: 94 points

deliscious
better than last in 2017
I have just opened and discarded 3 other Fevre's from 2008 that I think have premox
This bottle has composite cork - is that the key?
This one starts with a bright glow - still pale in the glass
Nose is classic - sea spray and citris peal
palate is bright fruit with grip and matches nose
lovely length
loved this at cellar temp

  • Comment posted by pnochard:

    12/20/2019 1:20:00 PM - Regarding the cork (Diam), yes it does seem to be a key to reducing/eliminating (in conjunction with other things) premox. Seems to have made a significant impact/improvement for Fevre. Note that their Grand Crus didn't get these corks until the 2010 vintage (their 1er crus starting with the 07 vintage)...so if you have earlier vintages of Fevre Grand Cru, drinking up is a good idea.
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2009 Ladd Cellars Pinot Noir Moore Ranch Vineyard Russian River Valley

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12/28/2017 - tbone wrote: NR

Not good this time around. Big and gloppy on night 1 then faded to a nondescript flat wine. Over the hill? I guess.

  • Comment posted by pnochard:

    1/24/2019 1:58:00 PM - Hey, just saw this note. Sounds like an off bottle to me...sorry about that! The other notes are in line with what it should show like. Anyways, I'll replace this.
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2009 Ladd Cellars Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast

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7/7/2017 - PIntag wrote: flawed

Heavy, heavy nail polish on the nose and palate. Undrinkable. Shame.

  • Comment posted by pnochard:

    7/8/2017 1:32:00 PM - Sorry to hear about that...I'll replace it. This is in a couple of restaurants locally, so it's generally a good performer, but off bottles can happen. This spent some early days being reasonably reduced that had an unpleasant sharp quality (hence holding it back until it was happy), so I'm guessing you got a bottle that never resolved (rather than being EA). Flawed either way tho.
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2011 Ladd Cellars Pinot Noir Moore Ranch Vineyard Russian River Valley

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9/26/2016 - brigcampbell wrote: NR

Hmm.... Something not right here as I've had the wine before and enjoyed it. Came across as stewed and raisin flavored which is quite unusual for the vintage. Oh well, it happens.

  • Comment posted by pnochard:

    9/26/2016 10:20:00 AM - Wierd, I've never had a bottle close to that. I'll replace it.

    This is likely due to reduction...prior vintages of this vineyard would get reduction along these lines, until it resolved itself (I didn't release until then). As you'd expect, the grapes were on the low ripe side when picked, not high side.
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2008 Domaine William Fèvre Chablis 1er Cru Vaulorent

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5/13/2016 - blanquito wrote: 89 points

This was nice, but too young. Had an amalgam cork, showed zero signs of premox. Fairly classic Chablis in the making here, with grass, stones, good fruit and balance, but a bit dull for current drinking.

  • Comment posted by pnochard:

    8/13/2016 12:59:00 PM - The amalgam cork is a 'Diam' cork...before they assemble the cork, they A) remove all cork taints (same process as to decaffeinate coffee) and B) the corks are assembled so the oxygen transmission will be on the low side compared to 'natural' corks (also, the oxTrans is quite uniform from cork to cork). A lot of white burg producers have switched to Diam due to premox. It appears that wines evolve a bit more slowly under Diam, due to the lower oxTrans (I assume), and I've yet to see anyone report a premoxed Fevre that was closed with a Diam...hoping this will lead to more and/or a 'real' premox solution.

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