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1990 Domaine Ponsot Clos St. Denis Vieilles Vignes

 Clos St. Denis Grand Cru Pinot Noir more
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4/1/2024 - sjwshiraz wrote: NR

Steadily evolving into one a Ponsot legend. Could still use a few more years but immensely enjoyable now. Ponsot in all his pomp and ceremony !

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2022 Domaine des Escaravailles Rasteau Hommage

 Grenache Blend, Grenache more
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3/12/2024 - sjwshiraz wrote: NR

A special selection of high altitude, old vine Grenache (75%) and Syrah (25%) bottled in memory of Philippe Cambie

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2016 Guffens-Heynen Pouilly-Fuissé Premier Jus des Croux

 Chardonnay more
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3/6/2024 - sjwshiraz wrote: NR

NOTE - For the 2016 vintage the wine is labelled ‘P.C.’ on the front label and ‘P.C. Premier Jus des Croux’ on the rear label. See images above

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1986 Domaine Méo-Camuzet Richebourg

 Richebourg Grand Cru Pinot Noir more
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3/5/2024 - sjwshiraz wrote: NR

The Henri Jayer fairy dust is still working its magic. This bottle was even more impressive than its sibling drank in '15. Still going strong and entering its sublime 'weightless' tertiary phase

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1996 Verget Chablis Grand Cru Bougros

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2/20/2024 - sjwshiraz wrote: NR

Brilliant bottle. One of the finest 1996 WBs I’ve tried. Still going strong unlike many from the Côte d’Or !

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1996 Domaine de la Bongran (Thevenet) Mâcon Clessé Cuvée Tradition

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1/28/2024 - sjwshiraz wrote: NR

Still going strong. The nose shows lemon chiffon cake dusted with icing sugar. The palate is quite exotic with grapefruit and pineapple and a touch of the tang one would sometimes associate with a Jurancon. Far fresher than most Côte d’Or Chardonnays of the same year.

Year in and out, one of Burgundy’s greatest bargains, especially if you can age them

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2005 Coche-Dury Meursault 1er Cru Les Perrières

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12/31/2023 - sjwshiraz wrote: NR

Almost perfection

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2014 Domaine Thomas Morey Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru La Truffière

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11/12/2023 - sjwshiraz wrote: NR

Mid gold colour. Slightly advanced. Drink up

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1989 Morey-Blanc Meursault 1er Cru Charmes

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11/10/2023 - sjwshiraz wrote: NR

Nuts, Oh Hazelnuts! With a bit of Caramac thrown in. Archetypal old-style Meursault. Surprisingly fresh despite a touch of botrytis . This is still going strong without much sign of entering a tertiary phase. Good acidity given the vintage.

This is what you serve to someone to both prove the longevity that WB can have and also why Meursault used to have a the reputation it did for nuts and butter !

A great bottle

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1995 Domaine du Pégau Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée Maxim

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11/9/2023 - sjwshiraz wrote: NR

Not corked !!!! And drinking about perfectly. This is an essence of CDP. Ripe dark fruits, macerated red cherries and a bit of olive and pepper. Surprisingly fresh with very good acidity. Not at all OTT or figgy like many more recent deluxe cuvée CDPs and 'only' 14%. No hint of Brett either.

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2014 Domaine d'Eugénie Montrachet

 Montrachet Grand Cru Chardonnay more
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10/12/2023 - sjwshiraz wrote: NR

From the list at Les Climats in Paris. This was pretty monolithic so we took it home and enjoyed it 24 hours later by which time it was hinting at its brilliance. if you are lucky enough to have a bottle (I think 150 are made), I wouldn't even consider drinking it until 2028

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2014 Domaine d'Eugénie Bâtard-Montrachet

 Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru Chardonnay more
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10/12/2023 - sjwshiraz wrote: NR

Shockingly good. Sadly there's so little of it made ! While this was drinking brilliantly it got better and better over 6 hours, suggesting a strong future.

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2010 François Raveneau Chablis Grand Cru Les Clos

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10/2/2023 - sjwshiraz wrote: NR

A great showing. One of the best Clos from Raveneau that I can remember. For the long haul

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1992 Domaine Ramonet Bâtard-Montrachet

 Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru Chardonnay more
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9/5/2023 - sjwshiraz wrote: NR

Bought from the domaine in 1995. Extraordinarily good. Still some upside I would say. this will keep going for years

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2021 Domaine du Gour de Chaulé Gigondas le Gour

 Red Rhone Blend more
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8/27/2023 - sjwshiraz wrote: NR

Heady, whole bunch Grenache. Great acidity and minimality. Excellent stuff

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2011 Domaine des Chezeaux Clos St. Denis Vieilles Vignes

 Clos St. Denis Grand Cru Pinot Noir more
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8/27/2023 - sjwshiraz wrote: NR

My tasting note from Wine Pages

This is effectively Ponsot's CStD VV but with the vineyard owner's label instead (50% of the crop is so-labelled). It used to be a below the radar bargain (before they added Ponsot's name in small print to the label), but now pricing is in the same territory.

To say this was a huge surprise would be an understatement. None of my guests called this as an '11 given its dark red fruit nose and a brambly, rich palate. Probably the best '11 I've had so far, eclipsing a DRC GE from earlier this year. The vines were 100yo in 2005 hence the concentration of fruit. I find this bottling from Ponsot far more consistent than his CdlR which seems to show enormous bottle variation.

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2017 00 Wines Chardonnay VGW

 Willamette Valley more
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8/23/2023 - sjwshiraz wrote: NR

Underwhelming. Lacking acidity and complexity.

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2018 Bell Hill Pinot Noir

 Canterbury more
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6/30/2023 - sjwshiraz wrote: NR

From Bell Hill Website
The 2018 vintage began with a very mild winter and significant rainfall in early spring. Soil work was completed on time with pruning finishing early and bud burst coming a week early. No water was used during frost protection, just the wind machine when needed. An exceptionally warm growing season with very rapid growth and little wind. Cyclone Gita in February brought significant rainfall and some botrytis pressure with grapes riper than usual for that time of year. Spraying under nets was necessary and fruit thinning continued up to harvest to remove any disease. We started with picking the sparkling base wine on March 16th with selections from Roadblock Pinot Noir and Chardonnay and Limeworks 2009 Chardonnay. Moving to Chardonnay on March 21st to 31st - Limeworks 2009, Shelf, and Limeworks 1999. The Pinot Noirs came in from March 27th to April 5th – Roadblock, Shelf West, Shelf 1998, Quarry Rootlings, Slope, Shelf Top, Shelf Bottom and finally, the Quarry 10/5. Our new winery set-up had its inaugural harvest.

The Bell Hill Pinot Noir is a blend of the Shelf parcels, the Shelf West, Quarry Rootlings and 10/5, the Roadblock and Slope. Most of the fruit was destemmed giving lots of whole berries and a small number of whole clusters were used in the Quarry 10/5 and Shelf 1998 ferments. The ferments had 26 to 30 days on skins with cold pre-ferment and warm post-ferment macerations. After basket pressing, the wine went into 100% new French oak, it was racked and blended after 12 months and had 8 months in tank before bottling on the 9th of December 2019 with a pH of 3.66, TA of 5.4 g/L and an alcohol of 13.5%. 4,911 bottles were produced. One barrel of the Shelf 1998 was bottled for a Single Parcel Pinot Noir giving 285 bottles.

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2018 Bell Hill Chardonnay

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6/30/2023 - sjwshiraz wrote: NR

From Bell Hill Website
The 2018 vintage began with a very mild winter and significant rainfall in early spring. Soil work was completed on time with pruning finishing early and bud burst coming a week early. No water was used during frost protection, just the wind machine when needed. An exceptionally warm growing season with very rapid growth and little wind. Cyclone Gita in February brought significant rainfall and some botrytis pressure with grapes riper than usual for that time of year. Spraying under nets was necessary and fruit thinning continued up to harvest to remove any disease. We started with picking the sparkling base wine on March 16th with selections from Roadblock Pinot Noir and Chardonnay and Limeworks 2009 Chardonnay. Moving to Chardonnay on March 21st to 31st - Limeworks 2009, Shelf, and Limeworks 1999. The Pinot Noirs came in from March 27th to April 5th – Roadblock, Shelf West, Shelf 1998, Quarry Rootlings, Slope, Shelf Top, Shelf Bottom and finally, the Quarry 10/5. Our new winery set-up had its inaugural harvest.

The Bell Hill Chardonnay is a blend of the Shelf and Limeworks blocks. The Shelf and Limeworks 2009 were crushed, and the Limeworks 1999 was whole cluster pressed, all followed by 12 months in French oak (25% new), 8 months in tank and then bottled on the 9th of December 2019 with a pH of 3.53, TA of 5.6 g/L, and alcohol of 13%. 2,341 bottles were produced.
Flint struck at first with white florals, very reduced at present, needing time to open. Lovely entry on the palate with fennel, anise seed and Mexican orange blossom. Good fleshy fruit weight with fine acid length and mouth-watering mineral finish.

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1993 Au Bon Climat Pinot Noir La Bauge Au-dessus

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6/29/2023 - sjwshiraz wrote: NR

Still drinking beautifully. Delicate red fruits and some subtle forest floor. Lovely stuff and a ringer for an older Cote de Beaune

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1999 Nicolas Potel Romanée St. Vivant

 Romanée St. Vivant Grand Cru Pinot Noir more
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6/15/2023 - sjwshiraz wrote: NR

Reputedly sourced from THE domaine. This wine is beginning to enter its stride. Lovely VR spice, soy, Worcester sauce. Some lift from the stems. Lovely now but will be great in another 5 years or so

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2006 Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey Chevalier-Montrachet

 Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru Chardonnay more
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5/22/2023 - sjwshiraz wrote: NR

Decented for 3 hours then consumed over another 3. Pristine wax and cork. Light gold with slight green tints. A stunning nose of white flowers and chalk. Very intense palate and a 60 second plus finish. Stunning with further upside. PYCM really outperformed in 2006. Probably the best WBs I've had across the entire CdB

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1961 Domaine Armand Rousseau Père et Fils Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Clos St. Jacques

 Pinot Noir more
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5/18/2023 - sjwshiraz wrote: NR

Worcestershire sauce ☹️

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2017 Château-Grillet (Pinault) Condrieu La Carthery

 Viognier more
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4/24/2023 - sjwshiraz wrote: NR

Too hot on the nose and palate

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2004 Domaine Fontaine-Gagnard Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet

 Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru Chardonnay more
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3/16/2023 - sjwshiraz wrote: NR

A miracle ! The last bottle of a six-pack bought on release and the first not to be premoxed. The wine was drinking beautifully. Grand cru power, mid to high acidity and a very complex and long palate of wet chalk, smokey charcuterie and yellow fruits

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