| Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments More... |
|---|---|---|
| Red |
2020 Domaine Chanterêves Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Aux ChaignotsPinot Noir more |
4/24/2024 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 94 pointsA private lunch (Restaurant Le Maufoux, Beaune, France): Characteristically pure and relaxed, beautifully primary juice (cherry, peach), but not without the earth and iron expression of its Nuits terroir, light on its feet (especially for a 2020), sensual but precise and transparent, gentle and flowing, silky-sweet, light but firm papery tannins, whiff of spice, crunchy fruit on the dreamy finish. Such charm. |
| White |
2021 Domaine Coffinet-Duvernay Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Dent de ChienChardonnay more |
4/24/2024 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 93 pointsA private lunch (Restaurant Le Maufoux, Beaune, France): One barrel produced, 272 bottles and 12 magnums. Very light on its feet, almost ethereal, effortless elegance, just ripe, creamy lemon, steely acidity, silky texture, aromatic green herbs, attractive hint of sweet oak, balanced and silky, gentle bitters, very good length. A delicate wine to drink in its first decade. |
| Rosé |
2023 Château Puech-Haut Coteaux du Languedoc Saint-Drézéry PremiereRosé Blend more |
4/22/2024 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 90 pointsVery pale, white-golden pink. Arguably quite a technical wine, centered around a supple, and juicy, easy Grenache core, bubblegum and floral notes but there's hay and pleasant bitters too, soft but fresh acidity, strawberry, good length. Very decent rosé, pretty good value. |
| Red |
2021 Domaine Georges Mugneret-Gibourg Bourgogne Les LutenièresPinot Noir more |
4/23/2024 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 92 pointsA private dinner (Wine Bar La Cuverie de Vosne-Romanée, Vosne-Romanée, France): Delightfully pure and precise, transparent and elegant, cool and minerally, flowers and Asian spices, sweet and juicy fruit of freshly crushed red berries, cherries and peaches, silky texture, judicious oak, papery tannins, mildly austere finale with very good resonance and length. Textbook Lutenières, very delicious. |
| White |
2021 C Marey & Liger-Belair Bourgogne-Aligotémore |
4/23/2024 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 91 pointsA private dinner (Wine Bar La Cuverie de Vosne-Romanée, Vosne-Romanée, France): Very fresh and floral - reminds me of the style of Charles Lachaux. Not as lifted and more chalky as that Aligoté, but certainly not the reductive style so en vogue these days. |
| White |
2020 François Raveneau Chablis 1er Cru ButteauxChardonnay more |
4/23/2024 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 95 pointsSuperlative Chablis. Marvellous nose, explosive white peach and salted lemon. Authoritative palate, structure, freshness, ripeness, tension, concentration, elegance, impeccable expression of the terroir and the style of the vigneron, harmonious, sculpted, everything in the right place. Salty finish with huge energy and length. Fabulous now and for 20+ years. Sovereign. At bistro Bord de l'eau, Hostellerie Levernois, Levernois, France. |
| White |
2010 Emmanuel Houillon (Maison Pierre Overnoy) Savagnin Arbois Pupillinmore |
4/23/2024 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 96 pointsBottled 9 August 2018, 12.5% ABV. Decanted. Incredibly fresh, youthful and energetic, piercing estery acidity - not unlike a Gueuze from Cantillon, subtle elevage notes (yeast, fresh white almonds), a vertical, linear wine, steel and creamy lemon, tart citrus, fenugreek and salinity, hint of peach, gains ampleur in the decanter, tightly coiled, incredible drive and length on the seemingly endless finish, unripe strawberry, green apple. Like a TGV, just goes on and on. My fourth vintage of this wine - the 2007 and 2016 had identical scores, the 1998 was the odd man out in my lifetime vertical so far. |
| Red |
2021 Maison Marthe Henry-Boillot FleurieGamay more |
4/22/2024 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 92 pointsBecause spring frosts destroyed a large part of the harvest in the Côte de Beaune, Marthe Henry Boillot turned to her friend Anne Victoire Montrozier, who enabled the creation of this cuvée with grapes from her family property Château des Moriers. Probably produced without any addition of sulfur, as there is a hint of preserving carbon dioxide, and the wine as a whole feels quite natural. The style is wonderfully fresh and digestible, a fragrant nose with roses and a hint of undergrowth, an elegant (12% ABV) and minerally palate with delightful flavours of ripe peaches and strawberries, and a silky finish with amarena cherries, very good length. At Maison Deveney Mars, Puligny-Montrachet, France. |
| Spirits |
2016 Rochelt Tiroler Schnapsbrennerei Wachauer MarilleAustria Apricot more |
4/20/2024 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 95 pointsA private lunch (Restaurant Wein & Tafelhaus *, Trittenheim, Germany): Very different in style from the 2013. The nose is more closed initially but opens up to almost fleshy apricot aromas; the palate is tighter and more energetic, but the finish is incredibly expansive and seemingly neverending. |
| Spirits |
2013 Rochelt Tiroler Schnapsbrennerei Wachauer MarilleAustria Apricot more |
4/20/2024 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 93 pointsA private lunch (Restaurant Wein & Tafelhaus *, Trittenheim, Germany): Very open and aromatic on the nose, intoxicating and almost medicinal, rich but not entirely smooth on the palate, quite a lot of heat on the finish. |
| Red |
2015 Proprietà Sperino UvaggioCoste della Sesia Nebbiolo Blend, Nebbiolo more |
4/20/2024 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 92 pointsA private lunch (Restaurant Wein & Tafelhaus *, Trittenheim, Germany): Uvaggio denotes a blend of Nebbiolo, Vespolina and Croatina. Mature alto Piemonte, firm and fresh, forest floor, fresh cherry and strawberry, elegant weight (13.5% ABV), firm tannins, more playful than a 100% Nebbiolo would be. |
| Red |
2017 Kolfok Blaufränkisch Güterweg Ried BodigrabenBurgenland more |
4/20/2024 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 93 pointsA private lunch (Restaurant Wein & Tafelhaus *, Trittenheim, Germany): Delicately natural in style, beautifully pure varietal expression, flowers and sour cherries, gently grippy style, very energetic and minerally, spicy depth, precise palate, finely grained tannins, chalky finish with very good length. |
| White |
2003 Martin Müllen Kröver Paradies Riesling Spätlese ** trockenMosel Saar Ruwer more |
4/20/2024 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 93 pointsA private lunch (Restaurant Wein & Tafelhaus *, Trittenheim, Germany): Intense but lively yellow colour; nose opens up beautifully in the large Zalto glasses, fresh and juicy pineapple, hints of honey and spicy, waxy bottle age; wonderfully full and flowing palate, almost Burgundian weight and buttery richness (Zeeuwse boterbabbelaar), ripe but firm acidity, well balanced; very convincing finish, excellent resonance and length. Unique style, fascinating wine. Goes through distinct phases (pineapple, honey, butter) in about 45 minutes and then loses its expression. Drink soon. |
| Rosé - Sparkling |
2020 Wein- & Tafelhaus Rosé Sekt BrutPfalz Champagne Blend more |
4/20/2024 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 91 pointsA private lunch (Restaurant Wein & Tafelhaus *, Trittenheim, Germany): Pale salmon colour, fine mousse, refreshing, dry and minerally, delightfully layered fruit (peach, cherry), crisp acidity drives the finish, which has excellent length. |
| Red |
2017 Domaine Heitz-Lochardet Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Morgeot RougePinot Noir more |
4/21/2024 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 92 pointsA private lunch (Restaurant Chez Armand, Mimande (Chaudenay), France): Elegant and bright, grippy and earthy, transparent and precise but does lack power or weight (13.5% ABV), smoky, red berries and forest floor, has drive and length. |
| White |
2020 Armand Heitz Saint-Aubin 1er Cru sur Gamay BlancChardonnay more |
4/21/2024 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 92 pointsA private lunch (Restaurant Chez Armand, Mimande (Chaudenay), France): Harvested 3 September 2020, no new oak, SO2 libre 11 mg/l, 12% ABV, 1945 bottles produced. Has developed very well since I last tasted this in 2022, very typical for 2020 with its tension between ripe citrus and orchard fruit and fresh acidity, concentrated but airy, elegant weight (12% ABV), rounded off nicely by the oak (none new), convincing finish. |
| Red |
2019 Domaine Deveney Mars Beaune En LulunnePinot Noir more |
4/21/2024 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 91 pointsLovely, light, ruby red colour; attactive, open nose, ripe but fresh fruit (raspberry), oak spice, forest floor and violets, minerally freshness, good depth; juicy and supple palate with refreshing acidity, supported by gentle tannins, elegant weight; good resonance and length. At Maison Deveney Mars, Puligny-Montrachet, France. |
| Red |
2021 Coche-Dury Volnay 1er CruPinot Noir more |
4/22/2024 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 94 pointsA private lunch (Restaurant Le Soufflot, Meursault, France): From Taillepieds and Clos des Chênes, bottled January 2023 with the chèvre à deux becs. No stems this year. Light and elegant, beautifully defined red and blue berry fruit, floral lift and a whiffs of undergrowth and sweetness from the wood, aromatic and fresh, toute en delicatesse (12.5% ABV), creamy texture and minerally energy, percaline tannins, exciting interplay of ripe fruit, tannins and acidity on the long finish. |
| White |
2022 Kei Shiogai Chassagne-Montrachet Fontaine SotChardonnay more |
4/22/2024 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 94 pointsA private lunch (Restaurant Le Soufflot, Meursault, France): From a plot of vines of 0.38 hectares owned by Domaine Martenot-Mallard. Bottle No. 557 from 889 produced. Beautifully layered sweet and ripe orchard fruit with a tropical edge, lift from subtle aromatic Asian spices (kurkuma) and green herbs, wonderfully harmonious and flowing palate, perfect weight (13.5% ABV), seamless and silky, elegant and remarkably light on its feet, just visible oak, dreamy finish with lemon curd. Incredibly moreish, to swoon in. Definitely worth the price of admission - if you can get it. |
| Spirits |
NV Domaine Roulot Fine de BourgogneBurgundy White Blend more |
4/21/2024 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 92 pointsA private dinner (Restaurant Le Montrachet, Puligny-Montrachet): Spiced orange intensity, woody depth, aromatic, smooth and silky-sweet, powerful and concentrated, quite hot on the finish, green Chartreuse complexity and a touch of yeast. Impressive and exciting but lacks the finesse for a higher score. |
| Red |
2016 Coche-Dury MonthéliePinot Noir more |
4/21/2024 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 92 pointsA private dinner (Restaurant Le Montrachet, Puligny-Montrachet): In a lovely place, opens up well, youthful energy paired with some tertiary evolution, black tea from the stems, juicy and fresh red berries (strawberry, raspberry, sweet blackberries), subtle touch of spicy oak, creamy texture, good volume, harmonious, percaline tannins, cool minerality, marvellous intensity of sweet fruit on the very long finish. Beautifully composed. |
| White |
2020 Jean-Claude Ramonet Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru MorgeotChardonnay more |
4/21/2024 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 94 pointsA private dinner (Restaurant Le Montrachet, Puligny-Montrachet): Beautifully defined. The style of the vigneron and the vintage perfectly expressed on the heavier soils of Morgeot. Pure and precise, lifted (miyagi and white flowers) but rich and concentrated, creamy lemon and orchard fruit, nicely buttery, attractive salty oak, earthy notes, silky-smooth texture, lovely minerally energy and freshness provide tension, long and convincing finish with a beautiful fruit expression. "Aus einem Guss" - as the Germans would say. |
| White |
2021 Château de Messey Clos des AvoueriesMâcon-Cruzille Chardonnay more |
4/13/2024 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 90 pointsA private lunch (Restaurant Barlotta, Amsterdam, NL): Ripe fruit, rounded and buttery, soft but fresh acidity, ripe orange and a whiff of salty oak on the finish, good length. |
| White - Sparkling |
NV Champagne De Reyve Champagne BrutChampagne Blend more |
4/13/2024 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 89 pointsA private lunch (Restaurant Barlotta, Amsterdam, NL): De Reyve is a brand of the cooperative Union de Champagne. A decent wine, fruit-driven with ripe citrus and some brioche, rounded but fresh palate with noticeable bitters from the taille. |
| Red |
2017 Tenuta San Guido SassicaiaBolgheri Sassicaia Red Bordeaux Blend more |
4/12/2024 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: NRA private (second) dinner (Café Parlotte, Amsterdam, NL): Firm and structured, concentrated and tannic, dusty and cedary and frankly charmless, clenched and with a clear touch of raw chocolate on the finish. Low-level akrolein? Not rated. |
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