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2020 Domaine Charles Audoin Marsannay Les Favières Pinot Noir
11/17/2023 - PLLU Likes this wine:
98 points
What can I say. I can’t resist to continue drinking this masterpiece! Still incredible!

  • Philbeagles commented:

    11/21/23, 8:52 AM - Curious how much air time you are giving this before drinking?

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2020 François Lumpp Givry 1er Cru A Vigne Rouge Pinot Noir
7/18/2023 - pclin wrote:
84 points
PnP. ABV 14.5%. €36.67 before taxes and shipping charges. Very dark in color, almost dark purple. Clean nose, mostly flowers and spices with sweet tones to it. No hints of alcohol on the nose despite the seemingly high ABV level. High acidity, spicy tannins, dry with heat at finish. Better on the nose than on the palate. I suspect when primary fruits recede, alcohol will be even more noticeable. Struggling to finish the first glass, it’s an alcoholic mess. Maybe the alcohol level is higher than stated. To save my liver, I throw away 1/2 glass. My first experience with this producer and it’s rather disappointing. Buy more? Nope!

  • Philbeagles commented:

    8/10/23, 11:57 AM - Your tasting note seems to be very incongruent with professional tasting notes. Burghound gives a 94 and WA gives a 92. Not that I believe everything these guys say but it is usually sound guidance to a degree. (barring personal wine style likes and dislikes).Perhaps you had a flawed bottle? What was your aeration time and was food involved? I find that can have a huge impact. (especially with younger burg's)

  • Philbeagles commented:

    8/10/23, 1:09 PM - Hmmm, I have a case in the pipeline. It will be interesting to see. The ABV statements for sure are always dubious as taxes levied are tied to alcohol levels. I will try a bottle once i get them in the fall and post my findings. Fingers crossed. I have never really steered away from high ABV's but there is concern if it is too high.

    Here is a good article on wine level statements (in the US at least).

    https://www.wineenthusiast.com/culture/wine/wine-abv-is-a-lie/

    I would not throw Lumpp under the bus however. He has some really good wines.

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2015 Château Malescot St. Exupéry Margaux Red Bordeaux Blend
6/1/2023 - Golf_Wine Likes this wine:
89 points
Big soft and sweet, dark blue ripe fruits, prunes, leather and oak.missing fruit with a bit of energy feels a bit tired…maybe an off bottle

  • Philbeagles commented:

    6/2/23, 5:36 AM - How much air time did you give it?

  • Philbeagles commented:

    6/2/23, 7:36 AM - My last was about 2 hours air I believe. Always with steak/roast with sauces and/or gravies. Always a winner for me..Hopefully just a bad bottle. (And One only)

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2016 Aurelien Verdet Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Les Damodes Pinot Noir
3/13/2023 - Grapetimescomin Likes this wine:
94 points
PnP and ready to go from the start. Beautiful nose with ripe red fruits and floral notes. On the tongue it is smooth with rich, velvety tannins. Taste profile to me was a lot of ripe red fruits, some leather, some sous bois, and some floral notes. Purists would argue this is on the fruit forward side for red burgundy but to me it was in perfect balance. Outstanding QPR and the best wine I have opened from my cellar so far in 2023.

Edit: On night 2, fruit was still wonderful but a bit less ripe and hints of some game notes came through. Think this will be a very good mid term cellar candidate but it is really fantastic now.

  • Philbeagles commented:

    3/14/23, 2:01 PM - I can never get to "night 2". Always gone on night 1.

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2020 Domaine Joseph Voillot Volnay 1er Cru Champans Pinot Noir
10/12/2022 - Pancreatitis wrote:
Dark purple red.
Very refined, feminine nose of complex florals, spice, red fruits and mineral elements.
The palate is weightless, open, expressive and youthful, feminine, beguiling and absolutely delicious. Ultra-refined red fruits, mineralite, gone in a flash. Compared to the Bourgogne rouge a few weeks back this is open and ready for business, just so plush and delicious I could drink it every day… my case might not live to see November…

  • Philbeagles commented:

    11/23/22, 9:48 AM - Just got my case; debating opening one. Was your PnP or did you give it any air.

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2019 Domaine Chandon de Briailles Pernand-Vergelesses 1er Cru Ile des Vergelesses Pinot Noir
11/22/2022 - David_K wrote:
89 points
I hate to be the bearer of bad news but while this is decent there is nothing about it that distinguishes it from many ordinary-but-not-special Cote de Beaune wines in the ~$40 range, and it's certainly not becoming of a flagship premier cru the price of which is rapidly careening towards triple digits. It's just...fine.

  • Philbeagles commented:

    11/23/22, 7:51 AM - Was going to open one last week but decided against it. Was this one for you, PnP or did you decant and for how long if so?

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2016 Maison Albert Bichot Santenay 1er Cru Clos Rousseau Pinot Noir
11/11/2022 - Goofienewfy Likes this wine:
85 points
Nose is dirt and barnyard. Taste is chalk followed by acid. Finish is flat a bit disappointing.

  • Philbeagles commented:

    11/12/22, 5:09 AM - Flawed perhaps?

  • Philbeagles commented:

    11/12/22, 9:43 PM - PS.Where in Newfie. St. Johns here.

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2019 Domaine Chandon de Briailles Pernand-Vergelesses 1er Cru Ile des Vergelesses Pinot Noir
10/6/2022 - Nutty08 Likes this wine:
93 points
Accidently opened a second bottle. Delicious deep.berry driven nose and palate with a fine spice note adding complexity. Excellent delineation and focus. Lengthy finish. Liked this a lot more than the bottle in August.
On night 2 this had developed a super ripe fruit cake profile and seemed to lose definition.

  • Philbeagles commented:

    10/9/22, 9:18 AM - "Accidenatlly opened a second bottle...". Love it. I too am accident prone like that. Looking forward to opening my 1st.

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2011 Domaine du Meix-Foulot Mercurey 1er Cru Clos du Château de Montaigu Pinot Noir
11/8/2021 - Michael T. Zoppo Likes this wine:
From magnum, this showed wonderfully. Beautiful and pure cherry fruit--just so much pinot character. Not the slightest bit overdone--perfect balance of fruit and acid. What a wonderful wine to follow through a meal. Drinking great right now, and easily 7 - 10 years of drinking ahead, especially in mag. This cost $65?! Insane!

  • Philbeagles commented:

    1/22/22, 8:51 AM - Michael: I am about to open a mag. Did you give it any air time or was it PnP?

  • Philbeagles commented:

    1/22/22, 9:03 AM - Michael: Thanks for the feedback.

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2015 Domaine Pavelot (Jean-Marc et Hugues) Savigny-lès-Beaune 1er Cru La Dominode Pinot Noir
11/12/2021 - ESubvaria wrote:
92 points
I opened a bottle last night and wrote a scathing review, since deleted. Then I realized what an idiot I was because I only gave it 20 minutes breathing. It was thin and tart. I am having the rest of that bottle now, after a decant and a one hour breath. It excellent, and getting better and better. That tells me this needs more age. He is known for long lived wines, and I see why.

Today, this is on the lower end of medium bodied, so match food accordingly.

  • Philbeagles commented:

    11/15/21, 6:28 PM - Insight is appreciated on this. Thanks for this. These do sometimes have instruction manuals.

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2016 Domaine Henri Delagrange & Fils Pommard 1er Cru Les Bertins Pinot Noir
10/7/2021 - Raage Does not like this wine:
88 points
Décevant à ce stade, je n'ai pas reconnu la patte du domaine (pb bouteille ?); un vin boisé, terne, caricature de la Bourgogne sans finesse et traitée (So2 ...), sans vie.
A revoir d'autant que j'ai beaucoup aimé les 2017 plus purs...

  • Philbeagles commented:

    11/12/21, 6:10 PM - réduction peut-être??

  • Philbeagles commented:

    11/13/21, 5:37 AM - Merci. Tenez-moi au courant s'il vous plait. J'en ai six allongés. Je suis toujours curieux de connaître l'heure de la décantation.

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2014 Domaine Pavelot (Jean-Marc et Hugues) Savigny-lès-Beaune 1er Cru La Dominode Pinot Noir
8/7/2021 - Philbeagles wrote:
89 points
Hmmm.... I am not sure about some of these ratings and the drinking windows. This seems to be waning but yet the window is not supposed to open until 2024.... and last until 2060...WTAF is JG saying (93+). Maybe I do not understand burgundy yet, I thought I was getting the hang of it... Its a stretch to give it an 89 .. I do not see this getting better. I do understand that tertiary flavours do evolve but I do not see this changing chemical compostion and becoming that. My reference point for tertiary flavours is a 1996 De Vogue Musginy VV when it had about 8 years on it. It was sublime. I have 6 more of these with which to experiment. Fingers crossed.I guess its is the in same category as someone giving at $12 burgundy a 100 point rating. It still makes it into CT scoring.

Caveat emptor.

  • Philbeagles commented:

    8/8/21, 8:25 AM - PS: the de Vogue Musgny VV comment may seem off.. but it is from a distant memory and was my ephiphany moment for Burgundy) to migrate away from Bordeaux.) The comment was less about de Vogue and more about BH giving this Dominode a 93+ rating with users estimating its drinking window from 2026 - 2060. I just doen see this wine blooming in 5 years or so.

  • Philbeagles commented:

    8/10/21, 7:04 PM - Thanks everybody, for all the feedback. I have to admit I am slowly getting my sea legs with Burgundy (reds). It is an easy place to get lost. I do have to admit Pavelot was my first foray into buying in bulk (so to speak). It can be intimidating when I do not see what others are seeing. I would appreciate any insights into Burgundies in my cellar. The oddest one I have yet is a 2018 Aurelien Verdet Chambolle-Musginy "Les Condemennes". (sorry off topic here). I thought it was outstanding, but the only reviews I see are on WineDecider giving it an 88. Makes you question your sanity (or theirs). The 2012 Condemennes was the wine that got me into Verdet.

    I will hold off on any more '14 Pavelot Dominodes. (I have 15's, 18's and 19's laying down). I do have to admit the 2012 Pavelot "Aux Guettes" are drinking nicely now so there are possibilities for sure.

    Feel free to DM.

  • Philbeagles commented:

    10/12/21, 12:30 PM - @Mag357: Appreciate the commentary. I am optimistic.

  • Philbeagles commented:

    10/13/21, 1:23 PM - @Mag357 (again). How did your 2014 Dominodes turn out? What was your decant time, if any and what was your food pairing, if any. Having an engineering background, all my tasting notes tend to be instructional in nature rather than descriptive in nature (i.e. best technique to maximize chances for a good tasting experience). Maybe I am just trying to show others how to avoid all the "red burg" pitfalls that I have encountered. I am still cyphering things out as you can tell.

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2013 Maison Albert Bichot Morey St. Denis 1er Cru Les Sorbets Pinot Noir
4/15/2020 - HENNO1 wrote:
91 points
Clean angular sharp fruity plummy raspberry on the nose. On the palate berry fruit, a little smoke but nice and clean in delivery. Much better than I expected. In fact so much better that I have just bought a case of 2015 in case it is very good!!!! Needs a little time but drinking very nicely already.

  • Philbeagles commented:

    9/18/21, 4:36 PM - Thanks for the insight onthe 2013. You will not be disappointed with the 2015.

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2016 Domaine Santa Duc Châteauneuf-du-Pape Habemus Papam Red Rhone Blend
7/12/2020 - sailincarib Does not like this wine:
72 points
Off tastes, bitter, not good after taste

  • Philbeagles commented:

    5/30/21, 10:25 AM - Hmmm, perhaps you bottle was flawed. This is an outstanding vintage. Better luck with your next bottle.

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2015 Domaine Pavelot (Jean-Marc et Hugues) Savigny-lès-Beaune 1er Cru La Dominode Pinot Noir
12/3/2020 - 10xM Does not like this wine:
87 points
Out of 375ml. Drank half and saving 2nd half for tomorrow. Nose of cherry, slight petrichor and dust. Taste was drying tannins, slight tart and acid for structure. Didnt find much pleasing fruit. This wont be a re-buy for me.

  • Philbeagles commented:

    5/26/21, 7:21 PM - As a recommendation try this with Maple Leaf farms pre-cooked duck leg. You can get it most anywhere. Walmart, Kroger, Publix if you are in the states. You won't believe what a magic key it is to open Burgundy. I have found it takes 2 - 3 hours to open up tis wine and most sub 10 year old wines (of decent quality). To open a red Burgundy and drink it as is you need either a $400 wine or one that is 10 - 15 years old. I am slowly deciphering Burgundy.

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2015 Château Malescot St. Exupéry Margaux Red Bordeaux Blend
8/17/2020 - Philbeagles wrote:
94 points
Since my first bottle in Jan-2020 which was a PnP (which was fantastic) .. This has now shutdown. Had three hours in decanter (splash decant) and just barely started to open up on hour 4 of dinner (rib-eye roast with gravy, so it had help). This has backbone for long haul but will require a little patience. If you can find it at a decent price load up you will not regret it.

  • Philbeagles commented:

    8/18/20, 6:33 AM - I managed to get it at $50. when it hit the Costco floors. Apparently it hit in two waves. Perhaps there may be another. I would still be picking this up at $60. QPR goes down hill then.

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2015 Château Malescot St. Exupéry Margaux Red Bordeaux Blend
1/5/2020 - Philbeagles Likes this wine:
94 points
Wow... After having the first bottle, I cleaned out all the Costco's around me. Great QPR for $50. Drinks great now. Can't wait to see how this evolves.

  • Philbeagles commented:

    2/8/20, 3:52 PM - This was north Metro Atlanta. (Cumming and Alpharetta) Bought them just before Christmas. I have not seen them since.

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