1/19/2024 - SuperSomm Likes this wine:

Medium ruby colour. Medium (+) and developing nose with ripe raspberry, ripe wild raspberry, ripe strawberry, ripe red cherry, toast, charred wood, thyme, vanilla and violet. Medium (+) taste of ripe red cherry, ripe cranberry, ripe raspberry, strawberry, thyme, toast, charred wood, vanilla, forest floor and dried herbs. Long and dry finish. High acidity. Light tannins. Medium body. A very good Santa Barbara Pinot Noir. Drink now or over the next six years. Goes well with duck, pork or veal.

1/18/2024 - SuperSomm wrote:

Medium lemon colour. Small and lively bubbles. Medium (+) and developing nose with yellow apples, lemon, bread dough, biscuit, brioche, toast and wet stone. Medium (+) taste of yellow apples, lemon, bread dough, brioche, toast and wet stone. Long and dry finish. High acidity. Medium body. A very good NV Champagne that has increased too much in price to be great QPR. Needed 15 min to open. Drink now or over the next five years. Goes well as an aperitif, or with cured meat.

1/17/2024 - SuperSomm wrote:

Pale lemon colour. Pronounced and youthful nose with green apples, peach, lemon, petroleum and wet stone. Pronounced taste of green apples, peach, lemon, petroleum and wet stone. Long and dry finish. High acidity. Medium body. A very good Riesling Kabinett Trocken. Drink now or over the next five years. Goes well with fish, shellfish or sushi.

1/16/2024 - SuperSomm Does not like this wine:

Pale lemon-green colour. Medium and youthful nose with pear drop, peach drop, lemon drop and white flowers. Medium taste of pear drop, peach drop and lemon drop. Short and dry finish. Medium acidity. Medium body. A good Prosecco that lacks some complexity. Drink now. Goes well as an aperitif.

1/15/2024 - SuperSomm wrote:

Pale lemon colour. Medium and youthful nose with green apples, lemon, white peach, petroleum and slate. Medium taste of green apples, lemon, white peach and slate. Long and dry finish. High acidity. Medium body. A very good Riesling Trocken. Drink now or over the next couple of years. goes well with fish or sushi.

1/14/2024 - SuperSomm Likes this wine:

Pale gold colour. Medium (+) and developing nose with ripe yellow apples, ripe lemon, charred wood, butter, toast, roasted walnuts and nutmeg. Medium (+) taste of ripe yellow apples, ripe peach, ripe lemon, apricot, butter, charred wood, vanilla, toast and nutmeg. Long and dry finish. High acidity. Medium body. A very good and bold Sanford & Benedict Chardonnay. Needed an hour of air to integrate. Drink now or over the next couple of years. Goes well with cheeses, fish or shellfish.

1/13/2024 - SuperSomm wrote:

Pale ruby colour. Medium (+) and developing nose with red cherry strawberry, mocha, dark chocolate, forest floor, wet leaves, charred wood and violet. Medium (+) taste of red cherry strawberry, mocha, dark chocolate, forest floor, wet leaves and charred wood. Long and dry finish. High acidity. Medium tannins. Medium body. A very good Chambolle-Musigny. Drink now or over the next five years. Goes well with duck, mushrooms, pork or veal.

1/12/2024 - SuperSomm Likes this wine:

Medium gold colour. Small and lively bubbles. Medium and developing nose with ripe red apples, baked lemon, died apricot, toast, brioche, tea leaves, hibiscus, licorice, mushrooms, wet leaves, rose petals and wet stone. Medium taste of ripe red apples, dried apricot, baked lemon, lemon zest, brioche, toast, tea leaves, mushrooms, wet leaves and wet stone. Long and dry finish. High acidity. Medium body. A very good and floral Vintage Champagne. Drink now or over the next couple of years. Goes well as an aperitif, or with cured meat or shellfish.

1/11/2024 - SuperSomm wrote:

Pale salmon pink colour. Small and lively bubbles. Medium and developing nose with strawberry, ripe lemon, toast, bread dough and wet stone. Medium taste of strawberries, lemon, toast, bread dough and wet stone. Long and dry finish. High acidity. Medium body. A very good Rosé Champagne. Drink now or over the next five years. Goes well as an aperitif, or with cured meat.

1/10/2024 - SuperSomm wrote:

Pale lemon colour. Small and lively bubbles. Medium and developing nose with ripe green apples, ripe lemon, toast, chalk and wet stone. Medium taste of green apples, lemon, chalk, lemon peel and wet stone. Long and dry finish. High acidity. Medium body. A very good Champagne Brut Zero. Drink now or over the next five years. Goes well as an aperitif, or with shellfish.

1/9/2024 - SuperSomm wrote:

Pale lemon colour. Small and lively bubbles. Medium (-) and developing nose with ripe yellow apples, ripe lemon, toast, brioche biscuit and wet stone. Medium taste of ripe yellow apples, ripe lemon, toast, biscuit, lemon peel and wet stone. Long and dry finish. High acidity. Medium body. A very good NV Champagne. Drink now or over the next five years. Goes well as an aperitif or with shellfish.

1/8/2024 - SuperSomm Likes this wine:

Pale ruby colour. Medium and youthful nose with ripe red cherry, ripe morello cherry, red plum, almonds and rose petal. Medium taste of ripe red cherry, ripe morello cherry, ripe raspberry and almonds. Long and dry finish. High acidity. Light tannins. Medium body. A very good Beaujolais Nouveau that has benefited from some months on the bottle. Needed 30 min to open. Drink now. Goes well with pork or veal.

1/7/2024 - SuperSomm wrote:

Pale ruby colour. Medium (+) and developing nose with raspberry, forest floor, chocolate, wet leaves and violet. Medium (+) taste of raspberry, strawberry, forest floor, chocolate, wet leaves and mushrooms. Long and dry finish. High acidity. Medium (-) tannins. Medium body. A very good Vosne-Romanée. Drink now or over the next five years. Goes well with duck, pork or veal.

5/13/2024 - SuperSomm Likes this wine:

Pale pink colour. Medium (+) and youthful nose with ripe wild strawberry, ripe peach, ripe red apples, lavender and wet stone. Medium taste of ripe wild strawberry, ripe peach, ripe red apples, ripe lemon, lavender and wet stone. Long and dry finish. High acidity. Medium body. A very good Provence Rosé. Best vintage of this yet? Drink now. Goes well with fish, poultry or shellfish.

1/6/2024 - SuperSomm Likes this wine:

Medium gold colour. Small and medium lazy bubbles. Medium (+) and developing nose with ripe yellow apples, baked lemon, brioche, toast, caramel, chalk and butter. Medium taste of ripe yellow apples, baked lemon, brioche, toast, bun, chalk and wet stone. Long and dry finish. Medium acidity. Medium body. A very good Vintage Champagne from a good year. Needed 15 min in the glass to open. Drink now or over the next five years. Goes well as an aperitif, or with cured meat.

1/5/2024 - SuperSomm Likes this wine:

Pale lemon colour. Pronounced and youthful nose with ripe green apples, ripe lime, ripe white peach, elderflowers, flint, honeysuckle and wet stone. Pronounced taste of ripe green apples, ripe lime, ripe white peach, honeysuckle, elderflowers, flint and wet stone. Long and semi-dry finish. High acidity. Medium body. A very good Semi-Dry Riesling. Drink now or over the next couple of years. Goes well with sushi or spicy food.

1/4/2024 - SuperSomm wrote:

Pale ruby colour. Medium and developing nose with red cherry, charred wood, forest floor, spices and dark chocolate. Medium taste of red cherry, charred wood, forest floor, spices, dark chocolate and wet leaves. Long and dry finish. High acidity. Light tannins. Medium body. A very good Oregon Pinot Noir. Drink now or over the next couple of years. Goes well with duck, pork or poultry.

1/3/2024 - SuperSomm wrote:

Pale ruby colour. Medium and developing nose with red cherry, ripe raspberry, forest floor, licorice, charred wood and violet. Medium taste of red cherry, ripe raspberry, forest floor, wet leaves, charred wood, vanilla and licorice. Medium long and dry finish. High acidity. Medium (-) tannins. Medium body. A very good Cote de Beaune-Villages. Drink now or over the next five years. Goes well with duck, pork or poultry.

1/2/2024 - SuperSomm wrote:

Pale ruby colour. Medium and developing nose with red cherry, raspberry charred wood, forest floor and wet leaves. Medium taste of raspberry, charred wood, forest floor and wet leaves. Long and dry finish. High acidity. Medium tannins. Medium body. A very good Santenay. Drink now or over the next couple of years. Goes well with duck, pork or poultry.

1/1/2024 - SuperSomm wrote:

Pale lemon colour. Medium and developing nose with ripe green apples, lemon, chalk, oysters, wax and wet stone. Medium taste of ripe green apples, ripe lemon, chalk, oysters and wet stone. Long and dry finish. High acidity. Medium body. A very good Chablis Villages. Drink now or over the next five years. Goes well with fish or shellfish.

12/31/2023 - SuperSomm Likes this wine:

Medium salmon pink colour. Small and lively bubbles. Medium (+) and developing nose with ripe red apples, raspberry, toast, bun and wet stone. Medium taste of ripe red apples, ripe strawberry, ripe raspberry, toast, bun and wet stone. Long and dry finish. High acidity. Medium body. A very good Rosé Vintage. Drink now or over the next fifteen years. Goes well as an aperitif, or with cured meat or poultry.

12/31/2023 - SuperSomm Likes this wine:

Medium gold colour. Small and lively bubbles. Medium (+) and developing nose with ripe red apples, ripe lemon, butter, toast, bread dough, charred wood and wet stone. Medium (+) taste of ripe red apples, ripe lemon, butter, toast, bread dough, charred wood, caramel, mushrooms and wet stone. Long and dry finish. High acidity. Medium body. A very good Vintage Champagne that is a bit closed at the moment. Drink in five to fifteen years. Goes well as an aperitif, or with cured meat or shellfish.

12/30/2023 - SuperSomm Likes this wine:

Medium lemon colour. Small and lively bubbles. Medium and developing nose with ripe yellow apples, ripe lemon, butter, toast, brioche, chalk and wet stone. Medium taste of ripe yellow apples, ripe lemon, ripe white peach, toast, brioche, chalk and wet stone. Long and dry finish. High acidity. Medium body. An outstanding BdB Vintage with great complexity and concentration. Drink now or over the next twenty years. Goes well as an aperitif, or with shellfish.

12/30/2023 - SuperSomm Likes this wine:

Medium garnet colour. Medium and developing nose with nose with ripe raspberry, red plum, ripe morello cherry, forest floor, mushrooms, black pepper, savoury, earth, potting soil and graphite. Medium taste of ripe raspberry, ripe morello cherry, red plum, forest floor, mushrooms, black pepper, savoury, potting soil and graphite. Long and dry finish. High acidity. Medium (-) tannins. Medium body. A very good Beaujolais Cru. A bit warmer than previous vintages. Drink now or over the next couple of years. Goes well with duck, poultry or veal.

5/12/2024 - SuperSomm Likes this wine:

Pale ruby colour. Medium and developing nose with violet, ripe strawberry, ripe pomegranate, vanilla, crushed stone, ripe red cherry and flint. Medium taste of ripe strawberry, ripe pomegranate, vanilla and ripe red cherry. Long and dry finish. High acidity. Medium tannins. Full body. A very good Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir on the reductive side. Drink now or over the next ten years. Goes well with duck, pork or poultry.

12/29/2023 - SuperSomm Likes this wine:

Pale gold colour. Pronounced and developing nose with ripe yellow apples, ripe lemon, toast, charred wood, smoke and wet stone. Medium (+) taste of ripe yellow apples, ripe lemon, charred wood, toast, smoke and wet stone. Long and dry finish. High acidity. Medium body. A very good Saint-Romain. Needed half an hour of air to open. Drink now or over the next couple of years. Goes well with cheeses, fish or shellfish.

12/29/2023 - SuperSomm wrote:

Pale gold colour. Medium (+) and developing nose with ripe yellow apples, ripe lemon, smoke, charred wood, butter and wet stone. Medium (+) taste of ripe yellow apples, ripe lemon, smoke, charred wood, butter and wet stone. Long and dry finish. High acidity. Medium body. A very good Chassagne-Montrachet. Drink now or over the next five years. Goes well with cheeses, fish or shellfish.

12/28/2023 - SuperSomm wrote:

Pale lemon colour. Medium and developing nose with ripe yellow apples, lemon, smoke, charred wood and wet stone. Medium taste of ripe yellow apples, lemons smoke, charred wood and wet stone. Long and dry finish. High acidity. Medium body. A very good Pouilly-Vinzelles. Drink now or over the next couple of years. Goes well with cheeses, fish or shellfish.

12/28/2023 - SuperSomm wrote:

Pale lemon colour. Medium and developing nose with yellow apples, lemon, charred wood and wet stone. Medium taste of yellow apples, lemon, charred wood and wet stone. Long and dry finish. High acidity. Medium body. A very good Saint-Veran. Drink now or over the next couple of years. Goes well with fish or poultry.

12/27/2023 - SuperSomm wrote:

Pale lemon colour. Medium and developing nose with yellow apples, lemon, charred wood and wet stone. Medium taste of yellow apples, lemon, vanilla and wet stone. Long and dry finish. High acidity. Medium body. A very good Mâcon-Villages. Drink now or over the next couple of years. Goes well with fish or shellfish.

12/27/2023 - SuperSomm wrote:

Pale gold colour. Small and lively bubbles. Medium and developing nose with ripe red apples, ripe lemon, brioche, toast, biscuit, charred wood and wet stone. Medium (+) taste of ripe red apples, ripe lemon, brioche, toast, biscuit, charred wood and wet stone. Long and dry finish. High acidity. Medium body. A very good Blanc de Noirs Champagne. Drink now or over the next ten years. Goes well as an aperitif, or with cured meat.

12/26/2023 - SuperSomm wrote:

Pale gold colour. Small and lively bubbles. Medium and developing nose with ripe yellow apples, ripe lemon, brioche, toast, biscuit, chalk and wet stone. Medium and taste of ripe yellow apples, ripe lemon, brioche, toast, biscuit, chalk, wet stone and charred wood. Long and dry finish. High acidity. Medium body. A very good Blanc de Blancs Champagne. Drink now or over the next ten years. Goes well as an aperitif, or with shellfish.

12/26/2023 - SuperSomm wrote:

Pale pink colour. Small and lively bubbles. Medium and developing nose with raspberry, strawberry, red apples, lemon, toast and caramel. Medium taste of raspberry, red apples, lemon, toast, caramel and wet stone. Long and dry finish. High acidity. Medium body. A very good Rosé Champagne. Drink now or over the next five years. Goes well as an aperitif, or with cured meat.

12/25/2023 - SuperSomm Likes this wine:

Medium lemon colour. Medium and developing nose with ripe yellow apples, ripe lemon, butter, charred wood and wet stone. Medium taste of ripe yellow apples, ripe lemon, butter, toast, charred wood and wet stone. Long and dry finish. High acidity. Medium body. A very good Haute Cotes de Nuits Blanc from a magnum bottle. Drink now or over the next couple of years. Goes well with fish or shellfish.

12/25/2023 - SuperSomm Likes this wine:

Deep garnet colour. Medium and developed nose with tobacco, cigar box, leather, pencil, prune and forest floor. Medium taste of prune, raisins, tobacco, cigar box, leather, pencil, mushrooms and forest floor. Long and dry finish. High acidity. Medium tannins. Medium body. A very good and well matured Saint-Emilion that is peaking. Drink now or over the next couple of years. Goes well with beef or lamb.

5/11/2024 - SuperSomm Likes this wine:

Medium ruby colour. Medium (+) and developing nose with ripe red plum, ripe strawberry, ripe wild raspberry, dried cranberries, forest floor, mushrooms, licorice, cinnamon, black pepper, smoke and violet. Medium taste of ripe red plum, ripe strawberry, ripe wild raspberry, mushrooms, forest floor, cocoa, wet leaves, cinnamon, anise, black pepper, licorice and tobacco. Long and dry finish. High acidity. Light tannins. Medium body. A very good Beaujolais Cru that has matured well with great savoury notes. Needed half an hour of air to open. Drink now. Goes well with beef, duck, mushrooms or pork.

5/10/2024 - SuperSomm Likes this wine:

Pale lemon colour. Medium (+) and developing nose with ripe yellow apples, ripe lemon, charred wood, smoke and butter. Medium taste of ripe yellow apples, ripe lemon, peach, charred wood, smoke, popcorn and wet stone. Long and dry finish. Medium acidity. Medium body. A very good Sonoma Coast Chardonnay wish great concentration. Drink now or over the next five years. Goes well with cheeses, fish, mushrooms or shellfish.

5/9/2024 - SuperSomm wrote:

Pale ruby colour. Medium and developing nose with ripe strawberry, ripe red cherry, dark chocolate, forest floor, tea leaves, earth and savory. Medium taste of ripe strawberry, ripe raspberry, dried herbs, dark chocolate, earth and savory. Long and dry finish. Medium acidity. Medium (-) and grainy tannins. Full body. A very good Californian Pinot Noir. Drink now or over the next couple of years. Goes well with duck or poultry.

12/24/2023 - SuperSomm Likes this wine:

Deep tawny colour. Pronounced and developed nose with prune, raisins, caramel, licorice, fig, coffee and cinnamon. Pronounced taste of raisins, prune, caramel, coffee, fig, cinnamon and licorice. Long and sweet finish. High acidity. Light tannins. Full body. A very good Vintage Port that is peaking. Drink now. Goes well with blue cheeses.

12/24/2023 - SuperSomm Likes this wine:

Deep ruby colour. Pronounced and developing nose with ripe red cherry, red plum, charred wood, mint, forest floor and chocolate. Pronounced taste of ripe red cherry, ripe red plum, charred wood, mint, sweet tobacco, forest floor, chocolate and mushrooms. Long and dry finish. High acidity. Low tannins. Full body. A very good and well matured LBV. Drink now. Goes well with blue cheeses or chocolate.

12/23/2023 - SuperSomm Likes this wine:

Medium ruby colour. Medium and developing nose with ripe raspberry, ripe red cherry, forest floor, mushrooms, black pepper, dried herbs and violet. Medium taste of ripe raspberry, strawberry, ripe red cherry, forest floor, mushrooms, dried herbs and black pepper. Long and dry finish. High acidity. Light tannins. Medium body. A very good Volnay that has matured beautifully. Drink now would I say, but would make another five years, at least. Goes well with mushrooms, pork or veal.

12/23/2023 - SuperSomm Likes this wine:

Medium lemon colour. Medium (+) and developing nose with ripe yellow apples, ripe lemon, ripe white peach, butter, charred wood, smoke, flint and wet stone. Medium (+) taste of ripe yellow apples, ripe lemon, ripe white peach, butter, charred wood, flint and wet stone. Long and dry finish. High acidity. Medium body. A very good Bourgogne Blanc with great complexity. Drink now or over the next five years. Goes well with cheeses, fish or shellfish.

12/22/2023 - SuperSomm Likes this wine:

Pale ruby colour. Medium and developing nose with ripe raspberry, ripe strawberry, ripe red cherry, forest floor, leather and rose petal. Medium taste of ripe raspberry, ripe strawberry, ripe red cherry, leather, forest floor and stable. Long and dry finish. High acidity. Medium (-) tannins. Medium body. A very good Sicily Red. Needed 15 min in the glass to open. Drink now or over the next couple of years. Goes well with duck or pork.

12/22/2023 - SuperSomm wrote:

Medium lemon colour. Medium and lively bubbles. Medium and developing nose with ripe yellow apples, lemon, toast and white flowers. Medium taste of ripe yellow apples, lemon, toast and yeast. Long and dry finish. High acidity. Medium body. A very good Spakrling Apple Wine. Drink now. Goes well as an aperitif.

12/21/2023 - SuperSomm wrote:

Pale lemon colour. Small and lively bubbles. Medium and developing nose with green apples, lemon, toast, brioche, butter and chalk. Medium taste of green apples.c lemon, toast and chalk. Long and dry finish. High acidity. Medium body. A very good Extra Brut Champagne. Drink now or over the next five years. Goes well as an aperitif.

12/21/2023 - SuperSomm wrote:

Pale lemon colour. Small and lively bubbles. Medium and developing nose with yellow apples, lemon, chalk, white peach and white flowers. Medium taste of yellow apples, lemon, chalk, white peach, white flowers and toast. Long and dry finish. High acidity. Medium taste. A very good NV Champagne Brut. Drink now or over the next five years. Goes well as an aperitif.

12/20/2023 - SuperSomm Likes this wine:

Pale gold colour. Small and lively bubbles. Medium (-) and developing nose with ripe green apples, lemon, toast, brioche, chalk, biscuit and wet stone. Medium (-) taste of green apples, lemon, toast, chalk and wet stone. Long and dry finish. High acidity. Medium body. A very good Extra Brut Champagne. Needed 15 min in the glass to open. Drink now or over the next five years. Goes well as an aperitif, or with shellfish.

12/20/2023 - SuperSomm Likes this wine:

Pale lemon colour. Small and lively bubbles. Medium and developing nose with ripe green apples, ripe lemon, toast, brioche and wet stone. Medium taste of ripe green apples, ripe lemon, toast, brioche and wet stone. Long and dry finish. High acidity. Medium body. A very good Brut Champagne NV. Drink now or over the next ten years. Goes well as an aperitif, or with fish or shellfish.

12/19/2023 - SuperSomm wrote:

Medium ruby colour. Medium and youthful nose with red cherry and dried herbs. Medium taste of red cherry, hay and dried herbs. Medium long and dry finish. High acidity. Low tannins. Medium body. A good Barbera that lacks some complexity. Drink now or over the next couple of years. Goes well with pork or veal.

12/19/2023 - SuperSomm wrote:

Pale lemon colour. Small and lovely bubbles. Medium and developing nose with green apples, lemon, yeast and bread dough. Medium taste of green apples, lemon, yeast and bread dough. Medium long and dry finish. High acidity. Medium body. A good Cremant that lacks some complexity. Drink now. Goes well as an aperitif, or with shellfish.