Medium yellow. Slightly funky. Fairly fresh citrus with fine body and texture. This has continued to hold up well without developing more than a trace of oxidative notes, even after being open for an hour.
Medium ruby. Lean and leafy but not underripe, good graphite underneath. Typical weight for Loire Cabernet Franc. Good with potential to improve for a few years.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru
Moderately deep color. Licorice and black fruit. Medium weight, gained body over time. Mixed black and red fruits with some spice. Long and beautiful, completely without wood or other artifice. A winner.
Medium yellow. Off dry, not terribly sweet. Unctuous but reined in by a finish that is initially harsh but gradually softens. Sturdy late harvest Gewurztraminer.
2006 Domaine de la Pépière Muscadet de Sèvre-et-Maine sur lie Vieilles Vignes Clos des Briords
France, Loire Valley, Pays Nantais, Muscadet de Sèvre-et-Maine sur lie
Pale. Lean, taut and briny. Very young and satisfying.
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2010 Francine et Olivier Savary Chablis Sélection Vieilles Vignes
France, Burgundy, Chablis
Light color. Oyster shell. Terrific density, acidity and stoniness. Above class for a village Chablis and very emblematic of the vintage.
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2002 Domaine du Closel-Château des Vaults Savennières Clos du Papillon
France, Loire Valley, Anjou-Saumur, Savennières
Medium yellow. Slightly funky. Fairly fresh citrus with fine body and texture. This has continued to hold up well without developing more than a trace of oxidative notes, even after being open for an hour.
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2009 Un Saumon dans la Loire Montlouis-sur-Loire Minéral +
France, Loire Valley, Touraine, Montlouis-sur-Loire
Pungent nose. Rich, off dry. Seemed looser and more 2009 than the last bottle but still very good.
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2000 Vincent Dauvissat (René & Vincent) Chablis Grand Cru Les Preuses Flawed
France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis Grand Cru
Deep yellow. Oxidized. Sad given how great this can be.
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2010 Maison P-U-R (Cyril Alonso and Florian Looze) Beaujolais-Villages Très Vieilles Vignes
France, Burgundy, Beaujolais, Beaujolais-Villages
Red. Definitely some bretty funk in this one. Good tart Gamay fruit but not nearly as exciting as prior bottles.
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2010 Château Pesquié Ventoux Terrasses
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Ventoux
Medium ruby. Sweet Grenache fruit and a bit of garrigue. Solid southern Rhone character.
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2009 Catherine et Pierre Breton Bourgueil Les Galichets
France, Loire Valley, Touraine, Bourgueil
Medium ruby. Lean and leafy but not underripe, good graphite underneath. Typical weight for Loire Cabernet Franc. Good with potential to improve for a few years.
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1990 Domaine Bertagna Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Les Beaux Monts
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru
Moderately deep color. Licorice and black fruit. Medium weight, gained body over time. Mixed black and red fruits with some spice. Long and beautiful, completely without wood or other artifice. A winner.
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1990 Hugel Gewurztraminer Vendange Tardive
France, Alsace
Medium yellow. Off dry, not terribly sweet. Unctuous but reined in by a finish that is initially harsh but gradually softens. Sturdy late harvest Gewurztraminer.
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