Tasting, brief note. Lemon throughout with some richness. Very good weight, length for its level and price. Classic minerally finish. Very good value wine.
Tasting, brief note. Very enjoyable and fun with good weight and balance. Nothing complex here, but very enjoyable and a great value wine for near-term enjoyment.
Tasting, brief note. Black berries with moderate weight and length. a real sense of crunchy minerality. Certainly enough structure to cellar medium-term, this will probably put on some weight with age.
Tasting, brief note. 50/50 Syrah/ Grenache. Black and meaty with some sweet spice. Very good balance, great value. I slightly preferred the 2011 also tasted.
Tasting, brief note. interesting blend of indigenous Biancu Gentile and Vermentino. Ripe, rich aromatic start. Less ripe on palate, interesting orchard fruit flavors. Fun wine.
Floral start, slightly subdued with pear and poached pear flavors. Comes across as rich and slightly fat, so I'm not sure I'd be holding this for more than another year or three.
USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Chehalem Mountains
Tasting, brief note. Red cherry and berry with elegant structure and spice. Good weight, very good length, with complexity and nuanced hints throughout. Better to cellar a little longer. a wine I'd enjoy seeing unfold over an evening. Hmmm... I should have bought some of this today.
Tasting, brief note. Black pepper, black berries, everything fun, forward, and ripe. Seemingly slightly oaky, but other than that everything in harmony. VG length with mineral textures I enjoyed. Good now with upside over the next few years.
Tasting, brief note. Very big and fat, but also slightly awkward structure. Fruit is maturing faster than structure resolving, so tough to enjoy o project. Not a personal fav today.
2014 Domaine Costal Chablis Les Truffières 89 Points
France, Burgundy, Chablis
Tasting, brief note. Lemon throughout with some richness. Very good weight, length for its level and price. Classic minerally finish. Very good value wine.
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2014 Eric Chevalier Pinot Noir
France, Loire Valley, Val de Loire
Tasting, brief note. Lighter red fruit with moderate weight. Slightly bitter finish.
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2014 Domaine Dupeuble Pere et Fils Beaujolais 88 Points
France, Burgundy, Beaujolais
Tasting, brief note. Very enjoyable and fun with good weight and balance. Nothing complex here, but very enjoyable and a great value wine for near-term enjoyment.
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2014 Charles Joguet Chinon Cuvée Terroir
France, Loire Valley, Touraine, Chinon
Tasting, brief note. Black berries with moderate weight and length. a real sense of crunchy minerality. Certainly enough structure to cellar medium-term, this will probably put on some weight with age.
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2012 Domaine Gallety Côtes du Vivarais 87 Points
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Côtes du Vivarais
Tasting, brief note. 50/50 Syrah/ Grenache. Black and meaty with some sweet spice. Very good balance, great value. I slightly preferred the 2011 also tasted.
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2011 Domaine Gallety Côtes du Vivarais 88 Points
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Côtes du Vivarais
Tasting, brief note. Mostly black fruit with good+ concentration and length and very good balance. Just very delicious and easy to enjoy right now.
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2011 Domaine du Joncier Lirac Le Classique
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Lirac
Tasting, brief note. Good spice including black pepper and anise, i just found the fruit maturing quickly and slightly roasted.
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2012 Albert Boxler Crémant d'Alsace Brut
France, Alsace, Crémant d'Alsace
Tasting, brief note. I like the orchard fruit throughout, just find the extra brut leads to a tart finish I didn't enjoy as much.
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2014 Domaine d'E Croce (Yves Leccia) Blanc Cuvée YL
France, Corsica, Île de Beauté
Tasting, brief note. interesting blend of indigenous Biancu Gentile and Vermentino. Ripe, rich aromatic start. Less ripe on palate, interesting orchard fruit flavors. Fun wine.
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2015 Eric Chevalier Pinot Noir Rosé
France, Loire Valley, Val de Loire
Tasting, brief note. Simple berry aromas and flavors. Charming sense of casual summer playful, thoughtless enjoyment.
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2012 Clos La Coutale Cahors
France, Southwest France, Cahors
Tasting, brief note. big, chunky, rustic. Clunky for now. Needs a few more years in the cellar.
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2011 Domaine Vinci Rafalot 86 Points
France, Languedoc Roussillon, Roussillon, Côtes Catalanes
Tasting, brief note. Good old vine concentration I like a lot. Good power, while also slightly firm. Faint hint of earth/ forest floor at finish.
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2012 Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe Châteauneuf-du-Pape La Crau 91 Points
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Tasting, brief note. From magnum. Black fruit, animale, sweet spice. Rich and long with ripe intensity on finish. Certainly needs time in the cellar.
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