The nose is like diving into a bowl of dough. Beautiful fresh bread dough on the nose. The palate is spicy, has pear and then a tin like slightly bitter finish. The palate is less compelling than the amazing nose. Nose 94, palate 90.
Pop and pour, drank about 1/3rd of the bottle over a few hours. Stunning, bone dry, dank minerality, light fruit. Just gorgeous and may have been the best wine I had on this trip to Naples FL.
Slow od 5 hours at 73F in Naples FL so I suspect it was served too warm (not my choice, don't bitch to me that I screwed it up). The palate is a bit hot and the tannins are still there, not fully relaxed. Nonetheless this smells and mostly tastes like a fully resolved Bordeaux, I suspect just a bit too warm. Beef blood and Bordeaux funk are enticing. I decided not to score this because I think it was too warm, but I was around 93 for this.
This is a well-structured Napa cab with fine tannins, leather and red fruit. This isn't exactly a traditional style, but it also isn't in-your-face modern. A bit of olive and violets, really good for the discounted price.
Pop and pour due to traveling, served slightly chilled and let it warm up quickly in Naples FL, drank about 1/3rd of the bottle over 2 hours. This was very compelling compared to when I had it in 2018. Yes, plenty of fruit here, and I also tasted a nice rocky minerality amongst the red to black fruit. Not a ton of additional complexity but great balance and drinking very well. This just hit 94 to me.
2008 Diebolt-Vallois Champagne Blanc de Blancs Brut Millésimé 91 Points
France, Champagne
The nose is like diving into a bowl of dough. Beautiful fresh bread dough on the nose. The palate is spicy, has pear and then a tin like slightly bitter finish. The palate is less compelling than the amazing nose. Nose 94, palate 90.
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2015 Domaine William Fèvre Chablis Grand Cru Bougros 94 Points
France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis Grand Cru
Pop and pour, drank about 1/3rd of the bottle over a few hours. Stunning, bone dry, dank minerality, light fruit. Just gorgeous and may have been the best wine I had on this trip to Naples FL.
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