4/26/2024 - bram_epicurien Likes this wine:

Fou d’o in gent, next to the leie, nice wine menu. Green lemon color. Pineapple, mandarine, red apple, cream, quite a sweet nose. Med acidity, med body, med alcohol, med flavor intensity and med finish. Sweet and ample, quite a full mouth, vanilla, white pepper, nice offsetting greenness. Very balanced and already well drinking. Like it!

4/21/2024 - bram_epicurien Likes this wine:

Petit cru à Annecy. Medium gold color. Green and red Apple- quite mure, pineapple, hay, vanille, wet stones. Med acidity, med body, med alcohol, med flavor intensity and med finish. Red ripe apple, beautiful salinity, hay, touch of grand Marnier. Love this!

4/19/2024 - bram_epicurien Likes this wine:

Friday evening in bonneville. Opening one of the last bottles for the frenchies. Medium lemon color. Lemon, hay, red apple, slight touch of grand marnier. Med acidity, med body, med alcohol, med flavor intensity and med finish. Ample mouth, subtle cream, acidity and citrus. Quite simple and a bit underwhelming. Believe it is time to drink. Disappointing QPR in my view.

4/18/2024 - bram_epicurien Likes this wine:

Thursday evening. Celebrating something tonight - Sabrina’s signature (yet to happen). Deep purple color. Cherry, ash, black pepper, touch of cream and tiny banana waft. Med acidity, med body, med alcohol, med flavor intensity, med tannins, med finish. Cherry, milk chocolate, slight green capsicum, light mint. Not a great finish, kind of watery mouth after an initial great touch.

4/16/2024 - bram_epicurien Likes this wine:

16th of April, an important day for some. Pairing with the perfectly grilled chicken I buy every Tuesday from my chicken farmer here in Diessenhofen, Switzerland. Medium color. Red cherries, ash, black pepper, slightly reduced nose. Med acidity, med body, med alcohol, med flavor intensity, dry tannins, med finish. Ample mouth, red cherry, mint, milk chocolate, white pepper. Nice lingering salinity.

4/16/2024 - bram_epicurien Likes this wine:

16th of April. Important day for some people. Apéro, pop and pour, just bought it from Eric at felsenkeller in schaffhausen last weekend. Medium lemon color. Lemon, grass, orange, hay, subtle nose. Med acidity, med body, med alcohol, med flavor intensity and med finish. Sharp and refreshing acidity, a bit softening after 5 min in the glass, nice minerality and salinity, a slight touch of cream and white pepper. This is very refreshing and looks to me like a perfect summer apéro, or to pair with some shellfish. Like it!

4/15/2024 - bram_epicurien Likes this wine:

Drunk over the weekend, bought this at the cave de Gigondas, the wine shop in the village representing most of the domaines and offering tasting of most. I liked it for it drink ability and so it proves to be. Deep purple color. Red ample fruits on the nose, a waft of alcohol. Med acidity, med body, high alcohol, med flavor intensity, med tannins and med finish. Very fruit forward, a bit of black spices, easy drinker. Alcohol a bit too high as it over warms a bit but otherwise pleasing and easy consuming wine. One for those colder spring days.

4/12/2024 - bram_epicurien Likes this wine:

Friday evening in falconera, Germany 🇩🇪. No formal tasting note. Citrus, green apple, hay, salinity. Still very young and acid. Like it but can age a bit longer.

4/11/2024 - bram_epicurien Likes this wine:

Thursday evening in Diessenhofen, bought in felsenkeller in schaffhausen. Served in white wine glasses as still young. Young apples and citrus on the nose, bit of hay and salt. Med acidity, med body, med alcohol, med flavor intensity, med finish. Still young and crispy, green apples, salinity is lingering. Like it but not super sophisticated pallet.

4/6/2024 - bram_epicurien Likes this wine:

Saturday evening with Seb in Singapore - just missing Romain to be fully reunited. No formal tasting note. Pairing with a house made curry. The silkyness of the tannins stands out. Very female Syrah - if that makes sense. I find it lasting a touch less long than last time. Excellent still.

4/5/2024 - bram_epicurien Likes this wine:

Meta in Singapore, together with Alex and Ken. No formal tasting note. Recommendation from the sommelier to pair with the first 5 snacks on the menu. Decanted as initial sip was still very racy and young. Beautiful nose with lots of cherry and red apple. High in acidity so only starting to open. Ample mouth, watering salinity, cream, cherry and apples. Perfectly pairing with the amuses bouches. Very likeable and do not hesitate decanting at this point.

4/5/2024 - bram_epicurien Likes this wine:

Meta in Singapore. With Alex and Ken. Brought my own bottle. Ruby color. Tertiary nose, lots of roses, mushroom, mint, chocolate. Med acidity, med body, med alcohol, dry tannins, med falvor intensity and med finish. Mushroom, capsicum, mint, chocolate, espresso, truffle, dried black berries, touch of vanilla. I love this and blindly it would be difficult to guess 95 - today it is drinking rather perfectly well.

4/5/2024 - bram_epicurien Likes this wine:

Meta in Singapore. Lemon color. Beautiful nose, creamy, buttery, citrus, mandarin, orange. Love it. Med acidity, med body, med flavor intensity, med alcohol, med finish. Love the texture, orange, greenness, citrus, cream, butter, vanilla, white pepper. Some salinity at the end. So rich. Pairing perfectly with the Korean starters.

4/3/2024 - bram_epicurien Likes this wine:

The datai Langkawi, Malaysia - a very extensive bordeaux list, pairing it with a tenderloin steak. No formal tasting note. Ruby color. Pencil led nose. Dark fruits, soft tannins. Perfectly in balance and drinking well. Recommendable!

3/28/2024 - bram_epicurien Likes this wine:

Thursday evening in diessenhofen. Spending the evening with Hendrik. Deep ruby color. Vanilla, red cherries, Mediterranean herbs, olives, roses, beautiful nose. Med acidity, med body, med alcohol, med flavor intensity, dry tannins, med finish. Herbs, roses, orange, dried cherries, mushrooms, truffles, white pepper, very complex. Young but already beautiful 🤩

3/26/2024 - bram_epicurien Likes this wine:

Deep purple color. Dark fruit berries, plum, blueberries, a bit of vanilla on the nose. Med acidity, med body, med alcohol, med flavor intensity, dry tannins. Nice mouth, like it, great.

3/24/2024 - bram_epicurien Likes this wine:

Very brown gold color. The nose immediately brings me to a vin jaune. Med acidity, med body, med alcohol, med flavor intensity, med finish. Oxidised, not very acid, orange, hay, salinity, very much vin jaune. Guess this is not the idea so marked the bottle as off.

3/22/2024 - bram_epicurien Likes this wine:

Friday evening in diessenhofen- bought this in schaffhausen - quite pricy. Medium ruby color. Vegetal, leather, meaty nose, vanilla and red cherries. Med acidity, med body, med alcohol, med flavor intensity, dry tannins, med finish. Green capsicum, red-dark cherries, vanilla, white pepper. Finish is not super long. All in all nice and enjoyable, but QPR does not sit good.

3/17/2024 - bram_epicurien Likes this wine:

Sunday lunch time with our friends Soeren and Steffi. Very tight still so serving in wine glasses. Medium lemon color. Lemon, orange, salt, hay, wet stones, light mushrooms, nice but restrained nose. Med+ acidity, med body, med alcohol, med flavor intensity, med+ finish. Nice acidity, orange, citrus, beautiful salinity that lingers a good 10 seconds. This is only at the beginning of it s life.

3/10/2024 - bram_epicurien Likes this wine:

Medium purple color. Pairing with a self made quiche. Smoky red fruit on the nose. Med acidity, med body, med alcohol, med flavor intensity, dry tannins, med finish. Nice tannins, lighter type of gigondas as 2021 was not the greatest year, but still like as great producers always do a good job. Already drinkable I would say.

3/8/2024 - bram_epicurien Likes this wine:

L oustalet in gigondas, pairing with the truffle menu. The sommelier being a very nice person, and being a loyal customer, one gets proposed nice things, like this 1980 bottle. Took a good 5 minutes and considerable skills to get the bouchon out intact. Deep ruby color. Chocolate, mint, espresso, raspberry, white pepper, capsicum, beautiful nose. Med- acidity, med body, med alcohol, med flavor intensity, dry tannins and med finish. Medicinal mouth, Mediterranean herbs, mint, chocolate, still some fruits, white pepper, really still drinking well. Pairs perfectly with this subtle food. A nice day in Gigondas!

3/6/2024 - bram_epicurien Likes this wine:

Wednesday evening in diessenhofen, bought this in my local supermarket on the other side of the rhein and recognised this iconic wine maker. Light lemon color. Very fruity nose, lots of pineapple, orange, a touch of kerosene initially, white pepper, hay and wet stones. Med acidity, med body, med to low alcohol, med flavor intensity and med finish. Sweet, exotic fruits, a bit of cream, something tinkling as well, nice salinity, white pepper, that lingers a bit. Simple but very enjoyable, delivers on all the Riesling requirements and I like the QPR. Will buy again!

3/3/2024 - bram_epicurien wrote:

Sunday evening in diessenhofen, pairing with pork tenderloin. A light ruby color. Smoky, leather, green nose - very meaty and pronounced nose. Med acidity, med body, med alcohol, med flavor intensity, dry tannins and med finish. I really like the animal side of this wine. Light but serious, vegetable but fruity, and a 5+ seconds long lingering salinity. This has a ridiculous QPR on top - buy by the cases and visit the domaine!

3/2/2024 - bram_epicurien Likes this wine:

Saturday in diessenhofen, first BBQ of the year, pairing with steak - this wine is a bit too light for that. Will go better with pasta or cheese. Cherry, mushrooms, truffle, wet forest floor, vanilla, capsicum, very ample nose. Med acidity, med body, med alcohol, med falvor intensity, med tannins and med finish. Menthol, capsicum, mushroom, espresso, earthiness, like it. Not very ample mouth but enjoyable. Time to drink up though!

2/29/2024 - bram_epicurien Likes this wine:

Medium ruby color. Red cherries, smoke, ash, black pepper on the nose. Med acidity, med body, med alcohol, med flavor intensity, med tannins and med finish. Sweet red cherries, cream, smokiness, white pepper, mushroom, light salinity. Enjoyable!

2/24/2024 - bram_epicurien Likes this wine:

Bornem, Belgium, chez Bene et Rob. Pairing with a cote a l os. Informal tasting note. Deep color. Very sweet nose, vanilla and sweet fruits. Very ample and sweet full mouth. High alcohol (14,5) and a bit sweet for my taste but drinking perfectly now.

2/23/2024 - bram_epicurien Likes this wine:

Bar bulot in t stad - Antwerp, Belgium. Medium purple color. Peppery fruity nose, bit of mushrooms and wet forest floor. Med acidity, med body, med alcohol, med tannins, med flavor intensity, med finish. Very pure fruits, chewy and refined tannins, pepper, light capsicum, mushroom, wet forest floor, lingering salinity. I find this very subtle, especially for a cab sav. Pairing perfectly with the Holstein entrecôte and the excellent Belgian fries. Ideally decanted for a few hours.

2/17/2024 - bram_epicurien Likes this wine:

Saturday evening in diessenhofen, pairing with entrecôte. Decanted for one hour. Deep purple color. Lots of vanilla, red cherry, black pepper, green capsicum, mushroom and wet forest floor on the nose. Med acidity, full body, high alcohol, med flavor intensity, med tannins and med finish. Ample mouth, lots of cream and vanilla, lots of cherries, quite warm, dried Mediterranean herbs, dry tannins, mild pepper, nice capsicum. This still needs to evolve further and after 2 hours I start to taste more chocolate, espresso, truffles even, so next time I will coax a bit more tertiary notes by decanting longer - say 2 / 3 hours. I note it only 90 cause I do not like too much vanilla so a tat too sweet for my taste.

2/11/2024 - bram_epicurien Likes this wine:

Sunday lunch time in diessenhofen, pairing with a skrei. Medium golden color. Very fruity and exotic nose, lot s of pineapple, citrus and sweet apple. Med acidity, med body, med alcohol, med flavor intensity and med finish. Sweet mouth, creamy, vanilla, pear, apple, citrus, lingering salinity, minerality.

2/8/2024 - bram_epicurien Likes this wine:

Thursday evening in diessenhofen. Deep purple color. Waft of alcohol and red cherries initially, vanilla, black pepper, orange, plum, a bit of sous bois after a couple of minutes in the glass. Med acidity, full body, high alcohol, med flavor intensity and med finish. Ample and warm mouth, this is 16 degrees stuff so you taste it. Nice orange peel, black spices, subtle green capsicum, salinity that lingers. If not for the high alcohol I very much like this and ideal for a cold winter night.

2/3/2024 - bram_epicurien Likes this wine:

Saturday evening in megeve. Deep gold color. Hay, pineapple, orange, Grand Marnier, sweet apple, white pepper, slight kerosene, a very nicely evolved nose. Med acidity, med body, med alcohol, med+ flavor intensity, med+ finish. Creamy mouth with orange bitters and Grand Marnier, nice acidity still, lingering salinity, white pepper, touch of mushroom and truffle, very ample mouth. Rather perfectly drinking now.

2/2/2024 - bram_epicurien Likes this wine:

Friday evening in megeve. Medium gold color. Peach, citrus, green apple, pineapple, white pepper, and wet stones on the nose. Med acidity, med body, med alcohol, med flavor intensity, med finish. Nice salinity, sweet fruit, balanced acidity, this is rather nice and excellent. Great QPR.

2/1/2024 - bram_epicurien Likes this wine:

Thursday in megeve, la table du trappeur. Pairing with sanglier. Medium purple color. Pencil nose, Black cherries, black pepper, capsicum, a bot of leather, nice nose. Med acidity, med body, med alcohol, med flavor intensity, med tannins and med finish. Black cherries, a tat watery, orange, capsicum, black pepper, a bit of salinity lingering. Nice and easy wine, time to drink up.

1/31/2024 - bram_epicurien Likes this wine:

Megeve Wednesday evening, pairing it with a pintade. Purple color. Ash, red fruit, wet forest floor, light pepper, nice and fruity nose. Med+ acidity, med body, med alcohol, med flavor intensity, med tannins and med finish. Beautiful fresh cherries, volcano ash, light pepper, orange, touch of capsicum, sous bois. Young but already enjoyable. From experience this can keep easily a decade.

1/31/2024 - bram_epicurien Likes this wine:

Rural by Marc veyrat in megeve. Deep purple color. Vanilla, red cherries, ash, light pepper on the nose. Med acidity, med body, med flavor intensity, med tannins, med finish. Cherry, ash, a tat of greenness, mushroom, wet forest floor, sweet vanilla, nice lingering salinity. Rather nice and excellent.

1/27/2024 - bram_epicurien Likes this wine:

Bought in megeve and consumed here. Light lemon color. Peach, pineapple, red apple, citrus, hay, a very fruity and ample nose. Med acidity, med body, med alcohol, med flavor intensity and med finish. Creamy, ample, baked red fruit, salinity. Great fruit, not a very long finish.

1/19/2024 - bram_epicurien Likes this wine:

Friday evening in diessenhofen. Medium color. Cherry - red and black, ash, vanilla, white pepper on the nose. Med acidity, med alcohol, med body, med flavor intensity, med tannins, med finish. Balanced, red cherries, a bit vanilla, not a very long finish. Good, easy drinking, but relatively simple.

1/19/2024 - bram_epicurien Likes this wine:

Friday evening in diessenhofen. Apéro and pairing with a dorade Royal afterwards. Lots of small bubbles in this golden coloured champagne. Hay, pineapple, orange, black pepper, slight touch of roast, on the nose. Med+ acidity, med alcohol, med body, med flavor intensity, med finish. Roasted apple, pineapple, citrus, smoke, really crunchy salinity that lingers a good 10 seconds, light pepper touch, a bit of that oyster shell there as well. Still young and tight but already very enjoyable.

1/19/2024 - bram_epicurien wrote:

Informal tasting note. Drank at la boccuci in Zurich together with ro. No decant. Paired with ragu with wild boar. Subtle, roses, really balanced, chewiness, cherries lingering. Already drinking quite well but would decant for a couple of hours next time.

1/13/2024 - bram_epicurien Likes this wine:

Saturday evening in diessenhofen. Pairing with see taufel from my favorite fish monger at singen market. Medium purple color - very bright and young. Red cherries, very concentrated, orange, wet forest floor, black pepper, beautiful nose. Med acidity, med body, med alcohol, med flavor intensity, chewy tannins, med finish. Beautiful fruit, with a certain smokiness to it, crisp black pepper, a nice chewiness and salinity. Obviously still young but drinking well. I love this style and producer hence why I keep returning each time I visit burgundy. You should too as prices remained reasonable at this under appreciated house of brother and sister pavelot.

1/13/2024 - bram_epicurien wrote:

Saturday evening in diessenhofen. Pairing with a see Taufel. Medium ruby color. Red cherries, quite an initial waft of alcohol, mandarine, sous bois, light black pepper. Med acidity, med body, med alcohol, med flavor intensity, med finish. Overwhelmingly alcoholic, not a lot of fruit, I think this bottle is off. Did not score.

1/6/2024 - bram_epicurien Likes this wine:

Megeve, Saturday lunch. Pairing with cheese. Medium purple color. Opened yesterday in the saint Nicolas restaurant. Nose with Reduced fruit, black pepper, sous bois, mushroom. Med acidity, med alcohol, med body, med flavor intensity, med tannins, med finish. Nice fruit, orange, green tannins, black pepper, finish a bit watery. Otherwise nice and amazing QPR.

1/5/2024 - bram_epicurien Likes this wine:

Resto saint Nicolas at megeve, Friday evening. Chef worked at le 1920 before and this is sophisticated food - highly recommended if you pass by megeve. Pairing with the first 2 starters - saint Jacques and a soup. Medium gold color. Nose reminds me of a savignin / vin jaune but with more fruit like sweet apples and pineapple. Med acidity, med body, med alcohol, med flavor intensity, med finish. Minerality, orange, sweet apple, pineapple, oxidative note, lingering salinity. Excellent 👌

1/5/2024 - bram_epicurien Likes this wine:

Alpaga in megeve, lunch in their bistro. Taking a local bottle - les grandes jorasses is a mountain chain in front of Ayze. Medium golden color. Roasted apple, pineapple, orange, i smell a crêpe flambée à la grand marnier, beautiful and ample nose. Med acidity, med body, med alcohol, med flavor intensity, med finish. Real interesting mouth, there is oxidative touch to it, cream, nice chewiness, beautiful ripe apples. Excellent 👌

1/4/2024 - bram_epicurien Likes this wine:

Resto la guingette du 1ier mets à Annecy for lunch. Rather excellent food from the chef who used to work at contresens and Clos du sens. Medium golden color. Very floral nose, grass, roasted apple, dried raisins, citrus, orange. Med acidity, med body, med alcohol, med flavor intensity, med finish. Nice ample and ripe fruit, cream, citrus, balanced acidity and salinity. Really enjoyable and great QPR even in the resto here.

1/3/2024 - bram_epicurien Likes this wine:

Cracking in bonneville on Jan 3rd. Pnp. Deep ruby color. Dried berries, mushroom, chocolate, wet forest floor, sapin, dried roses, a very mature nose. Med acidity, full body, high alcohol, dry tannins, med flavor intensity and med finish. Dried cherries, roses, greenness, a very warm mouth (well above 15 degrees), medicinal herbs, i find this well developed and too warm in the mouth. Quite disappointing initially, this gets better after 20 minutes in the glass. I will try some more wine tomorrow.

1/1/2024 - bram_epicurien Likes this wine:

First day of the year in megeve, first lunch and paring with a pintade from colon at la Roche. All products from la Yaute except for the wine. No decant. Medium ruby color. Wild nose, leather, red cherries, mushroom, slight black pepper. Med acidity, med body, med alcohol, med flavor intensity, med tannins and med finish. Beautiful red fruit, leather, sous bois, black pepper, spices, very clean minerality. A real animal side to this wine which I love. Excellent.

1/1/2024 - bram_epicurien Likes this wine:

First day of 2024. Jan 1 lunch in megeve. Disgorgement 2022 bottle, with foie gras and salmon blinis. Beautiful lemon orange color. Light red cherries, citrus, hay, a subtle nose. Med+ acidity, med body, med alcohol, med flavor intensity and med finish. Very racy, green apples, cherries, touch of pineapple and cream, great minerality! Obviously very young so recommend to keep a few more years before opening.

12/31/2023 - bram_epicurien Likes this wine:

First bottle of 2024 - consumed with the lalliardo’s in bonneville at midnight. Medium golden color. Smoky, red apple, citrus, roasted pineapple, a nice sweetness on the nose. Med acidity, med body, med alcohol, med flavor intensity and med finish. Piercing acidity, green apple, light toasty note, a bit of pepper, nice salinity. Rather excellent and very refreshing!

12/31/2023 - bram_epicurien Likes this wine:

Last day of the year, served from magnum with the salmon, with the Lalliardo’s in bonneville. Light lemon color. Sweet apple, citrus, hay, a light nose. Med acidity, med body, med flavor intensity, med alcohol, med finish. Nice acidity, ripe apples, roasted pineapple, citrus, salinity. Very likeable and easy drinking. Rather unique style. A success with the smoked salmon.