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Temperatures here in Los Angeles feel like its the middle of July. There is nothing more refreshing on a warm afternoon/evening than a delicious ... more info |
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The 2010 Vosne-Romanee Les Beaux Monts is striking in its beauty. Dark plums, cherries, menthol, flowers and licorice literally explode from the ... more info |
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The 2010 Nuits St. Georges Aux Boudots comes across as weighty and substantial, especially after the Roncieres. Black cherries, plums, graphite, ... more info |
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An earthy, pure and magnificently complex nose of a ripe combination of wild red berry fruit, discreet spice and earth notes plus an undertone of ... more info |
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This is the kind of white that puts a smile on your face at first sip. Textured and exceptionally pure, "Les Longeays" is Macon Chardonnay ... more info |
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This is one of the Vintage wines in the line up. 50% Chardonnay 50% Pinot Meunier all from fruit grown in 2004. Complex nose of berries and ... more info |
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The 2009 Flaccianello della Pieve is a bit of a shock to the palate after 20+ older vintages. Still, it is impossible to miss the wine’s striking ... more info |
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A discreet application of wood does not reduce the considerable appeal of the ripe, pure and airy nose with its broad mélange of wild red berry ... more info |
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Brad Baker's Champagne Warrior, February 2010, Utterly brilliant, with a massively rich, yeasty, citrus nose. This oozes with complexity, as spicy, ... more info |
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The 2005 Blanc Fume de Pouilly Pur Sang smells alluringly of lime, ripe honeydew melon, and lily-of-the-valley. Palpably dense and chalky, it is ... more info |
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If the Côte de Bouguerots is the biggest wine in 2011 then the Preuses is arguably the most aromatically complex with a broad ranging nose of ... more info |
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This is also completely classic and even more aromatically complex with a plethora of sea shore nuances to the cool green fruit scents. On the palate ... more info |
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By John Gilman View From the Cellar, (Charmes-Chambertin “Trés Vieilles Vignes”- Domaine Joseph Roty) The 2008 Charmes-Chambertin from the Rotys ... more info |
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This also displays a deft touch of wood that surrounds the ultra-fresh and ultra-elegant, pure and superbly well-layered aromas that offer a broad ... more info |
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An attractively fresh and layered nose of both red and dark pinot fruit is laced with plenty of pungent Gevrey-style earth, humus and underbrush ... more info |
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An ultra-elegant and pure nose of cool red pinot fruit laced with discreet hints of wet stone that are also reflected by the lacey, detailed and ... more info |
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There is enough reduction present to knock down the nose. By contrast there is good verve to the naturally sweet, ripe and solidly concentrated ... more info |
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Performing considerably better than it did prior to bottling, the 2010 Vieux Telegraphe Chateauneuf du Pape is one of the all-time great Vieux ... more info |
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Performing considerably better than it did prior to bottling, the 2010 Vieux Telegraphe Chateauneuf du Pape is one of the all-time great Vieux ... more info |
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An elegant and admirably pure nose of ripe, refined and airy earthy red berry fruit and discreet spice and violet notes gives way to solidly ... more info |
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More backward and concentrated, the 2010 Chateauneuf du Pape exhibits a dark ruby/purple color as well as dense, black raspberry, black currant, ... more info |
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Not surprisingly, the 2010 Les Beguines from Jérôme Prévost is a very young wine, but it has absolutely stunning promise. The deep, pure and ... more info |
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A broad-ranging nose of spice, smoke, black tea, earth and sauvage hints add considerable depth to the dark berry fruit and cassis aromas. There is ... more info |
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A pure and gorgeously complex nose offers up notes of extract of black pinot fruit, stone, anise, sandalwood and lavender nuances. The flavor profile ... more info |
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A slightly riper set of red and black pinot fruit aromas enjoys added latitude by the presence of strong earth, wet stone and a touch of the sauvage. ... more info |
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This trades elegance for greater complexity with its broad ranging aromas of spicy and pungently earth black berry fruit liqueur, black tea and ... more info |
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So much ripe fruit here with currants and sultanas, yet fresh and very clean. Dark berries too. Incredible ripe Sangiovese character. Full body, with ... more info |
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Francois Cotat’s 2011 Sancerre La Grand Cote – like its Monts Damnes counterpart – finished dry and with around 14.5% alcohol. Musky and ... more info |
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It’s fascinating to taste the 2004 Brut Blanc de Blancs Comtes de Champagne after the 2002, something I have been able to do on a few occasions. ... more info |
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The dense saturated purple-colored 1999 Hermitage had been bottled only 24 hours before my visit. It is a brilliant effort. The wine exhibits ... more info |
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The star of this line-up in terms of value is the 2010 Cotes du Rhone Mon Coeur, a blend of Syrah and Grenache primarily from the southern Rhone ... more info |
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The Chaves have a parcel called Bachasson, but in 2009, the fruit was all blended together, resulting in a fabulous 2009 St.-Joseph. Stunning notes ... more info |
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Aromatically distinct with a panoply of elegant red fruits and stony, earthy aromas that introduce equally complex, persistent and pure middle weight ... more info |
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Quite similar to the straight Nuits villages with a bit more of everything, including a background note of wood but the old vine character and superb ... more info |
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An intensely floral nose features notes of rose petals and lavender along with cool red berry fruit liberally laced with wet stone nuances. The taut ... more info |
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A cool, stony and reserved nose features spice, dark and red berry fruit, obvious earth and smoked game influences, all of which continue onto the ... more info |
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This is quite similar to the Suchots in many respects, especially aromatically but there are more dimensions present as the RSV is finer, deeper, ... more info |
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The 2007 Brunello di Montalcino Tenuta Nuova saturates the palate with masses of super-ripe dark fruit, tar, licorice and new leather. The Tenuta ... more info |
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There is a trace of herbal tea that adds breadth to the otherwise exceptionally fresh and equally pure red currant and wild cherry aromas. There is ... more info |
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Here the nose just soars from the glass to reveal strikingly fresh and pure red berry fruit, wet stone and discreet earth hints. There is an equally ... more info |
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This is much more reserved than the Roncières with a background hint of wood spice combining with the well-layered mix of red and blue pinot fruit, ... more info |
