Reviews

Venge Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Bone Ash Vineyard

This wine continues to own the dance floor with its dark fruit core and striking black mineral elements that offer so much endurance throughout consumption. For me, this is how a 2013 Napa Cabernet…

Maybach Family Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Materium

From .375ml. This took some time to get out of its gobs-o-fruit lush and fruity mode. It has shed a bit of its trampy overt liqueur side (which is a good thing), but it stayed in black cherry and…

Scarlett Wines Cabernet Sauvignon

Pretty notable performance considering it was out of a plastic cup right before the 2020 countdown. :)

Domaine de Chevalier

On the initial pull, more on the red berry fruit spectrum, with red and black cherry, red currant, wild red raspberry, creme fraiche, and strawberry seed. Not long after some exposure to air and some…

Domaine Y. Clerget Volnay 1er Cru Clos du Verseuil

Though it poured a dark purple-crimson color, it stayed in the high red tone arena for the first couple of hours of consumption. Linear and primary indeed. Pomegranate, cranberry, red and black…

Olivier Leflaive Bourgogne Blanc Les Sétilles

Fresh squeezed lemon and lime juice, citrus zest, white melon, chalk/white rock. Lasted superbly 3+ days in-bottle in the refrigerator. Quite the citrusy finish for a base Bourgogne. A fun sipper…

Vieux Château Palon

Blackberry and black cherry, bitter chocolate, Chinese Five Spice, oak char, black licorice, coffee grounds, and some dark black soil. Quite a mouthful for such a bargain wine. Drink now and over the…

Domaine Fontaine-Gagnard Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru La Romanée

Punchy and powerful, with a speedy delivery of lip-smackingly vibrant yellow citrus and white stone fruit. Lemon juice, lemon zest, lychee, white nectarine, kaffir lime, wet white clay, and acacia…

Château Belair-Monange

Dark black cherry, blackberry, black raspberry, bitter chocolate, unsmoked cigar, Christmas spice, wet cedar, and the slightest bit of animale. Deep and saturated while maintaining a medium+ bodied…

Memento Mori Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer Las Piedras

Black cherry, purple plum, and black raspberry are flanked by asphalt and spice notes, creating a mouthwatering delivery that both exhibits drive and exquisite balance from front to back. Neeeds air,…

Roses de Jeanne / Cédric Bouchard Champagne Blanc de Noirs Côte de Val Vilaine

Quality and focus every time with this wine. An obvious serious side to Bouchard's Champagne, but also plenty giving in the yellow citrus, yellow pear skin, limestone, and black cherry water core.…

Domaine Fontaine-Gagnard Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Caillerets

So I know most of ya'll Burghound followers and the like need to keep the scores in the 88-92 range for whatever reason when evaluating 1er Cru Burgundy, but I'm gonna go out on a limb and say this…

Christopher Tynan Wines Syrah Judge Family Vineyard

Similar notes to earlier this month, except that the gorgeous salinity really shows itself in an alluring and mouthwatering way. Next-level olive tapenade flavors gell exceptionally well with the…

Domaine Antoine Jobard Meursault Les Tillets

Bruised lemon rind, roasted hazelnuts, olive oil, and BBQ pineapple. Good energy, but not shying away from the fact that it is likely at the apex of its drinking window. Drink now and over the next…

Domaine William Fèvre Chablis 1er Cru Vaulorent

LIN-E-AR as all getup. White lemon pith, white stone fruit, chalk, and some salt rock. A straight-laced L7 that has absolutely zero interest in being anything but a wallflower on the palate dance…

Château Canon

Exquisitely detailed and classy, with a heightened purity that makes for an exacting and highly chiseled delivery of sophisticated flavors. Red and black currant, red and black cherry (more so with…

Aubert Pinot Noir UV Vineyard

Rich and ripe, with saturated black raspberry, REALLY ripe black and red cherry, and Asian spices leading the charge here. Mid-palate is thick and a tad sluggish, with a finish that is certainly…

Aubert Chardonnay Lauren Estate Vineyard

Surprisingly advanced and a bit heavy on the frontal push of ripe, deep yellow citrus, juicy BBQ'd pineapple, petrol, burnt brown sugar, and lamp oil. Mid-palate stuttered for a bit and hit a…

Laherte Frères Champagne Premier Cru Extra Brut Les Longues Voyes

Ripe apple and preserved lemon rind lead the front end of this round and medium-bodied Laherte. Slightly rich and heavy on the mid-palate, with red cherry water, yellow apple, and some plantain notes…

Domaine des Malandes Chablis Grand Cru Les Clos

A solid performance as before. Similar to my notes back in July. A QPR success more than anything. Air helped to expand the agreeable yellow citrus flavors from front to back on the overall…

Domaine Henri Boillot Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Clos de la Mouchère

Much more giving than the bottle I had back in August. Vibrant and electric in the execution of its hyper-focused and chiseled flavor delivery. Lemon verbena and some freshly squeezed lemon juice…

Château Rouget

Plum, red and black cherry, and subtle earthy spice. Pleasant and medium-bodied on delivery; an agreeable demeanor overall that offers up its flavors in a somewhat simple but affable execution.…

Vice Versa Cabernet Sauvignon BBS Beckstoffer Dr. Crane Vineyard

Black cherry, blackberry, black rock, deep/dark cassis, and some bitter dark chocolate present a POW-erful unloading on the palate. Back in June when I last sampled this beast, it was behaving more…

Sine Qua Non Syrah "M" Eleven Confessions Vineyard

Stunning purple and black fruit lead a formidable but sophisticatedly succulent push on the front-end delivery of the SQN "M" Syrah. Flanked by notes of blackberry, black olives, creosote, melted…

Château Sansonnet

Punchy and somewhat bitter on the back end, which makes for a linear and tight execution of flavors at the moment. Compacted and obviously young, the delivery vibes-off a stubbornness to open up and…