Yeah, that really blew me away.
Probably the best Beaujolais I’ve ever tasted.
Sorry, no way I could stop at five.
- 2010 Beausejour Duffau Lagarosse, St Emilion, $??.. 99+pts
- 2004 Schrader To Kalon CCS, Oakville, $??..96pts
- 1997 Ch. Montelena Cab, Napa, $???..96pts
- 2010 Pavie Macquin, St Emilion, $???.. 96pts
- 2009 Harris Estate “Lakeview” Cab, Napa… 96pts
- 2010 Larcisse Decasse, St Emilion, $??? … 95pts
- 1949 Leroy Puligny Montrachet 1er Cru 'Champ Gain, Cote de Beaune… 95pts
- 2004 Harlan Estate, Oakville, $???.. 95pts
- 2008 Corra Cabernet Napa Valley $125, …95pts
- 2008 Kapcsandy Roberta’s Merlot, $??.. 95pts
- 2009 Jones Family Cab, Napa, $???.. 95pts
wassup I’m on the board!
07 Leflaive Chevalier Montrachet is KILLER. So So brutally young but the wine is so perfect.
99 Dujac Clos de la Roche
1990 Leroy Beaux Monts
2000 Henri Jayer Echezeaux
1996 Coche Dury Corton Charlie
so many yums.
My personal favorite wines –
2008 Rhys Chardonnay Alpine Vineyard
2006 Pax Syrah Cuvee Keltie
1994 Stag’s Leap Winery Petite Sirah
2004 Outpost Howell Mountain Cabernet
2004 Girardin Puligny-Monrachet les Combettes
1976 Rayas CdP
2008 Domaine Gramenon Ceps Centenaires La Mémé Cotes du Rhone
2005 Massa Vecchia bianco
Cedric Bouchard Roses de Jeanne Blanc de Blancs “La Bolorée” (100% Pinot Blanc)
2010 RYME Vermentino (just pure deliciousness)
1995 Rousseau Pere et Fils Chambertin
2007 Copain Pinot Noir Kiser Vineyard En Bas Anderson Valley
2008 Rivers-Marie Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast
2008 Louis Michel Chablis 1er Cru Butteaux VV
2007 Etienne Sauzet Puligny Montrachet 1er Champ-Canet
2001 Henri Boillot Montrachet
2001 Coche-Dury Corton-Charlemagne
1969 Faiveley Musigny
2008 Raveneau Chablis ‘Clos’
2009 Leroy Clos de la Roche
The 1966 is in a very nice place right now. One of my top wines in 2010.
1949 Leroy Chambertin
1949 Leroy Musigny
1959 Mouton Rothschild
1968 Lopez Heredia Bosconia Gran Reserva
2000 Leroy Corton Charlemagne
2009 Reynvaan Family Vineyards Syrah Stonessence
2009 Cayuse Cabernet Sauvignon The Widowmaker En Chamberlin Vineyard
2009 Cayuse Syrah En Chamberlin Vineyard
2007 Cayuse Syrah En Chamberlin Vineyard
2007 F.X. Pichler Grüner Veltliner Smaragd ‘M’
Thanks to great friends and La Paulee, I’ve had some pretty nice wines so far this year. I’ll divide up 5 white and 5 red.
White
82 Krug
85 Ramonet Montrachet
85 Raveneau Les Clos
90 Coche-Dury Corton Charlemagne
90 DRC Montrachet
Red
64 DRC La Tache
71 DRC Romanee Conti
85 Roumier Bonnes Mares
90 Leroy Romanee St Vivant
93 Rousseau Chambertin Clos de Beze
1992 Shafer Cabernet Sauvignon Hillside Select
2000 Château Pichon-Longueville Baron
2005 Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste
2006 Didier Dagueneau Pouilly-Fumé Pur Sang
1980 Chateau Montelena Cabernet Sauvignon The Montelena Estate
1795 Barbieto Terrantez
1850 D’Oliveria Verdelho
1880 Blandy’s Malmsey
1978 Heitz Martha’s Vinyard
1988 Pol Roger
'83 Trimbach Clos St Hune
'88 Krug
'93 Leflaive PM Pucelles
'01 H. Boillot PM Clos Mouchere
'09 Thevenet Morgon
2001 Lapierre Morgon - not so much great, but the first red wine I could taste after the concussion
1998 Christoffel Urziger Wurzgarten Riesling Eiswein - one of the greatest wines of my life, stunning
2001 Leitz Rudesheimer Klosterlay - a humble QbA that is mindblowing right now
1947 Huet Le Haut Lieu - my first really old Huet, and just wow
2000 Fonsalette Cotes du Rhone Blanc
Highlights for me so far…
1969 Leroy Montrachet:
Opened very slowly, kind of creeping up on you, then…Wow. Quite rich, and only a touch darker than the first wine. So very long and wide on the palate, an expansive sort of wine…and one that really could only really be Montrachet when you thought about it. I kept some in the glass until the end, and this was even better then, probably creeping up a point or so more. In fabulous condition for it’s age. This will hold for another 10 years, I would have thought, and maybe drink longer still…They just don’t make’em like they used to…Close to WOTN. Superb
95/6pts.
1961 DRC La Tache:
Wow. Classic old La Tache. Beautiful perfumed spice rose petal nose, beautifully sweet and elegant, yet sexy at the same time. Fine and lacy in the mouth, a haunting wine of sheer enjoyment. Superb, and the wine of the day so far. A pleasure to drink, and just kept going and opening in the glass over time. Unanimously in first place amongst the group as well so far. A somewhat similar, and nearly as great wine as the fabulous '71 we had last year.
96pts
1969 Faiveley Musigny:
This was fantastic, everything a great older Burgundy should be. A core of lovely sweet fruit, earthy, spice meaty, interesting and just so complex. As Jeremy said, complete…
2006 Faiveley Musigny:
This showed the best of the young wines on the night, as the '06’s often do. So silky, elegant yet with substantial depth and power. Just an amazing wine, and a joy to drink. I thought this was an '02, it has so much juicy dark fruit. Really lovely, the essence of Chambolle here. Will improve, but like the very top '06’s, is so good now…
96+pts
1945 Grahams VP:
Classic VP! Deep, ripe, seamless, balanced, layered complex, long and fresh! Absolutely superb and timeless wine of amazing depth, with so much sweet dark liquorice fruit, balanced spirit and an endless finish. Amazing! WOTY for me so far…and in my all time top 10.
97/8pts.
2001 Clos Ste. Hune
1973 Mayacamas Cab
1997 Marcassin Chardonnay Hudson
1994 Haut Brion
1981 Gruaud Larose
If the 07 is anything to go by, you’ll be even more impressed in a few years. Glad to have a small stash squirreled away.
Mr. Bud Carey was generous enough to open the following last night which are among my top wines of the year so far:
2005 Kistler Chardonnay Cuvee Cathleen
2008 Mayback Cabernet Sauvignon Materium
2008 Myriad Cabernet Sauvignon Dr. Crane