Wine & Spirits

Winemaker Notes The color is a straw yellow, with green tinges. This Condrieu has layers of amazingly powerful and complex aromas: violets, apricots, peaches, honey and dried fruit. On the palate, these exuberant flavors are rich, powerful, and highly seductive, with an unctuous texture and a mass of exotic fruit on the finish. James Suckling Here’s a wine for those who often find Condrieu too soft and/or rich. I love the ripe-peach and pineapple aromas and the restrained richness (in the context of this appellation that tends to opulence), a hint of grapefruit pith-like bitterness accentuating the impression of freshness. Drink now.

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Rated 94 by James Suckling This has really nice tension with dried lemons with hints of apples and white peaches. It’s long and flavorful. A beauty. 81% sauvignon blanc and 19% semillon. Rated 92 by Decanter White flowers and grape aromas. Elegance and finesse with brightness. Good density of lemon here, this isn't so acidic but delivers a really well balanced wine with fruit expression, power and structure. I like the texture, smooth and well defined. Driving with a touch of spicy oak at the end. Have with oysters. Drinking Window 2023 - 2030. Rated 91 by Wine Advocate Composed of 70.9% Sauvignon Blanc and 29.1% Semillon, the 2019 La Réserve de Malartic Blanc was harvested from the 4th of September to the 16th of September. It is aging on the lees in French oak barrels for an anticipated 10-12 months. The nose is a little muted to begin, opening out with some coaxing to reveal subtle scents of fresh lemon juice, green apples, lemongrass and Bosc pears with touches of wet pebbles and allspice. Medium to full-bodied, the palate is soft on the acidity with ripe, sensuous, approachable fruit and a pleasantly peppery finish.

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WDW 12/8/2019 EPCOT La Cellier Steakhouse A Savory and Classic Style Red Blend of Merlot, Cab Franc and Cab Sauvignon Well Structured Rich and Robust Black Cherry Spices Earthy Lilac Cigar Box Cedar Full Bodied Robust Chocolate BlackBerry Dry Smooth Tannins Balanced Nice Acidity Toasty Peppery Dried Plum and Raisin Driven Finish Paired w/ Baby Iceberg Wedge Salad - Filet Mignon ( Claire had New York Strip Steak) and Le Cellier’s favorite “Chocolate Mousee (Moose) Delicious Food GREAT WINE  --! .*. .JAYRCEE. .*. ! Mick Fleetwood's drumset!!!! Took this picture for Rock and Roll Wino 🥁 Deep ruby color. Nose of black currant, black plum, black cherry, cherry, leather, tobacco and cigar. Medium body, medium+ acidity. Medium tannins. Long finish. Delish with Beef Wellington, lobster, scallops and shrimp.  --Red

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Bordeaux tasting flight 5/1 A blend of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 29% Merlot, 6% Petit Verdot and 5% Cabernet Franc. Impressive wine with a fantastic nose of ripe dark fruits, cassis, vanilla, spice, espresso, fine cedar, full bodied on the palate, fantastic concentration with rich layers of beautifull ripe fruit flavors, noticeable but silky tannin, good acidity, delicious wine, still young with a long aftertaste !!!

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This wine incorporates grapes from the elite Cru appellations of Vacqueyras and Rasteau as well as Côtes-du-Rhône Villages sites in Roaix and Séguret. A piercing blackberry and bramble-scented blend of Grenache and Syrah sourced from limestone soils, it's an approachably fruity introduction to Santa Duc's majestic (and more expensive wines) but maintains a trademark vitality and finesse. Highlighting juicy cassis and plum flavors along with a zippy mineral finish, it's a delicately tannic red that should drink well through 2026. ---ANNA LEE C. IIJIMA

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The original Huët vineyard is nearly 9 hA. It has the richest soils of the domaine’s three crus - a deep limestone-clay - and the wines are generally the estate’s most approachable. In some vintages, small quantities from nearby estate parcels may be added to Le Haut-Lieu.

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This great vintage of Petit Cheval reveals the complexity of the wine. One should easily find white fruits and floral notes that intertwine mineral. The crunchy and juicy mouth develops a beautiful fullness in the mid-palate that demonstrates the long maturation in wood tanks. 

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All grapes harvested by hand. Noël Pinguet was one of the first French vignerons to adopt biodynamic viticulture and credit biodynamics with enhancing the personalities of the estate's terroirs. Pétillant, also known as Methode Ancestrale, is a sparkling wine method where the wine is bottled before primary fermentation is finished, resulting in a lower pressure sparkling wine. It is called "pétillant" because only a portion of the fermentation occurs inside the bottle. Yeast is added to ensure the fermentation progresses smoothly.

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Le Plus de La Fleur de Bouard 2014  

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Chateau de Beaucastel Chateauneuf-du Pape Blanc 2019  

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Louis Roederer et Philippe Starck Brut Nature 2012

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93 points Robert Parker's Wine Advocate  The best Pauillac I ever tasted (and this wine has been a revelation ever since they first introduced it), the 2010 from Latour represents 24% of their production. It is a blend of 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 44.5% Merlot and .5% Cabernet Franc. An amazingly opulent, round, delicious wine, and a great buy when they finally release it – assuming it comes in under a three-digit price – it possesses wonderfully silky tannins, classic black currant, cedar wood and forest floor notes, and rich, full-bodied opulence as well as a terrific purity and palate presence. It should drink well for 10-15+ years. (RP)  (2/2013) 92 points James Suckling

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