Special Seasonal Bottles
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2008 BOLLINGER RD Extra Brut Champagne Bollinger
Champagne France 12% White
Pinot Meunier, Pinot Noir, Chardonnay.
This focused Champagne is all about the graceful definition of power, with an up-front, austere edge to the steely acidity, which is softened by the fine, plush mousse and well-integrated with the rich profile. Toasted h...(read more)
Alison Napjus, The Wine Spectator2015 LARMANDIER-BERNIER Les Chemins d'Avize Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut Grand Cru
Champagne France 12.5% White
Chardonnay.
A profound chalky, crushed stone entry with citrus peel, wild flowers and the merest touch of brioche. Structured and bold in the mouth, with energy and drive, deeply fruity, citrus, stone fruit, then that chalk undertow...(read more)
L&S2015 LES COUPÉS Blanc de Noirs 'Franc de Pied' 1er Cru Écueil Nicolas Maillart
Champagne France 12.5% White
Pinot Noir.
100% Pinot Noir from an ungrafted single vineyard in Écueil premier cru, mostly planted in 1973. Nicolas’ father noticed that in this sandy plot the vines that were doing best were the ones which ‘jumped the graft...(read more)
Tamlyn Currin2016 SCHOENENBOURG Grand Cru Domaine Marcel Deiss
Alsace France 13% White
Muscat, Pinot Gris, Riesling, Sylvaner, Gewurztraminer.
The 2016 Grand Cru Schoenenbourg offers a dark golden color followed by ripe tropical and caramelized fruit aromas. On the palate, this is a rich and very sweet, saline, piquant and caramelly Schoenenbourg that is very i...(read more)
Stephan Reinhart, The Wine Advocate, erobertparker.com2008 ERMITAGE BLANC L'Orée M. Chapoutier
Northern Rhône Rhône France 13% White
Marsanne.
Slightly better is the 600-case cuvee of 2008 Ermitage Cuvee de l’Oree. This brilliant white Hermitage from the top of the granite dome of this appellation offers notes of roasted hazelnuts, nectarine oil, citrus, quince...(read more)
Robert Parker, The Wine Advocate, www.RobertParker.com2021 CHACRA CHARDONNAY Bodega Chacra
Rio Negro Patagonia Argentina 13% White
Chardonnay.
I missed the Chacra wines the last time I covered Argentina during the pandemic, so from the 2018s, we jump to the 2021s whites, the top of which is the 2021 Chacra Chardonnay, produced by Jean-Marc Roulot with the help...(read more)
Luis Gutierrez, www.robertparker.com2014 MAZOYÈRES CHAMBERTIN Vieilles Vignes Grand Cru Domaine Christophe Perrot-Minot
Côte d'Or Burgundy France 13% Red
Pinot Noir.
A more forceful style. There is tannic force, but it's not just that - this has drive and is bursting with energy:- a touch ferocious (but in an attractive way!) Very grown-up wild hedgerow fruit. Very long, great potent...(read more)
L&S2014 MOREY SAINT DENIS 1er Cru Faconnières Domaine Lignier-Michelot
Côte d'Or Burgundy France 13% Red
Pinot Noir.
Colour is very dark. Nose of black fruit, palate mineral, lifted, airy, floating. One would never tire of this - it seems to be bottled energy and light. A sort of blackberry jelly fruit on the finish which is still dry...(read more)
L&S2006 CHÂTEAU LA CONSEILLANTE Pomerol
Bordeaux France 14% Red
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Fine and floral, expressive, very fresh, mid-weight, not overripe - possibly the reverse: taut yet flowing. Blackcurrant, redcurrant. Not really lifted or mineral, it does not quite take off? Slightly leafy and slightly...(read more)
L&S2017 BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO Podere Giodo di Carlo Ferrini
Tuscany Italy 14% Red
Sangiovese.
A full-bodied Brunello with lots of plums and cherries, as well as orange-peel character. It’s creamy and round-textured. Soft and chewy tannins. Shows the warmth and ripeness of the 2017 vintage. Drink after 2023.
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