Les Dégustateurs de Vin du Lac

14.5% abv. 100% Barbera. Produced from 50 year old estate vines. Exceptional balance and beautiful tertiary complexity.  Delicious black fru...

Disgorged April 2016. Zero dosage. Raised in stainless steel (no wood used at all).  Remarkable out of the gate. A beautiful, terroir-driven...

2001 Domaine du Pegau Chateauneuf-du-Pape Cuvee Réservée  Double decanted. Modest amount of fine grained sediment. Aerated in decanter for 9...

Popped and poured. 12% abv. Low 1.5 g/l dosage. May 2017 disgorgement. First foray with this producer, and I like what they are doing.  Jean...

2014 Kelley Fox Pinot Noir Maresh Vineyard Red Barn Blocks (Dundee Hills) 13.6% abv 100% whole cluster. Minimal sediment. Approachable now. ...

Our go-to Champagne, the 2009 Brut Vintage is deliciously approachable now. Popped and poured at dinner. Opened up beautifully over a coup...

Double decanted and aerated for an hour or so prior to dinner. Minimal sediment.  Sourced from Picnic Block, Upper Picnic Block and Hidden B...

Contributor Leonard Taylor reports on this beauty: 14.5% abv. Decanted and let breathe for 30 minutes. Minimal sediment. "One of th...

10.5% abv. Pop and pour.  Elegantly rich flavor at modest alcohol level... love the master artistry from Erich and Johannes Weber. Sourced f...

13% abv. Double decanted and let breathe for a couple of hours prior to dinner. Minimal sediment. Translucent ruby color. High-toned Morello...

Enjoyed these over the course of an evening.  Paired with grilled bone-in veal chops, Parmigiana & proscuitto mashed potatoes,  sauteed ...

Based on insight from Josh Raynolds, we've recently been exploring Chateauneuf-du-Pape Blanc wines made with a significant percentage of...

Note that this is the Reserve bottling, which represents an assemblage of Steve Kanzler's favorite barrels that results in a very elegan...

Wonderful celebration, as always with friends and family. So many great wines, thanks to everyo...

This may be the most delicious vintage of their basic CdP that I've had. Mostly Grenache with some Syrah. Finely delineated red fruit, w...

2005 Chapoutier Les Granits (from magnum) is at peak, exhibiting burnished tannins with a sweet edge, and framing lush black fruit.. really...

My first experience with Cedric Bouchard wine. While satisfying, I was somewhat underwhelmed. It may have been a less than pristine bottle, ...

14.5% abv. Decanted and aerated for 4 hours and then poured back into clean bottle. Left to aerate in bottle for another 2 hours.  Trying to...

Bérêche has become one of my favorite Producers with their fresh, elegant, minerally style. This Rilly-La-Montagne cuvee is absolutely del...