Les Dégustateurs de Vin du Lac

  This stuff was teeth-clinchingly tight last year. It's approachable now and is delightful. It will give chablis a nice run for the mon...

Drank over the course of several days. Very enjoyable right now but has the flavor and structure to age easily another decade. A finely made...

  2012 Domaine Pavelot Savigny-Les-Beaune La Dominode Young. Needs another 5 years (?) to get into the zone. . First impression is of deep M...

  If you enjoy the style of this producer (sort of analogous to Dugat-Py).... then I think the Star of Bethlehem sub-block of Maresh Vineyar...

  First experience with a 100% Poulsard from Jura. Very nice bottle, but needs another handful of years in the cellar to round out. Initial ...

 May 3rd notes: My first foray with Kerner. What a revelation. Purchased more immediately.  Beautiful nose with subtle hint of peach flowers...

  Day One Notes: Received a few btls of  2016 Silver Oak Alexander Valley  as a gift a while back. Decided to open one. I just don't dri...

  Interesting pair of wines from Castiglione Falletto and Carema. Thanks to @"Werner Van Damme" for introducing me to the wines fr...

  I've followed the evolution of the 2006 Riserva for the past ten years. The positive development of the wine - gaining weight, presenc...

Another recent discovery....  100% Moscatel de Alexandria varietal ... Tropical honeyed palate with nice early complexity evidenced by sligh...

A discovery for me...  Really enjoyable Umbrian blend of Grechetto di Todi and Viognier.  Tasting blind, I thought Malvasia was part of the ...

Quite approachable now. Tannins have mellowed. Tasty red and blue fruits followed by a deliciously intriguing finish of allspice. The only w...

  With Murray's heritage sourced Calabrese style salami... heavenly... just in time for a norther....brrrr..

  Interesting very cost effective amphorae white from Valencia....  Paired with blackened catfish etouffee and hushpuppies ... yum.. 

  2001 Chauteu Rieussec Sauternes  2004 Muga Prado Enea Gran Reserva 2007 Domaine de la Janasse Châteauneuf-du-Pape Vieilles Vignes 2010 Qui...

One of the most robust versions of this wine I've had, with big time structure and a fair amount of very fine sediment on the tail end o...

  50% Friulano  25% Sauvignon  25% Riesling 14.5% abv Very nice development over the past couple of years and starting to show the potential...

Humble entry wine from Vaudieu.. Sings on day 2 with prime rib.  Green light for another 5 to 10 years of cellaring. Very pretty fruit...

A very elegantly structured, lithe and classic rendition of Nebbiolo. More open and improving on day 2. Wish I had more of this.

Beautiful, aged Grenache from Spain, nice Volnay, very very nice Cote-Rotie, and delicious Barbaresco... paired with chicken and sausage jam...