Les Dégustateurs de Vin du Lac

Uncorked and left in bottle for several hours for a bit of aeration, this is one of the nicest drinking 2010 red burgs in recent memory. Whi...

2011 Domaine Jean-Marc & Hugues Pavelot Savigny-Les-Beaune La Dominode Decanted to aerate for a couple of hours. Give this all the air y...

  1988 Produttori del Barbaresco  Decanted to aerate. Slight browning color. Decent amount of fine grained sediment. It never ceases to amaz...

Old vine Mourvedre paired with smoked pork ribs... quite lush with a nice backbone of minerality that makes it so food friendly.... this can...

  OK on its own... very cranberry-ish with more acidity than fruit.  But with air and time, nicely complemented Korean BBQ Smoked Chicken an...

  Recent single blind tasting. All wines showed very well. I was enamored of the Celestins because I'd never tasted one before.  Its gar...

2019 Pepiere Briords (magnum) Cracking good showing. Although this could easily benefit from another handful of years in the cellar. Lovely ...

Day 2 notes for  1994 Etude Cabernet Sauvignon Napa ... Winemaker and Proprietor: Tony Soter For the 1994 vintage, mostly Cabernet Sauvignon...

2010 Albert Morot Beaune Teurons 1er Cru  2008 F. Rinaldi Brunate (Favorite) 1994 Etude Cabernet Sauvignon Napa 2007 Arcadian Pinot Noir Fra...

100% Marsanne. Stone fruit palate with almond, lanolin and hint of orange on a medium viscous complex finish. Slight petrol note on citrus i...

  100% Tuscan Merlot I've had the pleasure of trying a couple of these over the past few weeks, and , wow! It's a stunner! In the zo...

Three delightful wines paired with two homemade pizzas: Pizza number one: Marinara base, sweet sausage, hot sausage, kalamata olives, mushro...

13% abv Beautiful floral nose with an explosive palate of lingonberry and blood orange on a powerfully tart finish. Decanted to let it open ...

  100% Chardonnay. Zero dosage,  I think. The 100% Chardonnay bottling from Dominique Moreau is probably my least favorite of her portfolio....

100% Palomino Bone dry. Still quite young.... needs another handful of years to come together... Not as elegant as the Cota 45 UBE wines... ...

  Drinking very well with good life ahead of it. Decanted... it takes a while to open up. Decent balance of fruit and acidity supported by f...

  This was a really fun comparison of two excellent pinot noirs from the Santa Cruz Mountains.  2009 Rhys Pinot Noir Santa Cruz Mountains So...

  Wow! Drinking a bit young, if anything. Decanted and enjoyed over an entire evening. Kept opening up, gaining weight and showing beautiful...

Day Three ... This is still going strong a few days later... mellowed just a bit with the fruit being showcased and framed with an admirable...

100% Chenin Blanc 14% abv Beautiful fruit driven nose right out of the gate makes this wine irresistible.  Palate is voluptuous yet underpin...