Domaine des Hospices de Beaune – Cuvée Suzanne et Raymond – Beaune Blanc 1er Cru Les Montrevenots 2024

Domaine des Hospices de Beaune – Cuvée Suzanne et Raymond – Beaune Blanc 1er Cru Les Montrevenots 2024

The nose is discreet with a hint of coconut and pineapple. There is a nice minty freshness almost on the sage. The palate is fresh with a nice measured acidity. The palate is crunchy, aromatic in its discretion with fruit. The finish is grainy and light buttery.

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Domaine des Hospices de Beaune – Cuvée Françoise Poisard – Pouilly-Fuissé 2024

Domaine des Hospices de Beaune – Cuvée Françoise Poisard – Pouilly-Fuissé 2024

The nose is fresh, aromatic, surprising with a grainy note. The second nose is intense with stone fruits like juicy apricot and white peach. We perceive a touch of lemon. And we have an imperceptible note of hay in the background. The nose is sublime in its clarity. The palate is powerful, fresh and round….

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King Family Vineyards – Sauvignon Blanc – Monticello – 2022

King Family Vineyards – Sauvignon Blanc – Monticello – 2022

The first nose is refined with nice varietal notes of passion fruit, peach and pear. The second nose is still on freshness and fruits. During the tasting, the attack is fresh with a soft texture, almost creamy. We find more lime fruits notes such as lemon and grapefruit. There is also a little touch of…

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Michael Shaps Raisin d’Être White (100% Petit Manseng) – Monticello – 2017

Michael Shaps Raisin d’Être White (100% Petit Manseng) – Monticello – 2017

Michael Shaps Raisin d’Être White (100% Petit Manseng) – Monticello – 2017 The first nose is very nice with purity. There are notes of cooked apple, pineapple and mango. The second nose with aeration is also very clean and clear. The tasting is sweet and delicious. We can feel the nice acidity balancing the fruitiness…

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Michael Shaps Petit Manseng – Monticello – 2021

Michael Shaps Petit Manseng – Monticello – 2021

The first nose is fresh and fruity with exotic perfumes like juicy mango and pineapple. The second nose opens with more fruits. The tasting is fresh with a nice vibrant acidity. There is also a little creaminess with roundness. We feel some butter, lemon, apricot and a nice oak well integrated and balanced. The mouth…

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Domäne Wachau, Grüner Veltliner 2023 Wachau, Weissenkirchen

Domäne Wachau, Grüner Veltliner 2023 Wachau, Weissenkirchen

The first nose is fresh and fruity. We do have a hint of white pepper and of white flowers. It is nicely aromatic. The second nose, with air, opens with some discreet peach. The mouth is fresh and fruity. The tasting is water mouth like. We do have a hint of bitterness with some peach…

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Domäne Wachau, Grüner Veltliner 2023 – Wachau, Rossatz

Domäne Wachau, Grüner Veltliner 2023 – Wachau, Rossatz

The first nose is fresh and delicate, aromatic with some flowers and white peach. The second nose opens with grapefruit and mint. It is quite delicate. The mouth is fresh, aromatic. We do have a nice definition of the grape variety. The acidity is nice, the mouth is watery. We do have some white peach…

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Barboursville Vineyard – Nascet 2019 – Virginia

Barboursville Vineyard – Nascet 2019 – Virginia

Beautiful and elegant nose that offers complexity, a certain gourmandise, deepness as well as a beautiful small intensity in its aromatics. We find notes of apricot, yellow peach and small notes of fresh mirabelle plum associated with touches of small touches of crushed white fruits as well as a discreet hint of orange and an…

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Barboursville Vineyard – Fiano 2021 – Virginia

Barboursville Vineyard – Fiano 2021 – Virginia

Beautiful, fruity, precise and racy nose that offers a certain roundness/enveloping side as well as a beautiful grain. A fine intensity in its grain. It reveals notes of yellow flowers, dried yellow peach and small notes of apricot associated with touches of nutmeg as well as a discreet hint of kumquat and a subtle almost…

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Barboursville Vineyard – Viognier 2023 – Virginia

Barboursville Vineyard – Viognier 2023 – Virginia

The nose is fruity, aromatic, precise, frank and offers a certain straightness. It reveals notes of lychee, green apple and small notes of crunchy nectarine associated with touches of small yellow fruits / kumquat. The palate is beautifully built, well-balanced and offers gourmandise, roundness as well as a certain unctuosity. On the palate this wine…

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