Lafarge, Michel Volnay Clos des Ducs 1er Cru 2012 1,5 l
Cote de Beaune
92 The Wine Advocate: "...expressive with silky tannins, very pure red berry fruit, fine mineralite and a sophisticated, focused finish that lingers in the mouth..."
96 The Wine Advocate: "...sweet blueberries, blackberries and black currant fruit intertwined with lead pencil shavings, subtle barbecue smoke and a hint of forest floor. Full-bodied..."
95 The Wine Advocate: "...the freshness of the vintage and its relatively young age gave the wine a youngish character that I loved, combining developed notes of meat, spices, leather and balsam with almost cherry-like aromas..."
Cantine Pra Amarone della Valpolicella 2008 0,75 l
Venetien
91 Wine Enthusiast: "...earthy fragrance of underbrush, mushroom and tobacco leaf along with plum and spice notes. The dense, delicious palate offers rich black cherry, ripe raspberry, cinnamon and vanilla..."
Chapoutier, Max Ermitage L'Ermite blanc 1999 0,75 l
Rhone
100 The Wine Advocate: "...liquified stony concoction mixed with white flowers, licorice, and honeyed fruits. It is frightfully pure, dense, and well-delineated..."
