As the title states, I had no real idea what to expect. I know of Sauternes, so I had an academic understanding of what to expect, but had never taken the time to find one. Picked this up at my local wine shop for $22.

2017 Château Saint-Vincent.

For some reason, I was anticipating this being much sweeter and cloying. However, this had a nice zip of acidity and everything felt balanced. This is an entry level wine, so I can't imagine how something like Château D'yquem would be.

Medium-full body, but not syrupy. Silky on the tongue. Somewhat muted nose, but reminds me of honey, papaya, Myers lemons, and maybe mango? Fresh, bursting palate with beautiful sweetness and tangy acidity. Ripe stone fruit and apricots with honey, and maybe almonds. Has a nice long finish that coats the tongue.

The shop had 4-5 more bottles that I am going to pick up tomorrow. I understand that these can be laid down for some time, so looking forward to seeing how they evolve. May also just have to bite the bullet and pick up a few higher end offerings. Any suggestions would be appreciated!

Calling Zalto owners, what is the lightest you’ve ever owned? i’ve recently bought 6-pack of Universal, Burgundy and Bordeaux.

I believe the batches was made in 2024. as for the stats:

Burgundy -> lightest: 89.5g heaviest 102g

Universal -> lightest: 76g Heaviest 86g

Bordeaux -> lightest: 85g Heaviest: 96g

What does your weight variance look like? Would be curious to see the general population weight trend

Domaine Vincent et Francois Jouard Morgeot Les Fairendes (2023)

I’m trying to branch out from my “red wine is always the answer” mindset. Of course I’ll pair whites with fish, and champagne with caviar, but there’s more that white wine can do and it’s time I grow into it.

Hot take #1: champagne and fried chicken pairing is overrated, fight me.

Drank this bottle over two days using a Coravin.

Hot take #2: do you think I needed to use the Coravin for this? How about if it was a red wine? For me even a 90 minute decant gives most wines a vinegar note, but I think my opinion is a bit off from the norm.

Anyway. Day 1, paired with a roasted chicken quarter in mustard, shallots, and applesauce with acorn squash in sage butter. Day 2, paired with sous vide pork tenderloin in herbs de Provence (wife was trying an NA Chenin blanc) and a honey apricot glaze with a kale apple salad and mustard vinaigrette.

Lovely wine. Clearly young. Notes of apple with a little grapefruit. Sweet creamy finish (that’s what she said).

Perfect balance between depth and elegance, unmistakable characteristics of the finesse of wines from Vosne-Romanée. The nose opens with notes of red cherries, wild raspberries and violets, revealing gradually blood orange,sweet spices and a fine earthy undertone. Explosive to the palate, the texture is remarkably refined, with fine-grained tannins, vibrant freshness and a persistent mineral tension.
800€ 97pts

Damn it, Reddit refreshed my post mid flight 😡 …second go…

Aroma: big time chocolate. Plum, raisins and strange but smells like standing outside after a rainfall, like wet street somehow, but clean…dunno how to describe that.

Taste: chocolate carries through prominently, also cherries and other berry flavors. not so acidic, muted, round tannin, long taste which is nice.

Paired great with a steak!

Sour cherry, blackberry, black currant, toasted oak / tobacco on the nose. Good acidity with plum, oak, blackberry, & a beautiful finish with good duration. Opened & decanted at 8 p.m. first glass at 9, & this is being wrote at 11:15 pm. This wine gets better with time as you sip & i’d bet in the cellar too.

Terrific buy for a cool climate Burgundy with some age. Close out 50% off. Perfect bottle. Breathed for a few hours. Crunchy textured fruit, nose of cranberries, leather, dark chocolate, earth. Firm entry opening up a center core depth of all of the above. Nice acidity which only became more pronounced with air. At first I thought a bit flabby. Thankfully not the case. Delicious.

A great haul this year. The decanter, wine, and even the tray, were gifts

The opened wine, the 2014 marsyas was quite simply superb. Sublimelu balanced. Perhaps not a hugely complex wine, but flawlessly executed and so smooth, spicy, sweet, acidic all in balance. Utterly

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Want to grab a few bottles of wine and store away for my kid to open when they turn 21. Thought it was a cool idea to get a few bottles of wine from the year he was born and let me sit until 21.

What’s a good wine to pick for this? Something they won’t just turn to vinegar. Don’t wanna waste 21 years for nothing. I’m going fully blind into this. Anyone with experience please help

I saw these posted for a wine tasting. On a scale of typical to really good to completely unique, how would you consider this grouping? Trying to get a sense from the broader community to see if I am reading it reasonably accurately.

2023 Olivier Merlin, Bourgogne Pinot Noir

2023 Jean-Marc Pillot, Bourgogne Blanc "Les Hauts des Champ"

2023 Boyer-Martenot, Meursault "Cuvee Fernand Boyer"

2023 Domaine Doreau, Pommard "Les Vignots"

2022 Joseph Drouhin, Cote de Beaune Rouge

2023 Bouzereau-Gruere, Saint Aubin Cortons 1er Cru

2023 Domaine Jean-Marc Bouley, Volnay Vieilles Vignes

2023 Mongeard-Mugneret Savigny-Les-Beaune 1er Cru Les Narbantons

2023 Domaine Tawse, Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru 'Abbaye de Morgeot'

Will pay face value or more. Many thanks!!