• The Petrus of Italy? You can understand the comparisons, given both are 100% merlot, small production, price tag and unique terroir, vineyard location. However, given the longevity of Petrus and consistency for over a century, it’s hard to put it up there alongside the Pomerol great. One thing that is undeniable when tasting masseto is how polished the wine is. You can taste immediately it’s a wine of high quality, a beautifully crafted wine. No expense spared in achieving the best with what they have at their disposal. The label and price tag perhaps have pushed it into a category whereby demand is more label driven, but there’s no doubting it’s quality. . Calling a spade a spade - this was pure infanticide - and this bottle was opened far too young. But to be frank it’s tough to find good provenance older examples, and for a winery that’s only been producing for 30 years (and who themselves have only a few bottles of older vintages in their cellar library) you often finding yourself opening bottles far too early. As with Petrus, these wines really benefit from a good 20 years of aging. And I’m sure they’ll keep getting better and better. It feels harsh to score this given its youthfulness, but on this showing - it was powerful and full of red fruit, berries with a touch of vanilla and soft round mouth fell. Luxurious is a word that came to mind. Slightly on the more lighter style compared to other vintages, but this bottle should be afforded a lot more time to really show itself. Modern style, polished and classy. 93 pts . 🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻 Have you ever tried Masseto? What has been your experience? How would you compare to other 💯 percent Merlot? Is it in the same league at the 👑 of the blue clay, Petrus? 🔺🔺🔺🔺🔺🔺🔺🔺🔺🔺🔺 . #wine #finewine #winecollecting #wineinvesting #winecollector #masseto #ornellaia #tuscany #supertuscan #italianwine #winelover #winelovers #italywine #winetasting #winestagram
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    The Petrus of Italy? You can understand the comparisons, given both are 100% merlot, small production, price tag and unique terroir, vineyard location. However, given the longevity of Petrus and consistency for over a century, it’s hard to put it up there alongside the Pomerol great. One thing that is undeniable when tasting masseto is how polished the wine is. You can taste immediately it’s a wine of high quality, a beautifully crafted wine. No expense spared in achieving the best with what they have at their disposal. The label and price tag perhaps have pushed it into a category whereby demand is more label driven, but there’s no doubting it’s quality. . Calling a spade a spade - this was pure infanticide - and this bottle was opened far too young. But to be frank it’s tough to find good provenance older examples, and for a winery that’s only been producing for 30 years (and who themselves have only a few bottles of older vintages in their cellar library) you often finding yourself opening bottles far too early. As with Petrus, these wines really benefit from a good 20 years of aging. And I’m sure they’ll keep getting better and better. It feels harsh to score this given its youthfulness, but on this showing - it was powerful and full of red fruit, berries with a touch of vanilla and soft round mouth fell. Luxurious is a word that came to mind. Slightly on the more lighter style compared to other vintages, but this bottle should be afforded a lot more time to really show itself. Modern style, polished and classy. 93 pts . 🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻 Have you ever tried Masseto? What has been your experience? How would you compare to other 💯 percent Merlot? Is it in the same league at the 👑 of the blue clay, Petrus? 🔺🔺🔺🔺🔺🔺🔺🔺🔺🔺🔺 . #wine #finewine #winecollecting #wineinvesting #winecollector #masseto #ornellaia #tuscany #supertuscan #italianwine #winelover #winelovers #italywine #winetasting #winestagram
  • Coche-Dury: is one of those producers that consistently lives up the hype and the price tag. Up and down the scale from regular Bourgogne and Aligote, to village lieu-dit which are premier cru quality, premier cru’s which are grand cru in all but name and then Corton Charlie 😍. Consistency over many decades as well, and given the issues you have opening bottles of wine burgundy of a certain era, Coche bottles are nowhere near as badly affected - so you can buy with confidence you won’t be pouring it down the drain like with so many bottles of other prominent producers. . 2004 is one of our favourite vintages of white burgundy to drink right now. Utterly gorgeous wines. One of those classic vintages where reds and whites are poles apart in quality. The whites are really singing 🎶 offering balance, poise, soft umami like qualities with a zingy backbone of acidity. . One of the things that has always amazed us with the best wines from Coche, is their ability to exude a weightless characteristic whilst at the same time completely taking over all your senses. Soaring aromatics, incredible complexity, but as light as a serene ballerina tiptoeing across your palate. . This Perrieres 04 is magical, if you get a chance to taste it then take it with both hands. Persistent, incredibly precise, classic coche. Texturally phenomenal and just a great wine. 98pts . What happened in Meursault when they were doing the grand cru classification?!😳 . 🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻 What are your impressions of Coche-Dury - is this the best white wine producer in burgundy? 🔺🔺🔺🔺🔺🔺🔺🔺🔺🔺🔺🔺🔺🔺🔺🔺 #wine#winelovers#winelover#whiteburgundy#chardonnay#burgundy#burgundygrandcru#cochedury#domainecochedury#jfcochedury#meursault#meursaultpremiercru#meursaultperrieres#winecollector#winecollection#winetasting#winetastings#winerylovers
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    Coche-Dury: is one of those producers that consistently lives up the hype and the price tag. Up and down the scale from regular Bourgogne and Aligote, to village lieu-dit which are premier cru quality, premier cru’s which are grand cru in all but name and then Corton Charlie 😍. Consistency over many decades as well, and given the issues you have opening bottles of wine burgundy of a certain era, Coche bottles are nowhere near as badly affected - so you can buy with confidence you won’t be pouring it down the drain like with so many bottles of other prominent producers. . 2004 is one of our favourite vintages of white burgundy to drink right now. Utterly gorgeous wines. One of those classic vintages where reds and whites are poles apart in quality. The whites are really singing 🎶 offering balance, poise, soft umami like qualities with a zingy backbone of acidity. . One of the things that has always amazed us with the best wines from Coche, is their ability to exude a weightless characteristic whilst at the same time completely taking over all your senses. Soaring aromatics, incredible complexity, but as light as a serene ballerina tiptoeing across your palate. . This Perrieres 04 is magical, if you get a chance to taste it then take it with both hands. Persistent, incredibly precise, classic coche. Texturally phenomenal and just a great wine. 98pts . What happened in Meursault when they were doing the grand cru classification?!😳 . 🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻 What are your impressions of Coche-Dury - is this the best white wine producer in burgundy? 🔺🔺🔺🔺🔺🔺🔺🔺🔺🔺🔺🔺🔺🔺🔺🔺 #wine#winelovers#winelover#whiteburgundy#chardonnay#burgundy#burgundygrandcru#cochedury#domainecochedury#jfcochedury#meursault#meursaultpremiercru#meursaultperrieres#winecollector#winecollection#winetasting#winetastings#winerylovers
  • Throwback to some Grand Cru Gevrey Chambertin. 2009 Mazis, Hospices de Beaune, from Le Moine - deep, brooding, concentrated. Spicy and dark fruits, sexy. Lovely juice. 94 pts. 1996 Ruchottes Chambertin, Mugneret Gibourg - disappointing for this wine and producer, slightly one dimensional and a bit tired. Not even on the same playing field compared to more recent vintages. (Post 05). 89 pts. #burgundy#mugneretgibourg#hospicesdebeaune#mazischambertin#ruchotteschambertin#gevreychambertin#winelovers#winestagram#wines#burgundywines#grandcru#burgundylover#sommelier
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    Throwback to some Grand Cru Gevrey Chambertin. 2009 Mazis, Hospices de Beaune, from Le Moine - deep, brooding, concentrated. Spicy and dark fruits, sexy. Lovely juice. 94 pts. 1996 Ruchottes Chambertin, Mugneret Gibourg - disappointing for this wine and producer, slightly one dimensional and a bit tired. Not even on the same playing field compared to more recent vintages. (Post 05). 89 pts. #burgundy#mugneretgibourg#hospicesdebeaune#mazischambertin#ruchotteschambertin#gevreychambertin#winelovers#winestagram#wines#burgundywines#grandcru#burgundylover#sommelier
  • Beautiful event this evening in Singapore with @bentleymotors and @bankofsingapore celebrating the launch of the new Continental GT. co-hosted by our SG GM @stmoods & se asia sales director @nicolasplaurent
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    Beautiful event this evening in Singapore with @bentleymotors and @bankofsingapore celebrating the launch of the new Continental GT. co-hosted by our SG GM @stmoods & se asia sales director @nicolasplaurent
  • 2000 Chateau Lynch-Bages, Pauillac, Bordeaux, France. • Lynch-Bages is one of the most underrated chateaux when it comes to the 1855 classification of Bordeaux wines, belying its Fifth Growth status and producing outstanding wines year on year. Managed by the well-respected Cazes family, Chateau Lynch-Bages has transformed into a global brand with a strong following in Asia, Europe and the United States. Lynch-Bages benefits from an established name and brand as Jean-Michael Cazes first introduced Lynch-Bages to Hong Kong in the 1980s and it has been served First Class on Cathay Pacific for over 20 years. According to last year's ‘Liv-ex Classification’, which attempted to mimic the Bordeaux 1855 classification by ranking chateaux based purely on market prices, the modern-day Lynch-Bages sits comfortably among the Second Growths - a telling reflection of the extent to which the brand has developed in recent years. • Deep purple in colour with a pronounced blackberry, blackcurrent and slight savoury notes on the nose. Palate is full bodied, dry with smooth tannins, mountains of dark fruit into deep cedar wood and leather. Lovely finish to this 19 year old beauty. • #LynchBages #ChateauLynchBages #Pauillac #PauillacWine #Bordeaux #BD⠀#GrandCru #France #FineWine #BordeauxWines #BordeauxWine #2000Vintage #2000 #Sommelier #WineOclock #WineLover #WineTasting #WinesOfInstagram #wine🍷 #WineTime #🍷#Winestagram #InstaWine #WinePorn #LoveWine #Luxury #RedWine #红酒 #葡萄酒
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    2000 Chateau Lynch-Bages, Pauillac, Bordeaux, France. • Lynch-Bages is one of the most underrated chateaux when it comes to the 1855 classification of Bordeaux wines, belying its Fifth Growth status and producing outstanding wines year on year. Managed by the well-respected Cazes family, Chateau Lynch-Bages has transformed into a global brand with a strong following in Asia, Europe and the United States. Lynch-Bages benefits from an established name and brand as Jean-Michael Cazes first introduced Lynch-Bages to Hong Kong in the 1980s and it has been served First Class on Cathay Pacific for over 20 years. According to last year's ‘Liv-ex Classification’, which attempted to mimic the Bordeaux 1855 classification by ranking chateaux based purely on market prices, the modern-day Lynch-Bages sits comfortably among the Second Growths - a telling reflection of the extent to which the brand has developed in recent years. • Deep purple in colour with a pronounced blackberry, blackcurrent and slight savoury notes on the nose. Palate is full bodied, dry with smooth tannins, mountains of dark fruit into deep cedar wood and leather. Lovely finish to this 19 year old beauty. • #LynchBages #ChateauLynchBages #Pauillac #PauillacWine #Bordeaux #BD⠀#GrandCru #France #FineWine #BordeauxWines #BordeauxWine #2000Vintage #2000 #Sommelier #WineOclock #WineLover #WineTasting #WinesOfInstagram #wine🍷 #WineTime #🍷#Winestagram #InstaWine #WinePorn #LoveWine #Luxury #RedWine #红酒 #葡萄酒
  • Some recent bottles. Ranked best to worst. Unfortunately one (NR) due to being corked - Clos Vougeot Engel 96 😭. ———————————— 1. Rousseau Clos Saint Jacques 2003 . Is this the best vintage of this wine? It’s certainly up there. Burg 03s can be hit and miss depending on the producer. But the hot summer in the hands of Rousseau have delivered an incredible wine which balances ripe, opulent, sensual fruit with zingy freshness and acidity. A showstopper for sure. 97pts . 2. Latour 1995 What a great bottle. In a fantastic place right now. Classic pauillac, beautiful structure and depth. Just a real beauty. 96 pts 3. Coche, PM Enseigneres 98 Needed to breathe for an hour before it unfurled all its feathers. Not much fruit. All umami, mushrooms, earthy, super complex, multifaceted and long finish. A wine you keep going back to. 95 pts . 4. = Groffier Bonnes Mares 1999 Soft, round. Touch of barnyard and earth. Lovely nose. Well balanced and drinking very nicely but plenty of upside. (Overshadowed by csj 03) 94 pts 4. = Dujac Echezeaux 2005 Young and tight still. Tannins and dry finish overpowering the ripe and pure fruits on the palette. Brooding at the moment, but with undoubted grand cru weight and complexity lurking in the background. Leave for another 5 years minimum. 94 pts 4. = meo camuzet vosne Chaumes 2010 . Surprisingly open. This is really good stuff. Nobody would be disappointed with this - elegant, soft and silky. Open for business. 94 pts . 7. Salon 2002 Are the 02 champagne’s as good as the hype machine said they were or are they slightly shutting down? Main impression - crisp, fresh, lovely Champagne - but not on the same level as 96, and a bit behind 99. On this showing - not worth the hype, but very confident it will live to fight another day! 92 pts 8. = Coche dury Meursault Rougeots 1997 Slightly underwhelmed but perhaps showed it’s village lieu-dit level. A good solid aged burg, lacked the Coche flint/gunpowder, complexity and refinement. Nice but not worth the price tag this time. 91 pts. . 8= Arnaud Ente, Bourgogne Blanc 2015 WOW - is this really a Bourgogne? Amazing quality that belies its classification. 91pts
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    Some recent bottles. Ranked best to worst. Unfortunately one (NR) due to being corked - Clos Vougeot Engel 96 😭. ———————————— 1. Rousseau Clos Saint Jacques 2003 . Is this the best vintage of this wine? It’s certainly up there. Burg 03s can be hit and miss depending on the producer. But the hot summer in the hands of Rousseau have delivered an incredible wine which balances ripe, opulent, sensual fruit with zingy freshness and acidity. A showstopper for sure. 97pts . 2. Latour 1995 What a great bottle. In a fantastic place right now. Classic pauillac, beautiful structure and depth. Just a real beauty. 96 pts 3. Coche, PM Enseigneres 98 Needed to breathe for an hour before it unfurled all its feathers. Not much fruit. All umami, mushrooms, earthy, super complex, multifaceted and long finish. A wine you keep going back to. 95 pts . 4. = Groffier Bonnes Mares 1999 Soft, round. Touch of barnyard and earth. Lovely nose. Well balanced and drinking very nicely but plenty of upside. (Overshadowed by csj 03) 94 pts 4. = Dujac Echezeaux 2005 Young and tight still. Tannins and dry finish overpowering the ripe and pure fruits on the palette. Brooding at the moment, but with undoubted grand cru weight and complexity lurking in the background. Leave for another 5 years minimum. 94 pts 4. = meo camuzet vosne Chaumes 2010 . Surprisingly open. This is really good stuff. Nobody would be disappointed with this - elegant, soft and silky. Open for business. 94 pts . 7. Salon 2002 Are the 02 champagne’s as good as the hype machine said they were or are they slightly shutting down? Main impression - crisp, fresh, lovely Champagne - but not on the same level as 96, and a bit behind 99. On this showing - not worth the hype, but very confident it will live to fight another day! 92 pts 8. = Coche dury Meursault Rougeots 1997 Slightly underwhelmed but perhaps showed it’s village lieu-dit level. A good solid aged burg, lacked the Coche flint/gunpowder, complexity and refinement. Nice but not worth the price tag this time. 91 pts. . 8= Arnaud Ente, Bourgogne Blanc 2015 WOW - is this really a Bourgogne? Amazing quality that belies its classification. 91pts
  • There aren’t many estates on the Left Bank who have gone through such a big transition as Calon. Since the new owners took over in 2012, quality has improved markedly under the expert stewardship of Laurent Dufau and his charming team. But don’t be fooled, they do not lack ambition here. • We tasted this beauty during this year’s Bordeaux trip... It didn't disappoint! • #ChateauCalonSegur #CalonSegur #SainteEstephe #Estephe #Bordeaux #BDX #GrandCru #France #FineWine #BordeauxWines #BordeauxWine #2015Vintage #2015 #Sommelier #WineOclock #WineLover #WineTasting #WinesOfInstagram #wine🍷 #WineTime #🍷#Winestagram #InstaWine #WinePorn #LoveWine #Luxury #RedWine #红酒 #葡萄酒
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    There aren’t many estates on the Left Bank who have gone through such a big transition as Calon. Since the new owners took over in 2012, quality has improved markedly under the expert stewardship of Laurent Dufau and his charming team. But don’t be fooled, they do not lack ambition here. • We tasted this beauty during this year’s Bordeaux trip... It didn't disappoint! • #ChateauCalonSegur #CalonSegur #SainteEstephe #Estephe #Bordeaux #BDX #GrandCru #France #FineWine #BordeauxWines #BordeauxWine #2015Vintage #2015 #Sommelier #WineOclock #WineLover #WineTasting #WinesOfInstagram #wine🍷 #WineTime #🍷#Winestagram #InstaWine #WinePorn #LoveWine #Luxury #RedWine #红酒 #葡萄酒
  • Tasting the Grand Vin at Cheval is always a privilege and this year was no exception. This year’s blend comprises of 54% Merlot, 40% Cabernet Franc and 6% Cabernet Franc. It was almost as if we were tasting a wine that had already been bottled - hugely fresh, complex and powerful on the nose, rich, full-bodied, silky with plenty of dark fruits on the palate. Superb. When asked for a vintage comparison we were immediately directed to the 2016, 2010 and 2005 vintages with a general sentiment of this being on par with the greatest vintages ever produced! • Saturated ruby with ripe character featuring raspberries and dark plum, spiced red cherry, graphite and smoke. The palate is silky with finely grained tannins, harmonised and fresh. • #ChateauChevalBlanc #ChevalBlanc #StEmilion #SaintEmilion #Bordeaux #BDX #EnPrimeur #France #FineWine #BordeauxWines #BordeauxWine #2018Vintage #2018 #Sommelier #TastingNotes #WineLover #WineTasting #WinesOfInstagram #wine🍷 #WineTime #🍷#Winestagram #InstaWine #WinePorn #LoveWine #Luxury #RedWine #红酒 #葡萄酒
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    Tasting the Grand Vin at Cheval is always a privilege and this year was no exception. This year’s blend comprises of 54% Merlot, 40% Cabernet Franc and 6% Cabernet Franc. It was almost as if we were tasting a wine that had already been bottled - hugely fresh, complex and powerful on the nose, rich, full-bodied, silky with plenty of dark fruits on the palate. Superb. When asked for a vintage comparison we were immediately directed to the 2016, 2010 and 2005 vintages with a general sentiment of this being on par with the greatest vintages ever produced! • Saturated ruby with ripe character featuring raspberries and dark plum, spiced red cherry, graphite and smoke. The palate is silky with finely grained tannins, harmonised and fresh. • #ChateauChevalBlanc #ChevalBlanc #StEmilion #SaintEmilion #Bordeaux #BDX #EnPrimeur #France #FineWine #BordeauxWines #BordeauxWine #2018Vintage #2018 #Sommelier #TastingNotes #WineLover #WineTasting #WinesOfInstagram #wine🍷 #WineTime #🍷#Winestagram #InstaWine #WinePorn #LoveWine #Luxury #RedWine #红酒 #葡萄酒