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Inventory updated: Wed, Sep 18, 2024 04:02 PM cst
New French Cellar
Today at Flickinger Wines we would like to showcase a recently acquired cellar of wines from France. This collection offers a broad scope to the diversity of styles of wines from France. Do not miss your chance to add the 2007 Didier Dagueneau Jurancon Les Jardins de Babylon Sec, the 2007 Taittinger Blanc de Blancs Comtes de Champagne, 2013 Domaine Jamet Cote Rotie or the case of 2010 Le Petit Haut Lafaitte Pessac Leognan. Treasures abound, happy hunting!!
The following are the wines remaining from the offer sent on Tuesday, August 27, 2024. Please enter your desired quantities and click the 'Add' button.
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Vint. |
Wine |
Price |
Qty |
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| | Bordeaux Red |
| Ch. La Gomerie |
2009 |
St. Emilion  |
$89 |
12 |
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NM 95 (1/2013): Served blind at the Southwold 2009 tasting. The La Gomerie ‘09 is turning out to be a little beauty. It has a very elegant, fleshy bouquet of ripe red cherries, wild strawberry and a hint of marmalade. It is very well defined and pure. The palate is medium-bodied with ripe, succulent tannins. It is powerful but refined with a very classy, caressing finish. Delicious – what a great Saint Emilion La Gomerie is becoming.
VM 93 (7/2012): Bright red-ruby. Inviting aromas of blackcurrant, mocha, cocoa powder, licorice, mint and flowers. Concentrated, fine-grained and vibrant, with highly perfumed flavors of dark berries, cocoa powder, mocha and potpourri spices. Finishes smooth and very long, with nicely integrated tannins. A lovely vintage for this all-merlot bottling. Stephen Tanzer.
WA 91 (2/2012): This wine now exhibits the evolved, full-bodied, opulent style for which this 100% Merlot cuvee is renowned. Abundant mocha, cranberry liqueur, kirsch, licorice and subtle espresso roast and smoke (from new barriques) characteristics are found in this attractive St.-Emilion. Some of the concerns I had early on were not evident in the bottle, although I do not believe the 2009 is as flashy and concentrated as La Gomerie’s greatest efforts can be. Drink the 2009 over the next 15+ years.
WS 89 (7/2012): Polished and supple, this red offers cocoa, black cherry, toast and tobacco flavors. A bit loose on the palate, but generous and fresh. Drink now through 2018. |
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| Le Petit Haut Lafitte |
2010 |
Pessac Leognan |
$59 |
12 |
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| WS 91 (3/2013): Very engaging from the start, with a blast of boysenberry and blackberry fruit that grabs your attention, while notes of licorice snap, violet and black tea fill in the background. Open, pure and ready to drink now. Drink now through 2021. |
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| | Rhone Red |
| Jean-Louis Chave |
2013 |
Hermitage |
$349 |
1 |
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VM 96-97 (3/2016): (this wine is the final blend and was resting in holding tanks in preparation for bottling, "probably in March," according to Chave): Inky ruby. Vibrant black and blue fruit aromas are complicated by suggestions of candied flowers, incense and licorice, and a bright mineral nuance adds lift. Sweet, fleshy and focused, offering palate-staining cherry compote, black raspberry and violet pastille flavors accented by smoky Indian spices and a hint of cracked pepper. Shows impressive depth but comes off surprisingly lithe, finishing with superb focus and length and fine-grained tannins that sneak in slowly. Josh Raynolds.
WS 95 (7/2016): Solidly built, with a serious bolt of smoldering charcoal through the core of dark cherry, plum and blackberry preserves. Lots of bay, sage and leather fill in the background, though the dark fruit easily keeps the upper hand. Superior drive and a long sanguine echo define the finish. Best from 2019 through 2034. 2,500 cases made.
WA 94-97 (12/2015): Still in barrel at the time of this tasting, the 2013 Hermitage will certainly be one of the wines of the vintage. Offering classic, granite-induced notes of smoked dark fruits, graphite, searing minerality and bouquet garni, this sensational Hermitage has medium to full-bodied richness, beautiful mid-palate density and building tannin, all with the freshness and purity of the vintage. Reminiscent of a more backwards, tight, focused and granite-driven year (I asked Jean-Louis if there was a similar vintage he could recall, he commented that he couldn't think of one), it has solid ripeness in its aromas and flavors, good sweetness in its tannin, and a great finish. I suspect it will need 7-8 years of cellaring and keep for 20-25 years or more.
JLL ***** (1/2015): OVERALL: The Big Three have all done well this year, and the fact that Meal is orderly, more refined than in the hot sun years, means that the final blend with be very well balanced, orchestrated by Bessards and L’Hermite, with Meal and a notable Peleat furnishing the foundation of really stylish, enjoyable gras at its centre. |
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| | Southern France |
| Dom. Didier Dagueneau |
2007 |
Jurancon Les Jardins de Babylone Sec |
$100 |
1 |
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| | Alsace |
| Dom. Weinbach |
2017 |
Pinot Gris Altenbourg |
$53 |
1 |
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| Zind Humbrecht |
2017 |
Riesling Brand Grand Cru Lightly Nicked Label |
$55 |
1 |
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| | Champagne |
| Salon |
1999 |
Le Mesnil Blanc de Blancs Brut Champagne |
$1,100 |
1 |
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| WS 94 (7/2013): There's a sense of finesse to this sleek, elegant Champagne, which has a creamy texture and seamlessly integrated structure, offering subtly layered flavors of ripe white peach, black raspberry fruit, lemon meringue pie, pickled ginger and blanched almond. Drink now through 2028. 210 cases imported. CW 90-92 (3/2012): Tight, zesty, and full of orange and minerals on the nose, this wine simply explodes on the palate. Rich, dense, chewy orange highlights this supremely full-bodied example that reveals both the swagger of the 1999 vintage and the focused, precise, intense house style. With warmth, the palate picks up cream notes which complement its fine texture and make this the only young Salon in recent memory that calls out for a cream-based fish or chicken dish. If ever there was a Salon made for the cold winter months, this is it. The glory of its youthful density gives it an unusual and divine warming character. A wonderful follow-up effort to the top-notch 1995-1997 trio and a very worthy Salon. This wine has 91-94 potential. |
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| Taittinger |
2007 |
Blanc de Blancs Comtes de Champagne |
$175 |
1 |
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JS 98 (4/2018): This is a step up from the linear and fresh 2006. It shows subtle depth and power with a dense block of vivid fruit that's highlighted with lemon zest, green apples and hints of white peaches. Just the right amount of praline and nuts on the nose. Fine and tight bead give the Champagne a luxurious mouthfeel. One for now or the cellar. Drink or hold.
VM 96 (7/2018): Taittinger's 2007 Comtes de Champagne will be nearly impossible to resist upon release. Soaring aromatics, mid-weight structure and soft contours give the 2007 its alluring personality. Lemon oil, white flowers, mint, chamomile and green pear add brightness and freshness throughout, with a persistent, clean finish that makes it impossible to resist a second taste. Today, the 2007 comes across as a slightly more open version of the 2004, with freshness that makes that wine so appealing, and a touch of textural richness that recalls the 2002. Although the 2007 does not have the explosive energy or verticality of the profound 2006, it will drink better earlier. The 2007 has been positively brilliant on the three occasions I have tasted it so far. Antonio Galloni.
WA 95 (8/2019): The 2007 Brut Blanc de Blancs Comtes de Champagne continues to show very well, and it hasn't evolved appreciably since I last tasted it a few months ago. Revealing a pretty bouquet of lemon oil, lily pollen, dried white flowers, blanched almonds and crushed chalk, it's medium to full-bodied, chiseled and tensile, with excellent depth at the core, racy acids and a pure, precise and notably chalky finish. Tight-knit without being austere, it's a very classically balanced middleweight Comtes that has a long future ahead of it.
WS 93 (12/2018): Elegant and toasty, with a firm backbone of acidity structuring the brioche, lemon zest, poached apricot and spun honey flavors as they ride the lacy bead. Grated ginger and chalk notes detail the lively finish. Drink now through 2028. 20,000 cases made, 1,250 cases imported. |
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| | Loire |
| Dom. Huet |
2002 |
Vouvray Clos du Bourg Moelleux |
$89 |
1 |
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1995 |
Vouvray Le Mont Sec |
$95 |
1 |
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| | Burgundy Red |
| Dom. Alain Hudelot-Noellat |
2008 |
Romanee St. Vivant Grand Cru |
$850 |
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| | Burgundy White |
| Maison Leroy |
2015 |
Bourgogne Blanc |
$195 |
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| | Rhone Red |
| Dom. Jamet |
2013 |
Cote Rotie |
$195 |
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| | Loire |
| Dom. Didier Dagueneau |
2015 |
Pouilly Fume Silex |
$209 |
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