May 2, 2025

Champagne night

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Dinner at Kyoto Oden Masa. Pascal Henin Blanc comme Neige , dégorgée 12 Octobre 2022 - this showed a little more complexity than expected,...
April 26, 2025

1995 Hospices Corton

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Drinking at home. 1995 Hospices de Beaune Corton Cuvée Charlotte Dumay, élevé par Dominique Laurent - acidity was very high, and it got pr...
April 25, 2025

2020 Guigal Côtes-du-Rhône

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Drinking at home. 2020 Guigal Côtes-du-Rhône Rouge - pretty fragrant nose with woodsy and dried herb notes, but no toasty oak here, togeth...
April 19, 2025

Dom P2 and Italians

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Dinner at Estro. 2000 Dom Pérignon P2 - this was definitely corked with that wet cardboard smell. The palate was definitely flat, with som...
April 12, 2025

Chavost and Fourrier

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Dinner at Jean May. 2008 Chavost Terroir du Cœur - good acidity with good depth on the palate, and good ripeness to pair with that acidity...
April 11, 2025

2022 Felettig

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Dinner at Henry for the collaboration with Born and Bred. 2022 Felettig Bourgogne Pinot Noir - initially the nose wasn't very open. Th...
April 9, 2025

Drappier Rosé de Saignée

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Dinner at Leela for the Leela x Yong Fu collaboration. Drappier Rosé de Saignée - lots of juicy red fruits here, like strawberries and red...
April 7, 2025

Dewazakura and Tamaasahi

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Dinner at a friend's home. Dewazakura Junmai Ginjo Dewasansan Muroka Nama Genshu Puppy (出羽桜 純米吟醸 出羽燦々 無ろ過生原酒) , from isshobin - seimai...