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White - Sparkling

NV Pierre Péters Champagne Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs Réserve Oubliée

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5/17/2024 - MJP Hou TX Likes this wine: 93 points

Worth the extra coin over the extra brut that was more angular with less depth.

Drink or hold

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2016 Domaine Auguste Clape Cornas Renaissance

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5/18/2024 - MJP Hou TX Likes this wine: 94 points

Unmistakable at PNP. On the nose or palate Clape just hits different. Not a wine for all palates but I enjoy the flavors that set this producer apart.

Drink or hold.

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Red

2014 Blankiet Estate Rive Droite

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5/17/2024 - MJP Hou TX Likes this wine: 93 points

Love Rive Droite but vintage does not have the depth of fruit IMO. Barrel influenced flavors are dominating.

Not sure where this goes from here.

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Red

2014 Scarecrow Cabernet Sauvignon Monsieur Étain

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5/18/2024 - MJP Hou TX wrote: 92 points

Sweet vanilla. Is this wine or syrup for pancakes!?

Honestly, most of the group liked this wine, I just need some tension or other flavors.

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White - Sparkling

NV Vilmart & Cie Champagne Premier Cru Grand Cellier Brut

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5/14/2024 - MJP Hou TX Likes this wine: NR

Best on day two or three.

Give this time or ox to be at it's best unless you enjoy tart lemon on the palate.

Disgorged 22

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Red

2017 Julien Cecillon Gamay La Savane

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5/11/2024 - MJP Hou TX Likes this wine: 93 points

Pappas Steakhouse.

Sommelier suggestion after a recent trip to Rhone'. This was sneaky good with great body, tannins and finish. Gamay grown in St Joseph. Pretty darn geeky wine that will stump the best.

93+

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White

2020 Vincent Dauvissat (René & Vincent) Chablis 1er Cru La Forest

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5/11/2024 - MJP Hou TX Likes this wine: 93 points

Pappas steakhouse with my bride. A little pre-mothers day celebration.

A bit coiled up and youthful at this stage but wonderful nonetheless. Killer with deep cold water oysters.

93+

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Red

2014 BOND Matriarch

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5/12/2024 - MJP Hou TX Likes this wine: 92 points

Matriarch for mothers day. I thought it was fitting.

PNP, polished with medium weight. Lot's of vanilla and blues. All Napa without the jam.

92-93

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Red

2021 Psi Ribera del Duero

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5/10/2024 - MJP Hou TX Likes this wine: 93 points

2nd bottle, consumed over three days.

Solid depth and delivery. I still think this is floating around the 93-94 range for now but does have upside in development.

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White - Sparkling

2014 Delamotte Champagne Blanc de Blancs Millésimé

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5/10/2024 - MJP Hou TX Likes this wine: 93 points

A great bottle to kick off mother's day weekend. My bride and I really enjoyed this one at PNP. Polished off quickly with nothing to check in on for day two.

93

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Red

2013 Blankiet Estate Rive Droite

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5/10/2024 - MJP Hou TX Likes this wine: 93 points

Motivated by Vinous new article on 2012 & 13 Napa revisited, I pulled a bottle to check in.

13 has always been a bit of an oddball for Rive Droite. Lighter and bit more pinot in depth than any other vintage. I find it very enjoyable if looking for something on the lighter side of delivery.

I think this has a little more runway than Galloni.

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93+

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Red

2021 Bedrock Wine Co. Areio e Vento e Amor Evangelho Vineyard

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5/8/2024 - MJP Hou TX Likes this wine: 94 points

PNP, consumed over 3 days.

This bottle is just getting started. I'm going to hold back my other two for the long haul. Mataro dominated blend (I think) which is why I love this wine. Excellent with a rack of lamb.

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94+

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Red

2016 Perinet Garnacha Priorat Mas Vell

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5/2/2024 - MJP Hou TX Likes this wine: NR

A friend shared this over dinner. Distinctly priorat with minerality and the floral shop of garnacha.

A bit of heat at PNP and a good amount of sediment to midigate.

I would hold for further development.

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Red

2018 Force Majeure Syrah Force Majeure Vineyard Red Mountain

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5/3/2024 - MJP Hou TX Likes this wine: 93 points

PNP and consumed over a few days.

Pretty solid domestic Syrah. Not overly polished with heat under control.

Drink or hold

93+

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2021 Psi Ribera del Duero

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5/7/2024 - MJP Hou TX Likes this wine: NR

First bottle from a 12 pack case. No guilt in blind buying at $32!

No formal notes as this bottle was polished off in about an hour. First impression 92-94+

I'll spend a little more time with the next one and provide proper feedback.

Fantastic QPR.

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Red

2018 Rene Rostaing Côte-Rôtie La Landonne

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5/2/2024 - MJP Hou TX Likes this wine: 94 points

From 1.5L this was poured into a decanter one hour in advanced of service and consumed over another two.

Very tightly wound at PNP. After an hour in the wide basin decanter this nectar unwounded into a beautifully structured yet approachable wine that is on the lighter side of Syrah. Maybe that's more of the Landonne terroir but it's definitely Rhone with a Burgundian lift.

This was a bit of an impulse pull from the cellar considering the age and format. Killed early in the evolution but at least I know now to bring more of these into the cellar for aging.

94+

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Red

2018 Keplinger Diamond Bar

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5/4/2024 - MJP Hou TX Likes this wine: 95 points

Very enjoyable at PNP. Refined tannins and balance make this a very pleasing bottle at this stage in development.

Consumed over two days and both equally enjoyable. Plenty of tension to carry this for further development.

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95

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Red

2019 Turtle Rock Plum Orchard

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5/4/2024 - MJP Hou TX Likes this wine: 93 points

For my palate I find this wine best after a few days open. Slightly oxidized on day 3 with slow ox in the bottle.

At PNP it's a bit boozy and floral to the point of distraction.

93+

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Red

1978 Cakebread Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon

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5/2/2024 - MJP Hou TX Likes this wine: 96 points

A wonderful surprise brought over by a good friend that bought a case of his vintage years ago at the request of an Oil minister of a small country in Africa. The story of the motivation to purchase this wine decades ago was as interesting as the wine itself. This was the last of his stash and he was kind enough to share this over dinner.

I have little experience with wines of this age but I have a feeling after this I'll be seeking out more as 78 Cakebread was so unique and beautiful to drink.

Weightless silky tannins with the slightest touch of fruit still left washed the palate with each sip. Medium Garnet in color with the slightest bricking on the edges. Dried red fruits.

Just lovely.

96

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Red

2018 Matt Morris Wines Heritage Extended Barrel Age

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4/28/2024 - MJP Hou TX Likes this wine: 93 points

Open and consumed over three days.

A massive wine that somehow doesn't roll over under it's own weight. Polished tannins and plenty of depth carry this heritage blend of fruit across the palate. Extended aging seems to lend itself to a monolithic wine at the early going. A bit of a science experiment which is an investment of time and cellar space. I'm not sure what these wines will do with age!? Hopefully something special because right now they're good in the early going but I prefer Francoise's regular bottlings as they provide more tension.

Drink one and hold a few.

93/94

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Red

2015 Keplinger Basilisk

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4/26/2024 - MJP Hou TX Likes this wine: 95 points

Tightly coiled at PNP. A gentle splash decant got the show going.

A massive wine with the depth of Syrah yet 100% Grenache. I liken it to famed SQN. Great today with plenty of shelf life left. I'm very curious to see where this goes from here.

95+

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White

2020 Domaine Leflaive Mâcon-Verzé

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4/27/2024 - MJP Hou TX Likes this wine: NR

It was a wonderful evening for porch sipping on my friends new deck overlooking Buffalo Bayou. There was a pleasant breeze keeping any bugs at bay. Paired wonderfully with the authentic street tacos that were freshly catered by a local vendor.

Entry level wines from this famed producer. A nice introduction on way I should splurge and open Pandora's box with these whites.

Let the journey begin.

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2019 Bedrock Wine Co. Cuvée Karatas

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4/27/2024 - MJP Hou TX Likes this wine: 93 points

It was a wonderful evening for porch sipping on my friends new deck overlooking Buffalo Bayou. There was a pleasant breeze keeping any bugs at bay. Paired wonderfully with the authentic street tacos that were freshly catered by a local vendor.

A bit of petrol on the palate which I don't recall in the last bottle.

93

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Rosé - Sparkling

NV Marguet Champagne Grand Cru Shaman 20 Rosé

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4/27/2024 - MJP Hou TX Likes this wine: 95 points

It was a wonderful evening for porch sipping on my friends new deck overlooking Buffalo Bayou. There was a pleasant breeze keeping any bugs at bay. Paired wonderfully with the authentic street tacos that were freshly catered by a local vendor.

I'm going to have a really hard time not blowing through my stash which if cannot back fill is going to be a bit of an issue.

So good.

95

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Red

2014 Promise Pinot Noir The Love

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4/20/2024 - MJP Hou TX wrote: NR

Pinot trying to pass as cabernet. A bit heavy handed yet efficient at washing down French lamb chops.

To each there own.

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