Tasting Notes for Sean Tay

2013 Dom Pérignon Champagne Champagne Blend (view label images)

5/10/2024 - Sean Tay Likes this wine:

96 points

Always consistent. My sixth tasting.

Pronounced nose intensity with notes of toast, bread, yeasty, lemon, red apple, brioche. High acidity and well balanced on palate.

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Red

2004 Château Latour Grand Vin Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

5/11/2024 - Sean Tay Likes this wine:

97 points

Bought 7 years ago from Chateau directly. Pronounced nose intensity with notes of cassis, vanilla, toast, violet, mineral, chocolate, black currant. Medium+ acidity and medium+ tannin. In its drinking window with many years ahead.

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Red

2004 Château Mouton Rothschild Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

5/11/2024 - Sean Tay Likes this wine:

95 points

Pronounced nose intensity with notes of chocolate, vanilla, coffee, toast, black currant. Medium+ acidity and medium+ tannin. Tannin is velvety.

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White - Sparkling

2006 Taittinger Champagne Comtes de Champagne Blanc de Blancs Brut Chardonnay (view label images)

5/11/2024 - Sean Tay Likes this wine:

96 points

Pronounced nose intensity with notes of lemon, red apple, toast, bread, yeast, mineral. High acidity and long finish.

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White - Sparkling

2015 Louis Roederer Champagne Cristal Brut Champagne Blend (view label images)

5/10/2024 - Sean Tay Likes this wine:

96 points

3rd tasting notes with consistent scores.

Nose is pronounced and already drinking well despite its youth. Notes of toast, biscuit, bread, yeast, apple, pear, lemon. High acidity and well balanced on palate.

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Red

2012 Domaine Robert Arnoux / Arnoux-Lachaux Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Clos des Corvees Pagets Pinot Noir (view label images)

5/10/2024 - Sean Tay Likes this wine:

95 points

Pronounced nose intensity with notes of red and black fruits, violet, flora, toast. Medium acidity and medium tannin. Medium finish.

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Red

2006 Domaine Armand Rousseau Père et Fils Clos de la Roche Clos de la Roche Grand Cru Pinot Noir (view label images)

5/10/2024 - Sean Tay Likes this wine:

97 points

Pronounced nose intensity with notes of red fruits, red cherry, strawberry, graphite, toast, spices, flora, violet. Medium+ acidity and medium tannin.

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White - Sparkling

N.V. Jérôme Prévost Champagne La Closerie & Pinot Meunier (view label images)

5/10/2024 - Sean Tay Likes this wine:

96 points

Pronounced nose intensity with notes of red apple, pear, lemon, biscuit, mineral, yeasty. High acidity and long finish.

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Red

2015 Rene Rostaing Côte-Rôtie Cuvée Classique Ampodium Syrah (view label images)

5/8/2024 - Sean Tay wrote:

93 points

Pronoucned nose intensity with notes of leather, toast, charr wood, fig, prune, plum. Medium+ acidity and medium tannin.

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Red

2015 Emmanuel Darnaud Crozes-Hermitage Les Trois Chênes Syrah (view label images)

5/8/2024 - Sean Tay wrote:

91 points

Medium+ nose intensity with leather, black fruits, black currant, fig, spices, toast, florest floor. Medium+ acidity and medium tannin.

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Red

2016 Delas Frères Hermitage Domaine des Tourettes Syrah (view label images)

5/8/2024 - Sean Tay wrote:

92 points

Pronounced nose intensity with leather, black fruits, black currant, fig, spices, toast. Medium+ acidity and medium+ tannin.

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Red

2015 Clonakilla Shiraz Hilltops (view label images)

5/8/2024 - Sean Tay wrote:

93 points

Pronounced nose intensity with notes of toast, spices, red and black fruits, fig, plum. Medium+ acidity and medium+ tannin.

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Red

2017 Schubert Estate Shiraz The Lone Goose Barossa Valley (view label images)

5/8/2024 - Sean Tay wrote:

91 points

Medium+ nose intensity with notes of black fruits, cassis, fig, plum. Medium+ acidity and medium+ tannin.

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Red

2021 19 Crimes Shiraz South Eastern (view label images)

5/8/2024 - Sean Tay wrote:

89 points

Surprisingly perfuming nose to me with notes of candied plum, fig and candy. Medium acidity and medium tannin. Medium- finish.

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Red

2020 Craggy Range Syrah Single Vineyard Hawke's Bay (view label images)

5/8/2024 - Sean Tay wrote:

92 points

Pronounced nose intensity with toast, spices, black fruits. Medium+ acidity and medium tannin.

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Red

2017 Boekenhoutskloof Syrah Franschhoek Valley (view label images)

5/8/2024 - Sean Tay wrote:

92 points

Pronounced nose intensity with notes of black currant, forest floor, toast, charr wood, spices. Medium+ acidity and medium+ tannin.

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Red

2014 Faiveley Corton-Clos des Cortons Faiveley Corton Grand Cru Pinot Noir (view label images)

5/7/2024 - Sean Tay wrote:

93 points

Pronounced nose intensity with notes of red fruits, strawberry, red cherry, spice, toast. Medium acidity and medium tannin.

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Red

2015 Pio Cesare Barolo Nebbiolo (view label images)

5/7/2024 - Sean Tay wrote:

94 points

Pronounced nose intensity with notes of mushroom, spices, toast, black fruits, black currant. Medium+ acidity and medium+ tannin.

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White - Sweet/Dessert

2016 Klein Constantia Vin de Constance Muscat de Frontignan, Muscat (view label images)

5/3/2024 - Sean Tay wrote:

94 points

Pronounced nose intensity with notes of orange, apricot, melon, honeysuckle.

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White - Sparkling

N.V. Rouget pere & fils Bourgogne Cremant de Bourgogne Brut White Blend (view label images)

5/3/2024 - Sean Tay wrote:

90 points

Medium nose intensity with notes of lemon, grapefruit, green apple.

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Red

2012 Château Léoville Poyferré St. Julien Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

5/2/2024 - Sean Tay wrote:

94 points

Pronounced nose intensity with notes of spices, cassis, toast, vanilla, coffee, chocolate.

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White - Sparkling

N.V. Egly-Ouriet Champagne Grand Cru Tradition Brut Champagne Blend (view label images)

5/2/2024 - Sean Tay Likes this wine:

95 points

5th tasting notes.

Pronounced nose intensity with notes of white flora, yellow fruits, mineral, bread. High acidity.

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Rosé - Sparkling

2012 Billecart-Salmon Champagne Cuvée Elisabeth Salmon Champagne Blend (view label images)

4/23/2024 - Sean Tay Likes this wine:

95 points

Pronounced nose intensity with notes of lemon, apple, pear, cherry biscuit and toast. 55% Chardonnay and 45% Pinot Noir.

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White - Sparkling

2012 Billecart-Salmon Champagne Grand Cru Louis Salmon Brut Blanc de Blancs Chardonnay (view label images)

4/23/2024 - Sean Tay Likes this wine:

95 points

100% Cote des Blancs Grand Cru Chardonnay, of which 60% form Mesnil Sur Oger, 23% Cramant, 11% Chouilly and 6% Oiry. Pronounced nose intensity with notes of lemon, apple, pear, grapefruit, biscuit and toast.

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White - Sparkling

N.V. Billecart-Salmon Champagne Brut Sous Bois Champagne Blend (view label images)

4/23/2024 - Sean Tay wrote:

93 points

Equal portion of Premier and Grand Cru, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier.
Pronounced nose intensity with notes of lemon, apple, pear, grapefruit, biscuit and toast.

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White - Sparkling

N.V. Billecart-Salmon Champagne Extra Brut Pinot Noir Rendez-Vous Cinq (view label images)

4/23/2024 - Sean Tay wrote:

93 points

100% Pinot Noir from year 2015. Pronounced nose intensity with notes of lemon, apple, pear, grapefruit, biscuit and toast.

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White - Sparkling

N.V. Billecart-Salmon Champagne Extra Brut Chardonnay Rendez-Vous No.4 (view label images)

4/23/2024 - Sean Tay wrote:

94 points

100% Chardonnay from Mesnil Sur Oger, year 2015. Pronounced nose intensity with notes of lemon, apple, pear, grapefruit, biscuit and toast.

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White

2018 Domaine Truchetet Bourgogne Chardonnay (view label images)

4/30/2024 - Sean Tay wrote:

91 points

Medium nose intensity with notes of lemon, grape fruit, lemon, green apple. High acidity.

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Red

2013 Domaine Trapet Chambertin Chambertin Grand Cru Pinot Noir (view label images)

4/30/2024 - Sean Tay wrote:

93 points

Medium+ nose intensity with notes of red fruits, strawberry, spices and toast. Medium acidity and medium tannin.

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White - Sparkling

2010 Dom Pérignon Champagne Champagne Blend (view label images)

4/30/2024 - Sean Tay Likes this wine:

95 points

My tenth tasting.

Pronounced nose intensity with yeasty, toasty, biscuit, bread, lemon. High acidity.

Consistent score and notes.

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Red

2017 Markus Molitor Graacher Himmelreich Pinot Noir trocken *** Mosel Saar Ruwer (view label images)

4/30/2024 - Sean Tay wrote:

93 points

Pronounced nose intensity with strawberry, red cherry, red fruits. Medium acidity and medium tannin.

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Red

2005 Domaine des Lambrays Clos des Lambrays Clos des Lambrays Grand Cru Pinot Noir (view label images)

4/26/2024 - Sean Tay Likes this wine:

97 points

Drinking perfectly now with notes of violet, flora, spices, toast, ripe strawberry. Still have long years ahead.

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Red

2013 Bruno Desaunay-Bissey Echezeaux Vieilles Vignes Echezeaux Grand Cru Pinot Noir (view label images)

4/26/2024 - Sean Tay wrote:

92 points

Medium+ nose intensity with notes of toast, spices, dried red fruits. Seem a little tired on the palate.

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Red

2015 Cecile Tremblay Bourgogne La Croix Blanche Pinot Noir (view label images)

4/26/2024 - Sean Tay Likes this wine:

95 points

Pronounced nose intensity with ripe red fruits, mushroom, flora, violet. Medium tannin and medium acidity.

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White

2015 Domaine Michel Niellon Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Chenevottes Chardonnay (view label images)

4/26/2024 - Sean Tay wrote:

94 points

Pronounced nose intensity with notes of white flora, lemon, apple, pear. High acidity.

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Red

2009 Château Beychevelle St. Julien Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

4/26/2024 - Sean Tay wrote:

94 points

Pronounced nose intensity with notes of black fruits, blackcurrant, spices, toast, leather. Medium+ acidity and medium+ tannin.

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Red

1999 Château L'Evangile Pomerol Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

4/26/2024 - Sean Tay Likes this wine:

95 points

Pronounced nose intensity with notes of charr wood, toast, spices, mint, blackfruits. Medium+ acidity and medium tannin.

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Red

2011 Tenuta Guado al Tasso (Antinori) Bolgheri Superiore Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

4/26/2024 - Sean Tay Likes this wine:

95 points

Pronoucned nose intensity with notes of cassis, ripe plum, toast, spices. Medium+ acidity and medium tannin.

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Red

2015 Cayuse God Only Knows Walla Walla Valley Grenache (view label images)

4/26/2024 - Sean Tay wrote:

94 points

Pronounced nose intensity with note of wild strawberries, liquorice, kirsch, meaty. Medium+ acidity and medium tannin.

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White

2011 Trapet d'Alsace Gewurztraminer Sonnenglanz Alsace Grand Cru Gewürztraminer (view label images)

4/26/2024 - Sean Tay Likes this wine:

95 points

Pronounced nose intensity with notes of lychee, tropical fruits, melon, apricot, honey suckle. High acidity.

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Red

2019 Morlet Family Vineyards Cabernet Franc Force de la Nature Oakville (view label images)

4/24/2024 - Sean Tay Likes this wine:

96 points

100% Cabernet Franc which is to me rare and first time I’m drinking Cabernet Franc from Napa. Pronounced nose intensity with notes of green bell pepper, grass, herbal, red and black fruit, mint. Medium+ acidity and medium tannin.

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Red

2013 Morlet Family Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Passionnément Oakville (view label images)

4/24/2024 - Sean Tay Likes this wine:

97 points

100% Cabernet Sauvignon and organic. Pronounced nose intensity with notes of cassis, vanilla, toast, smoke, blackfruits. 2013 is an excellent vintage for Napa. Drinking well now with potential for ageing.

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Red

2019 Morlet Family Vineyards Pinot Noir Coteaux Nobles Sonoma Coast (view label images)

4/24/2024 - Sean Tay Likes this wine:

94 points

Pronounced nose intensity with notes of red fruits, strawberry, kirsch, ripe cherry. Medium+ acidity and medium tannin.

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White

2020 Morlet Family Vineyards Chardonnay Coup de Coeur Sonoma County (view label images)

4/24/2024 - Sean Tay Likes this wine:

94 points

Cloudiness in appearance. Pronounced nose intensity with notes of lemon, grapefruit, flora, white fruits. High acidity.

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White

2019 Morlet Family Vineyards La Proportion Dorée Sonoma Coast Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend (view label images)

4/24/2024 - Sean Tay Likes this wine:

94 points

Pronounced nose intensity with lemon, apricot, white flora, peach. High acidity.

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White

2014 Morlet Family Vineyards Chardonnay Ma Douce Fort Ross - Seaview (view label images)

4/24/2024 - Sean Tay Likes this wine:

95 points

Pronounced nose intensity with notes of tropical fruits, pineapple, melon, mango. Medium+ acidity. Long finish.

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White - Sparkling

2009 Louis Roederer Champagne Cristal Brut Champagne Blend (view label images)

4/24/2024 - Sean Tay Likes this wine:

96 points

My sixth bottle tasting.

Pronounced nose intensity with toast, bread, mineral, ripe lemon. High acidity and high mousse. Long finish.

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White - Sparkling

2006 Dom Pérignon Champagne Champagne Blend (view label images)

4/24/2024 - Sean Tay Likes this wine:

97 points

My eight bottle.

Pronounced nose intensity with notes of toast, bread, yeasty, lemon, almond. High acidity. Drinking at its peak now.

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Red

2018 Domaine Armand Rousseau Père et Fils Clos de la Roche Clos de la Roche Grand Cru Pinot Noir (view label images)

4/20/2024 - Sean Tay Likes this wine:

97 points

Armand Rousseau Dinner: Aeration for 4 hours to soften the tannin. Medium+ nose intensity with notes of red fruits, red cherry, strawberry. Still youthful.

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Red

2001 Domaine Armand Rousseau Père et Fils Clos de la Roche Clos de la Roche Grand Cru Pinot Noir (view label images)

4/20/2024 - Sean Tay Likes this wine:

98 points

Armand Rousseau Dinner: Pronounced nose intensity with notes of mushroom, truffle, graphite, red fruits, spices, toast. Medium+ acidity and medium tannin. Long finish. Aeration 4 hours in bottle. Surprisingly for a weaker vintage in 2001 it’s still performing very well.

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