2014 Vega Sicilia - ValbuenaColour : Red Producer : Vega Sicilia Label Name : Valbuena Country : Spain Region : Castilla y Leon Sub Region : Ribera del Duero Variety : Proprietary Blend Vintage : 2014 Capacity : 750 ml Standard Bottle Rating : RP96 Robert Parker Wine Advocate Tasting Note : The 2014 Valbuena, mostly Tempranillo with some 5% Merlot fermented by plot, making a selection from their 210 hectares of vineyards, and then matured in a combination of barriques and larger

velvety and long on the finish

Colour : Red Producer : Pont des Arts Label Name : Yan Pei- Ming Corton les Marechaudes Grand Cru Country : France Region : Burgundy Sub Region : Cote de Beaune Appellation : Corton Grand Cru Variety : Pinot Noir Vintage : 2015 Capacity : 750 ml - Standard Bottle Rating : 94 points - Decanter Tasting Note : “Excellent wine

Colour : White Producer : Dhondt-Grellet Label Name : Extra Brut Blanc de Blancs Premier Cru Les Nogers Country : France Region : Champagne Sub Region : Cote des Blancs Appellation : Cuis Variety : Chardonnay Vintage : 2013 Capacity : 750 ml - Standard Bottle Ratings : Wine Advocate 95 pts

Tasted at the Branaire-Ducru dinner

There is intensity locked in here

Tasted at the château

menthol and licorice wrap around the juicy

This is very serious and deserves a few years in the cellar

powerful and vinous

rich and spicy with bags of fruit and tons of savory fireworks

Getting the best parcel of Grenache from the estate and a dramatically shifted blend of 60% Grenache

fine concentration