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Domaine Pernot Belicard Bourgogne Cote d'Or

Region: Burgundy, France
Vintage Tested: 2017
Type: White, Still
Varietal: Chardonnay
The oak doesn't work. All I taste is oak.
Pairing for: Private: Steamed Whole Fish with Ginger, Scallions, and Soy
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new French oak, brioche, five spice, cinnamon, orchard, lemon lime, wet rock, dried hay, dry hay, orchard

Texture

Round

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ABV: 13.00%
Oak: Extensive
Pairings where we tested this wine...
Private: Steamed Whole Fish with Ginger, Scallions, and Soy
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Domaine Rimbert Cousin Oscar On Se l'arrache

Region: St. Chinian, Languedoc-Roussillon, France
Vintage Tested: 2020
Type: Red, Still
Varietal: Cinsault
The wine turns astringent with the lobster, like over-steeped black tea.
Pairing for: Grilled Lobster with Garlic-Parsley Butter
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blueberries
just ripe blackberries
cured bacon
black olives
lavender
vanilla
cinnamon
espresso
tobacco

Flavor

dark red cherries
plum skin
herbal
mint
smokey meat
blood
blueberries
blackberries
black tea

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ABV: 12%
Natural
Oak: Mild
Pairings where we tested this wine...
Grilled Lobster with Garlic-Parsley Butter
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Domini del Leone Amarone

Region: Valpolicella, Veneto, Italy
Vintage Tested: 2012
Type: Still
Varietal: Molinara, Rondinella
The wine is too much, and we're left with its sweetness.
Pairing for: Private: Florentine Steak with Watercress–Pistachio Salad
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savory spice
earth
cassis
dark cherry
smoke
blackberry

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spicy
cocoa powder
incense
pine

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ABV: 16.0%
Certified organic
Oak: Some
Pairings where we tested this wine...
Private: Florentine Steak with Watercress–Pistachio Salad
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Donnafugata Sur Sur Grillo

Donnafugata Sur Sur Grillo

Region: Sicily, Italy
Vintage Tested: 2019
Type: White, Still
Varietal: Grillo
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herbal
white flowers
lemon grass
basil
nectarine

Flavor

passion fruit
herbal
white flowers
lemon grass
basil
nectarine

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Dönnhoff Tonschiefer Riesling Trocken

Region: Nahe, Germany
Vintage Tested: 2019
Type: White, Still
Varietal: Riesling
The wine is too salty, too briny, too dry. It makes the lobster taste dry.
Pairing for: Grilled Lobster with Garlic-Parsley Butter
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peaches
apricots
lemon zest
red apples
fresh-cut grass
white stones
sea spray
beeswax

Flavor

lemon zest
underripe green apples
salty
peaches
apricots
fresh-cut grass
white stones
beeswax

Texture

mineral-driven

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Dry-Farmed
Pairings where we tested this wine...
Grilled Lobster with Garlic-Parsley Butter
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Dr. Loosen Riesling

Region: Mittle-Mosel, Mosel-Saar-Ruwer, Germany
Vintage Tested: 2020
Type: White, Still
Varietal: Riesling
This is a gorgeous riesling, but it doesn't work with the dish. Its flavors clash with the garlicky lobster.
Pairing for: Grilled Lobster with Garlic-Parsley Butter
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Meyer lemons
apricot
peaches
Muscat grapes

Flavor

Meyer lemons
apricot
peaches
Muscat grapes
peaches
apricot
passion fruit

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ABV: 8.50%
Sustainable
Pairings where we tested this wine...
Grilled Lobster with Garlic-Parsley Butter
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Edmunds St. John Bone Jolly Gamay

Edmunds St. John Bone Jolly Gamay

Region: El Dorado County, USA, California
Vintage Tested: 2018
Type: Red, Still
Varietal: Gamay
It's not quite weighty enough, and the flavor profile falls short of the meal.
Pairing for: Private: Thanksgiving Dinner
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red cherry
watermelon
candied raspberry
Jolly Rancher watermelon

Flavor

red cherry
candied raspberry
Jolly Rancher watermelon

Texture

watermelon juice

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ABV: 12.60%
Biodynamic
Pairings where we tested this wine...
Private: Thanksgiving Dinner
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Edmunds St. John Bone-Jolly Gamay

Region: El Dorado County, USA, California
Vintage Tested: 2020
Type: Red, Still
Varietal: Gamay
The wine cools down the spice in the dish, and the dish brings out the fruit in the wine, but the pairing gets bitter on the finish.
Pairing for: Grilled Lobster with Garlic-Parsley Butter
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sun-dried tomatoes
orange zest
lillies
roses
sea spray
oysters
mustard seeds
apple vinegar

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apples
sea spray
oyster shells
roses
lychees
strawberries
raspberries

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ABV: 12.60%
Biodynamic
Pairings where we tested this wine...
Grilled Lobster with Garlic-Parsley Butter
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Edmunds St. John Heart of Gold

Region: El Dorado County, USA, California
Vintage Tested: 2019
Type: White, Still
Varietal: Vermentino, Grenache Blanc
The wine is great on nose, but on the flavor is too salty and acidic. It takes over the palate, leaving a bitter aftertaste when you try it with the dish.
Pairing for: Grilled Lobster with Garlic-Parsley Butter
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floral
lychee
rose
green apple
orange zest
apricot
acacia
grass
sea spray
minerality

Flavor

oyster shell
cheese rind
salt spray
roses
lemon juice

Texture

lees contact

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ABV: 12%
Biodynamic
Pairings where we tested this wine...
Grilled Lobster with Garlic-Parsley Butter
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Elderton Estate Shiraz Barossa

Elderton "Estate" Shiraz Barossa

Region: Barossa, South Australia, Australia
Vintage Tested: 2017
Type: Red, Still
Varietal: Syrah
There's a spiciness to the wine and generosity that works with this dish.The oak in the wine seems to be really well integrated. It's not a coat of paint. I think this is a classic case of I don't know what but the toasty, pan-fried notes really work with this wine. I'm blown away. The two have similar body and richness. The voluptuousness, the tannins make it possible to drink this red wine with this dish. It works but it's a bit too big for the dish.
Pairing for: Private: Jumbo Lump Crab Cakes
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smoky, spice rack, mulberry, blackberry, chocolate

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ABV: 14.5%
Oak: Some
Pairings where we tested this wine...
Private: Jumbo Lump Crab Cakes
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Elizabeth Spencer Cabernet Sauvignon

Elizabeth Spencer Cabernet Sauvignon

Region: Napa, USA, California
Vintage Tested: 2019
Type: Red, Still
Varietal: Cabernet Sauvignon
Flavorwise, it's way too much for the meal.
Pairing for: Private: Thanksgiving Dinner
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black plum
red raspberry
tobacco leaf
white chocolate
coffee grounds
green stems

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plum
raspberry
cedar
tobacco
coffee

Texture

mildly grippy

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Oak: Some
Pairings where we tested this wine...
Private: Thanksgiving Dinner
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Elizabeth Spencer North Coast Sauvignon Blanc

Region: North Coast, California, France
Vintage Tested: 2020
Type: White, Still
Varietal: Sauvignon Blanc
This wine is too fruity. It clashes with the garlic in the dish.
Pairing for: Grilled Lobster with Garlic-Parsley Butter
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mandarines
guava

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bright
fresh
mineral
citrus

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rocky minerality

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ABV: 13.50%
Certified organic
Pairings where we tested this wine...
Grilled Lobster with Garlic-Parsley Butter
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Elizabeth Spencer Sauvignon Blanc North Coast

Elizabeth Spencer Sauvignon Blanc North Coast

Region: North Coast, USA
Vintage Tested: 2020
Type: White, Still
Varietal: Sauvignon Blanc
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peach
lemon-lime
grass

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lemon-lime
grass

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Ermes Pavese Blanc de Morgex et de la Salle Vallée d’Aoste

Ermes Pavese Blanc de Morgex et de la Salle Vallée d'Aoste

Region: Vallée d’Aoste, Italy
Vintage Tested: 2019
Type: White, Still
Varietal: Prié Blanc
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apple
hay

Flavor

apple
hay

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F.X. Pichler Loibenberg Smaragd Grüner Veltliner

Region: Austria
Vintage Tested: 2017
Type: White, Still
Varietal: Gruner Veltliner
The wine takes over. It overpowers the dish.
Pairing for: Grilled Lobster with Garlic-Parsley Butter
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yellow apples
banana
peaches
honey
brioche
cinnamon
vanilla

Flavor

baking spice
vanilla
cinnamon
mushroom
forest floor
green apple

Texture

creamy
oak texture

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Practicing Organic
Oak: Some
Pairings where we tested this wine...
Grilled Lobster with Garlic-Parsley Butter
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Fairvalley Pinotage (South Africa)

Vintage Tested: 2018
Type: Red, Still
Varietal: Pinotage
I don't mind this, but it's just a little too hot in the end. The spice comes back on you a bit and the fruit doesn't quite stay deep enough in the finish.
Pairing for: Chicken Vindaloo
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fruit driven but savory notes kicks in, leather, wet potting soil, wet mushroom, crispy limestone. A little bit of wood influence, round texture to the wine, no new wood flavors but wood texture, whole wheat toast, red currant jam, fruit is remarkably ripe

Texture

grippy and round

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Oak: Extensive
Pairings where we tested this wine...
Chicken Vindaloo
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Fausse Piste Mineral Selection Viognier

Fausse Piste "Mineral Selection" Viognier

Region: Washington, USA
Vintage Tested: 2016
Type: White, Still
Varietal: Viognier
You need more acid in the wine. Both are bass notes. There's nothing to punch the dish up. There's tannin. There's an unctuousness and generosity of fruit available to the crab cake, but it needs more support.
Pairing for: Private: Jumbo Lump Crab Cakes
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savory, salty, orchard fruit, toasted nut

Texture

pleather
smooth but clingy

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Oak: Some
Oxidation: Mild
Pairings where we tested this wine...
Private: Jumbo Lump Crab Cakes
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Albariño Fefiñanes

Fefiñanes Albariño

Region: Rías Biaxas, Spain
Vintage Tested: 2019
Type: White, Still
Varietal: Albariño
Its candied notes kind of work, but I didn't love the pairing.
Pairing for: Private: Jumbo Lump Crab Cakes
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flower bouquet, persimmon, cantaloupe, hand soap, fragrance slightly manufactured, crushed slate, graphite

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silky

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ABV: 13.50%
Pairings where we tested this wine...
Private: Jumbo Lump Crab Cakes
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Filippo Gallino, Roero Arneis

Filippo Gallino Roero Arneis

Region: Piemonte, Italy
Vintage Tested: 2019
Type: White, Still
Varietal: Arneis
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white peach
chamomile
candied
floral
orange

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white peach
chamomile
candied
floral
orange
lemon

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Practicing Organic
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Finca Torremilanos Los Cantos Ribera del Duero

Finca Torremilanos "Los Cantos" Ribera del Duero

Region: Ribera del Duero, Spain
Vintage Tested: 2018
Type: Red, Still
Varietal: Tempranillo
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baked plum
baked fruit
fig
mint

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black pepper
bitter almond
menthol

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Biodynamic
Oak: Some
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