Tasted 30 June 2022
Côte de Nuits · Latricières-Chambertin Grand Cru
On the first pull of the cork, nuthin. No nose; no palate; no finish; no nuthin. Hints of red cherry water and, you guessed it, nuthin. Swirling, swirling, swirling. Zero pulse. "CLEAR!!!" "Thu-thump, thu..thump.thu..."…
Though this is rich and a little heady at first pass, it quickly kicks in with the acid and mild reduction, making for a swirling of both deep and racy elements. At once broad and meaty, and then…
This was a favorite, with a tension-filled delivery that is laced with flinty reduction and yellow/orange core fruit. This was competing neck and neck with the 2022 Boillot Corton Charlie. The CC had…
Yellow citrus, lemon curd, and yellow pear dominate here, with a hit of reduction that finishes with a combination of flint/smoke/matchstick and a kiss of tropical yellow stone fruit. The strong…
