This presents as super young and chiseled, but also giving mid-palate electricity with wonderful yellow citrus and stone fruit. Chalk-laced minerality without being powdery or "chalky" necessarily.…
An outstanding Rose, and one that perfectly marries smooth strawberry and cream goodness with a nice cut of orange rind, white rock, and lemon pith flavors. This is in a perfect place right now, and…
This thing is on absolute fire, acting more like all the other amazing and super electrifying 2013 Champagne I've been sampling recently. At first, this is nothing like any Krug I've had, with a…
2016 base. Gentle applications of yeast, lemon, and mineral notes make for a lighter-bodied experience. Soft and small bubbles carry grilled lemon and slightly salty flavors on through the finish.…
Pours a beautiful orange-salmon color, with an affable delivery of nectarine skin, orange rind, pear, and stone, this is a Grande Dame that is as friendly as ever. There is a slight alkaline bite on…
A great showing, especially for the first part of consumption. After being open for a bit and/or resting in the glass for a while, it started to fade. That said, the first sampling of this was quite…
A much more electric performance than its 2012 sibling, this 2013 Dom is perhaps the best young vintage yet. I've sampled this twice now with consistent results (first at French Laundry a few months…
Spicy and racy on first entry, especially when compared to a fair number of more chillax 2012 Champs I've had recently, this Churchill impresses with citrus zest, spice (white pepper and cardamom?),…
At La Table de Pavie, St. Emilion. By the glass. Though a bit bready on entry, this food-friendly crowd pleaser is rescued by a nicely placed bead of acidity that saves it from becoming too doughy.…
At La Table de Pavie, St. Emilion. A fantastic showing, and one that the well-honed restaurant staff managed to cadence perfectly over the course of nearly four hours. This paired perfectly with…
Previous notes and disgorgement info still apply. I experienced this particular bottle as fairly simple, lacking some cut this time around. Pure and crystalline as usual. Satisfying to be sure. Lemon…
At Restaurant Zoologie (Bordeaux); by the glass. Pie crust, white bread, lemon drop, meringue, and vanilla. Especially sweet and dough-boy driven for my tastes. Better served with whipped cream and a…
Creamy and a bit rich on first pass, the 2007 RD holds a rounded profile, slowly unfolding with grilled and bruised yellow citrus and stone fruit, ginger powder, olive oil, poached pear, Rainier…
Prickly pear and ginger notes make for a spicy entry, with red apple skin, bosc pear, anise, grilled lemon rind, wet limestone, sweet & sour margarita mix, unripe green and yellow apple flesh, and…
Disgorged 11/15/2022. My notes from last year pretty much sum up my experience this go-around (12/15/2022). This bottle showed yeastier elements than the seemingly drier and more cut bottle from six…
We tapped two of these throughout the course of the weekend and, although I may be in the minority here, I truly love what 2013 has done for this Champagne. It presents as young and vibrant, and I…
Initially, there are strong oxidative and nutty notes emanating from this Egly, but with air, it actually becomes more compacted and focused, with requisite cut and acidic tension to balance out the…
A great showing, and one where the spiciness and energy are on full display. A lot of things going on here, with a slightly darker profile than I was expecting. The color was like a pale Rosé with…
On the initial pull of the cork, the flavors play coy for the first hour or so of consumption. Red and yellow apple flesh, grilled lemon, and wet granite notes take their time leisurely disembarking…
Though I haven't been thoroughly stoked on a ton of 2006 Champagne as of late, I gotta tell ya that this bottle of Krug was in a really beautiful spot. Oxidative and a little brooding (sure, it's a…
Wine is funny. More specifically, BOTTLES of wine are funny. When I first took a stab at the 2008 Cristal a while back, I found it to be a "very good," "fine," "a solid 94" (which is nothing to scoff…
Disgorged 05/2019. This was a bit more of a coppery performance this time around, with golden raisin and grilled lemon notes providing the lion share of the flavor profile. Notes of red apple flesh,…
This thing keeps getting better and better. 2013 is a vintage to look out for in Champagne. You can ogle over your 2008s all you want, but I am continually reaffirmed that 2013 is going to be stiff…
Man, this thing took off like a rocket, and a much more lively performance than the last time I sampled the 2008. I would have guessed this was the 2013 given its electricity. The finish is…
