Reviews

Domaine Jean Chartron Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Clos de la Pucelle

This started out a little funky and stubborn in the early going, with a completely muted nose and lifeless linear execution of "flavor:" lemon juice acidity and perhaps a little chalk on the palate,…

Pierre Paillard Champagne Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs Les Mottelettes

Initially the flaw here was more difficult to detect, with an herbal note that seemed to add interest on the first pull of the cork. The nose was completely muted. With air, an alkaline note emerged…

Drew Family Cellars Chardonnay Bahl Briney

Yellow and green apple notes are complimented with lemon water and faint unripe white peach notes. Medium intensity, with a straightforward band of flavoring. Misses in the depth and complexity…

Domaine Louis Michel Chablis 1er Cru Butteaux Vieilles Vignes

This has come along nicely since last year. More depth and yellow fruit flavor to be had to match the white fruit and acid. Less of a grippy animal, settling nicely into quite the affable spirit.…

Domaine des Malandes Chablis Cuvée Tour du Roy Vieilles Vignes

Performs exceptionally well on both succulent and energetic levels given its class. Peachy and lemon juicy, with a saturating mouthfeel that begs to be drank now. It's not going to MIT or anything,…

Etienne Sauzet Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Combettes

Seriously good juice. A few years ago when I was first tapping a number of Etienne Sauzet wines, they were showing undeniable purity and verve. Additionally, now they appear to be spreading their…

Hubert Lamy Saint-Aubin 1er Cru En Remilly Blanc

Bright and electric, with searing and near teeth-clattering acidity, the En Remilly is so vibrant and shining that it almost hurts to take it down now. Yet, with flavors so pure and distinct, you…

Vincent Dauvissat (René & Vincent) Petit Chablis

A bit of a waxy/dry extract feel to the glossy yellow citrus and stone fruit, with a balanced acidity that keeps the succulence in proper focus, this 2019 Petit Chablis is silimar to its 2018…

Doyard Champagne Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut

What a difference a vintage makes. The 2012 was beautifully creamy and silky, while this 2013 is electrifying and superbly nervy. Like biting into a fresh green apple coated with sea salt and lemon…

Hubert Lamy Saint-Aubin 1er Cru Clos de la Chateniere Blanc Vieilles Vignes

Continue to hold for a few years. A two hour decant expanded the flavors and allowed the salty and chalky white and higher-riding yellow fruit to deepen. Excellent energy and intensity. Try to hold…

Robert Moncuit Champagne Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut Les Chetillons

Quite elegant and sophisticated, with a silky-smooth texture that glides across the palate effortlessly, the 2013 Les Chetillons carries a magnificence in posture and stride that is at first…

Marc Colin et Fils Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Champs-Gain

Definitely hold for a few more years. Tastey now but evolves in the glass over a few hours of consumption. Budding sophistication stands to become even more suave with some cellaring. More layering…

Pierre Moncuit Champagne Grand Cru Millésime Extra-Brut

For a big house style without the big house price, this 2008 Pierre Moncuit is a contender for one of the better QPRs out there. Lemon rind, ripe yellow pear skin, sea foam, limestone, almond skin,…

Jean-Paul & Benoit Droin Chablis 1er Cru Montée de Tonnerre

A succulent showing that pulls a decent amount of ripe fruit from the core and splays it out in 'come hither' fashion, but still maintains enough Chablis typicity to keep it from becoming too overt…

Jean et Sébastien Dauvissat Chablis 1er Cru Vaillons

More lemony and speedy than my previous bottle. Good 1er Cru energy. Less concentration than others in its class, but with enough oomph to keep it competitive. Drink now and over the next five years.…

Gilbert et Christine Felettig Bourgogne Hautes-Côtes de Beaune "En Vallerot" Blanc

This thing lasted almost a week and still had energy to give. Certainly a revved-up little Bourgogne. Even with multiple days open, this Felettig blasted a Dupont-Fahn Bourgogne served next to it.

Domaine Dupont-Fahn Bourgogne Blanc Chaumes des Perrières

Similar to my last experience, this is a humdrum suuuuper boooooring snoozer with a pedestrian unfolding of drab fruit and sleepy acidity. It's yellow and tastes like Chardonnay, but is completely…

Three Sticks Chardonnay Origin

A revisit of this wine since 5/9/2021. (On CT this shows up in a couple of places with various notes in each place, but this seems to have the most holdings, so I'll post here).

Olivier Leflaive Auxey-Duresses Blanc

Lemony lemon lemonness, with all the succulent lemonistic lemontastic yellow lemon curd you'd want in a $30 buck Chuck Bourgogne. Ripe and ready. Drink now.

Domaine Louis Michel Chablis 1er Cru Séchets

Much more filled-out and salivating than 1.5 years ago, with persistent tension cradling the lip-smacking lemon drop and white stone notes, this 2017 Sechet is a winner. Finishes with a nice…

Jacques Lassaigne Champagne Blanc de Blancs Brut Nature Clos Sainte Sophie

Quite a distinctive Champagne, with a full breadth of enrichments that range from grilled Meyer lemon and saline sherry to autolytic Hefeweizen and chewy raw bread dough. Though this is a zero dosage…

Pierre Gerbais Champagne Extra Brut L'Osmose

Nearly everything about my previous note from earlier this year applies, though I jumped this up an extra point because I felt it had an extra tick of tension I thought was missing from the prior…

Domaine Michel Niellon Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Chaumées Clos de la Truffière

Yellow and green pear, lemon verbena, yellow and green citrus, yellow apple skin, chalk, and white flower notes jump from the glass with well executed tension and verve. There is decent power here on…

Jean-Paul & Benoit Droin Chablis Grand Cru Grenouilles

Lemon and yellow pear skin are complimented by white travertine, unripe white peach, lime pith, and subtle honeydew elements. There is nice Chablis typicity here, with less of the salty lime juice…

Larmandier-Bernier Champagne Premier Cru Terre de Vertus

Another go with this Champagne since Spring and this bottle does not disappoint. The first pour is initially quite steely and a bit bitter, spitting out more white fruit and higher toned chalk…