My favorite Malandes Grand Cru, Les Clos impresses with its juicy succulence-meets-balanced energy. This is drinking beautifully now, continuing to improve each time I check in with this. Flavor…
With some air, this starts to take off quite nicely. An elevated perception of acidity, which I enjoy, kicks off a vibrant front end attack of fresh squeezed lemon and lime juice and white travertine.
Lemon and wet travertine flavors show nice drive and tension. A clean and pure delivery. Inviting and gulpable. Balanced and easy-going, with enough energy to hold interest throughout consumption.…
A solid 1er Cru Chablis from Malandes, and for the $28 I snagged it, it's a no-brainer QPR steal. Yellow citrus, lemon curd, and white stone make for a beautifully balanced and super agreeable…
Entering into a really nice drinking window now. White peach and lemon dominate the profile, with a scaffolding of white travertine and chalk. Notable luscious mid-palate with the minerality…
Succulent peach and honeyed lemon dominate, with a ripe and sweet core that comes off just a tad gummy at times. Just enough acid to hold it together and give it the energy it needs to finish out the…
Honeyed lemon, peach, apricot, and some faint stone come together in an inviting and fun Chablis. There are subtle hints of 1er depth here, with a richness (by Chablis standards) that draws you in…
I guess I'm the only one drinking these. Still a solid performer. Not the most compelling Les Clos I've ever had, and I give a slight nod to the 2016 at the moment, but it is a more than satisfying…
Much improved from last year, with additional depth of flavor and extra fleshy layers of concentration that make for a beautifully weighted Les Clos. Finishes with a subtle succulence that offers…
Initially reserved and linear on opening, but with some significant swirling and aeration the Malandes Vau de Vey wakes up and delivers attractive lemon citrus and cream flavors that continue to…
I'm continuing to love this wine. Some tropical fruit notes, with stone fruit, melon rind, and a well placed delivery of minerality to accompany the yellow citrus core. Such a sense of completeness…
An easy drinker with a decent QPR. Medium weighted and quasi-rich notes of lemon curd and lemon juice dominate. A touch more simple than its sibling Montmains VV (which I prefer a little more…
A solid performance as before. Similar to my notes back in July. A QPR success more than anything. Air helped to expand the agreeable yellow citrus flavors from front to back on the overall…
Loving this wine right out of the gate. Some swirling in the glass really opened it up nicely. Maintained energy and freshness, while all the while delivering a notable degree of concentration and…
A tick or two behind the 2017 Les Clos, this 2016 impresses for its purity and a nice even-keeled balance of grip and flavor. Lighter mid-palate, with higher register and somewhat lighter weighted…
So if you want a back-the-truck-up type of wine that way over delivers for its price point, this is the one. Beautifully pure and clean flavors of wonderful yellow citrus, fresh squeezed lemon juice,…
Lemon and lime zest, quince, lychee, and some faint minerality on the tail end. The citrus zest undulates throughout the delivery, finishing with a gentle clamp on the back of the jaw. Well balanced,…
Same as my notes from two months ago. "More ok" than the other two whites served before it. Not a whole lot of concentration for a Chardonnay. Some cut and frame, but not much fruit to fill the…
"Ok" is the word of the day on this wine. Some minerality and faint citrus notes. Again, a wine designed to go with food in that it will never have enough oomph to be anything but a second-rate…
