A much improved showing from the last time, this bottle of Sapience shows some Krug-type biscotti, honey, poached pear, and grilled lemon flavors, and also kicks off limestone, bitter apple, and…
These Marguet wines are a trip, bouncing around in their flavor profiles on initial opening and taking a decent amount of time to settle into themselves. I'm torn, because the final sips of this…
This bottle was sharper and more angular than the one I had back in December. Man I really hope we aren't gonna go through the same inconsistent nonsense we went through with the 2018s. Come on…
Once this gets air and has a chance to stretch it legs for a bit (30-45 minutes), it shows beautiful yellow and green pear, lime pith, lemon bars (not sweet), wet travertine, honeydew rind, and hints…
A 100% Chardonnay version of the historically Pinot Noir Crayeres from Marguet is a solid Blanc de Blanc that pushes lime juice and zest, lemon, wet limestone, and white flowers forward in a…
A contemplative and dimensional wine, trading some of its would-be vibrancy for more serious bass tones. Poetry (Robert Frost.or rather Edgar Allan Poe) in a bottle vs. a Pitbull party in a bottle.…
I thought this was a fantastic showing. I initially wondered if my score was slightly inflated, but this bottle was truly a standout and deserves recognition. Green and yellow apple notes intermingle…
Stupid. The fruit was there this time and there was no wet Pomeranian smell, but the effervescence came and went faster than a Tik-Toker's attention span. To call it a still wine after a few minutes…
This bottle was slightly off, which is just icing on a flattened cake of tears and sadness since a huge percentage of Marguets I went fairly deep on turned out to be flawed. I love this producer when…
Seems like I got the donkey's end of a bad batch of Marguets recently ordered. This bottle of Le Parc marks yet another busted monkey. Nothing on the nose, but the palate is aggressive bitterness,…
Better than the previous bottle I had 6 months ago, this performance was a bit more focused and direct, which helped keep the nutty and oxidative notes from overwhelming the requisite tension and…
One of my new favorite QPR BdBs. My previous note from earlier in the year still applies, but this bottle had extra layers of lime and green pear that really added complexity. I dunno.get crazy and…
More approachable than the 2017, but with a tick less verve, this 2018 is pretty much good from go. This isn't to say that it's not without requisite tension and energy; in fact, it's extremely…
There's an upfront limestone/white travertine thing going on here that keeps the yellow and white citrus and stone fruit in righteous formation, almost to the point of being a bit linear. Much…
A super solid showing, and though perhaps a slight step behind in complexity to a recently sampled Le Parc (2018), this 2017 Bermonts is a worthy sibling indeed. Linear and a bit strict on first…
A brilliant performance, with a beautifully defined power/spice profile that makes for immediate pleasure; give it some air and you're in for even more of a treat. Yellow pear, yellow apple skin,…
Spicy and powerful on entry, this instantly reminds me of the 2012 and 2013 Churchills I've recently sampled. The edges start out a little angular, but quickly come in to better focus, with punchy…
More mature notes of grilled lemon, olive oil, cantaloupe rind, poached pear, and brioche collide with pithy seed and mineral elements, making for a somewhat clipped back end that keeps the flavors…
