This is coming along swimmingly, with salty yellow and green citrus notes complimenting white travertine, lemon curd and juice, tangerine oil, yuzu, and crème fraiche. The lactic aspects of the oak…
Having evolved notably well since my last bottle two years ago, the 2022 Malandes Les Clos is a pretty version that is slowly blossoming into a worthy specimen. Lemon upon lemon, with hints of…
Lemon juice, lemon confit, lemon zest, lemon lemon lemon… with lime zest and pith, yellow pear flesh and skin, and quince, the 2019 Vaudesir has formed into a balanced and focused animal, and one…
Lime, lemon, yuzu, quince, limestone, and yellow pear flesh; hints of honey and travertine. This is in a pretty prime spot right now. There is noteworthy equilibrium, with solid acidity and speed,…
Iodine, lime and lemon zest, green mango, lemon juice, clementine, sea spray, and yellow pear notes make for an incisive delivery, marked by a slow flowing of fruit and saline elements. This is much…
This is in a beautiful spot, with lime and Meyer lemon notes circling around meringue, yuzu, limestone, wet chalk, almond paste, and ripe yellow pear. There is a succulence here that is especially…
A shy and somewhat muted performance, with some subtle lemon and lime flavors, but otherwise a bit boring. Diluted finish. Better as it warmed up and with food.
Mostly lemon, with lime and clementine as well. Medium all the way around, with just enough zing to keep it interesting. No fireworks, but it's an especially solid QPR. I prefer 2019 and 2021.
A medium performance. Good lemon core, but without some desired acidic tension. This was bested by a more lively and honed 2019 Droin Vaulorent 1er. Drink the 2018 Vaudesir sooner than later. Sure,…
This bottle was reminiscent of the first bottle I had a few years ago; full of vibrancy and acidic tension. A lively and speedy delivery gives way to notes of yellow and green citrus, travertine,…
A strong iodine note dominates the finish with this bottle, washing over the limestone, lemon, and salty yuzu flavors on the remainder of the attack. Less fruit expansion with this particular sample.…
This bottle was muted and linear. It took a lot of coaxing to catch slivers of lychee, lime, white melon rind, and lemon pith notes. Needs a ton of air, and even then there were no fireworks. No…
Yellow citrus and pear flavors make for a medium-intensity delivery, with solid lift and tension to elevate the lemony-lime fruit. Green streak of limestone, green pear, and green apple flesh inject…
Another solid performance, and the favored wine of the blind white flight, this is a strong vintage from Droin Grenouilles. Saline and iodine meet lemon-lime zing, delivered in perfect balance.…
This has gone from spun up and linear to just ok. It's medium everything and has a nice bead of acidity to back up the lemon-on-lemon profile, but it lacks any true fireworks. Some salinity and lime…
Fresh lemon/lime juice, iodine, chlorophyll, and sea salt carry a nice punch of flavor, all wrapped around a beautiful beam of acidity. The wood treatment is deftly judicious and almost…
Solid showing, with a nice package of acidity and fruit flavor. Lemon and lime juice, honeydew melon, yellow and green pear, limestone, and a healthy zing of salinity to make for a complete showing…
This bottle is creamier than the previous bottle, with vanilla-laced lemon and iodine flavors adding interest. The acid and nerve are solid, but overall this vintage is certainly less intense and…
From magnum. Lemon drop, crème, vanilla, and some yellow pear flesh. Overall, a relatively tame and one-note delivery. Lacks nerve and tension. The finish is smooth and caressing, but sans requisite…
This went back and forth from being agreeable and nicely placed on the palate, with its lemon, pear, and liquid chalk elements, to then being a bit boring. For $50, it's fine and all, but even with…
I found this much more interesting three years ago. The intensity has down shifted a bit, though the profile hasn't changed. Lemon, quince, and travertine. There was a little heat on the finish…
This has held up beautifully considering it's over a decade old. Iodine, lemon, quince, yellow pear, travertine, and saline notes all blend together in a medium+ delivery of succulent-meets-fresh…
