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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
Linear and tense, with a white fruit profile that dominates on initial entry. A bit strict at first, this young Preuses is insistent at first pass but relaxes enough that some alluring expansions of…
This hasn't changed much since my last having it a few years ago. There is notable acidity and a noble mineral streak that distinguish it from a number of other more bulbous 2018 Chablis. The tension…
Two years since my last bottle. This has developed some nice iodine flavors that elevate the lemon and travertine notes here. Finishes with a nice bead of acidity to keep everything in harmony. The…
Deep lemon and honey flavors, with touches of toffee and lamp oil. Fairly sherried in profile, with the oxidized notes becoming more pronounced on the finish, this still retains a decent amount of…
Solid as before (a few years ago). A bit more advanced and ripe with this bottle, but equally as fresh and powerful. As is the case with Valmur, it carries brawn and flex, but no hard edges; drinks…
