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…
I popped another one of these because I recently saw a batch available at a reasonable price and was considering acquiring more. Normally I'd be all over this, but the 2022 vintage definitely has a…
Initially there is a shyness here that is marked by a thin veil of reduction and crème fraîche. It doesn't take long, however, for wonderful waves of salty oyster shell and iodine notes to take hold…
Love this wine. My previous tasting note covers most everything, but I figured I'd put a note in here to accentuate my absolute appeal for the 2019 vintage with this producer. It is perhaps the best…
In the spirit of previous vintages, with quality seemingly ticking up from this Domaine with each iteration of their Les Clos offerings, the 2022 is clean and pure, with an initial blast of reduction…
Pineapple, peaches and cream, cantaloupe, and ripe lemon flavors make for an overly exotic profile that is tasty and all, but without the requisite tension and speed. Finishes round and kinda…
The vanillin wood influence presents as fairly strong against the backdrop of the ripe lemon curd core. Simple and a little sluggish in its current state. Finishes a bit fat, but certainly succulent.…
Solid stuff, with vibrancy and keen energy that demand attention. The crystalline yellow citrus, lime zest, travertine, and quince notes are hyper focused while delivering an expansion of direct but…
Somewhat surprisingly, the 2021 Vaudesir displays more personality than this 2020. This bottle was served at cellar temperature (56F) and could have used to be slightly cooler (50/52F). The flavors…
It's great. It's even better with food, highlighting the awesome seafood fare at Angler (SF). Is it $450-500+ great? (current Wine Searcher). No. Not for me. I bought this years ago for about half…
The 2021 Malandes Vaudesir pours a vibrant and shimmering neon yellow color, muted on the nose, with just the slightest bit of reduction. On the palate, it's a lemony-lemon juice drop of super pure…
As Valmur can be, this was a slightly blocky and one-note showing at present. The Vaudesir served next to it was by far the more complex of the two. Creme fraiche meets lemon drop is about all you…
It's not the 2019, but it's set up to get close, the 2022 has more personality than the 2022 Grenouille and Valmur at this stage. With a nice acidic zip and a slightly creamy finish that creates a…
Pouring a vibrant translucent neon green-yellow color, this needed a healthy decant to open up. Still, it was a bit shy and not exceptionally expressive, with perceived acidity less prominent than in…
Lemon and lime juice and zest, liquid limestone, sea salt, iodine, and lemon verbena notes make for a vibrant showing. Not as beefy as Valmurs of the past, the 2021 vintage makes for a more honed…
This is holding its cards a bit, especially when compared to the more exuberant and intense 2019. Lemons all the way around with this 2020: Lemon confit, juice, curd, zest, pith... ya, so, pretty…
Lacks some vibrancy and focus, but still delivers enough flavor to make for a food friendly wine, this Valmur is night and day compared to the 2019 Droin Clos served next to it. The finish fell apart…
Consistent as the day is long, these later model Droins (especially the awesome 2019s) continue to steal the show for me. These are full bodied Chardonnays that have a sense of finesse and utter…
This immediately presents with more classical elegance than previous vintages. Of young Droin in general, the wood can oftentimes be center stage at first and take a decent tick of time to shed. So…
