Reviews

Domaine des Malandes Chablis Grand Cru Les Clos

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…

Domaine François Mikulski Meursault 1er Cru Les Poruzots

Fresh and acidic beams of lemon juice and clementine give way to a lively interplay of citrus and white stone flavors, brightening and dynamically coating the palate. Not exaggeratedly punchy to the…

Domaine Launay-Horiot Pommard 1er Cru Les Chaponnières

Wild dark berry flavors intermingle brilliantly with fascinating Indian spice, fresh pine needle, forest floor, cremini mushroom, and the slightest tinge of burnt orange peel notes. Even more…

Domaine François Mikulski Meursault 1er Cru Les Poruzots

Similar to previous notes, and likely the best bottle of this wine I've had yet. Awesomely vibrant and punchy fresh squeezed lime and lemon juice, citrus zest, wet limestone, quince jelly, and unripe…

Domaine Fontaine-Gagnard Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Vergers

Similar to my previous note. Decanting for a few hours certainly helped to bring out more of this wine's complexity and animated personality. A predominant honeyed nectarine/apricot note played…

Domaine Fontaine-Gagnard Chassagne-Montrachet

Almost a year ago since my last note. This dips its big toe into 1er territory, if but just missing that next level of intensity and focus. It's straight delicious and overly agreeable (aka: I tapped…

Domaine Henri Boillot Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Clos de la Mouchère

Continuing to perform like a champ. This HB has next-level complexity that judiciously blossoms even further with additional air, making for a deliberate and succulent flavor expansion. Excellent cut…

Henri Germain et Fils Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Morgeot Les Fairendes

Bottle #1 - PREMOX - Poured a dark yellow. Inside of cork showed black. Smelled of sherry and roasted nuts. Taste was similar to the nose, with a brassy and WAY over-oxidized drying effect on the…

Hubert Lamy Saint-Aubin 1er Cru Clos de la Chateniere Blanc Vieilles Vignes

A great combination of zip and lively concentration. Lemon juice and pith, yuzu, white peach, unripe pear, and white rock. The VV aspect seems to help with the experience of depth. Refreshing and…

Domaine Vincent and Sophie Morey Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Caillerets

Of course as fate would have it, this bottle was damp newspaper flawed and totally defunct. Smelled of wet dog fur and blue cheese mold. Oxidized and flat on the palate. My note last month from…

Domaine Fontaine-Gagnard Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Caillerets

Still performing well and evolving as expected from my previous tasting note last year. An inviting citrus punch that makes itself especially present mid-way through its execution adds instant…

Domaine Christian Moreau Père et Fils Chablis Grand Cru Les Clos Clos des Hospices dans Les Clos

Man this thing continues to be such a rock star. The intensity here is so on-point, with all the yellow citrus and white limestone you could ever want in a Chablis. Over-delivers on all fronts.…

Domaine Thomas Morey Chassagne-Montrachet Clos St. Jean

Second bottle this month. Even better than the first. Slightly more evolved and even more complex. Interesting hints of almond paste and succulent lemon tart flavors work perfectly with the honeyed…

Domaine Fontaine-Gagnard Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru La Boudriotte

Similar to my note in February. This has perhaps gained an extra tick of heft since my last bottle. Medium intensity and energy, but with a lemon citrus and stone fruit complexity that beckons…

Domaine Michel Niellon Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Chaumées Clos de la Truffière

Bright, fresh, clean, and lemony, with floral and white stone elements adding to the vibrant profile. Finished a bit linear, but still carried the flavors forward through the back end. Previous note…

Domaine des Malandes Chablis Grand Cru Les Clos

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…

Domaine Taupenot-Merme Morey-Saint-Denis 1er Cru La Riotte

Wild and fresh strawberry-orange sorbet and stemmy brush notes compete with darker black cherry and plum skin flavors. Unresolved and raw indeed, but loaded with awesome stuffing and energy just…

Hubert Lamy Saint-Aubin 1er Cru Derrière Chez Edouard Blanc

Much in similar line with the Frionnes, the Chez Edouard offering is fairly strait-laced and direct at the moment. A steady vibrancy throughout delivery makes for an appealing white melon rind and…

Domaine Louis Michel Chablis Grand Cru Vaudésir

Not sure I'm able to sanction or echo some of the other comments regarding concentration and complexity with this wine at the moment. It is unquestionably on the "whiter" and taut spectrum of Chablis…

Domaine Michel Mallard & Fils Corton-Rognet

Compacted black cherry, Asian spice, pine needle, and faint earth notes make a serious and slightly linear delivery with the Rognet. More academic and less succulent than its more giving and…

Domaine Michel Mallard & Fils Corton-Charlemagne

Smooth and pure yellow citrus flavors. Seamless from start to finish. Perfectly weighted. The glide and equilibrium of this C-C's flavor expansion is most notable, with a silky draw of seductive…

Domaine Thomas Morey Chassagne-Montrachet Clos St. Jean

Yellow citrus, lychee, citrus zest, meringue, orange rind, lemon and lime zest, white rock, and hits of creme fraiche notes. Complex and vivacious, with a balanced delivery of verve and flavor.…

Domaine Vincent and Sophie Morey Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Caillerets

A beautiful execution, with an instant "damn, I wish I had bought more of this when K&L had their deal going for $50" kind of regret and satisfaction hitting me at the same time.

Olivier Leflaive Bourgogne Blanc Oncle Vincent

A tad better than when I last had a bottle. Less oxidative, but still finishes with a drying, brassy note that squashed some of the freshness. It's fine and all but not especially inviting. 86-88…

Domaine Anne et Hervé Sigaut Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Chatelots

A purple and red-black fruited core, beautifully pulsating with black cherry, ripe plum, and muddled black raspberry flavors all swirling around periphery notes of underbrush, stems, and rock.…