Reviews

Domaine Antoine Jobard Meursault En La Barre

Grilled lemon rind, olive oil, chamomile, yellow pear skin, subtle lamp oil (not bitter), and the slightest hit of grilled plantain. Good energy and a full follow-through on the entire delivery from…

Château de la Charrière Pommard Les Vignots

Black and red cherry, dark pomegranate, muddled strawberry, and some earth. PnP was super tight. After a couple of hours in the glass, it opened up nicely and deepened quite a bit more. Fairly simple…

Etienne Sauzet Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru La Truffière

Clean and pure, with a subtle richness that fills the palate with wonderfully fresh notes of yellow citrus and pumice. Mid-palate and back end are medium-to-full; the balance is impeccable here. A…

Buisson-Charles Meursault Vieilles Vignes

Vibrant and fresh yellow citrus core, with a notable balance that straddles fun energy with a focused and deliberate cadence. Very pure, with a medium-bodied attack that makes continuous sipping far…

Joseph Drouhin Beaune 1er Cru Clos des Mouches Rouge

Though it took a little time to unfurl its flavors, this came along quite nicely in terms of delivery and expansion, especially with its overall mouthfeel and texture. It comes across initially with…

Etienne Sauzet Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Champ-Canet

Ultra polished and as clean and pure as most in its class, this iteration of Sauzet impresses for its suave sophistication and total upper-class delivery. A few more years of bottle age should bring…

Domaine Louis Michel Chablis 1er Cru Butteaux Vieilles Vignes

Spun up, chalky, and pithy on initial entry, with air helping to coax out some white melon and white lemon rind, green apple, white stone, lemon seed, and unripe pear notes. Fairly anorexic on the…

Domaine Anne et Hervé Sigaut Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Sentiers Vieilles Vignes

Taut and driven, but relaxes its grip just enough to allow the red and black fruit to expand on the palate without clamping down too much. Red raspberry, sweet pomegranate seed, red and black cherry,…

Domaine François Mikulski Meursault 1er Cru Les Genevrières

Yellow citrus, lemon and lime zest, yellow pear skin, white stone fruit, quince, pumice, limestone, cardamom, and a hint of white pepper and acacia. Speeds through the mid-palate and whips ahead on a…

Domaine des Malandes Chablis 1er Cru Montmains Vieilles Vignes

Loving this wine right out of the gate. Some swirling in the glass really opened it up nicely. Maintained energy and freshness, while all the while delivering a notable degree of concentration and…

Olivier Leflaive Bourgogne Blanc Les Sétilles

Fresh, pure, and full of vibrancy and verve. Served next to a 2017 Malandes Montmains VV that had just a tad more depth than the Leflaive. Both were good. Previous notes apply otherwise.

Domaine Pinson Frères Chablis 1er Cru Mont de Milieu

Nervy and tense, with a slightly linear but still flavorful expression of yellow citrus, quince, white stone fruit, and limestone. Notable energy, with enough fruit to counterbalance the acidic…

Patrick Piuze Chablis 1er Cru Les Séchets

Pithy and punchy fresh squeezed lemon juice, citrus zest, lemon seed, white melon, honeydew rind, yellow pear skin, limestone, and white chalky stone. The minerality (and faint salinity) adds to the…

Domaine François Mikulski Meursault

Medium and balanced overall, with an execution that highlights freshness and purity; an initially linear delivery that expands over time with vigorously decanted air (2+ hours). Bright yellow citrus,…

Etienne Sauzet Chardonnay Bourgogne

A little pithy and linear on the initial entry, with white stone fruit, pumice, and steely lemon leading the charge. Overly racy in its current state, missing the main mark mid-palate as it rapidly…

Domaine William Fèvre Chablis Grand Cru Bougros Côte Bouguerots

This caged monkey is gonna need some bottle time to really start showing any semblance of maturity in terms of flavor expansion on the palate. Gains points for zippy and super fresh acid-driven…

Domaine Fontaine-Gagnard Chassagne-Montrachet

Fresh and pure, with pleasantly viscous flavors of lemon/yellow citrus, lemon curd, vanilla, sourdough, and some white minerality. Hints of guava and honeydew also show up in the profile. Finishes…

Domaine Pernot-Bélicard Bourgogne-Aligoté

Yellow (and subtle orange) citrus, stone, and faint grass. Extremely dry from start to finish. Light-to-medium bodied. Lacks complexity and depth of flavor. Reminded me of a Picpuol with slightly…

Olivier Leflaive Auxey-Duresses Blanc

Lemony and tangy, with some lemon and lime zest (one of my favorite notes in white Burgundy), acacia flowers, honeydew, and hints of honey. Medium bodied, but beautifully flavorful and mouthwatering.…

Domaine Lafouge Auxey-Duresses Les Boutonniers Blanc

Lemon and vanilla cream lead the push of flavor, with some melon rind and hints of grass. Middle of the road and medium all the way around, with an elevated purity of fruit that adds sophistication.…

Domaine Pernot-Bélicard Bourgogne Blanc

Lemon water, white melon, alcohol, and chalk. Light bodied, lacking depth and flavor. A racy delivery that rides overly lithe and diluted. Finishes fast and weak in flavor. Extended exposure to air…

Olivier Leflaive Bourgogne Blanc Oncle Vincent

Grilled lemon, lychee, dehydrated nectarine, almond skin, and some hints of oxidation/lamp oil. Light-to-medium bodied, with an agreeable mid-palate weight (with moderate flavor expansion), but a bit…

Olivier Leflaive Bourgogne Blanc Les Sétilles

Yellow citrus, lemon curd, fresh squeezed lemon juice, white melon, and the slightest hint of pumice, this Regionales Bourgogne impresses with its immediacy in flavor delivery and uncomplicated…

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

Pure and clean, with a somewhat primary but extremely balanced and elegant execution from front to back. A linear front-end delivery of lemon water, honeydew, lemon verbena, and some pumice.

Domaine Tortochot Mazis-Chambertin

A beautifully balanced Pinot, with earthy black and red cherry, black and red currant, bark, and hints of citrus. A bit of funk skirts the periphery, but only with a subtlety that elevates the core…