Reviews

Domaine Louis Michel Chablis 1er Cru Séchets

In a great spot right now for my palate, especially after a bit of air to stretch its legs. Fabulous acidity and vibrancy, especially for its class and QPR. Zingy lemon citrus backed by an intense…

Domaine des Malandes Chablis 1er Cru Fourchaume Vieilles Vignes

Imma tell ya what. I could put this $30 Buck Chuck in a blind with a gaggle of Grand Cru Chablis and this would fo-sho go toe-to-toe with Les Clos.

Domaine Michel Mallard & Fils Corton-Les Renardes

My notes from April 2020 still generally apply. Ripe black cherry, raspberry, spice, smoke, and forest floor notes make for a beautifully darker and deeper pitched profile. Exquisite balance. There…

Domaine William Fèvre Chablis Grand Cru Bougros

Lime and apple form a pinky-swear bond with lemon, saline, and river rock flavors to shape a Bougros that is along familiar lines for this producer across most recent vintages. The Bougros always has…

Armand Heitz Meursault 1er Cru Les Perrières

Jimmy Cricket on a crate of craziness this is a solid wine. Meursault is often good-not-great for me, mostly because of the fullness that can round-out the execution and make for a filled but often…

Domaine Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet

For a village level, this is of course very nice indeed. I will say that I didn't necessarily find anything uniquely compelling that made it stand out over other P-Ms that I've enjoyed in recent…

Domaine G. Roumier / Christophe Roumier Morey-Saint-Denis 1er Cru Clos de La Bussière

Both ripe and tight, with an uber-linear execution that needed every bit of O2 that the decanter it was in could offer. Quality is certainly high, but this is an animal that will require some…

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

At Cyrus Restaurant, Geyserville.

Vincent Dauvissat (René & Vincent) Chablis Grand Cru Les Preuses

Allow me to start out a little backwards here in terms of my comments (what else is new?...right?!). I know it's sometimes frowned upon to talk about pricing and QPR and folks just wanna know if the…

Vincent Dauvissat (René & Vincent) Chablis 1er Cru Vaillons

Proper, clean, pure, correct, and very well behaved, this is a flawless Chablis that has one main flaw... it lacks personality. The only fault to be had here is that I have trouble distinguishing…

Hubert Lamy Saint-Aubin 1er Cru Les Frionnes Blanc

With a markedly penetrating and borderline-shrill entry, the teeth clattering acidity subsides enough to allow vibrant and pure yellow citrus flavors to burst on the palate with verve and slaphappy…

Jean-Paul & Benoit Droin Chablis Grand Cru Grenouilles

Even better than last year, with more punch and zesty piquancy. Super fresh, with a citrusy finish that elongates the tail with snappy energy and lift. Lemon-lime flavors jumping around the mouth. A…

Jean-Paul & Benoit Droin Chablis 1er Cru Vaulorent

Bordering on Grand Cru quality here. Notable concentration and intensity. Succulent yellow citrus, sea salt, lime zest, and quince. Solid persistence. Drink now for the freshness and zing or hold for…

Domaine Servin Chablis Grand Cru Bougros

Similar to last year's note. Very good QPR @$60-$70. Carries a really nice verve and citrus juice pop of energy. Medium bodied weight-wise, but has an extra tick of intensity that gives the finish an…

Domaine William Fèvre Chablis Grand Cru Bougros

This is what I want and expect when I open a young bottle of a top Fevre. Vibrant and spunky, with green and yellow citrus fruit, crunchy green and yellow apple, unripe pear, and wet travertine…

Faiveley Chambertin-Clos de Bèze

A pop of the cork with just a few minutes of swirling in the glass and this was off to the races. After thirty or so minutes, it's was on fire. Black cherry and briar notes dominate, with additional…

Henri Germain et Fils Meursault 1er Cru Charmes

Previous note from last year still applies. Operating in a nice place for my palate. Fresh and a little serious, with a decent amount of body and weight to provide depth and concentration. Enough zip…

Alain Hudelot-Noëllat Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru Les Murgers

Continue to hold this one. Red cherry flavors dominate, with hints of citrus rind and spice. Primary, pure, fresh, and tight, never fully giving up the goods. It isn't so locked-up that there's no…

Jean-Paul & Benoit Droin Chablis Grand Cru Vaudésir

A very good Chardonnay... that could have been any Chardonnay from anywhere. Pure, fresh, and all that, but so straight-laced and primary that it lacks any personality. No real layers or depth to…

Vincent Dauvissat (René & Vincent) Chablis 1er Cru La Forest

Very fine and balanced indeed, with a sophisticatedly seamless entry and texturally inviting attack, this is a Dauvissat of pure class. The lemon, lychee, yellow pear skin, and meringue notes all…

Jean-Paul & Benoit Droin Chablis Grand Cru Vaudésir

As great as last year, rivaling the Grenouilles and Clos in 2019, this is the best vintage of Vaudesir to date. Perfect combination of body, energy, ripe lemon flavors, and outstanding persistence.…

Henri Boillot Latricières-Chambertin

On the first pull of the cork, nuthin. No nose; no palate; no finish; no nuthin. Hints of red cherry water and, you guessed it, nuthin. Swirling, swirling, swirling. Zero pulse. "CLEAR!!!"…

Domaine Henri Boillot Meursault 1er Cru Clos Richemont

This is a more reductive and waxy showing compared to the bottle I had last year, with dried apricot, mango, and unripe peach notes layering the yellow citrus core. At first, this displays as a…

Domaine des Comtes Lafon Meursault Clos de la Barre

Showing some advanced nuttiness and demi-sec deep lemon flavors, but certainly not without requisite freshness and energy. There is a nice bead of acidity that keeps it all moving along, with faint…

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

On initial opening, this was not really giving up the goods the way I would have liked. Compared to other showings of this wine (this vintage and others), this particular bottle was a bit linear and…