A fairly typical young St Julien, with higher register red and black fruit, sour crunchy cherry, red currant, dried cranberry, and cedar. Acidity takes the stage currently, with an inability to truly…
Trentino Alto-Adige / Veneto · Vigneti delle Dolomiti IGT
See previous notes. Drinking well now out of the bottle on PnP. Yellow apple skin, lychee, yellow citrus, green apple flesh, travertine, and some unripe grapefruit. An almost Sauvignon Blanc higher…
A slight step up from last year. In a great spot right now with about two hours in the decanter at just below cellar temperature. A little gummy on the back end, but the viscosity is what makes for a…
Dark red and black cherry, red and black raspberry, forest floor, and rocky earth. Nicely pitched, with a cascading and saturated mid-palate expansion that surprises considering its youth. Fresh and…
Similar to my previous notes in terms of specific flavor profile; just more advanced in expansion and depth (since having it 3 years ago). This was a dark and concentrated wine. Huge black berry…
Similar to a few months ago. A peaches and cream flavor emerged in addition to the other yellow and orange citrus notes. A succulent Les Clos, with perhaps slightly less tension and verve than the…
With its plump yellow citrus core on full display, the 2017 Ma Princesse is showing a more vanillin-laced profile than six months ago when I last sampled it. A rounder dose of creamy oak and some…
Huckleberry, blueberry, blackberry pie, licorice, creosote, graphite, campfire, and wet slate. A textural temptress, with a silky smooth front end. Holds a ripe and chewy mid-entry drop that melts…
Black raspberry, red and black cherry, spice, earth, cassis, and some toasty vanilla. A super punchy delivery right now, with some high register sour red fruit darting around the core and making for…
As awesome as the last time I had it. For folks who are looking for a CA Chardonnay that parrots quality white Burg with that extra oomph of intensity, THIS is your wine. Gorgeous tension and verve.…
Rhubarb, wild ripe strawberry, RC Cola, red and black cherry, bruised raspberry, dark earth, and subtle vanilla liqueur. Deep and concentrated, with slamming grip and speed that beg for more time in…
Well... it tastes like Sauvignon Blanc. It's fresh. It's crisp. It hits the lychee, grapefruit, yellow apple, lemon and lime zest, and melon rind notes as expected. It's... Sauvignon Blanc.
Well it looks like Andremily has upped their game with this iteration of Mourvèdre. The hype is real and justified my friends. I need another new winery allocation like I need COVID, but it looks…
Continues to deliver well executed lemony yellow citrus flavors. Has a decent degree of finesse for a village Bourgogne, avoiding the angularity that can come from others in this class. Satisfying…
This wine just straight owns! There are lime zest and limestone-laced kiwi notes that kick the volume of this thing past 11. The best representation of the Perrieres site I've ever experienced. So…
Rhubarb, red and black cherry, strawberry, incense, orange rind, and some smoke. A hair more intensity and fruit than the 2015, with a succulent delivery that makes for a juicy core. A judicious hit…
Generous with the black cherry fruit, with burnt orange rind, smokey earth, and spice notes. A tick of extravagance mid-palate is perfectly counterbalanced with extraordinary acid. Notable speed and…
Impresses for its exquisitely seamless delivery of honeyed yellow citrus and yellow pear flavors. Shows Grand Cru concentration and sophistication, with balanced excecution from start to finish. In a…
Pours clearer and more translucent than expected. A more feminine expression, with black cherry, garrigie, and some subtle earthy spice. The slightest animale note circles around the core. Finishes…
Green apple, lemon gummy bear, petrol, and some white and green melon rind. Sweet and fairly cloying, which stomps on the fruit a bit and makes for a saccharine-laced delivery. Finishes without much…
This continues to develop nicely since last year. More body and depth, with a good delivery of flavor and expansion on the palate. Starting into a good window now. Previous notes apply otherwise.
Black raspberry liqueur, huckleberry, deep plum, and some garrigue. Full bodied and full of life (and some booze - which took about an hour of exposed air before it blew off). Ultra flavorful on the…
Cool wild blackberry, rhubarb, purple plum, strawberry seed, stems, and some subtle limestone and garrigue notes. With a couple hours of decanted air, this really produced an interesting layered…
A wine that wants to be awesome, but isn't quite there yet. The front end hits the palate with intense blackberry, black raspberry, bitter chocolate, and earthy black soil, but then the attack…
Better depth than a couple of years ago, but still a little aggressive on the effervescence. Needed some time in a BDX glass to open up a bit and fan off the bubbles. The fruit is solid and shows…
