Reviews

Peter Lauer Feils Riesling Faß 13 Großes Gewächs

Lemon lime, lychee, green and white melon, river rock, margarita, and prickly pear notes present a youthfully linear and direct showing. More intense than the Fass 11, with just enough push to…

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

Yellow and green pear, lemon verbena, yellow and green citrus, yellow apple skin, chalk, and white flower notes jump from the glass with well executed tension and verve. There is decent power here on…

Jean-Paul & Benoit Droin Chablis Grand Cru Grenouilles

Lemon and yellow pear skin are complimented by white travertine, unripe white peach, lime pith, and subtle honeydew elements. There is nice Chablis typicity here, with less of the salty lime juice…

Henri Boillot Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Folatières

Powerful and pungent (though less overtly brawny and heated than the 2019 Richemont), this is a Folatieres with a lot to say. Pear and pineapple rind lead the charge, with yellow and green pear,…

Domaine Henri Boillot Meursault 1er Cru Clos Richemont

A powerful showing, with an immediacy of flavor that rushes in with punchy waves of lemon, lychee, yellow pear, white peach, unripe mango, spice, and chalk notes that instantly grab ahold of the…

Jean-Paul & Benoit Droin Chablis Grand Cru Les Clos

Vibrant lemon juice, lemon drop, lime zest, sea salt, travertine, and honeysuckle flavors make for a captivating Les Clos. This continues to impress with its perfect combination of vibrancy and…

Wittmann Westhofener Brunnenhauschen Riesling Großes Gewächs

This wine needs at least a decade to really develop its complexity and depth of flavor, as it currently displays hyper-primary lime, quartz, and white melon rind notes that are notably focused, pure,…

Marcassin Chardonnay Marcassin Vineyard

A front-end push of wet wood and bruised lemon rind notes makes for an initial entry that is clasped in a scabbard of brusque bark and pungently developed citrus flavors. Coalescing into a…

Domaine des Malandes Chablis Grand Cru Les Clos

Currently, this is in a more straight-laced mood than the much more expressive and powerful 2019 Malandes Vaudesir. Still, this Les Clos carries decent weight and push to hold true to the site and…

Rudolf Fürst Chardonnay R

I could have easily called this out as a Grand Cru Chablis, Grenouilles perhaps, with its lime-spiked profile, complete with zipping yellow and green citrus, wet limestone, yuzu, lemon drop, and…

Domaine des Malandes Chablis Grand Cru Vaudésir

Of course now that I taste this I am slapping myself for not loading up on it. A much more intense and layered animal than its year-older 2018 sibling, this 2019 Malandes Vaudesir has everything…

Blain-Gagnard Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Morgeot

A notable amount of power makes for a slightly angular showing on the initial rollout of this wine, with some perceptible alcohol biting the finish. Linear and simple at the moment, with lemon-ish…

Domaine Servin Chablis Grand Cru Blanchot

A very primary and intense showing, yet one that flaunts impressive bones for future development, the Servin Blanchots is a proud papa indeed. Appropriate Cru concentration and weight, this Blanchot…

Domaine des Malandes Chablis 1er Cru Fourchaume Vieilles Vignes

Fresh and lively flavors of lemon juice, lime zest, white travertine, and white peach push through with medium-to-full intensity on the front end, holding a solid streak of acidity throughout that…

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

Another revisit on this wine. Last sampled in April 2021. Similar to the previous bottle except that this had a certain sense of creaminess and polish on the finish that smoothed out the otherwise…

Roland Lavantureux Chablis Grand Cru Vaudésir

Limey and spritely, with an extra kick of sea breeze to culminate the flavors into an overall billowing of freshness and put-a-smile-on-your-face acidity. The Chablis typicity is evident and true,…

Sine Qua Non Aperta

Round number two with the Aperta. I wrote a novella on this a couple of weeks ago on Cellar Tracker, so if you're bored on the couch waiting for your mom to warm up your leftover Mac & Cheese, feel…

Vice Versa Chardonnay Platt Vineyard

I've written quite a bit on this wine already, so I'll keep it simple. It's one of the best domestic Chardonnays coming out of California. It consistently flies in the 96-99 point range for me. It…

Peter Lauer Unterstenberg Riesling N°12

Lime juice, lychee, lemon peel, limeade, Sunkist lemon Jelly Belly, and wet limestone flavors are scattered about the palate by heavy spritz and pithy lemon seed notes. Spritely over seamlessness,…

Domaine Servin Chablis Grand Cru Les Preuses

Limey Squirt, chalk, lemon drop, and unripe green pear notes Gymkata their way through the initial execution of flavor, dropkicking a super zing of acidity and tense vigor. Primary and unresolved,…

Kongsgaard Chardonnay

A trace of pineapple and succulent lemon curd are overlaid with vanilla and marshmallow notes, making for a familiar California profile but thankfully with minimally reserved levels of perceived…

Domaine Amiot Guy et Fils Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Caillerets

A powerful and straight-shot showing of lemon, wet limestone, and honeydew rind notes on the front end of the attack make for an initial showing that is slightly blocky, with an angular finish that…

Domaine Christian Moreau Père et Fils Chablis Grand Cru Les Clos

Laser focused and a little hyper-chiseled on the back end, at least enough to push the perception of acid ahead of fruit for the time being. Green apple skin notes battle with lemon and limestone…

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

Not unlike its 2018 Grand Cru siblings, this Clos des Hospices is fairly torqued-up and linear on entry, with stricter white fruit, lemon pith and seed, chalk, and white melon rind notes leading the…

Domaine Pinson Frères Chablis Grand Cru Les Clos

Lemony lemonade and puckery lemon drop notes, with a side order of freshly picked lemons and lemon scented candles, all culminate into, you guessed it, a lemon sherbet flavor-tang of poppin' but…