Strong quince and chalk notes with this bottle. A big pop of acidity and a blast of yellow citrus and stone fruit follows, finishing a bit gruff and abrupt. A fairly blocky showing, lacking some…
An SQN Rhone concoction that Frankensteins a surgical amalgamation of mixed whites, the 2018 Aperta is a provocative fusion of 38% Chardonnay, 25% Viognier, 22% Roussanne, 6% Petit Manseng, and 9%…
Continuing to perform very well for its class. Lime and lemon juice flavors are fresh and zesty, with a measured degree of approachable weight and frame to keep the body properly formed and the…
A top performer that keeps getting better, the 2016 Malandes Les Clos is juicy and succulent while still maintaining all the Chablis typicity you'd expect from this top Grand Cru site. The color is…
A much more animated and complex bottle when compared to the listless dud of a delivery that slugged from the 2018 Charmes earlier this summer, the 2017 has all of the liveliness one would desire,…
Kiwi, lime, grapefruit, lemon verbena, and acacia notes make for Sauvignon Blanc typicity with an added floral component that offers an extra tick of interest. Medium bodied, with a mid-palate that…
Fresh squeezed lemon juice flavors perform a high wire act with lemon seed, substitute teacher's chalk eraser, crunchy yellow pear, green apple flesh, and white melon rind notes. Though the delivery…
Serve it cold and serve it with a decent amount of air - preferably decanted for an hour. The first few sips on PnP are a bit too muscular and angular. After some air, it starts to fan out nicely.…
A young Grand Cru that still has some growing up to do, the Preuses shares qualitative similarities with its sibling Cote de Bouqueyreaux (dear lord, that's a mouthful) Bougros. Clean and pristine,…
The Sémillon component shows strong from this bottle, with a more serious tone and structure flanking the bruised yellow citrus and olive oil flavors. Kiwi and passion fruit notes bring freshness and…
Ironically, this bottle showed much more of an intense and muscular posture on the immediate pull of the cork. This tasted like a phat pull of a barrel sample, with what seemed like decent dollops of…
A really spritzy showing this time around. The lemon and limestone flavors were a bit prickly as they were barbed with edgy acidity. Needs time. Currently it's like drinking steel wool with…
A nice hybrid between the 2017 and 2018 vintages, this 2019 Sechets weds the viscous weight and expansive lemony succulence of 2018 with the push of energy of the 2017. There is notable persistence…
Yellow citrus, lemon curd, lime rind, cream, honey, and marshmallow make for a more wood-influenced production at this stage. Though quite tasty and decently powered, the display of the purity of…
Well this was a nice surprise. Full of life and popping with energetic and succulent lemon everything, this Servin is quite the over-performing little monkey. The Bougros site is brilliantly…
This was best on PnP and served relatively cold. Juicy, luscious, plush, succulent, and all the words that make you want to take a dip in the ocean at midnight in Bora Bora when it's still 100…
At first a bit reticent and horizontal, the Pucelles takes some time and air to get out of first gear and increasingly, gradually, rev up to more expressive flavors of yellow and green citrus juice…
Another exceptionally powerful showing, with a flex of yellow citrus that commands the palate and delivers a serious dollop of viscous fruit flavor. Still blocky in cadence and texture, this is the…
I keep testing this wine against my better judgment to see if I want to invest in a few more. It's quite delicious and has a nice tang of lemon and subtle lime flavors that offer pleasurable drinking…
The Droin Grand Crus in the 2019 vintage are simply crushing it with unreal purity, freshness, and succulent intensity. This is the best vintage of Droin I've likely ever had, with the Les Clos,…
The Droin Grand Crus in the 2019 vintage are simply crushing it with unreal purity, freshness, and succulent intensity. This is the best vintage of Droin I've likely ever had, with the Les Clos,…
Definitely on the curve of its optimum drinking window; in a good place now and will likely be a wine to consume over the next year or so. A solid performance with an agreeable yellow citrus core and…
Still holding up after over three years since having my last bottle. No creamy baby fat distracting from the purity of fruit. The yellow citrus flavors are predictable and slightly simple, but…
Round and inviting, with a small push of added volume when compared to the bottle of this I had last year. A little less spunk and intensity, this will be a wine for nearer term consumption.…
Starting out muted and simple upon first opening, this Vaillons takes a bit of air and swirling to coax out what depth it's willing to show. Once it budges, deeper honeyed yellow citrus, almond skin,…
