Tasting Notes 22 found

Simple. One dimensional alongside the Ramonet BM 2010. Didn’t develop well in glass. (579 views)

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Expressive and lifted nose dominated by ripe orchard fruits (pear), a caramel element. Herbs. Really fragrant and complex. Tea.
On the palate this has caramel again, mouth-coating richness allied with puckering acidity. Decent levels of power and concentration. Honey on the finish. Really good although lacking the drive and focus you expect from PYCM at this level, consistent with my other experiences of his 10s. (629 views)

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Almost too bold and some alcohol peeks out. Lavishly apricot fruity, oaky and extravagant. Still it has better balance than its California imitators. (945 views)

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Second bottle in a month, this time alongside PYCM's 10 Criots. Showed bigger, brawnier and oakier. PYCM has a bit of reputation for putting the winemaking fingerprint a bit heavily on the wines, but here the terroirs shone through clearly, despite them being geographically and geologically so similar. (1008 views)

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Incredible density and concentration. The table was split between this and the Leflaive '13 Batard, the completely different house styles showing - PYCM tight, mineral, structured and reductive while the Lefalive was fruit driven, open and generous. I personally preferred the power and density of the PYCM (995 views)

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This could be exhibit A to demonstrate to someone what is the character of Bâtard-Montrachet. Corpulent, muscular, powerful and rich. Unctuous. Medium yellow, the color accurately predicts the fruit character of apricot and almond. Healthy acidity. Not complex or subtle. You chew it as much as drink it. (1092 views)

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At Butterfly, Woolloongabba. A different expression to the 2012 this wine is a slightly deeper green and gold with a rich nose of white and yellow stone fruit, lemon with touches of lime and honeysuckle leading to touches of limestone and oyster shell. The palate is richly fruited and mouth filling with a balancing austerity in its mineral accented finish. A fine example of a classic Batard. (1105 views)

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Bottled sunshine, that’s it. Broad, brash, luscious, ripe and fruity. What a treat to drink a healthy mature white Burgundy. The touch of oak frames it nicely, the acidic spine keeps it refreshing. Really creamy. Flashy rather than nuanced. Delicious. Nothing in the New World can combine elegance and power like this. (1342 views)

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A rich but not ripe mix of white and yellow fruit, aniseseed, mint, and a delicate application of vanillin oak is appealing if not yet particularly complex but it is the Grand Cru concentration and depth to the full-scale flavors that most impress. Persistent lemon flavors on the finish. Accessible today but I'd wait to see the development of additional complexity. (1546 views)

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During a Paulee dinner so only brief impressions. Racy, fresh, very crisp and clean, young. Great potential. 95+ (1811 views)

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The intensity of this nose! Stone fruit, mint, flint, and subtle oak, all well delineated, effortlessly emerge from and evolve in the glass. A product of the vintage: Rich yet classically structured, soaring yet balanced acidity, deep minerality. The 2010 Bâtard is excellent. Irresistible today, but try. Drink starting 2020+. (1578 views)

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Bright, light gold. Intense nose of orchard fruit, white flower, and a hint of oaky spice. Has everything you expect from the vintage, both power and cutting acidity, along with the vineyard's richness. The 2010 Bâtard-Montrachet is excellent. Drink starting 2020. (1563 views)

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La Paulée Zachy's Auction (Mourad - SF, CA): A small glass from magnum. Amazing richness and intensity in the nose. Delicious so powerful and creamy with excellent cut. Lots of spice intensity throughout. 94-96 (1940 views)

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Excellent, BIG step up from Bienvenues tried couple weeks ago - more complete and balanced - but this is not in the same league as the Ramonet Monty's tonight. (1170 views)

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Full and fat, this started to lose its composure across the midpalate and finish. Quite nice but a little loose overall. (1451 views)

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