From Rilly-la-Montagne and Taissy, both Premier Cru. Elegant and fresh, flowing and supple, flowers and citrus, pear and apple, silky mousse, minerally energy and good length. Delightful.
Very complex and exciting aromas and flavours, ranging from tropical fruit and saffron, via citrus and jasmin to tobacco and blonde caramel, rich but pure and precise; athletic and muscular palate with grippy bitters, firm acidity and stony minerality, perfect weight for this style (13.5% ABV); tight and zesty finish, excellent length. Drink or hold.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru
Youthful but accessible, precise and transparent, beautifully chiselled minerality, roses and violets, Asian spices, complex and layered fruit (peach, strawberry, raspberry, blueberry, cassis), bright and perfectly balanced, firm but percaline tannins, elegant weight and cool minerality, silky texture, slightly sweet oak, still tight on the very long and focused finish. Exemplary Petits Monts in a relatively modern style, very primary and very delicious as such, all components are well defined, but they need at least five years now to achieve their inner harmony. Drink now or 2026-2036+.
NV Roger Manceaux Champagne Premier Cru Blanc de Blancs Brut Rilly-La-Montagne 91 Points
France, Champagne, Champagne Premier Cru
From Rilly-la-Montagne and Taissy, both Premier Cru. Elegant and fresh, flowing and supple, flowers and citrus, pear and apple, silky mousse, minerally energy and good length. Delightful.
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2014 Prager Grüner Veltliner Smaragd Wachstum Bodenstein Flawed
Austria, Niederösterreich, Wachau
Corked.
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2013 Prager Riesling Smaragd Klaus 94 Points
Austria, Niederösterreich, Wachau
Very complex and exciting aromas and flavours, ranging from tropical fruit and saffron, via citrus and jasmin to tobacco and blonde caramel, rich but pure and precise; athletic and muscular palate with grippy bitters, firm acidity and stony minerality, perfect weight for this style (13.5% ABV); tight and zesty finish, excellent length. Drink or hold.
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2016 Domaine Berthaut-Gerbet Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Les Petits Monts 94 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru
Youthful but accessible, precise and transparent, beautifully chiselled minerality, roses and violets, Asian spices, complex and layered fruit (peach, strawberry, raspberry, blueberry, cassis), bright and perfectly balanced, firm but percaline tannins, elegant weight and cool minerality, silky texture, slightly sweet oak, still tight on the very long and focused finish. Exemplary Petits Monts in a relatively modern style, very primary and very delicious as such, all components are well defined, but they need at least five years now to achieve their inner harmony. Drink now or 2026-2036+.
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