A house profile through and through. High dosage with rather coarse and aggressive bubbles at the start, lots of brioche going on. Got a lot better with air but this wasn't anywhere near the quality of the 2000 tried last year.
Absolutely adore this producer, some wines just have that magic. Perfectly poised wine with a lovely balance between green and yellow fruit, an incredible acidity and precision to the wine.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru
Presented itself as a classic Puligny, the only wine that I was pretty confident about. Thought it was a good producer but bad vintage, got the order wrong but the 2017 vintage really suited this producer's style which I am usually not a fan of. Needed time to open up but an excellent showing of linear and driven citrus fruits without excess weight.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru
Before Jadot switched to DIAM. On the verge of becoming premoxed with the fruit losing its freshness, heavier style of white Burg with high oak use and riper fruit that made me think Meursault.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru
Presented itself remarkably similarly to the 03 Boillot Chevy that I had a few days ago. Almost golden in colour, it had a lovely perfumed nose with lots of weight to the wine that made me think a grand cru. At a stage where the honey is beginning to set in, not my preferred style or stage of development for white Burgundy but impressive nonetheless.
When Musar is on, it is such a singular wine. Luckily, the wine gods smiled on us as this was a spectacular bottle. The VA was restrained to give it such an elegant nose that was peppered with some earthiness. Everything in balance on the palate, glorious red fruit with very high acidity. I didn't think it was a Musar because it didn't evolve in the glass much, but stayed at a consistently high plateau throughout. Great stuff.
2007 Billecart-Salmon Champagne Cuvée Nicolas François
France, Champagne
A house profile through and through. High dosage with rather coarse and aggressive bubbles at the start, lots of brioche going on. Got a lot better with air but this wasn't anywhere near the quality of the 2000 tried last year.
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2012 Domaine Pattes Loup Chablis 1er Cru Butteaux 93 Points
France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis 1er Cru
Absolutely adore this producer, some wines just have that magic. Perfectly poised wine with a lovely balance between green and yellow fruit, an incredible acidity and precision to the wine.
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2017 Francois Carillon Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Champs-Gain 93 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru
Presented itself as a classic Puligny, the only wine that I was pretty confident about. Thought it was a good producer but bad vintage, got the order wrong but the 2017 vintage really suited this producer's style which I am usually not a fan of. Needed time to open up but an excellent showing of linear and driven citrus fruits without excess weight.
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2018 Louis Latour Puligny-Montrachet 85 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Puligny-Montrachet
Out of balance, a weird mix of overripe but green fruits.
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2010 Louis Jadot Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru La Garenne 90 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru
Before Jadot switched to DIAM. On the verge of becoming premoxed with the fruit losing its freshness, heavier style of white Burg with high oak use and riper fruit that made me think Meursault.
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2008 Domaine Amiot Guy et Fils Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Vergers 92 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru
Presented itself remarkably similarly to the 03 Boillot Chevy that I had a few days ago. Almost golden in colour, it had a lovely perfumed nose with lots of weight to the wine that made me think a grand cru. At a stage where the honey is beginning to set in, not my preferred style or stage of development for white Burgundy but impressive nonetheless.
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1999 Chateau Musar 93 Points
Lebanon, Bekaa Valley
When Musar is on, it is such a singular wine. Luckily, the wine gods smiled on us as this was a spectacular bottle. The VA was restrained to give it such an elegant nose that was peppered with some earthiness. Everything in balance on the palate, glorious red fruit with very high acidity. I didn't think it was a Musar because it didn't evolve in the glass much, but stayed at a consistently high plateau throughout. Great stuff.
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