5/14/2024 - Timmyd Likes this wine:

Second bottle, opened and decanted for an hour or so, this wine is now a pleasure to drink and in it's drinking window for my tastes. Plenty of sediment thrown, the tannins are there but relatively smoothed out and the bouquet opens up over the evening. Was a fairly reticent and mute wine a year ago.

5/14/2024 - Claret & CdP Gang Likes this wine:

Ch Figeac trade tasting with 09, 15 & 18 Ch Figeac. This wine was a beauty, not as dark or complex as the Figeac but elegant with great tension, charming, soft tannins, good length, easy to drink now

5/13/2024 - Tay JR Likes this wine:

Deceivingly light ruby in the glass.

Tons of flavour here and a decidedly Burgundian presentation (with the exception of some cola on the nose and palate).

Sweet red fruit and sous bois on the nose, juicy, lingering finish on the palate. Tannins were well-integrated at this stage and soft as silk.

Almost wish this had been the first wine of the night as it's one that you just want to sit with and keep revisiting over the course of the evening.

5/13/2024 - Tay JR wrote:

Pale gold in the glass.

On the nose, butter, sweet cream, and vanilla. On the palate, basically the same deal. There's some apple and ripe peach here but much of the fruit is covered up by the oak, which is a bit of a shame.

The wine also finishes slightly bitter and mineral-y, which would have been great if, again, it had more fruit.

At least it wasn't flabby!

5/11/2024 - graemeg wrote:

{screwcap, 14.5%} Deep colour, but with a bricking edge in line with a decade. Rich nose of blackberry, soy, cola, liquorice. Palate is a bit light for structure, despite the overall medium full weight, with low dusty tannins and low/medium acidity. Also sits toward the front of the tongue, and with a barely medium-length finish. Not overly alcoholic but lacks finesse and true development. Nowhere to go in my view, although it’s going to be ‘drinkable’ for years.

5/13/2024 - liber Likes this wine:

10th of 12, opened 45 minutes, perfect cork and level, one of the better bottles (ie not corked or poxed), showing roundness and drive of top vintage, attractive flavours, minerality with nice touch of lemon curd, limied upside now, probably best to drink over next 2 years given high risk of flawed bottles with Sauzet.! F+ (18).

5/14/2024 - DontPanic Likes this wine:

Jolie robe foncée aux reflets violacés. Nez puissant, sur les fruits noirs (mûres), une petite touche un peu animale. En bouche c'est très bon, de petits tanins fins très plaisants, des fruits noirs et une belle allonge!

5/12/2024 - TheGreenFrog wrote:

Intense and pure fruit but with tannic finish. Will leave a couple of years before trying another

5/10/2024 - JRavn wrote:

No doubt about the quality of this wine, but for a Burgundy PN its too dark and brooding for me.

1/14/2024 - SuperSomm Likes this wine:

Pale gold colour. Medium (+) and developing nose with ripe yellow apples, ripe lemon, charred wood, butter, toast, roasted walnuts and nutmeg. Medium (+) taste of ripe yellow apples, ripe peach, ripe lemon, apricot, butter, charred wood, vanilla, toast and nutmeg. Long and dry finish. High acidity. Medium body. A very good and bold Sanford & Benedict Chardonnay. Needed an hour of air to integrate. Drink now or over the next couple of years. Goes well with cheeses, fish or shellfish.

5/11/2024 - JRavn Likes this wine:

Always a house favourite

5/11/2024 - JRavn Likes this wine:

In a closed stage

1/13/2024 - SuperSomm wrote:

Pale ruby colour. Medium (+) and developing nose with red cherry strawberry, mocha, dark chocolate, forest floor, wet leaves, charred wood and violet. Medium (+) taste of red cherry strawberry, mocha, dark chocolate, forest floor, wet leaves and charred wood. Long and dry finish. High acidity. Medium tannins. Medium body. A very good Chambolle-Musigny. Drink now or over the next five years. Goes well with duck, mushrooms, pork or veal.

1/12/2024 - SuperSomm Likes this wine:

Medium gold colour. Small and lively bubbles. Medium and developing nose with ripe red apples, baked lemon, died apricot, toast, brioche, tea leaves, hibiscus, licorice, mushrooms, wet leaves, rose petals and wet stone. Medium taste of ripe red apples, dried apricot, baked lemon, lemon zest, brioche, toast, tea leaves, mushrooms, wet leaves and wet stone. Long and dry finish. High acidity. Medium body. A very good and floral Vintage Champagne. Drink now or over the next couple of years. Goes well as an aperitif, or with cured meat or shellfish.

5/14/2024 - Giggs wrote:

Black cherry, cinnamon, rhubarb, vanilla bean, and tons of acidity. Better with more air, and better on day 2. A farmer’s wine that barely makes it out of the valley.

1/11/2024 - SuperSomm wrote:

Pale salmon pink colour. Small and lively bubbles. Medium and developing nose with strawberry, ripe lemon, toast, bread dough and wet stone. Medium taste of strawberries, lemon, toast, bread dough and wet stone. Long and dry finish. High acidity. Medium body. A very good Rosé Champagne. Drink now or over the next five years. Goes well as an aperitif, or with cured meat.

1/10/2024 - SuperSomm wrote:

Pale lemon colour. Small and lively bubbles. Medium and developing nose with ripe green apples, ripe lemon, toast, chalk and wet stone. Medium taste of green apples, lemon, chalk, lemon peel and wet stone. Long and dry finish. High acidity. Medium body. A very good Champagne Brut Zero. Drink now or over the next five years. Goes well as an aperitif, or with shellfish.

5/14/2024 - DontPanic Likes this wine:

Nez sur les fruits rouges, fumée, vanille. En bouche c'est bon, les fruits sont là. mais la matière un peu fluette. Pas mal!

5/14/2024 - DontPanic Likes this wine:

Robe jaune dorée. Nez assez puissant. Des fruits à chair blanche, du citron, de la fleur blanche, un léger côté grillé. En bouche il y a de la matière, du fruit et une belle petite trame acide.

5/13/2024 - pmik Likes this wine:

93- Did not guess Pinot once again (I guessed Aalto!!!). Silky smooth and very drinkable ("ABBA wine")
Vinnørd Holte

5/13/2024 - pmik Likes this wine:

Wine of the evening - very nice
Vinnørd Holte

5/14/2024 - jviz wrote:

Rather heavy notes of oak on this that still need to recede. Otherwise some pleasant tobacco leaf and blackcurrant. Medium density, it scratches the itch for a nice red with dinner.

5/13/2024 - pmik Likes this wine:

92+. Vinnørd Holte

5/13/2024 - pmik wrote:

Too jammy and sweet
Vinnørd Holte

5/14/2024 - DontPanic Likes this wine:

Robe foncée, profonde. Nez assez mystérieux, sur les fruits rouges acidulés mais aussi d'autres arômes complexes. En bouche on sent la dominante merlot, c'est fin, les tanins sont là mais agréables. Bonne longueur. Un vin d'un rapport qualité/prix redoutable!

5/13/2024 - pmik Likes this wine:

93- Vinnørd Holte

5/13/2024 - pmik Likes this wine:

93-. Very alive! Vinnørd Holte

5/14/2024 - Vinogan(s) wrote:

Second bottle was better. It needed 20 minutes of air but then opened up beautifully. Floral, herbal and meaty. Lighter bodied, quite old school syrah that begs for a pairing with all things bbq. Nice

5/13/2024 - Vinumming & Ahhing Likes this wine:

Green pepper and salty Padron pepper on the nose. Some blueberry fruit too. I can really notice the Malbec in the blend (60% Merlot, 27% Cabernet Sauvignon and 13% Malbec) there is a real blue fruited character to both the nose and the palate with subtle notes of inkwell, nutmeg, posh milk chocolate and tobacco. With air and as it warms in a fairly hot restaurant there are some gazpacho touches as well. Has aged very well.

5/14/2024 - axelllund Likes this wine:

Very nice! Nutty, buttery nuse but very high acidity. 9/10 would drink again!

5/14/2024 - DontPanic Likes this wine:

Jolie couleur jaune assez intense. Au nez on sent un peu l'élevage mais aussi de belles notes de fruits à chair blanche, en particulier la pêche. En bouche il y a une belle matière, une salinité intéressante et le fruit encore un peu masqué par l'élevage. Très bien, encore mieux dans quelques années!

5/13/2024 - Vinumming & Ahhing Likes this wine:

From half and under Diam. Some lime cordial and mountain stream minerality on the nose on pouring. With some air there are hints of hazelnut some subtle mocha. Palate has a more pronounced lime oil character with some hints of honey due melon. Broad and more-ish if not quite hitting the heights of previous bottles.

5/14/2024 - 7tidesend wrote:

Moved to Grotto Bay

5/14/2024 - PANYC Likes this wine:

Everything you want in a Chablis at a decent price, great nose with classic chalkiness, citrus, oyster shell with some ripe yellow and tast green fruit. The finish goes on and on. Will get better with age this was consumed over 3hrs.

5/13/2024 - jacobg wrote:

Red fruits, powerful, will come to together in 5-7 years.

5/13/2024 - DontPanic wrote:

Robe plutôt claire. Au nez il y a du fruit et un côté un peu animal. En bouche, le fruit est pour le moment un peu masqué, c'est même un poil gazeux (malgré l'ouverture 3 heures avant dégustation). Peut-être une mauvaise phase, en tout cas pas enthousiasmant pour le moment!

5/13/2024 - jacobg wrote:

Excellent Cab Franc based. Perhaps a bit muted now.

5/13/2024 - wineton.mee wrote:

Tertiaries are developing very much already. Rather burly and had overwhelming earthy tones. This lacked any kind of finesse whatsoever, although you do pick up some kind of wilted rose and dark berry notes. More Gevrey than Chambolle, although it’s not really a bad thing. The acidity on this does stand out to me.

4/17/2024 - beatles wrote:

Very light and elegant, Burgundian style. Red fruit, relatively soft tannin, drinking very well at this young age.
#Aure

5/12/2024 - PSPatrick wrote:

From magnum, with my parents-in-law. Light yellow gold. Pear, melon, leesy notes, and subtle oak spice, with good, medium-level acidity, a touch of residual sugar, and very good length. Medium-bodied and well-balanced, with a lightly creamy texture. Very food-friendly. Paired well with sushi. In a good place.

5/12/2024 - PSPatrick wrote:

100 months on the lees before it was disgorged in April 2022. Medium straw golden colour. Mixed berries, apple, ripe citrus, almond, bread crust, light smoke, and underlying minerality, with fresh acidity an very good persistence. Good concentration and freshness. Pleasant light bitterness on the finish. Intense autolysis character. The mousse is smooth if still a little aggressive (but tames with aeration). Overall, a very respectable sparkling wine that should continue to develop and drink well for eight to ten years.

5/13/2024 - DontPanic Likes this wine:

Robe jaune clair limpide. Nez élégant sur les agrumes. En bouche c'est très onctueux, de jolis arômes assez complexes, quelques amers nobles en fin de bouche. Très plaisant!

5/14/2024 - Allthistalking wrote:

Rich rose. Hints of herb, melon, strawberry. Intense and satisfying, but not a simple quaffer

5/13/2024 - wineton.mee wrote:

Rich and intense, both on the nose and palate. Caramel, spiced apple, lemon curd, the acid is penetrating and the finish really chalky and mineral, which is classic of Lassaigne. This is a powerful and vinous expression of champagne which I enjoy, although more time lying down will do it even more justice.

5/13/2024 - wineton.mee wrote:

Bit rich and round, with little to no oak usage. Some lemon, chalk and touch of oyster shell. Thought this a wine from Macon region that’s made in a leaner style.

5/13/2024 - MicklethePickle Likes this wine:

Popped/poured. Good strong rich Syrah fruit. Big boned but not alcoholic. Fine acid backbone. Excellent California Syrah. 5-13-17-9: 94/100.

5/14/2024 - Lord Rodney wrote:

Good but very very young - more graceful than expected. Would love to try again with more age

5/13/2024 - scheune Likes this wine:

Was für eine Farbe: dunkles Bernstein !! Gut gereift , auf dem Höhepunkt - optimales Trinfenster. Kandierte Früchte , Rosinen, leicht Honig. Sehr viskos mit über 30 sek Finish!

5/13/2024 - pdadams66 Likes this wine:

Very good Pinot. Clearly Californian, good sweet fruit, Cola but not too much, good finish. Alcohol in check around 13.5%. Drinking well now.

5/13/2024 - richshoes Likes this wine:

very enjoyable wine--but I did not like it quite as much the second time...missing the elegance and length and feminism, as well as subtle complexity from the first time...but perhaps my palate was more fresh and sharper this time around....rounded, mellow, layered...I may have been influenced by some of the reviews that point out that fires may have something to do with the funkier subtlety that I really enjoyed the first time