4/18/2024 - WineJ2019 Likes this wine:

Liked it, but a little less character/complexity than I remember. Nothing wrong, just a bit below expectations

4/18/2024 - ocassiuso Likes this wine:

Aromas of moderate intensity, but complex and savory right out of the gate, belying its youth. Dry, with moderate acidity and moderate grippy tannins, medium-bodied, spare, but the fruit blooms on the palate, sweet and appealing, carrying through to a saline finish.

4/19/2024 - peous Likes this wine:

Not much depth to this Rose, but the nose is pleasant and floral. Enjoyable on a warm day!

4/18/2024 - df1962 wrote:

PnD let air for 2hrs.

Consistent with previous note. Showing a bit too much vanilla on the palate. Too young.

4/18/2024 - ploher wrote:

At first glimpse this seemed quite advanced for a young Chardonnay with dark color and mature nose. Interestingly the wine gets more youthful the longer it sits in the decanter. After some hours the development is really surprising. Still mature, honeyed, rich fruit, but with substantial minerality and cutting acidity towards the very long finsish. Pure, almost no sensation of oak, with substance and cut. Quite spectacular. So far Lamy has been my benchmark for St. Aubin. Now I'm not so sure anymore. Have to try other bottlings of this producer. 18/20

4/18/2024 - ocassiuso wrote:

Aromas of moderate intensity, very pretty. Dry, with moderate acidity, medium-bodied, not rich, well-integrated oak, savory finish.

4/18/2024 - mvande21 Likes this wine:

Mostly same notes as previous. However this has gained some weight, mid palate filled in. Nice long finish.

4/18/2024 - acyso wrote:

Dinner at 312 Fish Market (Chicago, IL): Quite light, though in contrast with the WongAmat, this was a bruiser. Very pretty, raspberry-accented red fruit, with plenty of acidity. Light and perfumed, and very drinkable now.

4/18/2024 - jOH4289 Likes this wine:

Producer comparison

Domaine Castagnier Bourgogne 2020
J & J Archambaud Bourgogne Haut Cote de Nuits 2020

The fruits scent slowly fill the bowl just after the bottle is open. This bottle seems to have more of red sweet fruit. And the aroma progressively fill-in with scents of vivid small color flowers i.e. daisy also. After 2 hours there is very little earthy scents of a classic Burgundy

On the palate there are red berry taste noted. Especially mid palate is quite gripping with firm tannin and acidity. Very balanced albeit toward to more acidity feels. After taste is quite long.

This definitely the bottle to enjoy for years to come. Waiting for the more precious ones from the same vintage to mature from this. The style is true to the Domaine.

Well done Castagnier !!

4/18/2024 - ocassiuso wrote:

Aromas of moderate intensity, subtle, with a nutty note. Dry, with moderate acidity, lean mid-palate, fairly long. 15% new oak. Decent, but not very generous for a Meursault.

4/18/2024 - Mag357 Likes this wine:

Delicious Bougogne Blanc form the bottom slope in Meursault. This is the cuvee without sulfur. The style is precise, airy and energetic, and an outstanding generic burgundy. Pierre Henri Rougeot pratices "biodynamie". Elegance, purity and depth are the key words. Very worth seeking out.

4/18/2024 - BHRH Likes this wine:

Slow ox one hour. Initially seemed like a large dollop of cabernet - very cassis on the nose and somewhat on the palate. Later lots of plums and spices. Never really seemed like tempranillo, but a tasty blend at just the right balance of ripeness and acidity. Ready to go.

4/16/2024 - EJDALEwine Likes this wine:

Really deep color, taste and nose. Exceptional quality from one of the best and oldest California wineries

4/18/2024 - ocassiuso wrote:

Aromas of moderate intensity, appealing Chardonnay apple and lemon. Dry, with moderate acidity, medium-bodied but lean mid-palate. No flesh. Lactic note on the moderate finish.

4/18/2024 - acyso wrote:

Dinner at 312 Fish Market (Chicago, IL): Very nice nose here -- perfumed, strawberry-adjacent, and almost like a good, weighty summer rosé. The palate's a bit thin, and there's definitely a slight underripeness here that leaves this feeling a bit empty. One of those wines where the nose is much better than the palate. Quite pleasant -- better as a chilled summer red.

4/18/2024 - acyso wrote:

Dinner at 312 Fish Market (Chicago, IL): #05-21, 9.5% abv. Clean and crisp, with that light-bodied raciness that you should expect from Kabinett. Not particularly complex though -- a good drinking wine and not much more. But it's fairly priced and certainly shows a high pedigree.

4/18/2024 - csteets Likes this wine:

Great acidity. Long mineral finish. Tertiary notes going on. This was a nice surprise.

4/14/2024 - EJDALEwine Likes this wine:

Absolutely wonderful zin. Will not find much better.

4/18/2024 - jOH4289 Likes this wine:

Producer comparison

Domaine Castagnier Bourgogne 2020
J & J Archambaud Bourgogne Haut Cote de Nuits 2020

The fruits scent quickly rush out of the bowl for both bottles just after the bottle is open. This bottle seems to have more of black sweet fruit. And the aroma progressively fill-in with scents of vivid small color flowers i.e. daisy. After 2 hours there is very little earthy scents of a classic Burgundy

On the palate there are almost black-red berry taste noted. Especially mid palate is quite gripping with firm tannin and acidity. Very balanced. After taste is quite long.

This definitely the bottle to enjoy for years to come. Waiting for the more precious ones from the same vintage to mature. True to domaine style.

Well done J & J Archambaud !!

3/20/2024 - oldwines Likes this wine:

Tasted at the Barolo and Barbaresco World Opening, NYC. This was a “wow” wine for me today.It is super traditional, with a 35 day maceration and aged in large botti. While quite cherry fruit forward, it is elegant, fragrant and structured. A Beautiful and ethereal wine. Surprisingly easy to drink at this early stage and very long on the finish.

4/18/2024 - ocassiuso Likes this wine:

Aromas of elevated intensity, interesting, a subtle muskiness along with delicate pomme fruit and citrus. Dry, with elevated fresh acidity, lively, medium-bodied, 12.5% abv. Very fine, filigree flavors and acidity carry through the longer than average finish. Nice.

4/18/2024 - acyso wrote:

Dinner at 312 Fish Market (Chicago, IL): Very much what Montrachet should be -- inordinately thick and rich, oily, and opulent. A very dense texture on the palate, with an intensity that comes off almost bitter because there's so much of it. Relatively low in acid, but it's made up for in the form of the sheer amount of extract. Huge fan of white Burgundy made before chardonnay these days. It's way more opulent and rustic.

4/18/2024 - acyso wrote:

Dinner at 312 Fish Market (Chicago, IL): chardonnay - 30 to 60 year old vines - vineyard blend - La Pellerine, Le Crêt, Arteau - terroir - blue Lias clay on Bathonien limestone - 17 months in old oak barrels - pH 3.11 - free sulfites <6mg/L - total 12 mg/L. Classic Labet, with just that classic reductive winemaking style and a fair bit of white wine volatility. That said, this still tastes might clean and bright for my palate, and is unmistakably Labet with a slight hint of sotolon, plenty of acidity, and still a good amount for white fruit.

4/19/2024 - Benoit Hardy Likes this wine:

This is not a wine that I come across often because I had never considered it to be to my taste.

Nose of crushed olive, smoke, licorice and spices.

The palate retains its vigor, but very soft with an ample attack due to the concentration of the juice. This unfolds all its vigor with aromas of leather, stewed red fruits and pepper. Once the first sensation of intensity has passed, the wine becomes more serene in the second half of the palate. It is always grained, which adds to the pleasure of complexity. The wine then becomes silky and textured on the palate. The balance is excellent with a nice acidity which carries the juice without any feeling of heaviness despite the intensity felt. Large peppery finish, with a seductive length reminiscent of leather aromas.

Excellent!

4/18/2024 - jmoore431 Likes this wine:

Shared with Xavier94, I defer to his comments. Happy to have several more of these socked away!

4/18/2024 - James Kim Likes this wine:

3h after opening. Lovely aromas of candies cherries, bubblegum, herbs and minerals. Palate w nice slightly candied cherries, minerals, a bit of bubblegum, and herbs. Medium body w excellent concentration and nice acids. Mild tannins on midpalate. Elegant texture. Nice finish of red cherries, herbs, and minerals. Elegant texture. But also delicious.

4/18/2024 - acyso wrote:

Dinner at 312 Fish Market (Chicago, IL): Kind of a weird wine. Doesn't come off particularly riesling-like but it's also not like any other grape either. Good minerality here, but it's just a bit of a baffling wine to be honest. Not really sure what to make of it. That said, it was actually pretty good.

4/18/2024 - pavel_p wrote:

Emirates lounge. Dark garnet. Rich and rather ripe dark fruit. Seems well integrated already. Fairly short finish.

3/20/2024 - oldwines Likes this wine:

Tasted at the Barolo and Barbaresco World Opening, NYC. Traditional style but aged for 1 year in cement and 2 in botti. Softer than the Classico with a touch more plushness. Typical Barolo flavor profile. Good length. Rich and balanced with plenty of life ahead.

4/18/2024 - jmoore431 Likes this wine:

Shared with Xavier94, I defer to his note. 92+

4/18/2024 - jmoore431 Likes this wine:

Light golden with rigorous beading; fresh and clean style, even smells dry; spritz of lemon over green apple notes; a tad yeasty; attractive spice notes; pleasantly dry and refreshing. Disgorged 2/19. Shared with Xavier94, clearly I enjoyed it more.

4/18/2024 - ocassiuso wrote:

Aromas of moderate intensity, apple. Dry, with moderate acidity, moderate to full-bodied, ripe and round, 13.5% abv, otherwise varietally correct. Warm vintage? OK.

3/20/2024 - oldwines Likes this wine:

Tasted at the Barolo and Barbaresco World Opening, NYC. Another taste of this wine and It again shows as clean fresh and traditional in style with a light weight texture but big flavor. I rated it a little higher the last time, I think it had more aeration at the Tre Bicchieri tasting recently.

4/18/2024 - krhaugh Likes this wine:

Beautiful wine.

4/14/2024 - jmoore431 wrote:

Freaky bottle as this was not well developed; nothing tertiary and slightly vegetal. Likely an off bottle. Eminently drinkable but not consistent with other bottles. A late release.

4/18/2024 - Richard P Howden wrote:

Rating wines is all about expectations. What do I expect - or want - from a 22 year old village Burg? Truth and beauty, or at least a little of these things. And tonight that’s what I got. An honest Burg, true to form. Really a very pretty nose - strawberries, cherries, some earthy violets. The palate was nicely red fruited, softened beautifully with age. Not silky, but gentle. Plenty of depth, but not powerful. Some nice secondary development in the earthy, mineral vein with everything nicely in place. Good balance, medium body and length. Nothing too much - not overly complex, but not wimpy. It’s satisfying when a village NSG punches above its weight, but there’s a real pleasure in a nicely aged wine showing its virtues but not excessively. Bravo. Compared to the 2010 this is a bit less hedonistic, but with the summer shine of the vintage it still has plenty of life left.

4/18/2024 - gordy240 wrote:

Completely changed over the course of 2yrs. Oak much more integrated, this has entered drinking window. Still young and vibrant, pnp, drinking beautifully.

4/14/2024 - jmoore431 Likes this wine:

Tasted blind: Deep garnet with brownish to clear rim; deep nose of dark cherry with spice cabinet and notes of tomato leaf. Very savory umami notes, Worcestershire and sous bois. Another surprisingly good 1990.

4/18/2024 - hfc Likes this wine:

Hedonistic but a little unbalanced. Not unlike the Rancia riserva this wine is with a fruity and a noticeable oak backbone(slightly oaky when uncorked and it goes away just afterwards). What sticks to this wine is the stemmy/leafy notes that is almost bitter.

2/15/2024 - ylkim30 wrote:

To be honest, this was a little too oaky for me and could have used more zip and acidity. My sense is the winemakers is still trying to dial in the oak for his wines and is cutting back on the new oak in future vintages.

4/18/2024 - pavel_p wrote:

Another Emirates bottle, this time on the ground in their Dubai lounge. Confirms my impression from the last bottle and seems even more advanced this time. Clearly in the yellow fruit spectrum, quince and so on, oak still very noticeable. Not my kind of Corton Charlie.

4/18/2024 - Burgundy Al wrote:

There is a clear core of dense black cherry and berry here, but it oddly lacks a certain degree of ripeness for the vintage. There is also a faint herbaceous note that adds some complexity but also some bitterness.

4/14/2024 - jmoore431 Likes this wine:

Deeply colored; solidly secondary character, black cherry and cherry cola notes, beetroot; serious depth and complexity; very graceful and elegant.

4/18/2024 - acyso wrote:

Dinner at 312 Fish Market (Chicago, IL): Clearly in the richer style of the Keller of old, and I think the vintage played a part of this as well. Still, this is minerally and bright, but a bit big-boned for a feinherb. It's not as crisp and elegant as more recent vintages. That said, this is still pretty impressive in its stature, though I do prefer the modern iterations more.

4/18/2024 - donrayjr Likes this wine:

4/18/2024 - WillNTim Likes this wine:

Smooth very easy to drink

4/14/2024 - jmoore431 Likes this wine:

Totally secondary at this point; red cherry fruit with hints of root beer; savory and showing lively acidity which amplifies the goodness here. 91+

4/18/2024 - acyso wrote:

Dinner at 312 Fish Market (Chicago, IL): Seriously good chardonnay. Comes across richer than the French style, with more fruit on the nose and palate, but it's not for want of acidity nor balance. Clearly identifiable as New World with that fruit profile, but counterweighted by the typical Ceritas minerality and acidity. Great stuff.

4/18/2024 - mojowine Likes this wine:

Really good on Day 2. Classic RR red fruit - cherries, raspberries. 20 second finish. Tartness and fine tannins making me drool but balanced with the sweetness of the fruit. First KB I've had in several years. Great surprise.

4/14/2024 - jmoore431 wrote:

Tasted blind: Clearly French Chardonnay; classy apple and pear nose; somewhat austere; a tad hollow for gran cru. Totally shocked to see what it was; I’d guessed it to be a Chassagne1er.