5/5/2024 - bookert wrote:

Animalistic nose, still big and round on the palate with medium finish.

5/3/2024 - bookert wrote:

Oily, waxy texture. Quince, moderate finish. Lost some freshness.

5/3/2024 - bookert wrote:

Excellent balance even in this young age. Smooth but present tannins. Will be interesting to see how it ages.

5/4/2024 - bookert wrote:

Bright and sunny fruit, almost masculine body. Curiously lacking in minerality, felt a bit new world.

5/2/2024 - bookert wrote:

Closed on the nose but palate opened up over time. Very representative of the grape and region.

4/9/2024 - bookert wrote:

Smelled off.

4/9/2024 - bookert wrote:

Starting to show development, good balance showing power without weight.

4/9/2024 - bookert wrote:

Massive concentration, much too young.

4/9/2024 - bookert wrote:

Excellent balance, already showing some complexity.

4/9/2024 - bookert wrote:

Open nose but short simple palette. Maybe too young.

2/15/2024 - bookert wrote:

Natural wine styled, light on its feet with red fruited nose. Surprisingly little tannins for a nebbiolo, could be mistaken for a pinot.

1/19/2024 - bookert wrote:

Still dominated by fruit and primary characteristics. Long finish. Took an hour to really open up. Wait.

12/12/2023 - bookert wrote:

Classic SBS with an interesting minty note at the end.

12/7/2023 - bookert wrote:

The extra age helps provide the sherried palate to balance the freshness. Very open and drinkable.

12/7/2023 - bookert wrote:

Textbook rose, the pinot shines through.

12/7/2023 - bookert wrote:

Beautiful pinot champagne, v open. Perhaps lacking a bit of structure for ageability.

12/7/2023 - bookert wrote:

Too young? Austere and slightly dull.

12/7/2023 - bookert wrote:

Started strong and open, but faded over a few hours.

12/7/2023 - bookert wrote:

Excellent with a decant. Will last a long time.

11/28/2023 - bookert wrote:

Open for business with some expressiveness and mellowed tannins. Classic in style if not the most complex.

11/28/2023 - bookert wrote:

This is big by bdx standards. Substantial but smooth tannins and exuberant fruit. Fun to drink even now. Not in the elegant style which is more in vogue now, but I am fine with that.

11/28/2023 - bookert wrote:

Way too young to show it's stuff but it's clearly a balanced style with green aromatics in a good way. Elegant tannins. It should gain complexity over the but will it age as well as a robust vintage like 2019? Wouldn't bet on it.

11/20/2023 - bookert wrote:

Classic cool climate bdx nose with some green. Palate is rather simple unfortunately, with a short finish.

11/20/2023 - bookert wrote:

Benchmark left bank, still young.

11/20/2023 - bookert wrote:

Sacharrine nose with some smoke. Palate is dominated by sweetness, and finish lasts impressively long and powerfully. Tannins are fully resolved and even acidity is diminishing. Hardly recognizable as a bdx at this stage, drink up.

11/20/2023 - bookert wrote:

Started a bit closed but blossomed over 3 hours. This felt more open than the usual CDG style. Doubtful of its ageability though.

11/15/2023 - bookert wrote:

Pretty oxidised

11/11/2023 - bookert wrote:

Still alive with a hint of sherried notes, fragrant nose. Light-medium bodied and medium finish. Palate was slightly simple despite the age.

11/10/2023 - bookert wrote:

This could've passed off as an Auslese. Great tropical notes with biting acidity to maintain freshness.

10/28/2023 - bookert wrote:

Nice development though still young

10/28/2023 - bookert wrote:

Very closed, not giving much at all

10/28/2023 - bookert wrote:

Painfully closed

10/28/2023 - bookert wrote:

Balanced with hints of a fragrance but generally tight.

10/28/2023 - bookert wrote:

Open and inviting already despite its young age. Oak influence here is strong though not overly done for my tastes. Fun to taste.

9/29/2023 - bookert wrote:

Shy nose, savoury and lean palate. The low oak treatment probably didn’t help in this cool vintage.

9/30/2023 - bookert wrote:

Expressive nose from a warm vintage. Palate was very primary though.

9/29/2023 - bookert wrote:

Everything one looks for in a burg is here and dialled up, but tastes so young at this stage.

9/29/2023 - bookert wrote:

Perfect drinking window, expressive and complex

9/29/2023 - bookert wrote:

Nice savoury notes but slightly over the hill

9/29/2023 - bookert wrote:

Good intensity for an unclassified wine (less so for the price). A tad simple.

9/26/2023 - bookert wrote:

Burgundian nose, though palate doesn’t match up. A tad short on body length. 12% alcohol.

9/7/2023 - bookert wrote:

Extremely young, very classic left bank in tannins, fruit and balance. Barnyard, blue fruits, integrated oak at this stage (50% new). This can age much longer. This surprised on the upside for sure.

8/18/2023 - bookert wrote:

Pomelo, ginger, hints of musk melon. Still v alive, perhaps less acidity than expected though.

8/3/2023 - bookert wrote:

Very vinous, upon opening this didn't taste like a rose at all. Dry, structured, non-giving at the start for a rose.

Eased up over time to reveal flowery rose notes.

Not ready yet, and will age for decades.

8/3/2023 - bookert wrote:

Nose full of lemon, slight hint of pepper.

Great structure and depth, wall of acid is hiding the underlying greatness. Gained complexity over time, interesting notes of marmite.

Clear infanticide.

8/3/2023 - bookert wrote:

Classic Comtes bready nose. Toasty palatte, great structure. Has all the ingredients to age v well. Gained complexity over time in glass.

8/3/2023 - bookert wrote:

Toasty and structured, with honey notes. Good to go already.

8/3/2023 - bookert wrote:

Sharp nose. Full of acid and structure, v dry in style.

8/3/2023 - bookert wrote:

60% chardonnay, 40% pinot noir

Good length and complexity on palatte, toasty notes emerging after the initial sweetness.

6/27/2023 - bookert wrote:

V cool palate with focus on freshness. Persistent but smooth tannins. Interesting nose which is saccharine sweet with a hint of savouriness. Held up well over the night, will be interesting to see how it evolves.