5/10/2024 - Whitman wrote:

Very primary. Warm nose with earth and sour cherries. Powerful and rich, with great fruit and a long finish with fine structure. Not that complex at this stage, but fine to drink if you like young wines. Completely different from 2016, which was a lot more mature at this point of its evolution. 93+

5/8/2024 - Whitman wrote:

First apricot on the nose, later the most delicious pear. Rich and concentrated, but keeps the balance. More power than last summer and a fine finish with minerality, citrus and tannins. These white neufs are exiting.

5/4/2024 - Whitman wrote:

Changing nose first with citrus, later apricot and nice sweetness from melon, also fine minerality. Excellent rich fruit, oily, with nice fattness and intensity. Ending in a fine finish with great acidity. Langoureau always makes the cleanest whites. Young, but a joy.

5/3/2024 - Whitman wrote:

Stunning nose with cherries that immediately jumps out of the glass, later a lot of spices. Intense and medium to full bodied with black cherries, minerals and perhaps darker fruits ending in a long finish. It has some power but the elegance of the cherrie flavors are superb. A charming Charmes and for me a favourite kind of wine.

4/27/2024 - Whitman wrote:

Fine nose with melon and lemon. Pure and fine intensity and energy, with bitter lemon. A pretty long finish with fine acidity.

4/26/2024 - Whitman wrote:

Delicious village, nose with spices and cherries. Medium palate with quite some power for pinot, but excellent fruit with black cherries and a fine finish with nice tannins. On the young side, but tasty and drinkable. 92 p.

4/25/2024 - Whitman wrote:

Nose more shy than palate, but first earthy and later black cherries. Wonderful tasty medium to full bodied palate with bitter cherries. Really some punch ending in a long finish, with great sweet fruit. Theres structure but not a lot of tannins.
10/12 of a case, exiting at release, not the same level last year, and exiting today, but seems to have gained some power.

4/22/2024 - Whitman wrote:

Nose is quite shy compared to the palate, but immediately theres a lot of cabernet flavors like blackcurrants. Amazing purity and richness on the full bodied palate. Also lead pencil and grafite. This is the style of Latour and ending in a long, long incredible finish.

4/20/2024 - Whitman wrote:

Theres citrus and orchard fruit on the fine nose. Rich, sappy and intense with fine fatness. A fine medium finish with great acidity. Special.

4/20/2024 - Whitman wrote:

Nice warm nose with spices and red fruit. Theres Rioja all over this, but if you had this blind, you would never guess this is 49 years old. The finish is a little short, with a wave of acidity. Great for celebrating a 49 years birthday.

4/19/2024 - Whitman wrote:

Nose is quite shy, but theres first a whiff of lemon and some melon. Fresh palate with fine energy and intensity, with a lot of citrus and great acidity in the fine finish. Today not the most complex in terms of flavors, but a Meursault village with some class.

4/12/2024 - Whitman wrote:

As always this is so tasty. Nice nose with black berries, red fruit and garrique. Rich and intense, but best on the almost brooding finish thats peppery, with a lot of structure and tannins, but also sweet fruit.

4/6/2024 - Whitman wrote:

Nice nose with white peach and more slightly exotic fruits, also mint. Rich and round, full bodied for a white, but fresh and sappy. Theres citrus in the pretty long finish with fine acidity.

4/5/2024 - Whitman wrote:

Intense blackberry, smoke, olives and spices on the exiting nose. Rich and fleshy palate with plenty of sweet fruit, which last in the pretty long finish, also with fine tannins.
I had this first time blind in a set with Chave 2003 and while not as elegant, it was a close call, but i guess this is different today. Feels mature.

3/31/2024 - Whitman wrote:

Just fantastic, pop and poured. Fabulous nose with black fruit, licorice, pepper, a metallic note and great sweetness. Normally you wouldnt describe a neuf as elegant, but this feels like that. Rich and sappy with a fine finish with nice structure. Not the longest finish though. Third time i have had this and by far the best showing

3/27/2024 - Whitman wrote:

Magnum, needs an hour to shine. Broad big delicious nose thats very "black fruited", also with black cherries and spices. Rich and sappy palate, so tasty, ending in a pretty long finish with a nice combination of sweet fruit and dryness. Really lovely, but not the most complex wine i have had.

3/22/2024 - Whitman wrote:

Exceptional complex changing nose, with citrus, lemon, orange, mint and melon. Palate is rich, fat and fresh, quite buttery, ending in a long finish with sharp acidity.
If it wasnt for the acidity this would be exceptionel and it certainly feels younger than Genevrieres from the same vintage.

3/15/2024 - Whitman wrote:

Nose with a lot of sweetness probably from the oak, nice spices and red fruit. Midpalate is rich and kind of opulent, before the finish kicks in with too much and dominating acidity. Really a shame, theres a touch of class here, but ruined by the acidity.

3/8/2024 - Whitman wrote:

Really exciting nose with black cherries, leather and a note of perfume. Pure, nothing sticks out here like all great wines. At times almost like silk, before a medium finish kicks in with nice structure and dryness. Tasted at release where the impression was the same, although it has gained power and structure. Just wished for a little more of everything to be exceptional.

3/1/2024 - Whitman wrote:

A lot of melon on the nose and a touch of lemon. Fresh medium palate with some fattness, before the finish kicks in with a wave of acidity and dryness.

2/29/2024 - Whitman wrote:

On day one just a lot of sweetness, which makes it kind of boring. On day three pretty tight, but energetic with cherry flavors and nice structure. This is not typical for Campogiovanni, but im not going to open another bottle for a while.

2/23/2024 - Whitman wrote:

Gorgeous nose with honey, white flowers, honeysuckle, touch of melon and a perfumed touch. Palate is rich with some fattness and excellent acidity in the pretty long finish. Feels mature today and like before just a wonderful chardonnay.

2/15/2024 - Whitman wrote:

Fruity nose with raspberry jam. Also fruity on the palate with a lot of power, also with cocoa and spice. Lively acidity and quite some tannins that dominates the intense finish. More power than deepth and complexity, but nice.

2/10/2024 - Whitman wrote:

Complex nose, first with melon and peach, later abricot, lime and marzipan. Energetic palate first oily and fat, later more tight, with citrus, minerals and nice acidity. Delicious.

2/9/2024 - Whitman wrote:

Nice nose with red berries like cherries and spices. Medium to full bodied, rich and intense, with nice fruit on the palate, then a pretty long intense finish with nebbiolos dryness and tannins. More Barolo typicity than 2017, but 2017 is more up-front fruity.

2/3/2024 - Whitman wrote:

Delicious nose with strawberry and cherries. Nice attack on the medium palate, with plenty of fruit and a fine finish with nebbiolos dryness. Perfect balance and whats not to like here?

2/2/2024 - Whitman wrote:

Wonderful nose first with sweet peach, then nuts and lemon. Rich and fat buttery palate with a very long finish with minerals. Really special.

1/27/2024 - Whitman wrote:

Intense nose with soy and raisins, quite portlike. Really powerful rich and big but tasty, very savoury but also sweet fruit. A pretty long finish with fine tannins. Modern and not much sangiovese here, so dont expect a lot of elegance, but anyway fun to taste again.

1/13/2024 - Whitman wrote:

Dark for pinot. Elegant nose thats airy, also with black cherries and spice. Juicy, quite rich and balanced with fine sweet fruit in the medium finish. Just tasty. Wish i had more.

1/10/2024 - Whitman wrote:

Complex and changing nose but mostly with black cherries, black tea and spices. First a lot of acidity(too much for me), but it comes together after an hour and turns into a fresh, balanced and quite subtle medium bodied wine, with dense sweet cherries to balance the acidity and a pretty long finish. Much better than than some years ago and when you dig into it, theres a touch of class.

1/5/2024 - Whitman wrote:

Fine deep nose with black cherries, herbs and at times perfumed. Medium body, rich and fresh, with a medium finish. The quality of the fruit is great. Step up from the normal cuvee and really tasty.

1/2/2024 - Whitman wrote:

Oxidation.

12/30/2023 - Whitman wrote:

Complex and inviting nose with a lot of sweetness, like sweet cherries, sweet pipe tobacco and sweet spices. Medium bodied palate, thats deep, and the essence of elegance. Also with a dark, more masculine note. A fine finish with nice acidity. Very fine, but not at the level with 2002, i had 1-2 years ago.

12/30/2023 - Whitman wrote:

Delicious nose on the elegant side for Pegau, with garrique and black cherries. Medium to full bodied, opulent and rich and really with some punch. A long peppery and intense finish with chewy tannins. This is fine to drink today.

12/24/2023 - Whitman wrote:

Theres raisins and black fruit on the nose. Good attack on the palate and then quite dry and bitter on the finish, with more acidity than fruit. Doesnt feel that balanced.

12/23/2023 - Whitman wrote:

Nice melon and lemon on the nose. Tasty in a medium bodied package with a fine finish with nice acidity. Not complex, nor mineral, but just fresh, clean, tasty and balanced, with great flavors. Not for the long run, i guess.

12/23/2023 - Whitman wrote:

More red than purple colour. When opened everybody in the room could smell it, but in the glass theres first a lot of spices and later dark fruit and significant power. Plenty of intensity, with nice sweetness and a nice finish with the right amount of tannins. A treat, but not at the level with Dow 2000, we had a week ago.

12/16/2023 - Whitman wrote:

Incredibly nose with black fruit, a lot of licorice and orange. A lot of power and energy here, but keeps the balance with sweetness and nice tannins in the pretty long finish. Very young when opened and needs at least 2 hours in the decanter. Amazing.

12/15/2023 - Whitman wrote:

A quite shy nose, but nice lemon and minerality. Fresh and tasty in a medium to full bodied package, with a lot of stone and nice acidity in the finish. With air theres a lot of power here, but not on the elegant side in context of burgundy. Very nice, but keep it cool.

12/9/2023 - Whitman wrote:

A rarity from Lafouge, from the top of Duresses, which mostly produces red wines. La Parapelle is from the top of the field, where you cant use machines.
Nose with melon and passionfruit. Fresh, rich and powerful, more so than their Auxeys close to Mersault. Plenty of fruit, also with citrus and a fine finish with acidity and quite some dryness.

12/8/2023 - Whitman wrote:

Pop and poured, beautifull nose, open, intense and at the same time light on its feet. Perfumed with cherries, licorice and rose petals. Really some punch and power on the palate and a pretty long dry finish, with plenty of fruit. Gets tighter with air and for my palate too young. 92-93+.
On day 2, very closed and not giving much.

12/8/2023 - Whitman wrote:

Not that expressive nose, but nice cassis. A fresh and juicy medium bodied palate with sweet tobacco and sweet red fruit which is a great combination with the dryness, ending with a medium finish. Really different from 2016, which feels kind of old-school bdx, probably because its young. This is soft compared to 2016. Tasty.

12/2/2023 - Whitman wrote:

Nice nose with white flowers, lemon and a touch of melon. Fresh, rich and tasty. Quite long finish with some dryness and acidity and more so than a year ago. This feels younger than first time i had this, and its not at the level with Clavoillon and Folatiers, but outstanding in its own right. I would wait a little with this one.

12/1/2023 - Whitman wrote:

Fine nose with strawberries and dark cherries. The palate is medium bodied, fresh, harmonious and almost juicy, ending in an intense finish with nice structure and nebbiolos dryness. Still on the young side.

11/25/2023 - Whitman wrote:

Surprisingly good and young, actually it was better on day 2. Fine energy and power, with licorice and black fruit and a long finish with nice tannins. 93+

11/24/2023 - Whitman wrote:

Nose first powerful with a lot of licorice, later roses, black fruit and after 1,5 hours more shy, but precise and pure like the palate. A medium bodied palate, thats quite powerful, also with a touch of sweetness, before the finish kicks in with mouth coating dryness and structure. Delicious to drink today.

11/18/2023 - Whitman wrote:

Exiting nose with lemon, melon and at times also quite airy. A rich and intense wine with some fattness and amazing fruit. A pretty long finish with the right amount of structure and acidity. Just a wonderful chardonnay

11/17/2023 - Whitman wrote:

Black cherries and garrique on the nice nose. Really intense and powerfull with a lot of pepper, a lovely touch of kirsch and a pretty long finish. Tasted side by side with Pegau Maclure 2020 and this a class or two better. Terroir seems more important than producer.

11/17/2023 - Whitman wrote:

Bought at the Chateau this summer. Today this does not have the quality other tasters find. A clean and fine Cote du Rhone, but rather simple with nice structure in the medium peppery finish.

11/10/2023 - Whitman wrote:

Gorgeous nose first earth and a touch of licorice, later deep, dense with roses. Also the midpalate is exiting with cherries, and then the finish kicks in with a lot of structure and dryness, but feels like it needs more fruit in the finish. I have tasted al Giacosas wines mostly young and in tastings, and they are so impressive, but i still havent tasted a mature wine that blows me away.