12/28/2023 - Jon Gash Likes this wine:

Needs time. At least 2 years. 375ml

12/23/2023 - Jon Gash Likes this wine:

I’m a fan of Puygeraud. I buy it in all different formats.
This was a 2014 Imperial. The cork disintegrated so I had to decant through a muslin.
We got through 5 bottles on first night and I am now finishing my last glass on night three. I think it has got better and better.

10/8/2022 - Jon Gash Likes this wine:

Can only concur with the other views on here. Exceeded expectations and good at this price point

8/13/2022 - Jon Gash Likes this wine:

Fantastic Meursault from a great producer.
Refined not heavy. White flowers lemon zest. Beautiful with poached salmon.
Bouchard rarely disappoint

8/13/2022 - Jon Gash Likes this wine:

Nice village Côte de Nuits

8/12/2022 - Jon Gash Does not like this wine:

Sherry like. See my note on the 2007

8/12/2022 - Jon Gash Likes this wine:

I drank this alongside the 2008 which apparently is made in the “old style” according to the producer from whom I bought the wine. Enjoyed the 2007 which is similar to the 2005 I bought a couple of years back. The 2008 is completely different, I would say sherry like. I almost thought it should not be like this but it is the third bottle I have had and they are all the same. Maybe this is what Chablis was like back in the day. I could only imagine drinking it with food but I don’t know what. I won’t be buying this again though I like the 07 and 05. Their aged GC’s are very similar with a sherry like characteristic.

5/19/2022 - Jon Gash Likes this wine:

Stood up well next to a 2012 Solaia which was admittedly more complex but this was just as enjoyable

5/27/2022 - Jon Gash Likes this wine:

Good Volnay for the price. Though I did buy it from a merchant in Beaune

5/13/2022 - Jon Gash Likes this wine:

Bought 12 of these on release. I drank 6 whilst pretty young and decided to keep the rest for around 5 years. The wait has paid off. I reckon you could wait another 5 years and this would still be showing well. Far more complex than I remember.

5/13/2022 - Jon Gash Likes this wine:

Excellent Meursault from a good producer.

5/5/2022 - Jon Gash Likes this wine:

I’ve just uncorked and poured this straight from the bottle. It’s probably a little cold at the moment and I’m looking forward to seeing how it plays out over the next hour or so. At the moment it’s buttery and I’m getting some fennel and citrus. I’ve just checked on the Chablis map and I see Montmains is on the left (west) side of the valley which figures as my favourite PC Chablis is Côte de Lechet. I find the wines on this side of the river are more like a white burgundy. On the other side of the valley my preferred PC is Fourchaume. I’ve got a 2007 Côte de Lechet from Etienne Defaix in the fridge but I think it needs food at that age. The Brocard is just about perfect as an aperitif.
This is a very nice bottle of wine

4/17/2022 - Jon Gash Likes this wine:

Toffee and tobacco. Nicely balanced and good value

4/17/2022 - Jon Gash Likes this wine:

Notes of straw and honey, a little bit farmyard.
Nice bottle

4/10/2022 - Jon Gash Likes this wine:

Crème Caramel
As good as the last one

3/11/2022 - Jon Gash Likes this wine:

Drinking very well now

3/13/2022 - Jon Gash Likes this wine:

Very nice. Quite spicey with dark fruit. More depth than I was expecting. Excellent for a village Volnay

2/14/2022 - Jon Gash Likes this wine:

Bought this on a recent visit to Chablis. One of my favourite Premier Crus

2/3/2022 - Jon Gash Likes this wine:

Bought directly from their shop in Chablis a couple of days ago. I agree that I may be drinking this a few years too soon but nevertheless very enjoyable. I really rate these wines from the other side of the valley to the GCs.
Pear drops, honey, jasmine….all rather nice

1/16/2022 - Jon Gash Likes this wine:

Threw much more sediment than I expected.
Day one quite restrained with a bitter after taste.
Day two opened out with liquorice and toffee notes and a mellow finish. I think this will keep for another 5 or more years. I still have a few and will keep a couple for tge long term to see how it develops

12/29/2021 - Jon Gash Likes this wine:

Drank over two nights. Loganberries and polish with some earthy tones. Drinking well now

12/25/2021 - Jon Gash wrote:

Drinking well now but will last another 20 years.
You really need to decant this through a muslin cloth which regrettably I failed to do.

12/20/2021 - Jon Gash Likes this wine:

500cl bottle. Licqorice on the nose. Haven’t tasted it yet.

12/19/2021 - Jon Gash Likes this wine:

Not much fruit here but saddle leather a hint of fig and burnt molasses. I am running out of 2015’s but have plenty of 2016 and 18. I’ve said it before but you can’t fault this at the price point.

12/11/2021 - Jon Gash Likes this wine:

Decent claret at this price. Can drink now but will certainly improv with a few more years in bottle.

12/5/2021 - Jon Gash Likes this wine:

Opened for a glass and then sealed for 4 nights.
It was definitely better for the wait but was probably a day, even 2 over when I finished it even though the bottle was 3/4 full when re corked with vacuvin.
Good value but probably needs a 2 hour decant minimum

11/18/2021 - Jon Gash Likes this wine:

The plan was to drink this alongside a Chateau Pichon 1996 which was unfortunately corked. The Sassicaia was sublime though. Ready to drink now but I will keep the others for a year or two.

11/26/2021 - Jon Gash Likes this wine:

Just a 30 minute decant, and I would say drinking very well now

11/19/2021 - Jon Gash Likes this wine:

Better than I was expecting after the reviews

11/12/2021 - Jon Gash Likes this wine:

OK. Much better on nights 2 & 3

11/16/2021 - Jon Gash Likes this wine:

What can I say. I’ve had this bottle in my cellar for 17 years. It was very very nice.

8/29/2021 - Jon Gash wrote:

A bit disappointing. May leave next one for a year or two

9/5/2021 - Jon Gash Likes this wine:

Half bottle. Toffee in the nose. Nice but may leave next one a year or so

5/11/2021 - Jon Gash Likes this wine:

Spicy with black berry fruit. Commendable

3/14/2021 - Jon Gash Likes this wine:

Ready to drink I would say. Enjoyed it over 2 nights. Farmyard aromas. Nice structure.

3/7/2021 - Jon Gash Likes this wine:

Decanted for 2 hours. Pleasant enough but could do with a couple more years in the bottle.

3/6/2021 - Jon Gash Likes this wine:

Just finished this on night three.
Polish leather marzipan.
Really enjoyed this

2/19/2021 - Jon Gash Likes this wine:

Drank over 2 days. Better showing second day. Probably best kept for a few more years.

2/12/2021 - Jon Gash Likes this wine:

Drank over two days. Liked it.

2/7/2021 - Jon Gash Likes this wine:

Decanted for 3 hours. Very pleasant. It isn’t complex but nice fruit aromas, and really can’t find fault at this price point. Preferred it to the 2010 Cantermerle I finished off the night before. Some clarets are made to drink young. This is one.

2/5/2021 - Jon Gash Likes this wine:

Drank over 3 nights, the majority on night 3. Used a vacuvin. Pretty closed and tannic nights 1&2 but opened up night 3 and started to get some berry fruit and cedar. Nothing special to be honest, and not convinced it will improve that much with age.

12/26/2020 - Jon Gash Likes this wine:

Lightish colour and not as rich as most GCs. Nice nevertheless, and I’m sure would have improved with age. I have two more so will keep these for at least 3 years

12/25/2020 - Jon Gash Likes this wine:

Now drunk 3 of 6 of these. Think this would improve in 5 or so years. Very enjoyable at the moment though.

12/21/2020 - Jon Gash Likes this wine:

Really enjoyed this pauillac. No decant but poured an hour or two before drinking. Initially polish on the nose maybe leather and pencil but developed earth and farmyard during evening. Sealed and drunk most night two. As good.

12/21/2020 - Jon Gash Likes this wine:

Really enjoying this. Not mineral but straw and then honey. Nice buttery mouth feel. I think I prefer the wines on the west side of the valley and therefore facing east. I was given this by the Brocard shop in Chablis as a complimentary bottle as I’d bought a couple of mixed cases of the GC PC and Chablis. Next time I will buy a case of this. Delicious

12/19/2020 - Jon Gash Likes this wine:

Drank this over 2 nights. Very nice Barolo with red berry fruit. Excellent value.

11/29/2020 - Jon Gash wrote:

I just can’t find fault with this for the price.
Decanted an hour before lunch...Smokey with red berry fruit. The half bottle is perfect with Sunday lunch if you don’t want to wake up with a head on Monday. But maybe I shouldn’t have drunk that Albariño first

11/21/2020 - Jon Gash Likes this wine:

Opened a magnum on Saturday evening and finished it with Sunday lunch. Infinitely better on day two and was sealed overnight with vacuum stopper. Earth...plums. So it’s not a top claret, but it is very drinkable. Bought this en primeur, so you can’t argue with the value for money this offers at sub £15 per standard bottle.

11/4/2020 - Jon Gash Likes this wine:

Nice burgundy for the price.

10/3/2020 - Jon Gash Likes this wine:

Opened 2 bottles over dinner with friends.
Decanted 2 hours before. Showed well but I will wait at lease another 3 years before opening another