March 8, 2023 - Tasted over 2 hrs
-translucent med gold
-beeswax lanolin feral smoky funk honey
-med/med+ acidity adds lift to the finish, med/med- weight silky textured focused mineral honeyed but not sweet gently sappy lemon residue and moderately long finish with faint caramel oak
-opens up nicely with air to reveal a beguiling fairly complex wine, no oxidation
July 12, 2022 - Premox'd
October 30, 2019 - I've now had 4 bottles of this wine - all of them stored at 55 degrees in my personal cellar.
The first bottle was in October 2019 and the second sometime later in 2019. The first bottle was excellent - full-bodied and nutty. hints of honey and mineral. Really an excellent bottle.
The second bottle was fine, but it was missing the high notes that the first had.
I served the second and third this Labor Day 2020 for lunch with friends. Both bottles were a disaster. One was completely premoxed with the second tasting slightly premoxed but also a strong sulfer/reduction taste. We threw both bottles out.
So . . . either these bottles are aging out OR I just got lucky on the premox with the first bottle OR I somehow damaged the bottles (but I doubt it). I would be very careful buying this wine and, if you have it, drink it up.
October 8, 2019 - Showing signs of oxidation to the fruit, nutty. Advanced for its age despite excellent storage. Be careful
May 24, 2015 - Stones, stone and citrus fruits, and a trace of honey/vanilla on the nose. Palate has enticingly creamy, weighty fruit on entry but becomes lighter with a sense of tension midpalate as the acidity and slight oak tannins weigh in. My only other LaFarge white has been the Aligote but this is in a whole different class (of course).
May 22, 2014 - One if the best bottles of Lafarge I've had. Honeycomb, crazy chalky almost Chablis-like minerality, latecomer nutmeggy apple sauce, just perfect acid, and a bit of funky latex rubber glove-just enough for me. Just sang alongside lemon sole and bacon, browned onions, and a kale and apple salad. It's rare in my experience that the Lafarge wines feel ready and generous, but this was yielding yet youthful and impressive. Very glad I chose to drink this somewhere btwn relaxed and on the fruit. Opened this fearing I'd be disappointed by it, but ended up so pleasantly surprised. Man this would be so great with trout.
March 9, 2013 - La Paulée de New York Grand Tasting (Metropolitan Pavilion - New York NY): Tasting. Fat fruit aromas, slightly tropical. Palate is a bit more refined with some apple and lemon to accompany the mango and pineapple. Finish then comes across as surprisingly elegant with acidity and minerality emerging.
March 9, 2013 - La Paulée de New York 2013 Grand Tasting (Metropolitan Pavilion, New York): Lost my notes on the Lafarge wines, but they were all showing nicely, with a nice freshness to the Aigrots Blanc, the Mitans and Ducs were quite nice, and the Chenes was simply fabulous.
March 9, 2013 - La Paulée de New York 2013 (Metropolitan Pavilion, NYC): Am I trippin? Okay, no: Jane and I both got bacon on the nose somehow. Palate has a strict acid, slight oak traces, and bright apple finish. Feels cranky like it needs time, but the Lafarge wines are often insisting on being drunk later.
May 30, 2012 - Fruity nose, clean. Concentrated fruit in the mouth with lively acid. Citrus note. Very tonic. only 1200 bottles 3.7