May 15, 2020 - Initially a wall of reduction, but some of that blows off, and we see some citrus and green apple, but was mostly muted throughout the evening. Palate had a ripe, and rich density to the wine, likely due to vintage. Not a bad wine, but it just doens't measure up to the quality of the producer.
July 3, 2018 - nose is different and a little odd at the moment, but has a wonderful walnut flavour on the attack and reasonable length. one to what develop I think
August 30, 2017 - Raiding City Winery (Chicago, IL): The riper vintage works so well with the Dancer style. The reduction here has sufficiently dialled back, and even though there are clearly flinty inflections here, they work very well with the ripe fruit. The palate is very similar -- a lovely marriage of the austere, reductive, steely white Burgundy style that I love so much, with the sweet and ripe fruit of the 2009 vintage. Great now, but plenty of potential still, I think.
January 25, 2016 - Lovely clean flavours, not hardly developed. Not overly complex, mainly a pure fruit expression.
November 8, 2015 - Knightsbridge Annual Holiday Burgundy/Champagne Tasting and Sale (Northbrook, IL): Tasting, brief note. I haven't had this wine in a few years. Surprisingly bright and fresh for the vintage, with ripe apple and bit of citrus zest. Very good textures, very good upside from here.
October 7, 2013 - White Burgundy tasting (@ Rotterdam, Netherlands): Almost devoid of colour on the core, but somehow bright and completely transparent towards the rim. The nose is somewhat diffuse and initially has noticeable SO2, which presents itself in manure-like guise. Time and O2 make it recede to smokiness and medium intense notes of limes, white flowers and a more saline than cretaceous mineral streak start poking through.
Pronounced acidity is most likely instrumental to a sleekly medium-bodied attack, but is sufficiently refined to allow for pleasingly smooth texture, which greatly benefits from an absence of oak-derived phenolics. The near-pronounced peachy mid-palate fruit flavours may not be very precise at present, but further buffer the rambunctious structure, which latter sensation is enhanced by iodine minerals of seemingly rocky origin. This tension does not quite translate to the 20-25 second sneaky finish yet, but the tension this bottle possesses more than makes up for it. This was actually a stand-in bottle for Dancer’s Chevalier, which unfortunately couldn’t be delivered in time. It did however, definitely not disappoint and so I’ll give 91 points and would love to find out if my lofty expectations for this wine will be fulfilled in five years from now. This is Côte de Beaune wine for Chablis enthusiasts indeed ............TN Mike de Lange.
April 1, 2012 - Knightsbridge 2009 Burgundy Tasting Highlights (Northbrook, IL): Wine tasting. Ripe apple to start with some background spice. Palate starts with ripe apple, followed by lemon and lime coming through from middle to finish with surprisingly bright acidity as well. Good lift and energy. Worth seeking out if well priced.
October 20, 2011 - I had never heard from this vineyard, so a quick search taught me that it lies at the southern end of the village, downslope from Les Baudines and Les Embazées connecting those two terroirs. Similar in colour as the previous wine, it is but a little more than lightly intense on the nose. Still, I get impressions of high-toned minerals, acacia and a hint of citrus fruit. More air confirms those notes and adds slight toastiness; even some earthiness. Vin de terroir?
Also medium-plus bodied, there is much more fat and generally matière to this wine. Its creamy oak is nicely integrated already and medium-plus acidity keeps proceedings fresh despite being completely buffered on the mid-palate. It might seem strange, but its somewhat closed demeanour does not hinder medium-plus flavour intensity. It is rather its precision which comes up short, but it is nonetheless quite an extracted wine with peach/pear flavours and tons of clay and other geological matter. A none too shabby 30-35 second finish rounds things off, with good mineral expression to boot. I was duly impressed and nailed the village, but suspected this was the Colin-Morey. 90 points with two upside in the fullness of time, if the p'ox doesn't claim it first.
..... TN Mike de Lange
September 19, 2011 - Fine Vines Fall Grand Tasting (OneSixtyBlue, Chicago IL): nose: somewhat reduced nose of white fruits, pears, toast, and citrus tones. Good depth behind some of the reduction.
taste: medium/full body with medium+ acidity. The acidity is a bit mouthwatering along with tones of white fruits, pears, citrus tones and marmalade.
overall: this needs to be decanted for a bit before drinking. The reduction isn't that bad, it just needs a bit to blow off.
July 1, 2011 - Rounder melon with elegant mouthfeel and delicious golden apples