I as greatly disappointed with this wine, particularly in light of the price point. I thought it was devoid of any character. I have had few opportunities to drink Premier Cru class Chardonnays, but all the others were magnificent.
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A Holiday Weekend BBQ (or "How I milked my birthday an extra few days") (Rancho de Los Olivos): A big upgrade from the other bottle I tried from the case sometime ago. Served as we sat for dinner, and it was hard to turn to the reds even with my grilled steak. Lovely to gaze at: straw, sun and shimmer. Honeysuckle and citrus on the nose. Lighter in style but still quite lush, with lovely minerality and all of the classic Puligny elements of green apple, citrus and stone.
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Lovely to gaze at: straw, sun and shimmer, but it goes a bit downhill from those admittedly high expectations. The nose offers little at first, but gives up a hint of honeysuckle sweetness and citrus after some time in the glass. The wine leaves me less than elated at this stage, perhaps needs more time in the bottle but I am cautious given Latour's lighter style but then again the wine's minerality bodes well in this regard. I cannot complain that the classic Puligny elements of green apple, citrus and stone are not present, but there's no "wow" factor with this wine, at least thus far. It lacks lushness and depth, to my palate.
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First thing I noticed was oak on the nose. Followed by hints of tropical fruits, and to an even lesser extent mineral. Palate was oaky, slight green fruit (apple/pear); and a rather strong, overpowering finish.
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Very crisp, clean, minerally, flinty with excellent balance and acidity. Not oaky or buttery, a good representation of Puligny-Montrachet chardonnay. Went very well with grilled salmon.
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Opened up nicely over an hour. Stone fruit, green apple, vanilla, and minerals. As is typical for the vintage, is very accessible even this young. Nice acidity. Didn't find the oak overpowering.
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11/29/2014 - Gail and Len wrote: 87 Points
I as greatly disappointed with this wine, particularly in light of the price point. I thought it was devoid of any character. I have had few opportunities to drink Premier Cru class Chardonnays, but all the others were magnificent.
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6/26/2014 - brianakrin wrote: 89 Points
ready to drink. nice , some minerality
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5/27/2013 - JonnyG Likes this wine: 91 Points
A Holiday Weekend BBQ (or "How I milked my birthday an extra few days") (Rancho de Los Olivos): A big upgrade from the other bottle I tried from the case sometime ago. Served as we sat for dinner, and it was hard to turn to the reds even with my grilled steak. Lovely to gaze at: straw, sun and shimmer. Honeysuckle and citrus on the nose. Lighter in style but still quite lush, with lovely minerality and all of the classic Puligny elements of green apple, citrus and stone.
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7/13/2012 - JonnyG wrote: 89 Points
Lovely to gaze at: straw, sun and shimmer, but it goes a bit downhill from those admittedly high expectations. The nose offers little at first, but gives up a hint of honeysuckle sweetness and citrus after some time in the glass. The wine leaves me less than elated at this stage, perhaps needs more time in the bottle but I am cautious given Latour's lighter style but then again the wine's minerality bodes well in this regard. I cannot complain that the classic Puligny elements of green apple, citrus and stone are not present, but there's no "wow" factor with this wine, at least thus far. It lacks lushness and depth, to my palate.
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7/5/2012 - RunawayCellars wrote: 84 Points
First thing I noticed was oak on the nose. Followed by hints of tropical fruits, and to an even lesser extent mineral. Palate was oaky, slight green fruit (apple/pear); and a rather strong, overpowering finish.
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5/31/2012 - j30 wrote: 88 Points
375 bottle. More oaky and austere than 08. Crisp, clean, nice nose but finish was quite austere.
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2/10/2012 - vin0vin0 wrote: 91 Points
Very crisp, clean, minerally, flinty with excellent balance and acidity. Not oaky or buttery, a good representation of Puligny-Montrachet chardonnay. Went very well with grilled salmon.
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12/9/2011 - rnellans wrote: 90 Points
No change from previous note.
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12/2/2011 - rnellans wrote: 90 Points
Citrus with some tropical fruit notes. Good depth and balance. Acid is ok...typical '09 and easy to drink. Good village.
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8/6/2011 - cartime wrote: 89 Points
Opened up nicely over an hour. Stone fruit, green apple, vanilla, and minerals. As is typical for the vintage, is very accessible even this young. Nice acidity. Didn't find the oak overpowering.
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12/2/2010 - tooch wrote: 77 Points
2009 Burgundy Tasting (Park Hyatt - Washington, DC): Thought the oak just blew this wine away. No balance, clunky on the palate. Not my style.
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