Good mineral attack alongside citrus, yellow fruit, custard and crushed rock. Palate had very good tension with excellent balance between fruit and acidity. 92+
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Pale to mid straw. Absolutely singing. Stone fruit, grippy minerality and tension galore. An initial mid palate ripeness gives way to tension and mineral grip,with air. Equisite line and cut. Goes on and on. Last of the case, al of which have been excellent, but it’s gone out on a high. Just what one wants in a top Puligny. *****
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Pale straw, green tinged. Vibrant and zesty with plenty of lime cut. Lightly floral with hints of white fruit, but this feels a little tighter and leaner than previous bottles. Fills out as it warms, with a touch of vanilla spice coming through. Even by Puligny standards this is at the classical, elegant end of the spectrum. Vibrant, minerally and long. ****1/2
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From 75cl, perfect cork, opened but not decanted 1 hour. Hints of struck match, oak and chalk on the restrained nose. The palate is a revelation: supple ultra-ripe lime fruit, bright acidity, chalky minerality and an architectural relationship between the sheer weight of concentration and the lightness of superb "mineral" structure. On the very long finish, a hint of grapefruit acidity/oil numbness on the tongue. Brilliant now, surely a decade in store, but why wait? And for that matter, why buy any other white wine at this price point when this is so exquisite? 94P.
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Very classic. This continues to go from strength to strength. Vibrant, mineral, long. Really lovely combination of power, depth and elegance. Long with a good lime cut on the finish. Superb. *****
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Dinner with the wine group (Hillside Supper Club): Golden; aromatic with slight sulfur reduction, minerals, flinty; palate is full bodied, medium-plus acidity, decent white fruit; finish is medium length. A good white burgundy with notable mineral character from Perrieres. 91+
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Two potential sources of trouble: vintage and producer. However any trepidation was assuaged by the pale, glinting, hue of this bright, vibrant, wine, which had a superb finish. Drink/hold.
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Burgundy Wimps — Le Bout du Monde (La Trompette, London): Very classic. Vibrant, mineral, long. Really lovely. Very limey still on the finish. A long distance runner rather than a sprinter. Consistent with the previous bottles over past 18 months. ****1/2
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Dinner with AG at Imperial Treasure. Pop and poured. Drank over 2+ hours. Appearance is clear, pale intensity, yellow lemon colour. Legs. Nose is clean, medium intensity, so damm tight until about 45 mins later then it started to open up to show citrus lemon-lime, wet stones minerality, tidal pool, flinty matchstick, puff of chalk. Developing. On the palate, dry, fat medium acidity sensation that bulids up becoming better with more air, medium alcohol (13.5%), medium+ body. Medium+ flavour intensity, with flavours of fat rich citrus lemon curd, ripe cream peach, apricot, then the waves of precise minerality - wet stones, chalk, flint. Slight accent of butter and almond nut oil also. Long finish. Very good quality. Just seems to be at an awkward stage of development now. Conservative score for now. Hold this another 2-3 years.
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This started out with a somewhat muted nose and was very closed upon opening, monolithic even. Aggressive swirling did bring out some faint hints of lemon. An hour in, the lemon became more noticeable and a very pretty minerality note came to the fore. For some inexplicable reason, it became a bit flabby and the acid spine receded somewhat - which was slightly alarming as I have a stash of this. However, at about the two hour mark, it truly began to unfurl. Lemon, minerals, white fruits and white flowers came to the fore. There was a lovely sense of purity and delineation and the finish was long. Loved the acidic backbone. 93 points and I expect it to get better from here.
Pale to mid straw. Nicely mineral. Quite zesty with a light florality and plenty of line and cut. Elegant. A hint of honey towards the finish. By day 2 the honey element has lifted and this remains supremely elegant. Really lovely. ****1/2
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A day in Noizé (Noizé restaurant, London): Opened 135mins in advance of drinking. On first opening this was quite tight and mineral, but put on weight by the time of drinking. Pale straw. Lovely floral Puligny nose with a sense of mineral line. Moderately rich, but fresh and balanced, lovely line and persistent on the long finish. This is really lovely. ****1/2
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A lighter, more elegant version of a Puligny 1er. Fresh, ripe citrus, some oaky vanilla, lots of macadamia and chalk, lots of acid. Not a lot of extract or weight, not a lot of structure. Not backward or shutdown, no reduction, didn't require air to open up. I'd be hesitant about aging this but it drinks nicely now.
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5 Decades of Aged Barolo with White Truffles (Absinthe, Boat Quay, Singapore): An excellent young wine, with the emphasis on "young" - this really needs a good long rest in the cellar. On first pour after a bit too long in the ice-bucket, it was all sweet and primary, not even noticeably Burgundian. It was only when the wine warmed up to a more suitable temperature and took on some air did it start fanning out into a fresh, very pretty nose of sweet green apples and melons, with citrus lime notes, some floral accents and a nice pronounced line of mineral and peppery spice. The palate had everything that I used to love from the Louis Carillon 1er Cru Perrieres bottlings. There was a lovely depth to it, with a nice amount of underlying conviction and intensity to its green pear, apple and brighter lemon flavours. However, what really marked the wine out for me was its great purity and energy, with super-fresh, lively, almost tingly acidity wed to a beautiful structure of flinty mineral. This ran through the entire wine, from attack into its long finish, lending it a serious sense of definition and focus ungirding the ripe 2010 fruit. It is all still very primary, still needing time to integrate, but there is some lovely raw material here. It is a wine that really needs to be locked at the back of the cellar and forgotten about for at least 8-10 years. 93+
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Fine and perfumed nose of white flowers, pure white peach and mineral. Good volume in the mouth with real sappy intensity and fine minerally line. It finishes with great cut and has superb length of flavour.
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A fantastic wine with pure stoney minerals and very focused brilliant yellow citrus fruit. This is a great wine with so much transparency and elegance. Very long.
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7/19/2023 - Burgnick Likes this wine: 92 Points
Good mineral attack alongside citrus, yellow fruit, custard and crushed rock. Palate had very good tension with excellent balance between fruit and acidity. 92+
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4/27/2023 - SimonG wrote: 95 Points
Pale to mid straw. Absolutely singing. Stone fruit, grippy minerality and tension galore. An initial mid palate ripeness gives way to tension and mineral grip,with air. Equisite line and cut. Goes on and on. Last of the case, al of which have been excellent, but it’s gone out on a high. Just what one wants in a top Puligny. *****
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12/26/2021 - SimonG wrote: 94 Points
Pale straw, green tinged. Vibrant and zesty with plenty of lime cut. Lightly floral with hints of white fruit, but this feels a little tighter and leaner than previous bottles. Fills out as it warms, with a touch of vanilla spice coming through. Even by Puligny standards this is at the classical, elegant end of the spectrum. Vibrant, minerally and long. ****1/2
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11/6/2021 - honest bob wrote: 94 Points
From 75cl, perfect cork, opened but not decanted 1 hour. Hints of struck match, oak and chalk on the restrained nose. The palate is a revelation: supple ultra-ripe lime fruit, bright acidity, chalky minerality and an architectural relationship between the sheer weight of concentration and the lightness of superb "mineral" structure. On the very long finish, a hint of grapefruit acidity/oil numbness on the tongue. Brilliant now, surely a decade in store, but why wait? And for that matter, why buy any other white wine at this price point when this is so exquisite? 94P.
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12/26/2020 - SimonG wrote: 95 Points
Very classic. This continues to go from strength to strength. Vibrant, mineral, long. Really lovely combination of power, depth and elegance. Long with a good lime cut on the finish. Superb. *****
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5/9/2020 - Ltim BE Likes this wine: 92 Points
Lovely wine. Mineral fruity creamy with a profound length. Simply great. Potential upscale for 2-3 years imho.
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6/10/2019 - aagrawal wrote: 91 Points
Dinner with the wine group (Hillside Supper Club): Golden; aromatic with slight sulfur reduction, minerals, flinty; palate is full bodied, medium-plus acidity, decent white fruit; finish is medium length. A good white burgundy with notable mineral character from Perrieres. 91+
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5/24/2019 - Comte Flaneur wrote: 93 Points
Two potential sources of trouble: vintage and producer. However any trepidation was assuaged by the pale, glinting, hue of this bright, vibrant, wine, which had a superb finish. Drink/hold.
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5/24/2019 - SimonG wrote: 94 Points
Burgundy Wimps — Le Bout du Monde (La Trompette, London): Very classic. Vibrant, mineral, long. Really lovely. Very limey still on the finish. A long distance runner rather than a sprinter. Consistent with the previous bottles over past 18 months. ****1/2
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1/9/2019 - Derek Darth Taster wrote: 92 Points
Dinner with AG at Imperial Treasure. Pop and poured. Drank over 2+ hours.
Appearance is clear, pale intensity, yellow lemon colour. Legs.
Nose is clean, medium intensity, so damm tight until about 45 mins later then it started to open up to show citrus lemon-lime, wet stones minerality, tidal pool, flinty matchstick, puff of chalk. Developing.
On the palate, dry, fat medium acidity sensation that bulids up becoming better with more air, medium alcohol (13.5%), medium+ body. Medium+ flavour intensity, with flavours of fat rich citrus lemon curd, ripe cream peach, apricot, then the waves of precise minerality - wet stones, chalk, flint. Slight accent of butter and almond nut oil also. Long finish.
Very good quality. Just seems to be at an awkward stage of development now. Conservative score for now. Hold this another 2-3 years.
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1/9/2019 - asparagus Likes this wine: 93 Points
PnPed over the course of threeish hours.
This started out with a somewhat muted nose and was very closed upon opening, monolithic even. Aggressive swirling did bring out some faint hints of lemon. An hour in, the lemon became more noticeable and a very pretty minerality note came to the fore. For some inexplicable reason, it became a bit flabby and the acid spine receded somewhat - which was slightly alarming as I have a stash of this. However, at about the two hour mark, it truly began to unfurl. Lemon, minerals, white fruits and white flowers came to the fore. There was a lovely sense of purity and delineation and the finish was long. Loved the acidic backbone. 93 points and I expect it to get better from here.
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1/8/2019 - SimonG wrote: 94 Points
Pale to mid straw. Nicely mineral. Quite zesty with a light florality and plenty of line and cut. Elegant. A hint of honey towards the finish. By day 2 the honey element has lifted and this remains supremely elegant. Really lovely. ****1/2
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12/11/2018 - asparagus Likes this wine: 93 Points
Outstanding. Good length, good acid.
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1/19/2018 - SimonG wrote: 94 Points
A day in Noizé (Noizé restaurant, London): Opened 135mins in advance of drinking. On first opening this was quite tight and mineral, but put on weight by the time of drinking. Pale straw. Lovely floral Puligny nose with a sense of mineral line. Moderately rich, but fresh and balanced, lovely line and persistent on the long finish. This is really lovely. ****1/2
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1/25/2016 - coremill wrote: 90 Points
A lighter, more elegant version of a Puligny 1er. Fresh, ripe citrus, some oaky vanilla, lots of macadamia and chalk, lots of acid. Not a lot of extract or weight, not a lot of structure. Not backward or shutdown, no reduction, didn't require air to open up. I'd be hesitant about aging this but it drinks nicely now.
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1/22/2014 - AtoZ wrote: 93 Points
Really great bottle of wine. Wish I had more. Loved the elegance and power. Wine dinner.
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12/4/2013 - Paul S wrote: 93 Points
5 Decades of Aged Barolo with White Truffles (Absinthe, Boat Quay, Singapore): An excellent young wine, with the emphasis on "young" - this really needs a good long rest in the cellar. On first pour after a bit too long in the ice-bucket, it was all sweet and primary, not even noticeably Burgundian. It was only when the wine warmed up to a more suitable temperature and took on some air did it start fanning out into a fresh, very pretty nose of sweet green apples and melons, with citrus lime notes, some floral accents and a nice pronounced line of mineral and peppery spice. The palate had everything that I used to love from the Louis Carillon 1er Cru Perrieres bottlings. There was a lovely depth to it, with a nice amount of underlying conviction and intensity to its green pear, apple and brighter lemon flavours. However, what really marked the wine out for me was its great purity and energy, with super-fresh, lively, almost tingly acidity wed to a beautiful structure of flinty mineral. This ran through the entire wine, from attack into its long finish, lending it a serious sense of definition and focus ungirding the ripe 2010 fruit. It is all still very primary, still needing time to integrate, but there is some lovely raw material here. It is a wine that really needs to be locked at the back of the cellar and forgotten about for at least 8-10 years. 93+
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4/28/2013 - Jeremy Holmes wrote:
Fine and perfumed nose of white flowers, pure white peach and mineral. Good volume in the mouth with real sappy intensity and fine minerally line. It finishes with great cut and has superb length of flavour.
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3/22/2012 - St Paul wrote: 95 Points
A fantastic wine with pure stoney minerals and very focused brilliant yellow citrus fruit. This is a great wine with so much transparency and elegance. Very long.
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3/21/2012 - Burgundy Al wrote:
DIVA Burgundy Tasting; 3/21/2012-3/22/2012 (Maison Champy - Beaune): Wine tasting. Really sensational. Apple, lemon and lemon peel with great purity and elegance. Not powerful, but great minerality and overall balance. Very exciting about this wine's potential.
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11/3/2011 - rnellans wrote: 92 Points
Tank. Deep yellow. Bottom of slope. Rich, somewhat fat, depth..good acid on finish. 20% new oak.
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