Tasted at the Chateau. A lovely complex wine! Medium lemon Pronounced intensity with aromas/flavors of blossom, meadow flowers, green apples, lemon peel, grape, grass, green leaf, spices and a touch of vanilla, honey & some dried green fruit. Great complexity On the palate the wine is dry with high acidity, medium alcohol and body. The intensity in pronounced and the quality is outstanding and can drink now potential for aging.
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Impressive and damn serious wine. Nose dominated by the SB. Blackcurrant leaf dominated initially, then showed preserved peach, stone, cedar, citrus peel. Bright acidity and a full body, though never overwhelming. Leaves your tongue feeling dry, almost sandy. Wood, stone, grapefruit om the palate. Long finish. An outstanding wine, albeit a little stern now. Will age beautifully.
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97+ wow. The nose is powerful, gorgeous, and intense with a dense core of highly extracted stewed peach, smoke, orchid blossoms, and vanilla, with a brooding baby’s diaper funk that is beautiful in its integration, staying in the background where it belongs but nonetheless adding a funky interest to a wine erupting with the freshest fruit and flower smells and pretty Tahitian vanilla lended by gentile oak treatment.
The palate is ridiculously juicy and fresh with acidity beckoning pink grapefruit and blood peach juice, with all of the primary aromas showing as it glides across the tongue, leaving enough of a coating to finish long but gracefully, but the one-two punch of the smell and taste will have you sticking your nose right back into the glass and then taking another sip.
Polished, nuanced, and balanced so well it’s astonishing because so many of the components are so powerful and gripping. A masterpiece. Halibut with clam fumet, bacon, and fines herbes, broccolini, chestnut mushrooms, and fingerling potatoes. A natural with fish and shellfish, why not go all out?
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Very strong nose of peach, honeysuckle and lemoncurd; medium body, the palate is delicate and with less acidity than I was expecting. Round and balanced, it's an elegant wine. It's drinking well now.
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Not rating this because it was just too young and writing this note from memory. Full of promise, excellent length with an interesting mix of citrus pith, lime, smoke and granite. Right now though the elements are all a jumble of conflict and bitter edges get in the way. Let’s throw out an “unofficial” number of 92-95. Keep for 3-5 years and revisit.
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Started a little tight on opening but blossomed after a few hours. Next day even better after storing in the fridge over night. Pineapple, floral, peach and cantaloupe up front with some bread/cookie and citrus on the backend. Salty and mineral throughout with plenty of acidity. Viscous and full in body.
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Open two hours. Moderately intense, subtle aromas of quince, herbs, beeswax, baguette. Dry, with moderate, buzzing acidity, full-bodied, 14.5°. Mostly savory and saline on the palate, but layered, with different flavors coming into focus and disappearing again, various pomme and stone fruit, citrus zest. Richly textured, creamy and grainy. Speaks softly but has a lot to say.
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Such a fun, well-refined wine. Notes of pear, vanilla and some softer, less tart flavors that pairs quite well the sea bass served alongside the wine. I anticipate this wine continuing to improve over the next several years.
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Very well made a balanced white. Big wine, great intensity and focus. Long finish. Groups #1 of 5 Bordeaux Blanc in a blind tasting my #3. Outstanding.
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Intense and rich in the aromas with wild summer meadow lying over ripe apples, stone fruit and minerals. Good full-bodied and slightly fatty fruit that is kept alive by a nice acid structure. Fatty citrus, stone fruit, sage, butter and salts. Good oily and complex finish. The alcohol is well integrated. Great wine.
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Tropical fruits with vanilla from the oak fermantation. Still clear cut well balanced, long lenght. Will probably gain much more complexity after 5+ years.
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The 2018 UGCB tasting Amsterdam 6/21/2021 (Amsterdam, Amstel Boathouse): Starting with very much wood, but with aeration (i gave this wine some time), the balance arrived, some fat, a whiff of wax and lovely citrus and absolutely less wood. This wine will become very enjoyable, but give it time.
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Amsterdam UGCB Tasting (Amstel Boathouse, Amsterdam, NL): Ripe but fresh, clean as a whistle, creamy lemon and vegetal notes, perfectly integrated new oak, hint of tropical fruit, gentle bitters, excellent length. A classic DdC in a warm vintage - based on the 2003 I have every confidence in this wine and its longevity.
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N: restrained and elegant. Citrus, lemon, apple with wax and light vanilla. Some richer ripe apple. P: Lovely balance. Ripe fruit but streak of acidity. Cream and custard on finish, some patisserie/creme pat. flavour. Very good, but not overly concentrated.
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Round, bright, lush, creamy and juicy, with layers of fresh, crisp pomelo, waxy lemon peel, green apple, flowers and stone with a dab of honey, there is a lot to like here. Give it a few more years in the cellar and there will be even more to like as it ages.
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Arvi Bordeaux 2018 Arrivage (Dolder Grand, Zurich): Tasting of 2018 Bordeaux in the bottle. A mixed vintage where St. Emilion often ended up over-ripe and cooked while Pomerol seems to have fared better, as did the left bank. Wine of the tasting was Rauzan Ségla, but the Léovilles (Barton and Poyferré), Pichon Lalande and Clinet presented themselves brilliantly as well.
Tasting note: Incredibly salty, like licking an oyster shell, with hints of lychee and white flowers. Later also peach and granite rock. Very crisp on the palate with a bit of an abrupt finish after which only the acidity lingers around. But this gained in intensity and expression quickly in the glass.
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This white displays the hall marks of a great Chevalier Blanc: Citrus, flowers, lemon, oily, viscous textures, yet vibrant and racy. Plenty of zip. A lot going on here. Crazy long finish. Whoa! I may prefer this over the 15 and 16. Could end up top for white of the vintage. Tasted at the Chateau, 5/14/2020 96+
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Expressive on the nose with notes of oak, flowers, ripe tropical fruit, spices, cream. On the palate again creamy and rich, very powerful, but there is also really good acidity to keep everything in balance. Lovely minerality towards the very long finish. A big wine. 93-94+
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With a blast of crisp, zesty pomelo, floral scents and a full body loaded with crushed rocks, Mandarin oranges, mango and a background of pineapple, this is tasty now -- I could not stop drinking it. I can only imagine how good this is going to be with a decade or two of aging!
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4/12/2024 - PLLU Likes this wine: 97 Points
Tasted at the Chateau. A lovely complex wine!
Medium lemon
Pronounced intensity with aromas/flavors of blossom, meadow flowers, green apples, lemon peel, grape, grass, green leaf, spices and a touch of vanilla, honey & some dried green fruit. Great complexity
On the palate the wine is dry with high acidity, medium alcohol and body. The intensity in pronounced and the quality is outstanding and can drink now potential for aging.
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11/10/2023 - Emil Oliver wrote: 94 Points
Impressive and damn serious wine.
Nose dominated by the SB. Blackcurrant leaf dominated initially, then showed preserved peach, stone, cedar, citrus peel.
Bright acidity and a full body, though never overwhelming. Leaves your tongue feeling dry, almost sandy. Wood, stone, grapefruit om the palate. Long finish.
An outstanding wine, albeit a little stern now. Will age beautifully.
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10/8/2023 - le_franc_de_pied wrote: 92 Points
Pale yellow. Elegant floral nose. It ripe stone fruit with long finish
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7/31/2023 - puffinscellar Likes this wine: 97 Points
97+ wow. The nose is powerful, gorgeous, and intense with a dense core of highly extracted stewed peach, smoke, orchid blossoms, and vanilla, with a brooding baby’s diaper funk that is beautiful in its integration, staying in the background where it belongs but nonetheless adding a funky interest to a wine erupting with the freshest fruit and flower smells and pretty Tahitian vanilla lended by gentile oak treatment.
The palate is ridiculously juicy and fresh with acidity beckoning pink grapefruit and blood peach juice, with all of the primary aromas showing as it glides across the tongue, leaving enough of a coating to finish long but gracefully, but the one-two punch of the smell and taste will have you sticking your nose right back into the glass and then taking another sip.
Polished, nuanced, and balanced so well it’s astonishing because so many of the components are so powerful and gripping. A masterpiece. Halibut with clam fumet, bacon, and fines herbes, broccolini, chestnut mushrooms, and fingerling potatoes. A natural with fish and shellfish, why not go all out?
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5/21/2023 - Enricaccio Likes this wine: 94 Points
Very strong nose of peach, honeysuckle and lemoncurd; medium body, the palate is delicate and with less acidity than I was expecting. Round and balanced, it's an elegant wine. It's drinking well now.
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3/20/2023 - JJYoyo Likes this wine:
Not rating this because it was just too young and writing this note from memory. Full of promise, excellent length with an interesting mix of citrus pith, lime, smoke and granite. Right now though the elements are all a jumble of conflict and bitter edges get in the way. Let’s throw out an “unofficial” number of 92-95. Keep for 3-5 years and revisit.
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1/8/2023 - PghMike Likes this wine: 93 Points
Started a little tight on opening but blossomed after a few hours. Next day even better after storing in the fridge over night. Pineapple, floral, peach and cantaloupe up front with some bread/cookie and citrus on the backend. Salty and mineral throughout with plenty of acidity. Viscous and full in body.
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11/10/2022 - ocassiuso Likes this wine:
Open two hours. Moderately intense, subtle aromas of quince, herbs, beeswax, baguette. Dry, with moderate, buzzing acidity, full-bodied, 14.5°. Mostly savory and saline on the palate, but layered, with different flavors coming into focus and disappearing again, various pomme and stone fruit, citrus zest. Richly textured, creamy and grainy. Speaks softly but has a lot to say.
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8/21/2022 - TXRDW wrote: 94 Points
Such a fun, well-refined wine. Notes of pear, vanilla and some softer, less tart flavors that pairs quite well the sea bass served alongside the wine. I anticipate this wine continuing to improve over the next several years.
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6/27/2022 - Joelene wrote: 93 Points
Very well made a balanced white. Big wine, great intensity and focus. Long finish.
Groups #1 of 5 Bordeaux Blanc in a blind tasting my #3.
Outstanding.
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1/19/2022 - TXRDW wrote: 94 Points
A very good, but young wine. Notes of grapefruit, lemon, apricot and honey. In about a decade or so this wine should be amazing.
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11/29/2021 - Andre Brattland wrote: 93 Points
Intense and rich in the aromas with wild summer meadow lying over ripe apples, stone fruit and minerals. Good full-bodied and slightly fatty fruit that is kept alive by a nice acid structure. Fatty citrus, stone fruit, sage, butter and salts. Good oily and complex finish. The alcohol is well integrated. Great wine.
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11/25/2021 - wineappellation Likes this wine: 91 Points
A bit candied peach and apricot. Oak yet to be integrated. Less structured but good intensity and length. Needs some time.
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11/25/2021 - Rune Schwartz Likes this wine: 95 Points
Tropical fruits with vanilla from the oak fermantation. Still clear cut well balanced, long lenght. Will probably gain much more complexity after 5+ years.
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6/21/2021 - FransS wrote: 94 Points
The 2018 UGCB tasting Amsterdam 6/21/2021 (Amsterdam, Amstel Boathouse): Starting with very much wood, but with aeration (i gave this wine some time), the balance arrived, some fat, a whiff of wax and lovely citrus and absolutely less wood. This wine will become very enjoyable, but give it time.
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6/21/2021 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 95 Points
Amsterdam UGCB Tasting (Amstel Boathouse, Amsterdam, NL): Ripe but fresh, clean as a whistle, creamy lemon and vegetal notes, perfectly integrated new oak, hint of tropical fruit, gentle bitters, excellent length. A classic DdC in a warm vintage - based on the 2003 I have every confidence in this wine and its longevity.
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4/5/2021 - R J Lewis wrote:
N: restrained and elegant. Citrus, lemon, apple with wax and light vanilla. Some richer ripe apple.
P: Lovely balance. Ripe fruit but streak of acidity. Cream and custard on finish, some patisserie/creme pat. flavour. Very good, but not overly concentrated.
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3/9/2021 - Jeff Leve wrote: 96 Points
Round, bright, lush, creamy and juicy, with layers of fresh, crisp pomelo, waxy lemon peel, green apple, flowers and stone with a dab of honey, there is a lot to like here. Give it a few more years in the cellar and there will be even more to like as it ages.
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11/2/2020 - sirpat00 wrote: 93 Points
Arvi Bordeaux 2018 Arrivage (Dolder Grand, Zurich): Tasting of 2018 Bordeaux in the bottle. A mixed vintage where St. Emilion often ended up over-ripe and cooked while Pomerol seems to have fared better, as did the left bank. Wine of the tasting was Rauzan Ségla, but the Léovilles (Barton and Poyferré), Pichon Lalande and Clinet presented themselves brilliantly as well.
Tasting note:
Incredibly salty, like licking an oyster shell, with hints of lychee and white flowers. Later also peach and granite rock. Very crisp on the palate with a bit of an abrupt finish after which only the acidity lingers around. But this gained in intensity and expression quickly in the glass.
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3/9/2020 - edub7 wrote: 96 Points
This white displays the hall marks of a great Chevalier Blanc: Citrus, flowers, lemon, oily, viscous textures, yet vibrant and racy. Plenty of zip. A lot going on here. Crazy long finish. Whoa! I may prefer this over the 15 and 16. Could end up top for white of the vintage.
Tasted at the Chateau, 5/14/2020
96+
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10/3/2019 - Mascarello59 Likes this wine: 92 Points
2018 Bordeaux tasting event (Stockholm): Fresh nose of peach and gooseberry. Surprisingly sweet, almost off dry. Acidity on the low side this time? 92-93p
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7/3/2019 - rossi.wine wrote: 94 Points
Expressive on the nose with notes of oak, flowers, ripe tropical fruit, spices, cream. On the palate again creamy and rich, very powerful, but there is also really good acidity to keep everything in balance. Lovely minerality towards the very long finish. A big wine. 93-94+
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4/19/2019 - Jeff Leve wrote: 96 Points
With a blast of crisp, zesty pomelo, floral scents and a full body loaded with crushed rocks, Mandarin oranges, mango and a background of pineapple, this is tasty now -- I could not stop drinking it. I can only imagine how good this is going to be with a decade or two of aging!
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