Unfortunately it was an absolute brick. Damn. 91 points in terms of drinking pleasure. Just too damn tight. But the aroma was an A and certainly you could tell there was something lovely hidden within.
Aired in the glass for an hour to see if it would let up. It did. Eezed up to a generous 93, could be 92, silky just not as complex. My guess, in 10 years this will start to be really good. I drank only a glass from the bottle, will see what its like over the course of several days. At this stage no way its worth the price of admission. Will get back to it in a few days.
2 hours in the glass, lost flavor! Back to 91 points. Yeesh
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It was in a line up of Chardonnays served blind (including some Burgundies):
1. 2013 Marcassin 2. 2019 Henri Boillot Puligny-Montrachet Clos de la Mouchère 3. 2018 Kongsgaard Chardonnay The Judge 4. 2021 Faiveley Bâtard-Montrachet 5. 2022 Walter Scott Chardonnay X-Novo Vineyard 6. 2020 Henri Boillot Corton-Charlemagne
2020 Henri Boillot Corton-Charlemagne - My favorite Burgundy of the tasting! I identified correctly as Burgundy because of the rich minerality. This wine also had the high acidity, but still more rounded than the other Burgundies. Although citrus (mostly lemon zest) was the most prevalent, there was also plenty of poached pear, green and red apple and a touch of Meyers lemon and tropical fruit to go with the oyster, flint and limestone minerality. Remarkably balanced and will undoubtedly get better, but oh so good now! 96+ to 97 already.
Eyes Wide Shut - Day 1 (A quiet place): Nose: Deep golden pineapple flesh with intense and fresh pear skins. Great aromas of wet minerals on the nose. Dried, clean oak adds a bit of prickliness to the aromas.
Palate: Beautiful earthiness with deep, fresh yellow fruits, and crisp, bright white fruits, spiced stones and nice tree bark for a bit more depth and complexity. The way this shows the contrast between the dark fruits and bright fruits, while being able to have them work so well with each other, is very impressive. Awesome display of balance here. Wine of the white blind for me, just by a hair.
Flickinger Tasting at The Casino (Chicago, IL): From jeroboam. Magnificent chardonnay. Opulent and fat with plenty of toasty oak in harmony with racy acidity and minerality. Full on the palate with stone fruit. Notes of reduction but balanced throughout.
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Young but reasonably giving at this stage. Big wine lot of material there’s clearly upside to come in 5 years. If serving anytime soon give a lot of time to breathe.
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Quite restrained fruit on the nose, a little smoky. Extremely complex with granite, crushed rock, concoction of fruit that's hard to define with twist of lime. On the palate, a wine of 3 clear phases. On the attack, the fruit does not come first surprisingly rather granite minerality. This then unfurls into ripe, rich, velvety fruit on the mid-palate. The finish is savoury, long, and acidic with hints of lemon. After a few hours of being opened some floral / blossom character emerged on the nose and palate. This clearly exceptional and very glad I tried this but still very hard to justify at the price point.
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5/10/2024 - essenceofreal wrote: 92 Points
Was super psyched to open this!
Unfortunately it was an absolute brick. Damn. 91 points in terms of drinking pleasure. Just too damn tight. But the aroma was an A and certainly you could tell there was something lovely hidden within.
Aired in the glass for an hour to see if it would let up. It did. Eezed up to a generous 93, could be 92, silky just not as complex. My guess, in 10 years this will start to be really good. I drank only a glass from the bottle, will see what its like over the course of several days. At this stage no way its worth the price of admission. Will get back to it in a few days.
2 hours in the glass, lost flavor! Back to 91 points. Yeesh
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4/13/2024 - MN Wine Junkie Likes this wine: 97 Points
The Blind Side - no, not football! (Chateau Simms): This was opened for about an hour prior to tasting.
It was in a line up of Chardonnays served blind (including some Burgundies):
1. 2013 Marcassin
2. 2019 Henri Boillot Puligny-Montrachet Clos de la Mouchère
3. 2018 Kongsgaard Chardonnay The Judge
4. 2021 Faiveley Bâtard-Montrachet
5. 2022 Walter Scott Chardonnay X-Novo Vineyard
6. 2020 Henri Boillot Corton-Charlemagne
2020 Henri Boillot Corton-Charlemagne - My favorite Burgundy of the tasting! I identified correctly as Burgundy because of the rich minerality. This wine also had the high acidity, but still more rounded than the other Burgundies. Although citrus (mostly lemon zest) was the most prevalent, there was also plenty of poached pear, green and red apple and a touch of Meyers lemon and tropical fruit to go with the oyster, flint and limestone minerality. Remarkably balanced and will undoubtedly get better, but oh so good now! 96+ to 97 already.
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4/13/2024 - bsumoba Likes this wine: 97 Points
Oh my…so good. Pineapples, lemon zest, a vein of minerality.
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4/13/2024 - WineBurrowingWombat Likes this wine: 97 Points
Eyes Wide Shut - Day 1 (A quiet place): Nose: Deep golden pineapple flesh with intense and fresh pear skins. Great aromas of wet minerals on the nose. Dried, clean oak adds a bit of prickliness to the aromas.
Palate: Beautiful earthiness with deep, fresh yellow fruits, and crisp, bright white fruits, spiced stones and nice tree bark for a bit more depth and complexity. The way this shows the contrast between the dark fruits and bright fruits, while being able to have them work so well with each other, is very impressive. Awesome display of balance here. Wine of the white blind for me, just by a hair.
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1/20/2024 - llink wrote: 94 Points
PNP. Flinty nose, lemons and spice. Deep, lively palate, rich but laced with acidity and lemony fruit. Long, juicy finish.
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1/17/2024 - acyso wrote: 95 Points
Flickinger Tasting at The Casino (Chicago, IL): From jeroboam. Magnificent chardonnay. Opulent and fat with plenty of toasty oak in harmony with racy acidity and minerality. Full on the palate with stone fruit. Notes of reduction but balanced throughout.
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11/25/2023 - Alex G. Likes this wine:
Young but reasonably giving at this stage. Big wine lot of material there’s clearly upside to come in 5 years. If serving anytime soon give a lot of time to breathe.
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7/27/2023 - OmiyaDrinker wrote: 93 Points
Quite restrained fruit on the nose, a little smoky. Extremely complex with granite, crushed rock, concoction of fruit that's hard to define with twist of lime. On the palate, a wine of 3 clear phases. On the attack, the fruit does not come first surprisingly rather granite minerality. This then unfurls into ripe, rich, velvety fruit on the mid-palate. The finish is savoury, long, and acidic with hints of lemon. After a few hours of being opened some floral / blossom character emerged on the nose and palate. This clearly exceptional and very glad I tried this but still very hard to justify at the price point.
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