Darkish yellow in color. Quite a bit of evolution and really feels well secondary with oxidative notes ( not sure if it's light signs of premox here to be clear) and a few earthy touches. A bit bitter in the finish and felt well past its peak. Interesting wine though .Split the Papies on rating Andreas 88 - Nicol 91
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Deep golden color; Honeysuckle, ginger, and candied citrus. Full bodied with new oak, but not overly done in oak. Soft, supple finish. Drink up as this is at its prime.
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shared with pat at selkirk manor as a pre-vacation treat. i have finally found a white burgundy that i thoroughly enjoyed and can readily justify suspending my qpr rules by spending more than $50 to break the magical 90 point barrier. " how do i love thee, let me count the ways". this has everything that i look for in a wine. aroma, layered flavors of fruit and minerality, body, length, width, long finish. looking over tasting notes of others, the variety of descriptors is a testament to the complexity of this wine. my limited palate picks up apple, pear, honey and walnuts. waldorf salad without the lettuce. a great wine. this may be the only occasion that i score higher than the pros, perhaps due to benefits of additional time in bottle. i am also extending estimated longevity by one year based on this tasting. i now have a new adventure to discover other wines from this producer or this region that will offer as much pleasure as was afforded by this bottle.
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Dark in colour, golden. On th epalate it is round and big for its age. Good minerality but some offputting bitter notes on the end. A good wine but not a special one. 90-91, drink from now
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Second tasting - Color has gotten darker, deeper golden color. Lots of fruit flavors - Peach and ripe pear. Again, very viscous with great balance and acidity. Soft, long finish.
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Light golden color. Peach flavors and ripe pear. Very viscous with great balance and acidity. Soft, long finish. Paired with macadamia nut encrusted Cod with a pineapple rum sauce. This was delicious!
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Clear light gold / deep lemon. Slight green edges. Clean nose with an immediate hit of honey & honeysuckle, ripe golden delicious apples, pink lady apples & starking red apples, ripe lemons, grapefruit before deeper aromas of hazlenuts, cinammon & butter emerge. Full body, oily buttery mouthfeel. Ripe apples, cinammon, nuts - in fact a mirror of the nose on the palate. There's a citrus peel edge with lovely acidity to balance the richness of the fruit and the oak. Was a fantastic match with Christmas turkey (where I normally have pinot noir or Cru Beaujolais). Lovely.
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Medium lemon. Smelled of wet wool and lanolin and some old oak. In the mouth it was round, supple, with flavours again of wet wool. Not very much my liking. Acidity was medium and finish also. Unimpressive.
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Somewhat disappointing this time. Boiled cabbage, white pepper, stone fruits and nutty oak on the nose. Full-bodied, quite dense with rich fruit, moderate acidity and signs of development. Long finish. Not bad but clearly inferior to when previously tasted. Drink up.
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Straw-yellow. Shy nose that after aeration reveals orange peel, exotic fruits, honeysuckle and buttery notes. Full-bodied and ultra-rich, reminiscent of a Northern Rhone white (Hermitage?) with multi-layered exotic and candied fruit, balanced by high acidity which differentiates it from a Northern Rhone wine. Long finish. Excellent. 93+
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Initial bit of butterscotch, pinaapple and green apple candy on the nose. Medium ++ body, sweet on entry, with creme brulee, candied ginger, and med++ acid. Acid is big enough to balance out this wine, although the fruit is very very ripe, and the oak is far too big for my palate. Good wine for big chard lovers, not Chablis-ophile.
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8/24/2015 - Papies wrote: 90 Points
Darkish yellow in color. Quite a bit of evolution and really feels well secondary with oxidative notes ( not sure if it's light signs of premox here to be clear) and a few earthy touches. A bit bitter in the finish and felt well past its peak. Interesting wine though .Split the Papies on rating Andreas 88 - Nicol 91
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8/10/2013 - DRK III Likes this wine: 90 Points
Deep golden color; Honeysuckle, ginger, and candied citrus. Full bodied with new oak, but not overly done in oak. Soft, supple finish. Drink up as this is at its prime.
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3/17/2012 - bacchus wrote: 93 Points
shared with pat at selkirk manor as a pre-vacation treat. i have finally found a white burgundy that i thoroughly enjoyed and can readily justify suspending my qpr rules by spending more than $50 to break the magical 90 point barrier. " how do i love thee, let me count the ways". this has everything that i look for in a wine. aroma, layered flavors of fruit and minerality, body, length, width, long finish. looking over tasting notes of others, the variety of descriptors is a testament to the complexity of this wine. my limited palate picks up apple, pear, honey and walnuts. waldorf salad without the lettuce. a great wine. this may be the only occasion that i score higher than the pros, perhaps due to benefits of additional time in bottle. i am also extending estimated longevity by one year based on this tasting. i now have a new adventure to discover other wines from this producer or this region that will offer as much pleasure as was afforded by this bottle.
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9/18/2011 - Papies wrote: 90 Points
Dark in colour, golden. On th epalate it is round and big for its age. Good minerality but some offputting bitter notes on the end. A good wine but not a special one. 90-91, drink from now
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7/10/2011 - PBG wrote: 92 Points
Second tasting - Color has gotten darker, deeper golden color. Lots of fruit flavors - Peach and ripe pear. Again, very viscous with great balance and acidity. Soft, long finish.
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1/8/2011 - PBG wrote: 92 Points
Light golden color. Peach flavors and ripe pear. Very viscous with great balance and acidity. Soft, long finish. Paired with macadamia nut encrusted Cod with a pineapple rum sauce. This was delicious!
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12/25/2010 - KostaKats wrote: 92 Points
Clear light gold / deep lemon. Slight green edges. Clean nose with an immediate hit of honey & honeysuckle, ripe golden delicious apples, pink lady apples & starking red apples, ripe lemons, grapefruit before deeper aromas of hazlenuts, cinammon & butter emerge. Full body, oily buttery mouthfeel. Ripe apples, cinammon, nuts - in fact a mirror of the nose on the palate. There's a citrus peel edge with lovely acidity to balance the richness of the fruit and the oak. Was a fantastic match with Christmas turkey (where I normally have pinot noir or Cru Beaujolais). Lovely.
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9/2/2010 - Stefanos T. wrote: 84 Points
Medium lemon. Smelled of wet wool and lanolin and some old oak. In the mouth it was round, supple, with flavours again of wet wool. Not very much my liking. Acidity was medium and finish also. Unimpressive.
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9/2/2010 - Yiannis wrote: 89 Points
Somewhat disappointing this time. Boiled cabbage, white pepper, stone fruits and nutty oak on the nose. Full-bodied, quite dense with rich fruit, moderate acidity and signs of development. Long finish. Not bad but clearly inferior to when previously tasted. Drink up.
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11/12/2009 - Yiannis wrote: 93 Points
Straw-yellow. Shy nose that after aeration reveals orange peel, exotic fruits, honeysuckle and buttery notes. Full-bodied and ultra-rich, reminiscent of a Northern Rhone white (Hermitage?) with multi-layered exotic and candied fruit, balanced by high acidity which differentiates it from a Northern Rhone wine. Long finish. Excellent. 93+
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4/24/2009 - Hershey in CA wrote: 89 Points
Initial bit of butterscotch, pinaapple and green apple candy on the nose. Medium ++ body, sweet on entry, with creme brulee, candied ginger, and med++ acid. Acid is big enough to balance out this wine, although the fruit is very very ripe, and the oak is far too big for my palate. Good wine for big chard lovers, not Chablis-ophile.
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