Clairette (studio): 2/10. 55-60° F. In 445 days this has shed virtually all sensations of fermentation (esters/lees) and exposed a comfortable degree of balsam and oak. Burgundian cultured pear/starfruit, red apple skin tannins, and lunging acidity animate the event. The texture is dense, waxy, mineral-transparent, and fresh. Served in sequence between Clairette blends Martin Texier's 2021 La Rouviere and Simone's 2014 Palette Blanc from magnum.
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Usually I like Simone blanc with more age, at least a few years, even 10, but this was surprisingly approachable, showing its famous complexity and lovely freshness. Excellent with ris de veau and roasted turbot and mushrooms
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medium gold, lots of clarity, silvery hue Nose: unripe peach, green apple, chamomile, citrus, banana, white pepper, wax, musk, minerals, pine Pal: unripe peach, green apple, lemon, banana, marzipan, white pepper, wax, musk, butter, minerals, pine Feel: medium, light, round, acidic Finish: short, medium TC8
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Our friends picked this off the challenging list at La Cour Jardin, Paris. “You definitely need to try this they said”. A fascinating wine and one that would be a major challenge if tasted blind. We would have guessed Italian like Verdicchio do Matelica. The nose starts reductive but settles to a calmness of beautiful nothing, the flinty side goes away and has a cool feel left to it . The palate has lovely stone fruits, citrus, light waxy texture and a nutty feel on the end. Good wine and very much an individual away with trying to fit in shenanigans. Good 92 now and not sure how this ages but definitely felt it could for some time.
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Hele mooie kleur, amber/diepgoud en dan weet je het eigenlijk al. Geen borrelwijn. Nee een echte maaltijdwijn. Mooie neus, beetje kruidigheid (pepertje, of toch garrique )wit fruit, perzik, zacht en mooie afdronk
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An unnerving pronounced yellow; needs air but has an inviting herby complexity; this follows through to a complex plate which deepens over an hour. Beguiling, measured. As ever, individualistic. Doubtlessly, more to come, with age.
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1/10. 55-60° F. This is about as prematurely as I've drunk a Simone blanc. Accordingly, the aromas include bare traces of ester and lees. And in a proportionate gesture, so too do abundant fruit and spice compete for space in the olfactory background. Green apple, pear, star fruit, hazelnut, and granular seed husk vanilla set a tone that could be considered aspirational in Burgundy. A drink is an experience of texture—geologically transparent, stretched and sinewy, with lustered fabric. The mid-palate stipulates a deep, lithic grip that insists drinkability. Boozy glycerin and die-cast acid bones share an inseparable embrace. This is a confident exemplar of purity and dramatic tension—savory and saccharine; aspirated and thirst quenching. ...a long, murmuring finish of bitter stone and exotic, windswept beach carbohydrate. This bottle was drunk over 48 hours. Profligate consumption of Simone's 2020 Palette blanc before, say, 2027 would come at a cost to dignity. 93-97.
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NYE 2022/23 (Gohlis Foodies): From 75cl, closure not seen, P+P. After two disappointingly flaccid wines (Dom Perignon 2003, Chablisienne Ch. Grenouilles 2018), this beauty got the party going. Gorgeous lemon confit from nose to tail; weighty entry leads onto a rather lighter, nuanced, layered mid-palate, which would surely have revealed more aromatic complexity given a couple more years in the cellar or an hour's decant. Long finish. Great wine. 92P
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Light golden yellow; concentrated nose, some citrus, some rubber; rich body and taste, also tasted 2019 which was even more concentrated, in comparison 2020 was lighter but believe it will be in the same place a year from now; all in all a very tasteful white with depth and long dense aftertaste, heavy as opposed to light, concentrated as opposed to nuanced; like it
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4/26/2024 - Putnam Weekley Likes this wine: 93 Points
Clairette (studio): 2/10. 55-60° F. In 445 days this has shed virtually all sensations of fermentation (esters/lees) and exposed a comfortable degree of balsam and oak. Burgundian cultured pear/starfruit, red apple skin tannins, and lunging acidity animate the event. The texture is dense, waxy, mineral-transparent, and fresh.
Served in sequence between Clairette blends Martin Texier's 2021 La Rouviere and Simone's 2014 Palette Blanc from magnum.
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10/13/2023 - LW31 Likes this wine:
Usually I like Simone blanc with more age, at least a few years, even 10, but this was surprisingly approachable, showing its famous complexity and lovely freshness. Excellent with ris de veau and roasted turbot and mushrooms
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10/8/2023 - Frijole wrote:
medium gold, lots of clarity, silvery hue
Nose: unripe peach, green apple, chamomile, citrus, banana, white pepper, wax, musk, minerals, pine
Pal: unripe peach, green apple, lemon, banana, marzipan, white pepper, wax, musk, butter, minerals, pine
Feel: medium, light, round, acidic
Finish: short, medium
TC8
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8/19/2023 - Papies wrote: 92 Points
Our friends picked this off the challenging list at La Cour Jardin, Paris. “You definitely need to try this they said”. A fascinating wine and one that would be a major challenge if tasted blind. We would have guessed Italian like Verdicchio do Matelica.
The nose starts reductive but settles to a calmness of beautiful nothing, the flinty side goes away and has a cool feel left to it . The palate has lovely stone fruits, citrus, light waxy texture and a nutty feel on the end. Good wine and very much an individual away with trying to fit in shenanigans. Good 92 now and not sure how this ages but definitely felt it could for some time.
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7/23/2023 - RobbieK Likes this wine: 92 Points
Hele mooie kleur, amber/diepgoud en dan weet je het eigenlijk al. Geen borrelwijn. Nee een echte maaltijdwijn. Mooie neus, beetje kruidigheid (pepertje, of toch garrique )wit fruit, perzik, zacht en mooie afdronk
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7/18/2023 - chbeaumont wrote: 92 Points
An unnerving pronounced yellow; needs air but has an inviting herby complexity; this follows through to a complex plate which deepens over an hour. Beguiling, measured. As ever, individualistic. Doubtlessly, more to come, with age.
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2/6/2023 - Putnam Weekley Likes this wine: 93 Points
1/10. 55-60° F. This is about as prematurely as I've drunk a Simone blanc. Accordingly, the aromas include bare traces of ester and lees. And in a proportionate gesture, so too do abundant fruit and spice compete for space in the olfactory background. Green apple, pear, star fruit, hazelnut, and granular seed husk vanilla set a tone that could be considered aspirational in Burgundy. A drink is an experience of texture—geologically transparent, stretched and sinewy, with lustered fabric. The mid-palate stipulates a deep, lithic grip that insists drinkability. Boozy glycerin and die-cast acid bones share an inseparable embrace. This is a confident exemplar of purity and dramatic tension—savory and saccharine; aspirated and thirst quenching.
...a long, murmuring finish of bitter stone and exotic, windswept beach carbohydrate. This bottle was drunk over 48 hours. Profligate consumption of Simone's 2020 Palette blanc before, say, 2027 would come at a cost to dignity. 93-97.
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12/31/2022 - honest bob wrote: 92 Points
NYE 2022/23 (Gohlis Foodies): From 75cl, closure not seen, P+P. After two disappointingly flaccid wines (Dom Perignon 2003, Chablisienne Ch. Grenouilles 2018), this beauty got the party going. Gorgeous lemon confit from nose to tail; weighty entry leads onto a rather lighter, nuanced, layered mid-palate, which would surely have revealed more aromatic complexity given a couple more years in the cellar or an hour's decant. Long finish. Great wine. 92P
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10/16/2022 - Miceri Likes this wine: 94 Points
Light golden yellow; concentrated nose, some citrus, some rubber; rich body and taste, also tasted 2019 which was even more concentrated, in comparison 2020 was lighter but believe it will be in the same place a year from now; all in all a very tasteful white with depth and long dense aftertaste, heavy as opposed to light, concentrated as opposed to nuanced; like it
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7/22/2022 - Miceri Likes this wine: 93 Points
Full-bodied while also crisp
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