This wine was good but certainly not great. A golden yellow hue with somewhat subdued notes of golden fruit, lime, with decent acidity and moderate finish. Personally, I think Peter Michael's chardonnays are far better for a fraction of the cost. Then again, it is fun to drink Montrachet and Batard-Montrachet wines from time to time.
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I was initially concerned when this was poured, a deep golden color, however there were no signs of oxidation and this was a brilliant bottle of white burgundy. Incredible density and rich mouthfeel with a lingering finish. So nice to get a sound bottle.
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Yellow color with little bouquet and a nondescript mineral flavor. No nuance, no depth, no soaring flights of fancy. I am struck by how different the descriptions of this wine are, albeit mostly very positive. Perhaps I had an off bottle, but I do think that too many people have bought into the Burgundy hype. For wine drinkers who wax eloquent about mineral notes in wine, Montrachet is not a wine that is supposed to have this characteristic at the fore. I have had superb Montrachet, but this isn't in that class. If you want to know what a great Montrachet should taste like, drink a Marcassin or Aubert Chardonnay, and pay a great deal less money.
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pop-n-pour; golden yellow; seems the provenance is not ideal; lime, spice, mineral, creamy butter and subtle floral on the nose; textured palate with good minerality and acidity; 20s+ finish
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Lieu-dit Cru "Blind White" Dinner Featured the Wine of Henri Boillot (L2O - Chicago IL): Tasted blind in a Montrachet flight. Slightly advanced aromas and flavors of apple and pear. Slightly lean, well textured, but short with a moderate finish. Somewhat lost sitting in between the amazing 1999s from Boillot and Girardin. Still not nearly as good as a great bottle (from the same case) I opened in January. Sigh...that's white Burgundy.
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Acker Merrall BYO (Sepia - Chicago IL): Slightly floral aromas with lemon and lemon peel. Ripe apple flavors to start, followed by a big dollop of citrus. Incredibly intense, steely and powerful with an energetic finish. This completely overshadowed the Boillot 2001 Chevalier-Montrachet tasted alongside, and was better than a wonderful 2000 Montrachet I remember from this summer.
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Dry white wine of the year for mine thus far. Engaging aromas of white peach, gunflint, dried flowers and aniseed. In the mouth it has a minerally spine that is sheathed by high glycerol, sappy fruits. It has power with poise and the longest finish that leaves a wonderful calling card of orchard fruits and minerals, near perfect white wine.
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DRC Superbowl (Phoenix, AZ): Lick licking a rock, this wine is all minerality. Serious nervosite, this wine will be spectacular in time. Now, though, it's a bit too tightly wound.
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Tasting Group Dinner - It Was A Great Run (Heidi's, Minneapolis): Poised, elegant, and expressive. The palate sings with a melange of tropical fruit, butter, sea shell, and cucumber. Gorgeously balanced and proportioned acidity and oak. Fantastically balanced, complex, layered flavors without a hint of weight. Utterly delicious and my WOTN.
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Groundhog Day!: Wow, one smell puts a smile on your face. Huge nose dominated by tropical fruit with some minerality. Each smell brings new nuance and another smile. On the palate this delivers rich, exuberant, buttery fruit but with perfect weight, awesome texture, perfect balance, great acidity and a knock-out finish. I'm a bit of a Montrachet newbie, but if this is any indication I need to be seeking these out more frequently.
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11/23/2018 - spendergast Likes this wine: 90 Points
This wine was good but certainly not great. A golden yellow hue with somewhat subdued notes of golden fruit, lime, with decent acidity and moderate finish. Personally, I think Peter Michael's chardonnays are far better for a fraction of the cost. Then again, it is fun to drink Montrachet and Batard-Montrachet wines from time to time.
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12/9/2017 - dcwino wrote: flawed
Saturday lunch with Eddie (Masseria, DC): Oxidized, considering the provenance, premoxed.
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2/19/2017 - clayfu wrote:
Rain storms and burgundy (and rhone): A story of Favre's birthday in Los Angeles. (N/Naka): Nice weight and depth on the wine, showing more secondary flavors of earth and spice but with a good clean flavor of golden fruit
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8/12/2016 - ATBridge wrote:
I was initially concerned when this was poured, a deep golden color, however there were no signs of oxidation and this was a brilliant bottle of white burgundy. Incredible density and rich mouthfeel with a lingering finish. So nice to get a sound bottle.
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6/24/2016 - Alex G. Likes this wine:
Looooooong finish, youngish but not too young, precise honey finish. Favorite of the flight.
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4/22/2016 - R. Burgundy wrote: 89 Points
Nose quite advanced; palate still nice, but more advanced than it should be; not what I would expect for the pedigree
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12/24/2013 - tcosgriff Does not like this wine: 85 Points
Yellow color with little bouquet and a nondescript mineral flavor. No nuance, no depth, no soaring flights of fancy. I am struck by how different the descriptions of this wine are, albeit mostly very positive. Perhaps I had an off bottle, but I do think that too many people have bought into the Burgundy hype. For wine drinkers who wax eloquent about mineral notes in wine, Montrachet is not a wine that is supposed to have this characteristic at the fore. I have had superb Montrachet, but this isn't in that class. If you want to know what a great Montrachet should taste like, drink a Marcassin or Aubert Chardonnay, and pay a great deal less money.
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12/21/2012 - burgburgburg wrote: 92 Points
pop-n-pour; golden yellow; seems the provenance is not ideal; lime, spice, mineral, creamy butter and subtle floral on the nose; textured palate with good minerality and acidity; 20s+ finish
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9/10/2012 - Burgundy Al wrote: 90 Points
Lieu-dit Cru "Blind White" Dinner Featured the Wine of Henri Boillot (L2O - Chicago IL): Tasted blind in a Montrachet flight. Slightly advanced aromas and flavors of apple and pear. Slightly lean, well textured, but short with a moderate finish. Somewhat lost sitting in between the amazing 1999s from Boillot and Girardin. Still not nearly as good as a great bottle (from the same case) I opened in January. Sigh...that's white Burgundy.
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5/1/2012 - steinersing wrote: 94 Points
Amazing line-up, one-word impressions only: This drank very well - brilliant structure, great presence
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1/26/2012 - Burgundy Al wrote: 96 Points
Acker Merrall BYO (Sepia - Chicago IL): Slightly floral aromas with lemon and lemon peel. Ripe apple flavors to start, followed by a big dollop of citrus. Incredibly intense, steely and powerful with an energetic finish. This completely overshadowed the Boillot 2001 Chevalier-Montrachet tasted alongside, and was better than a wonderful 2000 Montrachet I remember from this summer.
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4/10/2011 - Jeremy Holmes wrote:
Dry white wine of the year for mine thus far. Engaging aromas of white peach, gunflint, dried flowers and aniseed. In the mouth it has a minerally spine that is sheathed by high glycerol, sappy fruits. It has power with poise and the longest finish that leaves a wonderful calling card of orchard fruits and minerals, near perfect white wine.
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2/7/2010 - Alex G. wrote:
DRC Superbowl (Phoenix, AZ): Lick licking a rock, this wine is all minerality. Serious nervosite, this wine will be spectacular in time. Now, though, it's a bit too tightly wound.
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2/2/2010 - Siggy wrote: 96 Points
Tasting Group Dinner - It Was A Great Run (Heidi's, Minneapolis): Poised, elegant, and expressive. The palate sings with a melange of tropical fruit, butter, sea shell, and cucumber. Gorgeously balanced and proportioned acidity and oak. Fantastically balanced, complex, layered flavors without a hint of weight. Utterly delicious and my WOTN.
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2/2/2010 - Dave Dalluge wrote: 96 Points
Groundhog Day!: Wow, one smell puts a smile on your face. Huge nose dominated by tropical fruit with some minerality. Each smell brings new nuance and another smile. On the palate this delivers rich, exuberant, buttery fruit but with perfect weight, awesome texture, perfect balance, great acidity and a knock-out finish. I'm a bit of a Montrachet newbie, but if this is any indication I need to be seeking these out more frequently.
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