Cellaraid Discovery Box; 5/19/2017-5/26/2021 (Delivered to Home): A pretty deep gold. What struck was the full body and intensity, with lots of lemons and apples, as well as clove spices, cinnamon, some mint, Darjeeling tea leaves, honey and butter toast, or Brioche. Very good length as well. Pretty amazing!
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My Birthday Celebration (Park Palace, Grand Park Hotel): Wow, this was great. Bonin is a house that traditionally picks early, and this approach really seems to have helped them to craft some very nice wines in the fat, ripe 2009 vintage. As much as the Amiot-Guy that preceded it spoke eloquently of Chassagne, this could hardly have been anything but a Puligny, with lovely aromas of ripe apples, lemons and pretty flowers on the nose, along with little dollops honey, cream and a curl of Loire-like lanolin. Very pretty. The palate was just as delicious. Very compact, very solid for a 2009, it showed pure, mouthwateringly juicy flavours of sweet lemons and red apples drizzled with a touch of honey - all very high-toned and energetic for the vintage, with a great sense of direction and focus. Great finish too, with flowers littered everywhere and a chalky, minerally grip undergirding the whole package. There were no pretensions towards Grand Cru depth or complexity here, and this will probably be a rather early-drinking wine, but its was as good a 2009 1er Cru as I have yet had. Yummy!
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Pretty nose, white flowers, mineral, some roasted nuts and chrysanthemum. Fatty, rich citrus, orange, and lemons. Good acidity, luscious fruitiness lingers for a good long finish.
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12/30/2018 - vinhonotte Likes this wine: 95 Points
Cellaraid Discovery Box; 5/19/2017-5/26/2021 (Delivered to Home): A pretty deep gold. What struck was the full body and intensity, with lots of lemons and apples, as well as clove spices, cinnamon, some mint, Darjeeling tea leaves, honey and butter toast, or Brioche. Very good length as well. Pretty amazing!
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5/4/2013 - Alex H wrote: 88 Points
Richer creamy mushroom with biscuity white lemony meringue. Creamy white flowers.
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4/26/2013 - Paul S wrote: 93 Points
My Birthday Celebration (Park Palace, Grand Park Hotel): Wow, this was great. Bonin is a house that traditionally picks early, and this approach really seems to have helped them to craft some very nice wines in the fat, ripe 2009 vintage. As much as the Amiot-Guy that preceded it spoke eloquently of Chassagne, this could hardly have been anything but a Puligny, with lovely aromas of ripe apples, lemons and pretty flowers on the nose, along with little dollops honey, cream and a curl of Loire-like lanolin. Very pretty. The palate was just as delicious. Very compact, very solid for a 2009, it showed pure, mouthwateringly juicy flavours of sweet lemons and red apples drizzled with a touch of honey - all very high-toned and energetic for the vintage, with a great sense of direction and focus. Great finish too, with flowers littered everywhere and a chalky, minerally grip undergirding the whole package. There were no pretensions towards Grand Cru depth or complexity here, and this will probably be a rather early-drinking wine, but its was as good a 2009 1er Cru as I have yet had. Yummy!
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11/24/2011 - Mingmong wrote: 91 Points
Pretty nose, white flowers, mineral, some roasted nuts and chrysanthemum. Fatty, rich citrus, orange, and lemons. Good acidity, luscious fruitiness lingers for a good long finish.
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