Chassagne Montrachet Hodgepodge (Arlequin Wine Merchant, San Francisco): Healthy light yellow. Sulfur evident on the nose. Clean, crisp style with a thin layer of flesh due to a touch of oak. More classic, elegant style that has a hard, crimped finish due to the sulfur which remains present throughout.
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Light yellow color... aromatically minerals, lemon, yellow flowers... background note of barrique spice (<1/3 new I would guess), a little dairy smell from malo/lees, no hints of botrytis. On the palate dry, high, citrusy/racy acidity, full midpalate, low to moderate alcohol. Very well balanced wine, good length and intensity, average complexity... tons of finesse, a fantastic texture with no rough edges, classic expression of place. This is very 04 in style with its high and racy acids and restrained, minerally backbone. What it lacks in complexity/punch of flavors it makes up for in finesse and texture... has the depth of flavor and acidity to improve over the next year or two but don't expect a radical transformation. Great stuff.
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White Burgundy Flight (Arlequin Wines, San Francisco): Light yellow with a hint of green. Zippy lemon and orange blossom. Light, very lively with excellent inner mouth floral tones. Lovely, fresh and crackling youthfulness. Lacks just a touch of drive, but it is so pretty that it can be forgiven for this slight deficit of intensity. Whereas the Roulot was forceful and assertive, this won me over with finesse and seduction. A winner in quite a different style.
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8/28/2014 - drwine2001 wrote:
Chassagne Montrachet Hodgepodge (Arlequin Wine Merchant, San Francisco): Healthy light yellow. Sulfur evident on the nose. Clean, crisp style with a thin layer of flesh due to a touch of oak. More classic, elegant style that has a hard, crimped finish due to the sulfur which remains present throughout.
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9/12/2013 - drwine2001 wrote: flawed
Chassagne Montrachet Flight (Arlequin Wine Merchant, San Francisco): Golden yellow. Completely oxidized. Just to check, another bottle was opened. It too was completely shot. A shame-last year, there was no hint of this at all.
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3/29/2012 - markjanes wrote: 90 Points
Light yellow color... aromatically minerals, lemon, yellow flowers... background note of barrique spice (<1/3 new I would guess), a little dairy smell from malo/lees, no hints of botrytis. On the palate dry, high, citrusy/racy acidity, full midpalate, low to moderate alcohol. Very well balanced wine, good length and intensity, average complexity... tons of finesse, a fantastic texture with no rough edges, classic expression of place. This is very 04 in style with its high and racy acids and restrained, minerally backbone. What it lacks in complexity/punch of flavors it makes up for in finesse and texture... has the depth of flavor and acidity to improve over the next year or two but don't expect a radical transformation. Great stuff.
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2/9/2012 - drwine2001 wrote:
White Burgundy Flight (Arlequin Wines, San Francisco): Light yellow with a hint of green. Zippy lemon and orange blossom. Light, very lively with excellent inner mouth floral tones. Lovely, fresh and crackling youthfulness. Lacks just a touch of drive, but it is so pretty that it can be forgiven for this slight deficit of intensity. Whereas the Roulot was forceful and assertive, this won me over with finesse and seduction. A winner in quite a different style.
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6/16/2011 - tendring Likes this wine: 92 Points
Wine Education Service - Fine White Burgundy (Imperial College): Green gold.
A very attractive complex nose, a little development, floral notes.
Stunning in the mouth, Citrus, complex, on the youthful side, very long.
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