Antoine Jobard/Hudelot-Noëllat Dinner at La Paulée de Los Angeles (Kato, Los Angeles): Noticeably cooler, more herbal aromas with some wood mixed in. Lighter, not as concentrated as the ‘19. Citrus and orchard fruit, lots of soil, and the lowest perceptible acidity of the 6 wines shown. At least very good, but somewhat blurry and a step or 2 down in palate impact and presence. Like some of the other Jobard’s, it came on nicely with air and had more satisfying shape and structure by the last sip.
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No
/ Comment
Flinty, clean and precise, with sharp acidity. I found the fruit to be a bit muted at first, but definitely got better with air. Ultimately I was hoping for a bit more weight and depth, but this was still tasty.
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No
/ Comment
White Burgs and Rhone Varietals To Go With Burgers and Thursday Night Football (Los Olivos, CA): Just entering its drinking window. Taut and precise, with some initial flint and apple skin aromatics giving way to some mildly honeyed peach, lemon and saline notes. Balanced and compact on the palate, with some ginger and minerality joining the party. More sophisticated than I expected, and may have upside from here.
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No
/ Comment
Professional reviews have copyrights and you can view them here for your personal use only as private content. To view pro reviews you must either subscribe to a pre-integrated publication or manually enter reviews below. Learn more.
3/10/2024 - marshalc Likes this wine: 91 Points
Needs time to open up before it becomes expressive. Was a bit shy or shut down at first. So has some years ahead it seems, also.
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment
2/28/2024 - drwine2001 wrote:
Antoine Jobard/Hudelot-Noëllat Dinner at La Paulée de Los Angeles (Kato, Los Angeles): Noticeably cooler, more herbal aromas with some wood mixed in. Lighter, not as concentrated as the ‘19. Citrus and orchard fruit, lots of soil, and the lowest perceptible acidity of the 6 wines shown. At least very good, but somewhat blurry and a step or 2 down in palate impact and presence. Like some of the other Jobard’s, it came on nicely with air and had more satisfying shape and structure by the last sip.
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment
10/25/2023 - joshabramson Likes this wine: 92 Points
Flinty, clean and precise, with sharp acidity. I found the fruit to be a bit muted at first, but definitely got better with air. Ultimately I was hoping for a bit more weight and depth, but this was still tasty.
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment
11/17/2022 - Collector1855 wrote: 96 Points
Wow, a seriously, good, flintly white Burg, precise, fresh, elegant with great palate presence and long finish. Wonderful. 96+
2 people found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comment
12/23/2021 - JonnyG wrote: 93 Points
White Burgs and Rhone Varietals To Go With Burgers and Thursday Night Football (Los Olivos, CA): Just entering its drinking window. Taut and precise, with some initial flint and apple skin aromatics giving way to some mildly honeyed peach, lemon and saline notes. Balanced and compact on the palate, with some ginger and minerality joining the party. More sophisticated than I expected, and may have upside from here.
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment