Champagne & Chardonnay WIMPS, September 2022 (La Trompette, London): Tight, both nose & palate. Plenty of citrus, stone fruits, flinty minerals with a decent length. Enjoyable with the wine probably hitting its stride in 5+ years. Must find another bottle to see if that happen then.
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Nose felt quite muted with citrus, ripe stone fruit and fennel, the palate was expressive with confit lemon, peaches, yellow apple, wet rocks and a linear finish. This needs a couple of years to come together but already showing potential
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4 white chardonnays around the world tasted against each other (H.J.Hansen (kg arr.)): Hamilton Russell, South Africa '18 (89/100, Burgundy-like wine, but too bitter on the palate - unfortunately I have found that on recent vintages) Dalrymple Vineyards Caveblock, Tasmania '16 (93/100, the evening's winner, cool climate chardonnay, Burgundy style (just a little richer), excellent wine at an extremely reasonable price) Paul Lato Wines Belle De Jour, Santa Rita Hills '16 (85/100, former California style which means way to much oak) Joseph Drouhin 1. cru, La Folatieres, Puligny-Montrachet '17 (91/100, Excellent wine, By far the most expensive of the 4 wines but not as good as Dalrymple (1/3 of the price) at the moment, too young)
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2/12/2023 - rnellans wrote: 92 Points
Round and Rich. Peach, tropical fruit…Lacks precision and acidity to me. 92
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9/2/2022 - Yme wrote:
Champagne & Chardonnay WIMPS, September 2022 (La Trompette, London): Tight, both nose & palate. Plenty of citrus, stone fruits, flinty minerals with a decent length. Enjoyable with the wine probably hitting its stride in 5+ years. Must find another bottle to see if that happen then.
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1/7/2020 - AWBryce Likes this wine:
tight and primary at this stage; white peach, lovely balance. needs some time to gain weight and complexity, but this has a lot of potential
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11/14/2019 - Alexander Smith Likes this wine: 92 Points
Nose felt quite muted with citrus, ripe stone fruit and fennel, the palate was expressive with confit lemon, peaches, yellow apple, wet rocks and a linear finish. This needs a couple of years to come together but already showing potential
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10/31/2019 - Kim Gerner wrote: 91 Points
4 white chardonnays around the world tasted against each other (H.J.Hansen (kg arr.)): Hamilton Russell, South Africa '18 (89/100, Burgundy-like wine, but too bitter on the palate - unfortunately I have found that on recent vintages)
Dalrymple Vineyards Caveblock, Tasmania '16 (93/100, the evening's winner, cool climate chardonnay, Burgundy style (just a little richer), excellent wine at an extremely reasonable price)
Paul Lato Wines Belle De Jour, Santa Rita Hills '16 (85/100, former California style which means way to much oak)
Joseph Drouhin 1. cru, La Folatieres, Puligny-Montrachet '17 (91/100, Excellent wine, By far the most expensive of the 4 wines but not as good as Dalrymple (1/3 of the price) at the moment, too young)
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