Big boys to celebrate the election. This was haunting and memorable. Layers and layers like filo dough. Truly kaleidoscopic nose, which kept on changing and evolving. The finish lasted a minute, but it took a back seat to the nose. Started regal and elegant but slowly opened to opulence. Like Juliette Binoche transforming to Nastassja Kinski. Hard to describe in words, but I'm actively searching for more bottles now, even at that price. The only reason it didn't merit a higher score is that the palate could have had a little more depth. Drinking fantastic now but could easily hold for 5+ years. No signs of premox.
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'Nothing but Chardonnay' dinner with Peter Rosback: Decanted 4 hours earlier. An ethereal nose, more subtle than the Criots, but more complex. The nuances included exotic spices, lemons, pears, tropical fruit, meadow flowers, minerals, bush honey etc etc. On palate, an extraordinary wine in beautiful harmony. Obviously young but surprisingly accessible. The flavour profile is more stone fruit than exotic although there are touches of pineapple with wet granite, mineral, citric and lactic flavours. Up a notch in detail from the Criots. Gorgeous texture, rich and glycerol across the palate. Excellent acidity, but not quite as good as (and riper than) the 2007 Boillot Montrachet I recently had. A long, mineral finish. Ideally, give this wine at least 5+ years. Superb! 2=/3.
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i'm a sucker for young white burgs. i wanna cellar them...honest! but then you flash me with this mofo, and where does the restraint come from? painfully ripe and fresh. long finish. minerals in the background. decadent.
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11/7/2020 - SurfBurg wrote: 97 Points
Big boys to celebrate the election. This was haunting and memorable. Layers and layers like filo dough. Truly kaleidoscopic nose, which kept on changing and evolving. The finish lasted a minute, but it took a back seat to the nose. Started regal and elegant but slowly opened to opulence. Like Juliette Binoche transforming to Nastassja Kinski. Hard to describe in words, but I'm actively searching for more bottles now, even at that price. The only reason it didn't merit a higher score is that the palate could have had a little more depth. Drinking fantastic now but could easily hold for 5+ years. No signs of premox.
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12/21/2018 - Alex G. Likes this wine:
Holiday Burgundy Lunch - Rousseau, Leroy, DRC, Ramonet, d'Auvenay (Scottsdale, Arizona USA): Served blind. Creamy, dense, long finish, light gliding mouthfeel.
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3/15/2017 - peternelson wrote: 91 Points
Showing slight advanced character with lots of apple skins; despite this, has a long tangy finish and great character. Valentino premox tasting.
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4/21/2015 - HowardNZ Likes this wine: 96 Points
'Nothing but Chardonnay' dinner with Peter Rosback: Decanted 4 hours earlier. An ethereal nose, more subtle than the Criots, but more complex. The nuances included exotic spices, lemons, pears, tropical fruit, meadow flowers, minerals, bush honey etc etc. On palate, an extraordinary wine in beautiful harmony. Obviously young but surprisingly accessible. The flavour profile is more stone fruit than exotic although there are touches of pineapple with wet granite, mineral, citric and lactic flavours. Up a notch in detail from the Criots. Gorgeous texture, rich and glycerol across the palate. Excellent acidity, but not quite as good as (and riper than) the 2007 Boillot Montrachet I recently had. A long, mineral finish. Ideally, give this wine at least 5+ years. Superb! 2=/3.
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10/5/2012 - jeff nowak wrote: 96 Points
i'm a sucker for young white burgs. i wanna cellar them...honest! but then you flash me with this mofo, and where does the restraint come from? painfully ripe and fresh. long finish. minerals in the background. decadent.
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