Tasted Blind. Clear, medium lemon appearance. Nose is clean, with medium aromas of lemony citrus, apricot, light oak influence. Palate is dry, medium+ acid, light body with flavours of apples, crisp subtle stone fruit (apricot), mild vanilla/oak. Finish is medium-. Good quality.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru
Tasted blind. Clear medium+ lemon in appearance. Clean, medium+ aromas of ripe pears, baking spice, nutty oak. Palate is dry, medium+ acid, medium body with flavours of pears, butter, spice, toasted hazelnuts, fleeting tropical fruit richness. Finish is medium+. Clearly very good quality, but not my preference.
Tasted blind. Stelvin cap. Clear deep lemon appearance. Nose is clean, with medium+ aromas of very ripe pears, pineapple, butter, lees, toast, stones. Palate is dry, medium+ acid, medium body with flavours of warm ripe pears and pineapple, nuts, creamy texture but crisp medium length finish. Good to very good quality, but not my preference.
Tasted blind. Clear, light-medium lemon in appearance. Nose is clean, with medium+ aromas of cotton candy, confected peaches (fuzzy peach candies?), no obvious oak inflence. Palate is off-dry, medium- acidity, medium- body with flavours of peach candy, dried pineapples. Finish is short, but with unpleasant sugar-weight lingering on the tongue. Acceptable quality, but little chardonnay typicity.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru
Tasted blind. Clear pale-medium garnet, with obvious signs of bricking on the edges. Nose is clean, medium+ intensity with aromas of dark cherries, spice, juniper, leather, white pepper, woodsy forest floor. Funky, and constantly changing with each inhale. Palate is dry, medium acid, medium+ tannin, medium body, with flavours of ripe bing cherry, black raspberry, cola, savory vegetal notes, slightly meaty and toasty. Finish is long. Very good to outstanding quality... a highly engaging wine.
Tasted blind. Clear, pale-medium ruby. Nose is clean but slight volatile, with medium aromas of red berries (cranberries, strawberries), spice. Palate is dry, medium+ acid, medium- tannin, medium- body, with flavours of tart cranberries, spice and slightly vegetal/leafy hint. Finish is medium-. Good quality, but simple,
Tasted blind. Clear, medium ruby with hints of purple. Nose is clean, with medium+ aromas of very ripe jammy red fruit, even a hint of blueberry. Palate is dry, medium- acid, medium- tannin, medium body, with flavours of sweet strawberries, boysenberries. Texture is silky, but mid-palete is a bit hollow. Finish is medium. Good quality, but lacking pinot noir typicity.
Tasted blind. Stelvin cap. Clear, pale garnet, slight brick/orange tint. Clean, medium+ nose of spicy red cherries, pine forest, pepper, mushrooms. Palate is dry, medium+ acid, medium- tannin, medium- body, flavours of red cherries, strawberries, vegetal/herbal note. Finish is medium and crisp. Good to very good quality, seems Burgundian.
2010 Joseph Drouhin Chardonnay Bourgogne Blanc Laforet
France, Burgundy, Bourgogne Blanc
Tasted Blind. Clear, medium lemon appearance. Nose is clean, with medium aromas of lemony citrus, apricot, light oak influence. Palate is dry, medium+ acid, light body with flavours of apples, crisp subtle stone fruit (apricot), mild vanilla/oak. Finish is medium-. Good quality.
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2006 Louis Jadot Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Folatières
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru
Tasted blind. Clear medium+ lemon in appearance. Clean, medium+ aromas of ripe pears, baking spice, nutty oak. Palate is dry, medium+ acid, medium body with flavours of pears, butter, spice, toasted hazelnuts, fleeting tropical fruit richness. Finish is medium+. Clearly very good quality, but not my preference.
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