Good, but far from being impressive. A decent Blanc de Noirs, offering bouquet with dominant pickled and bruised apples. Delicate and soft acidity, very gentle.
Aggressive raw wine that requires time. Acidic, likely no malo here, with pickles, brine, yeasts slowly giving way to complexity and depth.
This requires longer play time with the bottle, not a speedy glass at a hectic natural wines bar. I’m getting another bottle, and we’ll see. My guy says patience is required, and lots of it.
Thin and elegant, full of finesse, this is a top natural wine.
First, it comes at you with tons of fizz and sparkle, raw, unpolished, brutish, it needs to breathe and lighten up - but as it does, there’s hawthorn, lingonberry, rhubarb, elegance that goes beyond expectations.
Weightless and full of sly nuance. I’m loving it. Reminds me of Alice Bouvot’s lighthearted reds.
Thick and plump, a decent interesting red Sancerre, with strawberry jam, blueberries and a bit of paint. Good tannin despite 18 years. On a heavier side of Pinot.
A weakling. Me, I’ve always preferred white Sextant to a red one, white is Julien Altaber’s forte. Lots of stewed red berries, or maybe frozen and then reheated ones, spices and baked aubergine. Simple.
Красный Альтабер ожидаемо проще белого. Чуть варёных красных ягод, специи, печёный баклажан. Просто, сладко в носе, безыскусное совсем. Не мое.
NV Roses de Jeanne / Cédric Bouchard Champagne Blanc de Noirs Côte de Val Vilaine 91 Points
France, Champagne
91/100
Good, but far from being impressive. A decent Blanc de Noirs, offering bouquet with dominant pickled and bruised apples. Delicate and soft acidity, very gentle.
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2000 La Chablisienne Chablis Grand Cru Grenouilles Château Grenouilles 89 Points
France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis Grand Cru
89/100
A bottle of Chablis is a tad beyond peak, an old man barely standing. Hints of nuts and honey, evolved, with a bit of bread. Weak acidity though.
This co-op Grand Cru is okayish, I give it that, but that says it all. Falls short of expectations.
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2014 Renaud Bruyère & Adeline Houillon Chardonnay Arbois La Croix Rouge 89 Points
France, Jura, Arbois
88+/100
Aggressive raw wine that requires time. Acidic, likely no malo here, with pickles, brine, yeasts slowly giving way to complexity and depth.
This requires longer play time with the bottle, not a speedy glass at a hectic natural wines bar. I’m getting another bottle, and we’ll see. My guy says patience is required, and lots of it.
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2015 Renaud Bruyère & Adeline Houillon Ploussard Arbois Pupillin 94 Points
France, Jura, Arbois Pupillin
94/100
Thin and elegant, full of finesse, this is a top natural wine.
First, it comes at you with tons of fizz and sparkle, raw, unpolished, brutish, it needs to breathe and lighten up - but as it does, there’s hawthorn, lingonberry, rhubarb, elegance that goes beyond expectations.
Weightless and full of sly nuance. I’m loving it. Reminds me of Alice Bouvot’s lighthearted reds.
12.5% abv
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2000 Gitton Père et Fils Sancerre Rouge Les Herses 92 Points
France, Loire Valley, Upper Loire, Sancerre Rouge
91+/100
Thick and plump, a decent interesting red Sancerre, with strawberry jam, blueberries and a bit of paint. Good tannin despite 18 years. On a heavier side of Pinot.
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2016 Julien Altaber (Sextant) Pinot Noir Bourgogne 87 Points
France, Burgundy, Bourgogne
87/100
A weakling. Me, I’ve always preferred white Sextant to a red one, white is Julien Altaber’s forte. Lots of stewed red berries, or maybe frozen and then reheated ones, spices and baked aubergine. Simple.
Красный Альтабер ожидаемо проще белого. Чуть варёных красных ягод, специи, печёный баклажан. Просто, сладко в носе, безыскусное совсем. Не мое.
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2005 Radikon Merlot 93 Points
Italy, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Collio
93+/100
A friendly glass from BWFM’s somm Andrey Larin. Blind. The only thing were I was right was placing it in Italy.
Merlot is impossible to guess. Powerful tannin, great depth. I need to have that again - and I will, a bottle is waiting.
Интересно, молодо и невозможно угадать мерло. Сильный танин, глубокое вино. Надо пробовать ещё.
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