The nose is well balanced and fragrant with fresh tones of biscuits, red apples, toast, brioche, pears, quince, and some nougat. This shows off good depth and style to the nose, though it does lack some complexity (even with the tones playing extremely well together). The Medium bodied feel shows off the balance of the nose with mouthwatering, high acidity. This is as lovely as it normally is. While they make vintage specific bottlings of this wine now, the consistency is fantastic and really shows off the quality of the house.
This was my last bottle and it's showing beautifully right now. The nose is fragrant and balanced with tones of earth notes, black cherries, black raspberries, tobacco leaf, crushed rocks, violets, dark red berries, funky notes, worn leather, and Provençal spices. There is very good complexity to the nose, but the depth does suffer from the vintage a bit as the tones aren't as deep as they are in stronger years. The Medium bodied feel shows off the balance of the nose with a rustic elegance that is quite enjoyable along with tart, medium+ acidity and resolving, medium+ tannins. This is firmly in the drink up category. It's really sexy in that way that only Tempier can do with well balanced, savory notes along with irresistible dark red fruits.
The nose is well rounded and balanced with tones of vanilla, pears, red apples, nectarines, toast, nougat, and yellow flowers. This shows very good depth for the level and in reality, it well outkicks the coverage. There is good complexity to the nose as well that defies the humble origins. The Medium bodied feel is textured and shows off the balance of the nose with crisp, medium+ acidity that is fresh and mouthwatering. This is an insanely good Bourgogne blanc. There is excellent balance and style to this that would easily have this confused for a village level wine.
I decanted this for about 3+ hours beforehand. It really opened up beautifully and with seamless tones of red cherries, raspberries, fresh picked red berries, violets, wet clay, herbs, cedar, sweet tobacco, and a touch of currants. There is a lot of lift to the fruit on the nose while everything is working in perfect harmony. The Medium/full bodied feel is refined, deep, and balanced with medium acidity and silky, medium+ tannins that are starting to resolve. This has entered its drinking window, though the tones are still on the primary side.
This was a pop and pour. The nose was flowing and deftly balanced with tones of orange blossoms, apricots, red apples, honey notes, custard, navel oranges, and some creamed peaches. There is good layering with this showing primary qualities to the tones, but with them all balancing well together. The Full bodied feel is deft and refined with crisp, medium+ acidity that cuts through the sugar beautifully. This is rounding into form and well worth checking in on. This doesn't feel like it will be a long distance runner and is better suited for more mid-term drinking.
2018 Pierre Paillard Champagne Grand Cru Extra Brut Les Parcelles 90 Points
France, Champagne, Champagne Grand Cru
The nose is well balanced and fragrant with fresh tones of biscuits, red apples, toast, brioche, pears, quince, and some nougat. This shows off good depth and style to the nose, though it does lack some complexity (even with the tones playing extremely well together). The Medium bodied feel shows off the balance of the nose with mouthwatering, high acidity. This is as lovely as it normally is. While they make vintage specific bottlings of this wine now, the consistency is fantastic and really shows off the quality of the house.
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2008 Domaine Tempier Bandol 91 Points
France, Provence, Bandol
This was my last bottle and it's showing beautifully right now. The nose is fragrant and balanced with tones of earth notes, black cherries, black raspberries, tobacco leaf, crushed rocks, violets, dark red berries, funky notes, worn leather, and Provençal spices. There is very good complexity to the nose, but the depth does suffer from the vintage a bit as the tones aren't as deep as they are in stronger years. The Medium bodied feel shows off the balance of the nose with a rustic elegance that is quite enjoyable along with tart, medium+ acidity and resolving, medium+ tannins. This is firmly in the drink up category. It's really sexy in that way that only Tempier can do with well balanced, savory notes along with irresistible dark red fruits.
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2020 Benjamin Leroux Bourgogne Blanc 89 Points
France, Burgundy, Bourgogne Blanc
The nose is well rounded and balanced with tones of vanilla, pears, red apples, nectarines, toast, nougat, and yellow flowers. This shows very good depth for the level and in reality, it well outkicks the coverage. There is good complexity to the nose as well that defies the humble origins. The Medium bodied feel is textured and shows off the balance of the nose with crisp, medium+ acidity that is fresh and mouthwatering. This is an insanely good Bourgogne blanc. There is excellent balance and style to this that would easily have this confused for a village level wine.
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2008 Château Clinet 94 Points
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Pomerol
I decanted this for about 3+ hours beforehand. It really opened up beautifully and with seamless tones of red cherries, raspberries, fresh picked red berries, violets, wet clay, herbs, cedar, sweet tobacco, and a touch of currants. There is a lot of lift to the fruit on the nose while everything is working in perfect harmony. The Medium/full bodied feel is refined, deep, and balanced with medium acidity and silky, medium+ tannins that are starting to resolve. This has entered its drinking window, though the tones are still on the primary side.
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2014 Château Doisy-Védrines 92 Points
France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Sauternes
This was a pop and pour. The nose was flowing and deftly balanced with tones of orange blossoms, apricots, red apples, honey notes, custard, navel oranges, and some creamed peaches. There is good layering with this showing primary qualities to the tones, but with them all balancing well together. The Full bodied feel is deft and refined with crisp, medium+ acidity that cuts through the sugar beautifully. This is rounding into form and well worth checking in on. This doesn't feel like it will be a long distance runner and is better suited for more mid-term drinking.
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