Disgorged January 25, 2017. Perhaps this is still suffering a bit from being disgorged so recently, but frankly, I expected more out of this bottling. As it stands, this seems to me on par with the Special Club (which, of course, is an outstanding wine). This is a bit softer and rounder, but with, indeed, great chalkiness (or is that the power of suggestion?). There's a slight bit of nuttiness as well, but it seemed to me that this was lacking a bit in just overall concentration or extract.

Just not my day with champagne. Kind of expected a little more from Bill Deutz as well, especially given this is the tete de cuvee. In any case, it was still a lovely wine, fairly approachable now, with a good touch of sweetness and plumpness from the fruit. Good cut as well, this seemed a bit more linear than the broader Hebrart that we drank alongside.

A fairly mature wine at this point, the nose was quite clean, though there was a little bit of dirt initially that did blow off. This seems to show a little bit of oak still, but the fruit is the most important thing here, and it was clean, bright, and red. Fairly burly on the palate, this shows a little bit of an iron characteristic, and definitely some of the earthy power of a Gevrey. This is more on the rustic side of Burgundy, although this is a fairly clean wine.

A fairly solid bottle of Côtes du Rhône. It's not mindblowing or anything like that, but it is a well-made wine for the level, for sure. I think the ripeness of the vintage has helped this out a lot, though it doesn't display as much overt fruit as you might think. It's a fairly burly wine, with a darker personality, and more earth and tannin than you would expect.

Despite this having been opened two days ago, this is just as fresh, elegant, and delicious as I remember it a few months ago. There's a minute touch of sweetness here that balances with the greenness and the minerality so well. It's a fairly lean wine, without any oily or waxy textures either. Crisp and delicious, I love the longevity of this too...