4/28/2024 - winelover1808 Likes this wine:

had this the night after opening it; was delicious. when the bottle isnt premoxed, these are great value and high quality. lemon curd, def on the light body side, great minerality, crushed seashell notes, good finish.

4/28/2024 - winelover1808 wrote:

sadly this was corked; have had a lot of premox issues with my drouhin whites

4/28/2024 - winelover1808 Likes this wine:

quite big and bold for a CDP; lots of stuffing in this despite being 14 yrs old. more red than dark fruit but medium + bodied, long finish. had this at the end of a night but almost wish we had it with the steak at dinner rather than the night cap

4/28/2024 - winelover1808 Likes this wine:

wow lots to love about this; had this vs a weathereye Estate Red Mountain Grenache 2020. this was better - more complex yet staying lighter and more medium bodied versus the grenache which was a tad blockier. pretty minerality lacing through this. wish i had more in my cellar

4/28/2024 - winelover1808 Likes this wine:

side by side with a littorai Roman Vineyard pinot 2014; this showed well; it fooled many on which was french and which was CA; to me this had a bit more strawberry/raspberry and hay and barnyard funk; the finish was a bit more clipped and sort of fell off vs the littorai; fun comparison and this held up well for a village

4/28/2024 - winelover1808 Likes this wine:

poured at a 15 person wine tasting i was hosting; side by side with a Remoissenet Gevrey village 2012. this was quite even as people liked them both and flip flopped on which was from france and which was from the US. this is def lithe, has some tannic grip; has enough secondary funk that it wasnt super clear which was which.

4/28/2024 - winelover1808 Likes this wine:

poured this vs a dumol chloe chard 2021; this was restrained, mineral, lemon notes, good acidity. for a premier cru chassagne it was solid but not spectacular and the dumol chloe outshone this by quite a bit

4/28/2024 - winelover1808 Likes this wine:

hosted a 15 person wine tasting and poured this in a blind tasting; def fooled many on what it was but everyone enjoyed it. def earth and tobacco like notes around the red fruit; most preferred the Altamura cab 07 to this but it was still enjoyed by many

4/28/2024 - winelover1808 Likes this wine:

hosted a 15 person wine tasting and poured these; terrific showing; very CA cab; sweet fruit and pretty finish; crowd pleaser

4/19/2024 - winelover1808 Likes this wine:

Decanted 90 minutes. super grippy tannins; darker fruit, mushroom, forest floor, tar, anise; with a rich pasta the tannins softened and this really hit its stride. def needs a decant; not sure those tannins will ever fully resolve as there is a trade off of the fruit declining with age vs the tannins softening. probably recommend drinking but see if a longer decant will help smooth out the finish; or just make sure you have this with fairly rich food!

4/19/2024 - winelover1808 Likes this wine:

tons to love here. pretty nose - brighter red fruits, tobacco leaf, really good acidity; super smooth and elegant. an excellent claret

4/14/2024 - winelover1808 Likes this wine:

had this many weeks ago with friends at the end of a yummy dinner. we all loved it. def a compelling value relative to Sauternes. plenty of cinnamon, honeyed apple. perhaps a tad lighter in body and less mouth coating than a sauternes but super enjoyable as an end to a meal with dessert

4/14/2024 - winelover1808 Likes this wine:

had this many weeks ago and recall it was excellent

4/14/2024 - winelover1808 Likes this wine:

sadly my last 2016. had many weeks ago but recall this having immediate nose of white stone fruit/sweet lemons, wet rocks; sweet lemon curd with great acidity and minerality; pretty pale color; pretty finish

4/14/2024 - winelover1808 Likes this wine:

this may have been the sneaky WOTN nestled after a Henri Boillot Corton Charlemagne to start and a side by side 03 Cos vs 03 Montrose. I gave this two almost three hours of decanting time. it was what i love in red burg. super super lithe, elegant, haunting perfume of wet socks/wet hay and red fruit; lots of pretty strawberry and some raspberry notes with the wet hay nose; long finish despite the color being so so pale red. wish i had one more in my cellar

4/14/2024 - winelover1808 Likes this wine:

had six weeks ago side by side with an 03 montrose; both were terrific and am vague other than i am happy to have more of both un my cellar and neither were too jammy or too hot per the critics of this vintage

4/14/2024 - winelover1808 Likes this wine:

had many weeks ago; side by side with a 2003 Cos - both were fantastic. I admittedly recall liking both of them a lot but am vague on the exact differences. but for a maligned vinatage for being too hot, i recall we thought they were both superb

4/14/2024 - winelover1808 Likes this wine:

had this many weeks ago - recall this being what i expected as i we had this after a Littorai Hirsch - bigger fruit, bolder, medium+ bodied, more hedonsitic and masculine but fun and enjoyable for what it is

4/14/2024 - winelover1808 Likes this wine:

had this many weeks ago; recall it being very lithe, pretty, enjoyable

4/14/2024 - winelover1808 Likes this wine:

had a few weeks ago but recall this being a revelation that i have drunk my kistlers too young. this was very enjoyable. opened up and lots of fruit, not overt oak, good acididty to balance it all. very enjoyable mouthful and good medium bodied wine. went through a quick stretch finishing the last few 2014 kistlers i had and makes me think i wish i had a few more in my cellar. def not a white burg as this has more sweetness to the fruit but def better than i expected as i had historiclaly had most of my kistlers in year 3-5 post vintage year

4/14/2024 - winelover1808 Likes this wine:

had a few weeks ago but recall this being quite beautiful. pretty white stone fruit, lemon curd, great bracing acidity, good minerality. light to medium bodied. hitting all the right notes for a Boillot white burg

4/14/2024 - winelover1808 Likes this wine:

enjoyable but werent able to let it open and hit its stride - or perhaps some bottle variation. didnt have the signature PYCM matchstick nose; very good acidity and minerality but could have used more fruit to elevate this.

4/14/2024 - winelover1808 Likes this wine:

had a few weeks ago; sadly we didnt give this enough time to decant and open up. pretty plum fruit, medium bodied, good perfume but we PnPed fast so werent able to let it hit its stride

4/14/2024 - winelover1808 Likes this wine:

this was WOTN - had a few weeks ago with friends - each person brought a bottle - this was decanted two hours - really really pretty fruit, good tobacco and pencil lead hints but very medium+ pretty bordeaux sensibility on this. a tad more fruit driven relfecting the hotter vintage and compared to a 2018 CA cab the complexity, elegance and enjoyment on this was much higher

4/14/2024 - winelover1808 Likes this wine:

had a few weeks ago but rem really enjoying this and also glad it had bottle age as it was harmonius - great layered fruit, terrific acidity

4/14/2024 - winelover1808 Likes this wine:

had this a few weeks ago but recall really being surprised how well knit and integrated this was and how there was plenty of fruit left. had been in my cellar straight from release off their mailing list and it was in a great spot for consumption. def CA chard but the fruit, acididty were very balanced and polished

4/14/2024 - winelover1808 Likes this wine:

great QPR. had at the end of a decadent evening of food and wine with a pecan pie and vanilla ice cream and whip cream. cinnamon, honey apple with good crisp acidity. perhaps a tad lighter bodies than a sauternes but at that point in the evening, it was perfect for what we wanted

4/14/2024 - winelover1808 Likes this wine:

had a few weeks ago. side by side with an 05 Ducru Beaucaillou. had a two hour decant before we started on it and it just got better as it had more time in the glass. really tons of pretty layers of polished red cherry fruit with good acidity. long long finish. the ducru edged it in the beginning but this probably edged the ducru by the end. but both were superlative and i'll rate them both a 95 for now as my tasting notes are multi weeks old and from memory

4/14/2024 - winelover1808 Likes this wine:

had a few weeks ago. side by side of this with a 2012 Schrader LPV. wow loved them both. we decanted both for two hours and then had with dry aged rib eyes and NY Strips. def good punch to this - dense in color, powerful layers of fruit, pencil lead/tobacco on the nose and some of those savory herbs and well balanced acidity framing the red fruit on this. a medium+ bodied fuller St Julien and one that held its own vs a big CA cab

4/14/2024 - winelover1808 Likes this wine:

had a few weeks ago but rem this being incredibly lithe, strawberry and hay, very very light in color, good acidity and very drinkable. as the first red of the night it was terrific. might even buy more of these as i thought this was pretty compelling QPR which is rare in red burg.

4/14/2024 - winelover1808 Likes this wine:

from a few weeks ago. i recall this being very good but 1. probably too young to drink and 2. didnt give it enough time to open up and hit its full potential. not as much overt matchstick and reduction that i expect from PYCM and the fruit was good but not as lush as I expected from a CC. def bracing acidity and minerality with white stone fruit. but didnt scream Grand cru quality to me which I would have expected. i think letting these lay down and age longer and then giving them more time to open will be the best path.

4/14/2024 - winelover1808 Likes this wine:

had this a few weeks ago but my last few remaining Kistlers sadly highlight that I may have drunk many of these too young. i really enjoyed this - lots of fruit still left in it, and good acidity. time has dampened any overt oak. def not much minerality and fuller bodied so will not be mistaken for a white burg. but i really enjoyed this more than i expected

4/14/2024 - winelover1808 Likes this wine:

had this a few weeks ago. very good as always - good contrast to the Bouchard Meursault Perrieres i had preceding this - lusher fruit, less mineraltiy but good acidity - def more medium bodied in contrast and a nice second white to have after the white burg

4/14/2024 - winelover1808 Likes this wine:

had a few weeks ago but this was excellent. lots of white stone fruit but good acidity and lots of minerality. def on the lighter side body wise but in a really good spot to be enjoyed now and probably will stay in a nice window for the next 1-2 yrs before the fruit starts to fade.

4/14/2024 - winelover1808 Likes this wine:

had this a few weeks ago so no detailed notes other than recall this was very enjoyable - medium claret body, some green bell pepper notes on the perfume, def not showing signs of being almost 20 years old, bright red fruit notes and good acidity but had some funk on it as well.

4/14/2024 - winelover1808 Likes this wine:

had this a few weeks ago. lots of juicy raspberry with good acidity. medium+ bodied and very slight tannic grip at the end. but very balanced and not over oaked or overdone on the alcohol. I think Ramey makes very polished balanced wines that reflect CA fruit but are not monstrous alcohol beasts and this was consistent with that. i dont see it getting better so def worth enjoying now

4/14/2024 - winelover1808 Likes this wine:

was in the mood for a big CA pinot and as usual, this lived up the billing. layers of sweet cranberry fruit with good acidity. terrific perfume. this is def not burgundian or lithe in style IMHO, but i enjoy it for what it is - very hedonistic, tons of polished fruit. def medium bodied and a great wine as long as you know thats the style of it.

2/25/2024 - winelover1808 Likes this wine:

amazing. pretty nose immed hits you with lemon, wet stones, reductive notes. The mouthful has such pretty lemon curd with terrific bracing acidity and racy minerality. Medium bodied with a very pretty long finish. Pretty much all i look for in a top notch Boillot white burg is found here IMHO. Big fan of Henri Boillot whites...

2/25/2024 - winelover1808 wrote:

bought four bottles of this and unfort all four were premoxed....quite an expensive purchase from clearly an unreliable source

2/4/2024 - winelover1808 Likes this wine:

very good; PnP and enjoyed this with friends who came over last minute; i found the nose a bit muted but the mouthful and finish elegant, enjoyable and pretty

2/4/2024 - winelover1808 Likes this wine:

big, full and layers of fruit; had this next to a phelps insignia 2007; this was as to be expected more purple and dense in color; nose was more blueberry and darker fruit notes than the insignia; mouthful was such pure fruit but not overdone or garish in any way; long long finish and def more full bodied vs the insignia. i enjoyed them both for what they were as they were very different stylistically

2/4/2024 - winelover1808 Likes this wine:

loved this; had it next to a Schrader 2013 RBS Beckstoffer To Kalon. this was so elegant but still had fruit and power to not be overdone by the schrader. this had pretty cherry fruit, a sweet nose, more red ruby than the dark purple of the schrader. not bordeaux and most certainly CA in its sensibilities given the fruit; in a great drinking window now; not sure it will get better so best to enjoy it now as i think this is one where the fruit is a such a key part of the wine

2/4/2024 - winelover1808 Likes this wine:

had this right after a decant and a short 10-15 minute wait; really terrific CA pinot; tons of bright cranberry but good acidic tension; medium bodied; so pretty and decadent; my two dinner guests loved this

2/4/2024 - winelover1808 Likes this wine:

a very pretty CA cab; smooth fruit forward (a bit on the darker fruit side), medium bodies; good smooth finish. good weight and a wine everyone enjoyed. I poured this as a mystery wine at a tasting and almost everyone guessed CA

2/4/2024 - winelover1808 Likes this wine:

wow this had a massive anise/black licorice nose that really dominated the wine. the mouthful was quite pretty - darker red fruits; a tad stewed; nice finish. still a hint of heat and def medium+ bodied. poured this for a crowd as a mystery wine and it was a bit polarizing

2/4/2024 - winelover1808 Likes this wine:

mega crowd pleaser. tons of cherry fruit; no hard edges; more medium bodied; sweet red fruit with good acidity; decent finish; i loved the Leoville barton 2000 we had next to this but the crowd favored this by quite a large margin

2/4/2024 - winelover1808 Likes this wine:

this is such a pretty bottle. not as big as a pauillac, but its so polished, so well balanced and has all of what you want in a more mature bordaeux that isnt past its prime. some green bell pepper and tobacco on the nose; medium bodied; pretty cherry and herbal savory notes; smooth medium finish

2/4/2024 - winelover1808 wrote:

this had some brighter fruit notes on the nose with some funk and earth; we had this side by side with a Littorai Haven Pinot - the mouthful really stood out as much fuller and very very tannic. the tannins were too much for me; i assume those will calm down with more bottle age and time. a bit brawny and a tad disjointed IMHO. feels like it could use five to ten more years to settle down, smooth its rough edges and gain more elegance

2/4/2024 - winelover1808 Likes this wine:

had this next to a F. Magnien Clos de Vouegeot. This was prettier - more polished, smoother, some sweet cranberry notes; but good acidicty; def feminine and not big or brooding in anyway; nice finish.

2/4/2024 - winelover1808 Likes this wine:

pretty classy CA chard; sweeter notes on the nose vs the Boillot we had side by side with this; fuller body; more fruit forward - pineapple, some apple - plenty of good acidic balance - not over oaked but very rounded and a good contrast to the white burg