4/5/2024 - Andice wrote:

In drinking window. Heavy sediments. Nice balanced casis and fruit notes. Good, not exciting but given the fair price point it’s a buy

4/5/2024 - Andice wrote:

Darker shade. Started off sharp and lemony, but with air the yeasty biscuit notes emerge providing good interplay. Finishes a bit short. Good but not this price point good

4/5/2024 - Andice wrote:

Excellent. Tannins quite resolved and ready. Good acidity from vintage to balance. Good winemaking finding the balance

2/19/2024 - Andice wrote:

Surprisingly quality given the vintage. I found this just a touch behind the superb 06 in terms of quality and ahead of the 04/08. 2009 & 2010 ruled the bunch in a 2004-2013 vertical

2/19/2024 - Andice wrote:

The densest Fourrier I've tasted, young Morey indeed, but with the Fourrier signature elegance balancing everything. Still 3 years+ away from prime time. Felt like as if someone blended Fourrier Gevrey with a Dujac MSD if that makes sense:)

8/19/2023 - Andice wrote:

Very tropical and ripe. All pineapples and mangoes that is lacking a bit or contrast and acidity. Goes down well but a tad simple. A Dom 13 tasted thereafter showed the difference in class

8/19/2023 - Andice wrote:

Not very far off from the quality of the 08, but at a much more attractive price. Minerality is very pronouced and interplays nicely with light brioche notes. Just a tad short on the length. An accomplished wine

8/19/2023 - Andice wrote:

A step up from from last bottle. Cab franc dominated profile, resolved smooth and quafffable. Still distinguish able as Bdx but at the lighter, more elegant side of the spectrum

8/19/2023 - Andice wrote:

Delicious. Right smack in middle of the mineral vs toast spectrum owing perhaps to the vintage (which calibrated the house style). Textbook champagne. Biscuits,light toast,pears and lemon all there in harmony and complimentary proportions. Buy

5/20/2023 - Andice wrote:

Totally impenetrable at this stage. Needs 3 years min to even retry. Not rated

5/20/2023 - Andice wrote:

Serviceable, middle of road kind of style. At sharper, 🍋 end of spectrum. Very faint yeast notes

5/20/2023 - Andice wrote:

A step behind the '10. Lighter and higher acid, but the signature strawberry/white flowers/ fungal/ earthiness mix is there to intrigue. More persistence and "stickiness" would be nice

5/20/2023 - Andice wrote:

Fragrant like a pinot, only the stern tannins and a little heat gave it away as Neb. Pleasant but in a lighter style. High acid, rosebuds and citrusy notes

5/20/2023 - Andice wrote:

Very dense with creamy oak in support. The tannins and acid still bite a little suggesting more bottle age would be beneficial. Good material but not at peak yet

5/20/2023 - Andice wrote:

Developed a lot of old leather, tobacco and smoky notes since last taste 3 years ago (where it was more fruit driven). Best case is if the fruit remerges after further aging to balance the dominant tertiary notes now. 92 for now

5/3/2023 - Andice wrote:

The mousse, aromas & acidity seemed a tad volatile. Lack the assured winemaking of the more established NVs.

4/22/2023 - Andice wrote:

It's obviously well made in the bready, yeasty house style. Balanced and finishes clean. Heavier style in the spectrum. Looking more complexity after bubbles diffuses.

4/14/2023 - Andice wrote:

It's a well constructed wine but expecting more for a 09. Acidity is quite elevated for the vintage. While the signature meaty notes are present intermixed with dark fruits, it needed more persistence, length and overall complexity to be convincing.

4/14/2023 - Andice wrote:

1.5 years on from last note and this has developed impressive tertiary flavors. Mushroom, forest floor, mint. Balanced claret and all elements are integrated now. At peak for me.

4/8/2023 - Andice wrote:

Very enjoyable. The pinots added fragrance and body to the chard, nicely balanced as I tend to find blanc de blancs too sharp and zesty

4/1/2023 - Andice wrote:

Smell and tasted like the finest Belgian dark chocolate. Sweet bitter and all in balance. Mocha notes, impressive. Best Napa wine yet

3/18/2023 - Andice wrote:

Savory profile mixed with new leather. Polished, composed and finishes reasonably long. A distinctly non-fruity wine so more intellectual than hedonistic. Good frame .

3/18/2023 - Andice wrote:

Upon PnP quite unbalanced with strong reduction and tannins. Over time in glass, improved incredibly and secondary nuances emerged and found its equilibrium. Very persistent aromas of ripe black fruit mixed with cedarwood incense and old leather Glossy but well constructed, finish impressively long. Complex and quality wine.

3/4/2023 - Andice wrote:

Rare for a white WOTN. Luxurious bouquet and oily texture of elderflower, macadamia nuts and some contrasting leanless to balance. Very complex and engaging. Not fat at all even when drank without food. Impressive length.

3/4/2023 - Andice wrote:

My first A.Rousseau. the nose is amazing- layered, complex Nd dancing between soil and red fruit tones. Palate is several notches down, missing the density, playfulness and length of the bouquet. Expensive for what it's delivering but thankful for chance to try

3/1/2023 - Andice wrote:

Just beautiful. Nose is open with tons of white flowers and bready notes. Palate is already well untegrated,enjoyable grapefruit tones with rounded acidity. Finish could be longer

3/1/2023 - Andice wrote:

Very young, tannins are biting and not yet integrated. Toasty black fruit notes dominate, some acidity to balance but the whole package needs to melt together w age. Now it's just a sum of parts for me

2/25/2023 - Andice wrote:

Very well balanced between yestiness and minerality. Well judged and pleasant. Enjoyable and super QPR. Easily trumps NVs from grand cuvees priced similarly

2/25/2023 - Andice wrote:

Pencil lead, lavender tobacco and rounded nose, enjoyable and open. Palate is well constucted upfront but turns a bit hollow in the middle and finish tapers off rather abruptly.

2/11/2023 - Andice wrote:

Surprisingly ready despite the comments here, from a jeroboam no less. Still primary with black fruits and touch of savory meat juice. Warm tones and long, well constructed thou lack elements to excite

1/25/2023 - Andice wrote:

Good not great. The requisite lemon curd, sea spray oyster shells influence is there, just not as intense. Had MdT from same producer which provided the persistence and piecring acidity to balance. Puizes Forets is more airy and elegant. This one is a notch down in terms of intensity and polish or elegance but still good.

12/30/2022 - Andice wrote:

Well crafted for a '11 with surprising density. Oak still evident but not protruding. Dark savory fruit dominant at this stage with classic Paulliac austerity. Good length.

12/30/2022 - Andice wrote:

Very well constructed. All the elegant aged notes you'd want from a first growth bdx with the accompanying length and intensity. Prime drinking. Scores perfectly on technical merits for the vintage but somehow just lacks the X factor you'd gush over.

12/30/2022 - Andice wrote:

This bottle seemed over the hill. Rusty brown in colour and smell. Oxidised notes but still some residual complexity and sweetish red fruit on the palate hanging on. Seen better years.

12/30/2022 - Andice wrote:

Full and substantial, not unlike a top '05 Pomerol but with more sunny notes and a hint of classy American oak. Black fruit profile, tertiaries not yet obvious but the material is definitely there for long aging. Well done

12/29/2022 - Andice wrote:

Boy, this matured beautifully. Tannins were woody and strong tasted 5 to 7 years ago but they have melted sufficiently for the black fruit to surface. Not plump.....classicial and impressive length for the vintage.early maturity

12/26/2022 - Andice wrote:

WOTN. WOTY. Sublime and complex interplay of primary red berries with fleeting truffle notes from age. Masterful

11/24/2022 - Andice wrote:

Smoking good. Aromatics Rayas-ish as other tasters observed palate is even more complex, dancing and evolving between rose hips and garden herbs. Sublime. Best brunello ever. Sold

8/31/2022 - Andice wrote:

Weedy with VA. Fruit is present but unfocused. Flat finish

8/31/2022 - Andice wrote:

High alcohol high oak monster. So thick it's almost chewable.

8/31/2022 - Andice wrote:

Obviously from a ripe year. Tannins still assertive at this stage fighting with dense black fruit. Much prefer the 2005 which is more harmonious at this stage

8/23/2022 - Andice wrote:

Aristocratic. Broad shouldered and still bundled up fruit and dark-coffee tannins to resolve after 2 decades, easily another 5 to 10 years before full maturity. The underlying fruit is cashmere and obvious intensity/ length for its pedigree, but bitter tannins still stick out at the end. 95pts for now with ample upside with age. Rarity is its calling card.

8/23/2022 - Andice wrote:

Salty cured meat and cedar notes emerging from age. Fruit is no longer at the forefront and some oak left. Overall balanced but somewhat unremarkable (group mistaken it for a N Rhone Syrah in a blind).

8/23/2022 - Andice wrote:

Generous and persistent nose of something sweet and sour, like rose water laced with lychee. V interesting bouquet. Palate is not as refined - somewhat blunt with pomegranate, some sweetness and high alcohol. For sure a super over hitter at Cote du Rhone level, but prices are not CdR.

8/23/2022 - Andice wrote:

Like it but didn't love it. Very obvious N Rhone meaty/ pepper notes, black fruit and some oak still evident. Mid weight. Finishes long but overall rather one dimensional for a wine at this price/ reputation.

8/23/2022 - Andice wrote:

Finally starting to be approachable (last bottle 3 years back was a glob of tannins/ fruit). Open, modern black fruited style, but nonetheless with some Bdx subtleties emerging w bottle age. Will continue to develop and gain tertiary nuances. Long life ahead

8/23/2022 - Andice wrote:

Smell of quality cedarwood incense and soil. Quite resolved and tannins have faded into the background. Middle weight, great complexity on the palate. Surprisingly approachable. Well done

8/23/2022 - Andice wrote:

Very complex. Northern Rhone signatures complicated by dense quality fruit and floral/ white pepper tones peeking. Always changing in the glass. Years of development ahead but quality is undoubted at this early drinking window.

7/28/2022 - Andice wrote:

Drinking at peak. Resolved and complex, great accompimemt to a meal. Just lack the persistence of great vintages but all the pleasurable elements of an aged bdx is there. Open now

7/28/2022 - Andice wrote:

Gorgeous now. Classy black fruit and creamy oak nose. Palate is intense, polished and super long. Balance and intensity is first class. Almost as good as the '05