12/31/2023 - Gece wrote:

Really good closing in on sweet 16, and nowhere near being old and tired. Full bodied and good acidity.

10/6/2023 - Gece wrote:

Dense and saline, but not much aromas. A bit closed, works fairly well but probably best to hold

8/5/2023 - Gece Likes this wine:

Very good. Tannins are still quite rough, a true meat wine. Good fruit. Early window.

7/25/2023 - Gece Likes this wine:

A great specimen of this wine. Bone dry, good acidity, and the very special conifer-ish aromatics are all in great balance. Slightly oxidative in a very pleasant way.

7/6/2023 - Gece wrote:

Nothing wrong, but quite lackluster. Good structure but no fruit to be found. Perhaps too old.

7/5/2023 - Gece Likes this wine:

In excellent shape right now. Slightly oxidative, in a very lovely way, but with abundant fruit still

5/29/2023 - Gece wrote:

Quite good, has stood the test of time rather well.

5/18/2023 - Gece wrote:

Complex, elegant and unique. Wines in this natural, semi-orange style are usually hit or miss; in this case, definitely a hit.

5/20/2023 - Gece wrote:

Salt and savory, in a dense, serious style. Seven years of age has done this wine well, and it can take quite a bit more

3/24/2023 - Gece Likes this wine:

Very dry, bready, very nice

10/31/2022 - Gece Likes this wine:

Brilliant wine. Sleek and mineralic but also with a good dose of ripe fruit. Early maturity, drink or hold as you wish

8/20/2022 - Gece Likes this wine:

Needed lots and lots of air to open up, but once it's there there's beautiful, cool, blue and red fruits.

8/23/2022 - Gece Likes this wine:

Has aged very gracefully, despite low sugar and sulphur. Drinking beautifully right now.

7/27/2022 - Gece Likes this wine:

Very, very good. Early window, drinking beautifully. Dark ripe fruit and plenty of oak, in great balance.

7/5/2022 - Gece Likes this wine:

Fruit is a bit on the dried side, very ripe. This wine is in no way light but still pretty well balanced.

7/4/2022 - Gece wrote:

Opulent but but excessive. Great acidity, ripe fruit, well handled oak.

7/1/2022 - Gece Likes this wine:

In a very nice window. Still fairly youthful, but polished.

5/28/2022 - Gece wrote:

Very good, reminds me in style a little of a non-oxidative Jura chardonnay.

5/6/2022 - Gece Likes this wine:

Perfect window at ten years of age. Still youthful fruit, but tannins are a somewhat polished.

1/29/2022 - Gece wrote:

A nice wine, good fruit and pleasant structure

12/18/2021 - Gece Likes this wine:

Brilliant. Vibrant fruit, a fair amount of green notes (sort of Sauvignon Blanc-ish), and a firm yet silky tannic grip.

10/30/2021 - Gece wrote:

Very, very good.

10/23/2021 - Gece Likes this wine:

Like drinking spruce forest. Very good acidity and a feeling as much as a taste of green essential oils.

10/22/2021 - Gece wrote:

Reductive. Not quite open for business IMHO.

10/16/2021 - Gece Likes this wine:

Very good. Well improve but it's in early window now.

8/19/2021 - Gece Likes this wine:

Great concentration and minerality with vibrant fruit. Not my favorite style but very good craftsmanship here.

8/14/2021 - Gece Likes this wine:

Brilliant balance, easy drinking with great depth.

8/1/2021 - Gece wrote:

At six years of age, I'd say "early window" here. There are some lightly oxidative notes which harmonize very well with the oak and fruit. I'm quite bonkers for this wine and deeply regret not having more of this vintage.

7/31/2021 - Gece Likes this wine:

Two years since my last bottle. I predicted improvement and yes indeed. This tastes like a good, mature Blanc de Blancs champagne without the bubbles. Brilliant stuff.

7/14/2021 - Gece wrote:

Still in great shape at twenty-one years of age.

6/18/2021 - Gece wrote:

Nice but a bit too young.

5/31/2021 - Gece wrote:

Lives up to its name. This tastes like strong liquor, whisky perhaps, but without (most of) the booze? Really wild and one of a kind.

5/31/2021 - Gece Likes this wine:

In a good phase right now.

5/29/2021 - Gece Likes this wine:

Nice, plenty garrigue and violets on dark fruits.

5/28/2021 - Gece Likes this wine:

Very good. Quintessential Chardonnay.

5/21/2021 - Gece Likes this wine:

Very good, distinctively Jura despite being ouillé.

5/14/2021 - Gece wrote:

Thin and boozy after popping, but an hour after opening the fruit awakens and this quite enjoyable.

5/10/2021 - Gece wrote:

Ripe fruit, some oak, but not without a certain amount of elegance.

5/8/2021 - Gece Likes this wine:

Approachable, but can take of lot years in the cellar with any harm. Will be interesting to follow. Rich and full with those smoky, volcanic notes.

4/30/2021 - Gece Likes this wine:

Fully open for business now. Dark, ripe but not overly sweet fruit, and a tangy umami feeling like tomato paste.

4/17/2021 - Gece Likes this wine:

Quite ripe fruit, accessible. Early window

4/9/2021 - Gece Likes this wine:

Starting to develop a rather golden color. Nose is rich, florality and tropical fruits. Makes me think of Albariño, in the best possible way. On the palate, you can also start noticing some slight oxidative characteristics which confirm this is the same grape as used for Vin Jaune. Saline, good acidity.

This has aged very well and is great drinking now, but feels nowhere near mature. Wish I had more bottles to follow!

4/10/2021 - Gece Likes this wine:

Popped and poured, quite accessible from the start. Quite ripe fruit in a "modern" style, but without compromising on Cabernet Franc characteristics, with green peppers and rock dust. While not mature yet, and will probably tolerate years in the cellar, it's quite open for business as it is.

3/31/2021 - Gece Likes this wine:

Typical Sauvignon Blanc, with a bit of power and richness to it. Quite good.

3/27/2021 - Gece wrote:

Slightly grassy, reminiscent of Sauvignon Blanc. A little closed perhaps. Uncertain whether this needs cellaring or just drinking at this point.

3/20/2021 - Gece wrote:

Gosh, this is closed, despite having been drink over two days. Promising but needs its years.

3/13/2021 - Gece wrote:

Quite high acidity. Pronounced Sauvignon Blanc character, yet less than I'm used to from this wine - polished down by age, perhaps.

3/5/2021 - Gece wrote:

Very austere, high acidity. Will please the masochist rather than the hedonist. Fruit is thin but at times it shines through; red and mostly quite tart, cherries, lingonberry, rowanberry.

2/13/2021 - Gece Likes this wine:

Brilliant, in a low-key kind of way. Medium bodied, good acidity, red and somewhat dried fruit.

2/19/2021 - Gece Likes this wine:

Open for business! Massive structure but also plentiful fruit, the typical Malbec blueberries.