3/25/2024 - don_quichotte Does not like this wine:

Golden coloured. Nose of natural-ish white wine. Attack very good - very much in the white natural playbook. The aftertaste is very off-putting to this palate, though. Bitter, a bit Rancio-like.

One where I'd have dialled-down the funk/crazy factor.

3/17/2023 - don_quichotte wrote:

The attack is great and a testament to Jerome's skill. Light but persistent, beautiful white/red fruit.

Getting some mousiness on the back, though.

11/28/2022 - don_quichotte Likes this wine:

Look, I know that Cornelissen’s wines are sometimes a bit weird/too funky for their own good.

But this is drinking incredibly well. Pure, clean dark fruits with melted tannins and enough acidity to keep the whole thing interesting. Probably the most interesting Sicilian wine I’ve ever drunk… great stuff and at its peak.

9/18/2022 - don_quichotte Likes this wine:

Nice and fresh. Lacks a bit of complexity compared with the Jambon Blanc consumed alongside it. Like in a lot of Ganevat wines, I find the acidity a bit too pronounced. They're really well made wines, but lack a little bit of va-va-voom?

9/18/2022 - don_quichotte Likes this wine:

In magnum.

Surprisingly fresh. Had a slight honeyed quality and a great texture. Complex and satisfying. Joy to drink.

6/23/2022 - don_quichotte Likes this wine:

Hatzidakis' whites (and in particular the Mylos and Louros cuvees) have ignited my interest in Greek wines. Was therefore very much looking forward to tasting this.

Wine is 11 years old and entering its prime. It's got the sunny, full bodied nature that you'd expect from Greece but with a tremendous amount of acidity and salinity. Long, interesting, thought-provoking but without demanding your full and undivided attention. RIP, Haridimos, you are much missed.

1/22/2022 - don_quichotte Likes this wine:

In it’s prime drinking window. Tannins fully resolved but plenty of vigor left. Textbook giacosa Barolo. Tar, liquorice, roses. Long. Very fragrant. Last glass the best so won’t collapse overnight.

1/13/2022 - don_quichotte wrote:

Badly corked

12/31/2021 - don_quichotte Likes this wine:

In Mag. Killer bottle of Beguines. More acidity than usual, but provides more backbone/freshness. Could drink this all night.

12/15/2021 - don_quichotte Likes this wine:

Fully resolved and on its way down. Velvet-like in texture but starts to lack a bit of bite. Very nice aromatics.

11/21/2021 - don_quichotte Likes this wine:

Exceptional bottle of wine. Thought I was taking the Ursules from the cellar but picked this one instead by mistake. Rich but not cloying and incredibly pure. Long, so precise. Could drink this all night.

The Vinous note (79/100) is almost funny.

10/9/2021 - don_quichotte wrote:

So much energy and material in there, yet so much tension. Fabulous. Shouldn’t have served it with oysters, though - think a lot of the complexity of the wine gets lost in the pairing…

10/9/2021 - don_quichotte wrote:

2014 degorgement. Very nice but waited a bit too long. Age-related Oxidative notes took away more than they added from the wine. They’re actually nicer young…

10/9/2021 - don_quichotte wrote:

À point. Delicious barbaresco.

10/9/2021 - don_quichotte wrote:

Not one of the great poggios. Lacks the texture that the great examples display. Sweet oak a bit too overbearing. It’s nice and showy but lacks some of that Poggio finesse that I love so much.

10/4/2021 - don_quichotte wrote:

I love all things gonon but this one was pretty underwhelming. It’s unmistakenly Syrah, but I misss the silky tannins and black olive fragrance that I usually associate with the domaine’s reds. Wouldn’t stand out in a blind tasting.

10/3/2021 - don_quichotte Likes this wine:

Initially a bit muted but evolved in the glass over an hour to become a beautiful rendition of mature meursault. Not the tight/reductive style of coche/PYCM but not the broad shouldered style that lafon was hiterto known for…

9/3/2021 - don_quichotte wrote:

Corked

9/3/2021 - don_quichotte Likes this wine:

Wowser

6/24/2021 - don_quichotte Likes this wine:

Delicious and at peak

6/24/2021 - don_quichotte Likes this wine:

Wine of the evening, among some tough competition. Wild, floral and very refined. Not heavy at all, which is surprising given it's a strong vintage from the South of Southern France. Very fresh, despite the natural winemaking. Castex was a winemaking genius...

6/15/2021 - don_quichotte Likes this wine:

This is a fantastic rendition of Butteaux by the very talented Thomas Pico. Took a bit of time to open (2 glasses from the bottle on day one where good but not Great, the rest of the bottle on day 2 was stupendous). Frankly think that Thomas makes the best wines in Chablis today, including the big 2.

The texture is fabulous and attests to the quality of the viticulture. Long, saline and chalky. Everything I love about Chablis.

5/30/2021 - don_quichotte Likes this wine:

As outstanding as ever.

5/30/2021 - don_quichotte Likes this wine:

A point. Millésime tres réussi chez les soeurs. Fruit rouge aérien, légèrement confit.

5/21/2021 - don_quichotte Likes this wine:

Fabulous wine. Perfume and palate both delightfully red-fruited and ethereal. The quintessence of the M-G style.

5/11/2021 - don_quichotte Likes this wine:

White flowers and white fruits. Real freshness despite the vintage.

5/9/2021 - don_quichotte Likes this wine:

Baroque, in a selosse kind of way. Full bodied, oxidative yet very cerebral. Would go well with foie gras or baked apples...

4/22/2021 - don_quichotte Likes this wine:

Ca pinote et ca bizote!

3/20/2021 - don_quichotte wrote:

Really hard to get past the citrus like acidity. That’s almost all there is to it. Apparently domaine had stuck malos that year and it shows. Drank a couple of half glasses and left it there.

3/11/2021 - don_quichotte wrote:

Fabulous wine. Tends to dried leaves, savoury almost tea-like profile but with that sweet pinot fruit delicately underpinning the whole thing.

3/4/2021 - don_quichotte Likes this wine:

So fragrant, as always. Open for business. Not the most complex wine, but delicious pinot fruit. Sappy cherries & black fruits.

3/2/2021 - don_quichotte wrote:

Classic casot goodness

2/27/2021 - don_quichotte Likes this wine:

Delish. Straight, long, beautifully textured. Citus notes with a touch of honey.

2/23/2021 - don_quichotte wrote:

Noticeable alcohol... a bit bigger than I would have expected. Not exactly the "chrystaline" school of Riesling.

2/23/2021 - don_quichotte wrote:

Nice freshness to it. Some astringency but OK. Glouglou.

2/23/2021 - don_quichotte wrote:

From mag. Nice pinot fruit. There's a sweetness to the wine that I found a bit troubling. Prevents it from reaching the greatness one would expect from this vineyard/vintage/producer combination. May be some clumsy chaptalisation?

2/23/2021 - don_quichotte Does not like this wine:

Over the hill. From a magnum with very good levels.

Really wanted to like this.

2/21/2021 - don_quichotte wrote:

Oxidized

2/21/2021 - don_quichotte wrote:

Oxidized

2/17/2021 - don_quichotte Likes this wine:

A point.

2/14/2021 - don_quichotte Likes this wine:

Starting to fade a little. Now in tertiary phase, where it's all frame/perfume & no flesh.

2/14/2021 - don_quichotte Likes this wine:

Outstanding white burg firing on all cylinders.

2/13/2021 - don_quichotte Likes this wine:

Superb, as always

2/13/2021 - don_quichotte Likes this wine:

Fabulous white wine. So much energy, so much material. Remarkable how well this held up given the lack of sulfites. What a treat.

2/7/2021 - don_quichotte Likes this wine:

Prototypical CFE. Bone-dry but more muscular than some of its German counterparts. Long and satisfying. Age has started to work its petrol-y magic. No hurry, but no reason to wait either.

2/5/2021 - don_quichotte Likes this wine:

Another one bites the dust.

1/28/2021 - don_quichotte Likes this wine:

Best Rose de Jeanne I've ever had. Perfectly balanced. A study in subtle nuances: fine bubbles, fine frame and yet leaves such an impression. Wowser. Perfect match to a sushi meal...

1/28/2021 - don_quichotte Likes this wine:

Fuller bodied kind of Marie Courtin. Retains a freshness and salinity that's reflective of the 1/3 Pinot Blanc. No sulfites. Her wines are always interesting. drinks well now but will keep.

1/28/2021 - don_quichotte Likes this wine:

Fresh, fragrant, mineral and generally fabulous. My friend thought it tasted of Prieure Roch Clos de Beze.

Another monument to Alain Castex's genius.

1/28/2021 - don_quichotte Likes this wine:

Same old same old