7/27/2008 - Nickel wrote:

While the nose was perfumed, it, and everything that followed, was monotone and too rustic (the midpalate lacked focus, coming off as murky while the tannins were unpleasantly gritty). This may have been in a off place and needs more time, as the structure is still there. There is potential for something good out of this wine, though I doubt anything great.

6/27/2008 - Nickel wrote:

Pretty aromatics (roses) with ripe strawberry and mineral on the palate. This wine does disappear too quickly. Very enjoyable.

5/4/2008 - Nickel wrote:

An almost fiery orange color, very faded around the rim. The nose reminded me of old, delicate port, showing lots of caramel and earth notes beneath. It was certainly past its peak, but was still alive and very interesting.

4/29/2008 - Nickel wrote:

Modest but dark nose of chocolate, cassis, coffee grind and a hint of oak. Palate was incredibly silky with deep, expansive flavors. Tannins are nearly resolved. Finish is med to long. A very classy wine (relative to its region of origin).

3/13/2008 - Nickel wrote:

Gorgeous aromas. Like walking through a garden (Flowers, leaves, stony soil). The complexity follows onto the palate. Great.

3/13/2008 - Nickel wrote:

Stony and herbal. Good Cab Franc character at a great price.

3/13/2008 - Nickel wrote:

Grapefruit with underlying stone/mineral and good acidity. Nice.

3/13/2008 - Nickel wrote:

Green pepper with intense minerality. A bit too heavy on the former for my liking though.

3/13/2008 - Nickel wrote:

Very ripe, almost minty Cab. Okay.

3/13/2008 - Nickel wrote:

Green pepper notes with murky dark fruit lingering behind. Okay.

3/13/2008 - Nickel wrote:

Muted dark fruit nose with little depth on the palate. Eh.

3/13/2008 - Nickel wrote:

Muted citrus fruit nose with a watery palate and slightly sour finish.

3/13/2008 - Nickel wrote:

Moderate notes of meaty Syrah follows onto the palate. Okay.

3/13/2008 - Nickel wrote:

Bright cherry fruit with a delicate and pleasant red fruit palate. Good.

3/13/2008 - Nickel wrote:

Animal aromas mixed into red fruit. Juicy palate. Okay.

3/13/2008 - Nickel wrote:

Moderate dark fruit aromas with a juicy palate. Okay.

3/13/2008 - Nickel wrote:

Stone and seashells with a creamy texture on the palate. Good.

3/13/2008 - Nickel wrote:

Very ripe, tropical fruit aromas and flavors. Eh.

3/13/2008 - Nickel wrote:

Earthy red fruit with underlying vanilla oak. Soft, rounded palate. Okay.

3/13/2008 - Nickel wrote:

A dark, almost purple color. Moderate dark berry nose with a very juicy palate. Nice.

3/13/2008 - Nickel wrote:

Stemmy red fruit on both the nose and palate. Eh.

3/16/2008 - Nickel wrote:

The nose is nice, if simple, with earthy cherry notes and a hint of dirt/funk. The palate was on the thin side, though the dusty cherry flavors were pleasant. Structure is resolved.

3/13/2008 - Nickel wrote:

Gorgeous perfumed nose with floral notes over dark fruit. Palate follows with the dark fruit flavors.

3/13/2008 - Nickel wrote:

Dark, earthy fruit on the nose with a dusty cherry palate. Nice.

3/13/2008 - Nickel wrote:

Mild nose with a juicy, red fruit palate. Okay.

3/13/2008 - Nickel wrote:

Mild, showing hints of baking spices and dusty cherry. Okay.

3/13/2008 - Nickel wrote:

Less aromatic than the 2005, but showing a more structured palate. Good.

3/13/2008 - Nickel wrote:

Floral with bright fruit flavors and just a hint of underlying oak. Very good.

3/13/2008 - Nickel wrote:

Very dark fruit with underlying earth tones. Concentrated berry fruit palate. Good.

3/13/2008 - Nickel wrote:

Gorgeous aromas of baking spices with concentrated red fruit on the palate with underlying vanilla oak. Very nice.

3/13/2008 - Nickel wrote:

Good minerality, though showing more oak than the previous two examples of 06 Chassagne-Montrachet from this producer.

3/13/2008 - Nickel wrote:

Bright fruit with focused mineral on the palate. Good.

3/13/2008 - Nickel wrote:

Mild aromatics that is slightly musky. The palate is subtle but structured. Nice.

3/13/2008 - Nickel wrote:

Elegant crushed seashell and green apple nose with a lightly creamy palate and good minerality on finish. Very nice.

3/13/2008 - Nickel wrote:

Bright white fruit with mineral palate and a chalky finish. Good.

3/13/2008 - Nickel wrote:

Elegant, stony bright fruit with lively acidity and a chalk/mineral finish. Excellent.

3/13/2008 - Nickel wrote:

The oak shows more here than in the Limozin. Otherwise, similar mineral, apple profile, though I do prefer the well-integrated Limozin.

3/13/2008 - Nickel wrote:

Great mineral depth here. Elegant and fresh with just a hint of the underlying toasty oak on the palate.

3/13/2008 - Nickel wrote:

Core of green apple with a fresh mineral character. Elegant.

3/13/2008 - Nickel wrote:

Showing little to no fruit on the palate, rather hinting at something funky. Eh.

3/13/2008 - Nickel wrote:

Toasty vanilla oak with a creamy palate, in a style more characteristic of Sonoma rather than Pouilly-Fuisse.

3/13/2008 - Nickel wrote:

Elegant and bright red fruit on the nose and following onto the juicy palate. Nice.

3/13/2008 - Nickel wrote:

Extracted berry fruit flavor with a round, almost velvety texture. An ambitious Gamay.

3/13/2008 - Nickel wrote:

Bright strawberry with underlying turned earth notes. Palate is juicy, bordering thin. Okay.

3/13/2008 - Nickel wrote:

Mild and murky red fruit character. Rounded palate. Simple.

3/13/2008 - Nickel wrote:

Very concentrated dark fruit. Lacks depth.

3/13/2008 - Nickel wrote:

Tobacco character dominates the nose. Dark fruit palate. Okay.

3/13/2008 - Nickel wrote:

Mild dark fruit nose with a soft, rounded palate. Okay.

3/13/2008 - Nickel wrote:

Herbal Cab Franc character on the nose with a rounded palate. Finish is slightly raisinated, showing the heat of the vintage.

3/13/2008 - Nickel wrote:

Underripe bell pepper character on the nose with a thin palate.