3/6/2021 - Mpoutanen Likes this wine:

Drinking exceptionally well.

6/21/2020 - barryjkeller@gmail.com wrote:

Nice but not great. Would never guess this was 15 years old. Still very primary, dark fruits and little (or hidden) complexity. Still plenty of tannin but soft and fine. 5 more years ?

3/6/2019 - michigan dogs wrote:

WS rated this a top 100 wine????, average review is 92pts, certainly not the bottle I'm drinking. I know it might be too young but based on tasting over the last two days I'm getting nothing that would get me to buy this wine at any price. Thin, average at best. 85pts.
Finally on the third day this wine showed some balance and depth. 2020 seems like a good time to start drinking.

9/19/2017 - OttawaB Likes this wine:

Fabulous wine. Way tastier then I was expecting. Smooth and elegant. Aromas of tropical exotic fruits, lemon curd, limes, flintiness and some ginger. The flavours follow the aromas and add in some salinity. Juicy acidity. Beautiful and tasty ... there is a lushness and creaminess to the wine without the weight these elements can bring. Fresh feeling, light on the palate but gives plenty of complexity. One of the best white burgs I have had in a long time.

8/10/2017 - alion wrote:

PnP. Blackberry, woodsmoke, after 30 mins or so some surprising honey - almost like a rich old sweet wine - mahogany. Palate becomes richer and more concentrated with time, still mainly blackberry fruit, bramble, herbal notes, fine tannins. Some tartness from the vintage. Smooth but fresh. Long. As with the nose plenty of evidence of the oak. Even though this is young, and the parts need longer to come together, there is already so much pleasure in this wine, especially after an hour+ of air, I can't stop drinking it! For those of us who are drinkers and not investors, this is why Maxime - and many of the other young Burgundy Winemakers who are less known - are so exciting. While styles are different - some are min sulphur, some not, some (carefully chosen) new oak, some not, some whole bunch / stems, some not etc - all of them aim to produce wines that people will love drinking. Wines that will give pleasure throughout their drinking windows whatever the vintage has given them. Wines that make you smile. Rant over. Fabulous wine. Enjoyed throughout but needed the hour+ for both nose and palate to really start showing well.

5/12/2016 - alion wrote:

Richer than I remember from a few years ago. Great nose: truffle, violets and earthy notes alongside sweet plum fruit. More Pomerol than Margaux. On opening, slightly out of balance on the palate - rich, black plum, overshadowed a little by some firm tannin which eases over an hour or so. Rich, powerful wine with hedonistic nose. Drinking from now and, for those that enjoy younger wines, showing well.

3/4/2015 - alion wrote:

Entering secondary phase but still with a long way to go. After an hours air in glass, strong vanilla and hint of tobacco on the nose; some sweet red fruit - v different from dark fruit of earlier bottles. More traditional. Less modern. Silky and smooth in the mouth. Some slight bitterness - no rush. Caramel. Spicy. But a sweet oak and strawberry / raspberry touch too. Finishes long. Good concentration. Lovely complexity if not quite yet integrated. V good.

12/13/2014 - alion wrote:

3 hours air which it needed. At least a few years away from peak. Enjoyed far more than d'Issan 2005 last night. No farmyard stink, firm, less fleshy, more serious wine: cassis, cedar, violet on the nose. More concentrated on the palate, esp. mid, than I remember from last year - cassis, cedar, spice and a hint of mint freshness alongside some vanilla from oak. Savoury. I guess just a question of personal preference and palate but across vintages this remains great value for me, and seriously underrated by critics. 92+

2/13/2014 - alion wrote:

2 hours air. Lots of pencil lead and cedar. Dark plum nose suggests richness. But much fresher on the palate. After 3+ hours, nose becomes more exotic - red fruit, violet, cedar. Much more interesting than last year. With air, drinking well but could leave a few years. 92+

7/6/2013 - alion wrote:

Exceptional. Rich but not cloying. Balanced. Tropical fruit, citrus. But it is the finish which really makes the wine stand out. Best bottle so far.