2/8/2023 - Cote d'Or Likes this wine:

Tasted over 2 hrs
-translucent pale gold
-subtle orchard fruit
-med/med+ acidity lends a proper tang to the finish, med/med- weight nicely ripe orchard fruit lightly spiced with a slightly honeyed sweet note that lingers through the fairly long finish accompanied by a touch of caramel
-quite good with excellent complexity, not a Chablis doppelganger like some of my favorite CA chardonnays but what it lacks in minerality it makes up for with complexity and power without weight

12/17/2022 - Cote d'Or wrote:

Tasted over 2 hrs
-translucent pale yellow grey
-waxy subtle yellow fruit
-gentle med/med+ acidity, med-/light weight somewhat diffuse citrus melon
-very pleasant if a bit less intense/interesting than usual

4/18/2021 - Cote d'Or wrote:

Tasted over 2 hrs
-dense purple
-restrained dark juicy grenache-like fruit tar
-med acidity becomes evident at the finish, med/med+ weight soft textured blackberry dark fruits plum grapey with a bitter element accompanying the refined med tannins
-very primary but still pleasurable, should open up more in the next 3-5 years

2/3/2021 - WetRock wrote:

This is terrific and unique. The expression is entirely new to me. While it shares facets with other wines I am unable to make a straight up comparison with any other grape. On top of that it's been raised 50% in barrel but I never would have guessed. So no clue how wood expresses in Godello. This is a lean, tensile, mineraled white. There is complexity in flashes but I think it needs some rest to open fully. Drank consistently over two nights but a bit more open on night two. Nose of citronella with a mineral sense that is almost metallic rather than stony. Some waxy lemon reminiscent of Marsanne. Flashes of florals. The palate has powerful limey acidity. Very focused, lean fruit. Like medium bodied but wrapped close to the acid that really lingers. Good things in this. Definitely going to leave that other bottle alone a few years. If this softens and opens it could be quite impressive. I can't imagine it's going to go south in the next decade regardless. A wine to pay attention to. Impressed. Lots of lees/sediment stuff in this.

7/4/2021 - Cote d'Or wrote:

Tasted over 2 hrs
-translucent pale gold
-mild reduction subtle sharp mineral quinine
-med/med+ acidity provides tang without prickle at the finish, med- weight liquid rocks mineral saline with a twist of lemon
-profile reminiscent of Dauvissat if a bit gentler, very good as always

12/8/2020 - Cote d'Or wrote:

Tasted over 2 hrs, cork is stamped as Tondonia but in a Bosconia bottle and label
-dark red purple no bricking
-reserved stony plum
-med acidity provides nice verve, med weight tangy focused dark fruit minerality and a faintly smoky sweet oak kissing the med tannins on the moderately long finish
-not very dense but rather elegant, on a nice plateau now

11/6/2020 - Cote d'Or wrote:

Tasted over 3 hrs
-translucent pale yellow-green
-Chablis-esque lemon sea breeze
-med/med+ acidity, med- weight linear mineral faint citrus tangy finish
-not quite as vibrant as last bottle

4/17/2020 - karl.1480 wrote:

Pale garnet color.

This has taken on a darker and more earthy profile since last taste. Moldy strawberries, dark cherry, black tea, tobacco, moist forest floor, dried flowers, porcini mushrooms and dusty chalk.
It still has that lovely mouthwatering acidity and the tannins are resolving nicely. More fruit coming through on the palate with strawberry, dark cherry and plum with the tertiary aromas lurking in the background. Great length to the taste.

Having tasted several bottles of Il Frappato both young and with age I come to the conclusion that I prefer this wine young. Based on this bottle the wine is ready to drink now and will not improve with further aging.

8/13/2019 - Cote d'Or wrote:

Tasted over 3 hrs; leakage and soft cork
-saturated med dark red purple with minimal clearing
-slightly roasted/torrefaction note accompanies very ripe berry/black fruit
-med acidity just enough to give vibrancy, med weight silky ripe dark fruit starting to take on some earthy/mature elements, ripe med/med- tannins, good length
-stylish classy Bourgogne not terribly affected by the apparent poor storage (or overfilling)

3/11/2019 - isaacjamesbaker wrote:

Deep cherry colored. Nose shows impressive depth of fruit (lots of red and black cherries, raspberries) along with red licorice, rose petals and earth. Dusty/light tannins with zippy acidity. Crunchy, tart cherries, raspberries, pomegranate, red apple peel - there is a ton of fruit in here, but also some spicy tobacco and rhubarb notes underneath. Light and accessible but not simple, I'll hold off on opening another for a few years if I can, though, as even this level of wine from Jouan deserves some time to evolve.

3/7/2019 - Cote d'Or wrote:

PopnPour, tasted over 2 hrs
-opaque dark red
-strong black pepper bit of oak
-med acidity, med weight focused dynamic berry earth, med tannins and some oak on finish
-nearing mature plateau

12/13/2018 - Cote d'Or Likes this wine:

PopnPour, tasted over 2 hrs
-med dark red with purple tinge
-fragrant gorgeous red fruit elicits a mouth-watering response at first pour
-med/med+ acidity leaves a faintly tart note on the finish, med- weight though moderately concentrated black cherry liqueur raspberry mineral, respectably long finish med- tannins
-excellent Chambolle village wine drinking very well now in the zone

10/13/2018 - Cote d'Or wrote:

Tasted over 30 minutes, from 375 mL
-translucent pale orange pink
-mild oxidation quinine yeast
-med+ acidity, some oxidative notes with faded berry intense minerality and finishes dry
-a little too oxidative for my taste but like the intensity, this bottle seems much more evolved than the last bottle

7/6/2018 - Cote d'Or Likes this wine:

Cork quite short, opened spontaneously in an eruption after removing foil, tasted over 2 hrs
-translucent pale yellow, exuberant thick mousse then pinpoint bubbles
-somewhat muted piercing iodine some yeast
-med+ acidity, light weight lean and focused without being austere mineral fresh bright super clean crisp and long finish
-spectacular wine that is utterly gorgeous now, LOVE THIS!

3/21/2018 - Cote d'Or wrote:

PopnPour, tasted over 3 hrs and day 2
-nearly semi-translucent light red purple
-expressive intensely stony herbal spicy cherry then develops some faintly feral funky notes with air
-med/med+ acidity, light/med- weight slightly tart red/black fruit with strong mineral spine, very good length and fine med/med- tannins; fleshes out a bit more on day 2
-lovely young aromatically complex great choice for a house red, drinking well now with some upside

10/21/2017 - Cote d'Or Likes this wine:

Slow-ox one hour, tasted over 2 hrs
-nearly opaque black cherry red no bricking
-moderately expressive smoky juicy purple fruit blackberry jam floral wet stone
-med/med- acidity, soft almost lush seemingly endless layers of depth without excessive weight, ripe plum/blackberry on a soil-inflected base and a touch of heat on the average length finish with med/med- tannins
-gorgeously complex evolving nose, straddles but doesn't quite cross the line between ripe and over-ripe and between rich depth and heaviness, some of the fruit on the palate has started to fade but not much overt development, this may still have a couple years of upside

5/12/2017 - Cote d'Or wrote:

PopnPour, tasted over 90 minutes and on day 2
-nearly opaque dark red purple stains the glass
-somewhat jammy dark berry wet stone smoke
-barely med acidity, med- weight and not much depth though moderately expansive with simple soft earthiness and trace black pepper on mid-palate, med chalky tannins impart some rusticity; picks up a little depth but also more rusticity without gaining complexity on day 2
-pretty nose, lackluster palate that could gain some interest/complexity though not optimistic as it seems there isn't much there after the fruit had faded, this bottle more rustic and less interesting than a bottle opened just last month

4/29/2017 - Cote d'Or wrote:

4th Annual Wilson School Auction Tasting: Decanted 5 hours
-med dark red minimal bricking
-kirsch, EtOH
-med acidity, middle weight with stony cherry/kirsch and moderate heat/tannins on finish
-needs a few more years if the fruit can remain long enough to buffer the heat

3/24/2016 - Cote d'Or wrote:

PopnPour, tasted over 3 hrs, from 375 mL
-nearly semi-translucent light/med red mild bricking
-moderately expressive sweet earth brown spices (cinnamon)
-med acidity, med weight good depth earthy spice hearty med+ tannins with good length, noticeable but not excessive spicy oak
-somewhat rustic, in early maturity perhaps still some improvement potential if the oak integrates a little more, brilliant food match

3/23/2016 - Cote d'Or wrote:

PopnPour, tasted over 2 hrs, bottle from Premier Cru
*Advertised as a 2008, label indicates 2008, cork stamped with 2009 vintage*
-med dark red no bricking
-initial reduction funk, faint dark red fruits spice and oak
-barely med acidity, med weight generous round simple red and dark fruit with more than a little rusticity and med tannins on finish
-I think this bottle is a 2009 wine based on the cork and by tasting it, OK, perhaps a bit closed now still

7/12/2015 - Cote d'Or wrote:

PopnPour, tasted over 4 hrs and Day 2
-nearly opaque dark red, mild bricking
-mature sous bois and sour cherry
-med acidity, fiercely drying tannins omnipresent throughout the mid-palate and the finish obscure the relatively ripe and maturing flavors, very little of the '04 green; tannins even more abrasive on day 2 making it undrinkable
-while this doesn't overtly display the typical '04 pyrazines it has two of the other flaws of the vintage, i.e. early aging and dried out tannins, given its already advanced state of appearing to be near full maturity there seems to be little chance this will ever come into balance; this bottle was a mess though not sure if it is a bad bottle or representative of the wine at this stage