5/28/2021 - bunhiong wrote:

just starting to develop secondary flavors, amazingly fresh and young, nowhere near full maturity

2/13/2021 - bunhiong wrote:

just starting to mature, this is complex and not sickly sweet, easily another 10 years

2/13/2021 - bunhiong wrote:

very wild and exotic, unfortunately my last bottle. just entering it's peak and will easily last another 10 years, this is poor man's cheval blanc

2/13/2021 - bunhiong wrote:

incredibly young and acidity still untamed, unfortunately my last botttle, this has life still

11/8/2020 - bunhiong wrote:

Wine is starting to peak, silky and seamless

11/8/2020 - bunhiong wrote:

This wine is just starting to peak and come together, while not the most complex of wines, this has a very harmonious feel about it, nicely put together

2/19/2020 - bunhiong wrote:

tested from coravin, conservatively made wine, can't fault it, nicely balanced, ready to drink though it will hold for 3-5 years easily. wine is surprisingly light for a 2015

2/11/2020 - bunhiong wrote:

sampled via coravin. surprising backbone to this wine, still evolving, not to touch for another 2 years

2/11/2020 - bunhiong wrote:

sampled a little using coravin, the wine is at the moment resembling a NSG, more tannins and acidity than I am used to in a volnay but the winemaking of jadot seem stuck in time, rustic and terribly hard to predict evolution.

for the moment, I would say that if this wine doesn't come together in 5 years then it probably never will.

it's not a bad wine, just doesn't feel like a volnay but as with many wines of jadot, I get proven wrong ever so often

9/9/2019 - bunhiong wrote:

this has always been a wine whose evolution baffles me. once again, the new batch tastes thin and and slightly effervescent, seems to need time to settle. the last batch I had evolved into a different animal after 4 years, it seems to have the ability to put on weight. let's see how this vintage turns out ...

7/28/2019 - bunhiong Likes this wine:

micro test taste via coravin dispenser, the wine is still not near full maturity, complex and very broad, while already drinkable, it would be a waste to touch this before another 10 years

4/10/2019 - bunhiong wrote:

this is crazy, the wine is only starting to emerge from it's dumb phase, would recommend decanting two hours ahead.

this wine will only start to mature in another 10 years, unbelievable structure

12/15/2018 - bunhiong wrote:

tested a small serving from coravin, nicely browned, tannins finally softened to a reasonable level but still has much bite. again i am not sure if this is ever going to balance out, this is very closed on the nose and yet very much tannic still on the palate, keep for another 5 years ?

10/12/2018 - bunhiong wrote:

arrange evolution, this bottle seems to have thinned out, bottle variation ? underlying power though, easily another 10 years

4/28/2018 - bunhiong wrote:

this wine is immortal, incredibly young, 10 years from peak

3/4/2018 - bunhiong wrote:

8 years after my last tasting in 2010, i still don't know what to make of this wine, if it's a dumb phase, it's an awfully long one. tannins seem more pronounced than before and I'm not sure if there's enough fruit to balance out. this is an unusual expression for this estate.

still a lovely wine to drink and i may have unfairly judged this wine due tomorrow the vintage and it's heritage.

2/2/2018 - bunhiong wrote:

with jf at sin hoi sai. this wine is driving me nuts, every bottle I opened to date varies wildly despite being from the same case. no premature ageing here and holding up beautifully, wine is still closed through it is no longer as tart as it used to be. must resist temptation to open this frivolously .... this has life .... easily another 10 years

12/25/2017 - bunhiong wrote:

cork crumbled, now starting to worry about the rest of my stock ... but this is really a beautifully silky wine

12/14/2017 - bunhiong wrote:

tannins still lurking albeit very fine. dumb phase and.l not yielding much but a very balanced wine

11/23/2017 - bunhiong wrote:

holding incredibly well, would still be alive in 10 years

11/23/2017 - bunhiong wrote:

unusual flavour profile, initially one dimensional but gained weight over the evening, almost like a gamay cru, potential to be complex, popped too early

11/4/2017 - bunhiong wrote:

this wine was ridiculously young with great structure, still tannic though not in an unpleasant way, needs food

11/4/2017 - bunhiong wrote:

this is quite bizarre with the wine putting on weight over time, one more bottle left

11/4/2017 - bunhiong wrote:

Most difficult wine to judge, very tight and closed but displaying hints of what's to come, resist temptation to open for another 5 years

11/4/2017 - bunhiong wrote:

best of the evening trilogy, this was almost stylistically burgundia, bug thumbs up. lot of life left, 10 years is easy.

11/4/2017 - bunhiong wrote:

this was the most fruit driven ostertag of the evening ostertag single vineyard rieslings, very direct & likeable, if not a llttle one dimensional but ageing remarkably well, still ridiculously fresh. 10 years' cellaring would not be out of order.

10/16/2017 - bunhiong Likes this wine:

i don't noe what to say, this one blew me away, beautiful on the palate though it feels a little unstable, slight fizz, hopefully not a sign of refermentation as no sulfites were added to kill it

9/15/2017 - bunhiong Likes this wine:

young, secondary flavors only developing, this has life

7/7/2017 - bunhiong wrote:

poor man's cheval blanc, this wine is so silly it's unbelievable. itis still partially in a dumb phase but this is beautifully balanced.

7/7/2017 - bunhiong wrote:

amazing complexity and super long finish, this wine literally explodes but somehow, i have a nagging feeling that the wine is ageing prematurely. metallic overtones

6/30/2017 - bunhiong wrote:

beautiful mouthfeel, tannins all melted away, ridiculously silk without being dead, this is going to be a classic in 10 years time

6/30/2017 - bunhiong wrote:

perfectly balanced with a lack of guidance

6/30/2017 - bunhiong wrote:

still in dumb phase but beautifully balance, won't peak for at least another 5 years

3/31/2017 - bunhiong wrote:

haven't touched this in awhile and i have to say that this has changed drastically and it now has that silkiness that is almost burgundian. this is going to be so much better in 5 years

2/19/2017 - bunhiong wrote:

surprisingly gained weight, smoky and more layered than i remembered it to be, this wine is more resilient that I gave it credit for. floral notes have disappeared though, more mineral now

1/17/2017 - bunhiong wrote:

dumb phase and far from maturity, bad decision to open :)

2/18/2016 - bunhiong wrote:

no sign or ageing, beautifully balanced, tannins only starting to be tamed. easily another 10 years drinking life

12/24/2015 - bunhiong wrote:

this is an impressive wine considering it's hierarchy within the mitjaville stable, dense, well balanced and still tannic, this wine is showing how kind the 2009 vintage can be, it will only start to mature in 5 years and hold for quite a few more

8/20/2015 - bunhiong wrote:

wine starting to peak, beautifully balanced for such a humble wine, while a little lacking in complexity, this is a charmer that will drink well for another 10 years

8/10/2014 - bunhiong wrote:

starting to finally develop secondary flavours, this wine has legs for another 5 (maybe 10) years, perfect to start tracking once a year :)

8/5/2014 - bunhiong wrote:

closed, great structure and holding incredibly well, this wine is far from ready & once again vindicates this under-rated vintage. 10 years if we can resist the temptation

7/20/2014 - bunhiong wrote:

I am hoping this wine went into a dumb phase cos i had higher hopes. great structure, nose and mouthfeel but strangely one dimensional for this estate. no signs of premature ageing, taste again in 2019

4/22/2014 - bunhiong wrote:

just out of sleeping phase, still very closed, should have decanted. amazingly young and i believe that this wine will not peak for another 10 years even though it is already accessible now. patience ....

4/20/2014 - bunhiong wrote:

great structure for this very basic wine and indeed better than most. slightly astringent and bitter though not in an unpleasant way. this wine should peak in about 5 years and keep drinking well for a while. good price-value.

4/14/2014 - bunhiong wrote:

definitely one of the best value wines, buy on sight

4/14/2014 - bunhiong wrote:

this wine continues to evolve in a way that confuses me. deceptively soft in the first hours with tannins kicking in after an hour. flavour profile has retreated since the last bottle, will it re-emerge ?

3/23/2014 - bunhiong wrote:

great structure, still a tad leathery, will provide wonderful drinking for the next 5-8 years. leave aside til 2016

2/9/2014 - bunhiong wrote:

this was surprisingly good, lots of life left of this wine, tannis just shedding, should be beautiful in another 10 years

2/1/2014 - bunhiong wrote:

Promising, gamay on nose but nose changed through evening. Goof drinking for next 5 years

2/1/2014 - bunhiong wrote:

Better than last bottle, still suspect premature oxidation