4/23/2024 - jhbehrens Likes this wine:

Light, fruity and slightly spritzy red wine. Not a lot of complexity but still very young.

4/21/2024 - jhbehrens Likes this wine:

Demi-sec. Tertiary but this bottle which came recently from the Dutch importer is still drinking beautifully.

4/21/2024 - jhbehrens Likes this wine:

Classical Tempranillo from American oak aromas. Powdery tannins. Not in a very exuberant phase. Keep for a few more years.

4/10/2024 - jhbehrens Likes this wine:

Quite tertiary already with a strong mushroom aroma. On the palate the wine was somewhat bitter and astringent. Over the top or in a close phase? Not as good as expected

3/30/2024 - jhbehrens Does not like this wine:

Burnt hair and strawberry on the nose, very light and slightly mousy palate. Not impressed.

3/16/2024 - jhbehrens Likes this wine:

Clean and lengthy, in its drinking window. Not too remarkable, poor QPR

3/2/2024 - jhbehrens Likes this wine:

Pale colour, with an initially stink on the nose that blows off. High acidity, also butteryness from its maloactic fermentation. White tart flours, lemon and apple. Needs more time

2/24/2024 - jhbehrens Likes this wine:

Much better than last time. It seems to have gained depth, honeysuckle and other white flowers. Minerality and very well balanced acidity. Seems a little oily on the palate and has the tiniest whiff of ox which add class. In a very good place

2/3/2024 - jhbehrens Likes this wine:

Reductive, Burgundy style Chenin with delicate acidity and soms white fruit aromas. At its peak

12/30/2023 - jhbehrens Likes this wine:

Cool climate Pinot style more like Spätburgunder than Burgundy with some of the same liquorice and laurel scent and light body with crisp red fruit but there is something sweeter and warmer to it in the mouth. Would be great with fish. I don't have any reference but probably in it's drinking window

12/28/2023 - jhbehrens Likes this wine:

I always find Aligote to be a good measure of a wine maker's skills as it a hard grape to create a delicate wine from. But Marthe Henry-Boillot managed to do so. Fragrant nose of white flowers and lemon as well as some reduction. On the palate it's delicate but still reveals the astringency and bitterness I'd assocate with the grape. Paired it with a Dutch 'stamppot' with raw endive and was happy with the combination. Already ready to drink.

12/25/2023 - jhbehrens Likes this wine:

Wine of the year. First drank this in restaurant Ernst in Berlin where the delicate perfume of raspberry and roses stuck with me. It has wonderful acidity and plenty of delicate and perfectly ripe red fruit on the palate. Some reduction. Superb

12/24/2023 - jhbehrens Likes this wine:

Rustic and lots of tannins still, keep until at least 2026-2028

12/22/2023 - jhbehrens wrote:

Corked

12/22/2023 - jhbehrens Likes this wine:

A whiff of coffee immediately followed by quince, lingonberry and delicate lemon. Very linear and elegant, probably not at its peak. Drink 2025+

12/9/2023 - jhbehrens Likes this wine:

Lost most of its might. Lovely but no longer impressive

11/25/2023 - jhbehrens Likes this wine:

Better at this stage but still not remarkable

10/24/2023 - jhbehrens Likes this wine:

Beautifully aged single-vineyard Assyrtiko, last vintage made by the legendary Haridimos Hatzidakis. This may be one of the best wines ever produced on the island of Santorini. Golden colour. Some lemon peel left but dominant aromas of orange melon, minerals, honey and raisin. Ever so slightly oxidised in a good way. Viscous and long. Just delicious.

9/26/2023 - jhbehrens Likes this wine:

Very fruit forward still and restrained on the nose, but complex on the palate with incredible smoothness. Acidity is very well integrated. Needs more time to fully develop.

9/21/2023 - jhbehrens Does not like this wine:

Seems like this bottle had secondary fermentation given the bubbles on opening and the fizzybtaste even after 2 days opened in the fridge. Interesting but too yeasty. Not impressed.

6/10/2023 - jhbehrens Likes this wine:

From magnum. Drank at a private dinner on Nomad IV in Cap Ferrat. 100% Folle Noir. Green bell pepper, bramble, blackberry, cedarwood, coffee, balsamic, dried meat on the nose. Orange marmelade, strawberry, black fruit on the palate. Medium+ acidity, medium tannins, medium length, 14% alcohol. Prime drinking window. Wonderful

6/4/2023 - jhbehrens wrote:

Oxidized

5/29/2023 - jhbehrens Likes this wine:

Subtle steely oxidisation, very clean and precise wine. Do drink it at the right temperate.

5/27/2023 - jhbehrens Does not like this wine:

Weird wine, sweet and tannic. Keep for another 20 years?

5/7/2023 - jhbehrens Likes this wine:

First year Bernaudeau made this cuvee. Strongly reductive nose with lemon juice, biscuit, apple, elderflower. On the palate it has a saltiness and incredible tension with orange, orange peel, apple, pear, white flowers. Not as polished as Nourissons or Coqueries and more citrusy than the other wines he makes. Lovely and only 11% alcohol

5/3/2023 - jhbehrens Likes this wine:

At Spectrum restaurant, Amsterdam. Typical PYC reduction with notes of mint, green fruit, lemon candy and back palate of agrume. Young but very drinkable at this stage

5/4/2023 - jhbehrens Likes this wine:

Decanted in a carafe to separate it from the depot and returned to the bottle. Drank after 2-3 hours. Beautifully developed tertiairy aromas giving a highly fragrant bouquet of sweet flowers, powerful cedar wood and tobacco, so elegant still and light footed given its age. Very much in its drinking window still. Unforgettable wine.

2/17/2023 - jhbehrens Likes this wine:

Delicious

2/17/2023 - jhbehrens Likes this wine:

Barnyard nose with crispy red fruit. Hint of sweetness on the palate but very light and frivolous. Still too young.

2/5/2023 - jhbehrens Likes this wine:

Starting to exhibit tertiary characteristics but still has soft red fruit and floral aromas. Light and drinkable. Good for a few more years.

1/29/2023 - jhbehrens Likes this wine:

Some residual sugar, very tertiary already. Well inside it’s drinking window

1/22/2023 - jhbehrens wrote:

Balanced, clean and somewhat ephemeral Sangiovese that did extremely well with pasta with wild boar, a fellow Tuscan delicacy. Should get much better still over the next 5-10 years

1/21/2023 - jhbehrens Likes this wine:

Wow! Reduction and plenty of tropical fruit. Before it’s peak but clearly has the class of a grand cru. Drink for the next 5-7 years

1/21/2023 - jhbehrens Likes this wine:

Just a touch of ox but otherwise clean and lean Chablis. Probably at that age where it neither had the young fruit, or the tertiary aromas back by acidity. But nevertheless lovely. I would keep other bottles for another 3-5 years

1/18/2023 - jhbehrens Likes this wine:

Peak drinking window now. Amber coloured and full of tertiary flavours but no oxidation or lack of acidity. Wonderful at this stage.

1/10/2023 - jhbehrens Likes this wine:

On the dark side and a little bit oxidised, could be bottle variation.

12/24/2022 - jhbehrens Likes this wine:

If you have a bottle of this, put it in an auction. Its past its prime.

12/25/2022 - jhbehrens Likes this wine:

Some malo and not a lot of refinement or character. Not the best vintage. Don’t wait.

12/25/2022 - jhbehrens Likes this wine:

Wonderful but too young, keep for at least 5 more years

12/25/2022 - jhbehrens Likes this wine:

From magnum. Leather, cherries, spice, bramble, red currant. Medium acidity, medium- tannins. Has another 5–10 years ahead of it.

12/22/2022 - jhbehrens Likes this wine:

Reductive, with a nose of crushed apple and liquorice with a linear undertone. Ever so slight fizz on the tongue (2nd fermentation?) and a palate consistent with the nose. Delicious

12/11/2022 - jhbehrens Likes this wine:

All tertiairy but lively, like a Spatburgunder without fruit. Lasted about 45m in the decanter before it started to collapse. Very classy

12/10/2022 - jhbehrens Likes this wine:

Slightly overripe yellow and white fruit. Oak vanilla just a little too strong. Not bad but lacks refinement.

12/10/2022 - jhbehrens Likes this wine:

Laurel liquorice and tar. So lively and delicious. Drink or keep.

11/25/2022 - jhbehrens Likes this wine:

Very alive, typical Chenin aromas and spiciness. Don’t think it will improve

11/15/2022 - jhbehrens Likes this wine:

A little bland, with a steely character. Don’t think it will improve

11/12/2022 - jhbehrens wrote:

Bottle oxydized. Tastes like eating orange peel. Such a shame

11/12/2022 - jhbehrens Likes this wine:

At the edge of oxidisation, just past it’s peak but still very intense and balanced. Drink up

11/12/2022 - jhbehrens wrote:

Thick black currant and cherry palate. Over its peak

11/12/2022 - jhbehrens wrote:

Oxidised