12/12/2023 - Kevnzworld wrote:

PNP at Charcoal Sunset
Needed air, but even after an hour remained tannic with thin fruit and a short finish.
This bottle wasn’t good., flat

8/6/2023 - Kevnzworld wrote:

:45 decant at Mos Amsterdam.
We wouldn’t open a 2010 like this at home, we would cellar it for another 5-10 years, but we’re in a restaurant
Red fruit, tart cherry with a tannic oaky backbone. This is a wine I want to own .
Hour two the wine improved.

8/6/2023 - Kevnzworld wrote:

PNP De Kas Amsterdam
Good red fruit with tannic oak. The wine mellowed with an hour open and / or in the glass and became more enjoyable This wine needs 10 years

8/3/2023 - Kevnzworld wrote:

San Laurel DTLA
Initially slightly funky on the nose, and muted on the palate. We proceeded to put it aside while we slowly dined and enjoyed two other bottles.
When we returned to the Jadot we were pleasantly rewarded with a beautiful old Amourouse.
Cherry and currents laced with beautiful Chambolle floral elements. There were some tertiary elements that come with age as it was clearly drinking as an older Burg.

8/3/2023 - Kevnzworld wrote:

PNP Manta
Medium plus body , red cherry , Asian spice, herbs , some earth. Some pine from barrel. Some time in the glass and it’s singing.

6/17/2023 - Kevnzworld wrote:

Cabo.
I purchased this at a discount from an auction due to it being an off year. Thankfully it performed well and compared favorably to other vintages of Vogue premiere.
There weren’t any overt green notes.

6/17/2023 - Kevnzworld wrote:

Elegant creamy with a great mouthfeel , oyster shell, marzipan on the finish. A enjoyably distinctive Chablis

6/17/2023 - Kevnzworld wrote:

PNP at Comal
A little pruny on the nose but good flavors of ripe dark fruit and spice on the palate with a really long finish .
There may have been a slight storage temperature issue that affected this 22 yo bottle

6/17/2023 - Kevnzworld wrote:

PNP Jemma
Espresso, elegant dark fruit, resolved silky tannins. Enjoyable

6/17/2023 - Kevnzworld wrote:

PNP Colmar
Approachable for a 2016.
Black Cherry, spice box. Round tannins. Elegant, concentrated and jammy at one hour in.

6/17/2023 - Kevnzworld wrote:

Pine , cherry, spice box . A very distinctive combination unlike other Lambrays I’ve had. Would benefit from more time.

6/17/2023 - Kevnzworld wrote:

PNP. Pinewood resin with sweet ripe black cherry, anise, and kirsch . Young and one dimensional but interestingly different. Reminded us of a young Rayas

6/16/2023 - Kevnzworld wrote:

Le Chambard Alsace
Cherry with smoked meat and mushrooms
Lots of tertiary elements for an 05.
Complexity that developed over dinner with time in the glass.
This was the wine of the trip

5/27/2023 - Kevnzworld wrote:

PNP Palmeri.
Needed air to develop, slightly faded initially
Sour cherry, mushroom , floral with distinctive minerality.
Kirsch flavors developed as the wine opened and deepened with time.

5/20/2023 - Kevnzworld wrote:

Maison Tetes Colmar
Ripe dark cherry with a tannic spine and essence of potpourrie
2 hours in it’s becoming more rounded
93 tonight with upside after more age

5/20/2023 - Kevnzworld wrote:

Alchemist in Alsace
Great concentration of dark berries and surprisingly accessible for a young Burg.
It’s probably not as expressive as it will be at maturity but still enjoyable

5/20/2023 - Kevnzworld wrote:

This possibly had storage issues
Ripe cherry kirsch. Of the three Rayas we’ve been fortunate to drink on this trip this is the ripest with a hint of oxidation that detracted from the experience versus the 2006 we enjoyed earlier.
The signature green element is present

5/20/2023 - Kevnzworld wrote:

Fragrant nose of roses, flavors of green olive and garrique.
The most gorgeous CDP I’ve experienced. I get it.
This showed much better than the riper 2007 we drank a few days later

5/20/2023 - Kevnzworld wrote:

D’Ill Alsace
Barnyard nose , red fruit with a tannic bite. A rustic full bodied wine with Iron , some sauvage and blood .
One hour in the tannins mellowed and the palate filled out but still too young.

5/20/2023 - Kevnzworld wrote:

PNP at Ornellaia Zurich.
Ex Chateau
Ripe, with some barnyard and stewed red fruit. Evolved nicely in the glass.

5/20/2023 - Kevnzworld wrote:

At Chambard Alsace.
Strawberries , floral perfume, feminine with granular tannins . The ‘09 ripeness was evident
Evolved into more secondary flavors with more time

5/17/2023 - Kevnzworld wrote:

Maison Tetes.
Bloody steak with mushrooms and forest floor.
That stemmy green element provides that signature Rayas taste , and this didn’t disappoint even from a somewhat lesser vintage

5/17/2023 - Kevnzworld wrote:

PNP at Juliet.
Delicately elegant yet with some rustic undertone from the tannin.
Chambolle flowers and spice , with a long finish .
Possibly could benefit from a little more cellar time.

5/13/2023 - Kevnzworld wrote:

Fresh tropical fruit, lemon, with good acidity, slightly bitter finish with a touch of heat which adds complexity.
Medium bodied with slight vanilla from oak but not overpowering.
A hint of TCA developed as it spent time open unfortunately

5/13/2023 - Kevnzworld wrote:

At Lalique Alsace
This was the second bottle as the first was premoxed.
Marshmallow on the nose , tropical fruits on the palate with some french oak vanilla

5/13/2023 - Kevnzworld wrote:

PNP at home.
Good concentration and depth.
Red fruit , earthy minerality with sous bois and mushrooms .
Tasty stuff with a long finish and full of complexity

5/5/2023 - Kevnzworld wrote:

PNP at Lalique
Buttered popcorn, pleasant acidity with tropical fruits and oyster shell.
A delicate wine as compared to the younger LeFlaive Batard served alongside. Fresh, no oxidation
2 hours in, Granny Smith apples with caramel

5/5/2023 - Kevnzworld wrote:

PNP at Maison Rostang
Fabulous structure ….earthy red fruit driven.
Just a slight hint of secondary flavors and a touch of brett but all in a good way.
We paired it with roasted duck. Perfect

4/30/2023 - Kevnzworld wrote:

PNP at 114 Faubourg Paris
The nose is full of Chambolle floral fragrance. As the wine developed in the glass the tannins mellowed somewhat revealing a beautiful elegant albeit young Chambolle full of red fruit.
Drinkable now , better probably in five years

4/30/2023 - Kevnzworld wrote:

30 decant at La Truffiere Paris
Ok it’s too young but we’re at a restaurant and had to choose from what’s available.
A big wine with a tight tannic spine.
No surprise that the last sip 2 hours in was the best sip.
Not expressive over all but did exhibit some cherry, oak and tannin.
I own a few bottles in my cellar and this experience demonstrates the obvious, I won’t open another one for 10 years
93 today with upside

4/22/2023 - Kevnzworld wrote:

Opened at René Lalique along side the 2002
The 2002 was clearly the better wine at this point The ‘96 was tannic with muted fruit that never really developed over the course of the dinner . Others thought somewhat more of it than I.

4/22/2023 - Kevnzworld wrote:

PNP at Klaus Erfort
Great balance of fruit and tannin. Just at the beginning of its window.
Good bouquet of flowers .A modestly feminine wine for Gevrey

4/22/2023 - Kevnzworld wrote:

PNP at Traube Tonbach
Blackberry with a hint of mustard and ramp and cranberry . We decided that it’s at the latter part of its window as the fruit was a little muted in hour 2.

4/22/2023 - Kevnzworld wrote:

At Arpege.
Initially fragrant with Vosne spice but restrained on the palate.
After an hour open in the glass and bottle it opened up a bit more albeit with PC not GC depth
Overall enjoyable now but possibly better later if the fruit holds up.

4/22/2023 - Kevnzworld wrote:

PNP ERH Paris.
Great ripe nose, full bodied with GC weight
Ripe tart red cherry with a mild tannic backbone . A little air brings out some Asian spices

4/22/2023 - Kevnzworld wrote:

PNP. Cork wet 2/3 up.
Strawberry, mushroom with reasonable structure. Those that didn’t see the bottle guessed Gevry .
The fruit was still moderately fresh and concentrated with some background remaining tannin . The tertiary notes were present but not predominant
At :45 open the fruit began to fade slightly, so PNP.
I love the age-ability of Laurent’s wines

4/22/2023 - Kevnzworld wrote:

A nice mix of secondary flavors and bright fruit.
Mushroom, and cherry
and mild tannin. One drinker commented that there wasn’t enough acid.
I didn’t observe that and felt it was balanced

4/22/2023 - Kevnzworld wrote:

PNP Avra.
Concentrated dark berries and some cranberries with resolved tannins and good finish
Black cherry developed as the wine evolved over lunch.
A full bodied big glass of Pinot

4/22/2023 - Kevnzworld wrote:

Deep concentration of berry and evident tannin , but somewhat muddled. This bottle might have had a storage issue.

2/3/2023 - Kevnzworld wrote:

Rich dark berries, a touch of tobacco on the finish
Earthy balanced and drinking beautifully. The ‘96’s have entered their prime drinking zone.

1/29/2023 - Kevnzworld wrote:

PNP Republique.
Classic Gevry.
Unlike some other recent 2006’s from the Chambertin area we’ve had, this was ready to drink.
Showed beautifully with nice Asian spice, earth and mild tannin.

1/29/2023 - Kevnzworld wrote:

A softer more nuanced palate than the Charmes we had alongside There’s no funk or secondary flavors at this stage, and the tannins are resolved and soft.
The Chambolle perfume was evident. Probably as good as it’s going to get.

1/27/2023 - Kevnzworld wrote:

In a blind Pinot tasting, this surprised me. For an ‘03 it was fresh, with red fruit predominant. I suspected new world and was surprised it was a Ducs. I was expecting more tertiary flavors once it was revealed but they were in the background. It’s drinking well with many more year’s ahead of it imo.

11/30/2022 - Kevnzworld wrote:

2 hour slo ox
The fruit was restrained, and the wine a little tannic. Clearly this has the stuff to be a better wine in 3-5 years, but too young now. Tonight 93

11/12/2022 - Kevnzworld wrote:

PNP.
Of the three red GC burgundies tonight, this was our favorite.
A balanced mix of earthy berrieness and silky tannin.
This is definitely in its window.

11/12/2022 - Kevnzworld wrote:

PNP Jirong.
Was drinking young versus the other mostly 2006 GC’s.
There was a stemmy herbaceous note that was slightly distracting but otherwise was nice .

11/12/2022 - Kevnzworld wrote:

First bottle corked
Second bottle PNP Avra.
A little young and austere. The oak is too dominant at this stage and missing that grand cru depth .
Brought it home for the last two glasses and time didn’t change the profile

11/7/2022 - Kevnzworld wrote:

PNP Spartina
One of two I recently picked up at an auction.
True to many prior reviews this was austere and lacked CDB GC character.
We debated whether this wine is still too young or as good as it’s going to get.
I won’t open #2 for 4 more years.

10/30/2022 - Kevnzworld wrote:

1 hour decant at home.
Aromatic nose
A nice mix of cherry , toasted oak , cigar on the palate with fully resolved tannin. A touch of Garam Masala on the finish.

10/30/2022 - Kevnzworld wrote:

A little raisiny, possibly from the warm vintage.Needed time to open, the 2nd hour it improved
I will do a quick decant before I open the next bottle