4/20/2024 - Ms. Bubblehead Likes this wine:

The nose on this alone warrants serious consideration. Amazing combination of spice, floral notes, smoke, beef, blended red and dark fruit. Outstanding

4/20/2024 - Ms. Bubblehead Likes this wine:

A bit yeast on the nose. But Lovely grip and acidity

4/17/2024 - Ms. Bubblehead Likes this wine:

Very good on both nose and palate.

4/17/2024 - Ms. Bubblehead wrote:

Nose was shut, dry. Much better palate. Red fruit, acidity.

4/17/2024 - Ms. Bubblehead wrote:

Match stick reductive nose. Palate a bit light.

4/17/2024 - Ms. Bubblehead Likes this wine:

Lovely mineral nose. Tannins a bit dryer.

4/16/2024 - Ms. Bubblehead Likes this wine:

Tasted alongside the evangile. More classic Bordeaux with full but round characteristics - smooth finish.

4/16/2024 - Ms. Bubblehead Likes this wine:

Beautifully elegant with red fruit, a burgundy drinker’s Bordeaux.

6/20/2023 - Ms. Bubblehead Likes this wine:

Got the balance of this vintage right.

But way overpriced for what it is.

6/20/2023 - Ms. Bubblehead Likes this wine:

I actually like the elegance of this vintage which may appeal more to Burgundy drinkers.

6/20/2023 - Ms. Bubblehead Likes this wine:

Nicely floral. Better on second day with classic 96 sensations.

6/20/2023 - Ms. Bubblehead Likes this wine:

9 bottle box set - all blind

Good.

6/20/2023 - Ms. Bubblehead Does not like this wine:

9 bottle box set - all blind

Weakest bottle. Guessed Ovello

Medicinal nose. Palate also hints of the same. Palate felt disjointed. Possible this was ever so slightly tainted but hard to tell.

6/20/2023 - Ms. Bubblehead wrote:

9 bottle box set - all blind

Pretty good depth. But not properly balanced.

6/20/2023 - Ms. Bubblehead wrote:

9 bottle box set - all blind

A bit grainy. Guessed Rio Sordo.

Ok on it is own. But not near the others.

6/20/2023 - Ms. Bubblehead Likes this wine:

9 bottle box set - all blind

Tannnic. Mineral. Nice polish. Way better than expected

6/20/2023 - Ms. Bubblehead Does not like this wine:

9 bottle box set - all blind

Medicinal. Disappointing

6/20/2023 - Ms. Bubblehead Likes this wine:

9 bottle box set - all blind

Very good

6/20/2023 - Ms. Bubblehead Likes this wine:

9 bottle box set - all blind

Guessed Rabaja

Another good bottle combining elegance with tannins and depth and grip. Can see how Roaga makes amazing wines from this site.

6/20/2023 - Ms. Bubblehead Likes this wine:

9 bottle box set - all blind

Guessed Asili. So elegant with depth. Really good.

5/3/2023 - Ms. Bubblehead Likes this wine:

A lighter footed syrah with a subtle nose of mint, spice and red fruit. Medium bodied palate, red fruit some grainy tannins. Easy to drink.

2/20/2023 - Ms. Bubblehead Likes this wine:

Had over two evenings.

Subtle nose of rock minerals, sliced pineapple and citrus, some warmth. Medium bodied palate with a blend of ripe yellow fruit, gravel, and mint. It really had good balance with lingering acidity.

2/17/2023 - Ms. Bubblehead wrote:

Oxidized.

2/14/2023 - Ms. Bubblehead wrote:

Nice floral nose but palate was a bit rustic

2/11/2023 - Ms. Bubblehead Likes this wine:

Smoke, cedarwood, blended dark and red fruit on the nose. Medium body palate with gentle acidity and similar fruit sensations as from the nose.

Drinking perfectly now.

1/26/2023 - Ms. Bubblehead Likes this wine:

Had with BurgNick

Beautiful nose of sesame, roasted nuts and perfectly ripe fruit. The palate had great balance and full ripeness without being overdone. I prefer this style than many of the overly reductive wines that are so popular in these times.

1/26/2023 - Ms. Bubblehead Likes this wine:

Decent balance of ripe sensations and minerals on both the nose and palate. Better to pair with food.

1/3/2023 - Ms. Bubblehead Likes this wine:

Apparently this wine was only made in 2016 - 100% Pinot Meunier, disgorged Dec 2019. I really liked the nose here - had minerality, lemon zest and a touch oxidative notes. The palate was medium bodied with nice acidity, some citrus notes, sharp. It was not tasted blind.

12/23/2022 - Ms. Bubblehead Likes this wine:

Blind 80’s - 90’s Bordeaux dinner

Decanted for 30 minutes. Had a nice nose of blended red and dark fruit, spice and cedar.

Palate medium bodied + with smooth tannins, velvet, hints of chocolate powder and similar sensations to the nose and

I guess this shows that at his peak, Parker was a great taster in this region and the wines he rated highly have aged well.

12/15/2022 - Ms. Bubblehead Likes this wine:

Precise, some reduction, but not sacrificing depth. A lovely Chenin but also a bit hyped for what it is as so many white burg are fashioned in a similar style.

12/15/2022 - Ms. Bubblehead Does not like this wine:

Tasted blind - extracted dark fruit, dry, oak. Of course it could improve with 20 years of age.

12/15/2022 - Ms. Bubblehead Likes this wine:

See my note from 2 years ago - quite nice but noticeable oak and tropical sensations, which I particularly enjoyed because the depth and concentration nicely offset it.

12/15/2022 - Ms. Bubblehead wrote:

Typical of the new wave of reductive white burgs which increasingly taste all the same. Not bad but not differentiated. I really don't understand why the critics love these wines?

11/17/2022 - Ms. Bubblehead Does not like this wine:

Tasted blind. Dark extracted fruit, mint, menthol. Like most Arnoux's from this period, they are not very good.

10/7/2022 - Ms. Bubblehead Likes this wine:

From magnum.

I had this almost one year ago and the nose is still a bit closed. But the palate combines new and old world styles with lovely concentration, acidity, gravel minerality underneath the blended red and dark fruit sensations.

9/29/2022 - Ms. Bubblehead Likes this wine:

See my previous notes - excellent wine and showing beautifully at this still youthful age.

8/18/2022 - Ms. Bubblehead Likes this wine:

In the past, the wine was mostly about its extremely floral red fruited nose, but with a palate that felt a bit too thin and almost under-ripe. I think the last time I opened one was in 2019. But wow, it has improved a lot - still a light bodied wine on the palate, but has gained complexity with some minerals, garden soil. Very nice.

8/17/2022 - Ms. Bubblehead Likes this wine:

I brought this and an 05 Butteaux to a blind dinner and it was poured by the somm. Having done this pair three times it is very easy to identify - it is much more reductive, mineral and layered and blended white and yellow fruit while the Butteaux was riper, rounded and full - yellow fruit. Both are good, just different styles. I informed the group they were both Raveneau but had one thing in common and everyone thought it was the vintages being different.

This pair raises an interesting question around ‘terroir’ and wine making: these wines are so different that I doubt the explanation is purely driven by site but more a combination of picking riper fruit in Butteaux and handling it with less reductive techniques in the basement.

8/17/2022 - Ms. Bubblehead Likes this wine:

Tasted blind and guessed Dugat. But wow. 04. Wine of the vintage..?

8/17/2022 - Ms. Bubblehead Likes this wine:

Tasted blind. Clearly a Blanc de blancs with good tension, minerals and Cut white fruits. Solid champagne but don’t believe the Instagram hype.

8/15/2022 - Ms. Bubblehead Likes this wine:

Beautiful nose of driveway gravel, blended red and black fruit and a bit of rustic soil. Palate was medium bodied+, very nicely balanced acidity and tannins, the latter needing a bit of time to smooth out - showed darker fruit relative to the nose with added minerality. The Richebourg of Montalcino.

8/12/2022 - Ms. Bubblehead wrote:

After hearing that 16 Coche has improved since tasting it on release popped a bottle to see. It just lacks the character of the father’s wines, less depth and complexity. My view is clearly in the minority among so many label drinkers.

8/12/2022 - Ms. Bubblehead wrote:

A bit dense and fruity. Not sure if this is really better than the other cuvées. Probably better to wait a few years.

8/10/2022 - Ms. Bubblehead Likes this wine:

Tasted blind along side a Rayas. Although young, this had much more purity of fruit, very elegant with varietal expression. Decanting it for about 2 hours really helped. The 2016 Comando G's are very good across the line up.

8/10/2022 - Ms. Bubblehead Likes this wine:

Part of a grenache blind tasting. A warmer expression here, with some rustic notes, but balanced by some classic Rayas purity. It was a good wine, but maybe a bit warm, at least compared to the better Comando G.

8/9/2022 - Ms. Bubblehead wrote:

Tasted blind - oxidized

8/9/2022 - Ms. Bubblehead Likes this wine:

Elegant expression of syrah that is at peak and starting to gradually fade

8/9/2022 - Ms. Bubblehead Likes this wine:

Tasted blind - wonderfully ripe and dense, with subtle hints of oak.

7/3/2022 - Ms. Bubblehead Likes this wine:

A solid expression of Cabernet Franc. Nose had spice, dark fruit. Palate was medium+ bodied, good acidity, dark fruit. If tasted blind, a nice right bank.

4/18/2022 - Ms. Bubblehead wrote:

Less floral nose than other vintages - ripeness slightly too obvious. Probably will show better if you post it on instagram.