4/8/2024 - jc11 wrote:

No record of receipt but not in inventory, so probably lost somewhere. clearing from pending.

4/8/2024 - jc11 wrote:

No record of receipt but not in inventory, so probably lost somewhere. clearing from pending.

11/29/2023 - jc11 wrote:

Premox

8/27/2023 - jc11 wrote:

Has shed some of the tropical fruit notes but picking up some oxidative ones. Drink up.

7/26/2023 - jc11 wrote:

Oxidized

8/2/2022 - jc11 wrote:

disjointed upon opening. Bubbles were aggressive, with oxidized/oxidative and tart notes. Still good but those notes stuck out a bit. Half bottle remaining the next day was much improved. Quarter bottle remaining on day three (possibly even day four) was just singing, with everything settling into place. Will give my remaining bottles plenty of air when opening next.

7/17/2022 - jc11 Does not like this wine:

Pretty unpleasant. Best guess is that it’s overly reduced, perhaps along with something gone wrong with the stem inclusion. Could be a bad bottle but not worth procuring another one to find out.

4/30/2022 - jc11 wrote:

Great wine. High toned, slightly reductive nose. Lemon and mineral, Lean but intense. Long dry finish. Opened up over a 4 hour dinner so suggest giving it some air.

4/30/2022 - jc11 wrote:

Oxidized

4/26/2022 - jc11 wrote:

Last of 3 picked up on winebid for $16. Drinking great. Lemon curd, touch of wood (not toasty), good acid. Excellent value.

4/26/2022 - jc11 wrote:

Oxed.

1/28/2022 - jc11 wrote:

Oxidized

11/26/2021 - jc11 wrote:

Much better than the last. This one was still fresh. Some tropical notes on the nose (faint lychee), and not overtly grassy like many sauv blancs. Good stuff.

12/12/2020 - jc11 wrote:

Great Oregon chard. On first opening right out of fridge, smell and tastes noticeably of yeast and bread. Almost like some champagnes. With air and at a more appropriate temperature, that fades away. Wine is slightly reductive, floral, mineral, lemon. Touch of caramel or nuttiness. What seems like good weight and extract. dry persistent finish. Very happy with this wine.

12/12/2020 - jc11 wrote:

Last bottle of a case. Fruit driven aromatics. Tastes primarily of cherries, with a bit of warm earth / mushroom. Maybe a touch of cola. Back end reveals some spice and perhaps a bit of dried orange zest. Ripe but balanced. A tiny bit of perceived alcohol at the end, but otherwise a nice drink.

7/16/2020 - jc11 wrote:

Id say at peak or right around there. Very Mineral, nutty, citrus, green fruits (not in an underripe way). makes me think of a good village puligny. One more to go out of a bunch I picked up around $21. Great deal, and probably my favorite wine from this producer as the higher end of the range is a bit overoaked for my taste.

6/17/2020 - jc11 wrote:

advanced and buttery.

6/1/2020 - jc11 wrote:

A lot of mixed reviews on this wine, and I'd say my experience was similarly mixed. Coravined a glass at cellar temperature, and it showed the nice aromatics that others have mentioned. Palate was more "purple" (as i have seen that term used). But as it warms up, or gains air, or both, most of that goes a way and the tannins become more astringent. Probably not as bad as some have said, not as good as some have said, but overall not a good value. Will see if the rest of the bottle is any different and update if so.

5/25/2020 - jc11 wrote:

Really good. Double decanted for sediment but there wasnt much. Translucent brick red, medium body, with sweet fruit, spice, and sous bois. Just a touch of brett on the nose but in a good way that adds a bit of wild aromatics much like some older cabs or rhones. Quite elegant and holding up well. Kept half bottle in fridge and had next night with a different group, and it held just up fine, suggesting no need to rush on these. That said, they are drinking well now so no reason to wait either.

5/25/2020 - jc11 wrote:

375. Slightest hint of TCA on the nose and initially on the palate but quickly masked by the sweetness. Sound bottles should still be drinking well.

12/9/2019 - jc11 wrote:

Totally shut down at the moment.

12/9/2019 - jc11 wrote:

oxidized

11/18/2019 - jc11 wrote:

Drinking great. Still fresh.

10/7/2019 - jc11 wrote:

Nose is very classic chablis. Palate falls a bit short of the nose. Good, but there is a very slight touch of green that I found distracting.

7/26/2019 - jc11 wrote:

Powerful nose, but ultimately the aromatics were better than the taste. A bit heavy in the mouth and felt like it needed a touch more acidity. Good not great.

4/26/2019 - jc11 wrote:

Oxidized

2/4/2019 - jc11 wrote:

Oxidized

6/19/2018 - jc11 wrote:

Nice pale color, clean, with good acid and balance, but ultimately the fruit leans too much on the stonefruit or tropical (lychee?) end of the spectrum for me. My completely uneducated guess is that the richness does not come from oak or over-ripeness, but maybe some lees stirring? I had asked a shop for some new chards to try that may be similar to Goodfellow or Walter Scott. Ultimately, this one missed the mark for me. Good wine for the price (~$20) in a vacuum, but there are many other wines that can be had for that price that are stylistically more to my liking - especially with some 2014 white burg still available.

11/3/2017 - jc11 wrote:

Agree with notes that mention green, which is very prominent upon opening. It showed much better when served warmer after 8 hours of air, and especially on day 2. The citrus picks up then and balances everything out. Also seems to show more acid / precision then.

10/21/2017 - jc11 wrote:

Really good for the price. Transparent ruby with a bit of bricking. A bit lean, showing a bit too much acid, upon opening. Fruit fleshed out on day two turning it into a very nice wine. Precise, good acid, red fruits, just starting to show some aged flavors.

10/20/2017 - jc11 wrote:

Oxidized

10/20/2017 - jc11 wrote:

Corked

10/20/2017 - jc11 wrote:

Exceeded expectations. Fresh, slightly reductive, good acid. Only complaint is it thins out a bit on the finish.

8/22/2017 - jc11 wrote:

Purchased from domaine in 2015 and shipped back. Clean, pale color. Superb nose, with a hint of matchstick reduction, iodine, saline, and bright citrus. Drinks precise and balanced between intense lemony acidity and a slight finishing sweetness. Held up well for day 2. For those who care - DIAM10 cork that looked to be about 1cm longer than most.

8/21/2017 - jc11 wrote:

Last bottle. Showing a bit more advanced than expected. May be time to drink these up.

7/11/2017 - jc11 wrote:

Sound bottle - not oxidized. Upon opening it gave much less on the nose than the palatte, but a few hours in it started to show more. Very good.

6/22/2017 - jc11 wrote:

oxidized

5/24/2017 - jc11 wrote:

Noticeable reduction upon opening but underneath is a pretty good wine for the price.

4/15/2017 - jc11 wrote:

Purchased direct from Domaine in 2015. Both bottles showed very well. Crisp and fresh; citrus; apple; a touch of honey.

2/5/2017 - jc11 wrote:

Davidga's 2/1 note seems to capture it. Still fresh, with a well integrated finishing acidity, but not the tartness that these sometimes show on release. Good showing. Will likely drink my last bottle over the next few years.

2/5/2017 - jc11 wrote:

Drinking really well now. Seems to have shed some of the roundness that was evident on release. Still has some well integrated acidity. A bit of a pineapple note.

1/22/2017 - jc11 wrote:

Last bottle. Way better than the one we opened 2.5 years ago, which seemed overwhelmed by wood. Tasted fresh upon opening and was fine for day two (and just a bit of alcohol starting to show on day three), so I suspect this can still hold on for a bit. Though its drinking fine now.

1/13/2017 - jc11 wrote:

Good value. Not much to add to other notes, other than recommendation not to drink too cold.

11/26/2016 - jc11 Likes this wine:

From 375. At a great point. Still young and fresh; ripe but not overripe fruit balanced by good acidity; developing some complex flavors that I tend to associate with aged Bordeaux. Long finish. Excellent.

4/12/2016 - jc11 wrote:

Wine appeared to have a fair amount of sediment floating in the bottle, but nothing came out when ran it through a mesh filter. Drank over 3 days, best on day 2. Some sulfer on opening, but otherwise medium bodied chard with decent acidity. Very good for a bottle that I purchased on closeout for $9.

3/26/2016 - jc11 wrote:

Served too cold at first, but got better as it warmed. Good acidity, though I pick up the banana note mentioned by others, and some jalapeno on the nose. All in all a good Bourgogne blanc but probably not worth the price.

3/26/2016 - jc11 wrote:

More oak and heat than I like.

3/21/2016 - jc11 wrote:

Still drinking well.

3/21/2016 - jc11 wrote:

oxidized

2/13/2015 - jc11 wrote:

Drinking well. Balanced; still fresh; great acidity.