2/16/2024 - Bartondude Likes this wine:

Very reduced on the nose, not surprising. Pretty open on the palate, chiseled stone, cold red berries, some spicy earth. Long. Probably needs 10 more years but still great.

1/19/2024 - Bartondude Likes this wine:

Auction bottle, had low-ish expectations but I'm a big Bize fan. This was excellent. Very Vosne-y with a haunting nose of pressed flowers and faint spice. Relative to the age had lots of bright strawberry fruit hinted with licorice melting to a faint sous bois on the moderately long finish. A wow wine for me.

12/31/2023 - Bartondude Likes this wine:

this was surprisingly good with great texture and definition. properly mineral with a delicate shape and attractive but not quite plush red fruit and faint spice. it did have some almost chalky, reductive notes especially on the nose that reminded me of a white burgundy, but the chassagne and ramonet on the label may be influencing that perception...

12/18/2023 - Bartondude Likes this wine:

I thought this was very good if not fully resolved or expressive, it showed it's class with proper definition and depth. tannins were still fairly prominent although fine boned. i didn't find any green notes, and the fruit was pretty reddish black even if it wasn't super bright. like most 13s right now, at a good stage and was disappointed when the bottle was finished.

12/13/2023 - Bartondude Likes this wine:

from 375ml. This was in a fantastic place with the beginnings of tertiary flavor and enough acidity to keep it fresh. Black cherry, washed strawberries, truffle, licorice, some faint sous bois. pretty long too. I usually don't score, but this is feels like 93-94...a real cut above, especially for a village wine.

5/13/2023 - Bartondude Likes this wine:

Reduced aromatics right now (as you'd imagine), but the fruit set is really beautiful.

3/13/2023 - Bartondude Likes this wine:

Drank one for science. Not too compacted and actually fanned out a bit after a few hours to show classic Bize SLB wildness that could be mistaken for Vosne except for the pine needle-y top notes and iron-y earth bass. Should be stellar down the line.

1/8/2023 - Bartondude Likes this wine:

Started off slightly herbal, faintly green but with nice wilted rose petal, my expectations were not high. After 90 minutes this was a stunning "sneak up on you" village wine, gaining a bit of cherry pit fruit as it knit together. In a great spot right now just gaining secondary character and with barely perceptible tannin.

12/26/2022 - Bartondude Likes this wine:

This was very good, a relatively robust 2014 that still shows the vintage delicacy. Great balance with red fruit character just beginning to lose some of it's primary-ness. I brought this home from Beaune which maybe added to the scintillating energy in this bottle.

6/1/2022 - Bartondude Likes this wine:

Day 1 this was a total high toned fruit bomb, seemed new worldish and definitely young. Disappointing given I drank through about a case of the 17 and loved them all. Day 2 felt like the wine I was expecting, lots more terroir signature and the ripeness toned down. If this rounds out with time it should be a very good villages.

3/27/2022 - Bartondude Likes this wine:

This was very good. Pressed violets, washed berries, dark soil tones and faint cinnamon spice. Started quite airy and gained core weight with air, becoming more sappy but always remained light on its feet with good definition for it's class. An excellent village Vosne, would buy again.

3/27/2022 - Bartondude Does not like this wine:

I’ve enjoyed other vintages of this wine but I really didn’t care for this. Blind I might have called Russian River pinot noir. Finished the bottle rather begrudgingly.

3/8/2022 - Bartondude wrote:

Still a little nervy and slightly blocky, but irresistible after 3-4 hours open. Bize made really really nice 17s.

2/20/2022 - Bartondude Likes this wine:

Didn't take notes but this was really good. The tannins seem to be softening and it has a charming red fruit profile without the slight herbal/medicinal note Savigny can often have. Not the best bottle of Bize I've ever had, but it was an addictive sipper and the bottle was gone too quick.

2/19/2022 - Bartondude Likes this wine:

Cold stone, lavender, washed strawberry aroma. Dark raspberry fruited palate with some truffley earth nuance and star anise like spice. a hint of bright citrus zest. Some chambolle grace in the structure, yet slightly assertive in a way I seem to associate with the house style.

1/22/2022 - Bartondude Likes this wine:

Washed berries, faint river-rocky nuance and ivy spice on the nose, pressed violets and orange rind with air. Primary, open and seductive, the red fruit is very pretty but not quite crystalline. A relatively wide and slightly muscular shape is still elegant and excellently balanced, never weighty. Finishes with slightly coarse young tannins that seem to have a ways to go yet. A very enjoyable bottle.

1/10/2022 - Bartondude wrote:

My last of 3. In a great spot, really blooming now. 14s have always been kinda open, but this was singing.

12/26/2021 - Bartondude Likes this wine:

Had over two days. Better day two, more relaxed with less noticeable oak. A forest air, evaporated rain like nose with some floral, faintly grassy tones behind the red, occasionally blue fruit. A ruby jewel in the mouth with multidimensional berry fruit and an almost cushioned or pillowy velvet texture. A nice pine resin nuance on the finish.

12/26/2021 - Bartondude Likes this wine:

Washed strawberry, turned earth, licorice spice, waterfall mud. Less mushroom, more floral perfume. Still feels a couple years will help this wine release a bit further

11/26/2021 - Bartondude Likes this wine:

Diffused floral nose, light pepper and dark chocolate, some strawberry jam, faintly herbal. Almost burgundian mushroomy loam enters the picture before the tannins rise up and dominate the wine. First 30 minutes was plush and silky, light but wide, then it locked itself up.

8/28/2021 - Bartondude Likes this wine:

Opened on a whim and didn't take notes, so this is more of an impression from memory. Quite good and showing much better than a 2014 Vergelesses a week ago. The richness of the vintage shows in a nice core of fruit, but blind I wouldn't have said 15, as it was not huge or blown out with ripeness. Was a very good bottle of young Bize and should be excellent in time.

8/26/2021 - Bartondude Likes this wine:

Airy, floral nose. Almost defused, essential oil style, pollen like, with some candied strawberries. Still very primary on the palate, with juicy red berry fruit, earthy spice, and a suggestion of leather. Good density and length with classic Chambolle delicacy.

7/17/2021 - Bartondude Likes this wine:

Excellent, much better than my previous bottle. Maybe because my expectations were a bit lower this snuck up on me in to one of those almost magical experiences where it feels like you could keep drinking the bottle endlessly. Classic Bize.

7/17/2021 - Bartondude Likes this wine:

Pretty high toned rose petal nose, but with a little green streak running through it, some candied apple gloss hides it a bit. Airy body, but tart fruit, like black cherry with a little black tea. Not quite as detailed as some other D'Angervilles I've had, could be because I bought from a wine store that may have not stored perfectly. Ok because I got heavily discounted.

7/17/2021 - Bartondude Likes this wine:

Curd, yellow flowers, lime zest, crystalized ginger on the nose, lots of definition for a BB. Layers of nutty, smoky flint and dripping peach on the palate. Excellent.

6/22/2021 - Bartondude Likes this wine:

Pretty tight aromatically, but showing some classy dark strawberry and a little turned soil. More extravagant on the palate, concentrated dark berried fruit, expensive leather and plush inner mouth perfume. Nuances are still quiet but changing throughout the bottle. Built to age, a lot of wine for it’s level.

6/8/2021 - Bartondude Likes this wine:

Grapefruit rind, chalk, ginger, lemon sorbet, even a sea shell element although much more cote de beaune than chablis. It lacks the length and intensity of a 1er but is easily much better than tons of village wine. Unbelievable bourgogne. So so so tasty.

6/5/2021 - Bartondude Likes this wine:

Way young. Wine opened backwards kind of marmalade-y and nutty. Blossomed almost all of the sudden halfway through the bottle with 2 hours air. White and yellow florals, stream moss, slightly brioche-y nose. Bitter lemon, quince, a little honeyed element on the palate, with some chalky-stoneyness on the finish that really feels like river pebbles tumbling down your tongue. Concentrated and intense.

6/5/2021 - Bartondude Likes this wine:

Strong aromas of chalk, lime zest, and yellow floral distillate. Chalky intensity continues on the palate, with preserved lemon, river rocks, and some spearmint or pine needle, even a bit of meursault like hazel-nuttiness. Moderate length.

6/5/2021 - Bartondude Likes this wine:

Damp moss, suede leather, floral with a tiny bit of pepper on the nose. Intense fruit on the palate, like cherry pits, turns to white mushroom umami, very Morey in character and a cold stoniness on the finish that is of very good length. This could obviously use more time, but came across very giving and open.

5/26/2021 - Bartondude Likes this wine:

Wild herby strawberry nose, a whiff of anise like spiciness. Delicate mouthfeel. Tastes like a hilltop wine, no real bass notes. High toned, watermelon/cranberry like fruit, very pink/red spectrum, some dirt-y licorice root and a prominent slate/limestone quality (mineral water style) sits on still grippy but very fine grained tannins.

5/24/2021 - Bartondude Likes this wine:

Cork slipped during shipping. Removed foil and cork is soaked and falls in instantly, smh. Decanted for sediment and cork. Still a bit murky, but not bad and a good crimson color, an appropriate amount of orangish-brown hue at the rim. Autumnal nose, dried leaves, figs, some dark chocolate, a faint bit of vinegary volatility, and slightly musty. Potpourri with air. Younger on the palate and vacillates between liveliness and moments of older tasting fruit. Most sips are good with wild strawberry at the edges and tart dark cranberry at the center, slightly prune-y, and a delicate frame that still has some concentration and punch. Any fleeting faultiness seemed to be cured by a few hours in a small decanter.

5/24/2021 - Bartondude Likes this wine:

Dewy florals and peppercorn, loamy mushroom with air. Chambolle typicity on the palate, elegantly lithe. More black than red fruit, slightly stern with hints of dark chocolate and rose petal. Proper 1er length lingers a little metallic and tannins a bit granular. A very nice Chambolle.

5/13/2021 - Bartondude wrote:

I've drank this a few times and each time forget to take notes maybe because it is so good. Very Puligny. From memory it was energetic and zippy on the palate with good cut but some good weight in the middle. Yellow flowers and hints of curdy creaminess on the nose. Hard to not keep pouring more and it's gone quick.

5/9/2021 - Bartondude Likes this wine:

Saline with lime rind, cantaloupe and quince on the nose and a crystalized 2017 quality. Some wet slate emerges with air. Beautiful balanced palate with chalk that doesn’t overpower the greek yogurt, citrus zest, and yellow fruits. Appropriate village concentration but pretty long. Not as rustic as I expected. Very good.

4/28/2021 - Bartondude Likes this wine:

Lifted florals and cranberries on the nose, with a smoky mineral accent that turns damp earth with air. Bright red fruit, almost candied with baby fat on the shapely mid palate while retaining elegance. The finish almost sparkles gaining some definition with some lighter berries and ivy peeking out at the edges.

4/25/2021 - Bartondude Likes this wine:

Lemon zest, popcorn, faint pine oil and white florals on the nose. A bit tart and sharp at first with some grapefruit rind on the back of the palate. Balances out with air, broadening in shape and gaining some lime curd notes and a chalky or almost Jura like saltiness on the moderately long finish

4/21/2021 - Bartondude Likes this wine:

Young and tight at first. Showing the CLF barrel toast which is elegant. Somewhere between flower pollen and pine needle on the top of the nose, not too precise but appropriate for a village wine with an anise like spice and darker fruit undertones. The 2017 crystalline structure is at play here on the palate although filled out with a bit of roasted meat, dark berry and damp earth like Gevrey character with some creamy oak accents.

4/6/2021 - Bartondude Likes this wine:

A slightly reductive gunflint smoke turns to a bit of peppery spice that accents the rose petal, tart cherry and cold stone nose. Very similar to the 2017 but with a bit more meat on it’s bones and blossoms with more generosity. Everything turned up an extra step, earthy spice, level of bee pollen, floral intensity.

3/8/2021 - Bartondude wrote:

Cherry cola and a bit of pine needle accent the nose of cool mountain berries and lavender. Bee pollen, raspberries, faint warm earthy spices expand on the palate. Beautiful fine grained texture, with great length for village burgundy.

3/6/2021 - Bartondude Likes this wine:

Blossoming flower fields, a little turned soil, cherry pits and cold stone on the nose. Candied cherries, orange peel, licorice, a little ivy on the palate. Young and energetic, a little angular right now. After a few hours of air the angles soften and more moist soil and mushroom qualities emerge. Very good.

2/28/2021 - Bartondude Likes this wine:

Beautiful soft pink/purple floral nose, with cool mountain air and crushed strawberries. Medium bodied mixed berry fruit on the palate with accents of cool mint, licorice, and tree bark. Good length with melty tannins. This is one that keeps you coming back and you wish you had more of...

2/28/2021 - Bartondude wrote:

Rather intense nose of purple florals (still alive, not dried), patchouli spice, candied raspberries and plums. A good amount of creamy oak with a roasted chestnut character that is prominent but complimentary. Big shape on the palate, but not heavy and significantly leans out on day two. Still a lot in reserve, with baby fat hiding some of the structure.

2/21/2021 - Bartondude Likes this wine:

Slightly spiced with dried florals, like potpourri, a bit of brown sugar on the nose and top end. Hard candy, strawberry and a shade of chicken stock in the center. Some limestone character showing through the fine tannins still present but pleasant with good length.

2/15/2021 - Bartondude Likes this wine:

Opens with exotic and classy nose of patchouli, nutmeg, roses, black cherries, some faint leather and licorice. Some stylish oak still sitting on top of the black cherry and filling out the middle of this wine. lots of depth to the fruit but still primary and not as layered or complex as expected. Tasty and open, no fireworks though. Should articulate more if you have the patience.

1/17/2021 - Bartondude Likes this wine:

Very floral lifted nose with a little spice. Oak present but in a very charming and harmonious style. Delicate frame but exuberant black strawberry fruit. First bottle from this domaine, excited about CLF.

1/11/2021 - Bartondude Likes this wine:

Obviously very young but wanted an early look at 17 Bize 1ers while the 17s are still in this charming phase. An airy and cool mountain like nose with some rose petal that softens the slightly stern profile. A bit bundled up on the palate, fruit leaning dark cranberry and very mineral like iron but again soft at the edges with a rose water like subtle perfume. Charming but buttoned up, still showing some flourish. Excited for Bize 17s, a bit more old school than the previous few vintages.

1/4/2021 - Bartondude Likes this wine:

Very sharp with nose tingling acidity. Key lime pie and grapefruit zest pierce the nostrils, and is accented by some faint dry grass. Taste bud pucker under the vertical tartness of it in your mouth, reminds me of Hubert Lamy St Aubin, but more wild. Finishes broader with salty chalk and smoke overlaying some green Apple skin.

1/1/2021 - Bartondude Likes this wine:

Still young and starts with a compacted black cherry/blueberry, violet bush, pepper steak, evaporated rain type atmosphere. After 5 hours it blossomed in to an intense crushed violet perfume, cranberry fruit with a licorice root accent, and some enoki mushroom freshly sprouted from damp soil. Faint bubblegum as it softens further. Minute long finish. Still some cedar-y, faintly vanilla-y oak present but pleasant. Gorgeous and lives up to its reputation.

12/6/2020 - Bartondude Likes this wine:

quince, lime, white florals, roasted candied nuts, a bit of buttered popcorn. Just great right now. There’s something almost meursault like about it but less creamy and more of an orange rind quality.