3/1/2024 - SteveLong wrote:

A bit thin and green, may be in an odd state at the moment.

9/1/2023 - SteveLong wrote:

Premox

7/12/2023 - SteveLong wrote:

Premox. Insane given how young this is.

6/25/2023 - SteveLong wrote:

Very rustic wine, all earth, leather, smoke. Bit of mousiness and a lot of bret. I had a glass last evening and then put it in the fridge, poured another glass today and this was really undrinkable.

6/25/2023 - SteveLong wrote:

The acid comes across as quite harsh and makes it difficult to drink/enjoy.

2/18/2023 - SteveLong wrote:

Pale ruby, some reductive match stick on the nose with strawberries in the background. Red fruit is very prominent and then some smoke and wood. Fine grained tannins. Medium finish. Really delicious.

This was pretty tight when we first opened it but after an hour it’s excellent. I love these wines.

2/4/2023 - SteveLong wrote:

These wines bring me joy.

Drinking well now but obviously a long life ahead. Beautiful nose of light strawberries and flowers. Palate is still primary with secondary notes starting, strawberry with orange in the background. Medium bodied with good structure. Fine tannins, long finish.

1/22/2023 - SteveLong wrote:

Translucent, pale ruby. Light bodied with very nice structure. Darker red fruit, earth and truffles. There is a little bit of meatiness in there. A little VA. Medium finish, slightly bitter. Fine grained tannins.

1/20/2023 - SteveLong wrote:

This is a really nice wine. It’s drinking great now and still has a good life ahead of it. Nose is really elegant; sandalwood and light red fruits. Light bodied, nicely structured, red fruits. Chalky tannins and a long finish of tart strawberries, slightly bitter on the end.

I am really impressed with Lucien Boillot. These wines are great value.

10/30/2022 - SteveLong wrote:

This is still so vibrant and fresh. Light ruby in color, notes of fresh cherry. Really a delicious wine.

10/9/2022 - SteveLong wrote:

Aligote is still a rather unknown varietal to me, and after this bottle I’ll be hunting for more.

High acid, saline, and delicate flowers. I would love to sit outside a bistro, enjoy the setting sun and drink this alongside oysters

10/9/2022 - SteveLong wrote:

This might have been slightly heat damaged, some dried fruit type notes when first opened. This wine is fairly rustic, some cherry and earth notes

Alcohol on the finish really sticks out to me.

10/9/2022 - SteveLong wrote:

This is in an amazing place right now. Fruit is very present; strawberries and black cherries, soil, mushroom, black tea, and a slight touchy of savory gaminess. The nose is all strawberry and a light touch of spring flowers.

9/28/2022 - SteveLong wrote:

This is amazing value. Beautiful nose of flowers and fresh strawberry. Plums and earth. Fine tannins and a long finish. I wish I had bought more of this.

9/8/2022 - SteveLong wrote:

This bottle is totally dead. Defective or just past it’s prime?

7/26/2022 - SteveLong wrote:

The nose is beautiful; lemon zest, wet stone. This is a bit bracing, very high acidity, lemon zest, flowers, amazingly fresh.

7/4/2022 - SteveLong wrote:

Wow this is crazy good. Lemon with bright acidity and minerality. Long finish. This wine has years to go still.

6/12/2022 - SteveLong Likes this wine:

Nose of citrus blossom and flowers, on the palate primarily lemon, saline minerality, oyster shell. Very well balanced with a bright acidity, medium bodied. Medium finish.

Great producer and great vineyard.

I do not get any of the "funkiness" described in the Jancis Robinson tasting note.

4/20/2022 - SteveLong wrote:

A lot of Brett here. Some mild effervescence when first opened that faded after a few minutes.

4/17/2022 - SteveLong Likes this wine:

Opened a bottle to check in on this, should wait another year to check in again.

Very elegant wine, violets and raspberries are the primary notes with some earth in the background. Silky tannins.

3/7/2022 - SteveLong Likes this wine:

You must decant this for at least 45 min.

2/1/2022 - SteveLong wrote:

Double decanted and brought to TDS. Was not a fan of this last night. Low acidity and way too much alcohol on the finish.

8/17/2021 - SteveLong Likes this wine:

I like this wine a lot and think it will age well.

Nose has a very beautiful umami sense. Ripe strawberries , crushed flowers and some spice. Taste is dominated by red fruits ( tart cranberries and some strawberry ). Good acidity. A very elegant wine.

I’m new to Ceritas and are trying these wines too early but am very impressed.

6/2/2021 - SteveLong wrote:

Pale ruby. Light bodied, no tannins. A savory wine with a taste of strawberry, soy, umami. I really enjoyed this.

5/10/2021 - SteveLong Likes this wine:

I very much like this wine.
Pale ruby in color. Nose of red fruit, bramble, lavender. Tastes of tart cherry. Good acidity and long finish. Very elegant.

5/7/2021 - SteveLong Likes this wine:

Pale straw in color. Nose is all lemon curd. Tastes of lemon, green apple, chalk, some brulee, spring timeflowers . Very dry with high acidity. Sharp finish.

Highly enjoyable. Great expression of chardonnay. The concrete egg is awesome.

5/6/2021 - SteveLong Likes this wine:

Pale garnet. Nose is red fruit. Tastes of red fruit, spice, earth. High acidity, medium tannins, decent length on the finish. 13.2% alcohol.

Good stuff. Really enjoy this.

4/27/2021 - SteveLong wrote:

An elegant Oregon pinot. Needs some time to open up, initially some funk that blows off after a decant. I enjoyed it. My wife commented that she at first thought it had a nose of crab, which is odd but after an hour that was gone and you get predominantly cherry with some earth.


Medium ruby.
13%
Medium bodied.
Fine tannins.
Cherry, earth, hint of umami.
Long finish, cherry.

4/26/2021 - SteveLong Likes this wine:

Love this wine! Really well structured.

Medium Purple
13.8%
Medium bodied.
Crisp acidity.
Red fruits with a bit of spice, crushed flowers and some earthiness. Fine grained tannins. Long finish of cherry.

4/23/2021 - SteveLong wrote:

Pale straw. 12.8%. Lemon curd, grapefruit, salt, mineral.

Great quality at the $20 price point. Enjoyed along side some fresh seafood.

4/22/2021 - SteveLong wrote:

Wow! I very much enjoyed this.

Medium ruby. Day one had a faint hint of bret/barnyard funk but in a very good way. Black cherry, crushed flowers, black tea, spice. Day two the funk had diminished, black cherry dominant. Full bodied. Long finish.

13.6%

4/1/2021 - SteveLong wrote:

This is excellent Grenache. It has a very similar note to Horsepower but not nearly as overwhelming and much more drinkable. The two most prominent notes I think are meat and roses.

Crushed flowers, roses, smoke, earth, meat, blood sausage.

Very much enjoyed. A very elegant wine.

3/5/2021 - SteveLong Likes this wine:

Green pepper notes typical of cab franc present but much more of red fruit, earth, smoke and anise. When first decanted it was very funky, after an hour it mellowed out and was much more elegant. Long finish.

Big fan of Guiberteau.

2/28/2021 - SteveLong wrote:

14.5% abv.
Medium ruby.
Notes of black fruits, vanilla/oak, grape.
Medium bodied, silky, long finish.

50% new french oak which is definitely present. Despite the oak I like it and want to try more of their wines.

2/14/2021 - SteveLong wrote:

Deep ruby. Nose is definitely earth. Starts off uber funky but blows off a bit and mellows out after an hour or so decanting. Predominant tastes of earth but secondary is dark red fruits, tobacco, some smoke, flowers.

My last bottle, will be looking for more.

2/13/2021 - SteveLong wrote:

Drank alongside some bbq ribs, great pairing. The nose of this definitely has that Smokey bbq touch.

Jammy but not too mmuch of a fruit bomb for me. Nice finish with some earth/graphite.

Great value.

2/9/2021 - SteveLong wrote:

This wine has come a long way and is drinking beautifully. Red fruits with leather, tobacco, earth, etc but it’s not heavy and has a wonderful lightness to it.

2/8/2021 - SteveLong Likes this wine:

Love this wine. Savory and earthy with raspberries. This is a big pinot.

12/2/2020 - SteveLong wrote:

If you can find a bottle that’s been cellared properly this is amazing.

10/4/2020 - SteveLong wrote:

Decent but thin

8/9/2020 - SteveLong wrote:

Wow that’s a lot of bret

7/24/2020 - SteveLong Likes this wine:

Decant for at least 30 minutes. Strong taste of petrol here.

6/17/2020 - SteveLong Does not like this wine:

Didn’t enjoy.

3/18/2020 - SteveLong wrote:

A bit dirty, make sure to store in a very cold / dark place and drink early.

2/28/2020 - SteveLong wrote:

Really good.

Initially a really solid barnyard funk that took a little time to waft off.

2/23/2020 - SteveLong wrote:

This wine is delicious and at $25 it’s a total steal. Total barnyard funkiness that wafts off after 30 minutes in the decanter. Earth and dark cherries.

2/18/2020 - SteveLong Likes this wine:

I don’t understand why this isn’t rated higher. This is pretty much my ideal Volnay. Very earth driven. Such a steal at $60 a bottle. If I could only find more.

2/15/2020 - SteveLong wrote:

Really loved this. Great Syrah. Blue fruits, crushed decaying flowers, olive and minerals. Everything I love about a good Syrah.

2/18/2020 - SteveLong Likes this wine:

Drank this along side a Franck Balthazar at a Cornas dinner. Highly enjoyable but preferred Balthazar

Cherry with smoke and slight bacon.

2/18/2020 - SteveLong wrote:

Loved this.

Lemon, honey, very faint oak. Delicious!