December 2, 2023 - Tre anni dopo la prima bottiglia bevuta, il vino ha fatto passi da gigante. Eleganza pazzesca e lunghezza impressionante, spalla acida importante ma grande suadenza in bocca, il tutto accompagnato da aromi sublimi, minerali, agrumari e, andando avanti nella serata, più dolci e cremosi.
Un vino fantastico, la mia ultima fra 5 anni, ma già adesso è una meraviglia.
July 1, 2021 - This has gained weight. Extraordinary wine, rich, yet light on it's feet, seamless elegance, minerals, citrus galore, keeps going. Very fine depth, Arnaud Ente seems to have an extra gear. 94+
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June 11, 2021 - KYD BYO (Koan): Cool and refreshing but still with lots of buttery and popcorn notes. There is such a piercing acidity that it is almost impossible to guess blind that it is a Mersault :-)
The wine has this amazing x-factor with lots of flavor depth but still a huge and piercing acidity. Such a wonderful and amazing wine!! Absolutely mind blowing performance!!
With how it performes now, it is difficult to imagine this wine ever getting old. It can last for a very long time but I don't see any reason to wait!
March 1, 2021 - Room was dark but the color looked bright gold with a hint of spring leaf green. The most delightful reduction in the form of crushed curry leaf lending a savory mineral backbone to a bouquet of yuzu and tart orchard fruit that turn into the smoothest palate defined by minerality and well balanced juxtaposition of sweet and sour. The finish lingers and leaves you wearing a Cheshire cat smile, knowing you just hit upon magic in a bottle. Leaves an indelible mark in your palate. Drinking great now but boy does this have the stuffing to last my lifetime certainly.
December 3, 2020 - Preciso, nitido, armonioso, ancora in embrione ma già molto molto apprezzabile. Acidità vibrante, bocca brillante, super persistenza. Siamo solo all’inizio
August 1, 2020 - Two hours in decanter. Clear, refined, fresh and intense with long finish. Elegance with good acid backbone and prominent nuts and peach. Why not more points? Perhaps due to limited noise and power? What a pleasure to drink!!
June 13, 2020 - Very much a 2010. Vibrant, intense, loaded with minerals, some herbs, citrus, butter, amazing wine - a Meursault in the new style, leaning towards Puligny.
From LH
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January 15, 2020 - Drunk at Giando's Hong Kong - An impeccable bottle bought on release. Crisp, fresh minerality are the stand out descriptors from my limited vocabulary. This wine has amazing precision and whilst it's extremely pleasurable to drink now it no doubt has an even brighter future.
July 24, 2018 - Lovely. This is extremely precise, impeccably balanced, and very bright. This shows bright lemon, a dusting of nuts, and subtle minerals. Not at all showy. While highly enjoyable, I wouldn’t pay the going rate for it and I’m not quite ready to elevate Ente to the Coche/Roulot stratosphere.
February 16, 2018 - Reductive on the nose. Mouthful feeling, stony and balanced acidity, gradually evolving to a bit more like citrus cream. For 2010, it's quite approachable already, wondering how it will be like for another 10-15 years. Fortunate enough to have a few Arnaud Ente bottles in recent months, in terms of style, I think it is in between of Coche Dury (linear, reductive, precise, lemon peel) and Ramonet/Lafon (creamy, richer, citrus mousse).