February 7, 2020 - Wines for the Acker Merrall Bicentennial Auction (The Pool - New York NY): Small glass, brief note. Dark color, but still very bright with mostly baked apple and almost sweet spice. Very rich start-to-finish.
September 9, 2018 - 11th of 12, pnp, crumbly cork, perfect level, aging and poxed, heightened colour, drinkable with pleasure and underlying weight, style and complexity obvious, if way off fully clean bottles. Normally at least VF, this bottle VG+ (16.5)….probably best to drink up.
June 27, 2018 - 10th of 12, pnp, perfect cork and level, previously mostly F or better, VF in 11 and 12, couple of poxed bottles - still remarkably pale, quite leggy; fresh, pure, mineral, complex, previous tropical fruit notes now muted and tending to apple and pear; medium but grand cru mouthfeel, long, persistent and concentrated, fab structure, less fruit than last few bottles, remarkably pure for vintage, very mineral, probably needs drinking. F+ (18).
May 28, 2018 - Dinner at Imperial Treasure Teochew, ION
TBU
October 20, 2017 - Burgundy Tasting (Restaurant Brunnenstube, Beinstein): Premoxed :(
February 25, 2017 - A 40th Birthday Celebration, Lunch Edition (Elements Restaurant at the Sanctuary - Paradise Valley, AZ): Served blind from magnum. Floral start with ripe apple and some lemon peel hints. Soft, elegant textures with Grand Cru density and a very long finish. I thought this Grand Cru from 2002, another ripe vintage.
February 25, 2017 - Served blind from magnum. Awesome wine, rich and creamy midpalate, with a long chalky mineral finish. Absolutely grand cru quality.
September 17, 2016 - 1999 Ramonet Chassagne Montrachet Ruchottes is so nutty and buttery with sharp acidity and balanced yellow fruit. A terrific Ramonet! Still too young. The potential is huge. At least 5-7 years before hitting its peak. Grand cru quality.
June 22, 2016 - Wonderful development, concentration and balance
April 12, 2016 - Burg Dinner with Friends (Inovasi - Lake Bluff IL): Ripe apple with lemon custard and lemon peel. Subtle floral start that got more intense with more air, as did the spice. This also picked up weight and length with more time in glass.