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• The Drunken Cyclist Likes this wine: 93 points

  December 17, 2023 - Retail $45. Heavy bottle (618 grams; 1 lb, 5.8 oz). Under cork. 100% Chardonnay. Well, this wine, which I purchased from Last Bottle Wines just about seven years ago, has been all over the place. The previous bottle that I opened was more than disappointing, so I had low hopes for this bottle. But whoa. This was easily the best bottle of the six bottle lot (for which I paid $20/bottle): bright lemon along with a hint of nuttiness on the nose. The palate is simply delightful with plenty of tart fruit, even quite tart, with a level of depth that I was frankly not expecting. I said it before, but whoa. Outstanding. 93 Points.
  
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• The Drunken Cyclist Does not like this wine: 86 points

  May 22, 2023 - Retail $45. Heavy bottle. Under cork. 100% Chardonnay. I purchased this back in 2017 from Last Bottle Wines and after four solid to stellar bottles, I land on a bit of a stinker. A bit golden in the glass with not much fruit, but an oxidative note and a hint of TCA (corked?). Neither is *offensive* but both contribute to the sentiment that something is not quite *right* here. Is it "flawed"? Perhaps. but not enough to claim (but perhaps enough to send it back in a restaurant). In the end? I drank it, but it was while I was watching the news, so I really was not paying attention to much of anything.
  
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• The Drunken Cyclist Likes this wine: 90 points

  February 28, 2023 - Retail $45. Under cork. 100% Chardonnay. I purchased this back in 2017 from Last Bottle Wines and this wine is stellar. Pale, brilliant straw in the glass with lovely lemon rind, wet rock, and a faint hazelnut. The palate is clean, tart, and loaded with zing. There is also a hint, but just a hint, that this wine might be corked. This proves (I think) that corked wines are on a continuum. This wine is fruity, layered, and balanced, but there is an indication, on the very back end of the nose, that all might not be right in the state of Denmark. Regardless, this is fantastic.
  
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• vinelouse wrote: 89 points

  August 19, 2022 - Not impressed. Some sea spray on the nose. Has some weird green/veg note on the palate? Far less minerality and acidity compared to other climat.

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• lake.vino wrote: flawed

  April 18, 2022 - Nose showing oxidative, caramelized notes. Palate flat, heavy, again a bit sherried. NS

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2014
• Type White
• Producer Domaine Adrien Besson
• Varietal Chardonnay
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard Mont de Milieu
• Country France
• Region Burgundy
• SubRegion Chablis
• Appellation Chablis 1er Cru
• UPC Code 3760078970953

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• In Cellars 31 (8%)
• Consumed 360 (92%)

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