December 19, 2021 - Still quite young and primary. Loads of sunny cherries, spice and florals in a rich yet pure style. Silky but still lots of power that will dial in with time.
September 10, 2021 - Horizontal Volnay/Chambolle 1er cru 2015: blind... nice aromatics, lacks depth on the palate, rather simple
September 10, 2021 - Dégustation Volnay/Chambolle 2015: Bonne concentration et fraîcheur, équilibré, bonne trame tannique, mais pas très causant. Difficile à évaluer. 89-90 pts
September 10, 2021 - Un beau nez enfin ait mieux que le palais, un peu épuré mais quand même bien, sans plus. 89-90
A better nose then palate, a bit on the lighter side even if it's not bad.
February 24, 2021 - Park90 bar in Singapore, impromptu Burgundy tasting with friends. Last bottle of the flight, with a short decant. The initial nose is an absolute red cherry fruit bomb, we thought we were in Rhône Syrah territory. After 5 min in the glass the complex nose is showing a lot more - cassis, black cherries, cloves, mushroom, wet forest floor, a bit of smokiness. Loving it. Med acidity, full body, Med alcohol, Med+ flavor intensity, Med tannins, Long finish. Excellent structure and balance, everything is well integrated. We can only imagine how beautiful this wine will taste in 10-15 years, but this showing predicts a very bright future indeed. Stock it up and watch out for this producer.
December 24, 2020 - Adding a point from the last time drinking this in Feb 2019. I still decanted this for about 2.5 hours before drinking and had with Christmas Eve ham over about another 2 hours.
From all the previous aromas/flavor profiles you can see where in 2 years they’ve already started to develop, deepen and expand. While there is still red cherry and pomegranate there’s a bit more tea as well as moving from what I may have called “earthy” or soil before to a bit more minerality and rocks. I get a little less of the wood and a richer concentration of the (still subtle) purple flowers. Initially medium acid followed by a second or two delay to a tart middle of the tongue pucker that moves out in a triangle leaving the tannins on the back cheeks and tip of the tongue.
February 17, 2020 - Day 1: A bit reticent on the nose, and A bit reserved on the palate at first. True to the vintage, it shows a sense of power and ripe red cherry fruit, but welded to a tightly coiled frame of acid and minerals, and showing some lovely floral perfume and 5-spice in the inner mouth. Strong tea-like tannins, a kiss of oak, and a lengthy finish. Unfurls over the course of 3 hours. 91+
Day 2: after vacuvin and fridge... a bit simpler and less elegant, with more fruit up front, a bit of alcohol poking out, and tannins softer but not resolved. 88
February 22, 2019 - Ruby. Light lilac/floral perfume with strawberry, vanilla bean, raspberry, wood chest. Tart red cherry, raspberry, pomegranate and a little bit of earth. Good acidity, gentle tannins let decant through the meal at Ma Cuisine in Beaune. Could spend more time in the cellar vs the decant. Great debut wine from Thibaud.
October 5, 2018 - Clear, pale/medium ruby.
Ripe strawberry, red and dark cherry, sous bois, earth, oak, hint of green stems and violets. Developing.
High acidity, medium+ body, medium+ intensity of strawberry, red cherry (with a little dark thrown in), oak, earth, sweet spice. Medium+ pretty firm tannins, medium+ finish.
A pretty nose with good concentration. A youthful palate with smooth red fruit and spice to support. Oak is not overpowering but does need a few more years to better integrate. A nice bottle very much on the way up. 91-92 pts.
May 28, 2018 - Massive red fruits and a bit of oak on this young wine. Showing great potential. Needs a bit of time to integrate.