October 28, 2014 - SALONE DEL GUSTO 2014; 10/26/2014-10/30/2014 (LINGOTTO FIERE TORINO): Dorato maturo, già inizio di ossidazione.
Oasticceria, lieviti e ricordi di champagne.
Rimandi legosi caldi e oleosi. Anche qui il sale è quasi effervescente.
Medio corpo, ma tante pesche e albicocche mature, caloroso e appagante. La mineralità è sempre lo scheletro del vino, ma ovviamente è più smussata rispetto al 2012.
Bel finale vanigliato, ampio e solare.
September 16, 2012 - Acceptable for a Wed night, but nothing profound. I liked the tension for a 2005.
July 31, 2012 - Des nuances de pêche et d'abricot, un profil bourguignon plus que typique du cépage.
October 23, 2009 - Aligoté and Gevrey villages over lunch (RSJ, London): Baked apple fruit, rubbery and stewed, round and substantial, but not attractive to me
August 5, 2008 - impossibly full bodied and rich for an aligote. the personality of the 05 vintage really comes through. delightful wine, but more like a chard than an aligote. nothing like any aligote i've ever tasted, actually. i liked it as a wine, but not as an aligote.
January 1, 2008 - Quite deep yellow/straw. Nice ample nose : almond and orchard fruits. Mouth entry has vibrant acidity and an almondy bitterness. Very green fruit. Quite full, although the acidity makes it seem very tight still. A touch herbal on the finish and good length. **
August 28, 2007 - slightly minerally, We had this with various goat cheeses It was fantastic. I wish I could translate the other tasting notes to see what others thought.
July 21, 2007 - Robe claire, brillante avec de joli reflets. Le nez est discret, des notes d'agrumes, puis vraiment quand on le pousse dans ses derniers retranchements, qq nuances de fruits blancs, plus pêche que poire, m'enfin, tout ça est vraiment très réticent. C'est le bouche que le vin se révèle. Attaque ronde, le vin se développe sur une belle matière grasse, sphérique, enveloppant la fraicheur qui revient en finale donner de la vivacité au vin. Persistance moyenne, mais quand même très correcte. Joli équilibre qui laisse la bouche nette. Très agréable maintenant, mais je prendrais le pari de la garder un peu pour voir. Je ne serais pas étonnée que le vin apportera une belle surprise dans qq années ...
May 26, 2007 - Dîner chez Pierre (Bruxelles, Belgium): Long, minéral, d'acidité moyenne. La finale est à ce stade plus marquante que l'aromatique.
January 9, 2007 - Nose has that distinctive saline/salty/anise quality that I associate with tocai friulano. No fireworks on the palate, but then there aren't supposed to be any fireworks. This is certainly a very unique wine. I've always liked it but I'm thinking it might be a little too dry and acidic for some.