January 20, 2024 - Stunning from the moment popped. Tropical & citrus fruits, rich and buttery, intense yet elegant and precise. Multiple layers of complexity, and even at the 5 hour mark, it was like the gift that never stops giving. An absolute treat and most certainly one of the best whites of the past few years.
October 23, 2022 - Citrus, butter, dried tropical extract and almonds. Palate is rich with abundant acidity. Just missing that signature Ramonet popcorn nose.
January 28, 2022 - Domaine Romanee Conti Lunch (Phoenix, AZ USA): We have reached perfection my friends, this is an absolutely gobsmacking example of Burgundy bliss. Everything you could ask for from a mature bottle, huge and impressive intensity with pristine fruit and precise delineation. Didn't go downhill in the slightest over an hour in the glass, and with air some more nuances emerged like cinnamon and nutmeg.
The generous friend who provided this pristine bottle said it came from the Don Stott cellar. I can't imagine any bottle of this showing any better, except in Ramonet's cellar.
November 13, 2019 - Oxidized
July 20, 2019 - Pineapple cream, some savory spice, rich dark yellow fruit. Somewhat advanced, a little flat and advanced. Lacking real depth at this point and cut on the finish
July 3, 2019 - What a treat. Good energy and acidity still, color is dark yellow (with almost a hint of amber) but not past prime on nose/palate. Classic Ramonet mint, spice, good seam of minerality. Gets wonderfully smokey with some air. Needs food that can stand up to it. In 750ml this should be drunk as bottle faded after about 1 hr and tarted up.
January 10, 2019 - Minerally and rich. Slight bitterness to the finish.
September 26, 2017 - A lighter profile currently. Warm rain on rocks. Seems to be holding well but would not wait to drink this up. 93-
August 10, 2017 - Took two hours to open up. Ripe yellow fruit, brioche and caramel. Palate is ripe yet it has high acidity. Very complex as it kept evolving. Drinking at peak but it should stay at this level. 92-93
March 8, 2016 - Terrific freshness for 1990. Still years to go. Great minerality and flavor.