March 12, 2024 - Delicious; similar to prior.
December 17, 2023 - Christmas lunch with the wine ark boys (Porcine, Oxford Street): Aromas of honey, lemon, a little citrus marmalade note and a touch of fresh herbs, pretty nose. Softly juicy at first, the residual sugar helps with this illusion, citrus, honey, a little textured burr, quite simple. Needs time to gain complexity
December 17, 2023 - It's good... very good... better than good.
Much closer to a Sec than a Moelleux, this Demi is well balanced (fruit and acidity), has a soft-punch of mineral, and lovely notes of chalk on the nose and stone/ limestone on the palate. The fruit is present in the exceedingly long aftertaste. Good stuff!
Eminently fine on its own, and a good partner with soft, double creme cheese as well as a savory onion tart.
Rated +2 on a scale of -1 to +3.
October 7, 2023 - Vibrant, with nice acidity and a touch of sweetness. I think these demi-sec are just terrific. Apple, touch of orange, apricot - really nicely balanced.
June 14, 2023 - quince, pear, citrus, wet wool
gorgeous integration of sugar on the palate, fresh and sweet, a little honey, nice tart fruit to balance everything, drinking well now, should age well for many years
March 26, 2023 - 1st of 4. The nose shows peach, apricot, pineapple and banana candy notes. The palate has nice acidity and a fairly long finish. It's a hair too sweet for my palate at this stage, but I can see how with some age this might become marvelous. This got better as the night went on and the nose opened up more as it warmed up in the glass.
February 17, 2023 - Light yellow. Peach on the nose. Balanced sweetness, rich, baked apples, peaches and pears.
February 6, 2023 - Similar to my prior notes. Seemed a touch sweeter and less vibrant than I remembered. Good match with pork tenderloin stuffed with apple, bacon and onions plus apple-bourbon gravy. 90+
December 26, 2022 - Apple, pear, ginger and honey. Flinty minerality. A little sweet. Good acidity.
December 25, 2022 - Excellent