March 9, 2024 - Spicy pineapples, with accents of ginger, Meyer lemons, caramel and honeyed tropical fruits shoot from the glass, ending with a fresh, racy, sweet, vibrant, honeyed, tropical finish. Drink it young, or age it for decades. Drink from 2024-2050.
March 4, 2024 - UGCB tasting-Amsterdam 2021 Bordeaux 03-04-2024: Honey, a whiff of vanilla and wax, some cinnamon, a bit lower in its acidity than de Fargues, so a bit less freshness.
January 26, 2024 - Fabulous, clementine, creme pat, bergamot. So alive in the mouth, full of acid, orange cream, lush, long. Really enjoyable. Lost half the crop - the top of the hill made it through. Few Sauternes and Barsac made wine this year.
January 25, 2024 - UGCB SF Tasting Event (Metreon, San Francisco): Simple, but tasty. Grapefruit, good zingy acid, not a ton of botrytis. Very young. 88
January 24, 2024 - Wally's Presents L'Union des Grands Crus Bordeaux Tasting (Vibiana DTLA): Way too young at this point, IMO. Wouldn't touch for 5+ years
January 22, 2024 - Union Des Grands Crus Bordeaux (New York City, NY, USA): I am not certain I have the correct vintage for this note...At the large tasting in NYC, the Sauternes/Barsac tables were pouring different vintages than the rest that were all pouring 2021 Bordeaux. this wine I tasted was 80% Semillon with most of the rest Sauvignon Blanc with a small amount of Muscadet. Nicely balanced, Rich and dense but still bright. Honey, apricot, botrytis, and a little yeasty. Very long finish. Lovely!
November 6, 2023 - Bordeaux 2021 Arrivage Tasting (Dolder Grand, Zurich): Slightly chemical touch of linoleum. But fresher, more citric fruit. Very limited spice and saffron. Sweet, only modestly creamy palate. Felt neither here not there.
June 22, 2022 - Simply superb - nectarine, which peach, flowers, almond; a gorgeous depth and purity, its intensity matched by richness and fantastic acidity.
94-95