May 11, 2020 - Some age showing after opening, lovely fruity nose , long
March 2, 2018 - La Paulée de San Francisco - The Verticals (The Fairmont - San Francisco CA): Tasting, brief note. In 09/07/03 vertical. Black cherry with very good+ balance, good weight. Starting to evolve nicely. In it speak drinking window already.
March 2, 2018 - La Paulée de SF Verticals Tasting (Fairmont Hotel, SF CA): 09/07/03 Vertical. A very ready and complex '07. The nose is lifted and dense with excellent layering of black cherry, earth, meaty notes and spice. A wow palate with lots if intensity and length, combined with flavor complexity. Powerful, intense finish. Drinking wonderfully now.
March 2, 2018 - A Slice of La Paulée's 2018 Burgundy Producer Verticals Tasting (The Fairmont, San Francisco): Light color. Very pretty mix of fruit and soil. Ready now. Best of the 3 vintages for current consumption.
March 26, 2017 - From Magnum. The nose is very inviting; showing fragrant aromas of ripe summer berries, spices, damp soil, flowers and a hint of minerals. This is medium full bodied on the palate with very good concentration and outstanding class. The very long finish features ripe tannins and wonderful balance. Superb!
March 10, 2017 - La Paulee de NY - Verticals Tasting (Rainbow Room - NYC): tasted at large walkaround tasting. from magnum. shows nice herbal notes. some forest floor and light violet notes. structure is a bit lighter, and this will be better over next 5-10 year rather than beyond.
March 10, 2017 - La Paulée de New York: Vertical Tasting (Rainbow Room - New York NY): Tasting, brief note. Both black and red fruit, hinting at maturity with a charming amount of baby fat and baking spice. So pretty right now. I last tasted this shortly after release, and it is so much better than I expected.
March 10, 2017 - La Paulée Verticals Tasting (Rainbow Room NYC): Mature and ready to drink now. Not to the level of the 2010 or 2012. Earthy and thought provoking Burgundy.
March 10, 2017 - The Verticals at La Paulée 2017 (The Rainbow Room, New York): Magnum. Light with significant brown. Minty. Light weight, light spice and red fruit. Shorter, soil-filled finish. OK, but this really suffered by following the oustanding, complete 2010. Drink up if it is showing this way out of magnum.
December 29, 2011 - Les vins de Faiveley ne tombent normalement pas dans mes goûts, mais celui-ci m’a été chaudement recommandé par Ludwig de la SAQ Signature, qui en temps normal, ne raffole pas non plus des vins de ce producteur. Or, Erwan Faiveley a repris les rênes du Domaine en 2004, et on dit que depuis son arrivée, les vins ont beaucoup changé, et pour le mieux. C’était ma première expérience depuis le changement de style de la maison. Un bouquet initialement primaire, mais élégant, qui se complexifiera légèrement au fil de la soirée, offrant des arômes de fruits rouges, d’épices asiatiques, de bleuets et de truffes. La bouche est ronde, souple, surprenante de richesse, combinée à la gourmandise qu’on apprécie tant sur les vins de ce millésime. Ensemble structuré, dans un style plus léger ou délicat, à ne pas confondre avec carré ou masculin, des caractéristiques qu’on retrouvait souvent chez les vins de ce producteur et qui me plaisent peu. Tannins enrobés. Grande longueur en finale, sur les cerises. Un brin moderne, mais très bien fait pour l’un des Grands Crus les moins prisés de la Bourgogne, et même indigne de ce rang hiérarchique selon Clive Coates. 92