October 12, 2021 - Light reduction, citrus aromatics. Palate more resolved, settled. Reminded me of a peak Leflaive Chevalier from a bygone era. (1368/2098)
February 13, 2020 - Heavy matchstick aromatics. Killer richness and length. At its apogee. (1471/2098)
September 21, 2017 - Flinty and nutty. Called this a dauvenay auxey duresse 01 as it does not have the complexity and power of the narvaux I would expect from. Palate is ripe. Drinking well with not much upside from cellaring because of the ripeness.
September 21, 2017 - Still pretty much like the last bottle, on the ripe side yet with loads of minerals.
July 9, 2017 - Dinner at Brian's (Moonbeam View): Marvellous stuff. This is about as good as a Meursault village gets. The nose was layered and complex, with deep seams of minerally flint, stone and saline Chablis scents, alongside but really rich, sweet aromas of stone fruit and whipped cream and perfumy florals, and then a hint of savoury white meat around the edges of the bouquet - wow. The palate was pure Meursault, with deep layers of cream and yellow fruit and sweet lemon curd, all balanced with lovely fresh acidity that kept it beautiful poised, even transparent. This was super rich for a Village - I actually thought it may have been a Coche-Dury Meursault Charmes on first guess. It had a superb Long finish too, full of stone and lemon zest, all grippy tones that absolutely refused to quit on the back-palate. A marvellous expression, drinking beautifully now with just a bit of time in the glass.
July 27, 2016 - Huge wine, amazing. Some mistook for Montrachet, but friend guessed correctly once village given as hint. Honeysuckle nose, not buttery at all. Very crystalline, pure and such length.
March 7, 2016 - The nose is full of shaved hazelnut, popcorn, very very nutty. Palate also reflects the nose but adds a bit of mazipan. Balance on the ripe side which is the only slight let down of the wine. Very long finish with lots of minerals and nuts.
June 15, 2014 - Another decent showing, need at least an hour or two to show its best, the bottle seems to be on the riper side.
April 2, 2014 - Very similar to the last bottle, just as flinty and nutty, but this time showing slight coarseness after 2 hours with w bit of alcoholic edge, still need time to tame it.
July 14, 2013 - CEDRIC BOUCHARD, DANCER, PYCM, D’AUVENAY, FOREY, DUJAC, MEO-CAMUZET, HEYMANN-LOWENSTEIN. (Restaurant Calla’s * The Hague, The Netherlands.): Slightly reduced fill and signs of leakage! On the nose exotic and rich with expressions of yellow fruit and popcorn. On the palate plump mineral-inflected flavors. Grand Cru in scale and blowing away the first two white wines, is this a Meursault village? Displaying the mark of its maker more than its terroir. Big and more forward as expected and clearly ready now! Very impressive!