December 22, 2023 - Such a singular wine. The nose is quite oxidative just like a vin jaune or a vin sous voile, but the mouth is quite vibrant and dry, but at the same time nutty with pure brown apple juice. It's not a vin jaune, it's not a young savagnin sous voile, but it's a mix of all of this. A nice pleasure to try this, quite good, but not something I'll be searching for again in the future.
November 19, 2022 - Pierre Overnoy Tasting (with many bonus bottles) (Restaurant Bak, Amsterdam, NL): Half litre bottle. Very intense and salty, youthful and full of energy, nice touch of wood, great tension and drive, long and terse.
January 10, 2022 - Not sure really how to rate these type of wines.. so I’m just gonna be really honest here and tell you that this is acquired taste here, and I wouldn’t want to drink more than a glass of it.. (despite my friend generously opened all these bottles).
Generous / pungent aromatics of oxidised white wine yet incredibly energetic, high in acidity and complex on the mid-palate. I find that sous voile nose overpowering. (80/100)
September 18, 2019 - Not my favorite style of Overnoy. Halfway house to vin jaune. Sherry aromatics.
April 24, 2015 - Ripple and Ridonculous Wines (Ripple - Cleveland Park - Washington, DC): Bright nutty, herbal, briny, yet full of fresh yellow apple and juicy peach fruit, notes of mineral, honey. Complex, long, so alive.
March 23, 2015 - Great wine! Very young. No heat from 2003 if there is such a thing in Jura as there was in Bugundy. Can age for a long time
September 20, 2014 - For SFJoe (Josefa & Mark's House - Chicago, IL): Nose of smokey nuts, some sweet lemon, and lots of florals. The palate was a bit tight at first and fleshed out a lot with time. The nutty profile was gorgeous and while some of the lemon and limes were a bit fatter, they still had nice balance and depth.
December 14, 2013 - The principal descriptor that sprung to mind for me when drinking this wine was "electric". Very mineral, of course, but it also seemed beautifully subtle for a vieux savagnin ouillé, not to mention one from 2003. I believe this was from the 3e mise but I'm not certain. I first tried it at the domaine, where I purchased this bottle, and it was the highlight of the tasting. The wine didn't suffer from the flight to London in my suitcase, although I was careful to leave it to settle for a few months. I imagine this great wine can age for many years. Opened the bottle in the morning and drunk it in the evening.
May 16, 2012 - Dinner with Sierra Doc (Copperopolis, CA): Color: Hazy golden/amber
Smell: Oxidative notes with an underlying note of floral hints, and pear cider
Taste: Oxidative on the palate with flavors of golden apple, honey, and dried apricot
Overall: Medium+ body, medium+ acidity, medium fruit, and a long finish. This was a great wine with food, but without food it was missing something for me. Excellent.
December 23, 2010 - OK, it was 2003...but man...after 24 hours...this thing really started to open up and...while marked by the vintage with ripeness and tropical fruit I didn't expect...it was long and perfect w/comte as a dessert course.