March 16, 2024 - Pronounced nose intensity with notes of mushroom, ripe red fruits, spices, toast. Medium+ acidity and medium tannin.
November 19, 2023 - Ye Paulee (Hao Noodle): Blind. Earthy with sweet dark fruit. 92
August 21, 2023 - Decanted an hour at a restaurant. At open this Wes pretty good and at one hour in the decanter it was also okay but then it really shut down or faded - hard to tell but would PNP and allow to warm but not decant next time. A-/?
March 11, 2023 - A lovely wine. Classic in style. Very lean and obviously from a ‘weaker year’. Feeling like it’s starting to past it’s peak. If you want big and lush wines this is not for you. Still enjoyable but drink up. I wouldn’t hold this much longer
October 29, 2022 - Crimson brick in color. Earthy & savory aromas of ripe tobacco leaves, reddish berries, hint of florals & underbrush. Very silky in the mouth showing sweet and tart plums, morello cherries, strong note of tobacco, good acidity and a long earthy finish.
September 8, 2022 - Très belle robe en cours d'évolution entre rubis et Vermillion.
Nez à l'aromatique remarquable aux arômes à la fois primaire, secondaire et tertiraire : cerise burlat, framboise, petits fruits de bois, bois noble bien intégré, minérale, terre léger
La bouche était selon moi à son apogée, à la fois tout en dentelle avec de la fraicheur, minéralité, des saveurs de fruits des bois, et une bonne longueur.
J+1 : Sous bois , sol mouillé , ronce d'une belle finesse
Un grand cru qui est à son apogée qui continuera à se développer sur des arômes tertiaires mais au détriment d'une matière en bouche qui risquera de trop se fondre.
February 7, 2021 - Decanted 2 hours. Some bricking starting to show in the color. This was really good. It really needs the air to shine but with the 2 hours of air this was showing a great mix of dark fruit, minerals, and elegantly expanding on the palate. Previous bottles have been slightly better with food vs. on their own as a bit more austere - but this bottle was really showing well both with and without food. Very nice. A-
January 31, 2021 - Nose of dried cranberry, wet rock, spice and a touch of tobacco. Light to medium body, medium plus acid, and light grip to the tannin. It’s a great wine but the fruit is slightly subdued at this point. A wine of nuance, not power. Acid and tannin give this a bit of a hard edge. Otherwise wonderful. Likely on the decline at this point.
November 26, 2020 - Our thanksgiving wine. Very floral nose, violets and some earthy notes. Youthful, lots of red fruit on the palate, cherries and raspberries, still very bright but starting to get some secondary compote elements. Light bodied, light on the palate, long finish with good acidity and balance.
February 3, 2020 - 2nd bottle of the case. Slight run up on the cork. This took 2 hours to really open and at 2.5 hours was really showing it's stuff. A bit austere, with a nose that is great but the palate takes a lot of air to coax out, this is very 1998 and easily dismissed but with some time/air is very enjoyable for it's elegance and food-friendly style. A-