March 25, 2023 - Really pretty and lifted. Good freshness here. This will go for years. Next to the franc pied this is a little narrower and not as deep, but it dances.
February 20, 2021 - Overwhelmingly funky nose upon opening. As it opened, notes of primarily raspberry with some blue fruit emerged as the funk subsided. Not as much green as I was expecting. Tannin present but integrated nicely. Drinking wonderfully right now.
September 22, 2020 - In a great place, enjoyed over several days with no tiring. Fresh - dare I say crunchy? - fruit with moderate depth and some complexity. Palate-cleansing acidity, nary a sign of woodiness or 'green.' Really a fine package; these wines are beginning to compete, in my mind, with Burgundies as my favorites. How is Bordeaux thought to be better? Thank you RMP.
June 18, 2020 - If I had reservations about this wine a year ago, I have none whatsoever tonight. The color of a proper claret, this particular bottle showed well and married perfectly with the meal. The nose is bright with raspberry, sandalwood, smoke and something herbal like soft, young rosemary. Every element of the nose is chiseled across the palate like a Rodin. On the palate the wine is balanced with good depth. The finish is not as long as perhaps I might like, but how ever wants to say goodbye to an old friend? Some sediment. 13% alc. With mushroom risotto under bacon and blue cheese - an incredibly good pairing. Recommended.
June 16, 2020 - Quite interesting and complex nose of dark fruit, pepper, Cab Franc greeness, and spices. Medium+ tannins with more dark fruit, black berries, tart plum, and new leather on the palate. Good acidity and nice finish. Really nice wine, drinking perfectly right now -- not too young, not too old.
June 10, 2020 - Similar to a bottle last year. Deep, dark blue and red fruits with some dark earth, tobacco and graphite. Some herbs and flowers on the top and a sense of limestone underneath. Beautifully proportioned. A fantastic bottle.
February 16, 2020 - Still young, but certainly accessible. Light to mid weight, and elegant in style, but currently lacking the complexity to make this a wow wine.
September 23, 2019 - Still a deep, dark wine. Notes of dark earth and graphite surround the dark cherry and plum notes with maybe even a bit of black currant. This isn't to say that this is a fruity wine, but it is well fruited enough to support all of the other herb and soil tones. The fine tannins are persistent and have a calcaire quality to them. I've said this before, I am really seeing the Baudry's vision for this site and why Matthieu was so excited about it back in the early 2000s. Really coming into its own and a worthy companion, though different, to the Coix-Boissée.
April 1, 2019 - Great year—supple fruit, on the dark cherry spectrum, still some reserve, nothing overdone. Has something still to give but great drinking from now.
February 7, 2019 - As much as I loved this wine two years ago, it does not excite tonight. While pretty inthe glass with it ruby rim and cranberry core, the nose and palate are a bit muted. Perhaps this is in dumb stage - I can only hope because several more await in the cellar. Notes of cranberry, cassis, sandalwood, but with some green herbs and a finish of graphite. Some sediment. 13% alc. With chicken cacciatore (which may be part of the problem). Recommended with Reservations.