2017 White and 2014 Red Burgundy (The Morris, San Francisco): Full yellow. Lots of apple on the nose and palate. Medium weight, nice feel, drier finish but lower in acidity. Too loose, advanced for its age, and little that speaks of Chablis. Same impression as when tasted last year.
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Probably best bottle of this wine yet for me. Lots of power and complexity, but more refined than prior bottles. Nice texture and impressive mouth feel. Citrus notes. Certainly not true classical style of Chablis, with a bit more generosity than many classical Chablis producers to my palate. Dont pick up natural vibes that I’ve noticed in previous bottles. Still think this has a good life ahead.
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Glass: Zalto Bordeaux Popped and poured, drunk over four days. Clear, pale golden color. Clean, medium+ intense, youthful-developing nose with some flint, citrus notes, chalk and gravel. Dense and deep. On the palate bone dry, laser sharp acidity and medium body. Very mineral, herbaceous, some zests and lime. Very precise and focused, elegant and fresh. Long, fruity and mineral finish. Beautiful Chablis mit upscale potential. 93+
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Developing nicely from a year ago and entering early drinking window. We did not decant this but drank it slowly over lunch. Zippy acidity buttressed by sea salt and minerality. I loved the light touch in the wine-making style. Pure and elegant. Lacked the depth of a grand cru but I thought it was a true reflection of the vintage and place. I did not get any of the bruised apple profile I normally associate with natural wine.
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Stronger showing than last bottle from open but evolving at a glacial pace. Lots of power and complexity. Full of texture and impressive mouth feel. Citrus notes. Certainly not true classical style of Chablis, with a bit more generosity than many classical Chablis producers to my palate. I think this is going to improve over the coming years and develop into something really impressive.
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Slightly disjointed and all over the place on opening. But then with time and air it began to transform. Took a couple of hours in the decanter, but then really started to show its stuff. Lots of power. Full of texture. Citrus notes. Certainly not true classical style of Chablis. But very interesting and I’m pleased I’ve a case to this to follow over the next few years.
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I normally don't like natural wine but I liked this one. Very unique, drinkable style of chablis with lots of finesse. Feels a bit expensive for village level material
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Green fruit on the nose at first, becoming fumy and tropical with more air. Very impactful on the palate - boom! Rich, viscous, tangy, somewhat mealy, then a long floral finish. Not a classic style of Chablis, but very exciting on its own terms.
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Casual dinner: Surprisingly dark in colour for a young wine, together with some nutty notes I think it must be from oak use? Started off really flabby and disjointed, clearly a more powerful style of Chablis that will take time to integrate but at the same time I am not sure if this will age well. Think this is similar to Pattes Loup's style that belongs to the newer school of Chablis, but Pattes Loup is better balanced. Shame because I liked the entry-level Côte aux Prêtres a lot more.
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5/6/2024 - drwine2001 wrote:
2017 White and 2014 Red Burgundy (The Morris, San Francisco): Full yellow. Lots of apple on the nose and palate. Medium weight, nice feel, drier finish but lower in acidity. Too loose, advanced for its age, and little that speaks of Chablis. Same impression as when tasted last year.
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4/21/2024 - PC73 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Probably best bottle of this wine yet for me. Lots of power and complexity, but more refined than prior bottles. Nice texture and impressive mouth feel. Citrus notes. Certainly not true classical style of Chablis, with a bit more generosity than many classical Chablis producers to my palate. Dont pick up natural vibes that I’ve noticed in previous bottles.
Still think this has a good life ahead.
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3/1/2024 - Burgundy Al wrote: 90 Points
La Paulée de Los Angeles - The Verticals (Maybourne Hotel - Beverly Hills CA): Vertical flight. Lemon and lime, ultra bright, very good length. Best of the vertical.
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2/19/2024 - bhs14 wrote: 91 Points
Reductive on opening. Extremely linear and focused very minerally.
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11/15/2023 - NoTrollingerPlease Likes this wine: 93 Points
Glass: Zalto Bordeaux
Popped and poured, drunk over four days. Clear, pale golden color. Clean, medium+ intense, youthful-developing nose with some flint, citrus notes, chalk and gravel. Dense and deep.
On the palate bone dry, laser sharp acidity and medium body. Very mineral, herbaceous, some zests and lime. Very precise and focused, elegant and fresh. Long, fruity and mineral finish. Beautiful Chablis mit upscale potential. 93+
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10/27/2023 - cortoncharlie wrote: 92 Points
Developing nicely from a year ago and entering early drinking window. We did not decant this but drank it slowly over lunch. Zippy acidity buttressed by sea salt and minerality. I loved the light touch in the wine-making style. Pure and elegant. Lacked the depth of a grand cru but I thought it was a true reflection of the vintage and place. I did not get any of the bruised apple profile I normally associate with natural wine.
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7/13/2023 - PC73 wrote:
still very tight. definitely would benefit from a decant.
like the tension and underlying materials
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6/18/2023 - Alex Barbera Likes this wine: 93 Points
Herrlich
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3/3/2023 - drwine2001 wrote:
The Verticals Tasting at 2023 La Paulée (Eventi Hotel, New York): Very textural, rich, and low in acidity. Like all of these, bruised apple fruit. Not very Chablisien.
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2/4/2023 - PC73 wrote: 92 Points
Stronger showing than last bottle from open but evolving at a glacial pace. Lots of power and complexity. Full of texture and impressive mouth feel. Citrus notes. Certainly not true classical style of Chablis, with a bit more generosity than many classical Chablis producers to my palate. I think this is going to improve over the coming years and develop into something really impressive.
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10/9/2022 - PC73 wrote: 91 Points
Slightly disjointed and all over the place on opening. But then with time and air it began to transform. Took a couple of hours in the decanter, but then really started to show its stuff. Lots of power. Full of texture. Citrus notes. Certainly not true classical style of Chablis. But very interesting and I’m pleased I’ve a case to this to follow over the next few years.
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8/7/2022 - cortoncharlie wrote: 91 Points
I normally don't like natural wine but I liked this one. Very unique, drinkable style of chablis with lots of finesse. Feels a bit expensive for village level material
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9/15/2021 - NickA Likes this wine: 93 Points
Exploring new domaines in Burgundy with Jasper Morris MW (67 Pall Mall): Based in an outlying area of the appellation, fully natural winemaking (no sulphur at all), two years in barrel.
Green fruit on the nose at first, becoming fumy and tropical with more air. Very impactful on the palate - boom! Rich, viscous, tangy, somewhat mealy, then a long floral finish. Not a classic style of Chablis, but very exciting on its own terms.
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5/30/2021 - melvinyeowq wrote:
Casual dinner: Surprisingly dark in colour for a young wine, together with some nutty notes I think it must be from oak use? Started off really flabby and disjointed, clearly a more powerful style of Chablis that will take time to integrate but at the same time I am not sure if this will age well. Think this is similar to Pattes Loup's style that belongs to the newer school of Chablis, but Pattes Loup is better balanced. Shame because I liked the entry-level Côte aux Prêtres a lot more.
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