This is still vibrant and fresh, but not suprisingly more evolved than my last bottle a few years ago. More tertiary notes coming in, this is in a really great place now. Beautifully aged but still vibrant. Love it.
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Briefly, we enjoyed this very much as part of a long lunch, paired primarily with a crayfish bisque with armagnac.
As PeterNelson said "creamy, light herbal notes, guava, grapefruit, integrated oak, nicely balanced". Quite light on the acidity, but that worked well for this pairing.
I'd be happy to get more of this in at the ~US$50 I paid. No sign of it aging out yet.
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Gorgeously creamy, light herbal notes, guava, grapefruit, integrated oak, nicely balanced, really great with uni! (the umami sails with the sauvignon/semillon). Toshi & Hiro
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Really delicious at age 14. There's still plenty of oak evident here, but it's nicely woven with the rest of the wine and just adds layers rather than dominating things. Lemon cream, caraway, vanilla, curry leaf, green herbs, and an interesting finish that's both bitter and honeyed, and which demands another sip. Wonderful example of the genre.
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Really showing its stuff at 10 years of age. The fresh, zippy, stony, bright yellow fruits are ripe, sweet, crisp and refreshing. There is a slight honeyed note at the end that rounds out all the acidity, making you want to go back for another sip.
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Pale golden color. Explosive notes of honey, chamomile, lemon zest, beeswax, herbs and some stony minerality. On the palate there are similar notes of citrus, herbs, blossoms, beeswax, wet stone and a touch of bitter orange. It's medium-full bodied with high acidity and excellent length. On the finish there is a touch of bitterness adding complexity. A super fresh, racy, complex and beautiful white Bordeaux at the beginning of its drinking window. (93+)
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Med deep gold/yellow - oppressively oaky nose, masking virtually all fruit - some matchstick as well - flawed? - palate also predictably oaky, but good acid coaxes out some citrus flavours - this really needed a roast chicken to show even half decently - really quite disappointing but based on others' opinions, maybe this was an off bottle.
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This is a really fine, white Bordeaux wine packed with fresh, zesty lemons, grapefruit, green apple, vanilla bean, stone and honeysuckle. Rich, lively and fresh, drink this now, or age it another few years, either way, you're going to like it.
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Pronounced greenish yellow color. Complex, funky nose of pine, apple, and pineapple, with gasoline, toasted coconut, and floral notes of honeysuckle. On the palate it has lanolin, apples, lemons, green fruit and sour flowers. Oak is fully integrated at this point and it is perfectly at peak. An impressive dry white!
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12/24/2022 - NostraBacchus Likes this wine: 93 Points
This is still vibrant and fresh, but not suprisingly more evolved than my last bottle a few years ago. More tertiary notes coming in, this is in a really great place now. Beautifully aged but still vibrant. Love it.
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4/26/2022 - levicn wrote: 92 Points
醒酒一个小时,闻香有浓郁的植物气息,还有奶油和面包香气,入口酸度中高,酒液咸,有矿物感,口感丝滑,橡木桶影响明显,奶油面包,植物气息,二三类香气占据主导,后段微微回苦,余味悠长。酒体饱满,香气复杂而深邃,同时又保持着很好的酸度和结构,没有一丝老态,展现出陈年而又健壮的最佳状态。
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1/8/2022 - Paul852 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Briefly, we enjoyed this very much as part of a long lunch, paired primarily with a crayfish bisque with armagnac.
As PeterNelson said "creamy, light herbal notes, guava, grapefruit, integrated oak, nicely balanced". Quite light on the acidity, but that worked well for this pairing.
I'd be happy to get more of this in at the ~US$50 I paid. No sign of it aging out yet.
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12/18/2021 - englishman's claret wrote: 87 Points
Certainly a fullish nose, tropical fruit, kiwi, lanolin, cream, but also a savory, slightly unclean note I didn’t care for.
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9/27/2021 - englishman's claret wrote:
Not my cup of tea; though possessing some rich melon fruit, a bit raw and weedy. Maybe this blossomed with air, but I didn’t revisit it.
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12/5/2020 - peternelson Likes this wine: 93 Points
Gorgeously creamy, light herbal notes, guava, grapefruit, integrated oak, nicely balanced, really great with uni! (the umami sails with the sauvignon/semillon). Toshi & Hiro
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5/23/2020 - NickA Likes this wine: 93 Points
Really delicious at age 14. There's still plenty of oak evident here, but it's nicely woven with the rest of the wine and just adds layers rather than dominating things. Lemon cream, caraway, vanilla, curry leaf, green herbs, and an interesting finish that's both bitter and honeyed, and which demands another sip. Wonderful example of the genre.
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9/15/2019 - G_H wrote: 92 Points
Lemon perl, wax, vanilla cream, medium acidity, slight sweetness, good balance
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10/24/2018 - Aleks Che Likes this wine: 92 Points
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Malartic it is always great QpR! Thin elegant, currant leaves, goosberry and zero cats or vulgar exotic fruits like in NZ! Strongly recommended.
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5/30/2017 - professor widget Likes this wine: 90 Points
Showing some age but v. good.
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11/24/2016 - EMAZurich Likes this wine: 93 Points
Intensives Gelbgold. Superinteressante Nase nach Bienenwachs, Zitronenzesten, stachelbeerig. Am Gaumen cremiger Fluss, mundfüllend, samtige Textur. Trotzdem schöne Frische und stützende Säure, ein toll balancierter Wein! Love it!
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5/25/2016 - Jeff Leve wrote: 93 Points
Really showing its stuff at 10 years of age. The fresh, zippy, stony, bright yellow fruits are ripe, sweet, crisp and refreshing. There is a slight honeyed note at the end that rounds out all the acidity, making you want to go back for another sip.
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11/6/2015 - NostraBacchus Likes this wine: 93 Points
Pale golden color. Explosive notes of honey, chamomile, lemon zest, beeswax, herbs and some stony minerality. On the palate there are similar notes of citrus, herbs, blossoms, beeswax, wet stone and a touch of bitter orange. It's medium-full bodied with high acidity and excellent length. On the finish there is a touch of bitterness adding complexity. A super fresh, racy, complex and beautiful white Bordeaux at the beginning of its drinking window. (93+)
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3/20/2015 - John McCabe wrote: 94 Points
Really vibrant, charged and energized, great acidity, so much personality and so resolved. So much fun to drink, what a treat.
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2/20/2015 - rdewolff wrote: 90 Points
Bu au Chalet d'Adrien avec Fiam
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9/3/2014 - winot Does not like this wine: 84 Points
Med deep gold/yellow - oppressively oaky nose, masking virtually all fruit - some matchstick as well - flawed? - palate also predictably oaky, but good acid coaxes out some citrus flavours - this really needed a roast chicken to show even half decently - really quite disappointing but based on others' opinions, maybe this was an off bottle.
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5/17/2014 - Jeff Leve wrote: 93 Points
This is a really fine, white Bordeaux wine packed with fresh, zesty lemons, grapefruit, green apple, vanilla bean, stone and honeysuckle. Rich, lively and fresh, drink this now, or age it another few years, either way, you're going to like it.
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1/19/2014 - neilemc Likes this wine: 91 Points
Pronounced greenish yellow color. Complex, funky nose of pine, apple, and pineapple, with gasoline, toasted coconut, and floral notes of honeysuckle. On the palate it has lanolin, apples, lemons, green fruit and sour flowers. Oak is fully integrated at this point and it is perfectly at peak. An impressive dry white!
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7/9/2011 - mayhuib wrote: 90 Points
This is an outstanding wine. It has developed very well and has a wonderfull nose. In my view underrated.
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11/13/2010 - chatters wrote:
Nose: Semillon! Apply, slightly funky - maybe touches of lanolin and wet wool. Oak. Kerosene. Odd.
Mouth: Apple, mineral notes, medium plus acid, low tannin. wet wool again. Hmm.
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10/24/2009 - amateurwino wrote: 88 Points
2006 Bordeaux Tastings; 10/24/2009-11/1/2009: slightly green sauv blanc-dominated nose. Similar on palate with a sweetish finish
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10/24/2009 - Omar Khayyam wrote: 85 Points
2006 Cru Classés de Graves with Prince Robert, M Delmas and Hugh Johnson (Sherry-Lehmann): grassy, mineral driven nose; on the palate the structure is there, but there's a bit of oak that isn't really integrated and detracts.
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1/30/2009 - crimedog wrote:
Union Des Grands Crus de Bordeaux (Dallas): Good minerality, good acid, citrus fruit, little bit hot.
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1/26/2009 - TashNYC wrote: 89 Points
Grand Crus de Bordeaux Tasting: 2005 & 2006 wines (NYC, The Lighthouse, Pier 60, Chelsea Piers): Fresh and open to drink now, but not as complicated as the 2005.
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1/26/2009 - ews3 wrote: 87 Points
Union des Grand Crus 2005 & 2006 Bordeaux Tasting - NYC (Lighthouse, NYC): Grapefruit, melon
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