In the context of the vintage, the 98 Leflaive is extremely well made. Honeysuckle, apple, hazelnut and beewax. Palate is rich, ripe and powerful but there is enough acidity to support the wine. Best to consume sooner than later before the ripeness overtakes the wine.
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Looks like we were are getting to the end of the case. What a great wine. 98 is not a heralded vintage but this has held up beautifully. Incredibly fresh and vibrant, still, 22 years in. This easily has another 10-15+ years. It is showing no signs of falling off. Nice fresh apple, spice, other orchard fruits. Great acidity. Nice viscosity.
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The 1998 Leflaive Puligny Montrachet 1er Cru Les Pucelles is maturing at a glacial speed and barely showing much tertiary flavours. Tasted blind and everyone thought it was 10 years younger. The riper tropical fruits reminds me of warmer vintages like 2009/ 2008. Full bodied with good fruit concentration and intensity, knocking on Grand Cru doors. Expansive flinty minerals which I thought could be Nuits Saint Georges Blanc (got confused with winemaking), great complexity. Nuits Saint Georges 1er Cru? 2008? (92/100)
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2nd bottle from a 90 bottle lot! This one had a French tax label on the top of the capsule. A bit fresher than the bottle a few weeks ago. Liquid popcorn, golden apple and a lovely fresh uplift to it. Very close to grand cru quality and delicious drinking.
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Wines from Domaine Leflaive before 2004 vintage are stunning and are rarely premoxed. This bottle of 1998 Pucelles is even fresher than the last one I had a couple months ago. Layers of golden orchard fruits, smoked nutmeg and spices, waxy layers of lemon. Mild sour citrus fruit and waxy honey on the finish. Complex and intriguing, it has got the Leflaive magic and Pucelles is knocking on Grand Cru doors. (92/100)
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VC went mad and bought a 90 bottle lot of this because it was cheap so I thought we better try it out given the massive failure of Leflaive to manage its premox issues from 95 onwards. Slightly concerned on first pour given the light golden hue from the wine but on the nose is surprisingly fresh with golden apple, beeswax (but thankfully not too dominant) and some nice minerality also showing through. Very complex on the palate with a hint of Chevalier notes this was really enjoyed by all except MaMa who complained it was “too buttery”. I didn’t agree with that description but it certainly had that butter popcorn/kernel note that might be a bit too much for those who prefer the Roulot style of minimalist wine making. Almost old fashioned in a sense but like the classics there is a greatness to them. Not sure we need 89 of these so will sell at least half but buy and enjoy this for a good example of what white burgundy can deliver! Drink with confidence for the next 2-3 years at least.
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This 1998 Leflaive Puligny Montrachet 1er Cru Les Pucelles is incredibly fresh and vibrant, a textbook showcase of Leflaive in the golden era. Pucelles is knocking on Grand Cru doors, offering a complex array of flavours - Reductive struck-match / gasoline and burnt popcorn with a layer of ripe orchard fruits. Good complexity and energy. Everyone thought it was showing much younger it is. Textured lees, expansive on the palate, Pucelles sappy-waxy finish. (92/100)
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This is something of a polarising wine. The deep gold colour suggests oxidation but the nose is fresh and tells of a rich somewhat unbalanced vintage. There are no oxidative notes but there is plenty of honey and butter which is not expected of a Pucelle. The palate is round and honeyed like buttered toast with leatherwood honey but there is orchard fruit and some drive and grip to balance. Its not typical of its origins but it is quite delicious tonight !
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this continues to impress despite being a relatively off vintage. nice smoke and spiced apple. broad on the palate and into the lovely finish. still has time ahead of it
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Younger than my last bottle, but still fully mature. Rich and round, but still vibrant. An impressive wine that is a sad reminder of what Leflaive used to be.
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Light gold in the glass. Medium intense Leflaive nose of matchstick and sulphur on top of sharp citrus fruit and some pineapple. Strong palate delivering red apple upfront with grapefruit and tighter citrus and citrus oils in the back. Wonderful minerality throughout. If one complaint, not a remarkable degree of depth and somewhat thin in the finish. Oxidation totally in check though - perfect condition bottle. Good drinking and still entirely pleased.
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Full gold. A pure and fresh nose of minerals and citrus when cold. A good backbone of smoke and matchstick. Slate and chalky minerals with stone fruit and ripe pineapple. Bigger aromas when warmer and showing full maturity. In a good place for drinking drink now.
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Domaine Leflaive with James Handford MW (Handford Wines, London): Dark in color, orange hints. Oxitative on the nose, bready, yeasty (old champagne like but not in a nice way ). Marmite feel. Provided though an interest backdrop to discuss premox in white burgundy and James Handford highlighted this wine as misdiagnosed as premox while it was just a riper, yeasty feel. An interesting discussion but unfortunately did not make us like the wine. Will mark it as flawed.
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All you could wish in a wine, red or white. I am not going to put words to try to pin down the qualities which simply would be absurd... A gorgeous wine, at a gorgeous state. The wine simply seduced me and after 3 days, still can forget the taste which seem to be lingering on... Most refined, yet complex, transparent yet profound. An experience that I don't feel like demystify... but I simply would like to encourage all others to seek out and taste this to be uplifted. (Simply gorgeous with Red snapper) At this point it is no longer, les pucelles,(the virgins) but les grandes dames... Chapeaux bas messieurs!~ cheers,
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1998 Burgundy Grand Cru Dinner (Cheng Hu Tien, Keong Saik Road, Singapore): Enjoyable. Not a classic Leflaive Pucelles, but fun to drink. Saying that though, half the table managed to guess it correctly when blind. It had a lovely, quite arresting nose, almost pungent – with deep wafts of sweet cream over ripe red apples shading into stone fruit aromas, all this wed to a typical flinty, seashelly minerality and little drifts of smoke. Nice. The palate was very good, if not quite up to the level of the strongest of Pucelles vintages. It was creamy, almost oily textured, with rich yellow fruited flavours underpinned by steely mineral and a nice ream of spiciness. There was tons of depth, even power here. And while it was not the most precise, the balance was still pretty decent, enough to made it a great pairing with a chilled crayfish dish. There was just a little bittersweet linger right at the end that was a little distracting, but this was a nice wine overall. On current evidence, maybe time to start drinking up – I do not see this getting much better.
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As our inventory of this wine dwindles, it continues to show solidly, although I'm not sure I'd rank this particular bottle up there with some of the best. There definitely has been some bottle variation with this secondary market purchase. This had the classic nose and the pedigree was there, but this lacked the acidity that has bolstered this in the past. Nice char, lemon and green apple with some aged oak coming through as well.
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A night of White Burgundy and Champagne at Helsinki (Classic Wine Cellars, Helsinki, Finland): This was the most positive suprise of our tasting. The nose has an extremely nice, even intoxicating, perfume of a mature white burg. In the mouth this has medium-plus intensity with a great balance and a wonderful mouthfeel. It sat on my glass for almost 3 hours and got just better and better. A great wine from a not so great vintage. Incredible 1er Cru.
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Mike on Tour (Bibou - Philadelphia PA): really lovely, but overwhelmed by the food (bone marrow) -- not a classic pairing, you might say -- we basically had most wines matched up and convinced ourselves this might work (nope!). Still, the class of this wine showed through. Nice mulled apple with white spice notes. med (+) finish.
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Mike On Tour - Philadelphia (Bibou (1009 S 8th St., Philadelphia, PA 19147)): Unfortunately, a bit overwhelmed by the food on this night (a bone marrow pairing). On the subtle side, and was also done an injustice by coming after the 90 Rieussec. Still. this is very nice. Bright lemony citrus on the nose. Char, lemon and apple on the palate with good acidity.
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This wine is just in a terrific spot right now. Slight bit oxidized on the nose. Darkening golden yellow color. Smoky and nutty with green and red apple on the nose. Terrific acidity, tropical fruit, sweet spice on the palate. Touch of mineral on the long finish.
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Mix of Wines -- 2006 and others (Roberts House): I am rarely this consistent... but have had this on three disparate occasions and identical scores. Very smoky, with green apple, white pepper, and clove. medium(+) acidity keeps this quite fresh. Medium finish has a lovely tingle to it, probably from the acidity. I really enjoyed the finish.
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Smorgasbord of Wines With Focus on 2006 (Our House (2033 Brandywine)): This is in its prime drinking window, and may be slightly on decline as evidenced by second day taste. Even so, this is really lovely. Citrus, tart apple with charred oak on nose. Good golden color. Palate has absolutely superb acidity with bright apple, tropical fruit and sweet sweet spice. Good texture and mid-palate development. A long mouthwatering finish.
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Really lovely. nutty character, some spiced fruit, with the oak so well integrated at present. still very youthful, and yet the power of this wine has faded into a lovely finesse.
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Ooops. Did not mean to open this tonight -- third one since the beginning of April But wow it is was good tonight. Deeper yellow color. Nose of green apple, red apple, a touch of butter, cinnamon and tropical fruits. Palate flattens out just a little bit, with some spice and juicy fruit. Good acidity and a nice finish. This is still nice and fresh.
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Burgundy Tasting (Philadelphia): Interesting nose, with sweet spice/cinnamon, vanilla, red juicy apple, but also some floral violet notes. the palate switches over to ripe green apple, with sweet spice still there, but developing more clove nuances. medium + finish was very nice. Oak was well integrated and subtle here. Very nice wine.
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A Sampling Of Burgundy: Absolutely super nose. White wine of the night. Brown sugar, with well integrated oak and carmelized sugar. Pretty floral notes. Excellent acidity with green apple. Superb combination of fruit and oak. Crescendo finish. An excellent effort.
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Really quality 1er Cru. I must confess that I'm not entirely familiar with Les Pucelles. This strikes me as a "middle" white -- it does not have the elegance of a Montrachet but does not have the sheer power of a Corton Charlemagne, for example. This is showing some age with deep gold color. It is really well balanced. Floral nose with green apple, some minerals and a touch of sweetness. There is also some citrus and a touch of oak and butter. Nice and dense with a touch of sweetness. Everything is well balanced with good acidity, albeit slightly light. An excellent finish that goes on for a good long time.
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St John Lunch- warm nose, light gold yellow, honeyed nose. medium weight/density. med high acidity, long in the mouth . really long and nutty with a nice citrus flavor, nice bottle of puligny
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Wow. This is an incredible wine with lots of life ahead of it. Deep, rich yellow with hints of green. Incredibly lush mineraly nose with hints of butter and citris fruit. Very complex and layered wine with a finish that would not stop. Kept getting better as the night went on. Enjoyed with appetizers and dessert and was even better with dessert. WOW.
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6/3/2021 - Burgnick Likes this wine: 92 Points
In the context of the vintage, the 98 Leflaive is extremely well made. Honeysuckle, apple, hazelnut and beewax. Palate is rich, ripe and powerful but there is enough acidity to support the wine. Best to consume sooner than later before the ripeness overtakes the wine.
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1/12/2021 - jrobs7777 wrote:
Looks like we were are getting to the end of the case. What a great wine. 98 is not a heralded vintage but this has held up beautifully. Incredibly fresh and vibrant, still, 22 years in. This easily has another 10-15+ years. It is showing no signs of falling off. Nice fresh apple, spice, other orchard fruits. Great acidity. Nice viscosity.
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9/15/2019 - Jammy Wine Likes this wine: 92 Points
The 1998 Leflaive Puligny Montrachet 1er Cru Les Pucelles is maturing at a glacial speed and barely showing much tertiary flavours. Tasted blind and everyone thought it was 10 years younger. The riper tropical fruits reminds me of warmer vintages like 2009/ 2008. Full bodied with good fruit concentration and intensity, knocking on Grand Cru doors. Expansive flinty minerals which I thought could be Nuits Saint Georges Blanc (got confused with winemaking), great complexity. Nuits Saint Georges 1er Cru? 2008? (92/100)
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6/24/2019 - dchain Likes this wine: 93 Points
2nd bottle from a 90 bottle lot! This one had a French tax label on the top of the capsule. A bit fresher than the bottle a few weeks ago. Liquid popcorn, golden apple and a lovely fresh uplift to it. Very close to grand cru quality and delicious drinking.
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6/15/2019 - Jammy Wine Likes this wine: 92 Points
Wines from Domaine Leflaive before 2004 vintage are stunning and are rarely premoxed. This bottle of 1998 Pucelles is even fresher than the last one I had a couple months ago. Layers of golden orchard fruits, smoked nutmeg and spices, waxy layers of lemon. Mild sour citrus fruit and waxy honey on the finish. Complex and intriguing, it has got the Leflaive magic and Pucelles is knocking on Grand Cru doors. (92/100)
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6/6/2019 - dchain Likes this wine: 92 Points
VC went mad and bought a 90 bottle lot of this because it was cheap so I thought we better try it out given the massive failure of Leflaive to manage its premox issues from 95 onwards. Slightly concerned on first pour given the light golden hue from the wine but on the nose is surprisingly fresh with golden apple, beeswax (but thankfully not too dominant) and some nice minerality also showing through. Very complex on the palate with a hint of Chevalier notes this was really enjoyed by all except MaMa who complained it was “too buttery”. I didn’t agree with that description but it certainly had that butter popcorn/kernel note that might be a bit too much for those who prefer the Roulot style of minimalist wine making. Almost old fashioned in a sense but like the classics there is a greatness to them. Not sure we need 89 of these so will sell at least half but buy and enjoy this for a good example of what white burgundy can deliver! Drink with confidence for the next 2-3 years at least.
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3/31/2019 - Jammy Wine Likes this wine: 92 Points
This 1998 Leflaive Puligny Montrachet 1er Cru Les Pucelles is incredibly fresh and vibrant, a textbook showcase of Leflaive in the golden era. Pucelles is knocking on Grand Cru doors, offering a complex array of flavours - Reductive struck-match / gasoline and burnt popcorn with a layer of ripe orchard fruits. Good complexity and energy. Everyone thought it was showing much younger it is. Textured lees, expansive on the palate, Pucelles sappy-waxy finish. (92/100)
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3/6/2018 - drjb Likes this wine: 92 Points
This is something of a polarising wine. The deep gold colour suggests oxidation but the nose is fresh and tells of a rich somewhat unbalanced vintage. There are no oxidative notes but there is plenty of honey and butter which is not expected of a Pucelle. The palate is round and honeyed like buttered toast with leatherwood honey but there is orchard fruit and some drive and grip to balance. Its not typical of its origins but it is quite delicious tonight !
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6/7/2017 - ews3 wrote: 93 Points
this continues to impress despite being a relatively off vintage. nice smoke and spiced apple. broad on the palate and into the lovely finish. still has time ahead of it
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2/15/2017 - Papies wrote: flawed
Puligny Montrachet Masterclass with James Handford MW (Handford Wines, London): Much like a 2 years ago when we had this with James ( Domaine Leflaive Tasting) this was way over the hill, mushroomy, sweet, oxidised and even a few people said it was just a style of age for us it was a gone bottle.
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5/26/2016 - FYC wrote: flawed
Corked!
Shame since underneath seemed to have pretty good acid and aged notes.
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5/10/2016 - jerhardt wrote: 93 Points
Younger than my last bottle, but still fully mature. Rich and round, but still vibrant. An impressive wine that is a sad reminder of what Leflaive used to be.
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1/18/2016 - The Vines That Bind wrote: 91 Points
Light gold in the glass. Medium intense Leflaive nose of matchstick and sulphur on top of sharp citrus fruit and some pineapple. Strong palate delivering red apple upfront with grapefruit and tighter citrus and citrus oils in the back. Wonderful minerality throughout. If one complaint, not a remarkable degree of depth and somewhat thin in the finish. Oxidation totally in check though - perfect condition bottle. Good drinking and still entirely pleased.
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10/15/2015 - The Vines That Bind Likes this wine: 92 Points
Full gold. A pure and fresh nose of minerals and citrus when cold. A good backbone of smoke and matchstick. Slate and chalky minerals with stone fruit and ripe pineapple. Bigger aromas when warmer and showing full maturity. In a good place for drinking drink now.
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10/13/2015 - jerhardt wrote:
Drinking fully mature at this point. Solid, complex, and supple, but lacking some of the vibrancy of my last bottle four years ago. Drink up.
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9/21/2015 - Papies wrote: flawed
Domaine Leflaive with James Handford MW (Handford Wines, London): Dark in color, orange hints. Oxitative on the nose, bready, yeasty (old champagne like but not in a nice way ). Marmite feel. Provided though an interest backdrop to discuss premox in white burgundy and James Handford highlighted this wine as misdiagnosed as premox while it was just a riper, yeasty feel. An interesting discussion but unfortunately did not make us like the wine. Will mark it as flawed.
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6/5/2015 - swyang wrote: 98 Points
All you could wish in a wine, red or white. I am not going to put words to try to pin down the qualities which simply would be absurd... A gorgeous wine, at a gorgeous state. The wine simply seduced me and after 3 days, still can forget the taste which seem to be lingering on... Most refined, yet complex, transparent yet profound. An experience that I don't feel like demystify... but I simply would like to encourage all others to seek out and taste this to be uplifted. (Simply gorgeous with Red snapper) At this point it is no longer, les pucelles,(the virgins) but les grandes dames... Chapeaux bas messieurs!~ cheers,
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5/30/2015 - NoTrollingerPlease wrote: flawed
White Burgundy (@Private location): Oxidizes. Premox?
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4/30/2014 - Paul S wrote: 92 Points
1998 Burgundy Grand Cru Dinner (Cheng Hu Tien, Keong Saik Road, Singapore): Enjoyable. Not a classic Leflaive Pucelles, but fun to drink. Saying that though, half the table managed to guess it correctly when blind. It had a lovely, quite arresting nose, almost pungent – with deep wafts of sweet cream over ripe red apples shading into stone fruit aromas, all this wed to a typical flinty, seashelly minerality and little drifts of smoke. Nice. The palate was very good, if not quite up to the level of the strongest of Pucelles vintages. It was creamy, almost oily textured, with rich yellow fruited flavours underpinned by steely mineral and a nice ream of spiciness. There was tons of depth, even power here. And while it was not the most precise, the balance was still pretty decent, enough to made it a great pairing with a chilled crayfish dish. There was just a little bittersweet linger right at the end that was a little distracting, but this was a nice wine overall. On current evidence, maybe time to start drinking up – I do not see this getting much better.
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8/4/2012 - jrobs7777 wrote:
Strong, as usual. Solid. Balanced. Green apple, oak char in harmony. Citrus zest. Drinking perfectly.
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4/4/2012 - gsquireh wrote: 94 Points
Honeysuckle and sweet pear flavors intermix with mineral, straw, fresh fruit aromas. Always complex, aways luxurious, and definitely a long finish.
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4/1/2012 - jrobs7777 wrote: 91 Points
As our inventory of this wine dwindles, it continues to show solidly, although I'm not sure I'd rank this particular bottle up there with some of the best. There definitely has been some bottle variation with this secondary market purchase. This had the classic nose and the pedigree was there, but this lacked the acidity that has bolstered this in the past. Nice char, lemon and green apple with some aged oak coming through as well.
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2/22/2012 - rnellans wrote: flawed
Slightly oxidized.
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11/25/2011 - jerhardt wrote: 93 Points
Grand cru in all but name. Rich with hints of sweetness, but very vibrant and not heavy. Long finish. Ready to go now.
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10/28/2011 - VHJV wrote: 94 Points
A night of White Burgundy and Champagne at Helsinki (Classic Wine Cellars, Helsinki, Finland): This was the most positive suprise of our tasting. The nose has an extremely nice, even intoxicating, perfume of a mature white burg. In the mouth this has medium-plus intensity with a great balance and a wonderful mouthfeel. It sat on my glass for almost 3 hours and got just better and better. A great wine from a not so great vintage. Incredible 1er Cru.
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10/28/2011 - Chuck Miller wrote: flawed
Premoxed.
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10/6/2011 - ews3 wrote: 91 Points
Mike on Tour (Bibou - Philadelphia PA): really lovely, but overwhelmed by the food (bone marrow) -- not a classic pairing, you might say -- we basically had most wines matched up and convinced ourselves this might work (nope!). Still, the class of this wine showed through. Nice mulled apple with white spice notes. med (+) finish.
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10/6/2011 - jrobs7777 wrote: 91 Points
Mike On Tour - Philadelphia (Bibou (1009 S 8th St., Philadelphia, PA 19147)): Unfortunately, a bit overwhelmed by the food on this night (a bone marrow pairing). On the subtle side, and was also done an injustice by coming after the 90 Rieussec. Still. this is very nice. Bright lemony citrus on the nose. Char, lemon and apple on the palate with good acidity.
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6/3/2011 - jrobs7777 wrote: 94 Points
This wine is just in a terrific spot right now. Slight bit oxidized on the nose. Darkening golden yellow color. Smoky and nutty with green and red apple on the nose. Terrific acidity, tropical fruit, sweet spice on the palate. Touch of mineral on the long finish.
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12/24/2010 - JR69 wrote: 92 Points
Golden yellow, light nose with citrus and a touch of butter, long finish, mid acidity
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4/3/2010 - ews3 wrote: 93 Points
Mix of Wines -- 2006 and others (Roberts House): I am rarely this consistent... but have had this on three disparate occasions and identical scores. Very smoky, with green apple, white pepper, and clove. medium(+) acidity keeps this quite fresh. Medium finish has a lovely tingle to it, probably from the acidity. I really enjoyed the finish.
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4/3/2010 - jrobs7777 wrote: 93 Points
Smorgasbord of Wines With Focus on 2006 (Our House (2033 Brandywine)): This is in its prime drinking window, and may be slightly on decline as evidenced by second day taste. Even so, this is really lovely. Citrus, tart apple with charred oak on nose. Good golden color. Palate has absolutely superb acidity with bright apple, tropical fruit and sweet sweet spice. Good texture and mid-palate development. A long mouthwatering finish.
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1/10/2010 - ews3 wrote: 93 Points
Really lovely. nutty character, some spiced fruit, with the oak so well integrated at present. still very youthful, and yet the power of this wine has faded into a lovely finesse.
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5/20/2009 - jrobs7777 wrote: 94 Points
Ooops. Did not mean to open this tonight -- third one since the beginning of April But wow it is was good tonight. Deeper yellow color. Nose of green apple, red apple, a touch of butter, cinnamon and tropical fruits. Palate flattens out just a little bit, with some spice and juicy fruit. Good acidity and a nice finish. This is still nice and fresh.
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4/4/2009 - ews3 wrote: 93 Points
Burgundy Tasting (Philadelphia): Interesting nose, with sweet spice/cinnamon, vanilla, red juicy apple, but also some floral violet notes. the palate switches over to ripe green apple, with sweet spice still there, but developing more clove nuances. medium + finish was very nice. Oak was well integrated and subtle here. Very nice wine.
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4/4/2009 - jrobs7777 wrote: 92 Points
A Sampling Of Burgundy: Absolutely super nose. White wine of the night. Brown sugar, with well integrated oak and carmelized sugar. Pretty floral notes. Excellent acidity with green apple. Superb combination of fruit and oak. Crescendo finish. An excellent effort.
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3/4/2009 - jrobs7777 wrote: 92 Points
Really quality 1er Cru. I must confess that I'm not entirely familiar with Les Pucelles. This strikes me as a "middle" white -- it does not have the elegance of a Montrachet but does not have the sheer power of a Corton Charlemagne, for example. This is showing some age with deep gold color. It is really well balanced. Floral nose with green apple, some minerals and a touch of sweetness. There is also some citrus and a touch of oak and butter. Nice and dense with a touch of sweetness. Everything is well balanced with good acidity, albeit slightly light. An excellent finish that goes on for a good long time.
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10/31/2008 - reichken wrote: 89 Points
St John Lunch- warm nose, light gold yellow, honeyed nose. medium weight/density. med high acidity, long in the mouth . really long and nutty with a nice citrus flavor, nice bottle of puligny
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1/6/2006 - ChillyWino wrote: 95 Points
Wow. This is an incredible wine with lots of life ahead of it. Deep, rich yellow with hints of green. Incredibly lush mineraly nose with hints of butter and citris fruit. Very complex and layered wine with a finish that would not stop. Kept getting better as the night went on. Enjoyed with appetizers and dessert and was even better with dessert. WOW.
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