13% alcohol. Diam10 closure, an impressive affair. Pale gold luminous colour. The nose is fresh and flowery with some lanolin added; very pure and clean, with no evidence of oak. Similar in the mouth with a taut feel and fresh apple. Good grip and excellent acidity. This is a lean wine with not an ounce of fat but no austerity either. Looks like it should age well and might develop a degree of opulence over time. Pretty elegant in its current state. My first encounter with this producer, and a success.
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13% alcohol. Diam5 closure. The colour is very pale. Fresh nose of cherries with neither much complexity nor intensity, but at least it is distinctly Burgundy Pinot. The mouth is probably better, if pretty high pitched and somewhat simple, with redcurrant in evidence. My feeling is that this wine delivers just above the basic Bourgogne level, so it falls short of what I would expect of a Pommard, especially one that boasts of old vines; granted this is early days, so this could harmonise into a more satisfying drink, but I would not bet on it. Its strong suit is purity of fruit, and this is not to be sneezed at.
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14.5% alcohol. M 75%, CF 20%, CS 5%. Very good long cork with essentially no wine penetration. Decanted an hour ahead. Pretty dark with no sign of ageing even at the rim. The nose is very appealing in a dark fruited mode (huge comfort factor here), with no intrusive oak. Similarly pleasing in the mouth with no tannins left, but reasonable grip nevertheless. Very smooth without being too sleek. I defy anyone not to fall for this wine; heck, I did, even though on paper it is not for me on account of the overwhelming Merlot content. Calling it a crowd pleaser would not do it justice though, as it is a model of balance within its style, but you could serve this at a party and expect all around compliments. The late Denis Durantou knew his business, no doubt about it. Drank this to his memory, with thanks due to the generous donor.
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2022 Jean Baptiste Ponsot Rully 1er Cru Molesme Blanc
5/10/2024 - Eudemis Likes this wine:
13% alcohol. Diam10 closure, an impressive affair. Pale gold luminous colour.
The nose is fresh and flowery with some lanolin added; very pure and clean, with no evidence of oak. Similar in the mouth with a taut feel and fresh apple. Good grip and excellent acidity. This is a lean wine with not an ounce of fat but no austerity either. Looks like it should age well and might develop a degree of opulence over time. Pretty elegant in its current state.
My first encounter with this producer, and a success.
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2019 Quentin Jeannot Pommard Vieilles Vignes
5/9/2024 - Eudemis Likes this wine:
13% alcohol. Diam5 closure. The colour is very pale.
Fresh nose of cherries with neither much complexity nor intensity, but at least it is distinctly Burgundy Pinot. The mouth is probably better, if pretty high pitched and somewhat simple, with redcurrant in evidence.
My feeling is that this wine delivers just above the basic Bourgogne level, so it falls short of what I would expect of a Pommard, especially one that boasts of old vines; granted this is early days, so this could harmonise into a more satisfying drink, but I would not bet on it. Its strong suit is purity of fruit, and this is not to be sneezed at.
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2014 Château Montlandrie
5/7/2024 - Eudemis Likes this wine:
14.5% alcohol. M 75%, CF 20%, CS 5%. Very good long cork with essentially no wine penetration. Decanted an hour ahead. Pretty dark with no sign of ageing even at the rim.
The nose is very appealing in a dark fruited mode (huge comfort factor here), with no intrusive oak. Similarly pleasing in the mouth with no tannins left, but reasonable grip nevertheless. Very smooth without being too sleek.
I defy anyone not to fall for this wine; heck, I did, even though on paper it is not for me on account of the overwhelming Merlot content. Calling it a crowd pleaser would not do it justice though, as it is a model of balance within its style, but you could serve this at a party and expect all around compliments.
The late Denis Durantou knew his business, no doubt about it. Drank this to his memory, with thanks due to the generous donor.
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