Great bottle, so 360 degrees for me on pnp with still good energy, then a nice bit of fatness and sweetness (marzipan) and maturity (the right kind) coming through. Mature Chard in a good zone. I would drink these now.
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Grand Cru White Burgundy Fest: Mostly front palate at first, all treble, lacking bass. However, more air did it well and it started to fill out in the middle. 2011s seem to need quite a bit of air right now.
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Well this was just stupendous. The oak is nearly fully integrated, completely congruous with the wine’s substantial body. Flinty, mottled of white melon and smoke. On the mouth it’s explosive and long, buttery just to the right amount, fully rounded and tongue coating.
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[Magnum] Clear pale yellow colour. Fortunately a completely clean bottle. I am critical of my bottles at a group tasting but I think this was an honest smoke show tonight. Traces of the signature Leflaive reduction / sulfur / smoke nose and more in the way of light golden tropical fruit. Booming / wafting nose. Bombastic and tropical. Rich and dense but not heavy; zippy. Both mineral and creamy. Loads of yellow fruit power and energy. Lots of life ahead. Precise and lengthy. Very impressive, very lucky.
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5/9/2024 - BenBlu Likes this wine: 95 Points
Great bottle, so 360 degrees for me on pnp with still good energy, then a nice bit of fatness and sweetness (marzipan) and maturity (the right kind) coming through. Mature Chard in a good zone. I would drink these now.
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3/10/2024 - BradE wrote:
With air this turned out very good. Bright, light, and lovely.
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3/9/2024 - shifter wrote:
Grand Cru White Burgundy Fest: Mostly front palate at first, all treble, lacking bass. However, more air did it well and it started to fill out in the middle. 2011s seem to need quite a bit of air right now.
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9/21/2023 - Rani Likes this wine: 96 Points
Well this was just stupendous. The oak is nearly fully integrated, completely congruous with the wine’s substantial body. Flinty, mottled of white melon and smoke. On the mouth it’s explosive and long, buttery just to the right amount, fully rounded and tongue coating.
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9/7/2022 - The Vines That Bind wrote: 95 Points
[Magnum] Clear pale yellow colour. Fortunately a completely clean bottle. I am critical of my bottles at a group tasting but I think this was an honest smoke show tonight. Traces of the signature Leflaive reduction / sulfur / smoke nose and more in the way of light golden tropical fruit. Booming / wafting nose. Bombastic and tropical. Rich and dense but not heavy; zippy. Both mineral and creamy. Loads of yellow fruit power and energy. Lots of life ahead. Precise and lengthy. Very impressive, very lucky.
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