Dried florals, potpourri, sun dried lavender. Blackberry and dense mouth feel. Some earthiness and herbal savoriness. Tannins have a bit of a licorice kick to them. 10 years in, very tasty. My kind of brooding, yet floral n Rhone. Note that there was a bit of an off putting soapiness to the floral notes initially, but it ended up blowing off into a beautiful showing.
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Chaillots vertical with Franck Balthazar: Had the most salinity and obvious acidity, felt a little too lean for me but this was Franck’s favourite until the 2016 unfurled.
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(Tasting note from day two, half the bottle remaining from last night, sealed in a 375ml bottle to reduce oxygen exposure)
This wine has gained a gorgeous floral profile with the air - citrus blossoms, a very 'sweet' and open floral note along with violets, roses. Palate is silky, great weight, fruit has become both darker and sweeter than yesterday - the wine lost some of its meaty quality but gained in briny notes as well. Grippy fine and dusty tannins give your cheeks and gums a bit of pucker - very interesting wine, elegant but also bearing some power. Long finish, nice acidity.
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3/29/2024 - bottles.and.bites wrote: 95 Points
Dried florals, potpourri, sun dried lavender. Blackberry and dense mouth feel. Some earthiness and herbal savoriness. Tannins have a bit of a licorice kick to them. 10 years in, very tasty. My kind of brooding, yet floral n Rhone. Note that there was a bit of an off putting soapiness to the floral notes initially, but it ended up blowing off into a beautiful showing.
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3/4/2024 - astroman Likes this wine: 92 Points
Dinner with Franck Balthazar (Skai): Elegant on the nose but rather rough on the palate with touch of spice
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3/4/2024 - melvinyeowq wrote: 90 Points
Chaillots vertical with Franck Balthazar: Had the most salinity and obvious acidity, felt a little too lean for me but this was Franck’s favourite until the 2016 unfurled.
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10/26/2022 - Todd French wrote:
(Tasting note from day two, half the bottle remaining from last night, sealed in a 375ml bottle to reduce oxygen exposure)
This wine has gained a gorgeous floral profile with the air - citrus blossoms, a very 'sweet' and open floral note along with violets, roses. Palate is silky, great weight, fruit has become both darker and sweeter than yesterday - the wine lost some of its meaty quality but gained in briny notes as well. Grippy fine and dusty tannins give your cheeks and gums a bit of pucker - very interesting wine, elegant but also bearing some power. Long finish, nice acidity.
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7/5/2022 - JonnyG wrote: flawed
Unfortunately marred by a barnyard stench that impacted the palate too strongly for me.
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