A miraculous bottle. Impossibly clean and fresh. Gold colour. Rich booming nose. Reminiscent of a 1991 Lafon Perrieres earlier this year in terms of weight and development. White spice and saffron. Dense and powerful palate. Toasty nut character. Shockingly youthful, fresh, energetic, but with the distinct weight and mature nuance that only prestige old white bottle can sometimes develop. Quite an amazing surprise.
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No
/ Comment
Flickinger dinner at avec River North (Chicago, IL): More interesting than good. Definitely on its last legs, and not particularly Corton-Charlemagney at that. Thin on the palate, this is kind of in the same vein as a recent 2002 Clape where the wine is solid, but drinks like an old version of a very much lower appellation. Nonetheless you can tell this was made in that old-school white Burgundy style with its (attempted?) hefty weight and breadth.
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No
/ Comment
Professional reviews have copyrights and you can view them here for your personal use only as private content. To view pro reviews you must either subscribe to a pre-integrated publication or manually enter reviews below. Learn more.
8/14/2023 - The Vines That Bind wrote: 94 Points
A miraculous bottle. Impossibly clean and fresh. Gold colour. Rich booming nose. Reminiscent of a 1991 Lafon Perrieres earlier this year in terms of weight and development. White spice and saffron. Dense and powerful palate. Toasty nut character. Shockingly youthful, fresh, energetic, but with the distinct weight and mature nuance that only prestige old white bottle can sometimes develop. Quite an amazing surprise.
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment
3/15/2023 - acyso wrote: 88 Points
Flickinger dinner at avec River North (Chicago, IL): More interesting than good. Definitely on its last legs, and not particularly Corton-Charlemagney at that. Thin on the palate, this is kind of in the same vein as a recent 2002 Clape where the wine is solid, but drinks like an old version of a very much lower appellation. Nonetheless you can tell this was made in that old-school white Burgundy style with its (attempted?) hefty weight and breadth.
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment
12/19/2021 - BradE wrote:
A fun off-the-run vintage of Martray CC. In great shape, and while not a rock star it was quite enjoyable. Love surprises like this on the wine trail.
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment
4/19/2018 - SimonG wrote: 93 Points
Will T’s (30th) 87s (Noizé, London): Pristine bottle, palest lemon flesh in colour. Lovely nose, mineral, lemon, slightly floral. Lots of line and grip and interest. Positively youthful. Why, oh why...! ****
1 person found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comment
3/16/2018 - fcxj wrote: 90 Points
Roty dinner. From magnum. Modest reduction and resolved with light acidity.
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment