Served blind, this was so obviously great from the first whiff. The type of wine you just start getting giddy. Massively deep, palate staining, so much material here one could ponder it for hours and hours. Very polished, refined, and pretty much perfect in every way. Importantly, it continued to improve in the glass - whereas a Leroy served next to it, while stunning at the start, was fading. So the true class of Montrachet came through even blind. Of course I was hoping on the reveal it would be something obtainable, oh well. This is an absolutely spectacular wine, I am thrilled and grateful to have been able to drink it.
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This was the only wine of the flight not from 2014. It also happened to be our collective WOTN.
This is an epic wine. Incredibly aromatic upon first pour: white flowers mixed with butter and brioche. Yet, the nose kept on evolving over the course of several hours. At some points there was more popcorn, at other times there was more salinity coming through. On the palate, this is as intense as Chardonnay can get. Great richness which is balanced by sharp acidity and minerality. This wine just keeps giving and there are so many layers to peel back.
For my tastes, this wine is at peak. This should hold for a few years at least, but if you are lucky enough to have this in your cellar, don't hesitate to open this for a (very) special occasion!
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Close to perfection in a glass. Extremely well integrated with notes of peach and pineapple and the acids and tannins melted in to balance it all out. Definitely at the top of its game
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A touch of reduction to the aroma but breathes up beautifully in the glass. Wonderfully complex, showing notes of explosive white peach, freshly cut pineapple, fennel tops and smoky mineral. It is rich, layered and voluminous, a big wine but perfectly proportioned and balanced. The finish simply drives on and on.
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1/26/2024 - Alex G. Likes this wine:
Served blind, this was so obviously great from the first whiff. The type of wine you just start getting giddy. Massively deep, palate staining, so much material here one could ponder it for hours and hours. Very polished, refined, and pretty much perfect in every way. Importantly, it continued to improve in the glass - whereas a Leroy served next to it, while stunning at the start, was fading. So the true class of Montrachet came through even blind. Of course I was hoping on the reveal it would be something obtainable, oh well. This is an absolutely spectacular wine, I am thrilled and grateful to have been able to drink it.
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11/19/2023 - hprphf wrote: 94 Points
Ye Paulee (Hao Noodle): 03173/3640, 00/04/08 trio. Really shy today, very composed, pure white fruit, good weight. Perhaps just needs age. 94++
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11/9/2023 - oxwombat Likes this wine: 98 Points
Opened in Hong Kong. DRC Assortment Tasting.
This was the only wine of the flight not from 2014. It also happened to be our collective WOTN.
This is an epic wine. Incredibly aromatic upon first pour: white flowers mixed with butter and brioche. Yet, the nose kept on evolving over the course of several hours. At some points there was more popcorn, at other times there was more salinity coming through. On the palate, this is as intense as Chardonnay can get. Great richness which is balanced by sharp acidity and minerality. This wine just keeps giving and there are so many layers to peel back.
For my tastes, this wine is at peak. This should hold for a few years at least, but if you are lucky enough to have this in your cellar, don't hesitate to open this for a (very) special occasion!
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9/20/2023 - ricknat1 Likes this wine: 98 Points
Close to perfection in a glass. Extremely well integrated with notes of peach and pineapple and the acids and tannins melted in to balance it all out. Definitely at the top of its game
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8/14/2023 - Jeremy Holmes wrote:
A touch of reduction to the aroma but breathes up beautifully in the glass. Wonderfully complex, showing notes of explosive white peach, freshly cut pineapple, fennel tops and smoky mineral. It is rich, layered and voluminous, a big wine but perfectly proportioned and balanced. The finish simply drives on and on.
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