2000 Château-Grillet (Neyret-Gachet) Château-Grillet

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  2/9/2023 - forceberry wrote: 86 Points

  100% Viognier, aged for 18 to 24 months in predominantly old oak barrels. 13,5% alcohol.
  
  Intense medium-deep golden yellow color. The nose feels relatively modest but also surprisingly youthful for a Viognier over 20 years old; there are aromas of ripe yellow fruits, some fresh nectarine, a little bit of nutty almond, light developed notes of hay, a hint of creamy oak and a touch of dried white fruits. The wine feels broad, spicy and somewhat oily on the palate with a full body and dry, relatively youthful flavors of concentrated waxy character, some apricot, a little bit of marzipan, light savory notes of woody oak spice, a hint of creaminess and a touch of hay. The overall feel is quite young, but the fruit department feels a bit understated. The acidity feels moderately high and more than adequate to keep the wine effortlessly in balance. The finish is rich but somewhat neutral with a dry, medium-long aftertaste of slivered almonds and marzipan, some developed waxy richness, a little bit of chamomile and light herby notes reminiscent of pilsner hops, a hint of ripe nectarine and a touch of creaminess.
  
  This was a remarkably youthful effort for a Viognier almost quarter a century old - however, tasting it next to several other (even older) Château-Grillets, this was definitely an underachiever (along with the similarly underwhelming 1983 vintage). Although the wine didn't show much age, the overall feel was quite reticent - almost mute, even - and not showing the depth, intensity and complexity one can expect from a wine of this pedigree. But seeing how the wine seemed much younger than anticipated, it is certainly possible it will improve and develop some additional aged complexity with further bottle age. Good stuff, but nothing exceptional.

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  10/27/2021 - MC2 Wines Likes this wine:

  Chateau Grillet Tasting + after.... (De Gustibus + Hutong): Again a bit less ripe, green melon. Some gun powder. More vanilla. It is an interesting set of flavors. In that set of wines that seemed to be at just the right place.

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  7/6/2019 - Ltim BE Likes this wine: 91 Points

  I drank the last one 10yo ago and my notes aren't very different today. Nice but very intellectual wine with a very slow almost undetectable evolution. Next one in 10 years.

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  12/22/2018 - jhbehrens Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Still very fresh with both citrus and tropic fruit aromas. Tertiary aromas also, like cinnamon and resin. Wonderful still for such an old white. Don't think it will get better though.

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  9/25/2018 - beatles wrote: 95 Points

  First time tasting this since my 50th birthday, and I am afraid I have declined more than this one; a bit dark, very oily, layered, but with a very fresh minerality and a stringent citrus note. Ever changing in the glas.
  #Bagnols-en-Forêt

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