The nose is typical with cherry, Raspberry, hay, Cola, even... This is quite welcoming. The palate shows some matter and a great acid drive. There are cherry notes dancing all along the acid drive, some width and some nice, a tiny bit thicker than usual mouthfeel. Some lively tannins kick in in the rear before a fruity finish with some salty, meaty touches in the end. This is a beautiful Julienas and I'm glad I have another bottle to leave on the side for a while. — 4 years ago
Curry spices, a little vegetal, great. — 5 years ago
Exquisite. Balanced. Floral notes and balanced with white and pale yellow fruits. Enjoy alone or with food. Just so elegant. — 6 years ago
Still not worth the price but really great — 7 years ago
Tasty fruity weeknight....dry — 7 years ago
Drank 2/19/18. Paired with roasted chicken.
The nose of sweet stewed plums and red berries is quite expressive. Still present, but mild, well integrated tannins lend structure to cassis and earth flavors. Medium finish. This could go a few more years, but is in a sweet spot now. I dont think it will improve further, so drink now. Fully mature.
4/22/8/4/3 + 50 = 91 pts.
Thanks @JT for a great bottle. — 9 years ago
Bottle variance! Last one was bit maderized but this one was showing much better. Soft mature ripe fruit of peaches, compote and bread yeast toast. Enjoyed it. — 9 years ago
Fresh & dried strawberries, raspberries. Berry jam and tannic (not overtly)
Great summer red — 11 years ago
2022-3 winter. The previous bottle of this I had felt like the most overripe and in-Burgundy-like 2018 I’d tried, and by some margin. I figured some time might help, but have a growing suspicion that my cellar is too cold to really mature wines without multiple decades of wait. So…experiment time. I stored this for a couple of years in the basement but outside the cellar. It’s not a textbook environment, at least for the summer months. Lo and behold, this had loosened up a fair bit, with more expressiveness on the nose too. It was still riper and heavier than it needed to be but was good. Would it have been better with 30 years at 14 degrees? Perhaps, but it’s a near-academic question for me given the prices of burgundy these days. — 3 years ago
Vintage 2012 | Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon vieilles vignes. 12 months barrel aging. A dramatic difference in day 1 (pop and pour with a stew) and day 2. Solid decent Bordeaux in day 1 with nice fruit but a bit stubborn in taste. Now on day 2 beautiful vanilla and cherries, silk taste, with a lot of charm. Beautiful aged wine, still potential to age further. — 5 years ago
Great, rich. Black cherry with some cinnamon. Bought at Mitsukoshi for ¥5,000. — 6 years ago
Had the 2009 vintage in July 2019 in Kairon with family for birthday celebration. Excellent. — 7 years ago
Celebrating the end — 7 years ago
Delicious grower champagne. Great recommendation from @Sarah O'Kelley — 9 years ago
Deliciousness — 9 years ago
Easy drinking Bordeaux. — 11 years ago
Fantastic. Apples and pears all the way, complex and long. — 13 years ago
Really pretty blend. Musty and mineral-y. Not too fruity, subtle tannins. Very nice. — 6 years ago
Plain, light, delicious. All forward red fruit. No wood left. No burn, just great with a Korean barbecue — 7 years ago
Wild Strawberries, yeast, minerality and a hint of butterscotch from the age of a 5+ year old NV. — 8 years ago
Excellent value from a great producer. Deep and earthy, bit more full bodied than you might expect. Aromatic and mouth filling with a long finish. Excellent choice from the somm at Blue Hill Stone Barns. — 9 years ago
2 December 2015. Bubbles On The Battery, Pier A Harbor House, New York, NY. — 11 years ago
Paul Masson
Singing now but plenty of stuffing to go the distance — 2 years ago