Had at Daniel 8/12/2017 — 6 years ago
Like a junior Meursault. Deftly balanced. Mineral and lively. — 8 years ago
1997 vintage. French oak, apples, lemon peel. So alive. — 8 years ago
Extraordinary. Bright but not excessively acidic. Elegance, complexity, minerality. Not a trace of premox. — 9 years ago
Fresh Chardonnay from the village of Chaintré, southwest of Mâcon. Vines are about 30 years old and rooted in clay and silex soils. Fresh, mineral, citrus, hints of lemon custard. Good acidity, subtly saline. Refreshing, easy to drink — 3 years ago
Clean nose, light green apple, oak but not heavy. Creamy on the palate, some minerality. Plan to finish this bottle tomorrow, based on other reviewers I should expect enhancement.
Thanks @Lyle Fass but I'm going to stick with the La Verchère VV, and cellar them. This was an interesting comparison to the Grgich Chardonnay (2012) tonight, more noticeable oak on this bottle, albeit not distracting.
Day Two: Still creamy oak, but the minerality and acid seem to have really picked up. — 7 years ago
Superb color; good stain on the cork. Deep cherry nose with rich Pinot flavors. Lovely balance and aftertaste. Good for another 10 years. — 7 years ago
Perfectly balanced and utterly delicious. — 8 years ago
Matt Daniel 1983 birthday — 11 years ago
Had for my bday dinner with Daniel, Julien, and Paul. Super delicious. — 4 years ago
Nothing better than a well aged Chardonnay and fatty, cold water fish. This bottle is our go to pairing for grilled steelhead trout.
Nose is evolving since my prior post, oxidized green apple peel and cold caramel.
Palate is lightly sweet lemon curd/custard, baked red apple, cooked lemon, warm granite dust and a zing of acidity on the close.
Our feline house managers pestered for comfortable portions on the trout, they are good boys and girls, generally, so we endulge.
Great night listening to Hugh Masekela and Mongo Santamaria on the HiFi, everything complimented!
One bottle left, then we move along to the next vintage. — 5 years ago
It was a perfect choice for the filet mignon at Daniel Boulud. 2007 probably at its peak right now. — 7 years ago
Very tasty, light, crisp. Sooo good! I dont know wine terms just know what i like at the time i taste...hell drink the stuff. So fancy terms i don't know :) cheers — 8 years ago
Anniversaire de Daniel — 9 years ago
The French sure do make some great Chardonnay. — 12 years ago
Ian Hamel
Spring / summer 2021. More balanced than the warm 2018, but needs a little time for the elements to come together a bit. — 3 years ago