16 October 2015. The Four Horsemen, Brooklyn, NY. — 11 years ago
Mad genius @Benoit Touquette — 8 years ago
Very nice white burg, especially for the price. Good example of the aligote grape's potential when done right. Mouth filling with waves of flavor, quite precise, excellent acid and minerality. — 9 years ago
Cloudy light yellow / straw. Bruised apple. Yeasty. Delicious. My favorite chenin of the night — 9 years ago
Lovely! Yeasty! Pears, apples and classic texture. Declassified premier cru fruit! — 10 years ago
Pale gold color. Nose of lemon grass and the ocean. Bright acidity, lemon zest, grapefruit, balanced with honey and minerality. Enjoyable and a good pairing with clams. — 10 years ago
Enjoyed at Nico. Very tasty. — 11 years ago
Interesting. Juicy, racy, mint 豆蔻, floral. — 11 years ago
Cornas o'clock. — 13 years ago
Hints of mint on the nose. Clean slate, wet pebbles, dry citrus. Very nice for when austerity is in order, no excessive flowers or fruit juice here. Proper. — 9 years ago
Good acidity and balance for a bottle at this price point. Nice value. — 10 years ago
Grandiose... Santa approved — 10 years ago
This is a silkier, more elegant vintage of the Chapelle, at least relative to the 2010, which was really in my zone, as well as the 2009, which I found over-the-top, but in both cases I think there was more stuffing there than here. This would've shown better if I'd opened it with white meat or even fish or something else where a lightweight presence and loose-knit structure is called for. It's an excellent wine in that idiom but lacks some of the solidity and grip it has offered in other years. It's not imbalanced at all, and the trademark stony mineral flavors are still here, it's just a slimmer version of its usual self. — 11 years ago
Craig Otten
Thanks Benoit — 8 years ago