Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.4

I have enjoyed this producers vineyard over many vintage and this might be the best.

The 22 vintage is stunning and as good as it is, 23 might be better based on a somewhat limited exposure at this point.

The entry is glorious…such balance and wire to wire it doesn’t change much.

Green apple, perfect lemon & lime pulp into subtle candy, grapefruit, white stone fruit, kiwi, tropical melons, pineapple, cream reduction, saline, perfect sea fossils, fine powdery taut chalkiness, crisp volcanics, white spice, grey volcanic minerals, limestone marl, mix of fresh & dry stubble herbs, honeysuckle, light caramel, warm lightly done toast, yellow florals, spring flowers with greens, grand waterfall acidity, beautiful structure-tension, incredible balance with an elegant finish that lasts two-minutes and long sets on volcanic minerals and spice.

Decanted 1 hour.

When I first started buying this bottling, it was $50-$60, now $150. Might be my last bought. My white spend has a more limited range than my red. Don’t think I’m alone.

A property Sofia & I have visited in 2015. — 5 days ago

Tom Garland

9.4

Pop and pour. A majestic lite gold color. On the nose: crisp apples, lemon, almonds, floral, and honey. Taste: creamy, beautiful texture and nice acidity wine with apple, pear, lemon zest, saline, flint, and a minerally lime peel medium plus finish. YUM! Maturing gracefully and time to go. — 18 days ago

with Brenda

Joe DAscoli

9.4

Acker birthday auction. I really enjoyed this one — 11 days ago

Andrew Cullimore

9.3

Quite a deep colour , deep garnet , with a medium wide garnet rim . Needs time to open , quite discreet but quite deep and dark on the nose , with some blackberry tinged , liquorice , dark cherry , earthy sous bois . This opens up after a while to show more floral influences, lighter , redder fruits . On the palate this is quite dense , with a blackberry , dark cherry hint , earthy , mineral with quite grippy tannins . Good volume and density . Balanced acidity and earthy , mineral tinged finish. This needs time and improved quite a lot with air but really needs a few more years in the cellar , maybe come back in 5 years and will last well at least another 10. Promising . — 6 days ago

Joe DAscoli

9.5

Started the morning at Ackers Birthday auction with this wine. Needed a bit of aeration and then it was gorgeous — 11 days ago

Mark Rosse

9.5

And from the shaky 18 vintage who would have guessed? Great Clavoillon! — 12 days ago

Ron Siegel

9.3

Excellent vintage for this wine showing dark cherry, berry, plum fruit, spice, earth, mineral & violet — 6 days ago

Ron Siegel

9.3

Lemon, orchid fruit with notes of wet stone, match stick, mineral with racy acid — 4 days ago

Joe DAscoli

9.4

Acker Birthday Auction - prelim tasting. Rock solid wine but not the best meursault — 11 days ago

Joe DAscoli

9.5

Acker birthday auction. Delicious — 11 days ago