On the tail end of its prime window, but still hitting. Like a mealy yellow apple, not quite browned. Has cider notes but plenty of acid in the mouth for vibrancy. Laser lemon cleaner with toasted oak becomes candied kumquat and sweet clementine.
Theres a lot of beautiful weight and texture and raw power that comes out to play as you let it warm. — 9 months ago
Good daily drinker — 9 months ago
Le Grand Contrôle - Ducasse Year 2018 — 3 years ago
2010 vintage is perfect now. Still some dark red fruit wet stone minerality with a long finish — 5 months ago
Nose: complex. Beautifully herbal.
Palate: great herbs. Perfect genetic bonding with dense red cherry fruit. — 9 months ago
Bougros for me the weakest of the grand crus. Still a tasty lemoney, chalky delight. — 2 years ago
Peter nogmaals dank voor deze ontdekking. Je mag steeds van deze leuke verassingen meebrengen. Ad libidum. — 3 years ago
First on the nose was ripe stone fruits, peach especially. On palate, some minerality comes through and the mouthfeel from time on lees is delicious and creamy. Very long and pleasant finish. — 4 years ago
Would have benefited from a few more years — 6 months ago
Very nice. Easy drinking. — 7 months ago
Wonderful Chablis from Patrick Piuze ($42) — 9 months ago
2024 June. Not sure if this had as much stuffing as the Oligocene - but would like to compare side by side to find out! — 10 months ago
Matured Chablis. Well integrated, and complex. harmonious texture underlined integrated acidity. — 3 years ago
Really solid. Polished and silky, but earthy and mineral and rustic too. Held up for days. Structured but not impenetrable; could age, but I didn’t eat the baby. Good work in a sloppy hot year. Bouland deserves more attention; I think he’s surpassing a few of the heirs to the gang. — 4 years ago
Austin Hohnke
Oak treatment deceives on the nose. Palate displays beautiful weight and texture without gratuitous barrel influence. Butteaux is known for exuding richness, especially in warmer vintages and Piuze delivers without sacrificing acidic tension, fruit purity, and
minerality. Beautiful wine. Decant if drinking now. — 5 months ago