Of the 2020 releases from Marc Delienne (which has been quite the trip to work through), this was the cheapest, cleanest, and my favourite. Needs a little air to unfurl aromas of pomegranate, raspberry, and tomato leaves. Bright and juicy, with a rich texture to boot. Nice underlying minerality and spice. Finished in one seating, so a one in the binary scale. — 5 years ago
White florals, white grape, melon, chalk, — 5 years ago
Love this wine...a tiny parcel, close to be exact is one of our favorites from Olivier Leflaive. 2010 vintage with honey suckle notes. Several years in this excellent 1er cru!! Still bright acid. Bob’s “house wine”... he wishes! — 6 years ago
On the fruity side of French Chardonnay but not flabby. Hit the spot with fish on a cold night. — 8 years ago
Lots of plumy fruit flavors. Hints of cola and tobacco. A bit young but quite good for the price point. A little astringent alcohol on the finish, but bottle age should smooth that out. Excellent value for a CDP. Revisited in February 2020. As predicted, the astringency has mellowed out. Wine comes out of the bottle very fruit forward, but the organics come to the surface in short order. Thank you Keith S. — 8 years ago
2023 excellent Chardonay — 10 months ago
2022/7/12-14. Compared to the Joseph Colin Compendium, this was a bit fatter, richer and showed more oak influence (though certainly not excessive in that regard). There’s more smoky mineral in the nose - perhaps a bit of reduction as well - and a bit more juice and depth to the fruit. A few years to integrate more could make it even better. — 4 years ago
Fresh, light, tense, juicy, soft and digestible texture testifying to respectful winemaking. Very nice surprise on this bottle fun at a very reasonable cost. 2018 at its peak.
Frais, léger, tendu, gouleyant à souhait, texture souple et digeste témoignant d’une vinification respectueuse. Très belle surprise sur cette bouteille plaisir à coût hyper raisonnable. 2018 à son apogée. — 5 years ago
Much more minerality than expected; fantastic balance I would have placed in a Meursault than Saint Aubin. — 8 years ago
Pinot Noir elegante, ligero pero a la vez con buen cuerpo y gran permanencia. Para las chicas 🩷 — 3 years ago
Very nice drinking now! — 5 years ago
Sister in law opened this for me at her girls party. So good. — 5 years ago
Dad likes. — 5 years ago
The reserve nose opens up with Initially with a waft of VA but then with air displays aromas dried purple flowers, stewed fruits, moss and pine needles. This could have really benefited from one hour decant and warmed up. No need to hold this unless you’re intrigued - I would drink this now without reservation. — 7 years ago
St. Croix vineyard MN. Art & Wine Festival. Very good. Taste vanilla. Cherry & blackberry — 7 years ago
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Called Gran Riserva Rioja. Some oak threw me off the cola cherry notes. — 8 months ago