La Pousse d’Or Clos Des 60 Ouvrées Monopole Volnay 1er Cru 2004
La Pousse d’Or Clos Des 60 Ouvrées Volnay 1er Cru 2004 is a spring garden of delicate mint and rose petals, seedy raspberries, alpine strawberries and incense. Garnet-hued with a watery rim, it’s light, and feminine. The finish is a little bit short, embellished with black tea tannin and cherry pit. It comes across as […]
Sylvain Dussort Meursault 2011
Richly robed in gold, not unlike Gustav Klimt’s portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer, the Sylvain Dussort Meursault 2011 has both contrast and curves. On the nose, aromas of lush, bruised pear, golden apples, almond puff pastry, and honey. And on the palate, a lovely interplay of silken, glycerol-drenched orchard fruit layered into moderate acidity and discreet […]
Leroy Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Les Beaux Monts 2001
The Leroy Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Les Beaux Monts 2001 possesses a sublime, deep inner perfume of dewy meadow flowers, crushed raspberry, forest floor and pitched top-notes of pine and incense. Ruby and translucent, it’s incredibly fresh and vibrant with subtle complexity on the palate. Layers of wild red berries, iron, spiced crabapple and rose hips […]
Domaine Leroy Vosne-Romanée Les Genaivrières 2001
As with all Leroy wines, they possess a subtlety that is, at times, challenging to pinpoint. Elegant and refined, the Leroy Vosne-Romanée Les Genevrières 2001 is slightly brickish at the rim with fine flecks of sediment. It unfurls slowly, offering up arresting aromas of dried rose petal, dried leaves and wild strawberries. Silky, with fine […]
Four La La’s: La Landonne, La Mouline & La Turque at La Balena
I have, in recent past, promoted and sold Guigal’s single-vineyard Côte-Rôties, La Landonne, La Mouline and La Turque (affectionately known as the La La’s) to fans and collectors all over the United States. An invitation to taste these wines is not something to pass up, an event made even more special considering the vintage—all three […]
Lucien Le Moine Bonnes-Mares Grand Cru 2002
Nicely developed Bonnes-Mares, there is still ample acidity and structure to carry this forward in the cellar. Red fruit punctuated by a high candy-like note along with black cherry, spice and herbs. Intensity is concentrated on the mid-to-fore palate, offering great structure and polish throughout. The finish is satisfyingly lengthy and spicy. Lucien Le Moine […]
Paul Pernot Et Ses Fils Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru 2006
Somewhat closed on opening. After 30-45 minutes, aromas of roasted nuts, toast, smoke and baked apple emerge. On the palate, it’s not as full nor hefty as some Bâtard-Montrachet’s can be (the website notes only 40-50% new oak on Grand Crus) and there is nice mineral overhand and fair acidity. Golden delicious apple, lemon peel, […]