Juicyjuice — 3 years ago
Vivid, crunchy red fruits with real energy. Fun — 5 years ago
Love the way 22’s are drinking. Bright, juicy and ripe with a cool mineral streak. Les Tuyaux is a very Vosne-like NSG which is just the way I like it 👌🏻 — 2 years ago
2020 is a wild child, grab it if you can! — 4 years ago
2022/9/11-13. This was interesting. Despite the style and availability, I haven’t had a ton of Chanterêves, but have thoroughly enjoyed what I have had - and given what I read from Jasper Morrison, I was pretty excited for this. Right now though, it is very young indeed - wild and intense. It’s got a crunchy, juicy feel, with plenty of lip smacking acidity, but also a powdery concentration one doesn’t see much in Burgundy (at least before global warming...). The nose starts off wild, grapes, perhaps a touch volatile - one hopes it’s fine with the apparently low sulfur. Over time, beautiful floral elements and hints of spice show, but it does feel like this could use some time to settle down. — 4 years ago
RebelRebel
Pinot Noir from Paris l’Hôpital, planted on dark sandy granite. Old vines of 45 years of age and older. Lutte raisonée farming. As the sandy steep slopes are prone to erosion, the middle of the rows are never tilled.
[Winemaker’s notes:] “Floral with bouquets of dark red fruits. Very fine tannins with racy acidity. Complex and structured. Dense yet lifted. Certainly the best Hautes-Côtes de Beaune we have made in 10 years. Performs well above its humble appellation.” — 5 years ago
Strawberry. Fruity. Then darker earthier notes of NSG. Would have guessed new world if it was blind. — 5 years ago
A fine Aligote with some power and pedigree. Chassagne ringer. — 2 years ago
Found in the New French Wine book. Deeper and juicier than I think of Pinot noir, but still very light on the palate. Went well with salmon. — 3 years ago
2023 summer — 3 years ago
NOTE TO EXPERT: this is the Hinohatake cuvée This started with just a touch of high-toned candy (especially compared to the Chanterêves Savigny), but settled to reveal a very pretty, sweetly floral character, tempered with more savory herbs and a subtle minerality. I find Burgundian-styles Pinot Noir to be one of the best matches for Japanese food (especially dishes featuring shoyu, sansho, yuzu, etc.), and this was no exception - even with sashimi (with negi ponzu), Kyoto-style taitan relying heavily on dashi, etc. Not massively complex, perhaps, but lots of flavor and not lacking in dimensions. Overall, one of the most satisfying Japanese Pinot Noirs I have had in a while. — 4 years ago
Minor detail but it’s La Morand…another superb P-V, cloudy yellow color/lots of sediment, hard to describe except another perfect expression of Burgh elegance — 5 years ago
Storage issues pineapple juice — 5 years ago
Cerise griotte a fond — 6 years ago
Peter van den Besselaar
Vintage 2016 | Curiosity: Riesling from Burgundy ! Onconventional wine made by Tomoko Kuriyama and Guillaume Bott. Gold coloured, lavender honey and citrus, much character. Interesting. — 2 years ago