David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.3

My continued quest to try as many 2022 Burgundies as possible.

My instincts on this one is it will require more cellaring than the previous other five 22’s.

The nose says, it is in a dumb phase. Not showing much. Muddled, brooding dark fruits, not very distinctive earth and withering dark flowers.

The palate fruits are nice. Juicy, ripe but again not one fruit stands out over all others. Dark cherries, ripe strawberries, some nice blackberries, plum, raspberries with the lightest blue fruit hues. Tannins here but far less pronounced than the previous five wines. Like the others, dusty, dry top soils, limestone powder, dry river stone, black tea, dark rich soil with dry leaves, dry twigs, 65% new oak here but you wouldn’t sense that high of use, so, barrel shavings, lightly grilled meats, dry tobacco & leather, very light baking spices, baking soda/powder, nice, dark spice-not overdone, dry herbs, moist, volcanic clay, withering to dry dark, red flowers, nice acidity with an nicely; balanced, elegant, well made finish that lasts two-minutes that run nice fruit to dry minerals.

Don’t open for ten years. — 20 days ago

Scott Petrus

9.5

This baby was balanced, harmonious, and earthy. Nuance and depth in spades. — 5 years ago

Alexandre Pagliano

8.9

We really liked this one. Would be better off if less marked but oak. Might have good upside if cellared for like 5 years. — 2 years ago

with Jose, veronique and 1 other

President Obama

9.5

$35 @ MacArthur. Great deal. Full flavor. — 3 years ago

Michael Greene

9.3

Delicious. Rich and sappy. Nicely integrated new oak. Very similar to Cathiard in style! — 3 years ago

Kenta Hayashi

9.2

Asian spices, sandalwood, dark cherries and raspberries. Hint of wild herbs. Becomes more floral and open with a few min, but still relatively restrained. Wine is balanced on the palate with smooth tannins and decent acidity for backbone. Lushly textured, rounder. Prefer the George Noellat over this one. — 6 years ago

PS Michaels

9.0

Great QPR! — 2 years ago

Mark S.

9.2

Slight forest flavor. Plum, various berry and cherry. Deep, not so simple juicy but. Enjoyable. For pastime. 2018 @1350, domaine -, 220709-220805 — 2 years ago

Rob N

9.3

A great burgundy. Rounder fruit (more than red?) and perhaps fuller-bodied than other pinot this age. I think this will age well — but I’m impatient and keep drinking it young! An hour or two of air in tue decanter really makes this come alive. — 3 years ago

Kenta Hayashi

9.1

Gentle yet alluring spices and flowers on the nose. Still some reduction which was not unlike Cathiard. Despite the great nose, it lacked the complexity and finish of a grand cru. A Vosne kind of Gevrey. — 6 years ago