Killer nose. Like killer. Lemon oil that is so deep and so precise. Just stunning. Lovely airiness. So deep and fresh. Palate is fantastic. Lemony and tense with great cut and precision. Stunningly pure and fresh. Nose gets some tree bark after air and the concentration and structure here are epic. Wow. What a wine. Long finish. Needs air. Will be back. Nose gets confectionary with air. Really a showstopper. Now with air the complexity and finesse show up in spades. Wow. 9.4 to 9.5. — a year ago
In honour of Frédéric Henry, owner of wineshop Mes Bourgognes in Beaune who suddenly died last Friday. Today at his funeral I decided to visit his favorite restaurant La Dilettante and ordered his favorite wine…. Pierre Overnoy. Enjoy life dear winefriends….it is moving fast. ❤️ — 4 months ago
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Needs to be decanted or you will get a very cloudy pour. Quite lovely after an hour and structurally has all the right qualities. — 9 months ago
Needed something a bit more predictable after that Overnoy. Step right up JJ Girard. Maddeningly consistent. Love this version of a great 1er Cru. Global warming is helping Beaune 1er Crus.
Nose is tight but has lovely spice, dark flowers and black cherries. This is such a serious 1er Cru. Wispy sour cherry, herbs. Super complex and opening by the minute. Fruit filling in big time. Sour cherry, dark cherries, early season cherries. Brambly now. So pretty and deep. Perfect hint of framing oak. Girard is so good. Palate is just gorgeous. Young but awesome. Showing some wood but huge sap, density and really fresh. Girard is always invigorating. Good concentration and really black fruited palate. Black cherries and they are so clear. Long palate staining finish. Persistent. So juicy and with such a serious structure. Plus that just maddeningly consistently delicious Girard fruit. — 3 years ago
Super nice. Tastes like Jura. — 8 months ago
That's my jam. Smells kinda funky (nail polish) but tastes incredible. Preserved lemon peel, high acid, long finish. — 2 years ago
There's an uncanny similarity between the tasting notes of this wine with that of the 15' Overnoy Poulsard I had a couple of years ago, which leads me to believe that vinification or in particular, biological factors, may be the grand architect of these wines.
Pours out with an orangey hue of red. Reductive smokey aromas, followed by dried roses, twigs and grass, tabacco, dried herbs, and earth. The palate felt a little simple and short - cherries and grass, on a bitter, high acid finish.
So armed with lessons from previous Delienne openings, the wine went back into the cooler for an overnight dose of slow-release oxygen. This was when it took a unexpected turn towards the Poulsard memory. Cherries and grass had turned into the distinctive blood orange and tea notes. A slight acetic note arose, which integrated well with the palate giving a rather savory impression. A peculiar chicken essence note was especially memory-inducing. I felt like it put on some weight too, with a lovely silky texture. It's an oddball for sure, but not an unwelcomed transformation, as you see, the aforementioned Poulsard was my engagement tipple. — 3 years ago
Peter Sultan
So much structure & tannin in an almost rose body. Sour patch candied fruits, definitely funk which starts to burn off. Long. Paired w chicken piccata, with wine’s acid nicely echoing the capers & lemon in the dish. — 4 months ago