Jeremy Shanker

Sommelier at RN74

9.3

Always a special wine — a month ago

Jakub Kalinowski

9.4

Beautiful nose, full or ripe citrus, a touch of yellow stone fruit, candied orange peel, a bit exotic, but also a bit wild. There’s incredible cool freshness here, despite the ripeness. So enticing!
On the palate with racy, juicy, electric acidity but also ripe stone fruit, a slight touch of tannic grip, a brilliant stony minerality. This has great depth and brilliant purity but also some interesting edges and a smoky hint to it. Very complex. It’s not bone dry and the touch of wood aging adds a bit of creaminess.
I wouldn’t call it elegant but this is a great wine, full of character and energy.
Absolutely brilliant. And drinking so beautifully right now. — 5 months ago

Jeroen Koenen

9.2

Improved significantly since last bottle I had. — 2 years ago

Conrad Green

9.2

Dark amber. Lush with some tart notes. Quite high toned on the finish. — 4 years ago

Martinez

9.0

100% Savagnin sourced primarily from the Au Barby and Grand Curoulet parcels (in Montigny and Arbois), on marl and terre de gryphées soils. Fermented in 500L barrels in the Burgundian way (topped up). Aged for 10 months in neutral 350L oak barrels. Fresh, slightly saline, good acidity. Delicate nose with aromas of yellow apple, melon and hints of grass (fennel?). Flavors of yellow apple and chalk. Fresh, slightly saline, good acidity — 5 years ago

R David Fuhrman

9.1

2015 ‘s drinking well now — 6 years ago

Jeroen Koenen

9.3

Abundant spice, fruit and minerals... it’s all there. Great concentration, definition and persistence.
What an excellent dry Riesling! — 8 years ago

Erik Longabardi

9.6

Classic hit — 5 months ago

Ivor

9.1

Wow this packs so much fruit intensity and a great petrol glue infused combined mineral streak. A banger! — 6 months ago

Matthew Cohen

9.5

100% needs a 45 minute decant now.

Nose: white flowers. Dense. Lemon flower. Intense lemon rind. Really penetrating.

Palate Very lemony. Mineral. Very dense. Crunchy rocks. Grapefruit pith. Lingering. Penetrating.

Emrich schonleber Esque.



Fass selections. — 2 years ago

Andrew Schirmer

9.3

Developing. Tightly-coiled as expected, gave it a full day. Rubber, mint, wet stone, flaky minerals, nice poise & balance. Lovely work. — 3 years ago

with Alsu

Martinez

9.0

Blend from different sites - Bonneveaux, Perrières et Coères - in Montigny, the southernmost appellation of the Côte Chalonnaise. Aged for 4 months in stainless steel and 4 months in oak barrels (15% new). Pale color. Hints of fennel. Balanced, quite elegant — 4 years ago

Dasha

9.3

Really good. Slightly oxidative, bruised red apple. PM lovers please apply. Masculine, serious but not fussy, celery root. Very drinkable. — 6 years ago

Aaron Tan

9.8

Tasting this was like entering a massive cave through a narrow opening. It starts off light, almost like water, then when it all seems a little ungiving, it expands into a palate-coating monster of great depth, purity, and length. You just can't tell how deep the cave is, but know for certain that you've just stumbled upon one of the great wonders of the world, and in this case, riesling. Aptly bottled in magnums and double magnums only, because this is a wine for the ages and one for sharing.

I loved this at the VDP auctions nearly 9 months ago, and still love it now. I feel it's even more open than before, with the nose clearly showing more than my previous notes - stone fruits, chamomile, sage, aniseed, sea spray. Discounting KP's mind-bending 15' Pettenthal TBA and 17' Pettenthal GG, the 17' AdL is my wine-of-the-2018 VDP auctions, mainly because you can still afford to buy it's brilliance. If you find bottles, pounce on them! — 7 years ago

Jeremy Shanker

Sommelier at RN74

9.1

Delicious Kabinett Riesling — 5 months ago

Marc S

9.8

Fabulously! — 6 months ago

Zach D

9.1

Pale lemon, with a nose primarily of white and yellow flowers, fairly delicate. Some wet slate mineral tones as well. Carried through on the palate with typical racy acidity. Lacks a bit in concentration, but overall a nice wine. There are better examples of dry Riesling for the price — 8 months ago

with Kland

Martinez

9.4

Elegant Vin Jaune by reputed producer Lucien Aviet in Montigny-les-Arsures, just north of Arbois. Savagnin from several plots, aged for 8 years under veil. Intense, complex nose with aromas of nuts and curry. Fresh, lively on the palate. Slightly saline, mouthwatering acidity — 4 years ago

Jakub Kalinowski

9.1

Fresh & pure & slightly exotic on the nose with pineapple, candied lemon-peel & candied ginger. A touch of brioche, too, but not too much.
Nicely balanced on the palate with fine mousse & persistent bubbles. Typical Riesling with apples & steely lemons. A delicious Riesling Sekt! — 6 years ago

Aaron Tan

9.8

The trifecta - 2004, Lay (coolest plot of Halenberg), and magnum! This is pinnacle level stuff. Took its time to open up, but when it did... Mind-altering! The nose was wonderfully complex right from the start. Evolved from smokey stone fruit aromas, to a tropical fruit basket with biscuit-like tones, to more salinity and fresh cut herbs, and finally to a mix of dried citrus with deep calcerous minerality and woody herbs. Crazy. Closed till the end of the bottle, but the balance was undeniable from the get-go. Perfectly integrated acidity, highly concentrated, juicy yellow stone fruits, deep minerality, and endless finish. As SC puts it, at its first peak now, but needs another 10 years to show its best. — 7 years ago