David T 
Domaine François Carillon
Les Perrières Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Chardonnay 2022
Continuing quest to taste as many 22’s as possible.
Nose shows similarities to Vincent Dauvissat. Honeysuckle-honeycomb, butterscotch, melted butter, biscuits, yellow florals.
The palate reveals good viscosity, round, long & thick. Meyer lemon, apricots, yellow peach, red & green apple, syrupy pineapple, white spice, limestone marl, grey volcanics, sea spray-saline, muddy chalk, flint, almonds, yellow & white flowers, excellent round acidity and beautiful, balanced, well polished, lush finish that lasts just over two-minutes and landing on spice & minerals.
Will merit another point or two w/ appropriate age (5 plus years) and is a better buy at $220 than the 22 Dauvissat for $20 more. — 14 days ago
Billecart-Salmon
Cuvée Nicolas François Billecart Brut Champagne Blend 2002
In a good spot with room to improve. Beautiful texture, mousse, micro beaded.
Notes of Honeycomb and butterscotch. Both yellow & white peaches, nectarines, tropical melons, pineapple, understated lemon, cream, baguette, beautiful fine chalky powder, saline notes, sea spray, yellow & spring flowers, excellent soft acidity and a well made elegant, smartly polished finish that lasts nearly two-minutes.
Another 15-20 years here of quality sipping. — 14 days ago
Geantet-Pansiot
Vieilles Vignes Gevrey-Chambertin Pinot Noir 2022
My continuing quest to taste as many 22’s as possible.
This leans into 93.
The nose shows, ruby, slightly candied mid to dark fruits. Dark cherries, cooked strawberries, blackberries, black raspberries and raspberry hues on the glass edges. Flowers that are soft, dark, red flowers with violets.
The palate reveals ripe to just a touch syrupy; dark cherries, blackberries, cooked strawberries and black raspberries. Clove, nutmeg, soft cinnamon & vanillin with deep, dark spice, melted caramel, barrel shavings, dry tobacco w/ some ash, lightly grilled meats, limestone marls, dry herbs, dry stone & topsoil, light forest floor w/ dry leaves, brilliant dark red flowers famed in liquid violets, rainfall acidity with a balanced, well made, nicely tensioned, elegant finish that last ninety seconds falling into dry stone and spice.
This will require about 7 years in the cellar and last 20 years properly stored.
At $159, priced fairly in today’s Burgundy market, which has soared. — 14 days ago
Jean-Claude Ramonet
Meursault-Blagny 1er Cru Chardonnay 2020
Nose shows deeper honeycomb, very ripe to macerated white stone fruits, Meyer lemons, cream- it being whipped, volcanics, chalk, saline, yellow Lillie’s & white flowers.
The wine enter the palate pure & clean…kinda lean. Ripe lemon, lime, yellow & white peach, apricots, red & green apples, pineapple juice, white cream, fine powdery, salty Muersault minerals, white stubble spice that is unstated until it lingers on the palate and feels pin prickly on the center tongue, saline, limestone, grey volcanics, powdery, dry stone, flinty notes, yellow & spring flower, clean and near perfect acidy with a leaner, well made, balanced clean finish lasting two plus minutes and lands on dry stone and white spice. Developed syrupy quality on the very long set.
Good but $350 is hard to justify here. Has the potential for long aging, 20 years. — 14 days ago
Domaine Jean Grivot
Bossières Vosne-Romanée Pinot Noir 2022
I am a bit sentimental about this producer botting. Drank a lot of this w/ my friend as we were studying for the Sommelier exam. At our celebration after passing the exam, I had Vintage Wine Merchant decant the 2011. Had them pour everyone a taste blind, including 9 or 10 Master Sommeliers and much to our surprise none of them called Burgundy. Surprising but it made all the newly graduated Sommeliers feel better about the wines we missed over months blind tasting-testing daily.
My Continuing quest to taste as many 22’s as possible.
Beautiful, slightly & just syrupy mid red fruits on the nose w/ brilliant red, blue flowers with a splash of violets.
This drinks incredibly well young. It is clean & juicy. Ripe & some sour toned, red cherries, strawberries, black berries, black raspberries. Baking spices; clove, nutmeg, cinnamon to stick and vanillin, dark spice, cedar, dry to fresh tobacco, hints of grilled meats, red cola, black & red licorice, dry brush-twig, mostly dry herbs, limestone minerals w/ volcanics mixed in, bright, red, dark, blue flowers framed in violets. Excellent rainfall acidity and a well made, neatly polished, elegant finish that last minutes and lands on Clive & dark spice.
At $120, a steal in this line up. Cellar 5 years and will drink well for another 10 years. — 14 days ago
Vincent Dauvissat
La Forest Chablis 1er Cru Chardonnay 2022
Continuing quest to taste as many 22’s as possible.
Beautiful honeysuckle notes, Meyer lemon and spring flowers on the nose.
The palate show a good presence of Meyer lemon right at the top. Butterscotch notes, honeysuckle-honey comb, apricots, yellow peach, ripe, syrupy pineapple, cream, slivered almonds, saline, flinty notes, limestone marl, toast, some soft white spices, lots of moist to mushy chalk, yellow & spring flowers, excellent, round acidity and a well made, elegant, round, lush, finish that lasts 90 seconds landing on spice & minerals.
This will merit another point of two with appropriate age but still hard to justify $240 a bottle. The strong lemon presence needs time to calm. — 14 days ago
David T
Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator
My continuing quest to taste as many 22’s as possible.
The nose shows, rich, candied and floral fruits that are: blackberries dark cherries, black raspberries, raspberries on the edges with just a touch of freshly picked rhubarb. Soft minerals & baking spices and bright candied dark, red and purple flowers.
The palate shows ripe, lush fruits of; blackberries, black raspberries, dark cherries, plum and poached strawberries. Dark chocolate, caramel notes, red cola & licorice, fresh & dry herbs, dark, smooth spices, dark, rich, forest floor w/ dry leaves, dry twigs, clove, cinnamon, nutmeg & vanillin, dry stone & top soil, barrel shavings, dry tobacco w/ ash, limestone, grey volcanics dark, red candied with some withering flowers with violets, excellent acidity with a round, lush, well made, balance, mid tension, elegant finish that last ninety seconds and lands squarely on spice, clove and dry minerals.
This should be cellared 8-10 and enjoyed over the next 15-20 years plus properly stored.
At $1,140 a bottle, a hard pass for many, but excellent wine with potential for another 2 points w/ age. — 14 days ago