Chip Hughes

9.7

A profound wine of Grand Cru complexity. Forest floor, mushroom tea, hard crack caramel and quatre epices. Completely secondary aromas and flavors, but still fresh and full of potential. Unfined and unfiltered, yet whistle-clean and showing great promise for another decade of pleasure. Wines like this re-define the quality and potential of the southern Cote de Beaune. #vincentgirardin #maranges #pinotnoir #cotedebeaune — 8 years ago

Charles (Chad) Bucklin

Owner and founder of C. T. Bucklin Wine Advising

9.0

Showing much more energy than I would have thought. Ripe fruit and warmth but well balanced with razor sharp acid. #louisjadot #pernandvergelesses #cotedebeaune #chardonnay #ctbucklinwine — 8 years ago

Charles (Chad) Bucklin

Owner and founder of C. T. Bucklin Wine Advising

7.8

Austere.#domainechandondebriailles #pernandvergelesses #cotedebeaune #burgundy #pinotnoir #ctbucklinwine — 9 years ago

Charles (Chad) Bucklin

Owner and founder of C. T. Bucklin Wine Advising

9.2

Very impressive. Great concentration with an intense and complex nose driven by ripe fruit, oak, and secondary aromas. The palate was rich and complex. Perfectly balanced with precise acid and tension. Great length. #chateaugenotboulanger #savignylesbeaune #blanc #cotedebeaune #chardonnay #vieillesvignes #burgundy #ctbucklinwine a — 10 years ago

Charles (Chad) Bucklin

Owner and founder of C. T. Bucklin Wine Advising

8.8

Fresh. Straight forward. Tasty. #patrickjavillier #meursault #cotedebeaune #burgundy #chardonnay #ctbucklinwine — 10 years ago

Charles (Chad) Bucklin

Owner and founder of C. T. Bucklin Wine Advising

8.8

Definitely some California characteristics. Med + concentration with a yellow core. Med + intensity and complexity showing power and ripeness. Corn, vanilla, ripe orchard fruit, chervil, cotton candy, hay, spices, and caramel. The palate had a firm structure with med + acid and abv showing great tension with some bitterness. The complexity was med + but wound up and compact. The balance seemed a little disjointed and the finish a bit awkward. Needs some time to come together. #vincentgirardin #meursault #chardonnay #cotedebeaune #burgundy #ctbucklinwine — 10 years ago

Chip Hughes

9.4

High-toned, tense and shows the tiniest bit of Meursault-like tender green herbs on the nose. Judicious, subtle oak; ample salinity shines on the finish. Classy white Burgundy that tastes $25 more expensive than it is. #garaudet #monthelie #chardonnay #cotedebeaune — 8 years ago

Charles (Chad) Bucklin

Owner and founder of C. T. Bucklin Wine Advising

8.2

Next to the 07, 08, 09, and 10 this wis the most developed and oxidized. Interesting nutty notes but the acid was falling structure was deteriorating. #louisjadot #chardonnay #cotedebeaune #ctbucklinwine #burgundy — 8 years ago

Charles (Chad) Bucklin

Owner and founder of C. T. Bucklin Wine Advising

9.1

The 2010 was showing best in this vertical and definitely has a bright future. Still quite tight. Great complexity, and well structured. Seamless balance and impressive length. #louisjadot #pernandvergelesses #cotedebeaune #chardonnay #ctbucklinwine — 8 years ago

Charles (Chad) Bucklin

Owner and founder of C. T. Bucklin Wine Advising

8.8

Lean, fresh, and precise. #lucienlemoine #pulignymontrachet #chardonnay #lieudit #cotedebeaune #burgundy #ctbucklinwine — 10 years ago

Charles (Chad) Bucklin

Owner and founder of C. T. Bucklin Wine Advising

9.1

Bold and full bodied. Showing well but lacked the tension and complexity of the 11 #combettes #etiennesauzet #pulignymontrachet #premiercru #chardonnay #cotedebeaune #burgundy #ctbucklinwine — 10 years ago

Charles (Chad) Bucklin

Owner and founder of C. T. Bucklin Wine Advising

8.4

Med concentration with a magenta core fading out to a clear rim. Med intensity and complexity on the nose showing just ripened red fruit, red flowers, orange, slight baking spices, and milk chocolate. The palate had decent structure with some dryness to the edgy tannins, and med + acid. Med complexity showing less definition than the nose. Tannins are a touch out of whack but otherwise balance is fine. Med length. #domainelafouge #auxeyduresses #premiercru #pinotnoir #burgundy #cotedebeaune #ctbucklinwine — 10 years ago

Charles (Chad) Bucklin

Owner and founder of C. T. Bucklin Wine Advising

8.4

Pale red center and salmon rim. What a nose! Great intensity and complexity. Blood orange, sweet red and black fruit, herbs, spices, sweet meat, aged burgundy. And then came the let down of the palate. Austere, med complexity and body. Off balance with edgy tannins, sharp acid and whacky abv. The finish was short with some signs of drying fruit. #josephdrouhin #closdesmouches #beaune #cotedebeaune #pinotnoir #burgundy #ctbucklinwine — 10 years ago

Chip Hughes

9.4

Incredible purity and elegance. Cherries on top of more cherries, with a fine, tense mineral core. More St. Aubin than Volnay, if I were pressed for comparisons. Ridiculous value here. #florentgaraudet #monthelie #pinotnoir #cotedebeaune — 8 years ago

Chip Hughes

9.4

So fine. Always one of my favorite Burgundy estates. Wild fraises, sasparilla, birch bark, quatre epices. Great tension between nervy acids, ripeness and elegant minerality. Haunting, mouthfilling, incredibly long on the finish. #pernandvergelesses #pinotnoir #cotedebeaune — 8 years ago

Tara Abernethy

A lovely, accessible Saint-Aubin village. It's opulent yet there is excellent balance and a lovely freshness on the finish, eluding to finesse and elegance. #chardonnay #saintaubin #cotedebeaune — 9 years ago

Charles (Chad) Bucklin

Owner and founder of C. T. Bucklin Wine Advising

9.2

Showing really well with great complexity and structure. #josephdrouhin #cotedebeaune #closdesmouches #blanc #premiercru #beaune #burgundy #ctbucklinwine — 9 years ago

Charles (Chad) Bucklin

Owner and founder of C. T. Bucklin Wine Advising

9.0

Fresh, young, and structured. Needs time to open up. Tres elegant. #paulpillot #pulignymontrachet #premiercru #chardonnay #cotedebeaune #burgundy #ctbucklinwine — 10 years ago

Charles (Chad) Bucklin

Owner and founder of C. T. Bucklin Wine Advising

7.9

Lacking everything. #meursault #chardonnay #cotedebeaune #burgundy #ctbucklinwine — 10 years ago

Charles (Chad) Bucklin

Owner and founder of C. T. Bucklin Wine Advising

9.6

A completely different bottle than the one I tasted 14 weeks ago. This was deeply intense and incredibly complex on the nose. Sweet red and black fruit, spice, dried herbs, and red flowers. Abv was elevated on the nose. The palate was vibrant and powerful for about 15 minutes and then slowly faded out. This did not have the structure of the #1947 #drc #grandsechezeaux I tasted next to it but the palate was just as sweet and was very complex. Also phenomenal length. #princeflorentdemerode #corton #pinotnoir #burgundy #cotedebeaune #ctbucklinwine — 10 years ago