Château Des Granges D'or

La Pousse d'Or

Les Jarollieres Pommard 1er Cru Pinot Noir 1996

An unforgettable bottle to crown our Taiwan trip. Gerard Potel’s 96’ Jarollières was just emotional and a testament to his mastery - he simply doesn’t miss. My first encounter with this Pommard vineyard revealed a wine less filigreed than Potel’s Volnay bottlings, leaning into darker, earthier tones, yet still imbued with his genius: crystalline purity and weightless intensity.

The nose unfolded sweet dark and red fruits, black tea, dried roses, violets, and a whisper of nutmeg and other spices. On the palate, it had plush, silky textures and extraordinary minerality - perhaps the most mineral-driven Potel I’ve encountered. With air, it deepened and felt livelier, revealing sweet red cherries, smoky tar, and irony minerality intertwined with earthy, tea-like nuances. Zen-like really, as it danced between sweetness and mineral precision, delivering a finish as haunting as it was beautiful. Pure Potel magic.
— 3 days ago

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La Pousse d'Or

Clos de la Bousse d'Or Volnay 1er Cru Pinot Noir 2009

Delightful wine and vintage with deep color and a nose of dark fruit, forest floor and wet granite that truly entertains! Not fruity but with well developed structure in the glass; more tannins than typical of a burgundy because we did not decant the wine in advance and we were drinking a magnum. This wine should be great for another couple of decades! — 2 months ago

Timothy Fox
with Timothy

Domaine Bernard Baudry

Les Granges Chinon Cabernet Franc 2010

Sweet chestnut honey! Sweet vanilla cherry, cola nut, violet, lavender, purple flowers minty cream, tart red fruits, ash, steely on palate woodsy forest floor. High acid, fine steely tannins. — 4 months ago

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Francois Gaunoux

La Goutte d'Or Meursault 1er Cru Chardonnay 2017

Rich & racy with citrus, orchid fruit, mineral, saline & floral notes — 23 days ago

Jan, Helen and 6 others liked this

Pierrick Bouley

Bourgogne Cote d'Or Pinot Noir 2019

In Texas we take breaks from red wine in chunks of 6 months. When you're out of practice, this is a great return ticket to Pinotland. Uncomplex, a reminder of the generosity and joy in a 56 degree pour.

Enveloping cherries and flecks of shaved cedar, bright. Fresh, vibrant, collected.
— 2 months ago

John, Tom and 12 others liked this

Domaine Billaud-Simon

Tête d'Or Chablis Chardonnay 2020

Meyer lemon, crushed stone, sweet citrus acidity. — a month ago

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La Pousse d'Or

"Clos des 60 Ouvrées" Les Caillerets Monopole Volnay 1er Cru Pinot Noir 2016

Un pinot carré encore sur du fruit frais dominé par la cerise mais bien fondu dans un bouquet de fruits rouges, puis quelques notes fumées et terreuses.
Epaules larges la trame garde une jolie acidité.
— a month ago

La Pousse d'Or

En Caillerets Volnay 1er Cru Pinot Noir 2016

375ml holding up well, nice red fruit and forest floor, black rock/soil, medium acid — 5 months ago

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