Conrad Green

9.6

A deep, brooding, intense monster.. gnarly fruit with deep, soulful savory notes. Black cherry, iron. But stop so pretty. Positive. Years to go. Delicious. — 19 hours ago

with Tony and David

Ericsson

9.3

So much going on this, but most notable is the pronounced savory cola note on the mid plate, maybe more time will subdue it and elevate it. Great wine balanced and earthy. — 8 days ago

Jay Kline

9.2

Popped and poured; enjoyed over the course of three hours. The 2022 “Les Vieux Clos” pours a light golden color with medium+ viscosity. On the nose, the wine is developing with white tree flowers, mandarine oranges, ginger, lanolin and just a touch mousy. On the palate, the wine is slightly off-dry with high acid that’s balanced by the unquestionable quality of the fruit. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long, wooly and rich. The alcohol is medium+ but should be at all be surprised? Say what you want about Joly’s methods; his wines are never boring. I, for one, adore them. Drink now through 2032 easy. — a month ago

Daron Watson

9.6

The bouquet is sooooo intoxicating, melting you from all directions with orange and apple blossoms, peach and nectarine nectar, jasmine, shortbread, lemon pledge, limeade, oyster shells and ocean spray, and crushed gravel

On the palate a spectrum of citrus lasers meld w that juicy dripping peach flesh ~ riding that long acidic and saline finish ~ WOW! — 16 days ago

Conrad Green

9.4

Very poised and balanced. Corn and salinity. Contained. V good — 16 days ago

Ron Siegel

9.4

Rich, sappy red cherry, black berry, underbrush, savory spices, mineral & violets — 7 days ago

LM Segal

9.5

More complexity bang-for-the-buck than any white I’ve recently had. Fresh balance of floral and chalk with hints of white and melony fruit seeping through the immediate acidity. 3-4 years will pay off huge though at this price hard to resist. — 15 days ago

Martijn

9.0

Tertiary notes kicking in sadly but enough fruit aromas to keep it interesting for my liking. — 23 days ago

Conrad Green

9.5

Intense and steely. A touch of red cherry with great acidity and a healthy dose of salinity. Tightly wound right now but great material here. A huge upside in the future. — a month ago

with Bex and Major-General

James Everhart

9.3

My evaluations of this One have been all over the place in the last three years. This bottle, drunk six years post harvesting was excellent. — 24 days ago