Neal Ferry

9.2

1 Litre of fun — 2 days ago

with TwiLea

Austin Hohnke

9.3

I’m a sucker for Raffault’s wines and this rarity is no exception. Made from a single old vine parcel in the Picasses vineyard, this wine is aged in 500 litre (1-5 year old) barrels instead of the large foudres used for Picasses.

Dynamite wine with more (but still restrained) oak use. Would love to get my hands on more of this and lay it down as it’s still super true to the house style. Wild and ageworthy! — a year ago

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9.5

The 2018 Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru sees no new oak and is aged instead in one and two-year-old 350-litre barrels. It has a gorgeous bouquet with lemon curd, nectarine and crushed rock aromas, very seductive even at this premature stage. The palate is well balanced with a saline entry, fresh and crisp with an almost graphite tinged finish. So much nervosité is coiled up in this Bâtard - it will give 20-30 years of drinking pleasure. (Neal Martin, Vinous, December 2020)
— 4 years ago

Bob McDonald

9.0

Delectable - this is a new cuvée for Yarra Yering known as Amphora. Fermented in a 500 litre clayware Amphora. The final Shiraz Cabernet blend was 60/40. Sarah found the Cabernet component from the Amphora was less leafy. The whole amphora exercise was mainly an experiment. Not sure if she will continue with this in future years. — 11 days ago

Bob McDonald

9.0

Something different - a pear cider from Normandy produced from pear trees estimated to be about 300 years old. Poire Granit had 25 to 50 grams of sugar per litre yet it doesn’t taste particularly sweet. The nose and palate are nothing more complex than pear juice with a slight effervescent bubble. Very refreshing and only 6% ABV. I bought 2 other Cuvées from Eric Bordelet - one had zero ABV. Had a 2nd bottle 21 weeks later on 3rd January 2023 with consistent notes. Refreshing, tasty and uncomplicated. — 2 years ago

Jim Gorham

9.1

Enjoyable wine great for drinking by itself. Normally 17.95 at LCBO got it for 12.40 25 g per litre — 5 years ago

Blake B

8.9

Didn’t like it at first, after tasting other wines. Really grew on me. Tastes like papaya. — 3 months ago

Andrew Cullimore

8.9

Medium deep ruby , quite narrow ruby rim . Quite a lot of ripe red fruits , blueberry , strawberry jam , dark cherry and spice . Quite round and sweet fruited on the palate , cherry jam , strawberry , raspberry and dried spice . Ok acidity and ok length, just balanced alcohol , quite fine sweet tannins . Would be difficult to put this in Bordeaux ! Drink now and over the next 7 - 10 years . From 3 litre. — 6 months ago

Melissa Bird

9.0

2019
Smooth with a dry fruity finish. Has 10g of sugar per litre but doesn’t taste like it — 4 years ago

with Sia

Martinez

8.9

Fresh, flinty Aligoté -Burgundy’s almost forgotten third grape- from 90-year-old vines in Meursault and a younger vineyard in Volnay. Vinified in 500- and 600-litre puncheons. Gunpowder. Citrus. Good acidity — 5 years ago