Nose has warmed stone fruits, warmed margarine, green apple peel, moist maple wood and crushed limestone.
Palate has under-ripe tangerine, yellow apple flesh, candied orange, day old lemon wedge, minor barrel influence and light acidity. Gentle in the mouth, very fine bubbles, happy. — 3 years ago
Bm. Tm. Am. Fm. — 5 months ago
Refreshing with meatballs and wedge salad — 2 years ago
Nose has crushed rock, lit match, fresh lemon zest, green apple peel/flesh, spring honeysuckle blossom and wet steel.
Palate has warmed lemon wedge, lime zest, under-ripe pineapple, faint salinity, barrel notes rich yet steely finish.
Decanted 3H, more time appreciated. — 3 years ago
Nose has crushed flint, distant wood smoke, cold pineapple core, lemon curd tart, neutral-ish oak and lemon pith.
Palate has tart/sweet pineapple, lemon wedge, ripe white peach, tangerine peel, rich and round, great finish, great acidity! A long life still ahead for these bottles, at 8 years it's coming into the beginnings of a great drinking window.
You can really appreciate the Puligny-Montrachet & Saint Aubin fruits blended in this wine! — 3 years ago
2015 | Sauvignon Blanc
Claude Riffault; Les Denisottes
Loire Valley, Sancerre, France
3H decant, then double-decant for service.
Really coming into the zone (for my palate) with reduced acidity and secondary dry-ish fruit notes starting to peek out, dried lemon peel, candied tangerine; dried peach, day-old lemon wedge. Note to future self, drink remaining stock 2025-30. 🤞 — 2 years ago
Nose has green melon rind, over-ripe peach, orange pith, pink salt slab, golden raisins, dehydrated apricots and celery leaf; Improvement with extended air.
Palate has dried lemon, candied pineapple, warm clementine orange wedge, peach skin, dehydrated peach, wet sand, medium acidity and finish.
This bottle is in a nice spot today, but not up to par with the Ch. La Rame (outstanding showing) today.
$14 Jul 2015; buy and cellar inexpensive Bordeaux Blanc, be very happy later when the acidity settles...
Hold future bottles 2023-25. — 3 years ago
Neal Ferry
Great with Wedge Salad, Grilled Shrimp and Chicken Tortilla Soup — 3 months ago