Lovely earthy sour/sweet cherry. Mint, forest floor. Very fragrant. Rustic but so detailed. Super sweet fruit and wonderful juiciness and a lithe yet deep structure. This cuts quite a swath on the palate. Very balanced and so pure. Terrific freshness and complexity today but will age. Great showing.
Lovely earthy sour/sweet cherry. Mint, forest floor. Very fragrant. Rustic but so detailed. Super sweet fruit and wonderful juiciness and a lithe yet deep structure. This cuts quite a swath on the palate. Very balanced and so pure. Terrific freshness and complexity today but will age. Great showing.
Mar 3rd, 20182011 Florent Garaudet Monthelie 1er Cru "Taupine." - crazy nose. Boy do these bat above their appellation. Cherries, berries, earth, damson. Stunning. The nose has super personality. Elegant and sweet fruits. Lovely tannins. Gorgeous.
2011 Florent Garaudet Monthelie 1er Cru "Taupine." - crazy nose. Boy do these bat above their appellation. Cherries, berries, earth, damson. Stunning. The nose has super personality. Elegant and sweet fruits. Lovely tannins. Gorgeous.
Feb 27th, 2014
Alas the wood has outlasted the fruit here.
The fruit is still lovely. Balanced cherry fruit. But there is still a tinge of wood which I find irritating. Let’s see how this airs.
Alas the wood has outlasted the fruit here.
The fruit is still lovely. Balanced cherry fruit. But there is still a tinge of wood which I find irritating. Let’s see how this airs.
Mar 2nd, 2022
Wow, this has definitely entered its early drinking window. The rusticity of past btls has dissipated. On the nose: sweet cherry, smoke, soft rose/pomegranate and a suggestion of wet leaf. On the palate: damp earth, wet leaf, strawberry, soft coffee, fantastic density supported by acidity that kicks in on the end, perfectly attenuated tannin that add a lovely structure to the finish.
Wow, this has definitely entered its early drinking window. The rusticity of past btls has dissipated. On the nose: sweet cherry, smoke, soft rose/pomegranate and a suggestion of wet leaf. On the palate: damp earth, wet leaf, strawberry, soft coffee, fantastic density supported by acidity that kicks in on the end, perfectly attenuated tannin that add a lovely structure to the finish.
Feb 26th, 2021
Monthélie, Côte de Beaune, Burgundy, France
