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.
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.
Nov 22nd, 2024
Confrérie Des Chevaliers du Tastevin Sous-Commanderie d'Albany, Paulée Dinner; 6 February 2022 at Hooked Market & Kitchen, Latham, NY
1500ml
Confrérie Des Chevaliers du Tastevin Sous-Commanderie d'Albany, Paulée Dinner; 6 February 2022 at Hooked Market & Kitchen, Latham, NY
1500ml
Feb 7th, 2022Confrérie Des Chevaliers du Tastevin Sous-Commanderie d'Albany, Pauleé Dinner; 26 January 2019 at The Cuckoo's Nest, Albany, NY
Confrérie Des Chevaliers du Tastevin Sous-Commanderie d'Albany, Pauleé Dinner; 26 January 2019 at The Cuckoo's Nest, Albany, NY
Jan 27th, 2020
Massively structured and dark-fruited Pommard with intense concentration. Black currant, licorice and spices, grainy tannin and taught mineral backbone. Very impressive, needs some serious time in bottle.
Massively structured and dark-fruited Pommard with intense concentration. Black currant, licorice and spices, grainy tannin and taught mineral backbone. Very impressive, needs some serious time in bottle.
Apr 13th, 2019
Boom!! Full on 99er, this wine is a typical son of the vintage
Exuberant, got very intrigously complex too
Long on the palate, but everchanging scents in the glass while you keep swirling...keep swirling...can't stop swirling
6th Burgundy wine fight
Boom!! Full on 99er, this wine is a typical son of the vintage
Exuberant, got very intrigously complex too
Long on the palate, but everchanging scents in the glass while you keep swirling...keep swirling...can't stop swirling
6th Burgundy wine fight
Mar 26th, 2019
Pommard, Côte de Beaune, Burgundy, France
