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2015 Domaine Jean-Claude Bachelet et Fils Saint-Aubin 1er Cru Les Champlots Blanc
5/11/2024 - Lehto wrote: 94 Points
I've had two bottles of 2017 from JC Bachelet recently, and I felt both was lacking acidity, even in such an amazing vintage as 2017, so I didn't know what to expect from this 2015 that I hear mixed things about.
I don't know if JC Bachelet has just done it right or if the vintage is better than some people think now after almost 9 years, but this was just exactly what I love about Bourgogne.
Toasted oak, flint, popcorn kernels and a beautiful symphony of citrus fruits, stone fruits and white flowers on the nose - it literally filled the room right from opening.
Palate didn't show any kind of heavy reduction even though the nose might have indicated it, and the oak was just perfectly integrated at this stage but still present. No tightness or closed - just singing!
Lemon, yuzu, kumquat and green apple laid the base with a real sexy acidity with a chalky and stony minerality. A really nice layer of oak, churned cold butter and toasted seeds rounded it out nicely. On the finish there was a touch of grapefruit and some lime pith adding a slight bitterness to the wine but fortunately not any kind of heat as it also often comes with.
I was contemplating a 93, but because of the sheer value from the recent auction I got this bottle from, I had to go with a 94.
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1998 Moccagatta Barbaresco Bric Balin
5/9/2024 - Lehto wrote: 94 Points
Now this is what perfectly aged Barbaresco is all about.
Bottle was in perfect condition although the cork was quite dry and slightly crumbly, but it only broke in two pieces, so it was easy to remove.
Decanted into a tall and more narrow decanter as there was quite a bit of sediment.
The initial pour greeted us with a beautiful brick red color with a slight browning at the edges.
Nose was quite earthy and dried dominated by dried fruits, dried flowers, black tea, mushroom, black summer truffle, charred wood and pepper, but there was still a touch of youthful red and dark fruit there as well.
Palate was in a sense quite different, as the youthful fruits of dark cherry, fig, plum, strawberry and raspberry was at the front, but also with so much forest floor, mushroom, black summer truffle, burnt caramel, tobacco, soy sauce, dried fruits and flowers - while the tannins still had a slight bite with the most beautiful and complementing acidity.
The wine got better and better over the 4-5 hours and I feel like this bottle was in a perfect window right now for my person taste.
What an amazing experience!
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2021 Hubert Noiret Champagne Clos Prieur
5/4/2024 - Lehto Likes this wine: 92 Points
100% Chardonnay from the 2021 harvest, fermented and vinified in 300 liter oak barrels. Disgorged 16 November 2023 with 4 g/l dosage and just 2,120 bottles made.
Really impressive concentration, structure and depth in this champagne - the barrel is just used so well and perfectly integrated.
On the nose it's quite tight and feels extremely young, but there's some lovely notes of lime, lime zest, white peach, brioche, oak, cold butter and chalk.
The palate is where the concentration and depth really shines with lemon, lime, green apple, grapefruit, oak, toasted brioche, churned butter, chalky minerals and some unripe tropical fruits.
Towards the finish the acidity gets a bit too overwhelming for me with a very green and unripe feel and pure lime juice. It really deserves more time for the dosage and acidity to integrate better, but with 2-3 years of bottle ages I think this will start to show perfectly.
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