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2016 Au Bon Climat Pinot Noir Knox Alexander
5/13/2024 - Tay JR Likes this wine: 94 Points
Deceivingly light ruby in the glass.
Tons of flavour here and a decidedly Burgundian presentation (with the exception of some cola on the nose and palate).
Sweet red fruit and sous bois on the nose, juicy, lingering finish on the palate. Tannins were well-integrated at this stage and soft as silk.
Almost wish this had been the first wine of the night as it's one that you just want to sit with and keep revisiting over the course of the evening.
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2014 Chateau Montelena Chardonnay
5/13/2024 - Tay JR wrote: 87 Points
Pale gold in the glass.
On the nose, butter, sweet cream, and vanilla. On the palate, basically the same deal. There's some apple and ripe peach here but much of the fruit is covered up by the oak, which is a bit of a shame.
The wine also finishes slightly bitter and mineral-y, which would have been great if, again, it had more fruit.
At least it wasn't flabby!
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2018 Yann Durieux CDN
5/13/2024 - Tay JR wrote: 90 Points
Ruby, leaning garnet in the glass.
Nose pointed straight to Burgundy, and specifically a producer on the nattier side. It's quite perfumed with a strong sour cherry vibe and definitely whole bunchy.
The palate here is quite transparent and shows a spectrum of red, blue and black fruit. Structurally this is a huge pinot with grippy tannins that together with the flavour profile might have been Gevrey.
Good bit of acidity here and a nice mineral streak completes the wine, although I felt like this wasn't quite ready yet and had the bones to go a decade more even.
It's a great wine but one has to wonder about value. I didn't pay for this and having tasted it, wouldn't shell out more than 100-150 SGD for this.
It's 275 SGD retail.
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