When did Niellon switch to Liam ?
I stopped buying 1er cru and/or G-cru from the big 3 ( Meurs; Pul. and Chass) after intage 2002 ( repeat 2002 ).
I don’t think they did for some of their wines, the 22 chevalier was natural cork
22 onwards for Niellon is Diam for 1ers. Chevalier is still under natural cork. I would buy a lot of their Chevy if it was under diam.. 
Yikes ! I by pure accident have never tried to age Niellon (nothing in my burg experience has been due to research or intelligence, just Forrest Gump dumb luck). Need to keep this photo in mind….
• 2017 Boillot Puligny Clos de la Mouchère.
Well, this was not Poxed. In fact, the reduction was still very noticeable and took a good half hour to blow off. Surprisingly stern, acidic, and uncompromising in structure, this reminded me in some ways of a caricature of zero dosage BdB without the bubbles.
Boillot: put on this earth to drive us insane. A wine whose style begs for aging from a house notorious for the pox.
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Yes, that sounds right: DIAM from 2022, except for the Chevalier.
Here is a DIAM out of 2022 Niellon Maltroie (tapped Oct 2024 because, science!)
Aaaand, here is last night: 1 for the price of two, or no money back!
Heavy pours are merely to emphasize color contrast and have no bearing on the photographer’s mental state….yeah, that it, sure
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I think it’s some sort of specially selected natural cork like wk uses.
I thought all wines but the Chevalier were now Diam.
Yeah idk when they switched over.
Had the opportunity to try this off a wine list this weekend. The Somm encouraged me to get the younger vintage (I think they had some 2018, 2020, and 2022 if I recall. There was some brief back and forth about getting a younger vintage and decanting and I just let her make the decisions and this is what I ended up with. The pricing was such that it was much less than US retail with the exchange rate and really wanted to try a bottle. It did not disappoint, even at this young age. A great wine in the making for sure.
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2023 Benoit Ente Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Clos de la Truffière
PNP at Roja dinner, Krishna’s bottle. A new producer for me. Pale yellow color. Grapefruit, citrus rind and reduction on the nose. The palate is crisp and lively with grapefruit and some ginger flavors, delivered via a chalky mineral laden texture. Long, dry finish. This is obviously quite young and tight and needs some time to unfurl, but I am impressed with the energy and intensity that it possesses.
2017 Domaine Latour-Giraud Meursault 1er Cru Les Genevrières Cuvée des Pierre
PNP at Roja. According to Tanzer Latour-Giraud had three barrels of this juice, one new, one once-used and one twice-used. Full yellow. The deep nose shows aromas of tropical and white stone fruit and a touch of herbs. Thick and concentrated palate, sappy, glycerol laden mouth feel, with some elements of saline infused minerality to add lift. The flavors are a good mix of stone fruits and savory components, and a surprising amount of energy and sour lemon on the finish. This style is a bit richer and riper than I normally enjoy, but it does have a ton of acidity to balance and in summary I quite like it although I would not hold these for much longer.
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2019 William Fevre MdT - Nice wine, but not exactly what I’m looking for in a Chablis. Rich yellow fruit, very concentrated. Missing a little bit of the minerality that I’d expect. In line with other 2019 Fevres that I’ve had (this is on the juicier side in that lineup). Still very enjoyable - better with lobster later than the oysters pictured here.
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In honor of my dear friend @Steve_McL , and after a two week wine hiatus, we decided to roll the dice with a high risk bottle last night. Good luck was seemingly abundant, as both Steve’s bottle and ours were in great shape.
With the light in the kitchen yesterday evening, I couldn’t get picture that wouldn’t have caused @Andrew_K to fuss about the color, so you’ll have to take my word that this poured a lovely pale straw, totally correct for age, and first sniff showed no hints of oxidation. In fact, though fairly expressive on the nose, the palate was quite tight, and I immediately poured it into a decanter. It’s all or nothing with these - either they are premoxed or way too young. In this case it was the latter, and took 3 hours in the decanter before it started strutting its stuff. Then it was a beautiful expression of Truffiere, just still holding back, but showing great finesse and balance, plus a lingering and haunting finish. Not a sin to open now, and totally understandable, given the issues, but there is so much more to come if the plague can be avoided.
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Nice! I am a big fan of what little Niellon Chassange Truffiere I’ve tried.
When its not pre-moxed… 
(scroll down to “Disappointments of the year”)
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2013 Raveneau Valmur to celebrate our anniversary. Salted caramel, green apples, and petrichor on the nose. Broad, lush, and dense. Slightly sweet, but with acid to burn and gobs and gobs of salty dry extract. Shows the botrytis of 2013 but wears it well. Gets progressively younger and more Chablisian over the course of dinner. Not the most typical Rav, but the extra heft pairs wonderfully with our 5 course meal. This is a very versatile wine.
@Steve_McL - Raveneau be like…
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Faith restored in Lamy. Shimmering pale green, fennel bulb, Tahitian lime and nashi pear. Some creme brûlée complexity and real acid drive. Super wine.
Edit: Diam 10 closure.
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Always good to see some wines with age under Diam. Any thoughts on how this showed as far as its aging trajectory is concerned relative to expectation for a wine under natural cork?
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