Interesting- I’m drinking the 19 tonight and it is Jsut too much of everything. 14.5% and not hiding it. Not entirely enjoying it. Needs time, I hope.
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Is that a 375?
Yeah half bottle, we just wanted a glass of wine and I have a few half bottles around.
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How was it?
I bought a heap if late 90s Chatelots in 500ml bottles back in the day - the wine was great and the format is ideal for sharing on a week night. The label certainly was differenet then!
2022 is 13,5% and really well balanced 
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Very solid. Pretty and nicely red-fruited. A bit better yesterday than on Saturday night. Quality-wise I thought it was in line with something like the Berthaut-Gerbet Fixin or the Dureuil-Janthial Rully. Similar price point and value.
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Answered up thread already.
Sorry. I missed that.
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Let me preface this by saying that Rhys Vineyards Pinots aren’t typically in my wheelhouse. This bottle came across as fairly mature and a bit reserved—almost shy—and it needed some coaxing in the glass to open up.
I can see Burgundy fans appreciating this style, with its more restrained and nuanced profile. That said, while it’s clearly well-made, it doesn’t quite hit my personal sweet spot. Not a knock on quality—just not the style I gravitate toward.
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My wife is still in France. My boys and I decided we would do our staple Greek restaurant (which happens to be BYOB). We almost never eat out on Monday night, start of the week and all, and it turns out the place is closed. We quickly rebounded and walked 10 meters to a BYOB Afghan restaurant I hadn’t been to in 15 years or so.
Since my wife doesn’t like lamb, we feasted on lentil soup, lamb kabab, rice and veggies.
2019 Fourrier Bourgogne Rouge
This is shutting down. It was already a little herbal/stemmy and stern earlier on but now it felt like a Pavelot Dominode from a temperate vintage! I’ll let the rest of the pack sleep for 5 years before revisiting.
Note to self: how the H did you go through the whole bottle on your own? Answer: dedication.
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Domaine de la Portelle, 2020, Fleurie. I was rather disappointed by this. I didn’t really think it had much to say for itself. It was billed as Fleurie with a touch of maturity, but I thought it fell into the gap between youthful fruit and aged complexity. I bought two bottles, I will ignore the other one for a year or two.
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Agreed! Vergers by a smidge over Chaumées in 2023. Probably the opposite for 2022s though.
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This is drinking very well, another 2009 that is offering a lot of pleasure right now. Dark fruits, a bit of oak spice and a supple but noticeable tanninic structure. Drink or keep
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Oh boy, I just got a 12 pack of that stuff in the 2005 which I’ve had a few times before and is just ravishing, will be delivered next week, can’t wait. What a fine bottling is that Bouchard — a study in QPR.
This was quite nice! Cherries on the nose following on the palate with a woodsy ash note to it . Quite lovely.
