Came out of the gate firing on all cylinders. White peach and white flowers a plenty with some lavender and apricot (a hint of botrytis perhaps?). It is a dense wine, with latent power but not heavy. It shows some spiced pear and honey with air and is certainly ready to go now. Length of flavour is prodigious.
I really like the Carillon 2010s. Been making my way through a half case of the 2010 PM Referts recently and loved the wine. Happy to see that you’ve had a similar experience.
We were at Elevage wine bar in Tokyo and the owner gave us a free pour of this wine while we were waiting for him to air the wine we ordered. I think it’s still the best white Burgundy I’ve ever tasted.
Great wine. Planning to open a 2007 this weekend. The 07 has one of my favorite all time Jeremy CT tasting notes. And I really only needed the first four words.
“Fuck this is good. Citrus blossom, toast, lemon and mineral on the nose. There’s restraint and power in the mouth. Everything is built around a high tensile spine. It has some grapefruit and a dollop of butter. It is layered and so direct. The finish is mineral central and length is superb. Wine of the year thus far.”
Very. It’s always had a combination of freshness and density, and an exoticism that’s somewhat different than many vintages. But I’m beginning to sound like Jeremy Holmes!