FW Bok Nan Lo 1978 Canon Saint Emilion 1er Grand Cru Classe 1978 Canon Saint Emilion 1er Grand Cru Classe 9/10 stars EPIC EVOLUTION As usual, I took a sip to decide whether I should decant the bottle, and this was without hesitation. Initial heavy rusty iron a... 1978 Vintage 9 Stars Bordeaux Cabernet Franc Chateau Canon France Merlot Tasting Notes 2017
FW Bok Nan Lo 1978 La Fleur Petrus Pomerol 1978 La Fleur Petrus Pomerol 9/10 stars PETRUS IN THE MAKING? Why they called it La Fleur Petrus? Simple and stupid answer, it was situated between Lafleur and Petrus, the two most expensive wines in ... 1978 Vintage 9 Stars Bordeaux Cabernet Franc France Lafleur Petrus Merlot Tasting Notes 2017
FW Bok Nan Lo 2010 Arnaud Ente Puligny Montrachet 1er Cru Les Referts 2010 Arnaud Ente Puligny Montrachet 1er Cru Les Referts 8/10 stars I CANNOT UNDERSTAND In the last flight of 4 Referts amongst the 18 producers, this was rated as 2nd last to me. Bok, you must be nuts... 2010 Vintage 8 Stars Arnaud Ente Burgundy Chardonnay France Tasting Notes 2017
FW Bok Nan Lo 2010 Bachelet Monnot Puligny Montrachet 1er Cru Les Referts 2010 Bachelet Monnot Puligny Montrachet 1er Cru Les Referts 8/10 stars LAST BUT NOT LEAST Even though this was my least favorite of the last flight of 18 producers of Referts, it certainly didn’t real... 2010 Vintage 8 Stars Bachelet Monnot Burgundy Chardonnay France Tasting Notes 2017
FW Bok Nan Lo Last Flight of Les Referts Last Flight of Les Referts 10/10 stars BIG NAME LINEUP In this last flight of 18 Les Referts producers, we have an extremely strong lineup, mainly the more expensive labels. 1. Louis Carillon 2008 2. ... 10 Stars Burgundy Chardonnay France Tasting Notes 2017
FW Bok Nan Lo 2006 Domaine Jomain Freres Puligny Montrachet 1er Cru Les Referts 2006 Domaine Jomain Freres Puligny Montrachet 1er Cru Les Referts 9/10 stars BEST OVERALL BALANCED In the 3rd flight of 18 producers of Les Referts, this unknown producer came in the winner of the fli... 2006 Vintage 9 Stars Burgundy Chardonnay France Tasting Notes 2017
FW Bok Nan Lo 2012 Chateau Guiraud Le G de Guiraud Bordeaux Blanc Sec 2012 Chateau Guiraud Le G de Guiraud Bordeaux Blanc Sec 8/10 stars DIFFICULT PAIRING I was trying my luck to pair this semi sweet wine with spicy Sichuan hotpot (shown in the background), unfortunatel... 2012 Vintage 8 Stars Bordeaux Chateau Guiraud France Sauvignon Blanc Semillon Tasting Notes 2017
FW Bok Nan Lo 2001 Leoville Poyferre Saint Julien 2001 Leoville Poyferre Saint Julien 9/10 stars HUGE POTENTIAL It would have been a sin to drink a 16 year old Bordeaux for it were it not for the fact that I was curious about the potential of this wi... 2001 Vintage 9 Stars Bordeaux Cabernet Saugvignon France Leoville Poyferre Merlot Tasting Notes 2017
FW Bok Nan Lo 1978 Cheval Blanc Saint Emilion 1978 Cheval Blanc Saint Emilion 10/10 stars THIRD BOTTLE I was so lucky to drink this Cheval Blanc Saint Emilion 1978 the third time, this time with my Swiss supplier, and without even the slightest d... 10 Stars 1978 Vintage Bordeaux Cabernet Franc Cheval Blanc France Merlot Tasting Notes 2017
FW Bok Nan Lo 2011 Francois Carillon Puligny Montrachet 1er Cru Les Referts 2011 Francois Carillon Puligny Montrachet 1er Cru Les Referts 8/10 stars SIBLINGS, HOW FAR APART? In the 3rd flight of Referts from 18 producers, our dear organizer put the siblings of the Carillon fa... 2011 Vintage 8 Stars Burgundy Chardonnay France Francois Carillon Tasting Notes 2017
FW Bok Nan Lo 2005 Louis Latour Puligny Montrachet 1er Cru Les Referts 2005 Louis Latour Puligny Montrachet 1er Cru Les Referts 7/10 stars BORDERLINE PREMOX In the third flight of Referts, another unexpected label for me, coming from a negociant bottled Referts from Loui... 2005 Vintage 7 Stars Burgundy Chardonnay France Louis Latour Tasting Notes 2017
FW Bok Nan Lo 2009 Domaine Marc Morey & Fils Referts Puligny Montrachet 1er Cru 2009 Domaine Marc Morey & Fils Referts Puligny Montrachet 1er Cru 7/10 stars SMOKING GUN In the third flight of Referts, if you’re following my posts, Marc Morey was one of the very rare producer of R... 2009 Vintage 7 Stars Burgundy Chardonnay France Tasting Notes 2017