FW Bok Nan Lo 1997 Etienne Sauzet Puligny Montrachet 1er Les Referts 1997 Etienne Sauzet Puligny Montrachet 1er Les Referts 6/10 stars LOST FAITH 1/2 Etienne Sauzet was a great winemaker, but I must confess it was only confined to the Grand Cru wines, my encounter with... 1997 Vintage 6 Stars Burgundy Chardonnay Etienne Sauzet France Tasting Notes 2017
FW Bok Nan Lo 2010 Smith Haut Lafitte Les Hauts de Smith 2010 Smith Haut Lafitte Les Hauts de Smith 9/10 stars SKINS Not often I have to use this vocabulary to describe a wine, but this bottle turned out to be an absolutely fruit skin character. Think Pomel... 2010 Vintage 9 Stars Bordeaux Cabernet Saugvignon France Merlot Smith Haut Lafitte Tasting Notes 2017
FW Bok Nan Lo 2012 Jean Philippe Fichet Puligny Montrachet 1er Cru Les Referts 2012 Jean Philippe Fichet Puligny Montrachet 1er Cru Les Referts 9/10 stars UPCOMING WINEMAKER Fischer as a winemaker was relatively unknown to me until I keep bumping into it in Puligny First tasting... 2012 Vintage 9 Stars Burgundy Chardonnay France Jean Philippe Fichet Tasting Notes 2017
FW Bok Nan Lo 2014 Faiveley Puligny Montrachet 1er Cru Les Referts 2014 Faiveley Puligny Montrachet 1er Cru Les Referts 8/10 stars RARE PRODUCER 2 Faiveley, being a negociant, buy grapes all over the place. However this was my first time coming across Faiveley slappi... 2014 Vintage 8 Stars Burgundy Chardonnay Faiveley France Tasting Notes 2017
FW Bok Nan Lo 1985 Clos du Clocher Pomerol 1985 Clos du Clocher Pomerol 9/10 stars DRASTIC EVOLUTION I wasn’t having much expectations for this wine as it’s relatively unknown, but I bought it as I loved Bordeaux 85 vintage very much. I decide... 1985 Vintage 9 Stars Bordeaux Cabernet Franc Clos du Clocher France Tasting Notes 2017
FW Bok Nan Lo 2013 Vincent Girardin Puligny Montrachet Premier Cru Les Referts 2013 Vincent Girardin Puligny Montrachet Premier Cru Les Referts 8/10 stars RARE PRODUCER I didn’t even know Vincent Girardin produced Les Referts, the plot from Puligny Montrachet, until I attended t... 2013 Vintage 8 Stars Burgundy Chardonnay France Tasting Notes 2017 Vincent Girardin
FW Bok Nan Lo 1996 Pichon Lalande Pauillac 1996 Pichon Lalande Pauillac 9/10 stars RIGHT WINDOW In a recent tasting, quite a few of the participants enjoyed this vintage, and for good reason. At 21 years, this wine is probably in a good drinki... 1996 Vintage 9 Stars Bordeaux Cabernet Saugvignon France Merlot Pichon Lalande Tasting Notes 2017
FW Bok Nan Lo 1986 Pichon Lalande Pauillac 1986 Pichon Lalande Pauillac 9/10 stars ALMOST THERE I was expecting this wine to perform quite well above the rest as it is known as a powerful vintage. Did not disappoint, lots of things happening i... 1986 Vintage 9 Stars Bordeaux Cabernet Saugvignon France Merlot Pichon Lalande Tasting Notes 2017
FW Bok Nan Lo 2015 Olivier Leflaive Les Referts 2015 Olivier Leflaive Les Referts 8/10 stars UNFORTUNATE POSITION In the entry level flight of Les Referts that I recently posted, I was saddened by the outcome of this wine. Amongst the 5 producers, ... 2015 Vintage 8 Stars Burgundy Chardonnay France Olivier Leflaive Tasting Notes 2017
FW Bok Nan Lo 1983 Pichon Lalande Pauillac 1983 Pichon Lalande Pauillac 9.25/10 stars UNDERRATED Reporting on a recent vertical tasting of 7 vintages from Pichon Lalande. Following the legendary vintage that is 1982, not a lot of people realiz... 1983 Vintage 9.25 Stars Bordeaux Cabernet Saugvignon France Merlot Pichon Lalande Tasting Notes 2017
FW Bok Nan Lo NV Le Guishu Semi dry Demi Sec NV Le Guishu Semi dry Demi Sec 7/10 stars SWEET RICE WINE! Certainly like eating some form of rice dumplings, except this rice wine was like it was soaked with some molasses that resulted from being s... 7 Stars Baijiu China Tasting Notes 2017
FW Bok Nan Lo 2014 Groot Constantia Grand Constance 2014 Groot Constantia Grand Constance 8/10 stars NAPOLEON WINE Considered the oldest wine in South Africa, this was wine that was drunk by emperors and kings. Most notably, this was the wine that Napo... 2014 Vintage 8 Stars Groot Constantia South Africa Tasting Notes 2017