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N. Julhes Marc Bourgogne 2021 | CĂ©page Pinot Noir 43%

Nose: Panda Express chow mein (sesame oil, black vinegar, cabbage), umami 😂 Pan roasted mushrooms with butter and garlic. Oyster sauce. Wet cardboard. Bok choy. Pimiento de padrón with sea salt. Clipped vines on the compost pile.

Palate: Wow that’s a wild departure from the nose. Snap peas. Watered down lavender lemonade. Rose hips. Long lingering light finish of grape skins.

Rating: 5 / 10

Rating 7/ 10
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N. Julhes Marc Volnay Premier Cru 2021 (Caillerets, Champans, Taillepieds sont dominants) | CĂ©page Pinot Noir 43%

Nose: Greenhouse crops, tomatoes and vines, green beans, sugar snap peas. Slightly perfumey notes here. Green pear skins. Broccolini. Sun dried tomatoes. Light sweetness.

Palate: Mmm this is a fun journey. Pink peppercorn. Dried grapefruit peel. Slightly sweet, notes of spice to licking an envelope landing on a nice little berry, fig, and grape finish.

Rating: 7 / 10

Rating 6/ 10
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N. Julhes Marc Meursault Premier Cru Charmes 2021 | CĂ©page Chardonnay 43%

Nose: Sage. California pepper tree. Slightly rotten lime. Peanut butter or butterscotch fudge. Those greenhouse notes with more subtle savory notes. Weird note, but smells like paper fresh off the printer with ink.

Palate: Licking envelopes, orange blossom water, unripe figs / fig sap.

Rating: 6 / 10

Rating 8/ 10
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N. Julhes Marc Meursault Clos de La Barre 2021 | CĂ©page Chardonnay 43%

Nose: Cedar, tarragon YAAAAAZ, lavender, thai basil, corduroy bear, kinda creamy texture to the scent. Yuzu. Cinnamon bass note and underbelly that doesn’t dominate. I love this nose.

Palate: Dammmmn. lovely. That is a delightful match to the nose, all those herbal notes with that subtle cinnamon bass note. Ghost of yuzu. A long gentle warmth on the finish. The finish leaves you with the chardonnay grapes.

Rating: 8 / 10 – freaking interesting AND delicious

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N. Julhes Marc Champagne le mesnil 2021 | CĂ©page Chardonnay 43%

Nose: Wet oats and hay, clover. Graham crackers. Scotch tape, subtle paint thinner, and maybe shoe polish. With time you get those Indian spices on the palate. Chickpeas. Rooibos tea.

Palate: A nice Indian vibe here, chutney, masala, cinnamon. Key lime.

Rating: 7 / 10

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N. Julhes Marc Champagne Mont de Cramant 2021 | CĂ©page Chardonnay 43%

Nose: Acetone and fingernail polish. Roasted cauliflower and parsnips, Limestone, kefir lime leaves. Subtle sugar cane.

Palate: Sugar cane indeed. Lime peel. Lots of minerality.

Rating: 6 / 10

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N. Julhes Marc Champagne Chantereine 2021 | CĂ©page Chardonnay 43%

Nose: Tomato tart.

Palate: Bright and yet earthy. Quite mineral, wet clay. White veggies (asparagus). Shades of an agave spirit. Fresh pomegranate and subtle notes of raisins.

Rating: 6 / 10

Rating 6/ 10
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N. Julhes Marc Condrieu Vernon peintre 2021 | CĂ©page Viognier 43%

Nose: Some barnyard that then gets cleaned with a dial soap bar. Putting my nose into a copper pot actively popping popcorn.

Palate: Pipe tobacco and smoking a cigar. Light turon with hints of cloves. Cardboard.

Rating: 6 / 10

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N. Julhes Marc Condrieu Vernon La Croix 2021 | CĂ©page Viognier 43%

Nose: This one is very different from the rest. Much simpler, honestly smells like a very mineralized water, maybe some subtle notes of fruit.

Palate: Mmm, unexpected, mixture of tobacco and fruit, well balanced and straightforward.

Rating: 5 / 10

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N. Julhes Marc Condrieu Vernon la Vieille 2021 | CĂ©page Viognier 43%

Nose: Garlic, olive oil, and mushrooms. Ground bruised stone fruit. Bok choy. Printer ink.

Palate: Nose matches palate here, fun! Compost pile. Fermented dried lemon peel. Bbqed watermelon rinds.

Rating: Wtf / 10