| Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments More... |
|---|---|---|
| White - Sparkling |
NV Jeaunaux-Robin Champagne Le Talus de Saint Prix Extra BrutChampagne Blend more |
4/24/2024 - SimonG wrote: 88 pointsA blend of 17 and 18, disgorged in Jan 22. Peachy mid straw. Currently quite clean and correct, fresh with little obvious development. Compound cork still very springy. Let’s see how this develops overnight, but feels as if needs a few years yet. Currently *** |
| White - Sparkling |
2006 Hugues Godmé Champagne Grand Cru Les Champs Saint MartinPinot Noir more |
4/23/2024 - SimonG wrote: 91 pointsMid to fullish straw. Mid weight, a little brioche and biscuit warm butter across some red apple fruit. Lovely, but not quite as poised as a previous bottle three or so years ago. **** |
| Red |
2001 Neil Ellis Shiraz Vineyard SelectionJonkershoek Valley more |
4/22/2024 - SimonG wrote: 92 pointsDecanted an hour and drunk over the following three hours. Deep ruby. dark fruit, lightening to dark red fruit with air. Densely silky, harmonious and perhaps the most complete and constant of the three, but lacking the spark and energy of the Simonsig. Lovely wine though and a testament to the ageability and quality of SA syrah from this period, despite the subsequent huge investments in vineyard and winery through the region. **** |
| Red |
2001 Simonsig Shiraz Cape Winemakers GuildStellenbosch more |
4/22/2024 - SimonG wrote: 93 pointsDecanted an hour and drunk over the following three hours. Deep ruby, perhaps a fraction lighter than the other two. Deep blackcurrant and raspberry fruit, lightening to raspberry and boysenberry with air. Nose complex and changing, though seems to settle on a very pronounced fresh pipe tobacco. Nicely fresh and bright, increasingly silky with good acidity and lots of energy. Perhaps not quite as smooth as the other two, but the most characterful, and my favourite. **** |
| Red |
2001 Boekenhoutskloof SyrahFranschhoek Valley more |
4/22/2024 - SimonG wrote: 91 pointsDecanted an hour and drunk over the following three hours. Deep and dense ruby. leggy in the glass. Dark fruited nose with blackcurrant giving way to mulberry and a hint of raspberry with air. Clearly quite full, but wears its 15%abv surprisingly well and with good balance. No real sense of heat. Finely velvety with good length. **** |
| White |
2019 Domaine Sylvain Pataille Bourgogne-Aligoté La Charme aux Prêtresmore |
4/19/2024 - SimonG wrote: 89 pointsPale to mid straw. Distinctive nose blending oats, yeast and tarragon. A sense of richness. Mid weight, with a fullish texture and some mineral grip. Clean and fresh, no discernible fruit. Mid length. Really quite interesting. *** |
| White - Sweet/Dessert |
2004 Château SuduirautSauternes Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend more |
4/15/2024 - SimonG wrote: 90 pointsJonathan’s/Nick’s 04 Bordeaux (Hawksmoor Guildhall, London): Half. Mid to full amber. Sweet. Barley sugar. Very sweet, could do with more balancing acidity. A touch of medicinal saffron-led botrytis. Relatively one dimensional. Does what is says on the label but a one trick pony. ***1/2 |
| Red |
2004 Château Léoville BartonSt. Julien Red Bordeaux Blend more |
4/15/2024 - SimonG wrote: 93 pointsJonathan’s/Nick’s 04 Bordeaux (Hawksmoor Guildhall, London): A late entry off the subs bench under the table, so a quick decant and no more. First look at this since purchasing a. Axe on the strength of its showing at the Bibendum 05 and 04 EP tasting at Lords in 2006. Yup, money well spent. Dense ruby. Young but resolved. Served a touch warm but holding itself together nicely, some blackcurrant, sandlewood, very harmonious even after ice cream! **** |
| Red |
2004 Château Pavie MacquinSt. Émilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend more |
4/15/2024 - SimonG wrote: 91 pointsJonathan’s/Nick’s 04 Bordeaux (Hawksmoor Guildhall, London): Warm and broad on the nose. Smooth. Disguises its 14% abv well. Crying out for steak. Full but nicely balanced. Very decent, and maybe my favourite PM since the 97. **** |
| Red |
2004 Vieux Château CertanPomerol Red Bordeaux Blend more |
4/15/2024 - SimonG wrote: 92 pointsJonathan’s/Nick’s 04 Bordeaux (Hawksmoor Guildhall, London): Dense ruby. A touch lactic on the nose. Redcurrant in with the black. A shade too warm. Just a pinch of VA giving a sense of Viennese hot chocolate reminiscent of a feral half of 64 CVNE VR GR a few years back. Very attractive though, and the nose does seem to clear. Softer and more open than a previous look at this. Not quite right but still a very lovely drink. **** |
| Red |
2004 Château Pichon-Longueville BaronPauillac Red Bordeaux Blend more |
4/15/2024 - SimonG wrote: 92 pointsJonathan’s/Nick’s 04 Bordeaux (Hawksmoor Guildhall, London): Dense mid to full ruby. Some blackcurrant and blackcurrant leaf, softer with a touch of mocha. Some spice. Soft and approachable. Really quite giving. Lovely but not quite up to the promise of the 06 Bibendum tasting or a subsequent bottle at the 09 Alba PB offline. |
| Red |
2004 Château Pontet-CanetPauillac Red Bordeaux Blend more |
4/15/2024 - SimonG wrote: 92 pointsJonathan’s/Nick’s 04 Bordeaux (Hawksmoor Guildhall, London): Beautifully dense ruby. Vibrant. More focused than the PB alongside. Good depth of cassis.cool with a hint of cedar. More restraint here. Opening nicely. A sense of tautness cf the PB. Sorry not to own any of this. **** |
| Red |
2004 Pavillon Rouge du Château MargauxRed Bordeaux Blend more |
4/15/2024 - SimonG wrote: 92 pointsJonathan’s/Nick’s 04 Bordeaux (Hawksmoor Guildhall, London): Dense ruby. Broader and meatier on the nose, less precise with some blackcurrant leaf alongside the fruit. Broader palate too, accentuated by being 2–3C° warmer too. Quite rich with less precise definition. A bit more Henry Moore than David; fun though. **** |
| Red |
2004 Château Rauzan-SéglaMargaux Red Bordeaux Blend more |
4/15/2024 - SimonG wrote: 93 pointsJonathan’s/Nick’s 04 Bordeaux (Hawksmoor Guildhall, London): First of a half case bought on the strength of trying in April 06 at the Bibendum Lords 05 EP tasting. Full deep vibrant ruby, finely chiselled, blackcurrant fruit with a beautifully fragrant top note of violet and fresia. Similar on palate. So precise, linear, elegant and long cf the Pav Rouge’s relaxed breadth. Classical elegance in cool marble. **** |
| White - Sparkling |
2016 Laherte Frères Champagne Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut Les Grandes CrayèresChardonnay more |
4/15/2024 - SimonG wrote: 90 pointsJonathan’s/Nick’s 04 Bordeaux (Hawksmoor Guildhall, London): 20210 disgorgement. Pale to mid straw. Interesting nose, fresh but bready, a touch ocidative maybe nodding towards the barrique aging. A touch of spice too, ice weight on the finish with a touch of ginger. Positive but could go either way. ***1/2 |
| Red |
2008 Domaine Yves Cuilleron Côte-Rôtie La MadinièreSyrah more |
4/13/2024 - SimonG wrote: 87 pointsDense ruby. Some medium to dark red fruit, but relatively muted and compact. Tannins pretty much resolved, the structural profile being very much acidity led. Not a huge amount of complexity here, and a little shrill. Perfectly drinkable, but expensive (12 years ago) for what it is. Holds well overnight, possibly better balanced now, but still no more than mid *** |
| Red |
2005 Château de FonbelSt. Émilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend more |
4/10/2024 - SimonG wrote: 88 points2/12 Bright full ruby. Nicely resolved. Mulberry fruit, finely velvety, soft tannins, a sense of richness in a classical, restrained frame, moderate length and complexity. Good to go now but with plenty of time in hand. Very attractive and a good match for côte de boeuf. *** |
| Red |
2011 Domaine de Bellene Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Aux ChaignotsPinot Noir more |
4/6/2024 - SimonG wrote: 90 pointsBright mid ruby. Slightly tart red fruit. Silky, quite ligh, a low key rendition of Chaignots. Quite tight, a touch of cranberry, currently lacking generosity and substance.needs some coaxing. Let’s see what tomorrow brings… Yes, fuller, richer, quite rounded. This has opened back up overnight. ***1/2 |
| Red |
2011 Domaine de Bellene Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Aux ChaignotsPinot Noir more |
4/6/2024 - SimonG wrote: flawedBright mid ruby. Some red fruit, but with air a sense of 11 character, but actually with a bit more air it’s clearly corked. |
| White |
2020 Domaine Sainte Madeleine Bourgogne VézelayChardonnay more |
4/5/2024 - SimonG wrote: 88 pointsPale to mid straw. Attractively fresh with a hint of bruised red apple fruit coupled with a lightness and mineral line. Attractive freshness helped by the relatively lowish abv. Very attractive and drinkable. *** |
| Red |
2021 Pierrick Bouley Bourgogne Côte d'OrPinot Noir more |
4/4/2024 - SimonG wrote: 88 pointsLight mid ruby, brightly translucent. Lovely crunchy cranberry-led fruit in a finely silky frame. Initially quite light and bright, filling a little with air and gaining some sweetness to the cranberry and redcurrant fruit. Very attractive and drinkable. BR density, complexity and length. A lighter, vintage-transparent take on this wine in contrast to the deeper, cherry fruited, velvety 2019, different styles but qualitatively as good. Overnight in the fridge this puts on weight, plumping out the mid-palate and taking on a sweeter element to the fruit. *** |
| Red |
2015 Mark Haisma Pinot Noir Bourgognemore |
4/3/2024 - SimonG wrote: 88 pointsHalf. Gorgeous mid ruby, really bright and translucent. Lifted strawberry fruit, nicely pure and focused. Starts out quite light and fresh, putting on weight and texture after an hour or so, really densely silky, sweet red fruit. Good volume for BR. Nicely à point in half format. Lovely. *** |
| White - Sparkling |
2017 Hundred Hills Preamble No. 2England Chardonnay more |
3/31/2024 - SimonG wrote: 89 pointsA Bereche-esque oeil de perdrix hue. Quite fresh and lemony initially, aperitif-style. Overnight it puts on some weight and rounds out. Dosage evident though not detrimentally so. Rounded and very decent if unremarkable. I’m not sure I’d pick this as English if served it blind. *** |
| Red |
1989 Vieux Château CertanPomerol Red Bordeaux Blend more |
4/1/2024 - SimonG wrote: 93 pointsMid to full garnet. Mellow sandlewood and cedar on the nose, some gentle red autumnal fruit and a pinch of tobacco. Harmonious on the attack, quite fresh, nicely classical and understated, long. A quietly satisfying and unshowy VCC that has shown similarly across almost a full case over the past 15 years. **** |
| Red |
1997 La Rioja Alta Rioja Gran Reserva 904Tempranillo Blend, Tempranillo more |
3/31/2024 - SimonG wrote: 93 pointsFull garnet, mid ruby at its core. Red fruit, church pew and a hint of warm leather.This bottle quite bright and youthful and not yet at the orange zest phase. Lovely bright red fruit combining strawberry, cranberry and a pinch of hibiscus. Lovely line. Super wine, and coped admirably with roast saddle of hogget with wild garlic pesto. **** |
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