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Red

2021 Jean-Marc Burgaud Morgon Corcelette

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12/22/2023 - Benoit Hardy Likes this wine: 90 points

Nose of red fruits and bramble.

Juicy on the palate, with an attack of sweet spices. The maturity of the juice is sufficient given the vintage to produce a pleasant wine with juicy acidity. It’s simple but effective, not the most exciting Beaujolais that I’ve had in my little experience, but far from being the worst. Above all, I drank Burgundies 3 times more expensive which were worse! Honest finish shared between plum and spices.

Good Beaujolais, successful if we consider the problematic vintage.

  • Comment posted by Benoit Hardy:

    12/22/2023 11:54:00 PM - You are certainly right I don’t drink too much Beaujolais. However, I would not cellar 2021 for a long haul.

  • Comment posted by Benoit Hardy:

    12/23/2023 2:57:00 AM - Yes, it was my idea, to drink the 21 before the 20
Red

2004 Giuseppe E Figlio Mascarello Barolo Monprivato

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9/22/2023 - Benoit Hardy Likes this wine: 95 points

Very Burgundian nose, it is floral, with a farandole of red fruits and a hint of spice.

The mouth confirms this suppleness, with a juice of high quality, very fine, with the rose dominating. After the few Morissio riserva that I drank, if this Monprivato does not have the depth of the great cuvée, it prevails on the other hand on the pleasure and the sapidity of the wine which stands out for its serenity. The aromas of fruit and spices come in the second half of the mouth, but this dominating rose is really delicious, it's so delicate. Beautiful floral finish on a diaphanous length thanks to an ethereal acidity which revives the wine while maintaining a perfect balance.

What a pleasure to have this kind of obvious Barolo.

  • Comment posted by Benoit Hardy:

    9/23/2023 6:32:00 AM - Pleasure is mine :)
Red

2015 Massolino Barolo Riserva Vigna Rionda

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7/2/2023 - Benoit Hardy Likes this wine: 93 points

I am usually not very fond of young Barolos which I often find tannic and closed. But here, from the nose, you can feel an open wine, with floral, spice and brandy notes.

The dress is translucent.

The mouth is of a beautiful purity, with an attack on the cherry brandy. The juice has a nice freshness. Then there is a very pronounced saline and floral side, the whole being coated with a beautiful suppleness. The whole is attractive and already extremely sapid, we take a lot of pleasure in it. Good balance, beautiful structure, the wine is well built. Saline and balsamic finish, still a little firm, with a nice crystalline length.

Excellent Barolo that will age harmoniously.

  • Comment posted by Benoit Hardy:

    8/10/2023 1:41:00 PM - your welcome!
White - Sparkling

NV Jacques Selosse V.O. Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut

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9/2/2022 - Benoit Hardy Likes this wine: 95 points

dsg 12/2014

Nose on orange peels and an oxidative trait

Mouth with controlled oxidative characteristics, it is elegant, chalky and vinous at the same time, very particular as always with Selosse. Great complexity with the structure of the wine which is revealed after the vinous touch where the meringue and the candied fruits are revealed. Great chalky finish with a saline length.

Excellent, a beautiful mature VO.

  • Comment posted by Benoit Hardy:

    8/2/2023 6:37:00 AM - Hi! Bereche is becoming very oxydative style yes. You will not have the problem with a young Selosse. Try Suenen also it’s very good. On the other hand, avoid Pouillon, it’s very ox-style even with his brut reserve
White

2008 Zind-Humbrecht Pinot Gris Rangen de Thann Clos St. Urbain

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7/8/2023 - Benoit Hardy wrote: 91 points

Rangen de Thann Pinot Gris estate Zind Humbrecht Clos Saint Urbain 2008

Bottle opened without any particular preparation, which undoubtedly harmed him, or maybe the step was too high to pass after Yquem.

Terpenic and honeyed nose.

Ample mouth, on the candied peach, it is quite creamy and honeyed at the same time. It is a wine with “wide hips” which lacks a little complexity in my opinion and especially length with a finish on the pear which lacks a little energy in my opinion. The wine is rather semi-dry than sweet.

To review.

  • Comment posted by Benoit Hardy:

    7/13/2023 3:39:00 PM - Agreed. But sometimes you pop and pour the first wine you get in your cellar...
Red

1996 Penfolds Grange

 South Australia Shiraz Blend, Syrah more
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12/15/2022 - Benoit Hardy Likes this wine: 97 points

Incredibly rich nose of lemongrass, pencil lead and black fruits.

The mouth is still very young and of a magnificent freshness. This is all the more remarkable as the juice has an enormous density. The touch is textured, very noble and silky. The wine glides like velvet. It is layered with that dominant lemongrass, something I haven't noticed on any of the Penfolds I've tasted so far. The eucalyptus side in particular is absent. Then came the graphite, then the cherry and the plum which intertwine in this wine which ultimately turns out to be more fine than concentrated. Magnificent spicy finish that sparkles on the tongue to coat the throat for long minutes.

Great Penfolds.

  • Comment posted by Benoit Hardy:

    12/15/2022 8:55:00 AM - With a mag… I would suggest you to wait at least 5 years more. Maybe 10? My bottle was very young.

  • Comment posted by Benoit Hardy:

    1/3/2023 1:20:00 PM - It depends how you like your Grange. If you like the silky/eucalyptus/fruits side, so, open it in 2 years. If you want it more evolved, you ill have to be patient :)

  • Comment posted by Benoit Hardy:

    1/3/2023 9:36:00 PM - Pleasure is mine!

  • Comment posted by Benoit Hardy:

    5/24/2023 11:53:00 PM - I would open it 6 hours before and just take a sip to see if the wine need more air and I would leave the bottle quietly. 2h before I would try it again just to know if it need decanting

  • Comment posted by Benoit Hardy:

    5/25/2023 1:32:00 AM - Just leave the wine in the bottle. If you are seing & or 2h hour before the service that the wine has difficulties to open up, so decant it on a larger flask.
Red

2005 Sine Qua Non Syrah Atlantis Fe2O3~1a, b & c

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1/18/2023 - Benoit Hardy Likes this wine: 97 points

Sanguine and meaty nose, blueberries and earth

Surprisingly very smooth on the palate for a Californian Syrah grading at 15.3°. The juice is textured and very elegant. It's practically silky. The aromas enter gently into tertiary notes, the blueberry giving way to earthy and sanguine notes. The harmony and complexity that emerge from the wine is perfect, on a balance of great class. The wine is racy with a gliding texture from start to finish. Superb final on the blood orange which opens the way to an infinite length.

Great wine.

  • Comment posted by Benoit Hardy:

    4/14/2023 10:38:00 PM - Hi; I’ve just opened it 6h before but no decanting
White - Sparkling

2012 Marguet Champagne Grand Cru Avize & Cramant Extra Brut

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4/14/2023 - Benoit Hardy Likes this wine: 96 points

Dsg May 2017

2nd bottle drunk 2 years apart.

The wine has taken on patina and depth with a nose of peanut butter, peach, and that incredible salinity.

The mouth still has this creamy texture, with aromas of pear, peach and apricot. A slight touch of oxidation begins to appear. The wine always has this glycerine side with a totally untied juice of a magnificent density. Superb chalky and saline finish on a great vibrant length.

Still the best Marguet I have tasted and one of the best 2012s I have drunk to date.

  • Comment posted by Benoit Hardy:

    4/14/2023 1:34:00 PM - Hi Frank, yeah I’ve tasted a few Sapience but none of them amazed me just like this A & C
Red

1990 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape

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3/12/2023 - Benoit Hardy wrote: flawed

fake bottle

  • Comment posted by Benoit Hardy:

    3/13/2023 2:08:00 PM - Hi Eric. It was quite a coarse and very young syrah. And the cap had bilames scars.
White - Sparkling

1988 Krug Champagne Vintage Brut

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1/2/2023 - Benoit Hardy Likes this wine: 93 points

5th time I come across this bottle whose price has now skyrocketed

Extremely rich nose between candied orange, curry, hazelnut and grilled almonds.

On the palate, the wine is less structured than the previous bottles. In fact, it's a V6 that runs on 5 legs as they say. Once the nose settles down a bit, the mouth takes on volume with an obvious vinosity and roasted aromas of coffee beans. Then the nose takes over and the mouth runs out of steam. And vice versa. In fact, it is quite frustrating since there is no harmony between the nose and the mouth. The bitters remain beautiful on the finish, which opens the way to a grand, saline and intense finish with great length, more in line with the pedigree of the wine.

It is sometimes necessary to accept that certain bottles of a cuvée which is now 35 years old are weaker than others. It remains excellent, but other vintages are at their peak now, I remain very happy to have drunk this vintage at its best moment.

  • Comment posted by Benoit Hardy:

    1/9/2023 1:53:00 PM - Hi, thanks, Happy new year too! I meant, it was the 5th time i've tasted Krug 1988 :)
Red

1998 Penfolds Grange

 South Australia Shiraz Blend, Syrah more
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1/19/2022 - Benoit Hardy Likes this wine: 98 points

In this acclaimed vintage, shiraz clearly dominates with 97% for 3% Cabernet Sauvignon.

A nose of crazy complexity, on blackberries, crushed raspberries, barbecue, pepper, spices ... Everything goes with aeration where aromas of coffee beans will be added.

On the palate, the wine is massive, especially with its 15% alcohol, but to be honest I expected worse. It is a perfect balance and with a freshness, what a treat! The juice is dense and loose on bright fruit blended with meaty flavors and roasted coffee. It's textured and smooth at the same time, with a hint of vanilla, the complexity and presence on the palate is there, it's almost too easy! The wine benefits from the aeration in the glass with the appearance of flavors of figs, violets, and smoke. Eminently complex, everything is there to make a great wine, starting with the massive, almost carbony finish that unrolls like a steamroller over an enormous length.

It is a great wine objectively, kaleidoscopic, intense and tasty at the same time.

  • Comment posted by Benoit Hardy:

    1/20/2022 9:19:00 PM - Hi, usually i don’t decant wine. For this bottle, i’ve just opened it 6/5h hours before the service and see how It evolved during this time
Red

1982 Château Trotanoy

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8/1/2021 - Benoit Hardy Likes this wine: 97 points

It took 6 hours for the wine to reach its level, 6 hours during which it worried me, as the acidic tip on the finish gave me the prospect of the worst, totally unbalancing the wine ...

A very aristocratic nose, in the purest Bordeaux classicism: graphite, tobacco, smoke, truffle, earthy, spicy… The list goes on.

Superb texture in the mouth. It's velvety and silky, with an XXL juice of great maturity, all this exudes Bordeaux at its zenith. It's rich, sexy, black as ink with still fiery fruit on black currant and plum. The wine is layered so that the fruit gently leaves its place, like a veil that rises, on chocolate, cedar, all sprinkled with sweet spices. It's voluptuous but focused. Noble, serene finish with melted tannins, which oscillates between coffee, herbs and cedar, the whole lining the throat for a long time.

A charismatic wine. It's great.

  • Comment posted by Benoit Hardy:

    1/4/2022 1:41:00 PM - Your welcome! :)
White - Sparkling

2015 Benoît Lahaye Champagne Grand Cru Brut Nature Le Jardin de la Grosse Pierre

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2/19/2021 - Benoit Hardy Likes this wine: 94 points

dsg 02/2020

7 grape varieties: Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier, Pinot Blanc, Chardonnay, Arbanne, Petit Meslier, Fromenteau.

Lively and deep nose on chalk and citrus fruits. The palate is extremely mineral. It's chalky, with flavors of wet stone. Then the juice comes to take the top with a bright fruit, very pure, stretched by a fine acidity which allows the wine to be delivered and to unfold quietly. I thought it was going to be very straight, but it's already ready, the aeration gives it a winey touch, it is a supple champagne, comfortable and above all, multifaceted. The aeration will give it a very fine winey side, it is deep and balanced with a magnificent finish, a mixture of chalk and fruit which is distilled in a great and beautiful length.
It’s really excellent and already ready to drink.

  • Comment posted by Benoit Hardy:

    12/13/2021 2:02:00 PM - Hi;

    From what I read, yes, but obviously not each year. But No guarantee.

  • Comment posted by Benoit Hardy:

    12/14/2021 12:52:00 AM - Oh, you are sure about the presence of non-allowed varieties? Bc i think the AOC is pretty attentive to this.
White - Sparkling

2007 Bollinger Champagne R.D. Extra Brut

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8/28/2021 - CHBD Likes this wine: 93 points

Superbe nez toasté avec des fruits exotiques. Frais en bouche ,belle acidité
mais manque d'ampleur et de longueur pour un R.D. Probablement une bouteille en mauvaise forme ?

  • Comment posted by Benoit Hardy:

    12/3/2021 12:28:00 AM - Bu hier soir, j'ai eu le même sentiment: très bon, mais manque d'amplitude...
Red

2010 Tenuta Guado al Tasso (Antinori) Bolgheri Superiore

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11/18/2021 - Benoit Hardy Likes this wine: 95 points

Opened to Cantinetta Antinori without particular ventilation, the wine immediately expressed itself with fullness and strength.

Intense nose on black fruits, spices and leather.

The palate is intense but open with extremely well integrated elements, starting with an elegant woody note on diffused cedar. The wine is deep, on captivating aromas similar to the nose, with a textured and silky juice which provides a lot of pleasure. I don't know if the wine is at its peak, but it is already delicious, on a perfect balance which gives freshness and flavor to an ensemble that is nevertheless rich and dense. Magnificent powerful and serene finish on sweet spices and tannins which trace the furrow to a very good length.

It’s just great.

  • Comment posted by Benoit Hardy:

    11/18/2021 8:45:00 AM - Thanks :)
Red

2006 Tenuta dell'Ornellaia Bolgheri Superiore Ornellaia

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10/16/2021 - Benoit Hardy wrote: 94 points

Nose on leather, spices and brandy cherries.

On the palate, the key word of this wine is concentration. It begins with the attack where the juice is very concentrated, powerful but balanced by an acidity that carries the wine and avoids the heaviness of 15 °. The texture of the wine remains silky so that it remains supple and digestible, on black fruit mixed with tobacco. The wine has a good depth and has a definite potential. Final with melted tannins, quite warm on the leather and the cherry.

Excellent, but in a transition phase, in a mid-world where the tertiary phase has not yet asserted itself in favor of deep and powerful fruit. I will wait 5 years for my next bottles

  • Comment posted by Benoit Hardy:

    10/16/2021 4:12:00 PM - Ahahahaha it’s sensitive with iPhone. 94 of course.

    Thanks to notice it to me
Red

1990 Château Latour Grand Vin

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10/13/2021 - Benoit Hardy Likes this wine: 98 points

Nose of a crazy class bringing together all that Bordeaux classism can do best: it is subtly earthy, grassy, leather, black fruit and cedar.

Surprisingly fine on the palate where I expected power. The whole is still stunningly youthful, with aromas of undergrowth, truffles and spices. It's silky and complex, with incredible freshness, almost lace. A pure, racy and juicy wine, of great complexity with incredible depth and suppleness. It's still a great moment spent with a mature Bordeaux. Masterful finish on tobacco which combines power, softness and length.

A grandiose, serene wine that imposes itself quite naturally.

  • Comment posted by Benoit Hardy:

    10/13/2021 12:16:00 PM - Hello everyone;

    Thanks for your message. I opened it 6h before the service, and left it quietly for a slow aeration. It took 2h to drink it. I loved it, One of my most beautiful Bordeaux with Lafite 1986, Clinet 1989, Cheval Blanc 1982 or Montrose 1990!
Red

2001 Poderi Aldo Conterno Barolo Riserva Granbussia

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8/27/2021 - Benoit Hardy Likes this wine: 96 points

Open only 1 hour before, it did not take more to shine, a real rockstar.

This wine has everything I love about Barolo: race, floral and spicy aromas, but above all it remains easy to digest and elegant.

The nose explodes on white pepper. From then on, I expected a massive mouth, but it didn't. With a velvety touch, the wine settles and is sovereign with delicious floral aromas, cedar and sweet spices. The juice is massive but its perception is sweet. Pure and powerful at the same time, it unfolds its complexity with opulent balsamic notes at the end of the mouth and an explosive finish so intense the leather is. Wrap-around length.

I loved this wine, it is a great Barolo for me.

  • Comment posted by Benoit Hardy:

    8/27/2021 9:54:00 AM - Thanks, pleasure is mine!
Red

1991 Ridge Monte Bello

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5/19/2021 - Benoit Hardy Likes this wine: 96 points

On opening, the nose was bizarre, on a mixture of medicinal herbs and not fresh meat. Opening 4 hours allowed this bottle from a vintage described as "legendary" in California to demonstrate its full value.

After 4 hours, the nose is of magnificent purity, there is bright fruit, with cedar, tobacco and a little mint.

On the palate, the velvety attack is striking. The touch is delicate while the juice is as textured as it is dense. The wine is precise and harmonious, feeling of "cold light" while the Californian wines that I have tasted so far have all been a little warm for my taste. Aromas of dried flowers, eucalyptus, sweet spices, black fruits and leather come together to create a flourishing whole. The wine is singing, it unfolds serenely on a perfect balance. Great finish, pure, minty, almost saline because it is so fresh and which stretches endlessly in a crystalline length.

Great California wine!

  • Comment posted by Benoit Hardy:

    5/19/2021 2:39:00 PM - You need to put a very serious grand cru classé if you want to compete with it!

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