5/23/2024 - Fred_Bo Likes this wine:

crazy good

5/23/2024 - arkitek wrote:

Unremarkable. A bit dusty.

5/23/2024 - Urs Andreas wrote:

Top wieder kaufen

5/23/2024 - RN wrote:

Pale gold straw. Delicate nose. Took a while to open….Then lovely delicate fruit with a some oak (not too much) and a spine of acid. Long and linear for a base bourgogne. Impressive.

5/23/2024 - LB88 wrote:

Just a touch more fresh than the chianti Classico which I preferred but still a very interesting wine with a little more tannins compared to the Chianti classico. So may age better.

5/23/2024 - evanqian wrote:

same as previous vintage, dense dark plum, spices, chocolate and vanilla bean, full body, grippy tannins, solid acidity, some heat. still young, not integrated yet.

Ap 5/5, Ar 12/15, Palate 17/20, Overall 3+3/10
Total 90+/100

5/23/2024 - Tgood wrote:

Dense pigment- blackberry and black pepper- firm tannins quaffing alone more of the velvety persuasion with food

5/23/2024 - mark_k Likes this wine:

Outstanding wine. Candy red colour, light body, cherry, leafy nose. So pure and fruit driven. Could smell and sip this forever

5/23/2024 - Bolognese Diner Likes this wine:

Golden yellow of regal beauty, on the nose it opens with pineapple and melon, followed immediately by notes of white fruits such as peach and apple. Hints of cinnamon and sage add an extremely elegant touch to the aromatic profile. On the palate, it is smooth with a freshness that envelops the entire mouth, making the drinking experience extremely cheerful and dynamic.

giallo dorato di regale bellezza, al naso apre con ananas e melone e immediatamente a ruota escono note di frutta bianca come pesca e mela. Sfumature di cannella e salvia rendono il quadro olfattivo di estrema eleganza. Al palato risulta morbido e dalla freschezza che avvolge tutta la bocca, rendendo così la beva estremamente allegra e dinamica.

5/23/2024 - red.red.vino wrote:

Restaurant purchase, pop n pour. Tightly bound, somewhat reframed. Dark fruited with a black liquorice backbone, supported by a medium weight and very very fine and light, slightly dusty tannins. Tough one to call, other than needs time to open up. Have often though SC is one of the MV grenache makers where the fruit profile can handle a bit of age without becoming a bit same same.

5/23/2024 - vlzat wrote:

Light body, bright golden colour. Elegant orchard fruits and grassy aroma. Green apples, pears and citrus zest palate following by refreshing acidity and vibrant finish. Very enjoyable wine. Food friendly, well paring with salmon sashimi. Serve 10ºC - 12ºC. Open half an hour ahead. Drink now.

5/23/2024 - graemeg wrote:

{screwcap, 14.8%} As virulent a ruby/purple as I've ever seen from a wine not still in oak! Fresh but rustic aromas; earth, tobacco, tractor tyres. Like a bleld of wild malbec and carmenere gone feral. Some weird red berry aromas and flavours, but almost animal-like. Initially spritzy, but this blew off with time. Medium/high acid, fine dusty tannins, medium weight, and medium length although it seems to sit on the front and back palates with a hole in the middle. Ticks all the rustic boxes, that's for sure. Think it better young, I must say. Fine peasant wine for a weeknight.

5/23/2024 - FransS wrote:

I confirm my previous note; a delight to taste!

5/23/2024 - mats13 wrote:

Deft balance, either no oak or very light treatment. Clean, a surprising bite of apple.

5/23/2024 - arkitek Likes this wine:

Nothing too complicated but good drinking. Heeft on the tropical fruit with passion fruit and grapefruit in front.

5/23/2024 - LB88 wrote:

PNP beautiful delicate nose of dark fruit, very fresh, feminine and elegant on the palate. Super fine tannins and so balanced for this vintage. So approachable now but will certainly get better from here.

5/23/2024 - Cacio Pepe Likes this wine:

Bright strawberry, cranberry, stewed rhubarb, fresh raspberries. Bright pure beam of fruit on the palate, very precise and mouthwatering. This wine is very fresh and light on it feet, but still with amazing depth of flavour, and a long finish.

5/23/2024 - Condrieu82 Likes this wine:

Light mousse, nice yellow color. Nose mostly lemony, with some vanilla and yeast. Nice acidity, balanced citrus fruit, some herbal notes, nice mousse and brioche notes, medium-long ending with pleasant oaky notes. A good Champagne, balanced and elegant if maybe a bit thin. Definitely enjoyable and appropriate for a Kaiseki dinner at 3 Michelin Stars restaurant TAIAN in Osaka.

5/23/2024 - arkitek Likes this wine:

Pleasantly surprised. Intense black fruits and plum. Rich with powdery tannins.

5/23/2024 - Vintuition Does not like this wine:

50 is generous

Muted nose. Light. Too light body
Ô goût. Où es-tu ?

Le Calon-Segur d'avant était bien.
Pas à l'aveugle, mais mon ami, m'a dit. J'attends ta réaction.

Et avec la franchise qui nous sert: ce vin est court, trop court en bouche. Un Brunello ? A l'aveugle? Jamais. Autant au nez qu'à la bouche! Selon lui, pointe d'amertume.

Ouvrira-t-il ce 2018 bu fin mai 2024?
Impossible! La vérité doit être acceptée.

L'appellation doit resserrer ses balises si elle veut rester gage de qualité. Ce "vin" défectueux en promesse, a échappé à la vigilance et nous payons un prix, trop élevé, pour cette médiocre qualité.

Notre temps ne reviens pas. Faites votre boulot, et bien. Svp.

Valeur 15$ pour une bouteille qui ne devrait pas se retrouver en vente.

PS. Merci WS, depuis 3 bouteilles, vos recommandations font maintenant partie des à proscrire. Je m'auto-proclame MWR
R pour rectificateur

5/23/2024 - Boupboup Likes this wine:

un très beau chardonay Québecois, à acheter, super

5/23/2024 - TJMillar wrote:

Blackberry, dark, rich round and delicious, beautifully rounded and balanced, slightly grippy tannins, deeply satisfying. Lovely surprise, excellent value.

5/23/2024 - Bolognese Diner Likes this wine:

In the glass, it presents a dark ruby red color with bright reflections. The aromatic profile is characterized by fragrant aromas of small dark berries, blueberry, black currant, cherry, delicately spiced hints, and notes of aromatic herbs from the Mediterranean scrub. The sip is broad and enveloping, with a remarkable aromatic complexity, leading to a long and very persistent finish.

Nel calice si presenta di colore rosso rubino scuro con riflessi luminosi. Il profilo olfattivo è caratterizzato da aromi fragranti di piccoli frutti a bacca scura, mirtillo, ribes nero, ciliegia, cenni delicatamente speziati e note di erbe aromatiche della macchia mediterranea. Il sorso è ampio e avvolgente, con una notevole sfaccettatura aromatica, che accompagna verso un finale lungo e molto persistente.

5/23/2024 - MicklethePickle Likes this wine:

Pretty pink salmon color. Delicate sweet mineral rosé nose. Good depth and richness in the mouth, ripe fruit but good acidity. Very pleasant. 5-11-16-8: 90/100.

5/23/2024 - Bolognese Diner Likes this wine:

Excellent presence on the nose, with the fruit of Pinot Noir prominently displayed. The absence of dosage preserves the integrity of its warm and full-bodied terroir. On the palate, it has good structure and remarkable length of flavor.

5/23/2024 - mark_k Likes this wine:

Brought to Primeur restaurant in Stoke Newington. Cheesy style champagne, lemon curd with some sea shells. This is delicious as it warms up and becomes more wine than fizz. Out of the PG Special Club range, I find this the most ready to go compared to the Oger or Cramant.

5/23/2024 - Anders Danielsen Lie Likes this wine:

2022: egenartet og veldig god petnat rosé på 50 pinot, 30 chardonnay, 10 furmint, 10 syrah. Markjordbær, selleri, grønn urt, litt ugress, bakst, rabarbra. God fylde og syre. Flott vin som ikke konkurrerer med champagne, men er en egen greie.

5/23/2024 - Psdycp wrote:

A fruit driven nose and palate. Fresh, linear and leathery with a touch of sweet floral note, sage and pine fragrance. Good length and power in the medium-bodied structure. Tannins are grippy but ripe, providing the much needed support to balance the rich fruit and acidity. Ready to drink now and for the next 3-5 years.

5/23/2024 - mhk2132 wrote:

향에선 강한 과일향이 느겨서 기대했지만 막상 맛은 복합적인 느낌보단 멍숭한 느낌..? 달ㅈ 않지만 단맛이 느껴져 버린
재구매는 노

5/23/2024 - Condrieu82 Likes this wine:

Light ruby in the glass. Peppery notes in the nose with some oaky flair. Nice acidity, round and fresh, with cherries and blackberries on the palate, pepper, coffee beans, medium+ tannins. Quite straightforward with a pleasantly oaky ending. Went great with Pizza al prosciutto e rucola. Unpretentious but good.

5/23/2024 - mark_k Likes this wine:

No proper notes but recall it being linear style with lemon and spice. Needs more time to unwind.

5/23/2024 - Bolognese Diner Likes this wine:

Straw yellow color with beautiful golden reflections, fresh and lively on the nose, with a straightforward attack on the palate, and above all, finesse and richness of aromas thanks to the mineral extraction from old vines (selection of vineyards over 45 years old). On the palate, it is pleasantly full-bodied, with aromas of dried fruits, pineapple, and white-fleshed fruit that provide excellent depth. The floral aspect is also present.

5/23/2024 - yorkch wrote:

Didn't hold out much hope for this to be anything but a nice and easy "luncheon" wine. However it's delicious. Light red berries with great acid profile, refined mouth feel and dangerously drinkable. Ready to go now, in my opinion. Has made me reassess my opinion of some of Nicolas' wines.

5/23/2024 - PFLK Likes this wine:

A very nice wine. Floral, balanced. Fruit and minerals. A good Etna touch

5/23/2024 - FransS wrote:

The same impresion as with my previous bottle; a pure and vibrant LBV.

5/23/2024 - Burgnick Likes this wine:

Consistent with previous note. Flinty and sharp with ripe fruit on the palate, backed up with sharp acidity. It still showed the vintage ripeness but the reductive wine-making style lifted up the fruit. Very good.

5/23/2024 - llink wrote:

PNP. Deep nose, flinty, floral with a lovely lemon rind note. The palate is equal to the nose, with a crisp yet mouth filling texture and flavors that are citrus infused and chalky. Excellent.,

5/23/2024 - Bolognese Diner Likes this wine:

In the glass, it presents a ruby red color with garnet reflections. The bouquet expresses light floral scents of wilted violet, aromas of small berries, hints of licorice root, and spices. On the palate, it has a medium structure, with refined aromas, a tannic texture well integrated with the body of the wine, and a finish with fresh and savory notes. At this point, I would say it is already towards the end of its ideal drinking phase, yet still of excellent elegance.

5/23/2024 - Jeremy Holmes wrote:

A fresh nose of yellow fruits, flint and mint. Good depth and volume. Ripe but not overly so. Tangy lemon and chalk to the finish. A very good Bourgogne.

5/23/2024 - Eliasli Likes this wine:

Poweful with much fruit yet balanced. Amazing value. Aired for 1h, should have aired some more, but good to pnp

5/23/2024 - mark_k wrote:

This is too young but there is potential to improve. Drank from a half bottle. Try again in 2026

5/23/2024 - Eliasli Likes this wine:

Compelling, complex, some forest floor, spice, vibrancy, but with power and intensity. Some minerals. Liked it, but not blown away.

5/23/2024 - lozatron Likes this wine:

Standard. Grippy, savoury with a kind of blackcurrant core through the middle of it. Keep on coming back to this midweek banker.

5/23/2024 - Chekib m. Likes this wine:

Medium to deep garnet.
Intense aromas of kirsch liqueur, stewed blue and black berries,liquorice.
Full body, medium tannins, sweet medicinal and licorice flavours prevalent with some blackberry liqueur. Good intensity of flavours and length.
Good wine but needs food.

5/23/2024 - jmoon Likes this wine:

Quite lovely. Took an hour to relax and open up. Liquid silk about the two hour mark. Plenty of upside.

5/23/2024 - Ben Christiansen wrote:

Delicious right from the cork pull, so good to go right now. Rich dark cherry fruit, full bodied, smoothed out. Why wait?

5/23/2024 - MicklethePickle wrote:

Popped and poured. Still very young and primary in appearance; opaque black-ruby with broad tears. Still a youngster, though I am beginning to question whether there is enough stuffing to overcome the acidity and stiff tannins. Brushy, autumn leaves, and waxy faint florals show in the nose. Blackberry fruit in the mouth is somewhat overcome by hard edges, oak, and rusticity. Somewhat bitter finish. Fairly charmless now … and maybe forever? Time will tell. 5-11–10-6: 82/100.

5/23/2024 - MaxM1991 wrote:

Farbe: Blasses gelb
Nase: Zitrus, grüner Apfel, leichte Anklänge von Brioche
Gaumen: frisch, Zitrus, grüner Apfel, solide Mousse
Gesamt: recht simpel, Niveau einfacher Champagner, hinten raus wenig Säure und recht kurz

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5/23/2024 - Ozmango Likes this wine:

Been a couple of years. Light gold still. Interesting blend of Sémillon and Roussanne esters, buttery. Rich mouthfeel, white peaches, some citrus notes followed by dry flinty acid finish. More years to come. Tandoori chicken pizza is excellent with it.

5/23/2024 - colinscellar wrote:

Light-medium ruby colour looks a bit Pinot-esque in the glass.
Red currants and tart plum with some peppery and earthy spice. There's a rustic, slightly dusty savouriness that gives the wine an Italian feel, which might seem a bit odd for a French varietal made in Australia but that's the vibe I'm getting ??
Soft tannins but good acidity. Surprisingly light and elegant for a) McLaren Vale and b) its 14.5%, hides the alcohol well.
Always interesting to try the minority Bordeaux grapes on their own and this isn't bad but probably shows why it's usually blended as it's lacking a bit of power and intensity.