5/13/2024 - Carson.McEvoy Likes this wine:

Initially very green, but it settled into its own after about 90 minutes in the decanter. It had aromas of blueberries, oak, fig, and plum. The powerful tannins were surprisingly approachable at this age. Another 5-8 years will do this wine well, but it's still a fun, enjoyable, and affordable bottle in its current state.

5/13/2024 - vancouvermatt Likes this wine:

Cork crumbled, opened up after 30 minutes

5/13/2024 - Carson.McEvoy wrote:

This was my second time with this wine, and this bottle seemed to be in much better shape! There was a slight off-putting funk after removing the cork, but it quickly faded and was replaced by sweet strawberries, leather, and cassis. The fruit was soft and fading, indicating it was past its prime but still showing life. This bottle performed much better than the first one I had.

5/13/2024 - Carson.McEvoy Likes this wine:

A last-minute auction purchase because the price was right! I knew it was a gamble and didn't expect much, but it exceeded all my expectations. It wasn't a showstopper, but it was extremely enjoyable. The nose had earthy notes, a slight barnyard funk, leather, and pencil shavings. On the palate, it was soft, sweet, delicate, and still had lively tannins. I don't expect this wine to improve any further and it was probably better 10 years ago. Nonetheless, it was a treat to open a bottle this old—almost twice my age!

5/13/2024 - biggie Likes this wine:

Leaf Day - under Stelvin cap. Pours orange gold into the glass. Nose is classic Gewürztraminer - Lychee, roses, light spice but also now some orange zest. On the palate there’s some oxidative notes for sure but the medium plus acidity is holding and the flavours are really interesting - orange, lychee, roses, spice and a bit of lime zest. The finish is long with the florals, lime, spice and orange continuing. It’s reminding me kinda of Pineau de Charentes. Having it with my first attempt at Piri Piri pizza. I doubt anyone else in the CellarTracker community is silly enough to have this vintage in their cellar but it’s definitely a drink now. It’s really enjoyable and complex.

5/13/2024 - KTelaak_Buffalo Likes this wine:

Really bold and impressive for the price point. Great to have bottles around when pouring for a group. Absolutely a go-to for me.

5/13/2024 - CWilliam wrote:

No notes - really enjoyed it though. 91+/-

Would buy again.

5/13/2024 - WineCenturyAZ Likes this wine:

Golden in the glass, restrained nose, palate is dry, yellow apple, melon, stone fruit, nectarine, acidity is medium +, body medium, finish is long. Very nice.

5/13/2024 - CWilliam wrote:

Last of 3 bottles. Notes from night 1 but flat on night 2 so I don't think this will age well. Red with brown tinges. On nose, tobacco, savory herbs, sweet cherry, strawberry and orange rind (with air). Medium body/acidity and medium+ tannins with a long finish. 92+/- but not a re-buy for me. Enjoyed this on night 1 but fell off on night 2.

5/13/2024 - Joelene wrote:

A pretty nice little Côtes de Bordeaux, drinking pretty well right now, some drying tannin, red fruits, mossy oak and damp leaves. Good qpr @ $13.99

5/13/2024 - Stevethebeav wrote:

Outstanding. Balance, structure, length.

5/13/2024 - GGinSF wrote:

Wonderful right-bank Bordeaux and a great value. Drinking very well still; no evidence of a downward slide after being well-stored for 8 years from purchase. I don't think this will improve though, so now's the time to drink up.

5/13/2024 - gfb1 Does not like this wine:

Too darn sweet!

5/12/2024 - fizz wrote:

Juicy berries and plums. Sweet fruit, medium weighted. Easy to drink.

5/13/2024 - DfwCabLover wrote:

Drinking incredibly well right now. Still has lots of fruit and balance

5/13/2024 - 1512tnw wrote:

Tried this in 2022 and thought it was too rough; now it still has a has a tongue-coating tannin but it’s resolved and ready — will be fine in 2025 too. Needs a flavorful food (eggplant parm) but the acid makes it food-friendly.

5/13/2024 - prasm Likes this wine:

PnP, consumed over 3 hours. Appearance: Clear, medium purple. Nose: Clean. Medium+ intensity with developing aromas of lush black and red fruit - blackberry, cassis, raspberry; red licorice, baking spice, new leather, and black olive - so stuffed and complex. Palate: Dry, medium acid, medium+ tannin is round and soft, pronounced intensity - exceptionally dense, medium+ body, 14.8% abv with developing flavors of perfectly ripe black raspberry, black olive, baking spice, and licorice with a long finish.

Balance: Excellent
Length: Outstanding
Intensity: Outstanding
Complexity: Excellent-Outstanding

An outstanding wine that is dense, complex and long. The phenolic ripeness was nailed in this wine, if it could have been done at 14.3% abv instead of 14.8% abv this would have ranked with the best wines I've ever tasted. It's still close though - outstanding wine drinking well with 2+ hours of air today, better in 2-3 years and 3-5 beyond.

5/13/2024 - MichielV wrote:

Found in cellar. With chicken dish. Yummy well balanced wine with life left. Medium weight.

5/12/2024 - FoodAndDINK Likes this wine:

One of my all-time favorite grapes. Beautiful red fruit nose, excellent tart acidity, and just the right amount of tannin following a 45 minute decant. Love, love, love.

5/13/2024 - Bradley Love wrote:

Pleasant and drinkable with bright cherry flavor and a bit of flint, but tasting more watery now. I don't think this has much room to improve. It won't offend.

5/13/2024 - TexasBob Likes this wine:

Slightly cloudy bright medium ruby. Sharp tobacco and red berries on the nose. Delicious red berry centric notes with tobacco at the edges. Long leathery finish.

5/12/2024 - spendergast Likes this wine:

Continues to drink very well with notes similar to last summer, bright white fruit with elements of citrus, crushed stone and honeysuckle. Great balance with good acidity and satisfying finish. Paired with king crab legs.

5/13/2024 - Soteriologist wrote:

Have a glass and let the rest sit in the bottle for 3 or 4 nights before you consume the rest because the acidity is otherwise unbearable, at least for my taste. Tastes like Bobal in a cement tank, alright. Great for the price.

5/10/2024 - dcwino wrote:

Medium expressive nose displaying remnant of sweet red fruit, a hint of cherry and plum, strong soub bois, noticeable VA, damp cellar, leather and earth. Fully integrated palate, shy but sweet red fruit, quite rich and fluid, bright acidity, medium mineral, fully resolved tannins and a long sweet red fruit driven finish with VA and leather at the end. Past its prime by a couple decades but still enjoyable for what it is.

5/13/2024 - Richard P Howden wrote:

Vanilla, apricot nose. Medium body, good balance and tart finish. Better than unassuming, enjoyable but not especially distinctive. By the glass at Copra. Zibbibo.

5/11/2024 - fizz wrote:

Nutty, stone fruit, only a hint of citrus. Good palate weight, with firmness and richness. Nuts, buttery oak, orchard fruits. It’s young, and hoping the oak gets more integrated with time.

5/13/2024 - denniswdern@gmail.com Likes this wine:

Deepruby color. Very slight fading beginning to occur on the edge. Medium aromas of blackberry, blueberry, licorice and pepper. Tannins have softened nicely by this point. Full bodied, high alcohol, medium acidity. Pronounced flavors as described with aromas, with the fruit being on the jammy side. Long finish.

5/10/2024 - dcwino wrote:

I was excited to open this bottle since it looked quite promising, i.e. clear red color and good fill. Unfortunately, it was madeirized.

5/12/2024 - WetRock wrote:

55% 2015/45% Reserves to 2012. Disg 01/04/23. 3.5 g/L. A very nice, classic BdB using wood for some choice seasoning. That is a nice ginger tinge. It finds a nice midpoint between full bodied and lean. A touch of autolytic and a pop of yeast. Decent depth says this will age fairly nicely. Not required though air did this some favors. Another quality wine from Doquet.

5/13/2024 - Bjweiss wrote:

Day one i
I’d give this an 84. There’s a funky reductive note that hangs around for quite some time. Most didn’t care for the wine, so I popped it back in the fridge. Amazing what a day can do to transform a wine. The overly reductive character is gone (and don’t get me wrong, I love flinty reductive notes…this was just bizarre). The wine is full of licorice and earth. Minimal fruit character to be found here. Still not a crowd pleaser for sure, but I’m enjoying it for its unique terroir expression. I wish there was more acid here, as it’s on the low side for champagne, which is to say…medium.

5/13/2024 - Fitzpage wrote:

Strong initial burst of flavor that rapidly dissipates. Overall inoffensive but equally uninteresting. Notes of cherry and plum with a vanilla finish. Paired nicely with chorizo sausage but did not stand up to being on its own.

5/13/2024 - Bruce 1er wrote:

Good but, while a great year for Beaujolais, the fruit has largely faded. Earthy, soft tannins in finish.

5/13/2024 - Bob23 wrote:

Pretty innocuous and underwhelming. Nothing’s bad per se, but it needs more acidity and/or some tannins.

5/13/2024 - KJD45$ wrote:

Big glycerin wine…thickest slowest legs
It starts borderline jammy but acidity kicks right in to
Keep it from being syrupy…
Loads of blackberry plum graphite tar and firm tannins and plenty of acidity to lift the finish…
Cali cab all the way…
For the price it’s better than many of Mike Smiths upper end cabs
Delish but at $125 it’s a bit rich

5/11/2024 - fizz wrote:

Cork. 14.5% alc.
Decanted 2 hours.
Pale to medium garnet. Cherry, red florals. Medium weight, with detail and freshness. A stony, mineral thread. Fine, slightly powdery tannins. Drinks well now, but could easily hold.

5/13/2024 - danielbleier Likes this wine:

consistent with notes of 11/23/2023

5/9/2024 - winelibertine Likes this wine:

Very well balanced aromatic wine……strawberry, floral, white peppery light red. reminiscent of Ruchè, Refosco. Juicy and slightly tannic finish. Easy to drink

5/10/2024 - dlcass Likes this wine:

Nice wine. Needs some time in decant. Perhaps not as interesting as I'd love, but good wine. Getting more pricey.

5/13/2024 - Bruce 1er wrote:

Has matured beautifully. Complex with excellent fruit still present. A great year for Beaujolais.

5/12/2024 - dlcass Likes this wine:

Burgundian nose with complexity, balance and minimality. Creme brûlée on the palate. Perhaps, like a "huge" Montrachet. Delicious and special wine.

5/10/2024 - danielbleier Likes this wine:

consistent with notes of 12/18/2022

5/13/2024 - BCDL wrote:

Bin listed as having 4 bottles, in fact had two, none of these three. 1 1991 Faibetele Clos de Beze, 1 Ridge Montebello 1999 as of 5/13/2024

5/13/2024 - Ortega1780 Likes this wine:

91- bright, fresh, very refined and clean palate, light green apple, pear, light brioche, very faint nose, but vibrant, refined bubbles-

5/13/2024 - TexasBob Likes this wine:

Clear brilliant medium ruby. Mixed berry nose. Delicious mix of earth and red and blue fruits, perfectly integrated, perfectly aged. Absolutely delicious. Long, sweet finish, a touch of tobacco, nuanced finish.

5/10/2024 - dcwino wrote:

Expressive nose displaying generous red and black fruit, strawberry jam, blackberry jam, dry cherry, licorice, balsamico, caramel, lather, tar, a hint of rose, cinnamon and iron. Excellent concentration, layers upon layers of decadent red and black fruit, rich and chewy, bright acidity, strong iron mineral, and a long decadent red and black fruit driven finish with licorice and iron at the end. This seems more structured and better balanced than the Giacosa Asili.

5/13/2024 - BCDL wrote:

Listed as 2 bel 1978, one 1969; on 5.13.24, found one 1978 adn one 1969

5/12/2024 - drrobvino wrote:

I had my last bottle of this wine ~5 yrs ago. This is my final bottle.
Plum skin, embers, black pepper, iron and meat.
Very lovely mouthfeel, with softened tannins, showing off some savory olive paste, black peppercorns, and a hint of mint.
Drink this gorgeous wine now, it is very nice.

5/10/2024 - fizz wrote:

Cork. 14.5% alc.
Decanted 30 mins.
Still has a dark core. Evolved bouquet, with aromas of dark berries, dark licorice, cola, wet slate. It’s still concentrated and robust, with a full palate weight. Tannins are integrating and velvety. There’s a warming richness here. Half the bottle was consumed the following day, with negligible deterioration.

5/10/2024 - dcwino wrote:

Medium expressive nose displaying very ripe slightly dry red fruit, cherry liqueur, dry cherry, fruitcake, licorice, leather, sap, tar, sous bois and earth. Very good concentration, very ripe dry red cherry fruit, medium acidity, iron mineral, and a long sweet dry red fruit driven finish with leather and licorice at the end. This bottle seems very ripe.

5/13/2024 - Bruce 1er wrote:

Excellent, Vibrant. Fresh fruit (reminds me of green apples) with good acid and a long crisp finish. Very satisfying.