4/26/2024 - DenisLee Likes this wine:

Wine dinner with Don and Ami

4/26/2024 - beeg612 Likes this wine:

Opaque black purple bowl turning slightly transparent on the rim. Plums, black berries, crushed dark berries, hints of spice on the nose. Palate is crushed cherries, blackberry jam, chocolate shavings, hints of tobacco and spice. Medium plus tannins and acidity. Still tight but decent with a decant.

4/25/2024 - jcampano Likes this wine:

Decanted for 3 hours, but it needed at least twice that. Young and loaded with black fruit aromas and flavors. Notes of violets, graphite and licorice. Grippy tannins, and needs time in the cellar to evolve.

4/26/2024 - DenisLee Likes this wine:

Karen loved this. Nice easy to drink pop n pour with lots of fruit

4/23/2024 - devraj Likes this wine:

Medium brickish ruby in color. Nose takes about 30 mins to blossom and shows off great aromas of red forest berries, dried florals, dark soy, forest floor and hint of spice. Superbly balanced and silky in the mouth showing more sweet and less sour red berries, savory mix of mushrooms and brown sauce, ripe acids and a long earthy and floral finish that is very dense and fans out on the palate. Best showing for this wine.

4/26/2024 - Mootsie Likes this wine:

Already a touch more tannic than the bottle two months ago. Maybe starting to close down a bit. The early bottles were just wild with flavor.

4/26/2024 - Cablover1982 Likes this wine:

My first Abreu and this fits perfectly for my palate. Magenta/purple. 5 hour decant. Huge, Muscular, opulent, with dark fruit core, spices, sweet earth, minerals, flint, pencil lead and pebbles. This has it all that I want in a wine. And this is not even their top wine? Whoa! Great balance, long finish!

4/26/2024 - leslievb Likes this wine:

Tart, buttery finish

4/26/2024 - CDT Likes this wine:

Tasted after a one hour decant. Dark ruby in colour with lovely aromas of leather & chocolate. On the palate, full bodied juicy & tart black fruit, blackberry/cassis/boysenberry, sweet tobacco, well integrated oak as cedar, floral, chocolate, medium to high acidity, high soft tannins with a long finish to sour cherry, chocolate & minerality. Seven years old, but juicy & fresh, with excellent complexity. Really well done!

4/26/2024 - RED AND BLACK Likes this wine:

Very clean, good champagne. Aged feeling more than other 2002

4/26/2024 - RED AND BLACK Likes this wine:

Tonight this was really good!

4/26/2024 - stanthemannj wrote:

A classic Franciacorta. The 2012 is showing its age though, so doesn't have the crispness one would expect from a Nature. Nevertheless, a nice bottle of wine.

4/26/2024 - DEK84 Likes this wine:

Color: Medium ruby
Smell: berries, black cherry, smoke
Taste: Medium plus tannin, medium plus acidity, medium body

4/13/2024 - hprphf wrote:

Blind, interesting rendition as this is heavier weight compared to vintage expectation with some evident style and gamey characters. 90

4/26/2024 - FiggySmalls wrote:

Really really delicious. Wish I had cases more. It's a joy to drink alone. Sharp and clean but not abrasive. Rich and golden but not sweet or fruit-laden. Wonderfully balanced

4/25/2024 - winemarten Likes this wine:

Cherry, very slightly cooked, firm pleasant tannic.

4/26/2024 - Burgundy Al wrote:

A recent auction purchase, so opened with a “caveat emptor” mindset. Still kickin’ with fully mature red fruits, braised meat, and plenty of earth. The best 2000 Grand Cru cuvées might be magical these days, but this fine wine was certainly better 5-10 years ago.

4/27/2024 - manemis Likes this wine:

Very intense nose. Floral and roses. Precise palette, medium body and length. Will probably get better but great now.

4/26/2024 - mikdal wrote:

Corked

4/26/2024 - asplatt19 Likes this wine:

Almost perfection. Great nose, finish and balance.

4/27/2024 - manemis Likes this wine:

Super enjoyable. Very round and buttery for a blanc de blanc. No crazy complexity but very drinkable and approachable

4/26/2024 - bkomisar Likes this wine:

Melon and green apple on the notes, also with notes of lemon peel present. More melon, lemon zest, and apple on the palate with a very slight buttery finish. Perfect amount of fizz to keep things interesting but not steal the show from the delicious easy drinking Pet-Nat!

4/26/2024 - Vinnut Likes this wine:

Deep dark reddish-purple almost opaque in color. Full, forward, & fragrant aromas of ripe fruit aromas of dark cherries, blackberries & cassis with overtones of dusty/earthy & floral notes, herbs, olives, anise, pepper, cocoa, minerals, leather & hints of oak/vanilla in the background. Full bodied with a very good concentration of well balanced & smooth textured, ripe fruit flavors of dark cherries, blackberries & plums with cocoa, herbs, minerals & a note of vanilla/oak. Lingering finish. Drinks quite well at present with decanting & extended airing (90 min+) but should develop further with additional aging at which time it may merit a higher score (93+). Very good QPR. A classically styled & reasonably priced Napa Cabernet in stark contrast to the modern manufactured, overpriced & overripe vanilla/oak frankenwines.

4/27/2024 - manemis Likes this wine:

Post peak for sure. transparent brown colour. Orange, fruity on the nose. Leather and some earthiness on the palette. Still enjoyable but not that much life left. Drink up.

4/26/2024 - Burgnick Likes this wine:

Oxidative and deep with lots of flavours. Enticing palate.

4/26/2024 - PatWilley wrote:

Bad

4/26/2024 - leslievb Likes this wine:

Citrus nose, a bit of a bite, crisp

4/26/2024 - JPL Likes this wine:

Too light on mouthfeel. A bit harsh. Not bad. Just ok

4/27/2024 - manemis Likes this wine:

Deep yellow. Definitely mature, probably post peak. Still enjoyable burgundy butter, flint and precision. Would drink now. A bit underwhelming given the grand cru material.

4/26/2024 - wmccone54 wrote:

Displays a pale color, with tinges of green. Needs some time to open as it warms. Profile shows white pepper, tangy grapefruit, crunchy green melon, white peach, and ripe apple. Creamy in the mouth with a burst of medium acidity on the finish. Enjoyed as an aperitif prior to dinner. Drink now.

4/26/2024 - winemarten Likes this wine:

Up front minerality with a floral/melon kick, good acidity and body. A very pleasant discovery for £10.

4/26/2024 - KenK Likes this wine:

Good dark rich fruits with Coca Cola.

4/26/2024 - Big House wrote:

Great

2/23/2024 - WineAndDineWithMe Likes this wine:

Very sweet and fruity with hints of dark cherries, dried figs, rum raisin and blueberries.

4/26/2024 - econnertx Does not like this wine:

Very strong mocca/licorie/currant aftertaste. Too much. Can't tell if the minerality/tar is overpoweing it.

Darker color (more garnet). Had with filet and did not pair well. I could see duck or a ribere (fattier)

2/24/2024 - WineAndDineWithMe Likes this wine:

Dry and fruity with potent acidity and long aftertaste. Oak, wild raspberries, tea, strawberries and some pepper.

4/13/2024 - hprphf wrote:

Tasting older, autumn fruit, if with decent richness. 90

4/26/2024 - cookiefiend wrote:

Welp - this should have been opened a few years ago. The color was “zomg - I fcuked up”, the taste… “well - that’s a pleasant surprise”. It is - older. It is not corked or maderized, but it is heavy, rich, and not at its prime. It’s an older Audrey Hepburn - still elegant.

4/26/2024 - Vinnut Likes this wine:

Pale light straw in color. Full, forward & attractive nose of ripe fruit aromas of grapefruit, lemons/limes & stone fruits with overtones of floral notes of honeysuckle, minerals, wet stones & a hint of lemongrass. Light bodied with a very good concentration of well balanced & smooth textured, zesty, ripe fruit flavors of lemons/limes, green apple & stone fruits with stony & a streak of minerals. Lingering crisp finish. Drinks quite well at present but appears to benefit from an additional year of further aging. A blend of 54% Grenache Blanc, 21% Viognier, 14% Marsanne, 8% Roussanne and 3% Vermentino (aka Rolle). IMHO, there's no possible way for this wine to objectively rate a mere "83" unless it was an off bottle.

4/14/2024 - MN Wine Junkie Likes this wine:

This was presented in a blind tasting of some high-end Champagnes:

1. NV Ulysse Collin Blanc de Blanc Enfers (Extra Brut)
2. 2015 Pol Roger Sir Winston Churchill
3. 2015 Cristal
4. 2012 Leclerc Briant Château d'Avize, Blanc de Blancs, Brut Zéro
5. NV Selosse Lieux-dits Extra Brut Ay La Côte Faron
6. 2007 Billecart-Salmon Cuvée Elisabeth
7. NV Selosse V.O.

2015 Winston Churchill - This was pretty easy to identify because of the rich, creamy mousse and high acidity. It was between this and the 2015 Cristal, but the dark bottle immediately told me which one this was. Palate showed tart green apple, loads of minerality (chalk and saline). This is in a great window right now for those who love crisp Champagnes with nice balance and acidity, and of course loads of fine bubbles! Easily 96+ and may still improve.

4/26/2024 - DBenke wrote:

Not very exciting.

4/26/2024 - Bagwhat Likes this wine:

Popped and poured into a Glasvin Expression. Natural cork. 30% new oak.

Intensely sour cherry and balsamic nose, with some baking spice and vanilla backing it up. The palate is light and cherry driven, but with a green and black pepperiness at the core that tightens it up. This is all framed by succulent acids and an imposing, fine tannic structure. The finish has a nice length and is spiced and peppery as well. Will be interesting to see the other bottle in another 3-4 years.

3/10/2024 - WineAndDineWithMe Likes this wine:

Fruity, quite simple but very priceworthy glou-glou wine. Cherries, ripe strawberries, cinnamon and blood orange.

4/26/2024 - cookiefiend wrote:

Holy moly. I remember when we bought this bottle and ‘everyone’ was all “That’s a stupid price to pay for a rose”, but you know - I liked it then and I LOVE it now. What a lovely wine.

4/26/2024 - Vinnut Likes this wine:

Light golden yellow in color. Full, forward & attractive nose of fresh citrus fruits of lemons/limes, grapefruit & stone fruits with floral & stony/earthy overtones, minerals & just a slight hint of grassiness in the background. Light bodied with a good concentration of well balanced & smooth textured, zesty, ripe fruit flavors of lemons/limes, grapefruit & stone fruits with stony, herbs, minerals & a touch of lemongrass. Lingering finish. Drinks quite well at present but should develop further with an additional aging.

4/27/2024 - WineAndDineWithMe Likes this wine:

Very fresh and well balanced with barrel notes. Hints of white peach, pears, nougat and grilled lemon.

4/25/2024 - sonodoc Likes this wine:

Drinking very nicely. Smooth, soft tannins, berry fruit, and did well as a pop and pour.

4/26/2024 - Burgnick Likes this wine:

It was initially reserved on the nose but it blossomed into a pungent and intense bouqet of darkish red fruit, spice, green stems and deep perfume. It had a lot of underlying refined power that clearly needs time.

4/26/2024 - phill mz wrote:

Bretty as. Barnyard dialed up to 11, Metallic and tinny. Shame.

4/26/2024 - Vinnut Likes this wine:

Medium ruby in color. Full, forward & fragrant nose of ripe fruit aromas of cherries, strawberries & blueberries with overtones of spices & floral notes, earthy/dusty, minerals, espresso notes & a slight touch of vanilla/oak in the background. Medium bodied with a good concentration of well balanced & smooth textured, ripe fruit flavors of cherries, strawberries & blueberries with spices, minerals & a hint of oak/vanilla. Lingering finish. Drinks quite well at present with extended airing although it should develop further with additional aging at which time it may merit a higher score (93+). Not quite as forward as the lovely 2021 version but may eventually surpass it over time.