5/14/2024 - MaxRad Likes this wine:

still a lot of tannins, very tight at opening. would benefit from a couple of hours of decant at this point. although also seems to be developing some age

5/2/2024 - kostaslonis wrote:

Youthful, cherry notes, earthy, spicy, nice oak frame, raspberry notes, carnation floral notes, some smoky savoury notes.
Palate shows freshness, youthful again, red fruit, mineral, airy, ethereal for a wine from this region, med body, a touch of warmth (15%), a few stalky bitter notes, med finish

5/14/2024 - jmoon Likes this wine:

Plush gorgeous and perfectly balanced. Dark juicy fruit, effortless and lovely. Opened up after 30 mins then held for 2 hours.

5/14/2024 - marcellonegro wrote:

Med gold. Hazy
Med+ nose of pear, bruised apple, mandarin, orange pith. Youthful
Dry. High acidity, med alcohol, med body. Some texture and slight fizz.
Med+ flavour intensity, flavours of red apple, yellow apple, sour grapefruit, lemon pith, some cream. Long length
Good balance and intensity, some compels, good length
Very good.

5/2/2024 - kostaslonis wrote:

Ripe fruit, thick oak frame, black cherry, smoke notes, sour cherry, clove. Palate with far more red fruit, thinner than expected, smoke and clove notes, black pepper, sweet spice notes, alcohol warmth (16%) adding to the sweeetness, lower tannins than expected, a touch dry med finish

5/11/2024 - grafstrb wrote:

Flipping amazing! Really in a strong groove right now --- anyone with multiple bottles should be popping at least one. Will age longer -- in fact, this tastes quite young at the moment, so if you want this when it's mature then you really must continue to Hold. For me, it's too good to not drink right now.

5/14/2024 - ajbell Likes this wine:

Nice

5/13/2024 - rossi.wine wrote:

Tasted next to 2001 Leoville Las Cases. Spices on the nose, dark fruit, cigar box and again graphite. Great balance, quite bright despite the ripe, generous fruit, well integrated tannins. Not quite as majestic as the LLC, but really excellent. Very persistent and vibrant finish. Drink or keep. 94-96

5/2/2024 - kostaslonis wrote:

The wine shows deep golden color.
In the nose, the wine shows high intensity, apricot, peaech, sweet spice, candle/wax notes, thin oak frame
Palate shows freshness, youthful, candied fruit notes, peach, apricot and mandarin, orange peel jam, citrus in a more concentrated form, full body, nice balancing acidity, delicate, med finish. Drinking beautifully now

5/13/2024 - rossi.wine wrote:

Much darker in colour than the 1996 Chateau Montrose tased next to it. Lovely depth on the nose: cassis, eucalyptus, spices, tobacco, graphite. On the palate lots of fruit, well integrated tannins, good acidity. Very elegant and complete, great depth and very impressive length. Drink or keep. 95-97

5/13/2024 - rossi.wine wrote:

Quite evolved, both in terms of colour and aromatics on the nose: Spice box, cedar, leather, graphite, some earthy, mushroomy notes. On the palate not a lot of fruit - the acidity was quite pronounced and the tannins still rather firm and somewhat drying. Good length. Based on this bottle I would recommend to drink up. 91-93

5/14/2024 - gparker777 Likes this wine:

Pale gold colour in the glass with a wax, white peach and floral nose. The palate is beautiful with plenty of zesty acidity counterbalancing the wide juicy pear and peach fruits. Some citrus grapefruit coming to the fore with abundant acidity into a long finish. Didn’t get much malo cream or vanilla in the mix. Very elegant and just delicious!

5/14/2024 - ProfessorM wrote:

little barnyard on the nose, but dark fruit as well and spice and soft tannins. Drinking very well but still a few years left.

5/14/2024 - Bakan Likes this wine:

비슷한 가격대의 샴들보다 좀 더 상쾌한 느낌
약간의 소다향과 산뜻한 과실의 맛
밸런스가 아주 좋게 느껴짐

5/14/2024 - Bakan Likes this wine:

미국의 향이 물씬 나지만 부담스럽지 않은 정도
약간의 오크와 잔당감이 남고
바디감은 라이트하다가도 갈수록 무게가 조금 늘어나는 듯
너무 인위적이지 않은 게 매력

5/14/2024 - itsallaboutvinum Likes this wine:

💭 Merry Christmas everyone! We’ve come close to a close of another year. While the kids have their presents, the adults can indulge.

NA Quinta do Noval 10 year old Tawny Port: Deep copper. Growing up in South East Asia, the notes reminds me of a typical traditional medicine store with umeshu (梅酒 Japanese liqueur made by steeping unripe ume plums in liqueur and sugar), and dried monk fruit (Lo Hon Guo / 羅漢果), dried herbs, wood, and underlying nuts, and dried fruits. Rich, spicy, sweet but not cloyingly, and oily.

Paired with 18 months aged Comte cheese, and aged Rum fruit cake.

💭 Joyeux Noël à tous ! Nous approchons de la fin d’une autre année. Pendant que les enfants reçoivent leurs cadeaux, les adultes peuvent se faire plaisir.

Porto Tawny NA Quinta do Noval 10 ans : Cuivre profond. Ayant grandi en Asie du Sud-Est, les notes me rappellent un magasin de médecine traditionnelle typique avec de l'umeshu (liqueur japonaise 梅酒 obtenue en trempant des prunes ume non mûres dans de la liqueur et du sucre) et des fruits de moine séchés (Lo Hon Guo / 羅漢果), des herbes séchées, le bois, les noix sous-jacentes et les fruits secs. Riche, épicé, sucré mais pas écoeurant et gras.

Accompagné de fromage Comte affiné 18 mois et d'un gâteau aux fruits au Rhum vieilli.

5/14/2024 - itsallaboutvinum wrote:

💭 2022 Babich Family Estate Single Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough New Zealand . 100% Sauvignon Blanc. One of the best expressions of Sauvignon Blanc I’ve ever had. A gift from a colleague from New Zealand.

Notes of ripe mango, grapefruit, citrus, and fresh cut grass . Fresh, ripe, bright and precise. A pleasurable drink.

💭 2022 Babich Family Estate Singke Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough Nouvelle-Zélande . 100% Sauvignon Blanc. Une des meilleures expressions de Sauvignon Blanc que j’ai jamais eu. Un cadeau d'un collègue néo-zélandais.

Notes de mangue mûre, de pamplemousse, d'agrumes et d'herbe fraîchement coupée. Frais, mûr, brillant et précis. Une boisson agréable.

5/14/2024 - wineton.mee wrote:

This has the Jadot signature, dark fruits that is not too dense on the palate. There is quite abit of earth and mushrooms, tertiary development is there with still plenty of fruits left. Decent, straight down the middle type of Jadot.

5/14/2024 - itsallaboutvinum Likes this wine:

💭 2019 Bodegas Emilio Moro Tempranillo Ribeira Del Duero. 100% Tempranillo. Notes of dried garden herbs, and red fruits. Still young, grippy tannins, medium plus body, with bright acidity. Best to pair with a meat dish such as a steak . It would be better after aging for a few years to round up its acidity and tannins.

💭 2019 Bodegas Emilio Moro Tempranillo Ribeira Del Duero. 100% Tempranillo. Notes d'herbes séchées du jardin et de fruits rouges. Encore jeune, tanins adhérents, moyennement corsé, avec une acidité vive. Idéal pour accompagner un plat de viande comme un steak. Il sera préférable après quelques années de vieillissement d'arrondir son acidité et ses tanins.

5/14/2024 - wineton.mee wrote:

Very sweet and lifted nose. Less ethereal than the Barthod but this definitely had the Chambolle touch to it. It’s a lovely pour, short on complexity but doesn’t take away the enjoyment.

5/14/2024 - wineton.mee wrote:

Same bottle as Melvin below, and concur with everything that was described. Sweet, red berry fruits. Lots of strawberry and very lifted nose, rather Chambolle in that sense. Acid was high pitched but thought everything fanned out nicely after some air.

5/14/2024 - Claret & CdP Gang Likes this wine:

At a Ch Figeac trade tasting hosted by Frederic, drank with the 2018 & 2015, very similar aromas as the 2015 with black fruits & cedar box with minty, inky finish, a beautiful wine that was drinking v well

5/14/2024 - Claret & CdP Gang Likes this wine:

At a Ch Figeac trade tasting hosted by Frederic, drank with the 2009 & 2018, fresh nose of black & red fruits with distinct mint, great balance in the mouth, great structure, elegant & cashmere tannins, my favourite with the 2009 but this would overtake it with time, outstanding wine

5/14/2024 - Claret & CdP Gang Likes this wine:

At a Ch Figeac trade tasting hosted by Frederic, drank with the 2009 & 2015, great aromatics, red & black fruits, cedar box, chalky, in the mouth v intense, powerful, complex & long finish, lovely texture, not as stellar as the 2015 but I’m nit picking

5/14/2024 - Timmyd Likes this wine:

Second bottle, opened and decanted for an hour or so, this wine is now a pleasure to drink and in it's drinking window for my tastes. Plenty of sediment thrown, the tannins are there but relatively smoothed out and the bouquet opens up over the evening. Was a fairly reticent and mute wine a year ago.

5/14/2024 - Claret & CdP Gang Likes this wine:

Ch Figeac trade tasting with 09, 15 & 18 Ch Figeac. This wine was a beauty, not as dark or complex as the Figeac but elegant with great tension, charming, soft tannins, good length, easy to drink now

5/13/2024 - Tay JR Likes this wine:

Deceivingly light ruby in the glass.

Tons of flavour here and a decidedly Burgundian presentation (with the exception of some cola on the nose and palate).

Sweet red fruit and sous bois on the nose, juicy, lingering finish on the palate. Tannins were well-integrated at this stage and soft as silk.

Almost wish this had been the first wine of the night as it's one that you just want to sit with and keep revisiting over the course of the evening.

5/13/2024 - Tay JR wrote:

Pale gold in the glass.

On the nose, butter, sweet cream, and vanilla. On the palate, basically the same deal. There's some apple and ripe peach here but much of the fruit is covered up by the oak, which is a bit of a shame.

The wine also finishes slightly bitter and mineral-y, which would have been great if, again, it had more fruit.

At least it wasn't flabby!

5/11/2024 - graemeg wrote:

{screwcap, 14.5%} Deep colour, but with a bricking edge in line with a decade. Rich nose of blackberry, soy, cola, liquorice. Palate is a bit light for structure, despite the overall medium full weight, with low dusty tannins and low/medium acidity. Also sits toward the front of the tongue, and with a barely medium-length finish. Not overly alcoholic but lacks finesse and true development. Nowhere to go in my view, although it’s going to be ‘drinkable’ for years.

5/13/2024 - liber Likes this wine:

10th of 12, opened 45 minutes, perfect cork and level, one of the better bottles (ie not corked or poxed), showing roundness and drive of top vintage, attractive flavours, minerality with nice touch of lemon curd, limied upside now, probably best to drink over next 2 years given high risk of flawed bottles with Sauzet.! F+ (18).

5/14/2024 - DontPanic Likes this wine:

Jolie robe foncée aux reflets violacés. Nez puissant, sur les fruits noirs (mûres), une petite touche un peu animale. En bouche c'est très bon, de petits tanins fins très plaisants, des fruits noirs et une belle allonge!

5/12/2024 - TheGreenFrog wrote:

Intense and pure fruit but with tannic finish. Will leave a couple of years before trying another

5/10/2024 - JRavn wrote:

No doubt about the quality of this wine, but for a Burgundy PN its too dark and brooding for me.

1/14/2024 - SuperSomm Likes this wine:

Pale gold colour. Medium (+) and developing nose with ripe yellow apples, ripe lemon, charred wood, butter, toast, roasted walnuts and nutmeg. Medium (+) taste of ripe yellow apples, ripe peach, ripe lemon, apricot, butter, charred wood, vanilla, toast and nutmeg. Long and dry finish. High acidity. Medium body. A very good and bold Sanford & Benedict Chardonnay. Needed an hour of air to integrate. Drink now or over the next couple of years. Goes well with cheeses, fish or shellfish.

5/11/2024 - JRavn Likes this wine:

Always a house favourite

5/11/2024 - JRavn Likes this wine:

In a closed stage

1/13/2024 - SuperSomm wrote:

Pale ruby colour. Medium (+) and developing nose with red cherry strawberry, mocha, dark chocolate, forest floor, wet leaves, charred wood and violet. Medium (+) taste of red cherry strawberry, mocha, dark chocolate, forest floor, wet leaves and charred wood. Long and dry finish. High acidity. Medium tannins. Medium body. A very good Chambolle-Musigny. Drink now or over the next five years. Goes well with duck, mushrooms, pork or veal.

1/12/2024 - SuperSomm Likes this wine:

Medium gold colour. Small and lively bubbles. Medium and developing nose with ripe red apples, baked lemon, died apricot, toast, brioche, tea leaves, hibiscus, licorice, mushrooms, wet leaves, rose petals and wet stone. Medium taste of ripe red apples, dried apricot, baked lemon, lemon zest, brioche, toast, tea leaves, mushrooms, wet leaves and wet stone. Long and dry finish. High acidity. Medium body. A very good and floral Vintage Champagne. Drink now or over the next couple of years. Goes well as an aperitif, or with cured meat or shellfish.

5/14/2024 - Giggs wrote:

Black cherry, cinnamon, rhubarb, vanilla bean, and tons of acidity. Better with more air, and better on day 2. A farmer’s wine that barely makes it out of the valley.

1/11/2024 - SuperSomm wrote:

Pale salmon pink colour. Small and lively bubbles. Medium and developing nose with strawberry, ripe lemon, toast, bread dough and wet stone. Medium taste of strawberries, lemon, toast, bread dough and wet stone. Long and dry finish. High acidity. Medium body. A very good Rosé Champagne. Drink now or over the next five years. Goes well as an aperitif, or with cured meat.

1/10/2024 - SuperSomm wrote:

Pale lemon colour. Small and lively bubbles. Medium and developing nose with ripe green apples, ripe lemon, toast, chalk and wet stone. Medium taste of green apples, lemon, chalk, lemon peel and wet stone. Long and dry finish. High acidity. Medium body. A very good Champagne Brut Zero. Drink now or over the next five years. Goes well as an aperitif, or with shellfish.

5/14/2024 - DontPanic Likes this wine:

Nez sur les fruits rouges, fumée, vanille. En bouche c'est bon, les fruits sont là. mais la matière un peu fluette. Pas mal!

5/14/2024 - DontPanic Likes this wine:

Robe jaune dorée. Nez assez puissant. Des fruits à chair blanche, du citron, de la fleur blanche, un léger côté grillé. En bouche il y a de la matière, du fruit et une belle petite trame acide.

5/13/2024 - pmik Likes this wine:

93- Did not guess Pinot once again (I guessed Aalto!!!). Silky smooth and very drinkable ("ABBA wine")
Vinnørd Holte

5/13/2024 - pmik Likes this wine:

Wine of the evening - very nice
Vinnørd Holte

5/14/2024 - jviz wrote:

Rather heavy notes of oak on this that still need to recede. Otherwise some pleasant tobacco leaf and blackcurrant. Medium density, it scratches the itch for a nice red with dinner.

5/13/2024 - pmik Likes this wine:

92+. Vinnørd Holte

5/13/2024 - pmik wrote:

Too jammy and sweet
Vinnørd Holte

5/14/2024 - DontPanic Likes this wine:

Robe foncée, profonde. Nez assez mystérieux, sur les fruits rouges acidulés mais aussi d'autres arômes complexes. En bouche on sent la dominante merlot, c'est fin, les tanins sont là mais agréables. Bonne longueur. Un vin d'un rapport qualité/prix redoutable!

5/13/2024 - pmik Likes this wine:

93- Vinnørd Holte