4/28/2024 - Murphy6000 Likes this wine:

Incredible, still fruity, but more complex. Leather, herbs, red fruits. Exceptional.

4/28/2024 - Livonietisr Likes this wine:

Greenish medium straw color. Intense sweet aromas of lichee, white flowers, peach, lemon. High crisp acidity, light body, low alkohol. Taste of green apple, lemon, pineapple, saltines. Nice.

4/28/2024 - Peter Spijker Likes this wine:

This was a lot more elegant than I would have expected from 2018 NSG. Red fruit, flowers, supple tannins giving a sikly smooth texture, spice, moderately long finish; very perfumed wine.

4/28/2024 - Peter Spijker Likes this wine:

A mild rose Champagne, with some orange, faint red fruit, apple, yeast, high acidity and a moderately lengthy finish. I don't think this needs further time, as I didn't think it had a lot of intensity of fruit.

4/28/2024 - WK88 Likes this wine:

Post Crucifixion 2021, Bierzo Spain
Enchanting nose of flora, violets, mixed of ripe and fresh fruits, cherries, strawberries and sour plum, fresh herbs. Smooth transition and inviting entry, palate mainly echo the nose, lots of hidden characters still hidden under as the wine is still at her youth. Refine tannins with sufficient acidity in balanced, with some sweet spice and herbs within. Medium to full and substantial length in the finished. Approachable now to enjoy her beautiful flora nose or cellar for 4-5 years to uncover her hidden characters. 93-95 Pts

4/28/2024 - Peter Spijker Likes this wine:

Didn't make a detailed note of this, but this was lovely and fresh!

4/28/2024 - Peter Spijker Likes this wine:

Labet and cheese, this was a magic combination. Baby Vin Jaune but still very fresh (and persistent!) on the palate. Quite approachable and expressive, good acidity, some lemony fruit, nuts, saltiness… yum. 92 points for now.

4/28/2024 - red.red.vino wrote:

In the decanter, starting drinking immediately and finished over 3 hours. Little bits of sweet redcurrant, however heavily masked by lead, tobacco leaf and cigar box. Quixote one dimensional and a tad boring unfortunately. Drink over the next 18 months, it is unlikely to develop.

4/27/2024 - merryberry Likes this wine:

Similar to last time. Still alive with lots of fruit, spices, and character. Enjoy!

4/28/2024 - Motz wrote:

Highly appealing perfume of ripe berries, muddled flower petals, live herbs, and mineral ores. Similar in body and style to the same producers 'Tradition' label, yet it offers a little more of everything. Likely to evolve for several years and peak around 2030-2032.

4/28/2024 - Peter Spijker Likes this wine:

Pretty much similar to my last note. It is a nice wine, perhaps not my preferred style but it did very well with steak.

4/28/2024 - Motz wrote:

Perfume of purple berries, bramble, root vegetables, green peppercorns, and mineral ores. Driving purple fruits and berries, bracing and expansive middle, intensely gripping back, complex finish of considerable length. The wine's restraint and substance require patience. Recommend checking on bottles round or about 2030-2032.

Beware the tannins!

4/28/2024 - joraesque wrote:

Dry, with some phenolics reminiscent of smoke and of plastic. Reminded me of some aged South African Riesling I bought many moons ago. 12.5% ABV.
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4/27/2024 - Berilac_Micke Likes this wine:

Veeery nice Givoanni Rosso from Serralunga. Silky smooth with nice aftertaste. Low on tannins, rich, fruity. Works with or without food. Not the best Barbera ever, but a veru nice option to Nebbiolo if you want something to drink today and not wait 20 years.

4/28/2024 - Peter Spijker Likes this wine:

I really liked the 2013 Roagna Barolo (am I starting to like Italian wine now?!). Typically Nebbiolo, some sandy tannins (but elegant!), cherry, earth, strawberry, some leather and cedar. Nice!

4/26/2024 - etyc Likes this wine:

A friend txt'ed early in the morning about meeting for dinner, sharing a quartet of wines of which the '19 Chambertin was the centerpiece. Definitely too good an opportunity to pass, especially since the Rousseaus were priced at almost half their market-prices. Served beside the '21 Gevrey village, this was almost day-night different. It was as if the village had everything dialed up/amplified by a few folds. Spice/sandalwood & dark/black berries/currants dominated the nose. In the mouth, this showed unbelievable concentration of layered, pure black-fruits encased in a sensual & velvety robe, with the tannins & structure hidden beneath. Incredibly young, no doubt, but definitely enjoyable. If there's any detracting element, it was just the nose which showed a slight bit of wood influence, but otherwise, an incredible wine which should gain even more complexity with cellar age...

4/28/2024 - Peter Spijker Likes this wine:

Really loving Gauditiabois. This E2 from magnum had a touch more caramel and oxidative notes than the younger E3 tried earlier, but still was quite fresh.

4/26/2024 - pavel_p wrote:

This was unfortunately a very disappointing showing, a lean and mean left bank Bdx with a robust structure but not much fruit at all. A 3h decant might have helped but the wine left us all puzzled.

4/28/2024 - Peter Spijker Likes this wine:

A bit sweeter than I would have expected, some honey, peaches, lemon, flowers, mango, high acidity (but perhaps just slightly not enough to give that tension one would look for).

4/26/2024 - pavel_p wrote:

Own bottle. This was as expected the fun pairing with the 89 Calon Segur and guesses double blind mostly around Right Bank Bdx, but I was secretly hoping for a bit more from this wine as this was a perfect bottle with an in neck fill and a barely stained cork. Still rich dark fruit but lacked in complexity and depth even when compared to the good but not great Calon Segur. On the positive side this is good for another 15 years in my eyes as the rest of the bottle did not move a bit 24h later.

4/27/2024 - astifors Likes this wine:

Solid Zinfandel, full body, straight forward.

4/28/2024 - Peter Spijker Likes this wine:

Nicely balanced kabinett, albeing not super complex, flowers, apple, nice acidity but missing tension with the sugar.

4/28/2024 - Dilliness Likes this wine:

A wonderful example of aged Coonawarra Cabernet, drinking beautifully. This was a magnum, sadly the last magnum in my cellar of this lovely wine from a fabulous vintage. If you have a 750ml bottle, I’d suggest drinking soon as this wine will probably not get any better from here.

4/28/2024 - LB88 wrote:

Similar to the last bottle I think this probably needs a little more time. This time we decanted the bottle but this was still a little tannic, softened up but obviously needs more cellaring.

4/26/2024 - etyc Likes this wine:

Next up was this pair of Rousseaus (non-blind) - this '21 Gevrey village & the '19 Chambertin. Greeted almost immediately by a beautiful/perfumy bouquet of red-berries, spice & some roses. Very easy (perhaps too easy) on the palate, this was extremely pure & lifted with more red-berry fruits. As opposed to the Chambertin, this definitely seemed a tad light-footed, but nonetheless, a very pretty wine and most enjoyable!

4/27/2024 - astifors Likes this wine:

Balanced, a slight dry tone, full body.

4/26/2024 - pavel_p Likes this wine:

Own bottle. Nice and fully resolved classic Bordeaux towards the end of its drinking window. Similar in quality to the 83 and 85 Calon Segur I recently had - not the best decade for Calon Segur in my eyes.

4/28/2024 - pavel_p Likes this wine:

Again quite rich but not very structure or aromatic. Settled on aged New World Pinot.

4/26/2024 - pavel_p Likes this wine:

A bit closed on the nose but better on the palate. Clearly a cooler year and less ripe than most of the wines preceding. Complex even if not super aromatic.

4/28/2024 - notasfarwest Likes this wine:

Close your eyes and it is Mersault — rich tropical fruit and dense chewy texture. A little reserved day 1, but after 24 hours, lime juice and zest came out firing. Maybe needs a little time to show its full potential.

4/26/2024 - pavel_p Likes this wine:

Olive tapenade and rich dark fruit. Unlike the Pignan, I thought this tasted clearly Southern Rhone / C9dP.

11/15/2023 - SuperSomm wrote:

Pale orange colour. Medium and youthful nose with peach, wild strawberries, lemon, dried herbs, rose petal and wet stone. Medium taste of wild strawberries, red currant, lemon and dried herbs. Long and dry finish. High acidity. Medium body. A very good German Rosé. Drink now. Goes well with fish, poultry or shellfish.

4/26/2024 - etyc Likes this wine:

Blinded alongside the Sous le Dos d'Âne, this showed/nosed more Puligny (w/ white florals coming to the fore after airing in glass). Had the domaine & appellation correct but the vintage wrong for both. 😂 Similarly (slight oily) textured, this was also slightly more layered with seemingly (just) a bit more extract/concentration. Again, a very delicious & enjoyable start to the evening!

11/15/2023 - SuperSomm wrote:

Medium lemon colour. Medium (-) and youthful nose with yelloww apples, lemon and wet stone. Medium taste of yellow apples, lemon, wet stone and smokel. Medium long and dry finish. Medium acidity. Medium body. A very good German Weissburgunder. Drink now or over the next couple of years. Goes well with fish or shellfish.

4/26/2024 - pavel_p Likes this wine:

Another still fairly young wine with rich and juicy fruit. Good length too.

4/28/2024 - notasfarwest Likes this wine:

Juicy, light, high toned hibiscus tea — delightfully light and drinkable now. Delicious!

4/28/2024 - winetuning Likes this wine:

Canlı bordo renkli. Burunda bitter çikolata çağrışımlı. Orta gövdeli, belirgin ama yapıya entegre tanenli canlı asiditesi ile içim keyfi vermekle birlikte orta damakta yer yer boşluklar hissediliyor. Koyu kırmızı meyvelerin hakim olduğu yapısı oldukça temiz ve orta uzunlukta bir bitişle tamamlanıyor. Katmanlı bir yapısı yok, basit ama temiz yapılmış bir şarap.

11/14/2023 - SuperSomm wrote:

Pale lemon colour. Medium and youthful nose with green apples, lemon, white peach, honeysuckle and slate. Medium taste of green apples, white peach, honeysuckle and slate. Long and dry finish. High acidity. Medium body. A very good Riesling Trocken. Drink now or over the next couple of years. Goes well with fish, shellfish or sushi.

11/14/2023 - SuperSomm wrote:

Pale lemon colour. Pronounced and youthful nose with gooseberry, gooseberry leaves, lemon and nettle. Medium (+) taste of green apples, gooseberry, nettle and gooseberry leaves. Medium long and dry finish. High acidity. Medium body. A good White Bordeaux. Drink now. Goes well with fish or salads.

4/26/2024 - pavel_p wrote:

Richer and fruitier than the Grivot preceding it. 05 Burgundy 1er Cru?

4/26/2024 - etyc Likes this wine:

Blinded. This was paired side-by-side the '20 O. Leflaive Champ Gain. Served cold, this took a while to open up. Both wines seemed to have the same maker signature (or perhaps it was also the similar vintage at play). Citrusy nose initially, with more reductive notes of struck match, toast, sesame wafting forth as it aired in the glass. On the palate this showed more of that "salty" minerality as opposed to the Champ Gain. Both had very good mouthfeel, with a slight tinge of that "oily" texture. A very nice start to our dinner!

4/26/2024 - pavel_p wrote:

Garnet with some bricking towards the rim. Animal notes on the nose, on the attack initially very soft and resolved but towards the finish still some grippy tannins. Finish not very long. Settled on Barolo 90s.

4/28/2024 - Marc wrote:

At, or slightly past its peak, certainly very mature. This is rich and ripe, with superb oak nuance, but also has a nice crisp acidity which keeps things focused. Multi-dimensional, cloves, a touch of banana and pineapple lump (a candy), ripe pear, very vanilla. Lovely wine. But drink up….

4/26/2024 - pavel_p Likes this wine:

Dark fruit, initially a bit fizzy even, medium length. Very nice. NSG late 90s?

4/28/2024 - Yorgos wrote:

Light straw. Fragrant with stone fruit, lychee, tropical fruit. Light to medium bodied, short to medium finish. Simple and enjoyable.

4/26/2024 - pavel_p Likes this wine:

Very aromatic and expressive, some olive tapenade, resolved tannins. Was sure this was a Northern Rhone from a warm vintage, guessed late 90s. Totally off...

4/28/2024 - Pjhernon Likes this wine:

Needs a little more time, or consoderable breathing time. Decanted and waited 2 hours and it started to show berrer

4/28/2024 - Lord Rodney wrote:

Lovely mature or close to fully wine. Plums, cassis, spices - feel the 2003 heat made an extra powerful version that is properly burnings its candle in both ends. But it’s lovey now and probably won’t get any better with further ageing

4/28/2024 - belfast taxman wrote:

Sufficient Typicity to guess it was a Rioja, brambly fruit, slightly smoky barbecue meatiness , hint of vanilla oak. Quite a heavy full on style for a Riserva and needed food, in this case, pork. A few years left in this yet.

4/25/2024 - Nora123 Likes this wine:

Over three days in the glass.
The wine comes from vines over 90 years old. It was matured 100% in Mosel fuder cask.

On the first day, a strong Sponti stinker came out of the bottle. I then decanted the wine and put it back in the fridge open.

On the two following days, the tone was more subtle, with a little stall still noticeable; the wine otherwise offers a restrained, very beautiful nose of yellow, ripe apples, a few citrus fruits and white flowers; a little rosemary and wet stone are also noticeable.

On the crystal-clear palate, the yellow, ripe fruit with a slate-like minerality initially pushes forward discreetly. In the middle, the wine has a deep substance with a light creaminess and a fine sweetness. The powerful, yet ripe and round acidity that follows corresponds with the creaminess and sweetness of the body in such a balanced way that I have rarely experienced in a Kabinett. The wine has a perfect inner balance and is very elegant and harmonious.

A great Kabinett with a great price-performance ratio! The wine is already nice to drink now, but can also be kept and matured for many years to come.