4/23/2024 - pmbsonning wrote:

Everything DBAY says in his excellent review still holds, except for his advice to drink in 2018. I bought this last year from the vineyard. It is now exceptional. There are signs of aging around the rim but the nose is still of fruit and flowers. The acidity gives the wine a freshness that is remarkable for a 26 year old wine.
This is most definitely a wine made with great skill and love.

4/23/2024 - FransS wrote:

See my '23 tasting note; a nice wine but the vanilla and wood pushes away some of the freshness and more than I like, still a really nice wine.

4/23/2024 - Jeremy Holmes wrote:

A nose of smoky mineral, yellow fruits and spearmint. Great palate shape. Unctuous through the mid and seriously saline at the back end. Balanced and delicious.

4/22/2024 - pmik Likes this wine:

Store Vinnørd i Holte. Min vin

4/22/2024 - pmik Likes this wine:

Store Vinnørd i Holte. Eriks vin

4/22/2024 - pmik Likes this wine:

Store Vinnørd i Holte. Jens Jørgens vin

4/2/2024 - pmik Likes this wine:

Store Vinnørd i Holte. Poul Eriks vin

4/22/2024 - pmik Likes this wine:

Store Vinnørd i Holte. Mogens' vin

4/23/2024 - Doc Malvern wrote:

Good value orange wine. Sweet fruit flavours of peach, orange, something tropical and vanilla. Rather cidery on the nose. The acidity has softened a bit at this age.

4/23/2024 - finewinebuff57 wrote:

From a low yielding 'classic' Chablis vintage (an increasing rarity perhaps) this probably a middling Vogros. Enjoyment waxed and waned over the two days it was open, but I'd settle for 87. While many premier crus will be long lived I'm not sure this will.

4/22/2024 - pmik Likes this wine:

Store Vinnørd i Holte. Niels' vin

4/21/2024 - PSPatrick wrote:

Crusted bottle. Decanted for one hour. Dark ruby colour. Jammy dark fruit, dark cherry, blueberry, blackberry, dark chocolate, espresso, pastille, herbal notes, spices, black tea, and a hint of mint, with medium-level acidity, ripe, well-integrated tannin, and very good length. Medium-bodied, and tightly wound, with good complexity and great concentration. The alcohol is warming and out of balance, and the wine still is holding back, but it holds promise. Drink or hold. 90(+)

4/23/2024 - RMulc Likes this wine:

Drinking well now, still some time left. Excellent Margaret River C/S.

4/20/2024 - PSPatrick wrote:

Popped and poured. Medium garnet colour. Good red fruit, red cherry, blueberry, roses, iron, tar, black tea, and spices, with fresh acidity, round, firm, tannin, and good length. Medium-bodied and well balanced. A beautiful Nebbiolo! Drink young.

4/23/2024 - RMulc Likes this wine:

Smooth, nice without being exceptional. Good value at discounted rate.

10/31/2023 - SuperSomm wrote:

Pale pink-orange colour. Small and lazy bubbles. Medium (-) and youthful nose with red apples, gooseberry, rhubarb, lemon, melon and strawberry. Medium taste of red apples, gooseberry, rhubarb, lemon, melon, strawberry and wet stone. Long and sweet finish. High acidity. Medium body. A very good Austrian Fizzy Rosé with good fruit and sweetness. Drink now. Goes well with berries, fruit or fruity desserts.

4/22/2024 - Jeff Leve wrote:

Orange rind, white peach, pineapple and green apples create the nose. There is a touch of salinity that adds to the sweet yellow fruits, honey and green apples in the finish. The wine blends 65% Sauvignon Blanc with 35% Semillon. Drink from 2024-2028.

10/31/2023 - SuperSomm wrote:

Medium ruby colour. Medium and developing nose with strawberry, raspberry, cedars leather, wet leaves, forest floor and violet. Medium (+) taste of strawberry cedar, leather, wet leaves and forest floor. Long and dry finish. High acidity. Medium tannins. Medium body. A very good Naoussa Red. Drink now or over the next eight years. Goes well with duck, mushroom, pork or veal.

4/22/2024 - shafer1994 Likes this wine:

Still young at age 25! Deep dark color, fruity nose. Very ripe dark fruit, chocolate, espresso, vanilla. Powerful. Nice length. Will keep some more years.

10/30/2023 - SuperSomm wrote:

Pale garnet colour. Medium (+) and developing nose with forest floor; strawberry wet leaves, charred wood, mushrooms and smoke. Medium taste of strawberry, forest floor, wet leaves, caramel charred wood, mushrooms and smoke. Long and dry finish. High acidity. Low tannins. Medium body. Drink now or over the next five years. Goes well with pork, poultry or veal.

4/22/2024 - ctpress Likes this wine:

Dejlig barbera. Har fin balance mellem syre og sødme.

10/30/2023 - SuperSomm Likes this wine:

Pale ruby colour. Medium and developing nose with red cherry, ripe raspberry, charred wood, forest floor, wet leaves, mushrooms, mocha and violet. Medium tater of red cherry, raspberry, mocha, charred wood, forest floor, wet leaves and mushrooms. Long and dry finish. High acidity. Medium tannins. Medium body. A very good Saint-Aubin Rouge that has matured well. Drink now. Goes well with duck, pork or veal.

10/29/2023 - SuperSomm Likes this wine:

Medium ruby colour. Medium and developing nose with roses, rose petal, red cherry, strawberry, tobacco, leather, mushrooms and forest floor. Medium taste of strawberries, red cherry, leather, tar, tobacco, leather, cedar, forest floor and mushrooms. Long and dry finish. High acidity. High tannins. Full body. A very good Barolo with great potential. Needed two hours of air to open. Drink now or over the next ten years. Goes well with beef or lamb.

10/29/2023 - SuperSomm Likes this wine:

Deep ruby colour. Medium (+) and developing nose with red plum, licorice, tobacco, leather, vanilla, cedar, chocolate, coffee, forest floor, mushrooms and wet leaves. Medium (+) taste of red plum, licorice, tobacco, cedar, forest floor, wet leaves, vanilla, mushrooms and black pepper. Long and dry finish it’s. High acidity. Medium tannins. Medium body. A very good Rioja that has matured well. Drink now or over the next ten years. Goes well with beef, duck, lamb or pork.

4/23/2024 - Musiclistener wrote:

Oaky and tannic without acidity to match.

4/22/2024 - wabi47 wrote:

plenty of bricking and the fruit is fading; Unlike my last bottle... so no score

4/23/2024 - 2caveman wrote:

This is exceptional and unusual juice. Rare mono cépage of Mourvèdre this is well balanced medium body wine with noted cnp qualities of pepper but lighter on its feet. Great drinking with or without food. Never would have pegged this as a corbiere

4/22/2024 - Tay JR wrote:

Quite a strange one here.

Deep gold with an intensely savoury nose. The palate follows through with ripe (almost dried) apricot, and a certain saltiness that reminded me of Envinate's white wines.

It's also fairly grippy and feels like it's had extended skin-contact.

I'm not sure what a 'textbook' carricante is supposed to taste like but I doubt this is it. Still, an interesting wine but wish it were fresher, juicier, and had more dimensions overall.

4/22/2024 - stormcat Likes this wine:

Perfect cork! Fully matured and perfect condition. Quite shy upon opening and started to open up after 1 hour in the glasses. This wine is about harmony and finness rather than power and structure. Pale ruby colour, still good acidity with taste of sour cherry and strawberry. There is no reason to wait any longer as I believe this wine will start to fall apart soon.

4/22/2024 - Povilas Likes this wine:

Alive and kickin', even looking like slowly going down the hill. Red fruit galore, with some leather. Very clear bottle, no any funkiness. High, fress acidity and red fruited finish. Very Burgundian vintage this time.

4/22/2024 - Povilas Likes this wine:

Was really surprised - was expecting more power and extraction. But I have got very elegant wine with impeccable balance. Engaging nose full of ripe forest fruit, also red plums, balanced by spice and earthy, leather notes. Palate still bit shallow, but I reckon it will expand with further maturation. Spicy, earthy finish. I hope this wine will expand in a Burgundian fashion with age, then it will merit much higher score. Really liked that ethereal, finessed style.

4/20/2024 - SeattlePaul wrote:

Very pleasant all around. Some fine sediment in the bottom so either decant or watch the tail carefully.

4/22/2024 - SeattlePaul wrote:

Dark, smoky notes on the palate. Lovely smooth drinking wine overall. Balanced acid and tannins, I think this will improve for a couple years more still.

4/22/2024 - Povilas wrote:

classic Cote-Rotie markers are already creeping in, with few hours of air - smoky raspberries, blackberry and blueberry, olives and bacon. Violets and black pepper. Palate has med+ tannings, that are very fine and seamlessly integrated with correct level of acidity.. mineral, peppery finish with tiny hint of green stems/olives. Still very primary but also a pleasure to drink. Very clear bottle, so I do not find funky side as in some previous notes. Well balanced wine, with very good future potential, still bit too young for my taste.

4/22/2024 - Hamersly wrote:

Voluptuous and beautiful with lovely iodine notes.

4/22/2024 - Hamersly wrote:

Remarkable already and should put on mid-pallet weight with time.

4/22/2024 - Christian Wenzel Likes this wine:

Very beautiful. Dry and crisp (on a note to previous comments it is extra brut and there is hardly any sweetness to it). Lemon, chalk and minerals. A bit of apple, pear and floral notes on the nose. A very good wine.

4/22/2024 - Burgundy Al wrote:

Wines Before / At / After a Passover Seder (The Krengels - Bannockburn IL): Popped and poured, there is so much here, just not yet fully accessible, and not yet fun. Dense and chewy black fruits, meaty and gamy with backward structure. An hour+ of air would have helped. Better from 2028, 92-95 point potential.

4/23/2024 - Christian Wenzel wrote:

Past reviews of this wine have been very conservative, so I was anxious opening this, thinking it might be on the way down. But I found it to be excellent. Very bright and vibrant, full bodied. Much less oxidiced than I had expected. Very discreet, but present bubbles. Judging from previous reviews it might be due to bottle variation or storage, but nothing wrong with this one. I wouldnt hold, though, and I don't expect it to improve.

4/22/2024 - Burgundy Al wrote:

Wines Before / At / After a Passover Seder (The Krengels - Bannockburn IL): Black and red cherry with good weight and meaty hints, just not what I want or expect from Grand Cru in a great vintage.

4/22/2024 - Burgundy Al wrote:

Wines Before / At / After a Passover Seder (The Krengels - Bannockburn IL): Small glass. Tired and almost interesting.

4/22/2024 - Burgundy Al wrote:

Wines Before / At / After a Passover Seder (The Krengels - Bannockburn IL): Small glass. 375 ml bottle. I imagine this was better when fresher than tonight, this format certainly didn't help, with a firm and faintly drying finish. 89 points tonight, but from 375.

4/22/2024 - mcflytfc Likes this wine:

Medium ruby. Raspberry, chocolate, and a bit of alcohol on the nose. Initial impression is smooth and balanced, the acid is present but not overpowering or tart, the tannins are still noticable but pleasant and leave a lingering dryness. The wine is fruity but subtly so, I wouldn't place this in Napa given the mild fruit, it's restrained and composed in an unexpected way. I enjoyed this more than I thought I would.

4/22/2024 - Burgundy Al wrote:

Wines Before / At / After a Passover Seder (The Krengels - Bannockburn IL): Small glass from 375 ml bottle. Very impressive. Very rich, well spice, lots going on, unfolding in glass in front of us. Complex and very well balanced.

4/22/2024 - Burgundy Al wrote:

Wines Before / At / After a Passover Seder (The Krengels - Bannockburn IL): Small glass from 375 ml bottle. Rich and ripe with plenty of black fruit. Very tasty, lacking the dimensions of the 2006 tasted next.

4/22/2024 - vladbaca Likes this wine:

Very nice wine for the price. On day 1 I was unimpressed, as it tasted like a flabby Paso syrah fruit bomb without the concentration. On day 2 it developed some savory and garrigue-like notes, somehow more acid, leading to a more complex and balanced presentation.

4/22/2024 - Burgundy Al wrote:

Wines Before / At / After a Passover Seder (The Krengels - Bannockburn IL): Small glass. Complex assortment of ripe red and black berries with lots of charm and nuance, probably a year or three past its peak.

4/22/2024 - bestdamncab Likes this wine:

Nose of cherry, strawberry, and raspberry, same on the palate, big body, tasty, sweet fruit then a bitter taste on the mid palate prevents cloying fruit, medium finish, lovely aftertaste, under $10 so an easy "beat the heat" sipper.

4/22/2024 - Burgundy Al wrote:

Wines Before / At / After a Passover Seder (The Krengels - Bannockburn IL): This had been opened and decanted 6+ hours in advance, and still clearly needs more time. Ripe black berries, well spiced, with traces of liqueur and preserves. Lots of fruit, spice, energy, and structure in near harmony, but with great potential. I'd give this until at least 2030 to show its full potential.

4/22/2024 - Mkotik Likes this wine:

very lovely Rosso. Started very acidic but totally opened after 2 hours. Great typical smell and taste. Felt like a brunello