5/25/2024 - Martin_G wrote:

Not bad! Much more balanced than the

5/24/2024 - markandsusanw Likes this wine:

Restaurant wine buy, decanted and consumed over 2-1/2 hours…Some red and blue fruits to open, slightly soft tannins, but not oaky. Shows some restraint and retains a nice acid pop. Easy drinker with some style. Great with red meat, but not at all heavy.

5/24/2024 - Dfortin9 Likes this wine:

Structured delivering blackberry, dark cherry and tobacco. Medium bodied, medium to high acidity and firm but well integrated tannins. Right now, it is tight and a little shut. However, it is harmoniously balanced. Finish is average in length. Don’t get me wrong, it is a good wine but I don’t get the usually reliable WS at 95 points. I have another bottle and will re-assessed in a year or two. NI:3, FI:21, FC:8, B:4, L:3

5/24/2024 - rlove wrote:

One dimensional but it is a pretty good dimension.

5/25/2024 - timtom Likes this wine:

I agree with the prior review that this is not ready to drink, but it is going to be great in 10 years with fantastic QPR. Very complex with dark fruit in front giving way to chocolate, leather, and sage with a long satin finish.

5/24/2024 - pemazel Likes this wine:

Hugo Hilde: I concur with you. Tonight it was absolutely delicious with a great future ahead. Marvelous tasting at Hein Post courtesy Ger van Dam

5/24/2024 - UncorkedHokie Likes this wine:

Lots of citrus flavor with some vanilla. Very good for seafood pasta, shrimp Alfredo at this meal.

5/19/2024 - chablis28 wrote:

Slow-oxed for an hour then quick double decant b4 leaving for COV Minneapolis and our big group dinner. I only bought these 3 from Bruno Clavelier long ago & now wish I'd bought more as this is a top tier producer still running a little below the radar & its pedigree. Like many 06's this is drinking great w/ air and in a good Burg glass! The nose hits w/ an ample range of; spice, rose petal & damp forest floor complimented by lush yet lifted; raspberry, spice, mineral & more damp forest floor on the palate. Delivers that textbook suave elegant Chambolle mouthfeel I love! Such a beautiful wine! Delighted to have one more that I'll wait for its 20th in 2026. Great now though!

5/24/2024 - Sir William III wrote:

Great! Enjoyed this on Memorial Day. Caramel, vanilla, black berries tastes that really come out by the aging in the Rum Barrels. Smooth finish and refreshing. Perfect color and windows.

5/24/2024 - Kyno Likes this wine:

Quite crisp, almost sharp

5/24/2024 - movitz wrote:

wrong vintage added 2021

5/24/2024 - pemazel Likes this wine:

And a lot more to come!

5/24/2024 - Cacio Pepe Likes this wine:

All of the citrus; lemon, lime, calamansi, but lemon ginger forward on the nose, very fresh! More lemony than even lemons, this is really citrus forward, my mouth is salivating just waiting to taste the wine. On the palate, it’s like laser precision, the acidity is absolutely mouth watering, minerality through the roof. Very balanced, and I’m not sure you can find a better new world Chardonnay to pair with food. Delicious!

5/24/2024 - Rob-Rah wrote:

Upon opening a cabbagey/strong paint smell with some strange stuff going on: corked? Very, very ripe smells, a bit decayed. Bruised fruit. Very bruised. Oxidised seemingly. though the colour is deep dark red and the wine still sweet(ish). Chemically scents. Stagnant wet rags and mouldy prunes. Sherry vinegar wuthout the acid. I think this is corked, but there might be something under this depending on how it behaves over the next day - it may be fatally corked it may blow off...... I'll re-stopper this and revisit tomorrow for curiosity but this appears to be corked beyond redemption judging from this.

5/24/2024 - Evjoker wrote:

Huge bargain. Fruity, light, easy drinking and a little zesty. More lemon peel them lemon.

5/24/2024 - movitz wrote:

updated vintage

5/24/2024 - Bob H wrote:

This is a wine where I’m glad that I bought a case, because it has shown some interesting evolution during the time I’ve owned it.

Focused on the palate with great acidity - I haven’t had that many vintages of Kelley’s Chardonnays, but this certainly feels like one that could age, much more so (at least IMO) than her 2019 version of this wine. I think I also like this better than the Dux, but need to really sit down with them side-by-side before I conclude that definitively.

But at the end of the day, this is another very nice Oregon Chardonnay 👍

5/24/2024 - MaximusDecimusMeridius Likes this wine:

Opened a bottle to see. Opened up beautifully with some oxygen after about 20 minutes. Floral on the nose, punchy on the tongue, with a smooth finish. Will get better with a year or two, but a good drinking wine already.

5/24/2024 - Perfectly Paired Likes this wine:

One hour decant. Deep ruby red color. Aromas of earthy dark berries with notes of smoked meat and toasted herbs. Medium bodied palate with dark fruit, hints of baking spice with savory and saline notes. Tannins are somewhat angular and a pop of acid leads to a long finish.

5/24/2024 - pemazel Likes this wine:

At Hein Post courtesy Ger van Dam.
As a high-end Burgundy rookie, for me this was the star of the evening, pretty close though to Ruchottes-Chambertin of the same house and Trapet Chambertin, all 2015. What a beautiful evening!

5/24/2024 - Jon Mills Likes this wine:

Already delicious but will probably improve with more cellar time.

5/24/2024 - Parnelli Likes this wine:

See previous notes ... getting smoother.

5/24/2024 - Mootsie Likes this wine:

Oh, these have aged beautifully. Balanced and still bursting with fruit. These could go another 5-7 years easily.

5/24/2024 - thalver wrote:

This continued to open up over about an hour and a half open. Sauvignon blanc dominated the flavor profile.

5/24/2024 - thalver wrote:

Initally, this drank as a nice, balanced pinot, a bit on the delicate end of the spectrum About an hour and a half in, the nose exploded from the glass. Wow.

5/24/2024 - j3oomerang Likes this wine:

nothing special but I like it at $20

5/24/2024 - thalver wrote:

really nice depth of flavor if a bit tight. Time should be its friend.

5/24/2024 - philmtl Does not like this wine:

The previous one was lively and good. This is on its last legs. Tired and dying. I pray for your soul.

5/24/2024 - WineJ2019 Likes this wine:

Not super complex, but very enjoyable and drinking well now. Shared with friends at Italian dinner and everyone enjoyed it.

5/24/2024 - thalver wrote:

This bottle showed as a bit tired vis a vis a bottle a couple months ago

5/24/2024 - KPB Likes this wine:

Deep purple, gradually becomes very aromatic with air, revealing blackberry fruit, tapenade, garrigue, hint of lavender. Rich yet tart, with the ripe Grenache cushioned in a sturdy frame of tannins and minerality. Wonderful even now but at age 15, this will be spectacular! 93 today, 97-98 at peak.

5/24/2024 - bkomisar Likes this wine:

Slight apple, citrus, and wet stone notes on the nose. Mineral, peach, and loads of citrus on the palate. Light body that finishes zippy and dry. Very dynamic flavors and easy drinking!

5/24/2024 - larrybbaldwin Likes this wine:

Lush and fresh and vibrant

5/24/2024 - Patricklikeswine wrote:

Delicious ripe red berry, but with a subtle spice to it. Acidity is great and pronounced.

5/24/2024 - Roughl wrote:

Stunning bottle again. Honeyd rich bone dry layered and balanced Riesling. Beautiful lens for these perfectly ripe Riesling grapes

5/24/2024 - asgerG wrote:

DnP
Comsistent with note of 13/5-2021.
Still very primary with loads of light red fruits.
Drink now-2030

5/24/2024 - Bullsgate Likes this wine:

Intense nose of spices, red berries and some wood. Powerful palate with waves of fresh raspberries that lingers on in a long finish. Great acidity and some structuring tannins. High hopes for the future! Try again in 3-4 years.

5/24/2024 - Ikesmith wrote:

Bitter pith, bit boozy.

5/24/2024 - Philip67 Likes this wine:

This is really good, nice depth and black fruit intensity. Generous, full bodied fruit forward style. The fruit easily carries the structure, which is quite refined for a Tuscan wine. Good length, straightforward. Drinking now, will evolve nicely over the next decade.

5/24/2024 - bubblewitz Likes this wine:

Buttery, honey, vanilla

5/24/2024 - 3daywinereview.com wrote:

Day 1: One of the more interesting wines of the year so far. Herbal along with green olives, white pepper, spices, blue fruits, dust and tar. Super complex wine with a super long finish. Outstanding and bringing to an event tonight. 94+ points

5/23/2024 - Gargantua wrote:

Nice. Initially has some very typical fresh rose aromatics (gentle bubblegum, some Sauv Blanc-y character), but the longer the wine is open, the drier and more focused it becomes on the surprisingly fleshy, textured midpalate and the dry finish. Easy. These age though, and if I had more storage space, I'd set a half case aside then check back in two years from now.

5/24/2024 - PC73 wrote:

This is light red in colour. Almost translucent. Drop dead gorgeous nose of rose water, rose petals, cherry, very expressive and perfumed. Touch of rhubarb and fresh figs. With time in the glass, this mellows into something slightly more menthol but still very elegant and ethereal. Still lots of fruit on the palate. Dark cherries and a touch of strawberry. Some balsamic on the finish.
Touch spicy on the palate.
Super elegant and no heavy tannins anyway to be found. Label says 14.5%. I don’t get a big alcohol hit. Should age well, but when it’s this delicious why wait?

5/23/2024 - doug374 wrote:

Fading but not so much as to reduce the score. Modest tannin and a fruit core that is mild but still expressive. Notes of violets, leather, hay and minerals

5/24/2024 - _Xenon Likes this wine:

Different than my last bottle. Petrol, but no vanilla. More on the lean side. Still no signs of ageing. Lovely!

5/24/2024 - BURGHen Boy Likes this wine:

A little bit of heft on top of some pear and citrus. Has some savory notes and some floral note tea on a medium finish.

5/24/2024 - philmtl Likes this wine:

We sell this wine.

Fresh, bright and lively. Citrus, poached pear and chalk. Perfect apéritif. Lovely.

5/24/2024 - LopedeAguirre Likes this wine:

Extraordinary RDD expression, perfect marriage of complexity and balance. Great value at LIDL..

5/24/2024 - egoya Likes this wine:

Next bottle. In its prime now, it will never be better than right now. Ideal background wine for an evening when you have to do e.g. your tax declaration. Great QPR.

5/24/2024 - Kcid Likes this wine:

Probably on its way down, but still ok.

Some plum, blueberry, maybe cassis, with oak / vanilla flavor. Nose has spice, tobacco, and some black fruit.

Took~15 min to open up, but still good. Got at $29 and for that it’s a good value.