3/20/2022 - mphatic wrote:

Screwcap, 12.5% alc.
Beautiful light salmon-pink.

Intense aromatics of raspberries, redcurrant, mulch, and a hint of passionfruit.

Light bodied, but intense flavour; not just fruity, but also with a flinty/earthy backdrop. Good drive and long finish for a Rosé. Chalky tannins; good grip and texture.

The label says chill for best effect. I’d say only chill if you don’t want to taste the fruit; just below room temperature brought out the most attractive aromatics that are not far from a proper light red.

3/16/2022 - mphatic Likes this wine:

Cork, 13.5% alc.
Cloudy mahogany red-brown. Tawny at rim. Crumbly cork.

A volatile nose of leather chair, cola, dill, grilled meat, cherry, and raspberry, stems, timber, smoke.

Round, creamy entry to the palate, then it tightens up. Very reduced on opening. Retaining significant chalky tannin. Starting to dry out and appearing a little thin compared with previous bottles. Reasonably long finish, and with persistent, bitter dill flavour on the aftertaste.

Opinion: even at this age, it needs quite a bit of air to express its full aromatics. Looking best on day three. Give it air! Excellent Aussie Pinot with great complexity and interest, with plenty of life left.

4/25/2024 - gallu wrote:

90 Granate cubierto. Nariz con buena madera, fruta roja. En boca es agradable, bien hecho, notas lácticas. Se deja beber bien.

4/23/2024 - jeduardoms Likes this wine:

One of the best white wines in South America

4/25/2024 - ptaylor2112 wrote:

Day 1 was all soft residual sugar on the finish. Day 2 was similar. It wasn’t until Day 3 when things got interesting. The acidity began to assert itself on the midpalate and finish, and the pleasant tartness balanced the sweet. Drink now if you like softer, sweeter wines. Otherwise, hold for at least another couple of years.

3/11/2022 - mphatic wrote:

Screwcap, 13.2% alc.
Dark and vibrant blood crimson.

Aromatic nose of liquid lead pencils, blackcurrant, a touch of beetroot and ripe capsicum, but not under-ripe. Nutty oak, redcurrant, wet rocks, chocolate.

Dusty tannic grip. Rather closed on the palate, with only shortish length. Pretty light, bodied and fruited. Smells sweeter and richer than it presents on the palate, where it is reasonably sour-fruited and austere. Different on day 2; more integrated and fleshed out.

Opinion: A nice drink. Guzzle-able. Could sit smelling this for hours!

4/25/2024 - Pancreatitis wrote:

Duty free purchase in Thailand (for roughly 1/4 my local retail) so presumably not stored with regard to temperature for however long?
Copper tinged.
In comparison to the ‘03 version tasted a few times recently this was entirely devoid of fruit. With air revealed a biscuity mineralite that was heavenly.
But I suspect this particular bottle suffered its provenance…

3/9/2022 - mphatic wrote:

Screwcap, 13.5% alc.
Luxuriant and glossy, dark ruby colour. Youthful bright hue.

Some lavish oak initially on the nose but when digging deeper, earth, blackberry, baking spices, and raspberry emerge.

Acidity is a feature on the palate, while the tannins are very delicate and dusty, yet flood the mouth. A touch blocky; it doesn’t reveal its charms reluctantly. Good, but not great length. Finishes savoury and earthy yet still seems like it needs more time to open up. A strong white pepper note runs through the wine, that I initially confused with alcohol breathiness.

Opinion: Not entirely convincing; it fell apart after a couple of days open.

4/25/2024 - thkim Likes this wine:

괜찮은데 국내가격 생각하면 가성비는 별로인듯

4/25/2024 - woodhart wrote:

Metallic taste, flat. Bad bottle.

4/25/2024 - Jeepsgolfandwine Likes this wine:

4/24/2024 - mdefreitas wrote:

I was expecting the worst, given other notes here, but this was a pleasant surprise. Purchased on release and perfectly stored. Great fill level and great condition on the cork. Deep golden color. Definitely mature, with the fruits taking on a more aged, baked quality, but the acids were great and the minerality was strong. I would opt to drink sooner rather than later, but I'm not in a super rush on this.

4/25/2024 - Psdycp wrote:

Bright red cherries, toasted almond and sweet spices on the nose. Palate showed some tensions and tannins on a medium-bodied structure. Not much complexity. Finish is spicy and fresh with some bitter tannins. Ready to drink now and for the next 3 years.

4/25/2024 - rwstorer wrote:

- Yellow color - Beautiful nose of cream and brioche. Flavors of baked apples, a slight spice and a lovely creaminess. Drinking beautifully right now!

4/25/2024 - jamescho Likes this wine:

Fresh acidity on silky ground tannins with balanced mineral
It is a real rdd treasure.

10/24/2023 - mphatic wrote:

At Calad’in Comptoir, Villefranche-sur-saone.

Medium ruby. Somewhat reticent on the nose. Graphite, iron filings, black cherry, subtle blackberry, gravel.

Medium bodied. Decent persistence, linear, fresh acidity. Chalky tannins. Clean. Enjoyable food wine, though nothing special.

4/25/2024 - Raage Likes this wine:

Très belle teinte, gamay rubis clair avec un je-ne-sais-quoi qui annonce le vin nature dans la phosphorescence…
Nez séduisant de fleurs et de fraise mara printanière, d’épices.
En bouche, on a à la fois une belle acidité bien marquée et un certaine chaleur (14°), de tout petits tanins acérés et la petite marque de fabrique Delienne, la volatile! Mais franchement, je m’attendais à plus… (2019 en a souvent, comme 22 ou 23).
Un Fleurie nature donc, délicatement parfumé, flanqué d’une structure singulière (acidité).
Peut s’attendre encore 3/5 ans, sinon carafe.
90+?

4/25/2024 - YCITOAIYL wrote:

BEEDING : 10분
COLOR : 진한보라
NOSE : (병) 오크, 바닐라, 산도 느껴짐
레드과실향, 정향

(잔) 검은 과실향, 화장실 냄새?
고양이 오줌 냄새,
저가 피노누아의 향이 난다
나무 줄기 향, 숲속향
담배향, 흙향







FALLET : 미디엄 하이 바디
당도와 산도 모두 강하다
밸런스 좋다
혀끝을 조이는 당도가 좋다
알콜이 튀지 않는다
탄닌 많다, 탄닌 적당히 거칠다





* 아주 고급스럽지는 않지만 데일리로 즐기기에는 나쁘지 않다
향보다 맛이 더 좋다
감칠맛이 나지는 않는다


점수 : 88점
재구매 의사 : 없음

4/25/2024 - brooklynguy Likes this wine:

Pulled the cork at noon and poured off a taste - pretty tight. Decanted at 6 an hour before drinking. This is excellent wine, as it is in every vintage. There is plush dark fruit that is completely shot through with dried flowers and smoke. It reminds me more of some right bank Bdx wines more than it does the green pepper and lead pencil that other Picasses vintages can show. Its perfectly balanced and at 12.5% I think this will age gracefully for a long long time, and should become a beautifully expressive and harmonious wine. The thing is, it's so delicious and satisfying now after a decant that it will be hard to keep my hands off it...

10/25/2023 - mphatic wrote:

Showing some development, with some meaty notes, oak, earth and mineral, more tannic than the Brouilly. Decent food wine.

Slight carbonic note, but combined with the meatiness it adds to the complexity of what would otherwise be a simple wine. Went well with Maccas!

4/25/2024 - pclin wrote:

Last bottle of 12x halves. PnP. This was drinking really well from get-go. Explosive floral nose with hints of stems. In between primary and secondary but not in awkward phase. Bright acidity and good balance, finished spicy with noticeable soil tones. An excellent village level Chassange Montrachet rouge, good news for ‘17 vintage, higher levels from good producers must be really good.

4/25/2024 - Morgan1132 wrote:

Curiosity got the better of me and popped one. Needs time. Quite closed and austere. Shows promise for sure but no detailed notes. Needs time

4/25/2024 - garysei Likes this wine:

Bold fruit up front. Expected tanins that smooth with aging. Decant while young.

4/25/2024 - Psdycp wrote:

Deep and spiced black cherries with earthy and minty vanilla notes on the nose. Structured and extended palate which is almost full-bodied. Good intensity and depth for a Crianza, reaching the quality of a Reserva. Texture is rather smooth at the edges. Finish is complete but grippy. Still can age for the next 2-3 years for the tannins to fully integrate into the wine.

4/25/2024 - Sauvyfan wrote:

Pleasant nose, but don’t confuse this with the “Old Vine” version that WS scored 93. This is not that!

10/25/2023 - mphatic wrote:

Tasting at Hameau Duboeuf. No formal notes.
Fruity and earthy, decent structure.

10/25/2023 - mphatic Likes this wine:

Tasting at Hameau Duboeuf. No formal notes.

Surprisingly fruity, Chardonnay. Citrus, almost off dry at first before tightening up. Surprisingly enjoyable.

4/24/2024 - lepetitchateau wrote:

Fruit forward, nicely rich and fully mature with classic strawberries and an elegant, easy-going mid-palate.

4/25/2024 - Ellon wrote:

Still fairly dark with the ruby opening just at the rim. Some evolution but the ripe red fruits are very much on command, after comes a decadent flower note and slight animal edge. Uber elegant, round and full bodied. Ripe red fruits, coffee, Touch of euchalyptus. Still fairly structured but for me on the right place to start drinking. Médium on the finish and médium acidity. A wine everyone Will enjoy in a great place.

4/22/2024 - lepetitchateau wrote:

Earthy and pure, still tight but a beauty

1/6/2024 - mphatic wrote:

7.5% alc. Screwcap. AP3309.
At Bargara.
Putting on a bit of colour now; into the deep gold spectrum.

Toast, citrus peel, lime, petrol, hone, and apple on the nose.

Almost a light spritz upon pouring, a feeling that is accentuated by the firm acidity upon entry to the palate. Rich for a 2008 Kabinett, and Medium bodied, with a moderate length finish with a gentle off-dry twist at the end.

Based on colour and flavour development, I’d say drink now-ish. Enjoyable aged Kabinett, without the fireworks. While it has developed, it hasn’t necessarily gained a great deal of complexity.

1/4/2024 - mphatic Likes this wine:

Screwcap.
At Bargara.

Intoxicating nose. Not overdone in any way, yet full of black fruit, deep nutty oak, a hint of iodine.

Controlled palate, almost to the point of being elegant, which is a feat for a McLaren vale Shiraz. Juicy berries, medium bodied, with drying fine tannin. It’s all front and mid palate atm.

Looked best on day 4. More red-fruited (raspberry) flavour on palate and fleshed out.

1/3/2024 - mphatic Likes this wine:

14.5% alc. Screwcap.
At Bargara.
Bright light-medium yellow, youthful.

Pear, citrus peel, Cashew, woody oak on nose. A little marzipan top note.

Powerful, ripe palate. Lots of flavour. Kept in check by balanced acid. Alcohol can be felt, mainly as a glycerol like texture but it’s not obtrusive. Medium length.

A richly flavoured wine, in its drinking window, but not falling apart any time soon.

4/25/2024 - elevwine Likes this wine:

Another one-off purchase that should have been a case. Purchased on sale in 2017. Terrific wine, particularly for second wine. Dark cherry and some blueberry fruit, BDX bite and very good aromatics including cedar, spice box, leather and tobacco. Well-balanced, though acidity started to dominate more on day 2. Very good value demonstrating why you should buy plenty of second wines in a very good vintage.

4/25/2024 - Dermck wrote:

Drank with Rib BBQ

4/24/2024 - hansende Likes this wine:

Drank with Chris & Kathleen, paired with shrimp Risotto.

4/25/2024 - enataf wrote:

Nice smell, full nose of ripe fruits. Taste is a bit bitter and short. Nice experience but not as nice as a few years ago m, is this wine past its drinking window?

4/25/2024 - jviz wrote:

Thought this was showing especially well at age 19. Nice velvety tannin, polished by age alone, some cool mint notes amid wizened blackcurrant with nice concentration and balance. Classic and composed. I thought this was good to excellent.

1/18/2024 - mphatic wrote:

No formal notes.
Redcurrant, Sous bois, delicate cola. Nutty oak. Fine grained tannin, with some masculine grip. Mellow fruited palate, a little underdone, and perhaps starting to dry out. Decent length finish.

4/25/2024 - Psdycp wrote:

Very bright cherry fruits with a touch of fresh herbs and spicy notes. Palate echoed the nose. Fruity but not forward, elegant and balanced on the medium-bodied palate. Not much structure. Made to drink young and at casual settings.

4/25/2024 - Ozsnapper Likes this wine:

Still drinking really well.

1/18/2024 - mphatic wrote:

Quick tasting at Wineology. No formal notes.
Simple, yet engaging Burgundy. Meaty notes with crisp red cranberry fruit.

1/18/2024 - mphatic wrote:

Quick tasting at Wineology. No formal notes.
Youthful and a little heavy on the oak relative to the fruit. Drying tannins. Blackcurrant, leafy, in need of time.

1/18/2024 - mphatic Likes this wine:

Quick tasting at Wineology. No formal notes.
Fragrant and classic Barolo nose. Some oak present but not overdone. Palate shows some softening of tannins, some tertiary flavours. All quite nice.

1/18/2024 - mphatic wrote:

Quick tasting at Wineology. No formal notes.
Liquid Star anise! A little light and lacking in depth. Maybe time will help.

1/18/2024 - mphatic wrote:

Quick tasting at Wineology. No formal notes.
No notes taken, but I enjoyed this. Not as heavily oaked as I was expecting.

4/25/2024 - KevinS wrote:

Incredibly delicious. Deep, dark red fruits with some flecks of tobacco. Tons of complexity, richness and nuance. Just stuffed with yummy. Really special stuff.

1/18/2024 - mphatic wrote:

Quick tasting at Wineology. No formal notes.
Not the greatest Grosset Polish Hill. Nothing wrong with it just lacking some zip and sparkle and depth.

4/25/2024 - KevinS wrote:

Seemed a little flabby and unfocused. Just OK on its own, better with food. While clearly Chardonnay, not so obviously Chablis. Enjoyed other bottles better -- we'll see.

4/25/2024 - deagle88 Likes this wine:

petrol. peach honey green apple lemon.
당도에서 오는 텁텁함을 끝에 적당한산미가 잡아주어서 밸런스를 잡아줌.
케잌과 곁들였으며, 페어링이 좋았음. 와인만 마시기에는 많이 마시지 못하겠다.