5/5/2024 - markcic Likes this wine:

Opened and slow ox'd for a few hours. The nose is red fruit and hints of chocolate. The palate was dark cherry, red plums, pipe tobacco, sandalwood and chocolate. The finish was long and smooth. Really nice wine.

1/30/2024 - kostaslonis wrote:

Black fruit, spice notes, earthy a bit, a touch warm (14.50%) but juicy palate, nice texture, bold tannins, med body, long finish

5/6/2024 - Joshbturner Likes this wine:

Yes sir! Enjoyed while fishing, paired with cigarettes nicely.

5/4/2024 - Hank Mardukas wrote:

Simple and refreshing with notes of green apple and lemon.

5/6/2024 - thalver wrote:

Discorged 06/20, and kept at proper cellar temp since delivery. This bottle leaned toward blanc d blanc in flavor profile in a crisp, slightly austere style

1/30/2024 - kostaslonis Likes this wine:

Fragrant, ripe black fruit, blue fruit, juicy, nice spice frame, palate is light, red fruit, cherry notes, grippy tannins

1/30/2024 - kostaslonis wrote:

Thick oak frame, ripe black fruit, juicy, floral notes, me tannins, a touch unbalanced at this point, med finish, 14.50% warmth

1/30/2024 - kostaslonis wrote:

Fresh, citrus fruit, pear, geen apple, grapefruit, textured, citrus, austere, acidity, med finish

1/30/2024 - kostaslonis wrote:

Tighter than I remember, citrus, green fruit, palate is bigger but still in balance, very fresh

5/5/2024 - jfaulk Likes this wine:

Incredibly smooth and interesting. Lush stewed fruit followed by earthy notes, spice & leather. Great beginning to end

1/30/2024 - kostaslonis wrote:

Smooth, easy, nice texture, fruit, extrovert, finesse, fancy wine

4/4/2024 - VlgJeff wrote:

PnP, chilled. The color was a medium minus yellow with some light floral notes on the nose. The medium bodied palate showed just light notes of white fruit (pear and apple) along with citrus, minerality, vibrant acidity and some bitterness on the finish. It seems the drinking window for this wine is 1 to 4 years.

1/30/2024 - kostaslonis wrote:

half fruit/herbal, spice tasting nutty frame, give it time

5/6/2024 - Lollipop Likes this wine:

I really love Bouley's wine and this was no exception. He feels destined to be a future great of the Beaune. This is an unusual bottle in that it was part of a mixed case of Champans in which the 2018 had 44 months of elevage, the 2019 had 32 months and the 2020 had 20 months. It's hard to compare across vintages and elevage like that on this occasion I had the wine on its own.

Even at a young age, his wines are always remarkably silky but compared to his normal bottling it was noticeably more so. The oak didn't feel overbearing at all and the fruit was still pure but there was a refinement to the wine that I really loved. Certainly punching above its weight and age!

5/4/2024 - Zweder Likes this wine:

Regular dinner group (By JvT in Pommard, Burgundy.): Beautiful bouquet with sweet licorice and gingerbread. Same on the palate, very juicy and concentrated, sweet black berries and spiciness, chocolate, beautiful acidity, full bodied and an enormous length, well balanced and elegant. Perfect wine!

5/6/2024 - franinnyc Likes this wine:

Great cab. K Laz

5/6/2024 - ocandelas wrote:

Wine Spectator - Wine of the Year 1998

5/4/2024 - Zweder Likes this wine:

Regular dinner group (By JvT in Pommard, Burgundy.): Beautiful bouquet with dark berries like blueberries and licorice. Same on the palate, dark berries and some raspberries, still youthful juice and really complex and aristocratic. Enormous length and not a bit too old yet. Harmonious and extremely beautiful.

5/6/2024 - ocandelas wrote:

Wine Spectator - Wine of the YEAR 2004

5/4/2024 - Zweder Likes this wine:

Regular dinner group (By JvT in Pommard, Burgundy.): Autumn forest and red berries in the complex bouquet. Some farmyard as well. On the palate still juicy red berries, autumn forest, tobacco, tertiary in a positive way. Still juicy and fresh. Impressive!

5/6/2024 - ocandelas wrote:

Wine of the Year - Wine Spectator 2005

5/4/2024 - Zweder Likes this wine:

Regular dinner group (By JvT in Pommard, Burgundy.): Dark berries, licorice and well dosed oak in the bouquet. On the palate blackberries, and other dark berries, full bodied and powerful, but also elegant, still youthful juice and an enormous length. Delicious and mature wine with enough power for a few years of additional cellaring.

5/6/2024 - ocandelas wrote:

Wine Spectator Wine of the Year 2019

5/4/2024 - Zweder Likes this wine:

Regular dinner group (By JvT in Pommard, Burgundy.): Beautiful and mature Riesling bouquet with mineral impressions. Same on the palate, lemon and lime, good and fresh acidity, pineapple, saffron, beautiful balance between acidity and sweetness.

5/4/2024 - Zweder Likes this wine:

Regular dinner group (By JvT in Pommard, Burgundy.): Caramel and popcorn in the complex and exclusive bouquet. Same on the palate, old cognac, spiciness, savory, elegance and an enormous length. Unique wine!

5/4/2024 - Zweder Likes this wine:

Regular dinner group (By JvT in Pommard, Burgundy.): Minerals, gun flint and oak in the expressive bouquet. Same on the palate, savory, fresh acidity, enormous length and elegance. Very beautiful wine which is fully mature now.

5/4/2024 - Zweder Likes this wine:

Regular dinner group (By JvT in Pommard, Burgundy.): Butter and white chocolate in the bouquet. Same on the palate, full bodied and round, bees wax and some impressions of honey and zest. Beautifully fresh, harmonious and well balanced. Some licorice in the finish. Great wine.

5/6/2024 - KAT9 Likes this wine:

Well balanced wine. On the nose, a little funky, savory, and a bit of dark fruit. On the palate, nice balance between acidity and tannin. Enjoyable wine.

5/6/2024 - ChampyNoir wrote:

Very young

5/4/2024 - Zweder Likes this wine:

Regular dinner group (By JvT in Pommard, Burgundy.): Caramel, some nuts in the mature and complex bouquet. Same on the palate, elegant and beautifully fresh. Very exclusive and beautiful wine.

5/6/2024 - Miguelvino@yahoo.com Likes this wine:

Nice wine. Fresh good acidity, soft flowers , light body, short-medium length. Good for summer.

4/3/2024 - VlgJeff wrote:

Very similar to our last two bottles 4-6 months ago. Slo-oxed for 20 minutes yielding a medium bodied wine with darker red fruits, spice and earth with balancing acidity.

5/6/2024 - ulyon wrote:

89-90
quite close maybe better to wait

5/6/2024 - Bob H wrote:

Just had a glass of the '20 Pomona CC, and at first blush that wine feels more substantive on the palate. This is lighter-bodied and the acidity is more pronounced, but the palate is slightly clenched here, for lack of a better descriptor.

4/2/2024 - VlgJeff wrote:

PnP, chilled. Very similar to our bottle some 6 months ago but with more citrus on the nose, acidity on the palate and lemon pith on the finish. Seems like it's not built for aging so drink each vintage while fresh.

5/6/2024 - Emil Oliver Likes this wine:

Such a cool wine from Tournelle.

Slightly clowdy.
Complex Tournelle’esque nose (I don’t know what else to call it, it’s similar across their entire range of topped up whites - is this the terroir of the cellar maybe?) Lemon and orange peel, sea spray, wax and a hint of lilac and white peach.
Bright acidity, moderate body, refreshing really. Maybe a touch of a mousy character in the last glass three days after the initial opening, but not enough to be a bother. Saline finish with a touch of bitter grapefruit.

4/6/2024 - thewineengineer Likes this wine:

Face to face: 2006 Roagna Barbaresco Asili vs 2006 Gaja Barbaresco.
Tertiary aromas in the nose as well, but surely a more vibrant nose than Asili. In the mouth, tannins shows more yourgerness (and the barrique use as well) with a grippy finish and the balsamic tones that overcome the fruits. Freshness invites to drink easily the wine, though a more modern style, and make me prefer it to Roagna this time. 91++

5/6/2024 - decaturwinedude Likes this wine:

see notes before mine. This is already drinking so well. Juicy, heady and cerebral all at the same time.

5/6/2024 - Sten Regild wrote:

Sjælden topvin, Cabernet Frank, powerful, 94P Gastro, gemmes

5/6/2024 - Bob H wrote:

My last bottle of this - I'm having it side-by-side with the '21 Istine CC.

Traditionally made Chianti, with good acidity and earthy red fruits. Very likable.

5/6/2024 - jrick wrote:

Agree with others - this is very good quality, with some fatness and length and concentration. Ripe lemon, pineapple, pear, green apple, zesty ending (some bitterness). A little bit of custard and brioche as well. Could have had more Chablis typicity and especially more tension, but for a Chablis village this surpasses its appellation.

5/6/2024 - jjlobi Likes this wine:

Pear notes.

5/6/2024 - PacoHigon Likes this wine:

Saca especial "Contubernio". Color dorado. Nariz expresiva, con cierto carácter punzante, matices yodados, algo de brisa de mar, miel ligera, manzana compotada, flor ajada y un final de almendras tostadas. En boca el ataque es bueno, seco, con raza, cierta salinidad, no anda mal de frescura, largo y con notable profundidad.

5/4/2024 - merdmark Likes this wine:

Inga anteckningar, men mycket trevligt. Baserat på tidigare kommentarer, chansade jag, mot bättre vetande, på att öppna den till hemmagjord pizza. Hade blivit ännu bättre till en köttbit.
Andra flaskan klarar sig några år till, men helt klart i drickfönstret

5/4/2024 - Quiet Lion Likes this wine:

Decanted briefly, took a half-hour to open. Enjoyable although the finish is a bit confused and twiggy. With air, the midpalate had lovely relaxed fruit. Agree with previous taster that this hasn't aged well to this point as far as balance or tertiary nuance. I have one more bottle so we'll see if it gets through this stage or not.

5/6/2024 - jjlobi Likes this wine:

A big wine. Dark in color and not a lot of fruit, mostly oak. Second day was more satisfying.

4/6/2024 - thewineengineer Likes this wine:

Face to face: 2006 Roagna Barbaresco Asili vs 2006 Gaja Barbaresco.
Dusty nose at the beginning, very dark with leather and few fruits, tannins are smoothed confirming a rounder and less fresh mouth than Gaja. With time it shows more complexity with few others ripe fruits in his classic style, but also more elderness. For me Gaja wins by a little. 91

4/26/2024 - Mimesis Does not like this wine:

I made the mistake of buying this private label bottling based on the raves of the guy in front of me at CostCo - kind of like getting stock tips at the barber shop.

While not outright flawed, this insipid, strawberry-flavored cough syrup does a disservice to the Chateauneuf du Pape appellation. If there was such a thing as "Chateauneuf du Pape Nouveau," this would be it.

In the old days, wine like this would have been declassified. Luckily I paid under $20 for the bottle - dirt cheap for CdP - but that's actually expensive considering that most $15 Cotes du Rhone are better.

5/5/2024 - Brain Capers Likes this wine:

Quite a rich wine, wife thought CA. Thought the wine was sweet, almost like port, no oak, and the alcohol was held in check by the fruit. It will be interesting to see if the sweetness evolves.

5/4/2024 - PolarBear22 wrote:

Still a wonderful Zin. And still have two bottles