5/17/2024 - tomlee wrote:

Dark red in color. 14.8% ABV. Sublime nose of red and black fruits, citrus, licorice and pepper. Medium body with perfect acidity and balance. Bursting with rich, lush fruits. Raspberry, cranberry, salmonberry and pepper on the palate. Exceptional length on the finish. This Zinfandel has aged beautifully and could not be more in my wheelhouse. Best over the next 1-2 years.

5/17/2024 - Neecies Likes this wine:

Greatly exceeded expectations for a $17 bubble. Apparently made by Traditional Method, it's concentrated, bright and fruity with visible viscosity and firm, mouth-filling petillance. Makes one wonder why sparkling sauvignon blanc is so rare.

5/17/2024 - StewartWent wrote:

I'm largely unconvinced. Seems a bit underdone (young vine fruit?), medium weight at best, and the fruit profile is a little brittle. Bright palate with plenty of acid. Might be one for the traditionalists.

5/17/2024 - Aks74 Does not like this wine:

Terrible, amateurish red grape juice masquerading as Pinto. Too fruity, too much alcohol, no finesse.

Yuck! If you receive this as a gift, you know your acquaintance doesn’t hold you in high esteem.

5/17/2024 - KJD45$ wrote:

Aerated heavily
Aromas changed as it evolved… cherry violets
Tobacco leaf leather
Beautiful melding of fruit spice tannins acidity
Quite a lovely expression

5/17/2024 - Gregboch wrote:

Perhaps the most herbacious aroma I've ever encountered. Basil, celery, vegetal, black cherry.
Lots of earthy notes. Just delicious.

5/17/2024 - Gr8penut Likes this wine:

Very consistent!

5/17/2024 - Al-Vino Likes this wine:

Beaucastel Magnum. Big, luscious consistently well made wine that doesn’t disappoint. Lots of cellaring potential ahead.

5/17/2024 - DavidDay wrote:

Some black berries on the nose, lack cherry, smoke, dark chocolate on the palate, Ample plus acidity. Certainly got better on the second day.

5/17/2024 - Gr8penut Likes this wine:

Great value!

5/17/2024 - Gr8penut Likes this wine:

Great value!

5/17/2024 - colinscellar Likes this wine:

I was shocked by how good condition this was in until it occurred to me the 16.3% means it's somewhat port-like 😄
Dried strawberry and berry fruits, slight dusty feel to it. Fruit holding up well and the alcohol doesn't really seem out of place despite being so high. Lacking some herbal freshness or something to counterpoint the fruit.

5/17/2024 - DavidDay Likes this wine:

Citrus, chalky minerality, decent body medium body, very well balanced. The best Sancerre I have had to date. Very little or no oak.

5/16/2024 - Vasily wrote:

Drinking very well. Enjoyed with baked pompano and king crab legs. Fit well with my preference for French style versus the California heavy oak.

5/17/2024 - Mkotik Does not like this wine:

Not a very good amarone. A bit metallic, short finish, bitterness.

5/17/2024 - colinscellar wrote:

Lighter-bodied than expected, I guess that's Canada being cool climate? Dark fruits, a hint of stalky greenness, some spice. Maybe a bit short on complexity to be something really special but this was very enjoyable drinking.

5/17/2024 - jiii Likes this wine:

The last of a wine added to my cellar in 2013. Decanted and enjoyed over two hours. A really, very rewarding wine that evolved and got more interesting over the evening. The aroma of red fruit evolved while decanting and then settled into a more balanced red, dark and earthy aroma. Balanced on the palate and a long pleasing finish. Should have bought a case when I could have!

5/17/2024 - Crocadillus wrote:

Gave this just half an hour in the glass & it was much better than previous bottle. Definitely drink up now if you have these!

5/16/2024 - linkin22luke Likes this wine:

Brie cheese, petrichor, and stone. Still very tightly wound. Saving the rest of mine for a year or two.

5/17/2024 - YCITOAIYL Likes this wine:

향 : (따자마자) 연유, 바닐라, 오크
검은과실(진함), 체리, 정향,
블랙베리, 감초향,

(잔) 시원한향, 연유향, 오크향, 바닐라향
감초향, 정향, 블랙베리
자두, 가죽향, 흙향
(시간 지날수록) 동물성 가죽향이 지배적이다
감칠맛향이 좋다


맛 : 과실맛 대박, 과실 집중도 높다
레드과실, 블랙과실, 자두, 블랙베리
탄닌 적당, 산도 밸런스 아주 좋다
당도 매우 고급스럽다
산미가 매우 고급스럽다
과실의 응축도가 매우 좋다. 고급스럽다



* 과실향 뿜뿜이다
과실 집중도가 매우 좋다
잔당감 전혀 없다
맛의 다양성이 여러가지가 느껴진다



점수 : 97점
재구매 의사 : 있음

5/10/2024 - jfkwines wrote:

LAte post. Very drinkable, no smoke taint present

5/17/2024 - Jonnhy99 Likes this wine:

The lady of the house asked to drink a good bottle tonight so everything was on the line. 😂

Medium-intensity aromas of perfume, salt, smoke, cream, baking spice, blackberry, and cassis. The flavours were consistent with the aroma, with hints of milk chocolate, green peppercorn, and tomato leaf. Complex wine with a long finish and paired excellently with butter chicken roti. The old lady loved it and said it was like a Pinotage, but better.

5/17/2024 - PC73 wrote:

As before

5/16/2024 - ejmwine Likes this wine:

Very tasty, great value

5/14/2024 - Jonnhy99 Likes this wine:

Canadian Wine to Celebrate 30 Years in Canada Today. 62.5% Merlot, 12.5% Cab, 11.8% Petit Verdot, 7.7% Cab Franc, & 5.5% Malbec. It had sediment, but the colour showed no signs of aging.

The wine had medium (+) aromas of plum, black cherry, blackberry, tilled soil, violet, maraschino cherry, & bell pepper. It was fruity on the nose and palate but not overripe. Medium (+) acidity with medium (-) tannins, which were high on opening. I wish I had another bottle.

12/5/2023 - astroman wrote:

Sour cherry, touch floral, stemmy, acid still very prominent unbalance with fine tannins.

5/17/2024 - oakville72 Likes this wine:

Light greenish yellow. A fresh Alsatian Riesling thru and thru, from its slightly flinty nose to its zippy finish. A wine that takes time to wake up upon opening. Extremely well-made. Should last for perhaps a decade if well stored. Fantastic value.

5/17/2024 - BrendanMcS wrote:

Very good, but very young. Will be something special in a number of years.

4/27/2024 - Aaubert Likes this wine:

Hauvette Dinner: Bottled in 2021.

A perfect digestif, not too sweet, really complex, but certainly enough alcohol to finish a good dinner!

5/16/2024 - BrendanMcS wrote:

Drinking very well right now.

4/27/2024 - Aaubert Likes this wine:

Hauvette Dinner: Opened after a nice 'Hauvette' diner, because one of my friend had never tasted old Sauternes.

On the nose dried apricot, oak.
On the palate, a really fine and elegant wine, honey, apricot jam, hazelnuts pralines.

The finish is really long, and sweet.

P.S.: The wine was really closed upon opening, it needed a good hour to begin to live in our glass!

5/17/2024 - Supercuts Likes this wine:

I remember a lot of Petrol.

5/17/2024 - itsallaboutvinum Likes this wine:

💭 2015 Balbiano Freisa di Chieri Vigna villa della Regina. 100% Freisa de Chieri. Re-dégustation du millésime 2015 après 5 ans. Il est toujours étonnamment frais, juteux et éclatant comme au premier jour de sa mise en bouteille.

Notes d'herbes séchées du jardin et de fruits rouges comme la griotte. Encore jeune, tanins adhérents, moyennement corsé, avec une acidité vive. Idéal pour accompagner un plat de viande comme un steak. Il sera préférable après quelques années de vieillissement d'arrondir son acidité et ses tanins.

4/27/2024 - Aaubert Likes this wine:

Hauvette Dinner: Tasted just after the 'Roucas' 2021, same way : pop and poured, no aeration what so ever!
A wine that is clearly fuller, wider than his little brother, still a nice acidity, but there is no more burgundy-like style.

The wine is darker more extracted, on the nose its more complex, there is a delightful spicy caracter.
On the palate we have some dark fruits, balanced with licorice, vanilla, and a hint of garrigue.

The length is really enjoyable, you really see the increase in quality compared to the other cuvée, really worth its price (42€).

A good buy!

5/17/2024 - HWG99 Likes this wine:

Amazing white, doesnt show any sign of being old. Very creamy, honey, smooth, cream soda type on the aroma. Very full body on the palate with long lemon honey finishing.

5/17/2024 - Benoit Hardy Likes this wine:

Dsg 05/2022

Very interesting blend where 60% Chardonnay from Mesnil sur Oger meets 40% Pinot Noir from Ambonnay.

The nose is rich. We feel the solar maturity of the vintage with aromas of toast and spices, nuts, vanilla and cinnamon.

Beautiful full mouthfeel, all freshness but with an attack that is both dense and rich. The juice has beautiful flavors of cocoa butter, tropical fruits and saffron. In many aspects, Pinot Noir dominates on the palate. The wine is well structured, served by a beautiful tension which ensures the balance of the whole. Second part on smoke and red fruits. Beautiful, finely wooded finish which synthesizes this wine between freshness, richness and evolution over a chalky length.

Excellent champagne which drinks very well today.

5/17/2024 - Mogens Henckel Likes this wine:

Saline, like a fresh ocean breeze. White flowers. Minerals. Lemony zest, almost like lemon wine gum. A bit of honey on the after taste. And a hint of resin. Fresh and quite lean.

5/16/2024 - Henman Likes this wine:

Medium bodied, very dry, crisp and refreshing, showing subtle red fruit and some toasted notes with firm acidity. Very good.

5/17/2024 - Axelpeter wrote:

Katzl) kann nur Fang weiter unten zitieren: dunkle Frucht, dunkle Beeren, schön-hohe Säure,milde Kräuter, weiches Holz. Toller Wein für alle Tage

5/17/2024 - Jaber wrote:

Tres serré

5/16/2024 - Henman Likes this wine:

Subtle pungent nose. Medium bodied, dry, crisp, a bit pungent, showing subtle lemony fruit. Solid stuff.

5/17/2024 - classicalspin Likes this wine:

Rounded, pleasing, pure and plump, with great length and finesse. Macon at its unoaked best. Some might confuse it with a Chassagne Montrachet.

5/16/2024 - Sean McGrath wrote:

Evi said her favorite of the daily-drinking Chiantis I bought. Re-order.

4/27/2024 - Aaubert Likes this wine:

Hauvette Dinner: First wine opened in the night, pop and poured.

A really nice wine for the price (26€), I had already tasted some cuvée of the domain but not this one in particular.
The wine is made with the same plots of land as the cuvée Cornaline but with younger vines and a different wine making.

The color is light, near gamay-esque, but the wine good, a nice acidity, on the nose a lot of red fruits.

On the palate its quite burgundy-like, you really get the grenache with low extraction, you also feel a nice minerality from the limestone soil of St Remy de Provence. You have hints of raspberry, cherry and redcurrant. The acidity make the wine quite persistant and "straight".

Besides all note consideration this is a really pleasing and easy wine, perfect to be drunk as "Aperitif".

5/16/2024 - Henman wrote:

Earthy and red berry notes on the nose. Light bodied, smooth and supple, showing red berries with an odd (funky/mineral?) aspect. Not quite my cup of tea but was interesting to try in the champagne flight.

5/17/2024 - JerM wrote:

Dark honey in glass, lifted dried florals, hint butterscotch, hessian and lovely tinge of kero. Complex, more dried fruits on the nose, dessicated orange and apricot.
Palate is oily, dry and layered, with more kero and fino sherry, and still-zippy acidity. Long lingering finish, yummy with Aunty's tart assam fish!

5/16/2024 - platpeeps wrote:

Viognier, Marsanne, Grenache Blanc & Roussanne
Classic white Rhone stone fruit flavours comprising apricots and apricot kernels. Spicy and soft I felt it lacked dimension, freshness and interest. CHP 86 pts

5/17/2024 - classicalspin Likes this wine:

Drunk just after the 2015. Higher in alcohol, but a less dense, lighter CA Cab blend than the 2015, less structured. But still seriously good!

5/17/2024 - Claret & CdP Gang Likes this wine:

Fairly light coloured, perfumed red berries nose, v pleasant in the mouth but light & not complex, just a delicious simple wine

5/16/2024 - Henman Likes this wine:

On the nose mellow fruit with some creamy and toffee notes. Medium bodied, dry and crisp, showing slightly mellow lemony fruit wih good acidic structure. Perfectly balanced. Has still many years left.