4/25/2024 - ohne_musik wrote:

A nice, very balanced and Burgundian Chardonnay that could easily be mistaken as a riper year Macon from a good producer. Mostly neutral oak, lemon-lime and green apple fruit, with a decent breadth and richness. Steely and tasty.

4/25/2024 - Collector1855 wrote:

First decent Chasselas I had in my life. Not as limpy and with RS as the off the mill ones. This Grand Cru has appropriate acidity - in the context of Chasselas of course. There is also lovely stone fruit, some green apples, herbs and minerals. Reminded me a bit of a GruVe.

4/25/2024 - akkipro Likes this wine:

Smooth, easy drinking, recommend.

4/25/2024 - UABETA Likes this wine:

4/25/2024 - akkipro Likes this wine:

Peppery to taste, full bodied.

4/25/2024 - chouch-hendo-drinkwine Likes this wine:

**** We previously tried this wine four months ago in Paris under the label of Ludovic Courbis, the son. This time the bottle we tried had a Gerard Courbis label.

We let this wine sit for about two hours in the decanter prior to drinking. At first open, the tannins were extremely chewy, but after the decanter, the tannins faded away and the mouthfeel became quite silky. The wine was also quite reduced and needed a lot of air at the start.

The nose was a typical southern-sector Saint-Joseph - blackberry and cherry accompanied by some fresh, earthy notes. This was strong at 14.5% ABV and menthol immediately came to the forefront of the wine when tasting. Notes of gooseberry and unripe blueberries also appeared. The aftertaste was a little peppery.

This, however, is a classic vin de Mauves. Like Gripa's St-Jo, it's a deep and dark wine. Way too young right now, and the fruits are concealed yet identifiable. Most definitely a little more feral and rustic than Gripa; the wine gives a feeling that transports one to the middle of a horse stable perhaps.

4/25/2024 - WineGuyX Likes this wine:

This took a full hour of near continuous decantations to come around. Finally revealing aromas of eucalyptus, blackberry, toasty, new oak, cedar, culinary herb scents and red currants. Quite rich and full-bodied, loaded with sweet red cherries and currants, toasted oak, hot gravel and some brooding black fruits and soil. This has a corpulent frame supported on a scaffold of layered tannins and brisk acidity. This will benefit from another 2-3 years in the cellar to open and shed some tannin and should reach age 15+ in fine shape. 91

4/23/2024 - ThijsV Likes this wine:

[Restaurant purchase] This is among the best white wines I’ve ever had. Absolutely stunning in its elegance and purity.

4/23/2024 - ThijsV Likes this wine:

[Restaurant purchase] No detailed notes. Interestingly, I had the same wine in January this year but today it showed much, much better. Medium yellow with a slight haze. Medium+ intensity on the nose; reductive, almond, ripe, clearly some lee aging. A slight natural feel to it. Medium+ intensity, long finish. 94-95

Brilliant wine

4/25/2024 - Papies wrote:

Decanted for 30 minutes and a good addition . The arbitrage in absolute quality vs price is defined by this beautiful chateau. And we do mean absolute cause the wine is beautiful ( as is always in good years) irrespective of its prices. We joked it’s these random wine openings every now and then that remind us the beauty and greatness of classic Bordeaux. This a wine we have tried a few times in the last 15 years and much like last time in 2020 ( Papies 93) it excelled . Classic through and through from nose to tail and now is in a good secondary phase but the fruit is vibrant and very much present. A magnificent wine , easy 93 on its own merit , exceptional price to quality and this will perform easily for another 15yrs minimum. So happy we have more and easily will add if we see any flying around.

4/25/2024 - mcflytfc Likes this wine:

My previous note still stands. Natural cork. This is a pretty good Bordeaux, not amazing. Decent balance, silky tannins are nearly integrated, good fruit, long mineral and tobacco finish. I would say that this is in its drinking window.
I'm sure it could go longer, it still tastes like a young bordeaux, I'm just not sure if I'll like it more however. 1.5 years on since the last time I tried it and I wasn't wowed. It improved in the glass.

4/23/2024 - ThijsV Likes this wine:

[Restaurant purchase] No detailed notes. Unexpectedly open and enjoyable given its age. Medium intensity on the nose, hint of petrol, just ripe tropical fruit, white peach, minerality. High acidity, very long finish. 93-94+

4/23/2024 - ThijsV Likes this wine:

[Restaurant purchase] No detailed notes. A very interesting combination of both an intellectual wine with an elegant complexity and the enjoyment of easy drinkability. Medium+ intensity on the nose, but in a very elegant way, not in your face kinda way with some light fire stone, white peach, a bit of oxidative notes with marzipan. High acidity, very long finish. 93-94+

2,5 ha, 100% Pinot Noir

4/25/2024 - stamperb Likes this wine:

Nose: Orange zest and peach. Palate: Mango, drying mouthfeel and soft tannins.

4/25/2024 - Canoehead Likes this wine:

Very good QPR. Impressive depth and breadth for only mid-$20s (on sale). VG weeknight red.

4/26/2024 - broadband013 wrote:

Correct

4/25/2024 - ohne_musik wrote:

From 375. A kaleidoscope of explosive aromatics - high toned, earthy, black fruited, dusty road, and with some overt alcohol as well. Palate is likewise complex and shows real pedigree, with fruit that shifts from red to black and back, a mouthful of rocks and warm earth, Asian spice box, and a finish of grippy tannins that are very left bank Bordeaux-like. Despite the density of flavors and structure, there’s real restraint and the wine is very more-ish and dare I say gulpable.

4/23/2024 - ThijsV Likes this wine:

[Restaurant purchase] Beautiful champagne, despite its youthfulness. Elegant, floral with white flowers, brioche, shades of citrus. Medium+ intensity, medium+ acidity, long finish. Very pleasant surprise

4/25/2024 - stamperb Likes this wine:

Nose: Earthy tart cherry. Palate: tart and fleshy Rainier cherry front and center with tart cranberry backing it up; citrusy yellow tropical fruit pulp; polished tannins and great acidity.

4/25/2024 - Ingmars wrote:

VDP logo on what feels and looks like a premium 5cm long cork. Medium yellow, but not the brightest. Takes some time to open-up, revealing, after about an hour, some grilled peanut notes mixed with pineapple. But, not as forward apropos of both these characteristics as the same label in the 2005 vintage. Some soy here as well. The palate didn't impress for the 1st hour, but it develop thereafter. Although the alcohol is lower by 1.5 % points to 12.5 compared to the 2005 version, the wine feels harsh, acidic and simple in the mouth, especially as it is a VDP Otswein. Good, but joyless. Day 2, with two small pours remaining in the bottle: better than on the 1st day, not as raw and challenging, but showing an earthier side, with spicy pineapple notes on the nose and having a rounder feel in the pungent, more open and concentrated mouth. Between very good and very good plus on the 2nd day, it would greatly benefit by decanting. Should hold well for at least three years.

4/25/2024 - Eric.S Likes this wine:

89 on day 1, 91 on day 2. At first it was angular and super floral, with plenty of red fruit. Just a little out of sorts.

Day 2 it pulled together. Rose petal and cherries on the nose. A little stemmy. On the palate, raspberries and cranberries, slate, red apple skin.

Based on day 2, this could use some time sideways, but probably isn’t a super long ager.

4/26/2024 - JLCFan Likes this wine:

Absolutely cracking bottle, obviously tertiary but still alive with plenty of sweet red fruit, cigar wrapper and mushroom. Still has structure, too. Nothing is mind boggling but this is delicious. Top neck fill (impressive!)

4/25/2024 - WineJ2019 Likes this wine:

Same as prior note- very enjoyable

4/25/2024 - Taffi wrote:

A little bit hard and rustic at least at the moment

4/25/2024 - YCITOAIYL Likes this wine:

BEEDING : 10분
COLOR : 루비색
NOSE : (병) 오크향, 산미햔

(잔) 붉은 과실향, 알콜향이 튄다
감초향, 정향, 산도향
가죽향, 동물성 가죽향
흙향, 동물성 향





FALLET : 달콤하다, 고급스러운 달콤함이다
당도와 산도가 밸런스 좋다
산도가 매우 기분 좋다
맛있다
붉은 과실 맛, 딸기, 라즈베리
미디엄 하이 바디
탄닌 적당, 탄닌 매우 부드럽다
네비올로의 특징이 잘 나타난다
감칠맛 난다
부드럽다
깔끔하다
목넘김 부드럽다


* 감칠맛 난다
향보다 맛이 훨씬 좋다, 붉은 베리 맛
고급스러운 당도와 산도가 느껴진다
향도 좋았으면 점수 더 높았을 것 같다


점수 : 95점
재구매 의사 :

4/25/2024 - GalenP Likes this wine:

4/25/2024 - Chaslin Likes this wine:

Enjoyed this wine over a couple of nights. It’s smooth & has a medium body & colour.

4/25/2024 - Paschap Likes this wine:

Рубиновый цвет средней плотности, прозрачное. В аромате слива, вишня, ежевика, джем, дерево, сливки, специи, кожа, копченое мясо, смола. Во вкусе плотное, высокая кислотность, интенсивные танины. 88/100

4/25/2024 - GalenP Likes this wine:

4/13/2024 - ThijsV Likes this wine:

Lunch at the Librije (Zwolle, NL): [Restaurant purchase] As it was the last bottle of the lunch with quite some bottles, there was enjoyment about this bottle, but little attention

4/24/2024 - Nora123 wrote:

Aroma of sweet stone fruit (peach, apricot); a few exotic aromas; slightly smoky-tobacco and wet stone; very nice nose!

Very juicy and fruity on the palate with a clearly sweet core; some caramel; lots of melting and creaminess; beautiful light minerality; then comes a very lively, lemony acidity that is not particularly well integrated; some grip from the tannins at the end; medium-long finish.

The wine lacks some of the depth and complexity that I expect from a Grosses Gewächs.

4/21/2024 - rocknroller wrote:

Monthly Tasting Group: California: Anything but Napa (BLVD Kitchen & Bar, Wayzata, MN): Small pour. Meaty, juicy, cassis, olive tapenade, bold, full, some heat.

4/25/2024 - Cosmo M. Likes this wine:

Beautiful. Chocolate, raspberry and black cherry, plum, mint, velvety tannin on mid-palate. Peaking now, hard to imagine it will get better.

4/24/2024 - jfpwine Likes this wine:

Dark and brooding, the nose displays a deep core of dried fruits and spice. Dense and intense on the palate, with game, iron and dried red fruits, backed by a tannic backbone. Very complex and structured. Long persistence in the mouth. This still needs time.

4/21/2024 - rocknroller wrote:

Monthly Tasting Group: California: Anything but Napa (BLVD Kitchen & Bar, Wayzata, MN): Small taste, late. No notes, but I liked it a lot. Nice Syrah character, in good shape. Glad I've got a couple of these. 92-93pts.

4/26/2024 - rob63 wrote:

The bottle didn’t age nicely, lack of elegance and fruit, notes of oxydation

4/25/2024 - ohne_musik wrote:

Sunshine in a bottle. Crazy high-toned aromatics of rose hip jam and candied flowers lead to super bright acidity that saturates every corner of the mouth. Diving under the waves of acidity, one finds pure strawberry Grenache fruit firsf, which quickly rounds the red fruit bases around to crancherry, pomegranate and raspberry. Lemon-like sprite that morphs into lime custard. Shares a kinship with the Mind Left Body in the Chardonnay-influenced body. Svelte form, wiry structure and less overt chalk/minerals than MLB.

4/21/2024 - rocknroller wrote:

Monthly Tasting Group: California: Anything but Napa (BLVD Kitchen & Bar, Wayzata, MN): Medium gold color. Small glass. Ripe, lemon curd, oarnge peel, full bodied, fleshy, grilled peach, spicy, some heat. I preferred the '16 Hudson tonight.

4/21/2024 - rocknroller wrote:

Monthly Tasting Group: California: Anything but Napa (BLVD Kitchen & Bar, Wayzata, MN): Small taste late. No notes. More what I expect, less what I want.

4/25/2024 - gharter Likes this wine:

PnP. Even better than the last bottle. No hurry to open. Aromas of citrus, lemon, pear, minerals and minimal oak. Similar flavors showing the lemon, citrus, pear, lots of minerality. good acidity leading to a long finish. Minimal oak presence. Very good now, but may improve with more time. No signs of decline.

4/25/2024 - Ingmars wrote:

Leaking at bottom of capsule, but level still good. Neck of bottle still wet after capsule removed. Full bright yellow colour. The dried apple, quince and peach nose also has floral notes. At 2 hours wax and orange citrus emerge, becoming more waxy with each glass. Lots going on here. Lovely slender palate with ample, but nicely restrained yellow fruit, becoming slightly creamy after a couple of hours. As it warms, the creaminess takes on the little orange citrus note too. Quite lovely and close to fine.

4/24/2024 - jfpwine Likes this wine:

Still fairly tight. Red fruit, red flowers, musk and spice blend together on the nose. The palate has medium tannins, soil, red fruit, spice and a gamy character. Medium tannins, mostly integrated. Long finish. This is a burly wine.

4/21/2024 - rocknroller wrote:

Monthly Tasting Group: California: Anything but Napa (BLVD Kitchen & Bar, Wayzata, MN): Very small taste. I'm not a big Calera guy, but this was sure nice. I'd drink this in a heartbeat. Nothing really out of place.

4/26/2024 - coloradoangel Likes this wine:

honeysuckle yummm

4/25/2024 - ohne_musik wrote:

Texture is surprisingly Chardonnay like, but thrumming with classic explosive Hardy Mourvedre aromatics. Crunchy cran-crabapple, overtones of pine sap and dried herbs, and a hint of mystery funk that almost verges on cannabis. Strike that, yes, it is cannabis. Lol. Cosmic cranberry pot gummy, 100%. A seam of chalky minerals that gives a glimpse of the otherwise well hidden structure. This is Yang to the Family Band’s Yin.

4/25/2024 - rocknroller wrote:

Just a small taste. I'll defer to Joe's notes as I had packed it in at that point. But this was impressive, much more balanced than I expected. Sure, it is a big wine, lot of dark fruits here, but they are not over done; and there's a load of complexity now to really enhance this and make it classy and interesting. Great to get to try this.

3/30/2024 - Looney Likes this wine:

Die Farbe schimmert zitronengelb im Glas mit grünlichen Nuancen. Ausgeprägte Aromen von Zitrone, grünem Apfel, Brennnessel und nassem Stein dominieren in der Nase. Knackig und mineralisch am Gaumen mit leichter Bitternote, welche in einen mittellangen Ausklang mit erfrischendem Nachhall überleitet. Im Standard Weisswein Glas bei kühlen 8-10°C servieren.

Frische und mineralische Noten lassen den Wein zu gekochtem weissem Spargel, Rauchlachs oder Cruditées mit Sauerrahm Sauce harmonieren. Aber auch zu gebratenen Süsswasserfischen, Canapés mit Ei oder Schinken sowie gratiniertem Gemüse passt er bestens.

Das Eisacktal bildet den nordöstlichen Abschluss des Südtirols. Aufgrund des alpinen Klimas werden hier vorwiegend weisse Sorten angebaut, aus denen knackige Stillweine gekeltert werden. Kerner ist eine Kreuzung aus rotem Trollinger, im Südtirol auch als Vernatsch bekannt und Riesling. Die Trauben werden eher spät, meist im Oktober gelesen und vollständig in Stahltanks vinifiziert. Bis im Mai des Folgejahres reift der Kerne auf der Feinhefe, was ihm eine animierende Säure sowie cremige Textur verleiht.

4/25/2024 - achim_berg@icloud.com Likes this wine:

Still early drinking window, but opens up after 30 min. Great wine!

3/29/2024 - Looney Likes this wine:

Weissgelb mit sanft aufsteigenden Perlen. Dezente und einladende Aromen von weisser Rose, Lychee sowie reifer Birne begeistern in der Nase. Halbsüss, leicht, einfach und fruchtig am Gaumen gefolgt von erfrischendem und bekömmlichem Ausklang mittlerer Länge. Kühl, 6-8°C, in der Flûte ausschenken.

Schlichtheit und Leichtigkeit machen den Schaumwein zum perfekten Antrunk für Feste, Anlässe und Apéros. Dank seiner milden Frucht und Süsse harmoniert er auch bestens mit fruchtigen Süssspeisen, Mandelkuchen oder pikantem Gebäck.

Die Gärung findet im Drucktank aus Edelstahl statt, wobei dieser anfangs nicht verschlossen ist. Somit kann ein Teil der Kohlensäure entweichen und der fertige Wein mutet leicht (5% Vol.) und bekömmlich an.

4/25/2024 - jlhkiss Likes this wine:

Opened and paired with cajun salmon cake, pasta salad, and mixed spinach salad. Did not decant but will next time. Purple-crimson color with a violet hue. The restrained nose brings hints of potpourri, red roses, lilac, and spearmint. The palate is medium-full, square, and compact, bringing a hard core of black and blue fruit mixed with Earl Grey tea, soy, and subtle wood smoke notes into a tannic finish. Though this is still young, it's remarkably fresh and drinkable considering the vintage. Drink 2026-2034. Technical score: 92. Enjoyment score: 90.