5/6/2024 - Collector1855 wrote:

Earthy, structured. Rather dry tannins but age has dissolved them so that it is not intrusive. Lovely tertiary aromas autumn leaves.

5/6/2024 - Ebrim Likes this wine:

Short note - blueberry, crowberries, medium+acidity, easy too drink despite 14% so well balanced, juicy, som notes of leather and a herbacious note, very good wine, 89p

5/4/2024 - VlgJeff wrote:

Slo-oxed for 15 minutes but more air is better. Given the sediment, a 15 minute decant might be best. A reasonable, medium bodied CSM Cabernet that showed black fruit, dark red fruit, spice and a touch of chocolate. The acidity was relatively balancing and there were some light tannins on the finish. Don't see it getting any better but should hold for a few years.

5/6/2024 - Bluecollar wrote:

Crisp and pleasing with typical NZ flavors. Pineapple and tropical flavors.

5/6/2024 - Ben Christiansen wrote:

Atlas Peak, Oak Knoll, Saint Helena, 100% Cabernet. Richly styled, classic Napa Cabernet. Solid, fairly classic heavy handed Napa.

5/6/2024 - Mag357 Likes this wine:

JM Vincent is the domaine to buy and drink in Cote de Beaune. This village wine made in a very hot year demonstrate the top level attained by the domaine (it was drunk alongside Geno Boulanger 2020 1er cru les Vergers and blew it) JM Vincent practices very high density planting, the best viticulture (high canopies) best winemaking techniques (keeping only the first press juice) and the result is just year after year, mind blowing. Prices are low for the quality.

5/6/2024 - Bluecollar wrote:

Boring

5/6/2024 - jonathanknowles Likes this wine:

Red fruit, orange zest, something floral too. Very bright and vibrant smell. Medium bodied, high acid, earthy bramble. Excellent weight and freshness. Lovely.

5/6/2024 - Kahahuber Likes this wine:

blasses Gelb, mittlere Nase blüten, zitrone, grapefruit, birne, spargel, fenchel. Jugendlich, Trocken, säure mittel+, alkohol mittel, abgang lang, schlanker körper, mittel + grüne pepperoni, zitrone, fenchel, nasser stein, butter, getrocknete Gewürze. Gute qualität, zum jetzt trinken.

5/5/2024 - misterstarre Likes this wine:

A much better experience from a much better bottle. Here, the high alcohol was checked by remaining sweet fruit, tar, and acid, and the heat was not a problem. Also, the alcohol was not nearly as volatile as the last bottle, but it did shoe some nail polish remover, so it did not escape the flaw entirely. That said, this was still a delicious deep, fruity wine showing off cherry, orange and tar along with some roasted strawberry. It dips its toe into the jammy range of flavors but not the texture. The acid kept that in shape. Something mesquite is taking shape in the background. Not a typical wine for the House of Whitcraft.

5/6/2024 - PacoHigon Likes this wine:

W.O. Swartland (Sudáfrica). Ensamblaje de garnacha tinta (38%), syrah (36%), cinsaut (10%), cariñena (9%) y pinotage (8%). Granate cubierto. Nariz expresiva, domina el lado frutal, con fruta roja jugosa, hay ciertos recuerdos a bosque umbrío y algunos matices florales. En boca el ataque es bueno, cuerpo medio, taino intenso, bastante frescura, estructura media, cierta textura y bastante longitud. Gana con la aireación.

5/6/2024 - Neil.L Likes this wine:

Very similar to the 2018. Pale greeny gold. Citrus dominates the nose on opening, with time more sea weed. Full mouthfeel.

I initially, juicy lemon dominates and salty minerality. Refreshing acidity. After time, seaweed, oyster shell, chalk and more bitter citrus come to the fore. As ever, the last glass is the best.

Really good but drink slowly. Interesting to see how it develops. No hurry

5/3/2024 - VlgJeff wrote:

PnP, but the wine was closed and tight when first opened, so decanted for 20 minutes and the wine opened nicely. Notes of red fruit and earth on the nose. The medium bodied palate displayed black cherry, some spice, and a good dose of earth, with balancing acidity. Should hold for a couple of years.

5/6/2024 - sjw_11 wrote:

From a friend's cellar, this was had immediately after a 2008 Kay Block 6 and a Hensckhe 2008 Tappa Pass, and at the margin just shaded them for wine of the night. Slightly darker, riper fruit than the Block 6, but on the right side of being too dark/black. Lovely richness and weight in the palate, and a very long finish. For me, this is probably near the peak but it will surely hold for some years to come.

5/6/2024 - Marcus Vin Rouge Likes this wine:

Great window.

5/6/2024 - mineshmehta wrote:

Drank on May 4, 2024 and it was absolutely delicious.

5/6/2024 - sjw_11 wrote:

From a friends cellar and had at dinner. This was classic Mclaren Vale Shiraz, with very fresh red and dark fruit character under an initial impression of prominent American oak on the nose. Quite plush mouth feel, with the finish perhaps just a touch short but that is splitting hairs. Excellent.

5/6/2024 - Yako (New Haven Vino Club) Likes this wine:

Delicious, fruit forward yet restrained, good acidity, intergrated tannins, beautiful sipper, just a smidge hot (but at 15% makes sense).

91-92

5/6/2024 - sjw_11 wrote:

I had this at a casual dinner so no formal notes but this was in a lovely place, with a very elegant, classic Eden Valley fruit profile with plush tannins and good freshness remaining. Totally drinkable now, it may still improve slightly but should at any rate hold for quite a few years to come.

5/6/2024 - GArpaia wrote:

Med lemon. Rich with bitter toasted notes and fruit. Lemon and peach. White pepper.

5/6/2024 - Mag357 Likes this wine:

From magnum. Airy, red fruited, spicy scents precede a red fruited and gorgeous attack with its silky sap, not overtly complex but some reasonnable depth of flavors, ending chalky and moderately long. Textbook Griottes. Did not have much expectation on this but actually a good surprise as this is a negociant cuvee.

5/1/2024 - VlgJeff wrote:

Slo-oxed for 15 minutes, while warming from fridge temps. As usual, a refreshing combination of light red fruits, minerality and lemon citrus, with balancing acidity. Although this vintage will continue to hold into this summer, we've received our shipment of the 2023s so we'll be drinking the last of our '22s soon.

5/6/2024 - Pey2001 Likes this wine:

So delicious. Still fresh after all these years. Maybe even getting better? Love altesse and especially Berlioz.

5/5/2024 - AlphaMikeFoxtrot wrote:

Dust, old leather, dried thyme, ripe blackberries and ripe black cherries on the nose. Medium + intensity of aromas. Palate mostly consistent with the aromas except for some VA that feels a touch more than I tolerate. After an hour of air, the VA was gone, thankfully. Medium + intensity of flavors after that, most of which were the dark fruits. I agree with a previous review that noted an alcoholic punch at the end.

Full body with medium tannins, which were probably quite high when this was younger, and medium + acid. Between the VA and the alcohol...I just wish it was a little more balanced. It's still nice, I've just liked other vintages better. Some more time in the bottle will hopefully even it out. I'll check back in 2-3 years.

5/6/2024 - Mag357 Likes this wine:

Gorgeous scents of five spices and red berries introduce the wine, the attack is ultra refined and all red fruited, pure silk sappiness, mid palate lacks a bit of depth, finish is gentle. After five hours of air, the wine became much tighter, revealing its tannic frame, ending longer in a chalky finish. Good CDR in the Leroux style, it requires 5 years more in a good cellar. Drink after 2029.

5/6/2024 - BrentsMom Likes this wine:

Purchased at the producer. Fun bottle to open and share! May as fun as at the winery but wonderful just the same.

5/6/2024 - topos wrote:

Still needs more time in my opinion, finding it more open on day two. I would not agree that this is a light and easy drinking beaujolais -- there's quite a lot of intrigue to emerge here.

5/6/2024 - Mag357 Likes this wine:

Very fine and pure scents of red berries and oriental spices introduce a bright, red fruits inflected and sappy mouthfeel with good depth of flavors. I like the airiness here. Can be enjoyed now.

5/5/2024 - AlphaMikeFoxtrot Likes this wine:

90% Carignan, 10% Mourvèdre

Decanted for two hours. Ripe blueberries, over ripe black cherries, rose petals, dust, dirt, cedar and vanilla on the nose. The oak aromas are pretty subtle, though with everything else, the intensity of aromas comes out to medium +. The palate adds white pepper, orange peel, RED cherries and strawberry jam, as well as something resembling garrigue. It starts with a pop of blue and red fruit, then gets dusty and earthy. Finishes with a hint of plastic.

Medium bodied with medium + acid (when's the last time you had a Carignan with this much acid?) and medium tannin. Drink this now. Not going to improve with further aging; though I don't think it will decline for a while either. Made a great pairing with a chile relleno with chicken on cinco de Mayo.

5/5/2024 - DoubleMagnum Likes this wine:

Glad I waited for my last bottle. The tertiaries are more prominent, honycomb, apricot, marmalade... the mouthfeel is oily and more viscous than previous years. There is even some tannin perceived on mid-palate. This was a lovely bottle.

5/3/2024 - Kentw wrote:

Medium plus weight, a mix of blue and black fruits. Sweet fruit profile, with a smooth middle and soft finish. No tannin to speak of. Good drinker on its own. I liked it better two years prior when it had more structure in the palate.

5/6/2024 - Mag357 wrote:

Flower and white peach notes introduce a fine juice dominated by summer yellow fruits, best to enjoy now on its generous and sappy balance, quite a crowd pleaser.

5/6/2024 - Euge67 Likes this wine:

Eleganza e piacevolezza ad un prezzo decente.

5/6/2024 - Yorgos wrote:

Medium straw. Expressive nose of ripe citrus, apple in a Smokey/mineral frame. Medium bodied with good depth of flavour, balancing acidity and medium length.

5/4/2024 - Kentw wrote:

Easy drinker at this stage. Medium plus weight with mixed black fruits. Very mild mid-level acidity and finishes soft. Not as good as hyped, but a decent wine.

5/6/2024 - TMOVino2 Likes this wine:

This is another easy weeknight pull from the Aperture lineup. As with many '19's I find this very approachable shortly after pulling the cork. this had the staying power over a few nights actually after I opened and then was away when I planned to finish the bottle night two. First of the 2019's I've pulled and stands right with the 2018 in my experience. Plush, cassis, violets, oak spices. Tannin management is phenomenal as usual. This is one you can easily drink now and enjoy or cellar 5-10 years and it should only gain a point or two. The use of Diam 10 corks on these I really see subtle changes over the 10 year period usually in these wines. 94+

5/6/2024 - Collector1855 wrote:

As good as it gets. Rich yet fresh, creamy yet racy, buttery yet mineralic, long, flinty finish. A dream Chard.

5/6/2024 - Mbad77 wrote:

I don’t have the experience to score and calculate a “good” moscato but this is lovely
Peach and pear with fine energetic fizz and acidity
Just a subtle touch of bitterness on the finish but this is very much a drinking palate cleanser
Lovely

5/5/2024 - fmginc Likes this wine:

Great finish. Good notes well balanced

5/6/2024 - Uvebrant Likes this wine:

Ruby red, red berries, herbs. Still young. Leave for another 2-3 years

5/4/2024 - fmginc Likes this wine:

Light pink color with a crisp finish

5/6/2024 - PacoHigon Likes this wine:

Tinto de #Chile. Picota de buena capa. Nariz bastante intensa, algún matiz vegetal notas de fruta roja, matices especiados, algún toque floral y un ligero fondo ahumado. En boca tiene buen ataque, cuerpo medio, tanino firme, no anda mal de frescura, estructura media y bastante longitud. Muy buena RCP.

5/3/2024 - fmginc Likes this wine:

Light garnet with soft notes

5/3/2024 - Kentw wrote:

Has started to improve since the last bottle in Dec. 2023. Solid structure for such a reasonably priced wine. Full body, dark fruits, and a soft tannin on the finish. Went well with some hard cheeses. It is better with food. I expect it will improve some more in the next 2 years.

5/6/2024 - 716_cellar Likes this wine:

Paso Robles Tempranillo! I am a huge Rioja fan, so I thought this would be interesting to try and it did not disappoint...

This took about an hour to open up. Syrah like from the color, nose, and palate.

5/6/2024 - Odedis.Wine.reviews Likes this wine:

This is a delicious sweet wine from Tuscany.

Medium bodied with high acidity and a long finish.

Sweet on the palate with red fruits, spices, chocolates and light earth.

Nicely balanced with enough acidity to balance the sugars.

Needs a few years to mature properly, but already enjoyable.

Has good potential to become a 94+ point wine. Would be nice to revisit it in 7 to 10 years.

100% Aleatico grapes were dried for one month, and then fermented, leaving 150 g/l of sugar. A tiny production of only 800 bottles made.

15% alcohol by volume.

92 points.

$45.

5/6/2024 - Roughl wrote:

Excellent. Drank over three days. The masculinity of morgeot with the skills of Moreau… Really tasty stuff. No need to wait any longer on these.

5/5/2024 - jmam wrote:

Excellent to drink now. Balanced, full.

5/5/2024 - lesliefreytag@gmail.com wrote:

Post peak

5/5/2024 - JT4 Likes this wine:

An excellent Howell Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon; rich blackberry and red fruits are prominent; taste of cassis; very smooth; a very nice everyday drinking wine with or without food.