4/28/2024 - richard.presser Likes this wine:

Medium red. Some deposit. Nose of red cherries, herbs, amphora lift and complexity. Lavender. Wonderful and most unusual.
Palate is sweet red cherries, lighter style, quite acid but not overly so. Would it have been better drunk young? The pundits thought so.
I’m going to keep my last bottle for some time to see what it does. I’m quite curious about it. Beautifully pure and clean for a complex, long winemaking process - 180 days on skins in beeswax lined amphorae…

4/27/2024 - Climins Likes this wine:

Wirklich schöne Chardonnay Nase, einerseits gelbfruchtig und einen Touch Cappuchino, andererseits Jasmintee und mini Reduktion, dazu eine gut eingebundene aber präsente Säure (liegt bei über 7g/l während der Zucker bei unter 1g/l liegt). Im Mund kein Ausbund an Komplexität, dafür mit wirklich wunderbarem Aromenspiel - in keine Richtung übertrieben, im Gegenteil, von einer großen Harmonie und und mit Können bereitet.

4/28/2024 - Peter Spijker Likes this wine:

High acidity, very fresh style, peach, lemon, white flowers, elegant use of oak, yellow apple, very good. My last bottle of this vintage.

4/27/2024 - paulst Likes this wine:

Sweet raisin and blackberry; coarse; sweet balanced finish.

4/28/2024 - beatles wrote:

Quite open, rich and spicy with a lovely local feel, that transfers you to the Southern France. More straight forward the the Tempier and with slightly less depth, this remains a great, great rosé that will certainly age well.
#podcast

4/25/2024 - Climins Likes this wine:

Hochkomplex und sehr fruchtferne Nase, ganz vielschichtig und sehr herausfordernd. Im Mund dann ein fantstisches Spiel, ein bisschen Zucker stellt sich der stahligen Säure entgegen aber gänzlich ohne Süße. Steinobst, Mineralik ohne Ende, zeigt ganz viel Komplexität und Rauch. Sehr, sehr lang. Großer Wein, den nur in kleinen Schlucken genossen werden will.

4/28/2024 - Yannou wrote:

Bu avec des pizzas. Je n’ai pas été impressionner comme le 2018. Joli vin bien fait, mais à reboire dans un autre contexte. Propre et bien fait toutefois

4/27/2024 - VAGentleman wrote:

Sumptuous cherry cola with herbal notes. Well integrated but still complex in the mouth. Delightful.

4/25/2024 - Climins Likes this wine:

Sehr hell, eher gelbe Frucht, dabei trotzdem sehr mineralisch - trotzdem sehr athletisch. Im Mund süßere Frucht ohne fruchtig zu sein, Mineral ud Salz, sogar ein bisschen Karamllbonbon aber in geringen Dosen. Sehr schön jetzt zu trinken!

4/28/2024 - Pancreatitis wrote:

Mature cerise.
Smoke, heady florals, roses, a trace of violets, savoury, charcuterie-type elements, but predominantly a smoky, BBQ meats type proposition on the nose, with some intriguing herbaceous notes like tarragon and wormwood.
Weightless but very Barolo-like on the palate, bold, masculine, roses, intensely saline, and really sliding into secondary with inky, dark soy elements and intensely savoury, with bright, freshening acidity. Very fine background tannin.
Quite a contrast to the style I purchase nowadays, a bottle I picked up 10 years ago when first exploring Burgundy, but very enjoyable and appears to be getting close to a perfect place.

4/28/2024 - Yannou Likes this wine:

Belle acidité, belle rondeur et joli amer en fin de bouche. Légère marque d’évolution. Très bon et finale salivante

4/28/2024 - Peter Spijker Likes this wine:

Very elegant, clean and approachable, but also very young. White flowers and white peach, nicely balanced sugar and acidity, lime peel and some mint. Score is for drinking now.

4/28/2024 - Tony Molester Does not like this wine:

Excellent fill level
Long single piece cork
Sieving recommended.
Tasted over 3h undecanted.

V: dark red, high opacity.
N: slightly stewed fruit aromas, a bit spirity.
P: the mouthfeel is plush, with very little tannic grip. finish is hollow, some bitterness and alcoholic heat.

Overall, out of balance between over-ripeness and the expected flavour intensity. I’ve had many vintages of this wine and this is a weaker vintage.

Drink or hold, limited upside anticipated.
15.5% abv

4/27/2024 - eboracum wrote:

Varietally labelled Bordeaux is unusual (only the back label states AOP Bordeaux but in quite small print). I bought this out of curiosity after reading about "new style" Bordeaux and noting in the seller's literature a RVF rating of 15/20 (they use the 100 point scale in their monthly magazine and annual guide!). I don't get the high rating. It is medium bodied with lively quite savoury berry fruit, an earthy touch, decent acidity and an after-taste of tar which reminds me of some Cahors, although I doubt if there is any Malbec here. Agreeable drinking in a rather austere mode. Quite good.

4/27/2024 - Romol Likes this wine:

Not decanted. Another great wine from Poggio al Tesoro. Really remarkable how many good wines this winery produces and at a fair price. 90-91 pts. at the moment.

4/25/2024 - Climins wrote:

Im Geruch hell und zitrisch, initial auch etwas Gummiboot, das aber schnell verfliegt. Leichte Cremigkeit, bzw. Lotion.
Im Mund dann gelb aber nicht fruchtig, zitirsch v.a. Pomelo, phenolischer Grip, etwas weniger von der typischen stahligen Säure (hier ist der warme Jahrgang erkennbar). Das ist toll gelöst in einem schwierigen Jahrgang!

4/28/2024 - MitchellChan wrote:

This wine is my archilles heel. I chanced upon their youtube video and i was really impressed by the entire short documentary. And the fact ferregamo bought it, the fact they got 99 points by JS plus its situated on a majestic mountaintop. I rem as i poured out the wine, i remember a nice swirling consistentence and a colour that beams. But alas as i took the first gulp and then second gulp, i was abit taken aback that the taste really came across as just normal…. Nothing out of the spectrum and i wasn’t floored by the experience and needless to say i struggled with understanding how it got 99 points? Not here to throw rocks because i actually bought 4 more bottles of 2015 and 3 more 2016 subsequently to probably convince myself otherwise? Hence i am curious does anyone have any similar experience like me? Or what am i actually missing out?

4/25/2024 - Climins Likes this wine:

Der Wein ist kühl, hell und gelb im Geruch - deutlich Siegelsberg. Zudem einen Touch ätherisch, fast Ice Bonbon. Etwas diffuser in der Frucht als die Siegelsberge von von Oetinger. Ganz kühl, großer Extrakt und Länge. Wirkt noch sehr jung. Deutet großes Potential an.

4/28/2024 - Peter Spijker Likes this wine:

I really liked this. It is a lighter style Gevrey, quite floral, bright red fruit, open straight from the bottle, some spices, lovely acidity.

4/27/2024 - SimonG wrote:

Blind. Served third in what turns out to be a VCC vertical. A dense ruby to dark garnet. As with its siblings tonight the colour is dense and more opaque still with little of the vibrant translucence that can come with maturity. This feels the most harmonious of the three, the structural elements nicely countered by reasonably dense if not plush fruit. Some spice and middle age development. Lovely. Another good 02. I think what’s in the glass here is better on paper than the 01 alongside, but I prefer the slightly more quirky 01, even if it’s not quite as it should/could be. ****

4/28/2024 - Peter Spijker Likes this wine:

This was pretty, quite sweet (perhaps thats due to the region as well), some ripe peach, medium finish. Nice wine, but I don't think this is worth 100 points.

4/28/2024 - beatles wrote:

Salmon coloured. Too young. Very concentrated, quite sweet fruit. Round, sweet with an elegant, bitter finish, orangepeel, ginger. Very refined indeed. 92+
#podcast

4/27/2024 - Papies wrote:

It is a mingling effect (Mingles , Seoul): By the glass as part of their signature pairing at Mingles , Seoul.
Old school, classic , touch rustic in a way but all the classic elements are here and works very well. Rich, dry nuts and fruits, balsamic. Oxidative of course and touch sharp as all malvasias should be. 91

4/28/2024 - Andrew67 wrote:

Frizzante - still there after an hour. Its very hard to assess the wine past this fault. I didn't note the issue with the previous bottle so maybe this is a one off. Underlying flavour is good. I just can't give a positive assessment though.

4/28/2024 - Peter Spijker Likes this wine:

It was great to have tried Eponyme, as sad as the story behind it may be. Very pure, mineral, some citrus and yeasty notes, fresh acidity. Very cool wine.

4/27/2024 - SimonG wrote:

Blind. Mid to full garnet with a hint of dense ruby at the core. When I had these a decade older I thought this might be 89. Compared to a bottle in late 2021 this is quite evolved and less vibrantly, joyously fruited. Fruit profile perhaps a little diffuse. A slightly curious lactic note not dissimilar to that on a recent 04 initially, then this seems to clear. What turns out to be the 02 alongside seems to be getting the love, and I can see why, but as this 01 opens and evolves in the glass I have a soft spot for the slightly redder fruit, silkier texture and brighter acidity. Not a top bottle of this though, however lovely. ****

4/27/2024 - Papies wrote:

It is a mingling effect (Mingles , Seoul): By the glass as part of their signature pairing at Mingles , Seoul.
We always say this is a sweet wines for people who don’t like sweet wines. And indeed with its firmer, sharper style keeps the sweetness in check and definitely carries the honey, waxy feel along very well. Impressively so and a beautiful wine. 92 and great value too

4/28/2024 - Peter Spijker Likes this wine:

This was lovely, a bit round, salty and flinty, confit lemony fruit, medium acidity.

4/28/2024 - Papies wrote:

500 years of tradition here by grade 6 grand master distiller. It’s still soju though.

4/27/2024 - SimonG wrote:

Blind. Mid ruby to a dense garnet. Classic pencil lead with a hint of tobacco suggesting left bank claret. Tannin to fruit profile and evolution makes me think of 86. So right bank and must therefore be VCC, but way off on ages. Turns out to be 99 which perhaps explains the dryer slightly recalcitrant tannin profile. A good 99 but I’m not sure the fruit will outlast the structure, so maybe one to enjoy now. ***1/2

4/28/2024 - winetuning wrote:

Parlak koyu sarı renkli. Burunda hafifçe tatlı baharatlar, narenciye ve yeşil elma çağrışımlı kokular. Orta alt gövdeli canlı damağında meyve konsantrasyonu çok zayıf. Bitimi kısa ve düz.

4/28/2024 - Papies wrote:

By the glass , a bit of extra over and above of their signature pairing at Mingles , Seoul.
500 years of tradition here by grade 6 grand master distiller. Bottled here in the Yangbantal porcelain bottle ,modelled after the famous Hahoetal traditional masks worn by entertainers, dating back to the 12th century. Impressive story but still soju power and style.

4/28/2024 - Nasri wrote:

Clear transparent brownish color. Mushroom, leather and tobacco on the nose. Silky with remanent spices on the palate. The old lady is a bit evanescent but still beautiful and well balanced.

4/28/2024 - Peter Spijker Does not like this wine:

I found this a bit flat and uninspiring.

4/27/2024 - Chimer Likes this wine:

Deep colour, lovely sweet and fleshy

4/27/2024 - SimonG wrote:

Blind. Pale straw. Fragrantly floral nose, mineral but with a sense of subdued richness too. Strong familial resemblance to its partner, this one seemingly riper. Both served quite cold. As they warm and open over a couple of hours, the initially fatter 16 gains sharper line and the riper fruit notes transition to a more herbal minerality with juniper and pine sap providing real interest and visceral grip. This is lovely - so glad we saved some in glass and revisited. Suspect we’ve not quite given it long enough to shop at its best, but there’s less of a gap between this and the 15 than previously. ****

4/28/2024 - Peter Spijker Likes this wine:

Similarnote to Thijs; elegant green notes, dark cherry, some cranberry, good acidity, didn't get much barnyard. Lovely elegant wine, drinking at its apogee now.

4/27/2024 - SimonG wrote:

Blind. Palest straw. Lovely bright nose, minerally and saline. Served cold. As it warms, a more pronounced white fruit character and associated florality emerges. Initial thought was a riper vintage Chablis but we’re firmly in Puligny 1er cru territory now. A really interesting pairing with the 2016 where initially the 15 feels tauter and more classical but opens with air to show more richly. Little moves from a previous encounter a couple of years ago. ****

4/28/2024 - Chimer Likes this wine:

Still young

4/28/2024 - Stefan.rask@gmail.com Does not like this wine:

Overcooked Pinot Noir. Think "confit de fruits rouges". Tried a few bottles and gave the rest away. Some people like this style but I don't.

4/28/2024 - depechemoroder Likes this wine:

Fairly similar to my previous note, particularly on the ferrous quality, but the Southern Rhone comparisons aren't apt. The fruit is both more brooding, but also very celebratory, and has more of a cherry profile than I typically get from the Southern Rhone. Good layering and minerality here.

4/28/2024 - beatles wrote:

Colour is like a light red wine, almost, very dark pink. Soplenty of spice and fred fruit oin the nose, herbal, local, orangepeel here, strawberries with good acidity. This on is too young IMHO, needs a couple of years to relax and open. Shall see tomorrow.
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4/28/2024 - Peter Spijker Likes this wine:

Another bottle of 2018, and it is again so open. Very generous in its black fruit, olives, flowers. Smooth and velvety texture, less tannins than I would have expected based on previous bottles I've tried. A wine that always impresses, and there is no shame in drinking this now.

4/28/2024 - depechemoroder Likes this wine:

Delightful and invigorating. A lighter red with real charm and character. A blood orange and pomegrate halo around red berry fruits, with hints of camphor/acetone. Texturally very pleasing. Not crunchy and not particularly tannic, but a nice subtle mineral line down the middle. Incredibly versatile pairing options. Not one for the long term, but I suspect it will be fine over the next 2ish years.

4/27/2024 - SimonG wrote:

Blind. Pale straw. Curious nose initially, quite cheesy and vinous. Suggests some weight, but the initial impression on the palate is far cleaner and steelier with a fine chalky texture and vibrant white fruit and cool florality. After being told it’s not BdB and is a grower, Vilmart CdC seems the obvious guess. A decade or so old. A little surprised to hear it’s 2012 - would have expected more richness on the palate perhaps, but compared to a bottle a couple of years ago this seems to have tightened a little and lost its youthful exuberance. Very good indeed. ****

4/28/2024 - depechemoroder Likes this wine:

Back on form here. These are quite custardy at the moment, having moved on from the lemon curd phase. Some citrus, but a real passion fruit/guava/pineapple finish with some interesting bitter herbs just tingling in the background. Still lots of energy, this is brilliant with pork.

4/28/2024 - Peter Spijker Likes this wine:

The 2019 Gonon St. Joseph was more open than than I remembered it to be. It has the typical Gonon signature of olives, dark cherry, smokey meat, green herbs, some noticable tannins still. Needs a bit more time, but its getting there!

4/28/2024 - Avid Wino wrote:

Lime, lemon curd. Lanolin. Body. No surprises in any of that. Outstanding length drawn out by wash of acidity. Balance just so. Only now coming in to its own, I feel. Have two more bottles, open the next one in five years or so.

4/25/2024 - Jsnelten Likes this wine:

Nice, rich, vanilla, oily, good freshness, tasting well

4/27/2024 - Chaslin Likes this wine:

Drank this wine over a couple of nights. I wasn’t very happy after the first couple of mouthfuls, the wine had a real bite to it and it wasn’t enjoyable.
I decided to leave it for a couple of hours before drinking anymore and what a huge difference it made.
The wine was smooth with nice colour & depth.