4/26/2024 - vlzat Likes this wine:

Medium body, pale straw colour. Intense tropical fruits and dried flowers aroma. Tropical fruits and honey palate following by refreshing acidity and dry finish. Vibrant and crisp, simple but well balanced and very enjoyable. Food friendly, well pairing to soft cheeses. Serve 10ºC - 12ºC. Open a few minutes ahead. Drink now.

4/26/2024 - Luke275 Likes this wine:

Peaches and musk on nose. Oily, with slight bitterness and developed slightly from before but still delicate and young tasting.

4/26/2024 - JCH2019 wrote:

Decent plum and cherry malbec, with some weight and fine tannins

4/26/2024 - Luke275 Likes this wine:

Blackcurrant fruit with cedar notes. Slight alcohol feel, moderate tannins. Leave for a few years.

4/25/2024 - Juliansi Likes this wine:

What a way to kick-start brother RN's birthday.. my first ever taste of Comtes!

Lively, energetic with such fine and precise needle-like bubbles. What came across immediately to me was unripe young mango notes, and the aromatic bouquet on the nose was in full bloom. Light brioche, lemon and even a sea breeze.. I am in love!

Good level of minerality kept building to a crescendo, I loved each and every of the 3 pours I had. This is spectacular!

Finish.. nothing less then 50 seconds, remarbkable. As I had my last sip from the cutely shaped wide bottle, there was even some late sweetness. Great today, perhaps even better in 5-10 years!

Thanksgiving dinner, we are grateful for health, friends and all blessings.. what an evening at Bref in TTDI, happens to be my first time enjoying DC's other kitchen here too!

Bref TTDI, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
25th Apr 2024

4/26/2024 - vlzat wrote:

Medium body, salmon pink colour. Elegant red fruits, citrus and floral aroma. Dominant red currants and pink grapefruit palate, lovely acidity and fresh finish of good length. Nice summer wine. Food friendly, well pairing to Mediterranean salad and soft cheeses. Serve 10ºC - 12ºC. Open a few minutes ahead. Drink now.

4/26/2024 - Kris G wrote:

Still a bit on the young side, old school and elegant Sangiovese, it's a style I like!

4/26/2024 - Invest wrote:

PnP, natural cork, 7.5% Alc., yellow color.

From memory, no notes taken:

Very clean, perfect balance between sweetness and acidity, fabulous drink animating lemon trail in interplay with finest honey aromas, lemon zest, white and yellow stone fruit.

Another brilliant Kabinett from this estate, 93 pts.

4/25/2024 - Juliansi Likes this wine:

When any evening presents a second apertif, and it is a Dom.. its gonna be a good.. good night!

Served unblinded, when this came after the Comtes 2006 which was bloody exceptional, I found the nose of this DP 2008 to be muted. Very muted in fact.

Interestingly this did not translate to the precise and full bodied palate, with developing light brioche notes as well. Even at this very early age, this Dom shows a good length to the finish and well developed M+ acidity.

Blend of 50% Pinot Noir and 50% Chardonnay grape varietals, and whilst still too young, it showcases depth as well as great balance.

This vintage marks the first time the estate has released a wine out of order (the 2009 was released before the 2008). Seems DP loved the wine so much they felt it warranted additional aging.

This is a very iconic cuvee for many reasons, besides its age-worthiness.

It is described as the mark Of a new era...
Richard Geoffrey was behind the creative ambitions of Dom Perignon for over 28 years. He shaped the Dom Perignon project in his style and was the driving force.

Vincent Chaperon worked alongside Geoffrey for 13 years. During this time, he took part in 13 harvests and declared four vintages.

This 2008 Dom Perignon vintage was the best way for Geoffrey to end his career as Chef de Cave, and for Chaperon to start his.

Thanks to bro RN for sharing this at his Bref TTDI get-together as a thanksgiving dinner and celebrating his birthday too.

With this 2008, I have now covered the 2006, 2010 as well as 2012 DP vintages. Somehow the 2006 and 2010, perhaps as they were off-vintages, fared the best for me and were the most open Doms!

Bref, Taman Tun, KL, Malaysia
25th Apr 2024

4/25/2024 - Bjorgos wrote:

To much jam for my taste. Drank without any food paring and perhaps this could change the experience

4/26/2024 - ziavino wrote:

Interesting wine. An initial note of crabapple eventually blows off, revealing hints of clementine, cut flowers, and apple cider. All very subdued, with medium acidity and chalky tannins emerging late. Agree with previous notes that this likely needs some time to settle in.

4/26/2024 - TBwannabe wrote:

Very sweet. Probably a little sweet. Had with a roast lamb leading into winter after Anzac Day 2024… delicious though.

4/26/2024 - cm2608 wrote:

Good, fruity flavour but felt like it was lacking some acidity/juiciness

4/26/2024 - wineaficionado wrote:

Color: Medium ruby. Nose: Coconut and a hint of caramel. Mouth: Still quite heavy on the coconut side. I mean I love coconut but this more coconut juice than wine. As I am a sucker for coconut I will drink it but my score reflects the quality of this wine which is probably okay but the barrel toasting was way overdone.

4/26/2024 - pads Likes this wine:

Very good Wine
Same description as Nanda wrote in fevruary 2013!

4/25/2024 - Trenties Does not like this wine:

Not expressive, not a lot of fruit, not to strong. An elegant wine. I expected more. But there is still a lot of acidity and tannins to save for at least 6 more years, so let’s try then!

4/19/2024 - Juliansi Likes this wine:

Medium tannic grip, acid M+ and a classical herbal nose with aromas of garrique and more dried herbs. I thought.. this could be a CDP, but why does it look so young, and yet is so elegant.

A very complex wine, and when unveiled by our kind host Patt0, it was clear why.. this CDP comes from the magnificent 2016 vintage, and it was not just any CDP. It is the iconic Réserve des Célestins!

This is the late Henri Bonneau's top cuvée, and displays such intensity and concentration of black fruit. I have to agree.. this must be one of the finest CdPs one could enjoy!

Whilst the 2015 Reserve Celestins was the last top cuvée that Henri made and put on barrels himself, I have to say it was a privilege to try this 2016 due to its vintage, and being able to admire how his son Marcel who had been at his father's side throughout their lives, has capably taken over.

Production numbers? 1,500 bottles each year!

2016 - An exceptional CDP vintage!
Rather mild winter and a dry and cool spring, then the vines had to resist a hot summer. It was a hot albeit not blistering hot summer.

In early August, over the Véraison ripening time, there were wide temperature variations between day and night, a positive factor that encourages polyphenol synthesis.

Whilst the summer was particularly dry; Things changed in September.
It was precisely the thin drizzle that fell continuously on 14 and 15 September that allowed the grapes to reach full maturity, without hampering the quality potential of a harvest! Perfection.

Possibly the best vintage over 2 decades, until one goes back to 1990's perfection.

The late Henri Bonneau (1938-2016) is one of the true legends of Châteauneuf du Pape. He is the 12th generation of Bonneaus to produce wine in Châteauneuf and is now aided in the cellars by his son, Marcel.

Henri has 6 hectares of vineyards, split between 5.25ha in La Crau (arguably Châteauneuf’s finest terroir) and 0.75ha on stonier soil near Couthézon in the northeast of the appellation.

Bonneau produces mainly from Grenache (80-90%) with small quantities of Mourvèdre, Counoise and Vaccarèse.

Henri harvests as late as possible, a policy that usually produces super-ripe fruit although sometimes he does get caught out by October rains. Yields are kept low and vinification and elevage are traditional with the use of wooden foudres and smaller oak barrels.

Typically the wine is aged in oak for 3-4 years before being bottled unfiltered. Whilst outstanding and super rare... I have to say, this is a wine which needs cellaring to at least 2030 before one pops the next bottle!

Wines with View annual dinner, PJ, Malaysia
19th Apr 2024

6/10/2023 - ylkim30 Likes this wine:

Intense and steely with a firm mineral spine, complexity on the palate, ripping acidity, and a taut, but elegant structure. Everything is balanced on a wire here; incredible tension and freshness. Love this.

4/26/2024 - SimonDong wrote:

medium body, smooth, slightly saline, slightly oxidative, some orchard fruit, some plants/lees, medium acidity very melo, quite buttery with caramel at the finish. good concentration, very much in harmony, approaching end of drinking window.

4/25/2024 - Xavier Auerbach wrote:

A private lunch (Restaurant La Garaudière, Levernois, France): Pure and bright expression of variety and terroir, nicely layered aromas (roses and violets, peaches and raspberries, smoke), elegant (12.5% ABV) yet intense palate with with crunchy fruit and black pepper, wonderfully fresh and minerally, energetic but youthfully tight finish.

4/26/2024 - Benoit Hardy Likes this wine:

Dsg 02/2023

It’s difficult to keep my hands away from this rosé de saignée which intrigues me! Even though probably (too?) young, I decided to open a bottle from the lot I have just to gauge the level. Probably based on 2019.

When opened, the bubble is abundant, the wine could have been decanted but it was aerated for a long time which was beneficial to it. The choice of a large pinot noir type glass was also profitable.

Once the foam of the effervescence has dissipated, the juice offers an impactful attack, all in freshness, then on an intense red fruit coulis. It is a flavorful and very pleasant champagne. Good structure even if I would have liked to have a more vinous and longer finish.

Very good champagne, still reasonably priced which is becoming rare for Rosé de Saignée.

4/25/2024 - Raage wrote:

(CDV)
Surpris par son boisé excentré, palpable.
Avait besoin d’air, petit côté confit, on sent le viognier évolué rehaussé par une belle mineralité.
En mangeant (asperges…) il prenait du sens.
On s’est demandé si la bouteille n’avait pas un problème (dissocié). Mais les notes CT relèvent souvent son côté boisé…

4/25/2024 - PSPatrick wrote:

Bottle and cork in good condition. Medium amber golden colour. Apple, apricot, wild honey, beeswax, light sous-bois, light spice, light black tea, and a mineral aspect, with good, fresh acidity, a touch of sweetness, and good length. Pleasant light bitterness on the finish. Medium-bodied, with a smooth, waxy texture. Pairs well with food; in our case it became very smooth, honeyed and harmonious in combination with white asparagus and sauce hollandaise. Drink now.

4/24/2024 - PSPatrick wrote:

Bottle in perfect condition, filled into the neck, cork intact. I poured the wine into a small decanter and followed its development for about four hours. Medium garnet colour, light orange towards the rim, some sediment. The wine was tight upon opening, but opened up with aeration and showed best after about 90 minutes in the small decanter: Red fruit, red cherry, mixed berries, blood, gamy notes, spices, tobacco, balsamic notes, light tea, and some VA, with fresh acidity, round, well-integrated tannin, and very good length. Medium-bodied, smooth, balanced, and harmonious, with good energy and good concentration. Fresher, tighter, more structured than the sweet, broad inviting 2000. After two hours, the wine started to develop a more mature, even smoother, very integrated profile. A glass I kept for day two was consistent with my last glass on day one. Drink or hold.

4/25/2024 - Xavier Auerbach wrote:

A private lunch (Restaurant La Garaudière, Levernois, France): Solid, good fruit and freshness, nice oak spice, a bit unpolished on the finish. Not very expressive, perhaps abit dull even.

4/25/2024 - Raage Likes this wine:

Goûtait différemment 2 ans plus tard.
Moins de gras, plus de tension, boisé intégré, le profil me semblait plus altier, et toujours dans l’élégance.
À l’ouverture, petite truffe blanche, cire et poire mûre, puis le sud intervient avec des notes anisées et de bonbons anglais.
Bouche droite, verticale, saline, d’une grande finesse, et longue… le beau vin méditerranéen !

4/25/2024 - GHRM002 wrote:

Very clean, citrus, petrol; seriously good, but also not inexpensive

4/26/2024 - ProfByron Likes this wine:

Silky, elegant, has turned into a charming wine.

4/6/2024 - ylkim30 wrote:

April 2024 Rhone Valley Tasting (K&L): Sleek, stone fruit, floral, lowish acid. There's minerality and a hit of herb, lending some complexity on the palate, but there just isn't enough acid here.

4/25/2024 - Raage Likes this wine:

(CDV)
Explosif au nez, flatteur, très « DJ » avec son fruité boisé qui en fait beaucoup à ce stade, exotique et citronné. Comme en bouche où la richesse et l’éclat minéral le prédestinent à la garde.
Je préfère cette cuvée sur le long terme car elle s’affine et s’harmonise. Elle semble en avoir le potentiel sur ce riche millésime
92++

4/26/2024 - ttholst wrote:

Vinen lukter og smaker av mørke bær, tobakk, mokkabønner, lyse skinnhansker og litt sedertre og vanilje. Fløyelsmyk i munnen med fin balanse mellom frukt og syre. Nesten som om vinen har litt tyggemotstand, og den har fin og fast struktur. Lang, sammensatt smak.

4/19/2024 - Aravind Asok wrote:

Pop and pour. Lovely dense nose with soft oak and florals. Rochly styled on the palate, but excellent acidity to balance. Definitely what I would consider a richer styled Condrieu.

4/26/2024 - PC73 wrote:

Another check in. Loved this wine throughout. This was tighter than last bottle.. really opened up with air and time in glass. Lovely

4/25/2024 - merryberry Likes this wine:

Cola and crushed raspberry nose. Light to medium bodied, cranberries, bing cherries, soft tannins, a bit of smoke, and a medium length finish. Good value, good fruit, but not much else.

4/25/2024 - Raage Likes this wine:

(CDV)
Si l’aromatique est un peu fatiguée, avec qq nuances oxydatives, il présente en bouche une indéniable tenue, sans l’épaisseur parfois sudiste du cru. C’est qu’en 2002 la météo pluvieuse avait prédisposé la vallée du Rhône à ne produire que de bons vins en blanc. Ce Chave s’en sort donc fort bien 22 ans plus tard, avec ses arômes d’acacia, de praliné, d’épices vanillées, de miel, de bonbons acidulés. En bouche, il file droit, très long, étiré, minéral, accompagnant à merveille des ris de veau aux morilles. Quelle persistance !

4/26/2024 - ccarlucci Likes this wine:

Opened on 4/23, finished on 4/25. After exactly 48 hours open, it was still delicious. Opened to high levels of minerality and earthiness, with a strong pungent bouquet. After 24 hours, mellowed tremendously to the point where the tannins softened considerably and the flavor was quite enjoyable. Most certainly allow this to open for at least four to 24 hours.

4/26/2024 - Raywilliams420 Likes this wine:

Tasting five days after opening. I forgot about the wine. Still holding up pretty well. Nose gives me sweet citrus . Sweetness Is what is dominate. Lil bit of acidity is there. Suppose to be dry to med dry but I prob ruined that days ago when i forgot about it. U can drink this as dessert, it taste that sweet ( to me at least ). I should’ve tried this when I first opened it. Smh. I’m still enjoying it.

11/10/2023 - ylkim30 Likes this wine:

November 2023 Riesling Tasting (K&L): Not the most detailed note here: "Not super ripe, but still light on its feet. Great!"

Considering this is a young Auslese, which are not my favorite, I must have liked this quite a bit despite the sweetness. I'm assuming the acidity was on point. Also, I do find Graacher Himmelreich tends to show better young than Wehlener Sonnenuhr, so this doesn't surprise me.

4/25/2024 - Raywilliams420 Likes this wine:

Nose is very toned down but that might be because i have it 4 hours of air in the bottle In get some tropical notes on the nose Mellow acidity on the palate an light fruit flavors. This wine is very mellow. Prob should’ve popped an poured first. I like it the way it is but I wish I would’ve seen what it was like before it turned into this. I’m sure this wasn’t as mellow when it first was opened. It has a nice finish It stays smooth from beginning til the end.lil bit Of minerality. In my opinion This is great showing. I would dEf buy again. Super smooth an sexy an i tend to not be a fan of most cali Chardonnays that I’ve come across.

11/10/2023 - ylkim30 Likes this wine:

November 2023 Riesling Tasting (K&L): This has beautiful white fruit on the palate, a delicate touch on the palate that is not too ripe, good acidity that balances the sweetness, and a real intensity of flavor. Delightful.

4/25/2024 - SurfBurg wrote:

Almost airy, amazing nose and texture but not classic GC depth or weight. I still loved it, reminded me of a bottle Arnoux-Lachaux I recently had in terms of mouthfeel. It was only medium complex, but I went back to it again and again. Definitely more expressive than the 2010 Drouhin Mouches.

11/10/2023 - ylkim30 Likes this wine:

November 2023 Riesling Tasting (K&L): I remember this have a touch more acid and energy than the Nikolaihof Vinothek, a slimmer profile, and less polish on the palate. I liked this quite a bit.

4/25/2024 - Raage wrote:

(CDV)
Ce vin me laisse perplexe… nez aromatique (buis, ananas, c’est exotique, épicé-vanillé et boisé), bouche riche et saline, sans lourdeur, finale longue, pas une ride, ah, y a du vin, il en met plein les yeux -et le palais!- mais, oui mais, tout ceci est tellement artificiel, travaillé, maquillé, œnologique, que j’en perds mon latin vinique. Intense et factice!
On dirait une caricature de vin étranger ou tout est permis pour aseptiser le produit, le rendre « clean » dans une ébauche de netteté.
Racoleur!

11/10/2023 - ylkim30 Likes this wine:

November 2023 Riesling Tasting (K&L): This was a lot lighter on its feet than the intensely large-scaled and cask-influenced '97 Fass Severin Vinothek I had a couple of months earlier. This has some petrol and floral elements on the nose with a slick, glycerin texture on the palate. I'm not getting any pronounced oxidative notes.

4/24/2024 - sommelier Likes this wine:

The wine looks garnet colored. The legs are medium. It smells like red currant and strawberry. It tastes like plum. The body is light/medium. The wine has round texture. The wine finishes medium.

11/10/2023 - ylkim30 Likes this wine:

November 2023 Riesling Tasting (K&L): Bright and refreshing on the palate with loads of mineral and a hint of lime. The acidity is good and wine itself isn't ponderous or overly alcoholic. A balanced Austrian Riesling.

4/26/2024 - Vinogan(s) wrote:

Very nicely done. Fruit forward, but not too warm for this type of wine. No need to wait any longer to drink this

11/10/2023 - ylkim30 Likes this wine:

November 2023 Riesling Tasting (K&L): Cool, steely, and dry on the palate. A mineral-forward wine with a hint of white fruit and citrus that has a long, tangy, acid finish. A young CFE, but a really good one.

4/25/2024 - whits wrote:

Stewed strawberry and blueberry scents, layered but tight overall, smooth through the mouth, hints of raspberry, plum and bitter melon, feels spicy on the end, distinctive and wide, needs more time, the tannin holds tough

4/25/2024 - Benoit Hardy Likes this wine:

Nose of great freshness, both floral and peachy.

Mouth of mirabelle plum, all elegance and structure. Still a little austere but with magnificent length. The juice is distinguished, still too young of course, but we can see all the potential it can have within 5 years. Its vigor made me think of a beautiful Chablis. Nice finish on green tea.