4/20/2024 - 911henrik wrote:

Oxidised but still quite interesting. Should have been uncorked 5-10 years ago

4/9/2024 - steinersing wrote:

Oxidative now but works pretty well if you are into this. Two bottles with very different evolution.

4/7/2024 - danielbleier Likes this wine:

consistent with notes of 12/26/2023

3/31/2024 - David_L Likes this wine:

Nice color and smell, taste good and you feel the alcohol but well integrated.

3/30/2024 - DVill Likes this wine:

Needs at least an hour—ideally 2–of air. Still young. Next bottle probably in 5 years…

Amazing mouthfeel — stood up to bacon-wrapped scallops beautifully.

3/26/2024 - jfpwine Likes this wine:

High-end Rhone Dinner at a friend's house. (Hollywood): Deep gold color. Gasoline, tropical fruit and spice on the nose. Full body, quite spicy on the palate. Long finish.

3/20/2024 - LB88 wrote:

Golden hue, honey caramel, almost like a dessert wine. Just a little too rich and prob to be drank up

3/17/2024 - Lord of the Bottles Likes this wine:

Honeysuckle, green fennel, tangerine oil, crushed rocks, finish of lemon butter cream. This had a nice wave of tension on the finish but was a little closed and not as profound as older vintages when I’ve had them at 3-4 years. Still a really nice wine. 93/100 for now.

3/13/2024 - etyc Likes this wine:

Decanted for ~2+hrs before serving. Wow! It had been 6-yrs since I last had this... but boy, this is now showing much better than I recalled it to be (that slight oxidative note seemed to have further diminished)! Golden-coloured, that typically represents wines with some age... this was anything but; So fresh, despite the colour, it certainly did not taste like a wine of (its colour/age). Nice aromas of tropical fruits, nectarines, peaches that kept coming forth out of the glass. Great expansive mouthfeel & texture - waxy, almost unctous but so fresh at the same time with notes of honey, apricots, more peaches. This is now a wine of great depth, multi-layered with a long fresh finish! Very very delicious, and should continue keeping well (or even improve) for a good time to come...!

3/15/2024 - Genghis88 Likes this wine:

I finally got around to opening a bottle and I was not disappointed.

Jeff Leve's notes are perfect. This wine is still in the same exact same place it was two years ago. Just wonderful. I have more bottles left and I may score the next one higher. In the meantime I have established a baseline. Just a beautiful wine.

Fish and chips and veg for dinner by Britt tonight.

Smoking a Perdomo after wine is finished.

3/3/2024 - jocelyng Likes this wine:

Tasted alongside Chapoutier Chante-Alouette 2019. Interesting comparison of White Rhônes grapes (marsanne vs roussanne). I prefered The Hermitage but the Beaucastel is also a beautiful wine. Richer fruits with mineral notes.The hermitage had more acidity to keep it more balanced.

3/1/2024 - vvWine.ch wrote:

Kräftiges Gelb. Die Nase ist frisch, würzig und von zitrischen Aromen geprägt, Kräuter, Tee, weisse Blüten. Im Gaumen reichhaltig, rund, süsse Frucht, top Säure, sehr dicht, sehr opulent und doch frisch, das tänzelt über die Zunge, wirkt lebendig, noch etwas ungestüm, jedoch bei sich. Im Abgang langanhaltend und wiederum zitrisch. Ein hervorragender Rhone-Weisswein, schon jetzt ein Gedicht, mit Reserven für sicherlich 10+ Jahre. 97 vvPunkte

3/1/2024 - vvWine.ch wrote:

Gereiftes Gelb-Orange. Die Nase ist weit entwickelt, zeigt deutliche Alterstöne, eine reife Frucht, Quitte und Apfel-Tarte, ein Hauch von Caramel, dahinter eine steinige Frische. Im Gaumen dicht, sehr konzentriert, ungemein dichte und klare Frucht, getragen von einer milden Säure. Im Abgang salzig, malzig, lang und ausgewogen. Eindrücklich, jedoch nicht einfach zu verstehen. 93 vvPunkte

3/1/2024 - vvWine.ch wrote:

Kräftiges Gelb. Würzige Nase, Trockenkräuter und Honignoten, reife Birne, Mirabellen, Apfel auch nussige Noten, Mandellikör, top komplex. Im Gaumen rund, weich, mild, ein Wein mit Körper und Schmelz, faszinierende Aromatik, milde Säure, der Wein hat Speck auf den Rippen, doch trotz der Opulenz ist hier viel Eleganz mit im Spiel. Der Abgang ist langanhaltend, fruchtig und wunderbar würzig, Honigaromen und florale Töne hallen minutenlang nach. Grosses Rhone-Kino, wenn man säurearme, hocharomatische Weine sucht. Jetzt bis 2030+ geniessen. 96 vvPunkte

2/28/2024 - Raage wrote:

On a toujours un peu peur, avec cette cuvée, de tomber sur un vin fatigué, un peu oxydé… Ayant mal vieilli.
Ni le doute que celui-ci fut d’emblée rassurant avec une teinte dorée sans excès et un Nez ne et parfumé.
, de prime abord très porté sur la truffe (signe de réduction?). Puis, sans en faire des tonnes, il offrait en finesse, les arômes floraux et d’abricots,de citron confit et d’épices, et les champignons en retrait. Avec l’air, il gagnait en parfums chaud d’ambre, en volutes sensuelles.
Pas aussi gras qu’attendu, il prodiguait plutôt un bel équilibre, entre rondeur et tension, sans lourdeur aucune, campé sur une belle longueur. Beau vin!

2/26/2024 - WildeMeeuw Likes this wine:

Notitie consistent met die van 6-2-2021, 96/100, grootse Ch9dP Blanc

Note consistent with that of 6-2-2021, 96/100, great Ch9dP Blanc!

2/24/2024 - LW31 Likes this wine:

Deep, rich, flirting with over-the-top in its exotic fruit. A great wine with traditional french-y food.

2/20/2024 - JohnMcIlwain Likes this wine:

Flamboyantly good. With a decidedly small sample size (not even a dozen bottles) the spritely 2012 was inspiring in a field of terrific whites. Luxurious, nearly salacious, richness. A nose worth of Helen of Troy’s perfume collection. And a textural umami that wasn’t outclassed by 2004 or 1994 Chave Blanc. Truly gorgeous bottle. Wish I had more. 1105 pts.

2/7/2024 - Swintonblade Likes this wine:

Simply amazing! 100% Roussanne, 85-100 year old vines, c.50% oak, big salty texture, huge on the finish and goes on for ages!

1/27/2024 - Sean Tay Likes this wine:

Tasted at Fruits of the Vine 2024 at Edition Hotel Singapore. Not able to write down tasting notes, only rating score.

1/24/2024 - Philip67 Likes this wine:

Glorious big oily mouthfeel but already showing tertiary caramel notes. Low acidity, some nice vanilla tannin from the barrel. There are rich honeyed almond, ripe yellow peach and ripe canteloup melon here. Long, quite complex. Drink now unless you love the tertiary notes, this is not built for the long term.

1/14/2024 - spendergast Likes this wine:

Consumed my last bottle - still drinking very well with notes of green apple, honeysuckle, pear with hint of minerals. Very well balanced with perfect acidity and great mouthfeel. Paired with baked stuffed shrimp.

1/11/2024 - Kepos wrote:

caramel, some petrol, past its prime

1/9/2024 - LT98 wrote:

I've only had these before with a lot of age so I decided to try one young. My first impression was the freshness and purity of fruit and floral notes. Sumptuous mouth feel.

1/8/2024 - vagrantone wrote:

A very interesting wine.
While it's clearly well past its drinking window, it was still very interesting to taste. Intense savory notes combining citrus zest, herbs and spices.
The hue showed some evolution as expected, but appropriate for its age.
The palate is where the fatigue shows up with the acidity dominating and little textural balance to be found.
It must have been a beautiful wine 10 - 20 years ago.

12/27/2023 - Zweder wrote:

Full bodied and concentrated with caramel, oak and ripe fruits. Apricots and honey. Ok acidity, but in fact this wine was too old already. This must be an off bottle, because 2 days before I drank the basic white from Beaucastel, also from 2009 and that wine was beautiful, completely fresh and not a bit too old.

12/26/2023 - danielbleier Likes this wine:

One of the great white wines of the world (and compared to the best burgundy chardonnays this is a steal) - this Roussanne is rich, powerful and thick. Flavors of pineapple, almond and candied citrus linger long after the first sip.

12/4/2023 - Tony Molester Likes this wine:

Single piece cork, no sign of seepage.
Excellent fill level, no sieving necessary.
Decanted and tasted over 3h.
Toffee and viscous texture. Some freshness despite the nose suggesting a dead wine. Agree with previous TN, is on mature plateau, and it could be stable for a long time before the first signs of decline are consistent.

To be enjoyed from 2025 to 2032 IMHO, tasting well now.

11/25/2023 - NickA wrote:

Kraters for the trenchermen (Les 2 Garçons): On paper I should love this wine, but I've never had a good one. No nose, and quite sweet. Not in a good place from my perspective... can't rate this.

12/1/2023 - Papies wrote:

Almost a bday dinner (Chez Bruce, London): Definitely a wine we prefer youngish and it felt on point at this age. We would suggest one decants as we did Leve a glass or too for the end of the dinner and the wine for sure developed more. We often do serve this with cheese as this is beyond the usual dry whites.
Intense and dense with a proper old vine feel, layered and with an intensity of flavour, concentrated and focussed. Soft lemon, candied lemon almost, rich, floral and tropical finish with a soft waxy edge. An impressive 94-95 wine.

11/26/2023 - drjb Likes this wine:

At a private dinner, Brisbane. This wine opened with a deep golden colour yet a fresh opulent nose of peach, apricot, pineapple, cinnamon butter and orange zest. The palate is truly opulent with layers of flavour balanced by toast with honey and butter and a clear mineral grip that persists beautifully. while this is no shrinking violet of a wine it is a fine expression of mature old vines Roussanne that stands up against and compliments rich dishes.

11/14/2023 - kenarn wrote:

Aphotic with Arden and Meredith

11/5/2023 - talbot61 wrote:

Boston Wine + Poker, Salem, Mass.: Tasted blind. For an oxidized wine, this still held some interest -- there was an attractive spiciness -- but obviously far from what it should have been.

10/28/2023 - mimik Likes this wine:

Much more oxidized than last time I had it. Still
Palate was quite nice but less tropical and more on tertiary notes. Different but quite nice.

10/19/2023 - TheGreenFrog Likes this wine:

Lovely, still fresh, good concentration and length. Benefits from a decant.

10/11/2023 - hprphf wrote:

Superbly complete and huge with ripe yellow fruit, salinity, apricot, melon, honey and orchard floral notes. Composed, detailed, fine with great drive. 95+

8/17/2023 - bjbu Likes this wine:

WSET II tasting evening: Intensity medium. Orange peel, clementine, dried apricot, Roosvicee (fruit syrup), cream, honey, bee wax. Acidity medium. Finish medium(+)

9/28/2023 - Raage Likes this wine:

(CdV)
Bien evolué, marqué par une oxydation propre aux vieux millésimes de ce VV, mais qui se dissipait en mangeant de façon presque magique!
Là d’un coup, le vin virait sur le tilleul et la bergamote, la Roussanne reprenant ses droits (une lotte sauce ecrevisse) et delaissant ses défauts aromatiques du premier nez.
Tout s’harmonisait en mangeant, le terroir salin offrant du relief, de la finesse, de la légèreté…
Un vrai vin de gastronomie !
A boire donc, il ne gagnera pas plus bien évidemment.

9/27/2023 - JulianSkeels wrote:

Deep yellow - the colour and apple nose initially worries but after 30mins the wine opened wonderfully. Honey and spiced pear flavours and much better with food than expected. Deeper and spicier than most vintages but also somewhat heavier as a result. Paired best with braised pork cheek. Drink for 2030. 94pts

9/15/2023 - mxpbuy Likes this wine:

A hard wine for me evaluate as I seldom drink 100% Roussanne. The minerality was excellent, but there was a sweetness that did not marry with any particular fruit flavors, citrus or tropical. It was almost like a touch of artificial sweetener was added and the citrus and tropical fruits were just naturally very dry or fading. The color did not indicate too much age, and there were no oxidative notes. Not an unpleasant wine and the 15 second finish was more enjoyable than the initial attack.

9/17/2023 - TheFoodieTraveler wrote:

Decent minerality but a bit sweet

9/1/2023 - MC2 Wines Likes this wine:

Interesting to see this next it's older brother the '06 (and a bit sad as we've got a bunch of '06 in our cellar but fewer '07s). This was drinking very well. Bright and fresh and honey and flowers and almost a bit on the young side. Missing any of the oxidative qualities these wines often get with age.

9/1/2023 - MC2 Wines wrote:

Really strange to see the color difference that just one year makes. I would have expected this wine to be in a pretty good spot but it came across as a bit more oxidized and not quite as well traveled as the '07 (which was light and seemed to be 10 years younger rather than just one year). Poured a darker almost caramely color. Still interesting, but not quite as compelling as the '07.

9/3/2023 - chatters wrote:

Popped and poured. Aromas are waxy with cream, apricot, honey, touches of marzipan/almond paste, a little almost mushroom note in the background. In the mouth it's rich, fleshy, tiny touch of bitterness, similar flavours to the nose but with the honey more to the fore, quite glycerol fatness here as well as a smidge of alcohol warmth on the finish. Probably right to tidy this up now but it is still rather lovely. And, unfortunately as this now retails in Australia at 500 AUD, this may well be one of the last times I get to try this rather wonderful wine.

8/17/2023 - ThijsV Likes this wine:

WSET 2 group tasting (My place, Utrecht, NL): Bought at an auction, this was on my bucket list for quite a while. White rioja and Hermitage were called. This showed beautifully tonight, developed obviously but still very much standing. Medium+ intensity with honey, marzipan, almond, dried apricot, creme brulee, dried apple, mocca. Very oily in the mouth with firestone, tangerine, orange peel, medium acidity, long finish. 93-94

8/23/2023 - jlgnml Likes this wine:

Les Degustateurs last tasting for a dear friend (Smyth and the Loyalist Chicago, IL): While great to taste, the real experience came with the food.

8/17/2023 - Mathijs81 Likes this wine:

Second time I've tasted this one, last bottle was 2017.

Was served blind, no specific theme in tasting, so anything goes these evenings.
From the start till the end ... this exceeds any expectation of what wine can bring you.
And whilst it does start showing some age ( hence the 99 and not 100 ), it remains fully enjoyable.
A nose one could keep smelling ... full bodied in mouth, so succulent and sexy, smooth and round.

A minor debate around the table if this bottle was "over the top" was quickly silenced in pouring them a second glass.

Love it ... want it ... need it ... buy it .... taste it !

Mathijs

8/17/2023 - JulianSkeels wrote:

Fantastic rendition of this wine. Only requires slightcooling to cellar temperature and aeration to shine. Surprisingly was more popular than 99 Chave White Hermitage tonight. Seems underrated to me - more notes with next bottles

8/13/2023 - rwpalmer wrote:

This bottle was acceptable with some interest when coravin'd 10 months ago, but once open quickly collapsed into a strange fruitless astringent mess.

8/5/2023 - LB88 wrote:

Honeycomb, caramel, burnt pineapple’s this was so ready and balanced. Delicious