12/27/2013 - Nik Lasse Seimsson wrote:

Available in Germany for 12€-13 (equals 18+$) at Denn's Biomarkt (like all other products of Mas Des Quernes).
Syrah, Merlot, Cinsault, 14% alc.
Cherry red with brown and purple rims, medium slow legs.
Nose: Leather, wood, cassis, berries, vanilla, smooth. You can absolutely smell the presence of Syrah and Merlot. Quite nice, 86 p.
Palate: Berries, vanilla, spicy. Rather short finish, lacks depth. 83 p.
May improve within 1-2 years but for now this one is too expensive for what it offers.

3/29/2017 - Alfred77 wrote:

1 Flasche probiert, 29. März 2017, noch jung.
Weinwisser bis 2020.
Besser dekantieren. Hat noch Potenzial.

3/7/2013 - Burgundy Al wrote:

Zachys La Paulee Auction, Day One (Smith & Wollensky - New York NY): Dark cherry aromas with some earthiness. Blackberry and cherry flavors, also meaty and earthy, but an unmistakable green element is clear on finish.

4/8/2016 - Burgundy Al wrote:

Burg Dinner with Friends (RPM Steak - Chicago IL): Open and in decanter for several hours before being returned to bottle and brought to dinner. Lots of fruit concentration, but little spice or pleasure in general for now. A wine we think will turn into a charming Vosne 1er Cru based on experience, but surprisingly backward.

10/5/2015 - GTFreek wrote:

Blind tasted. Had no idea, but not the wine's fault I was off today.

9/3/2014 - Zinlady Likes this wine:

Love this wine. Had with chicken and mushrooms. Dark. Nice finish

7/11/2015 - d'Artagnan wrote:

Une bouteille beaucoup plus fermée que la précédente. C'est bien fait mais il aurait fallu attendre celle-ci quelques années. Que faire avec la dernière?

9/9/2015 - pdadams66 Likes this wine:

From memory so no details (drank at Beth and Arthur's wedding reception, from a magnum). Good deep colour, not showing signs of serious age. Fruit. Classic claret with good supporting tannins still. This was excellent from a magnum. Drinking well now.

9/27/2015 - essconsults Does not like this wine:

In the past 2 years I have had some not so good experiences with Faiveley from the old regime's Gevrey 1ers. First were some halves of the '02 Combe Aux Moines, next were some really awful halves of the '03 Cazetiers and now this. While all different, they all seemed to have too much extraction, dark roasted fruits, and too much oak leading to drying tannins. Hard to explain, unless they were all subject to bottle variation, and/or bad shipping or storage. This is the least bad, but I was expecting so much more. Ironically, the '10 version is the antithesis, all elegance and really refined tannins, just not as good as say the Bruno Clair Version.

1/9/2015 - wineaficionado Does not like this wine:

Color: Almost no signs of aging whatsoever. Nose: Wild berries, a hint of whipped cream. Quite expressive bouquet. Mouth: Consistent with the nose. Too thin. Too bitter. Not very enjoyable.

3/7/2015 - EMAZurich wrote:

Kühle Johannisbeernase, scho n hier schlägt das Schlanke des Jahres durch... Am Gaumen kühl und schlank, mineralisch und schwarzbeerig mit zartbitterem Lakritz im Finale. Ein schöner, klassischer Bordeaux aber für das Außergewöhnliche fehlt hier doch Einiges.

10/22/2014 - Klugi Wine wrote:

Getting better with time. The wood is better integrated now and the wine shows a medium body and classic bordeaux earthiness. The bouquet is dominated by black fruit and some coffee and dark chocolate. Overall a good PQR.
Time will tell, if it improves further.

7/13/2015 - UpfromtheCellar wrote:

This nice medium weight blend is strangely less than the sum of its parts. Arianna's Frappato is light, lively, sharp, focused. Her Nero d'Avola is darker, creamy rich with minerals and spice.

This blend is neither!

Rather its just that. A mash up of spice, acids, fruits, creamy side tastes and earth. There is no central focus to this bottle. Certainly easy to drink but where is the statement, the definition, the structure? I guess sometimes a bottle of wine is just a bottle of wine. Duh.

8/11/2014 - danielbleier wrote:

tart cherry, tight and herbal on the finish

10/1/2014 - Nubian wrote:

From half bottle, no decant, ready within 30 minutes. Deep youngish color, purple reflets. Fantastic, balanced, slightly toasted bouquet, earthy, dark fruits in palate with medium to long, consistent finish. Much better than expected.

6/7/2014 - johneagle Does not like this wine:

The first bottle of 5 dozen. Very disappointing indeed. Overripe and over extracted. At first, chocolate and stewed plums. Muddled and not particularly pleasant. I don't think it will improve. Will try another bottle or two but I think it's one to sell. Another casualty of the Parker influence? Such a pity, the 2000 was terrific quality for the money. Got quite a bit of the 09 too, I wonder if that's as bad as this too.

5/2/2014 - Paul S wrote:

Van Volxem Tasting (Park Palace, Grand Park Hotel): This was really good for a cheap, entry level wine from a less than heralded vintage. It had a lovely nose, very pretty, with little touches of chalk dancing around pretty accents of chamomile and sweet herb and fresh cut white flowers on a base of Fuji apples. The palate had a lovely, almost pitch perfect balance to it, with gentle acidity running through simple but beautifully detailed flavours of green apples laced with flowers and stone fruited notes. It finished with just a little suggestion of mineral and a grip of citrus lime. Very nice. It is a great summer afternoon wine, great for drinking early.

7/30/2013 - Zweder wrote:

Concentrated with a very good balance between acidity and sweetness, But one way or another the wine doesn't strike me as extremely special. It has finesse, but I miss some elegance. Maybe I should have waited until 2020, but I didn't and this was my last bottle so…over and out.