4/3/2024 - jcbd9415 Does not like this wine:

Just had it yesterday, funny because I generally agree with a couple of these reviews. It did feel pretty light/thin but I do think that's a character of Pessac. I also felt the bitterness on the after taste after being opened a couple hours, seemed out of balance which is strange for a wine of this caliber. I was really unimpressed. Langoa barton 2020 destroys this wine at half the cost. Pass unfortunately, I really really wanted to like this but just didn't. The poop manure on the nose didn't help either. :(

2/21/2024 - Montesquieu wrote:

Three years since my last tasting and review, I'm giving this the same score and wondering if even more time is needed for this to become something different than a very primary, crisp, minerally, flinty, grapefruit-infused wine. Consumed over about an hour from PnP, so my notes don't reflect long aeration. I have another 8 bottles from this and two other vintages, but I may conclude this style isn't my favorite.

12/14/2023 - robmatic wrote:

Super herbal, with rosemary and caraway leading the charge. Youthful, tannic, succulent. Huge personality.

8/11/2023 - Tim Heaton Likes this wine:

Very good. I have to say goodbye to this old friend as this is my final bottle. This has been so satisfying over the past decade, such a great value, too. Definitely on the backside of its curve, with slightly more tertiary than secondary at this stage. Pitch perfect acid/sweet tannins, elegant, long. Regal, like Sylvia. Memorable like her, too. A joy. highly recommended. Very good through four hours open. Now and the next several years.

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7/28/2023 - bobbylion Likes this wine:

I am not at Parkers 96, but this is very good now and he seems to know where this is going

This is pretty full now without being fat. It has complex flowery nose and some nice sweetness

Parker’s review says it should get into its own by 2028 - I don’t know. Pretty good now for me.

Raising my score to 93 on day three in the fridge - half bottle. Beautiful salinity joins Mineral notes and gives the whole thing a great lift. Ordered another half case. Great value for 25 euros.

7/14/2023 - Doc Malvern wrote:

Technically a very good wine, but to me needs rich food to balance it out and show it at its best. It’s quite rich and fruity with peach, apricot, honey, passion fruit, pineapple, and white pepper flavours. Rounded acidity, textured, a slight fruit sweetness and very long finish.

6/19/2023 - pmarlo Likes this wine:

Golden yellow and vigorous bubbles. Citrus but restrained. This may be orange or lemon, but also the slightest tinge of grapefruit. Not saline at all. Slightly bitter and all notes are within first half hour. Ben Christensen says quickness across the palate and I agree, yet there is an aftertaste that lingers. Nice dryness. Acid is just right and doesn't make me pucker. Other reviewers say apple, pear, and nectarines and I don't see to see this but I also don't rule it out. The real taste is elusive and seems to be a mix of several fruits. Seems like a good champagne but not complex.
Next day the wine was just as good and flavors seemed a little more intense. There was more grapefruit present. Bubbles still but not like the first day and my sealing method works decent for carbonated wines. Think this is a worthy go to. I am evaluating the large houses Gosset, Charles Heidsieck, Pol Roget, Bollinger and a few others to see which may be the best go to.

1/1/2023 - EMAZurich Likes this wine:

Halbflasche.
Ein weiteres Jahr im Keller hat dem Wein gutgetan.
Deutlich harmonischer, nach wie vor sehr präsente Säure und forsch in den Tanninen aber die (schwarzbeerige) Frucht kommt nun druckvoll durch und hält dagegen. Erste, offene Phase und in diesem Format antrinkbar aber mit Normalflaschen würde ich schon noch warten.

12/24/2022 - Vancouver wrote:

Seriously flawed bottle. Color of prune juice, barnyard aromas, no structure or acidity and totally shot.

Just goes to show that you never know when a wine hits 20 years old or so.

Another bottle drank a year ago and purchased at the same time was worth a 93 rating....

11/4/2022 - darrenhe wrote:

First bottle of a 6-bottle case and ultimately a bit disappointing. This will be good but just way too young on this showing. Paired with rib-eye steak and we also opened a 2007 Barolo from another (less heralded) estate which was in a much better more developed place. Probably an unfair comparison! Will leave the other bottles a good while before trying again. Did get better on day 2 after a good few hours in the decanter!

4/2/2022 - NoTrollingerPlease Likes this wine:

Masterclass with Stephan Reinhardt: 2019 Grüner Veltliner (The Dolder Grand, Zurich): Glass: Schölzle Universal
Clear, medium golden color. Deep, bold and intense nose. You can almost feel the extract of this wine through the nose. On the palate very hedonistic. Lots of ripe apricot and other ripe fruit, botrytis, creamy texture. Lots of extract, very good balance, never hot. Very long finish. Give it at least a decade, better two to fully emerge. Great potential! 93+++

3/25/2022 - StefanAkiko Does not like this wine:

Our scores are both around 80, and this is obviously not our cup of tea.

Great acidity and tannic build, but other than that... *pft* nothing. It's thin. Terribly thin.

If you like Burgundy, then you may like also this. If you are like us and don't quite "get it" with Burgundy, you're likely to feel that you wasted your money and an evening for ... nothing.

An utterly non-interesting wine.

1/7/2022 - EMAZurich Likes this wine:

(Leider die letzte) Halbflasche… andere Formate habe ich Gott sei Dank noch 😉. Und das obwohl der Rosso e Nero hier gute Abnehmer findet und meistens schnell verschwindet.
Eine Traumnase! Brombeere, Schwarzkirsche, Johannisbeere, Banane, Lakritze, Gewürze. Ich habe auch etwas Rauchiges, aber keine Sekundär-/Terriäraromen. Wirkt wie in jungem Trinkfenster. Am Gaumen druckvoll, dicht - die rot-/schwarzbeerige Frucht (Kirsche voran) und die schokoladige Süsse wird aber durch die tolle, frische Säure und die wunderschöne Mineralik in Schach gehalten. Toll eingebundene und runde, feingliedrige Tannine. Ein Traumwein, spielt in deutlich höherer Liga ohne internationale Vorbilder verschlimmbessern zu wollen.
Wanna try a great Austrian red? Try this!!!

3/2/2021 - Tim Heaton Likes this wine:

Aerate to decanter 90 minutes. I've not tasted this since release when it was wide open - and yes, I enjoyed the firmness of the tannins at the time. That said, it's a good degree more coiled than that time (nearly two years ago, already), and I was constantly swirling away to get it to try and get back to that wide open status; wasn't really in the cards. A small glass on night 2 was more complete, but I think I'll wait. All of that having been said, I bought another 2 bottles that I'll plan to open post 2024/beyond. Totally in my wheelhouse. highly recommended

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2/26/2021 - MM29 wrote:

Kein Korken, ein Deckeliwy wie wir in der Schweiz sagen. Hat mich irgendwie schockiert und irritiert. Ein Wein in dieser (Preis)Klasse zum aufschrauben? Muss mich daran gewöhnen...der Wein aus Superjahr ist sehr gut, hat womöglich noch bessere Zukunft...wenn ich nur dem Verschluss trauen könnte

10/10/2020 - bestdamncab Likes this wine:

From a magnum, nose of black cherry, licorice, and forest floor, same on the palate, showing well, at peak, time to enjoy in this format, mouth filling, tasty, big body, subtle hint of soft tannins, easily last 10 more years, long finish.

9/19/2020 - Outplaying wrote:

I didn’t love this. It is rich with blue and dark fruits and a touch of wood. The 15.5% alcohol is hidden pretty well and there is a lot of acidity. We didn’t have the right food with it, so that didn’t help. Just not my style of wine.

We had this along with the 06, and it was tough to pick a favorite.

5/29/2020 - Tim Heaton Likes this wine:

Aerated in decanter 2 hours. Promising nose of bitter chocolate, tree bark, some cassis fruit, and soil. Palate under performs the nose. Good, linear over 2 hours; not great. NR

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5/20/2020 - SMagowan Likes this wine:

Nice toast and citrus combination. No idea when disgorged. Bought bottle 4 years ago.

9/8/2019 - EMAZurich Likes this wine:

Tiefstes, undurchdringliches Schwarzpurpur, ganz schmaler bordeauxroter Rand, gänzlich ohne Wasserrand. Beeindruckende Farbe. Trotz den - für heutige Verhältnisse angenehmen - „geringen“ 13.5 Volumsprozent ziehen dicke, tiefrote Tränen den Glasrand herab.

Eine unverkennbare Admiralnase. Schwarzkirsche, Johannisbeere, leicht rauchig, würzig, etwas Stangensellerie, Rosmarin und Tannenzweige, sehr konzentriert.

Am Gaumen noch sehr forsch und adstringent. Druckvolle, dunkelbeerige Frucht, dem Nasenbild gleich. Tragende, prominente Säurestruktur, forsche aber feingliedrige Tannine. Um dem Wein gute Balance zu attestieren sticht mir das -immernoch - akzentuierte Bitterl zu deutlich hervor.

Eine Macht an Körper und Struktur. Eher ein Wein zum Kauen als zum Trinken, der Verkoster sollte Messer & Gabel dabeihaben. Vielleicht auch kein Wein zum Essen. Ist alles etwas zu viel des Guten, ein angenehm frischer Barbaresco (zum Beispiel), ein klassischer Rioja oder ein Blaufränkischer (um in Österreich zu bleiben) wären zum Fleisch sicherlich besser geeignet. Wahrscheinlich wäre fast jeder andere Rotwein besserer Güte ein besserer Essensbegleiter, der Wein ist einfach zu massiv.

Bleibt ewig am Gaumen haften. Zeigt mir dadurch aber das weitere Potential dieses grossartigen Gewächses. Das Finale hat mir dann aber doch zu wenig Mineralik und Komplexität um den Wein in den 95-100er Himmel heben zu können.

Ich habe gottlob eine Vielzahl der Weine von Pöckl im Keller. Die Jahrgangstiefe ist sehr ausgeprägt, vor allem bei Admiral - obwohl ich kaum Admiral trinke. Trotzdem kaufe ich regelmässig, in der Hoffnung auf aussergewöhnliche Erlebnisse sobald der Wein wirklich reif ist.

Der 2008er ist heute sicherlich „offen“. Also, die Frucht ist da, der Wein zeigt sich bereit für eine einladende Auseinandersetzung. Heisst aber noch lange nicht, dass das Ding wirklich reif ist. Der Spitzname „Latour aus Österreich“ ist wirklich sehr passend, das braucht gewiss weitere 5-10 (vielleicht sogar 15) Jahre um „benutzerfreundlich“ zu werden.

Dann wird dieser Wein aber sicher ein aussergewöhnliches Erlebnis bieten (und 2008 ist bei Gott kein Paradejahr, meine 09er, 11er, 12er und 15er schlummern ja im Keller). Im Alter von 20+ werde ich eine dieser Flaschen einem Deuxièmes Cru aus Pauillac desselben Jahrgangs gegenüberstellen und bin mir bereits sicher den Gewinner zu kennen - zumindest beim 08er! 94

Tag 2 - heute deutlich erdiger als gestern. Das grossartige Aromenprofil von gestern ist geblieben, der Wein wirkt aber ruhiger, balancierter und erwachsener. Zumindest 5 Jahre wird man aber schon noch warten müssen. Bestätige das gestrige Rating.

6/19/2019 - kmadamskkz Likes this wine:

I'm new to Barolos, so I didn't know what to expect. Medium garnet color with a fair bit of bricking at the edge. Aromas of sour cherry and leather, with some cedar at the end. Medium body with pronounced acidity and softened but still assertive tannins, Flavors echo the aroma, with a bit more complexity. Sour dark cherry, with chewy tobacco and leather, with toasted spice on the medium finish. Have to say I like the aged flavors but the wine is out of balance, acidity and tannins are to strong for the fruit that was there. It's much better with food, I drank this both straight and with an eggplant napoleon the had nice ground pork ragu and it cut through the acidity and tannin, but I had to drink the wine after each bite, it couldn't be drank pleasantly on the side. I Don't know where WS came up with 2035, but this is past whatever prime it had, 2035 would be totally destroyed. Drink by 2025, MAX!

12/9/2018 - Schönibert wrote:

Superlecker, immer noch voll auf der Frucht und gleichzeitig mit so herrlicher roter Säure und packendem Tanin ausgestattet. Man bräuchte viel mehr Flaschen, um zu sehen, was hier in 10 Jahren oder später abgeht, und auch bis dahin genug von dem Zeug reinzukippen!

11/8/2018 - EMAZurich wrote:

Hmmm, etwas sekundäraromatischer aber dadurch nicht besser. Wirklich, aber wirklich... fad!

6/8/2018 - EMAZurich wrote:

Paitin Vertikale - Vecchie Vigne (Zurich): Hmmmm... mal sehen... hat Dichte, druckvolle Frucht, feine und elegante Tannine und gute Säure. Eben, mal sehen. Aber tolles Potential!

6/6/2018 - EMAZurich Likes this wine:

Die zwei Jahre haben dem Wein gutgetan. Nase hat den Pfeffer und die Zitrus-/Apfelaromen behalten, wirkt aber nun auch etwas dichter/bananiger. Auch Nuss und Heu sind dabei, grossartig!
Am Gaumen weiterhin druckvolle Frucht und genialer Säurebogen, der Wein bleibt dabei wunderbar schlank und mineralisch. Einfach ein grosser Veltliner! Schade, hab meine Flaschen zu schnell/früh getrunken, das war meine letzte.

5/1/2018 - Frank Schneider wrote:

First night after 3 h of decanting nearly undrinkable. So tannic . No fun
So back in the bottle !!!
Second night after 3 h of decanting this diva lifted the skirt a little . Just allowed a tiny peep of what will come in the future. Its all in. Fruit , body, acid and a lot of tannin. Forget this for years !!!!!91 +

3/29/2018 - EMAZurich wrote:

Piemont Trip; 3/28/2018-4/1/2018 (Barbaresco, Barolo): Bei Silvano am Weingut. Der Wein wurde zimmerwarm serviert um Nuancen besser verstehen zu können.
Eher verhaltene Nase. Am Gaumen voll, eher breit. Apfeltöne, feine Mineralik. Kein grosser Weisswein aber gut gemacht.

11/22/2015 - EMAZurich Likes this wine:

Piemont Tour; 11/20/2015-11/22/2015 (Monforte, Serralunga, Barolo, Barbaresco): Das wird gross!

Viiiel komplexer, dichter, massiver als der parallel verkostete 07er. Ein deutlicher Schritt nach oben, der Wein vibriert! Fleischig, konzentriert, tolles Frucht/Säurespiel - ich muss die Kisten ganz nach hinten/unten schlichten (irgendwo zwischen den 10er Bordeaux verstecken)

8/11/2017 - EMAZurich Likes this wine:

Grosser Repekt vor diesem grossen Wein. Das können keine Menschen machen, das macht die Natur.
Kirscharomen, furchtbar grosse Nase zwischen dichter rotbeeriger Frucht und Raucharomen.
Grosse Mineralik, tolle Säure, dichte Frucht. Wie ein wirklich grosser Bordeaux mit süditalienischem Charakter...

1/27/2017 - EMAZurich wrote:

Hmmm, seeeehr verhalten. Ich tippe auf geschlossene Gesellschaft, der Wein zeigt sich sehr geizig mit Reizen...

9/23/2017 - Nanda wrote:

Dinner with Friends (Brasserie Margeuax): Decanted for ~3.5 hours, back into the bottle and served a few hours later. Gorgeous nose is prototypical Nebbiolo -- black and red cherry, licorice, florals and just a hint of road tar. A palate like only Giacosa renders with that concentrated, dense fruit that is simply weightless. Softened by the air as the fruit and fine tannins are in harmony. Delicious, but quite young and primary. Upside from here as the best is yet to come.

2/18/2017 - EMAZurich Likes this wine:

Nach dem Öffnen (und kellerkalt bei 11 Grad Keller) sehr verhaltene Nase, am Gaumen auch eher nichtssagend. Nach einer Stunde geht's los... tolle, explosive Nase nach Veilchen, Weichselkirsche und Marzipan.
Am Gaumen wunderbare Balance zwischen druckvoller, rotbeeriger Frucht, feinen aber sehr präsenten Tanninen und stützender Säure. Ein Gedicht von einem Wein! 91

Tag 2 - 1/3 der Flasche über Nacht verkorkt im Kühlschrank. Heute noch feingliedriger, in sich ruhend.
Der Gaumen wirkt dichter und das Finale erinnert eher an einen Barolo von besserer Güte als an einem einfachen Nebbiolo. Heute 92.

1/7/2017 - repoper wrote:

Short decant before first glass. Nose is absolutely amazing. Bursting with dark fruits and really aramatic balsamic vinegar smells like a fine perfume. It still extremely dark and it just coats the entire glass as I swirl it. Wow. Still very primary at 10 years old but this is one fantastic wine that will develop into something very very special. It feel like thick paint in the mouth completely coating every pour. Tar, iron and blood orange peal, maybe some earth. Really interesting bit of sweetness on the finish. Still extremly tanic but not totally undrinkable. This is the first i've tried out of my case and I'm glad for the remaining 11. I would hold for a minimum of 5 more years, matbe 7-10. It has got me curious about the '04 & '06 of his which I havent even dared to look at. 95 today with upside.

10/18/2016 - EMAZurich Likes this wine:

Dunkles Rubin, schwarzer Kern und leichter Ziegelrand. Die Nase zeigt bereits Eleganz an, ist zwar von erdigen Tönen geprägt aber auch von reifer Frucht. Nichts schwächelt, nichts ist zu aufdringlich.
Am Gaumen breitschultrig wenn auch feingliedrig, seidene Textur, rote Fruchtstruktur mit reifen/erdigen Tönen - alles toll balanciert mit schönem Säurerückgrat und frischen aber feinen Tanninen. Einfach toll, kann die Reife kaum erwarten!

6/24/2016 - EMAZurich wrote:

Einmal eine erste Flasche kosten...
Ja, weder Nase noch Gaumen wirklich aufregend. Nullachtfünfzehnbordeaux, glatt, international - nicht schlecht aber nicht gut. Naja...
Ein veritabler Mitwochenwein aber für den Jahrgang enttäuschend. 89

Tag 2 - heute deutlich schöner. Schwarzbeerig, Teer, Lakritz mit schöner Mineralik und leichtem Honighauch im Finale. Heute 91, belassen wir das finale Voting im Moment bei 90...

3/6/2016 - Shoebox Likes this wine:

Archetypal medoc nose. Deep violet colour. Creamy with blackcurrants and sour cherries. Quite layered with savoury notes. Hint of violets.
At it's peak now. 2nd tasting of this recently.

1/15/2016 - robertdtwo Likes this wine:

Two-hour Vinturi decant. Still tannic and a bit musty with tobacco and earthy notes most prominent. I've been waiting for years for bottle age to justify this purchase, but it's just not happening. HUGE DISAPPOINTMENT and since this was my first foray into this vineyard, I think I'm bailing...no thanks! When the threshold is a hundred bucks, expectations are high. Goodbye!

3/27/2015 - Champagneinhand Likes this wine:

Fun wine that I opened to accompany pizza and some other snacks for the second night f the sweet 16 Friday edition. Sweet florals emerge from the glass after letting sit for a half and hour. Swirling brings up the red fruit, soil, a touch of provencal herbs, and some green notes but the red fruit is very ripe. a touch of the higher abv, but nice nose. On the palate it is red cherries, red currants, spicy acidity with a touch of baking spices from a touch of oak, which, I should say, were still in my bottle which I decanted and, was surprised to see oak pieces, about 2-3cm in length, and very unpleasant to see come out in a plop into the decanter. I actually had to pour into a second decanter as these were big scraps of long but thin oak. They did leave a nice vanilla smell with the red berries, but if this fell into your glass you would be pretty upset. I was very surprised, not knowing if this was the bottom of the barrel or pieces in stainless. Either way it actually improves the nose and palate, just watch out when decanting.

Overall this was very pleasant with the spice and berries. I don't see this going many places other than where this is now. It should hold a while but I wouldn't hold past 2019. Enjoyed. Great CT secret sant gift from 2013.

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.

4/25/2015 - Zweder wrote:

This is another note of the same wine on the same day. The story is that we got both wine completely blind, not even knowing it was a Bordeaux. The first glass (which is my other tasting note) came from a 0.75 bottle and this note is from the wine that came from magnum. And no one of the six tasters recognized these two wines as being the same wine. The wine from magnum showed a beautiful and smoky bouquet with dark forest fruits and beautiful luxurious oak as well as a pleasant touch of barnyard. On the palate cassis, luxurious oak, a touch of pleasant sweetness, some good chocolate, beautifully fresh acidity and soft tannin. Also this wine from magnum is fully mature, but showed just a bit more freshness and a longer future ahead. We thanked our host for pouring those two mature bottles completely blind to experience the difference because of the bottle size. This magnum wine scored one point more.

9/16/2014 - EMAZurich wrote:

Transparentes Ziegelrot, orange gegen den Rand, breiter Wasserrand.

Nase nach... nach... whooooow, da kommt eine Aromenvielfalt, nicht aufdringlich sonder eher zart angedeutet, aber so viel wie ich es noch bei keinem Wein erlebt habe. Gewürze, Leder, erdige Aromen, Pilze, doch Frucht aber gedörrt, trotzdem nicht eingedickt süss... eher fein und elegant, sooo feingliedrig.

Am Gaumen kein aufdringlicher, arroganter Superstar, eher ein introvertierter und schüchterner Denker, ein tiefsinniger Zeitgenosse. Die Aromenvielfalt präsentiert sich wieder mit einem leicht süsslichem Finale.

Ein toller Wein der eher kurz endet, aber dieses kurze Ende bleibt irgendwie trotzdem lange haften... ein toller Wein, der vor allem durch seine Feinheit und Eleganz beeindruckt. Es ist wie... wie wenn man einen noch so tollen Designeranzug aus feinstem Hause mit Handwerkskunst eines erfahrenen Herrenschneiders alter Schule vergleicht - das kann dann doch um einiges mehr! Bin schwer beeindruckt!

Der Wein hält sich unbeeindruckt für ca. eine Stunde, dann beginnt sich das Aromenspiel Richting Säure zu verabschieden, aber gaaaaaanz
langsam... sagen wir mit der Abgeklärtheit und Ruhe eines alten aber über allen Dingen stehenden Weisen.

7/3/2015 - rosenst1 wrote:

PnP. Perfect cork. Light straw color; immediate nose of chalk, sea air, limestone and citrus. On the palate this has an intense minteral taste with very bracing acidity. With air it develops a silky quality on the mid-palate and the acidity recedes somewhat. Still a baby and more classic than some other vintages of this bottling which sometimes has a more exotic character. This went beautifully with some grilled local halibut.

2/21/2015 - DeGuoRen wrote:

Typical cabernet nose, slightly alcoholic. Mouth: After pop and pour tannic, quite acid, slightly watery and nothing going on. After 6 hours in the decanter much better, more dark cabernet aromas with fine tannin and balancing acid. After two days in the open bottle and decant for another hour the remaining half bottle, everything quite balanced. Rather cold style, at the moment still to young, will open the next bottle in some years.

4/1/2014 - ubercuvee wrote:

Very Fine, but I struggle to see that the new found price tag of $400-500/bt makes any sense here. Just lacks the precision and drive that you hope for at that price point. I couldn't find much of the classic DRC notes I look for in bottling like La Tache (wild strawberries, etc). I'd suggest Rousseau's CSJ or Mugnier's Amoureuses are probably a better bet if you want a 'luxe' 1er from a great maker.
The occasion however was lovely: the now mrs ubercuvee said "yes"....

1/5/2015 - la turque wrote:

Given the earlier notes, opened and decanted this well in advance, thinking that the large amount of air would coax out the fruit. Not so. The wine is light in colour, medium bodied at best. A nose of tar and some red fruits, but on the palate green and lean. I've read the comments about Wine Access recommendations, but also am aware that Tanzer, whose palate I trust, gave this wine 93 points a year ago. What am I missing? Dumb phase? Is the fruit there? Or did they just get it awfully wrong? Very disappointing bottle.

10/23/2014 - KPB wrote:

Disappointing. Although appealing on the nose, with sweet fruit, the body is thin and finishes on harsh tannins. Overrated, and overpriced... In its favor, the wine was much better after three days under nitrogen in my countertop unit. But that's a long time for a decant, and even in the better mood, I still don't see where the stellar scores (94+ IWC) came from. Maybe deserved 90 on the last glass...

9/26/2014 - yofog wrote:

65 day maceration, 4 1/2 years in barrel. More of that piney quality, and plenty of oak...but it works, it's a part of the whole. The nose on this is incredible. Steamed edamame? I don't know, but I like it.

9/13/2014 - NostraBacchus Likes this wine:

Unfortunately my last bottle. Pretty dark ruby/purple color. Perfumed nose of sweet strawberries and red cherries, cinnamon and some flowers as well as some earthy notes. On the palate there are similar notes. Medium-bodied with almost medium acidity and low-medium tannin. Good finish. This is a very juicy, uncomplicated Dolcetto but full of fruit and varietal character. I really like it.

8/24/2014 - Bradetti wrote:

Had this wine w/o food. Needed some hours to show bouquet of red berries, especially sour cherry at the first evening and sweet cherry at the second one. But on the palate it could not keep the nice level. Very dry which absorbed most of the other tastes. On the first evening it was ok, but on the second it was not nice. In general I am disappointed a bit about this wine.
Lately I had the same vintage Barbera "Cascina Francia" from G. Conterno. In terms of complexity, depth and soft tannins this was several levels above Vietti´s Castiglione.
Maybe that Barolo needs much more time to soften... I hope the other Barolos in my cellar will be better. This one here was my second Barolo.

7/26/2014 - EMAZurich Likes this wine:

Eine ganz besondere Flasche, da wir sie zu unserer Hochzeit im 2004 von Familie Pöckl geschenkt und signiert bekommen haben. Nun feiern wir den 10. Hochzeitstag und haben das Geschenk geöffnet...

Sehr dunkle Farbe, schwarzer Kern mit ziegelrotem Rand. Tolle schwarzbeerige Nase, tief & streng, Gewürze nach Salbei, Rosmarin. An Gaumen noch immer sehr adstringierend, feste Säure und Frucht nach schwarzen Beeren. Teer, Lakritz...

Nach ca. einer halben Stunde wird der Wein runder, es kommt eine tolle Restsüsse hinzu. Tolles, langes Finale...

Der Wein scheint immer noch zu jung, ich werde Admiral ab nun generell erst ab Alter 12 kosten...

Tag 2 - der Wein macht nach 24 Stunden an der Luft keinen Wank, etwas runder und noch mehr Restsüsse nach Röstaromen und Karamell präsent. Weiterentwicklung ist garantiert!