4/13/2024 - _Xenon wrote:

Compared to the Janasse CdP 2019 (made from the same vineyard, processed in the same winery, except this is 100% Grenache) this is a bit one dimensional and bitter in the end. I prefer the Janasse CdP. I guess, the quality of the Antonin will grow year by year. Would not consider this a ˋlitte brother of the Chaupinˋ.

3/30/2024 - Jshummelt Likes this wine:

Red or slightly garnet core extending to a garnet/brick rim. Moderate color density. Slow legs.

Powerful aroma intensity where oak contribution is very substantial. Red fruits (cherry) that are baked, with vanilla, cacao, nutmeg, and molasses some of the dominant aromas I found.

This wine is medium+ to full bodied, a little less of an ‘elegant’ Rioja and more of a powerhouse with high alcohol (14%) but well balanced acidity and medium round tannins. Moderate+ flavor intensity with bruised red fruit (predominantly cherry), red licorice, vanilla, leather, and dill the dominant flavors. Long finish.

A wonderful wine to drink with food or by itself-I really enjoyed drinking this wine.

3/15/2024 - SLB83 Likes this wine:

Anything you want to see a Rioja reserva…but then multiplied by 10! Worth every penny.
This definitely needs some air. Give it 2 hours in a decanter and pour it back in the bottle.
If you don’t like this wine, there something wrong with the wine / bottle, or with you.
Amazing stuff.

3/14/2024 - sfwinelover1 Likes this wine:

First of 2 from Costco ($43@) about a year ago. On the nose and palate, black currants, blackberries, dark plums (where on earth are others finding all that red fruit?), anise, dark chocolate, dark roast coffee, dusty earth and lighter notes of violets and tobacco if you look for them. Deep purple/black, medium+ bodied, thick legs. Robust tannins which smooth out pretty quickly, medium+ well-integrated acidity, no heat. VG complexity, intensity and persistence. Needing about 45 minutes-hour to sort itself off the pour, this got into shipshape really quickly thereafter, becoming just the kind of $40ish LBer I’m looking for: accessible (where are people finding this needs 5 more years of bottle age to become drinkable?), immaculately balanced and with good concentration. At its price point, it’s very much a LB analog to RBers like Fleur Cardinale (no, alas, not *that* Cardinale) and Barde Haute (nope, not Brigit Bardot), not terribly profound but terribly delicious with a friendly price to match (I just picked up 2 ‘20s at CC for $35@). It’s also versatile, working well a hearty chicken orzo while being easy to sip on its own. SFWL’s week in BDX in 6/22 was fantastic in all regards *except* the chateaux where we tasted (I know: how was the rest of the play, Mrs. Lincoln?), picked, alas, by sfwl’s friend and biggest client (you try telling him you don’t like his choices); Dauzac, which I’d not heard of prior to that time, was the pick of the litter, (although I drank some outstanding wines outside of the chateaux), and while I didn’t purchase any across the pond, was pleased to find it so available locally. I’ve been known to say that I have little interest in CS-dominant blends until the bottles have an inch of dust on them, but with minimal aeration, I think that these will be best in the next 5 years or so (2041, really?) as a lot of life left the bottle the third night and it would have merited a much lower score. 92-93+

1/3/2024 - OenophilistMN Likes this wine:

First bottle to check on development. One hour decant through a screened and aerating funnel. Already some sediment. Classic young Nebbiolo nose during decant of cherries, cedar and smoked meats. Still pretty fresh. Wine was clear, bright ruby bowl to rim with a small halo. No bricking whatsoever. After resting: nose had not changed. In the mouth: tannins still there, but the wine was drinkable albeit in a juvenile stage. Great balance and wonderful acidity to set off the deep fruit. Palate of tobacco, red fruit and some minerality. Needs time but will definitely improve with age.

6/30/2023 - -jub. wrote:

Intensiv fruchtige Nase. Erinnert an Gaumen an Grünen Veltliner, allerdings mit mehr Frucht, mehr Säure und weniger Heu. Das Heu ist aber deutlich da. Für mich einen Touch zu sauer. Die Säure wird aber durch den Blauschimmelkäse sehr gut aufgefangen.
Am nächsten Tag noch etwas besser - er hat von der strengen Säure verloren, die Frucht passt schon zum Blauschimmelkäse mit Rosinen.

1/4/2024 - Derek Darth Taster wrote:

Quickie drink in the neighbourhood post work. Tasted blind. Drank in Conterno Sensory.
Appearance is clear, pale intensity, bright ruby colour. Legs.
Nose was extremely reductive, though thankfully able to dissipate the reduction off with swirling around in the Conterno Sensory. Medium+ intensity, with very primary aroma of red cherry fruit. Super youthful.
On the palate, dry, high acidity, medium alcohol (13.5%), fine medium+ tannins, elegant Pinot-like medium body. Medium+ flavour intensity, with flavours of red cherries, fresh leather, stony earth, faint tar reminiscent of young Langhe Nebbiolo. Medium finish.
An embryonic wine for now. Best to re-explore again after another year or two of age only.

1/1/2024 - sjmayotte Likes this wine:

Drinking great after 30 minute decant. I'll be picking up more of this

12/7/2018 - atbarbar wrote:

Janasse Tasting (Rolando's House): Spice box, a lot of mineral weight, lots of licorice, cheese. Chemical notes with lime and passion fruit.

12/23/2023 - prism wrote:

Bleeccchh! Oxidized, as I feared, and just like the last bottle, both purchased in August 2009 from garyswine.com and well-cellared since.

12/21/2023 - ThistleB Likes this wine:

Not much nose, but intense, smooth dark fruit on the palate. Full bodied mostly Merlot with Cab Franc and Cab Sauv blended in. Nice Bordeaux at this price point. Seems a little young. I will give it a year before I open the next bottle.
It was a bit softer on night 2.

5/7/2017 - Mossrose wrote:

The wine of the night at a tasting of 10 Chateauneufs from 1998 to 2009, for both me and the overall group. Supremely aromatic, luciously fruity, and grandly textured. A monument to how great the 2007 vintage is. Proof positive of how great 100% Grenache can be, and how great an estate Domaine Janasse is, which makes outstanding wines from different places and price levels. Nobody has enough of this wine in their cellars.

2/5/2023 - beatles wrote:

Juicy, sexy, open, sweet, free running running Grenache here - and very much in balance.
#podcast

10/20/2023 - Purple Tooth wrote:

Im thinking...This is all I should be drinking for a while.

10/13/2023 - _Xenon wrote:

Nothing really distinguishable. High quality, but I wouldn‘t recognize this wine. Obviously too young. But even for 32 €, I guess I know some alternatives.

10/13/2023 - ifishtoo Likes this wine:

Just great. Did the Mollydooker shake but really couldn't tell much difference before and after. Ripe but not overly so and beautifully balanced. If you love Aussie Shiraz like we do, this is what it's all about.

10/2/2023 - Yohansmas Likes this wine:

이번에 연구실 후배가 졸업을 하게 되어 준비한 와인입니다.
이 친구가 2015년에 대학원에 입학해서 2015 빈티지를 일부러 준비했습니다.
다만, 단계동 송돈이라는 집에서 마셨는데 잔이 준비되어 있지 않아 아직도 아쉬움이 남네요.

아쉬움을 뒤로 하고 평가를 하자면 향에서 누가 맡아도 바닐라향이 지배적입니다.
굳이 따지면 요거트라고 할 수도 있고, 유당발효 향이 느껴집니다.
시간이 조금 지나면 장미를 삼키는 듯한 꽃향기가 풍깁니다.

입에서는 적당한 산도가 매력적이라 음식과 꽤 잘 어울립니다.
코에서는 붉은 과실향이 느껴졌는데 입에서는 오히려 검붉은 과실 맛에 더 가깝습니다.
굳이 따지면 말린 과일의 풍미라고 하면 맞을 것 같습니다.

예전에 엄청나게 유행했던 와인을 다시 한번 마시게 되어서 즐거운 경험이었습니다.
그럼에도 요새 가격이 너무 올라서 이걸 여전한 가성비로 봐야 하나 의문이긴 합니다.
그래도 병 디자인이나 색깔도 그렇고, 맛도 그렇고 선물로 가장 좋은 와인 중 하나입니다.

9/24/2023 - Carson.McEvoy Likes this wine:

A really lovely Syrah for an amazing price!

Deep and dark ruby coloring. Aromas of oak, vanilla, and black pepper. On the palate, it's filled with blackberries, plums, and black cherries. Full-bodied and well-balanced. A great example of crozes-hermitage.

6/30/2014 - chablis28 wrote:

Pretty typical BdB. I like it but at $50 won't race out to buy more. Would be a good value at $30.

1/14/2022 - Jon Harrison Likes this wine:

(Imported by Craft + Estate, Winebow, NY). Louis Barruol at Château de Saint Cosme is, of course, one of the best Gigondas producers. Here, he got his hands on some beautiful fruit from Côte-Rôtie. The results are not disappointing.

100% Serine (old cultivar of Syrah). Whole cluster fermentation. From 8 vineyards in Côte-Rôtie. Unfined, unfiltered, 30% new oak (70% one year barrels).
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Color: Dark ruby. But not opaque.

Nose: After 30-45 minutes... Deep, dark mineral pool of smoky black raspberry and black/purple plum fruit, and mocha-espresso. Kissed with violets, licorice, hickory smoke, and dark damp soil. Fantastic complexity (if you pay attention). Classic authentic Côte-Rôtie. Beautiful. Not too much oak.

Palate: Rich, lush, ripe black raspberry, cola, and mocha espresso, with excellent concentration (extract). Super lush mid-palette. Soft-tannins. Beautiful balance. 14.5% alc. Drinks phenomenal right now!

Please serve this sublime, elegant Côte-Rôtie at cellar temperature (62° max), let it come to temperature, and savor in your finest Riedel, Schott Zwiesel, or Zalto glass. I prefer a Burgundy glass for this wine.

94-95: now.
94-96: with a bit more age.
Peak drinking: 2022-2028/30 (from a proper cellar).

JGH sommelier CMS-III, San Francisco, CA.

12/29/2022 - jour-et-nuit wrote:

Nice CdR villages. Price tag: 16€. But on that price level, I'm convinced that you get more wine elsewhere; e.g. Brechet's basic Gigondas.

5/18/2023 - _Xenon Likes this wine:

Gentlemen's birthday weekend - wine tasting journey: Liguria & the Cote d'Azur; 5/18/2023-5/20/2023 (Perinaldo, Liguria, Italy & Cote d'Azur France): Round, lush, a bit on the easy side, not overly complex, recognized as a young wine with bordeaux based grapes.

(Bought in May 2023 at Kölner Weinkeller (Schatzkammer) for 95 € which is the current value).

Yeras ago we had the fantastic 2007 which blew us away. You will have to show patience for the 2019.

5/13/2023 - Papies wrote:

Energetic and polished, elegant but also on the young side and could really use a few more years to evolve more. Bright, soft mineral and light toasty feeling. Proper 92

4/26/2023 - sid_loves_wine Likes this wine:

My first time trying this level of Mollydooker, after having various experiences with most of their other wines beneath it. I've enjoyed pretty much all of them so far, but never quite felt like they FULLY lived up to their reputation for super-rich flavor bombs- until I tasted this.

Although it's obviously very rich and imposing, I feel like that dramatic repuation may be blown out of proportion a bit when it comes to this winery. That is, it didn't feel notably fatter than the other Barossa/McLaren bruisers it competes with, such as similarly-priced offerings from Amon-Ra, Torbreck, and so on. Maybe it's on the *slightly* large side even for that style, but not by much. I felt it was an incredibly well-balanced wine *for the style*- totally avoiding a sense of cloying sweetness, over-oaking, or excessive heat- even with the ridiculous extraction, oak, and alcohol.

Just a pungent but alluring perfume with ultra-black plum compote, rich coffee, cherry cordial, cedar, and vanilla bean. It's amazing how little sense of residual sugar there is (I think about half the amount found in Caymus, for example, or a bit less.) The fruit does an incredible job standing up to the 100% new American oak too, showing at the fore where many other wines would smell entirely like vanilla. The palate is exactly the same, blooming with intense fruit that's given balance and complexity with the sweet coffee and woodsy vanilla accents. Obviously it's not an acid-driven wine, but it's not flabby at all either, just silky and packed with vivacious flavor.

I think the key with stuff like this is to drink it SPECIFICALLY without food. It's far too rich for pretty much anything except the heaviest BBQ meats, and those might need a bit more acidic cut from something like a Cornas. This is a cocktail wine for sure, delicious and sexy on its own, and hogging the spotlight. Don't serve it before any other wine, either. Not the kind of thing you'd want to drink every day, but we sipped it slowly at the end of the night and enjoyed every drop.

3/25/2023 - hbay Likes this wine:

Rådyrkølle m. ovnkartofler og grillet grøntsager

3/19/2023 - YagerWine Likes this wine:

One of the better reds I’ve had this year. A good reminder that it pays to cellar well made wines. I bought this on release and this was the best bottle (and last) I’ve had. Well structured with integrated tannins. Fruity but with secondary notes giving depth and complexity. Long finish. Really everything you want from a great rouge. Wish I had more.

3/9/2023 - _Xenon wrote:

Na, not impressed. It seems that the Branaire Ducru excels in hotter vintages only. Had the 2003 and loved it.

2/4/2023 - _Xenon Does not like this wine:

Tested against the Vina Ardanza 2016.

High acid, minimum to notes of vanilla, old style. Would not buy it again even it was half the price of 33 €. Disappointed.

BTW: The Ardanza was great especially for the price 21,50 €.

12/22/2022 - Everything Ahead wrote:

Popped and poured and followed over two nights. This was drinking well right after opening but definitely benefited from some air and improved a little the second night in terms of softening tannins.
I hadn't had this producer's wine in eons (I think the 95 vintage?) for some reason, but was very impressed with the '19; if this is a sign of their direction, then sign me up. Lots of minerals, strawberry/raspberry jam, strong clay (potter's clay) notes and hints of smoke in the background. A bit of VA like a "natural" wine, but that helps to lift the aromatics; I could just nose the empty glass for hours. This is a lovely, medium-bodied, traditional claret in a style that totally speaks of its place. Drinks great now, but will be so good in just a few more years. The only reason I didn't rate it more highly is my admitted bias toward darker (blue/purple/black) fruits in my Bordeaux, but if you prefer your wine fruit on the red end of the spectrum, add a couple of points. A wine to stock up on. (On a side note, though, the weight of the wine's fancy bottle is ridiculous, like it trying to present as some cult cab or something ...) Rating: 93+

12/17/2022 - gtilley wrote:

Opened a bottle out of concern based on other notes, but this bottle at least is travelling absolutely fine. Mature dried fruit and plum, white pepper, sandy tannins. I loved it. Probably not going to get any better but easily a few more years in it.

12/14/2022 - moega Likes this wine:

First of the '10 BdM's I've had. This was nice, in a very good place. Paired well with a strip steak, also nice on its own.

12/3/2022 - Everything Ahead wrote:

Not nearly as impressed with this as I have with other vintages or as much as other CT users seem to be. It might be the vintage, which is seeming to me more and more of a coiled, less forthcoming one than, say 2018, and which seems less successful on the Right Bank than the Left.
There are some nice darker red fruits here, refreshing acidity but ... not much else, even after a decanting and being open in a bottle for 3 days. The wine seems paradoxically both very ripe and under ripe/hollow at the same time. This reminds me a bit of a '19 St Emilion (Laroque) had recently; both offered no real pleasure for 3 days, and did not seem technically flawed. Will have to try another '19 Right Bank soon to get a better read on this vintage; have really enjoyed a few Left Bankers.

11/20/2022 - _Xenon wrote:

Based on the reviews, Improbably had (too) high expectations. Laid back nose, more on the fruity than on the earthy side. Probably in an odd phase. Didnt liked it as much as I would. And I cannot imagine, It woulg get any better inthe next 5-7 years. Maybe afterwards…

Probably I am more into bold, earthy wines with a lovely bouquet and a smell of oak and vanilla sweetness. But the Parkerish winemaking seems to be over…

11/16/2022 - Bob H wrote:

Really drinking well tonight - seamless and expansive on the palate, with red and black fruit. I have more of this in the cellar, but it’s hard to imagine it will get any better.

7/1/2022 - Purple Tooth wrote:

The big surprise of the tasting for me. If we take price in mind, its the clear winner, and I am not offended by any number over 95. This is a mouthful of wine. Incedibly rich and very serious. A crafty extraction and combination of fruit and earth with relentless pull and power. This carried the longest finish of the tasting, matching that of the relentless Lynch Bages and Troplong Mondot. I am a buyer...Double buy, and HOLD

6/6/2022 - François1986 Likes this wine:

Robe grenat d'intensité profonde -

J0 : Nez au potentiel évident mais fermée à double tour.

J+1 : Nez fruits noirs, épices, café froid, élevage est déjà en cours d'intégration.
La bouche est volumineuse, grasse, ferme, style boxeur poids lourd.

J+2 : Le nez reste viril mais est devenu un petit peu plus harmonieux sur les fruits noirs, cerise noir, prune bleu, mûre, épices, eau de vie, animal.
La bouche est volumineuse, chaleureuse mais les tannins sont de très bonnes factures.

Honnêtement, j'espérais plus d'émotions et de plaisir avec ce blockbuster à ce stade, principalement sur la jeunesse avant que celle-ci ne se referme. Peut-être cette bouteille n'était pas dans un jour optimal car son potentiel semble évident.

5/21/2022 - _Xenon Likes this wine:

Karstens Wotn, my #3. Fresh, no oak, fruity, needs some time to integrate. Plum, cherries on the nose. Full bodied.

Although this wine is highly praised along the line, I could only rate it 93. Some tastes are simply different than others. Wouldn buy it again and I am happy to have tasted it before considering buying more.

5/7/2022 - stet Likes this wine:

Color: medium ruby to the rim with hints of brown
Nose: cherry under spirit, smoky log, lightly toasted nuts. I get herbs as well, and some darker fruit. Some presence of mushroom and damp soil
Palate: clean medium-high acidity and medium tannins still with some bite to them. Body is medium-full. Blood, iron, sage, along with the same notes from the nose. Very balanced right now, present, with aromas and structure taking turns on the palate
Finish: medium-long

This is in a very good spot. It had a hint of sulphuric taint that came and went, and I wish it wasn't two of us so that I could have saved some for day 2. Purity of fruit, very nice balance. Great wine with some fuel in the tank surely left

5/2/2022 - moorewine3 Likes this wine:

Nice wine with lamb. Opened up well - about 45 minutes.

4/30/2022 - remyworldpeace Likes this wine:

Nose pepper, strawberry, leather. Pallate cherry ripe red and black fruit. strawberry jam, leather, pepper. Nicely integrated pepper spices and red and black fruit with a touch of chocolate. Well balanced, good quality and value CNDP.

4/3/2022 - swaqqer wrote:

When i drank it on first day after 2 hrs of decanting it still did not quite open up, in fact it tasted cocked. I left half the btl for next day and this time its so mucb different than the before.
1st day 86/100
2nd day 90/100

6/22/2018 - _Xenon Likes this wine:

One of the best wine I had. #1winespectatorwineoftheyear. Not available on the market any more. Full, round, classy just by the perfume, promises kept on the tongue. Wish I had more.

4/12/2018 - Adam T 12 wrote:

Oh no, waited on this one too long. Fruit is gone, past it’s prime. Could have been an off bottle so take it for what it’s worth, but I would drink up.

5/19/2017 - _Xenon wrote:

Clear signs of aeging. Was already dark yellow. Not sure if it was flawed.

12/3/2016 - _Xenon Likes this wine:

Fantastic showing! As always beautiful nose with cherry fruits & almonds, palate medium to full bodied, fine, no noticeable tannins any more, slightly sweet in the aftertaste. Drank it before and with dinner. What a treat!

I don't agree with other tasters that this wine is too young and some more years are required to fully enjoy this wine. It is perfect at present!

Note to myself: 8 bottles left. Two per year -> last bottle winter of 2020.

Note 2: Just for me. Not to be shared with anyone except my spouse. :-)

1/1/2017 - Arch57 Likes this wine:

I've checked my notes on CT and I have tasted 55 CdP's over the years with Clos des Pape and Pegau being my favorites. I've had several Beaucastel's and while they are very well made they never wow me. That being said this wine was decanted for about an hour and served through dinner and it did improve with air time as we watched a movie. Floral notes mixed with the dried fruit and a smooth finish. I am going to hold them for a few years to watch their development as I have the 09, 10 and 12 vintages.

11/28/2016 - Bradetti Likes this wine:

The Kirchspiel is the opposite of the 12´Hubacker.
Mineral-driven with some lime notes, wet stones, clear, fresh, razorlike focus, straight forward and more dry! Salty in the end.
It has also lot of power and acidity.
For the taster the Kirchspiel is more demanding than the Hubacker.
Its like a crystal-clear glacial stream. Wow.

11/26/2016 - blaahhi wrote:

Blackcurrant, redcurrant, yogurt, cedar, some leather and developing tertiary notes on the nose. Medium body, medium silky tannins that have already settled noticeably. The primary fruit has already faded somewhat, empasizing the acidity. Medium to long finish. Interestingly, I found the same lactic, yogurt-like notes in '96 Léoville-Las Cases as well.

Well balanced and drinking well now, although will not probably improve anymore. It does not have the depth or the intensity of its more accomplished peers, but offers still a quite fresh, firm, classic claret profile without too much ripeness or extra frills.

10/17/2016 - _Xenon wrote:

Slightly corked, not enjoable at all.

1/2/2016 - tychill wrote:

Was expecting a lot given the producer and the vintage but this was a real disappointment for me.

Nose showing pretty black currants, some anise and brambly note as well. In the mouth the initial attack is good but then this just absolutely falls off a cliff. Thin and hot on the finish with little fruit.

Not sure if this is gone or perhaps just in a dumb phase. I don't have any more but if I did, I'd hold a good deal longer.