12/15/2012 - daviesant19 Likes this wine:

Peach, apple and honey aromas with a lovely toastiness. Good body and weight with yeasty, bready and honey notes and peachy later on. Very much in the Fuisse mould of a big mouthfilling and delicious Chardonnay.

12/8/2012 - daviesant19 wrote:

Nice cherry fruits and a fair but of green on the nose, a bit minty but also some mushroom and leather. The aromas carry through nicely onto the palate and actually has a decent amount of length. For the price this is a pretty serious Pinot.

12/8/2012 - daviesant19 wrote:

Wow. What aromas of dark brambly fruit. There cherries and blackberries and even hints of black currant. Loads of spicy goodness of black pepper and Xmas spice. Super concentrated fruit, upfront tannins providing amazing structure and huge length. This is the real thing. If you're having goose for Xmas, you've found the perfect match.

12/7/2012 - daviesant19 wrote:

Cherry and vanilla oak aromas, touch if liquorice and chocolate - smells good but doesn't quite transfer to the palate. Not the body I expected. Lots of oaky tannins but not the fruit. A bit astringent on the finish. Disappointing. A bit better on day 2

12/8/2012 - daviesant19 Likes this wine:

Really interesting nose of melon, peaches, nuts, maybe even marzipan. Lovely zing in the mouth, lots of ripe melon fruit and a wonderful nutty, long finish.

12/2/2012 - daviesant19 wrote:

Nice red fruit and warm spice on the nose. Deeper, blacker fruit on the palate with subtle vanilla oak. A little drying and not a long finish. Decent.

12/1/2012 - daviesant19 Likes this wine:

Brambles, spice and smoke. Lots of bark black currant and blackberry fruit, warm spices that really taste of Xmas and a lovely hint of bacon-like smoke. Velvety smooth and delicious.

12/1/2012 - daviesant19 wrote:

Slightly cloudy in the glass but very old fashioned on he nose. Cherry and raspberry fruit at first, followed by leather, damp leaves and a lovely hint of warming spice. Palate matches up nicely and the finish is very generous.

11/30/2012 - daviesant19 Likes this wine:

Brambles, spice and lavender, blackberry nose - delicious nose. Massive fruit concentration. Full and Christmas spices. Black, almost raisiny fruits, tastes of heat. Great for winter. Beautiful tannins and good acidity, not over dry finish. Give me more please! This is amazing value for money.

11/23/2012 - daviesant19 wrote:

Pears, veering on pear drops with lots of white pepper nose. Lovely and warm on the palate, very spicy with a lovely bite, a whisp of acidity and beautiful long finish.

11/11/2012 - daviesant19 wrote:

Overripe melon in a lovely way. Supercharged fruit and a lovely brioche waft and some nuttiness. Not as wild on the palate but a lovely appley streak of acidity. Nutiness come through after a while in the glass. Delicious.

11/2/2012 - daviesant19 wrote:

Honey, nectarines and spice. Very aromatic. spicy, full bodied, nectarines and eastern mystery. Lovely, with a hint of sweetness. 20 minutes later the Turkish delight tastes great!

11/2/2012 - daviesant19 wrote:

Grapefruit and a hint of citrus, some floral notes. Pithy grapefruit, lacking freshness. no length. Disappointing.

10/27/2012 - daviesant19 wrote:

Fresh and round. Apples and peaches. Needs a bigger zing of acidity, but very pleasant.

10/20/2012 - daviesant19 wrote:

Deep gold with a very clean nose of white peach and a hint of cobnuts. The flavour follows on from the nose as well as delivering a lovely hit of minerality and just a hint of buttered toast.

10/20/2012 - daviesant19 wrote:

Deep gold colour, nose of white flowers, with a good citrus blast and a hint the tropics. Good body but the fruit is still hiding, trying to get out. Mineral, wet stones with a hint of apple skin on the mid palette. This will only get better

11/23/2012 - daviesant19 wrote:

Very light crimson colour for Pommard but the nose is very interesting indeed. Autumnal with lots of musty leather, sweet spice and sweet red fruit. Raspberries and red currants on the palate with a deep smokey, cigar-like finish. Not super-concentrated but very sweet and refined - I was surprised to find this vineyard is on the Beaune side of Pommard as it is actually very reminiscent of Volnay. Was an excellent accompaniment to the partridge but I do wish I had decanted and given the wine a couple of hours to really open up. Top notch stuff indeed.

11/23/2012 - daviesant19 wrote:

Oh yes, this is very exciting! Very pale, almost rose look in the glass but the aromas are incredible. Strawberries, raspberries, sweet cherries, mushroom, truffle and undergrowth. Very sweet fruit on the palate with lively acidity and such freshness. Nicely integrated oak, and dashes of leather and sweet (vanilla?) spice. Warm, long, concentrated and sumptuous. Tannins are prominent but silky. This is my kind of wine and wish I could afford to drink it every night!

11/22/2012 - daviesant19 wrote:

Inky black and , chocolate, black pepper and autumn hedgerow, blackberries and black cherry nose. Concentrated and intense, blackberries, black cherry,cocoa, spice from nicely integrated oak and a dash of liquorice at the end. Bold, powerful, delicious. Palate delivers what the nose promised. And long. De-bloody-licious!

11/19/2012 - daviesant19 wrote:

Lovely sweet, intense cherries and even raspberries on the nose. The cherries carry on through and there's also an elegant bitterness of almond and pure but fine tannic structure. The finish is decent in length and I do like this wine a lot.

11/16/2012 - daviesant19 wrote:

This is a beast! Deep and brooding, concentrated nose. Leather, a bit sweaty in a good way, almost pruney and olive-like; smells very evolved for 2010. In the mouth it's lost northern Rhone in intensity. Plums, Very dark fruit and massive concentration. Unexpected, big, big wine. This is going to be amazing in a couple of years.

11/15/2012 - daviesant19 wrote:

Spicy, dark fruits and vanilla nose - damsons, spice, smoke, a bit drying on the palate. Gravelly stones but not bad.

11/11/2012 - daviesant19 wrote:

Bright fruity nose of cherries and strawberries with lovely hint of truffle and supple leather. Great acidity and freshness, a little tight still but really enjoyable and cut through the lamb beautifully.

11/9/2012 - daviesant19 wrote:

Black currant and cassis, I now understand pencil savings. A bit of greenness, peppers and eucalyptus - lovely nose. Lovely freshness and cassis, with graphite and a slightly herby touch. Fresh, lively, lovely integrated tannins. Lacking a bit of concentration - not quite delivering on the promise but good length and delicious.

10/31/2012 - daviesant19 wrote:

Raspberries and cherries, lots of young fruit and a lovely fresh pallette. Maybe a bit young but delightful.

10/25/2012 - daviesant19 wrote:

Spicy, peppery and velvet smooth. Tannins are forefront but not obtrusive, good acidity and deep black concentrated fruit. Excellent.

10/20/2012 - daviesant19 wrote:

Lovely crimson colour and very fruit forward nose. Cherries and red currants with a blast of musty leather. The palette is still very closed with only a hint of the fruit and some violets coming through, not quite in harmony... Yet!

10/19/2012 - daviesant19 wrote:

Dried herbs, liquorice and leather, deep dark fruit nose. Recessive fruit at first, building nicely with fine tannins (a bit dusty?). Mid length, finish a shade dry. Enjoyable.

11/20/2012 - daviesant19 wrote:

Very good structure and flavour for the price. A hint of brick on the rim and a nose which offers sweet morello cherries and a whiff of smokeyness. Light bodied and the fruit from the nose is there in the mouth, along with that lovely damp forrest floor vibe. Not a wine of length but certainly one of charm

10/14/2012 - daviesant19 wrote:

Deep damson nose and flavour. Dried herbs, lavender, hint of leather (damp). Lots of depth, good body. Very good indeed.