1/12/2024 - wsammons Likes this wine:

Amazing bottle - takes a bit of air at the beginning to take off notes of vanilla. Even in the begging could tell this was a relatively smooth bottle with great red fruits and a hint of animal fat

There is still a ton of power in this wine. Will continue to check in over the years. Had a glass the next time - vacuum sealed but left at room temp - and was still fantastic.

I would buy more - have over a case left - if it was in short supply

1/12/2024 - wsammons Does not like this wine:

This bottle was off - may not have been stored well. Was not what I’d normally expect of Clos des Papes

12/28/2023 - wsammons Likes this wine:

This was in an interesting place - both bottles seemed to have a bit of seepage underneath the foil. May not have been stored well recently

This was still in a good spot but definitely needed some time to blow off the funk. Still have some of the characteristic Syrah notes of pepper, red fruits, but very limited finish.

12/28/2023 - wsammons Likes this wine:

This is still going strong - requires a bit of time in a decanter to blow off some barnyard funk

Notes of spice, currant and pepper. Some floral notes as well; mainly violets

12/26/2023 - wsammons wrote:

This bottle may have been a bad bottle - definitely seemed past it’s prime. Didn’t blow off the typical funk that this wine has. Have a few other bottles that will try soon to find out

12/26/2023 - wsammons Likes this wine:

Needed a good decant - still has some time left in bottle

Very good wine that showed through in the end with bright red fruit and some light pepper notes due to Syrah in the blend. Very good wine with prime rib on Christmas

12/25/2023 - wsammons Likes this wine:

This was a good wine but was outshined by the St Emilion and St Joseph drank next to it. It was lacking a bit of oomph which was surprising for Delas. Still a good wine with some classic feminine Syrah notes

12/25/2023 - wsammons Likes this wine:

Very classic pepper notes at the end; a very strong strong showing. Some good, tart red fruit once it warmed up in the glass. Didn’t need a ton of time to decant

12/25/2023 - wsammons Likes this wine:

No notes taken

12/25/2023 - wsammons Likes this wine:

Almost Burgundian off the top - settled down with a bit of air which tells me this has a bit more time. Amazing wine.

12/24/2023 - wsammons Likes this wine:

Very good, very smooth. Takes some air to get to the fruit. Tannins aren’t fully integrated yet - would give this another 2-3 years of good storage before opening. Will buy more though

12/24/2023 - wsammons Likes this wine:

Drank long time ago - was good on opening. Can only imagine it will get better

11/19/2023 - wsammons Likes this wine:

Very primary; also sharp. Still will need time. Lots of potential in ~3-5 years

11/19/2023 - wsammons Likes this wine:

Still very young and powerful; needs more time to integrate and ease out tannins

11/19/2023 - wsammons Likes this wine:

Very good wine; still fairly primary and tight. Needs time but ends up quite good with air

11/19/2023 - wsammons Likes this wine:

Still very good wine; decanted - opened up relatively quickly. Flavors did evolve with air indicating this has more time

10/12/2023 - wsammons Likes this wine:

Great stuff - hard to find more though

7/27/2023 - wsammons Likes this wine:

Decanted for about 2-3 hours; was totally unnecessary

This wineikely only needed a splash of air - was very tertiary once we got to it. Could still get a hint of red fruit underneath it all. Will definitely try again with less time in decanter

2/4/2023 - wsammons Likes this wine:

Great wine - decanted; really hit it’s stride two hours in to the evening. Went well with two rib-eyes

2/3/2023 - wsammons Likes this wine:

Amazing wine - needed air but evolves into a wonderful bouquet of red berries and black berries

Still has more time if stored well

12/25/2022 - wsammons Likes this wine:

Definitely one for the experience of an old wine; was on its tertiary points - heavy note of cough syrup

12/24/2022 - wsammons Likes this wine:

Will buy more for sure

12/25/2022 - wsammons Likes this wine:

Notes of black tea and some red fruits. Limited breathing time

12/25/2022 - wsammons Likes this wine:

Still quite good but likely on a downward trend

11/24/2022 - wsammons Likes this wine:

Still going very strong; was good in the glass 4hrs after opening. Have 3 bottles left and don’t feel rushed to drink it but also wouldn’t necessarily buy more

Moving to secondary notes but still has some good fruit / freshness for the first hour or so.

7/3/2022 - wsammons Likes this wine:

Getting better but absolutely needs more time - at least 5 years

Still so powerful

7/3/2022 - wsammons Likes this wine:

Still seems like it’s in a good place - no further notes taken

6/18/2022 - wsammons Likes this wine:

Floral and red fruits - hint of pepper after a while; pop n pour with a sediment filter

6/18/2022 - wsammons Likes this wine:

Little bit of funk on the front that needs to blow off - after a few hours, this is in a fairly decent spot. I wouldn’t expect it to get much better

6/12/2022 - wsammons Likes this wine:

No notes taken - good place to drink though; won’t get better

5/26/2022 - wsammons Likes this wine:

No notes taken

5/21/2022 - wsammons Likes this wine:

Still very, very young

5/20/2022 - wsammons Likes this wine:

This is still incredibly primary - it will need at least three years of cellar time to integrate

This will be a very good wine with time

5/20/2022 - wsammons Likes this wine:

Based on a group rating - this needs a bit of air to blow off the funk; this is a very good wine that is likely in its prime or on the back end

This was a lot of secondary flavors with a melange of dark fruit and some barnyard to it. Still very good

4/14/2022 - wsammons Likes this wine:

This is very good - still clearly young though. Definitely needs time to breath; a couple hours at least

5/29/2021 - wsammons Likes this wine:

Very good Tuesday night wine - needs a bit of time to open up, but has good dark berry flavor once it gets some oxygen

5/29/2021 - wsammons Likes this wine:

Not altogether that bad considering what it is - very strong alcohol levels

5/29/2021 - wsammons Likes this wine:

Needs another decade at least - will be a fantastic wine

5/29/2021 - wsammons Likes this wine:

Needs another 10 years of age at least - will be an epic wine

5/26/2021 - wsammons Likes this wine:

Needed a bit of time to breathe but came to life with smooth red fruit; seems to be fully integrated. It is possible this might get a bit better with age

5/28/2021 - wsammons Likes this wine:

No notes taken - still a good wine but likely fully mature at this point. Significant amount of sediment

5/28/2021 - wsammons Likes this wine:

Decanted - fair amount of sediment strained our - this still has another 5 years to go in the bottle

Drank over a few hours and barely started to mellow out at the end. Fantastic wine. Still has good black fruit flavor and can evolve and integrate more

5/27/2021 - wsammons Likes this wine:

Still very young - drank over multiple days. Would leave in the cellar for a few more years before opening again

5/21/2021 - wsammons Likes this wine:

Very good bottle - likely won’t improve significantly with age but definitely not on last legs

Well integrated and smooth - still has good berth fruit with a decent finish. Not extremely long but definitely an enjoyable bottle

Have about a case left otherwise would buy more

5/21/2021 - wsammons Likes this wine:

Drank over 3 nights - partially eating for what it will become in 15-20 years

Very primary with a lot of power and tannins; still going strong on 3rd night even with decanting for a few hours each night. Will be a fantastic wine

4/12/2021 - wsammons Likes this wine:

Really great wine - needs a few hours to breath. Still on primary notes so has potential time to age

12/30/2020 - wsammons Likes this wine:

Absolutely fantastic wine - decanted for several hours beforehand based on coravin from night before. Still very crisp and needs time to integrate; will buy more and not touch for 5-10 years

12/30/2020 - wsammons wrote:

This wine didn’t seem to be all it was hyped up to be - may have also been a bottle condition issue as there was a lot of heavy sediment in the bottom. Felt like there could have been something excellent there but seemed to just fall short of (admittedly high) expectations

12/28/2020 - wsammons Likes this wine:

Good as always - very steady. Great Tuesday night wine

12/28/2020 - wsammons Likes this wine:

Coravin - great notes of dark, wet red fruit. Tons of acidity but it is not overpowering - truly an incredible wine that you can tell will last for 20-30years. Will drink this bottle for New Year’s Eve celebration