1/26/2024 - Onlysurvivor Likes this wine:

Nose at first, mineral, strong tropical fruit (fashion fruits), dominant sweet yogurt flavor.
Nose later, still dominant sweet yogurt drink flavor, slight chocolate, weak spice and dried fruit, vanilla
Palate, good sourness, low sweetness, weak butter or bread kind of finish, slight mint finish.

4/26/2024 - Brent25 Likes this wine:

Clear pale ruby/garnet; clean medium plus nose of balsamic, fall cracked leaves, dried blackberries, faint florality, black tea and dusty library; dry; high acidity; medium plus tannins; medium alcohol; medium body; medium plus flavour intensity; palate is tarter with addition of dried bramble berries and cigar box; long finish; stunning wine that’s showing incredibly well - drink now for a fantastic mix of primary and tertiary, but it has the structure to keep going

4/27/2024 - Alex Barbera Likes this wine:

Perfekt zu Köstlichkeiten vom Markt

4/27/2024 - jerkerdelsing wrote:

Gentel nose of rose hip and some coffee. Very balanced and iontegrated acidity and tannins with a fruit complexity exhibiting cherry, rose-hip with tones of ligthly rosted coffee.

4/27/2024 - vr.bart Likes this wine:

This is in a very good spot right now. Give it some air and the fruit profile will unfold again. Tannins fully integrated. Balanced. If it had a bit more complexity in the mid palette this would gain a point in my book.

4/27/2024 - Benoit Hardy Likes this wine:

Bottle drunk in parallel with a Pontet Canet 2009. Carafage for 4 hours.

Nose of black fruits, menthol, tobacco and leather.

Mouth full of tension, with a stony side. Mineral flavors, dead leaves, black fruits and tobacco follow one another in a harmonious and intense way. Beautiful complexity and evolution for a wine which retains a nice freshness but which already seems to be at its peak unless you prefer more tertiary aromas. Today it offers a good balance, it is suave and sapid. Beautiful finish on tobacco with an elegant length.

Excellent.

4/11/2024 - etyc Likes this wine:

This was also drinking well, but perhaps on its downwards slope. Mushrooms, leather, earth, sous bois, this also showed leathery notes on the palate. Drink up!

4/11/2024 - etyc Likes this wine:

Scents of tobacco, smoke, earth & a bit of plum. Black-fruits with bits of leather on the palate, this was perhaps the one in the drinking zone.

4/11/2024 - etyc Likes this wine:

Brought this and the Togni for a dinner. Should've decanted both. Nice bouquet with kerosene and white-florals. Seemed to show a bit of residual sugar on the palate, but tropical fruits abound. Nice long finish!

11/10/2023 - SuperSomm wrote:

Pale pink colour. Medium and youthful nose with wild strawberry, raspberry, lemon and wet stone. Medium taste of wild strawberry, raspberry, lemon, grass and wet stone. Long and dry finish. High acidity. Medium body. A very good Rosé Trocken. Drink now. Goes well with fish or shellfish.

4/11/2024 - etyc Likes this wine:

Still young and somewhat unyielding. Should've decanted it. Blue & dark berries with good weight/concentration on the palate. Will improve with cellar age...

11/9/2023 - SuperSomm wrote:

Pale lemon colour. Light and youthful nose with green apples, lemon and white flowers. Medium taste of green apples, white peach peach and lemon. Medium long and dry finish. High acidity. Medium body. A good Pinot Blanc. Drink now. Goes well with fish or shellfish.

11/9/2023 - SuperSomm wrote:

Pale lemon colour. Medium (-) and youthful nose with green apples, lemon, white peach and wet stone. Medium taste of green apples, lemon, white peach and wet stone. Long and dry finish. High acidity. Medium body. A very good Riesling Trocken. Drink now or over the next couple of years. Goes well with fish or shellfish.

4/26/2024 - thega5man wrote:

Really fruity.

11/8/2023 - SuperSomm wrote:

Pale lemon colour. Medium and youthful nose with green apples, lemon, honeysuckle and white peach. Medium taste of green apples, lemon, wet stone and grapefruit. Long and dry finish. High acidity. Medium body. A very good Riesling Trocken. Drink now or over the next couple of years. goes well with fish or shellfish.

4/11/2024 - etyc Likes this wine:

Wow, this was a big wine. Plums, dark-berries, concentrated with notes of chocolate. Still very primary with the ripe-fruits masking the tannins. Probably will be ready in another decade or so...

11/8/2023 - SuperSomm wrote:

Medium lemon colour. Small and lazy colour. Medium and developing nose with green apples, petroleum, rubber, toast, lemon and honeysuckle. Medium taste of green apples, rubber, lemons and honeysuckle. Long and dry finish. High acidity. Medium body. A very good German Sekt. Drink now or over the next couple of years. Goes well as an aperitif.

4/26/2024 - sommelier Likes this wine:

perfect with thai food

4/11/2024 - etyc Likes this wine:

Brioche, apples/pears, this is a nice drinking spot. Not much experience with this, so not sure how it will develop with more age?

3/8/2024 - srmdrummer wrote:

Dark red colour. Red and black fruit with spice, white pepper and leather. Good drinking.

4/26/2024 - astifors Likes this wine:

Probably already peaked. Soft mature but not vibrant. Not enough of fruit to meet up with the oak. Not bad.

11/7/2023 - SuperSomm wrote:

Medium lemon colour. Pronounced and youthful nose with ripe green apples, ripe lemon, peach, elderflowers and wet stone. Medium taste of ripe green apples, lemon, peach, elderflower and wet stone. Long and dry finish. High acidity. Medium body. A very good Riesling Trocken. Drink now or over the next five years. Goes well with fish, shellfish or sushi.

4/27/2024 - Jakobsen Likes this wine:

3/15/2024 - srmdrummer wrote:

Unexpectedly rich, full bodied and fruity.

11/7/2023 - SuperSomm Likes this wine:

Full lemon colour. Medium (+) and developing nose with ripe yellow apples, ripe lemon, peach, lemon zest, charred wood, butter and wet stone. Medium (+) taste of ripe yellow apples, ripe lemon, peach, lemon zest, charred wood, butter, roasted hazelnuts, toast and wet stone. Long and dry finish. High acidity. Medium body. A very good Pouilly-Fuissé that is beautifully oaked and matured well. Needed an hour to integrate. Drink now or over the next couple of years. Goes well with cheeses, fish, poultry or shellfish.

4/25/2024 - TheGreenFrog Likes this wine:

Gave this a 6 hour decant. Tannins integrated and wine is very approachable. The fruit is probably still only in secondary phase so I think will improve further. I have previously given this wine less air (an hour), which results in fruit seeming more restrained, which is not necessarily a bad thing at this stage in its life.

11/4/2023 - SuperSomm wrote:

Oksidised.

4/27/2024 - Benoit Hardy Likes this wine:

Opulent nose, black fruits, graphite, cedar, coconut and vanilla.

Structured palate with magnificent intensity. A 4-hour decanting was necessary to soften this noble beast. The juice is thick and velvety with a magnificent balance, thanks in particular to a fine acidity which stretches the wine to infinity. Second part of the palate is spicier with flavors of undergrowth. Great finish with a still notable tannic mass which will take a few more years to fully blend, good length on the graphite.

Excellent Pauillac, still very young.

4/27/2024 - Jakobsen Likes this wine:

4/27/2024 - lim.calvinb wrote:

Opens after 30 mins.

Blueberry, blackberry some floral notes. Medium high tannins, medium high acidity. Good structure but flavor intensity seems to be it. Drinking at peak or at apogee.

4/16/2024 - srmdrummer wrote:

A very drinkable Pinot. Good body and weight for the variety. Some earthiness and spice.

4/26/2024 - Operaghost Likes this wine:

Sweet of berry with cherry and strawberry. Pleasant mouthfulness and a sophisticated oakyness. Well done! Too bad about the terrible label and name...

11/6/2023 - SuperSomm Likes this wine:

Medium ruby colour. Medium and developing nose with morello cherry, red cherry, strawberry, truffle, forest floor, mushrooms, charred wood, savory and violet. Medium taste of morello cherry, strawberry, ripe cherry, forest floor, mushrooms, charred wood, savory and licorice. Long and dry finish. High acidity. Medium body. A very good Ladoix 1er Cru that is very powerful. Needed an hour to open. Drink now or over the next couple of years. Goes well with duck, poultry or veal.

4/25/2024 - TheGreenFrog Likes this wine:

5 hour decant. Served at 16c. An excellent wine - seems at its peak with everything in harmony. Wonderful mature grenache fruit with nice balance.

4/5/2024 - srmdrummer wrote:

Always a good drop. Rich and full red fruit drive with great mouthfeel and balance.

11/6/2023 - SuperSomm wrote:

Pale lemon colour. Medium and youthful nose with ripe green apples, ripe lemon, ripe white peach, wet stone and petroleum. Medium taste of ripe green apples, lemon, white peach and petroleum. Long and dry finish. High acidity. Medium body. A very good German Riesling. Drink now or over the next couple of years. Goes well with fish or shellfish.

4/26/2024 - brianwu0812 Likes this wine:

📍Region: Champagne🍾, France 🇫🇷

🍇Grape Variety: Chardonnay 100%

🍷Alcohol: ABV: 12.5%

💵Price: NTD: 1900 in 方瑞

👀Color: Pale gold

👃Nose: Aromas of white flower, green apple, grapefruit, nuts, and toasted bread.

👅Palate: Fine bubble. Medium acidity; medium body; Good length and balance. Bright minerals with salt and stone. After one hour, it became more sweet. Drink now and it may gains complexity over the next 5 years.

🧮Overall Rating: 91

4/27/2024 - Dinamarca wrote:

Lækker og letdrikkelig pinot. Lidt mere rank og lidt mindre “jammy” end 2016-årgangen, hvilket formentlig alene kan tilskrives den lidt yngre alder. Ellers konsistent kvalitet med åben og lækker næse med hindbær, røde kirsebær, ribs samt krydderurter med timian og især salvie og til sidst lidt sød tahitivanille. I munden er vinen let i teksturen med røde kirsebær og solmodne skovjordbær samt en mellemlang eftersmag. Fin rank syre og få tanniner. Dejligt glas vin, der kan nydes alene eller med mad fx grillet fisk eller lyst kød. Drink nu og +5 år.

11/5/2023 - SuperSomm Likes this wine:

Pale ruby colour. Medium and developing nose with ripe strawberry, morello cherry, forest floor, licorice, tobacco, anise, amoke and rose petal. Medium taste of ripe strawberry, morello cherry, forest floor, licorice, tobacco, anise and smoke. Long and dry finish. High acidity. Medium (+) tannins. Full body. A very good Barbaresco with great potential. Drink now or over the next ten years. Goes well with beef, lamb or mushrooms.

11/5/2023 - SuperSomm Likes this wine:

Medium gold colour. Small and lively bubbles. Medium (+) and developing nose with bruiced yellow apples, baked lemon, toast, roasted hazelnuts, brioche, mushrooms, chalk and wet stone. Medium (+) taste of bruiced yellow apples, baked lemon, toast, chalk, mushrooms, caramel, honey, brioche and wet stone. Long and dry finish. High acidity. Medium body. A very good NV Champagne. Needed half an hour in the glass to open. Drink now or over the next five years. Goes well as an aperitif, or with cured meat or mushrooms.

4/27/2024 - joraesque wrote:

88-89

4/27/2024 - MaJeKu Likes this wine:

In der Nase viel dunkle Kirsche, etwas Vanille, deutlich Nelke, etwas Pfeffer. Mit viel Luft auch etwas frisch-kräutrig. Der Wein braucht insgesamt viel Luft, ich habe ihn mit positiver Entwicklung startend bei „sehr verschlossen“ über zwei Tage getrunken.

Am Gaumen ist das typisch einerseits recht fest und kompakt, dazu kühl, dunkel und vor allem mit sehr hoher, saftiger Säure mit viel Zug ausgestattet. Auch hier ist der Wein sehr dunkel, deutlich dunkel-mineralisch mit viel schwarzem Stein. Es gibt reichlich Tannin, allerdings sehr gut eingebunden und positiv-stützend.

Lang und anhaltend, das macht Freude und ist ein Wein zum Entdecken und Genießen.

11/4/2023 - SuperSomm wrote:

Medium gold colour. Pronounced and developing nose with ripe yellow apples, peach, olives, cured meat, mushrooms, hazelnuts, butter, salty sea, flor and smoke. Pronounced taste of ripe yellow apples, ripe lemon, olives, cured meat, mushrooms, hazelnuts, butter, salty sea, flor and smoke. Long and dry finish. High acidity. Medium body. A very good Cotes du Jura Chardonnay. Drink now or over the next ten years. Goes well with cheeses, cured meat, mushrooms or poultry.

4/27/2024 - Grondal Likes this wine:

Kød på næsen sammen med mørke bær, sort oliven og mild fadkrydderi. I munden fremstår den mørkfrugtet, men dog frisk. Syren er en kende for fremtrædende på dette punkt. Måske den skal ligge et par år endnu.

11/4/2023 - SuperSomm Likes this wine:

Medium lemon colour. Small and lively bubbles. Medium and developing nose with green apples, ripe lemon, toast, butter, caramel, bread dough and wet stone. Medium taste of ripe green apples, ripe lemon, toast, butter, bread, bread dough and wet stone. Long and dry finish. High acidity. Medium body. A very good Vintage Champagne that has matured well, but still has potential. Needed 15 min to open. Drink now or over the next ten years. Goes well as an aperitif, or with cured meat.

4/27/2024 - Oli_Vilmo Likes this wine:

Not a typical Sancerre, excellent work remains green and quite straight

4/27/2024 - Oli_Vilmo Likes this wine:

Typical Lambrays, not a true 13 but a nice Lambrays elegant

4/27/2024 - Joshvoulters wrote:

Inward and reticent. Sharp lemon, lactic beurre noisette and smoke. Not much presence on the palate, fruit very shy but for a sharp, pithy end note and scything acidity.

4/27/2024 - Oli_Vilmo Likes this wine:

Fresh and light, young Yquem are so pleasant to drink

4/25/2024 - Juliansi Likes this wine:

Look what showed up after my Grange 1996... this was served blind to us.

Nose was black fruit forward, with blackcurrant and berry liquor aromatics. Came across as being quite obviously Bordeaux like but much richer.

Ultra dark core. I thought.. Napa 2015.


Colour: Deepest garnet and near opaque with tinges of purple.

Nose: Blackfruit, light cassis and classic Bordeaux claret.

Palate: More black fruit, richness and concentration, with hints of rich cedar and vanilla on the back palate.

Mouthfeel: Amazingly toes the line between power but remains so balanced.

Colour: Deepest garnet and near opaque with tinges of purple.

Nose: Blackfruit, light cassis and classic Bordeaux claret.

Palate: More black fruit, richness and concentration, with hints of rich cedar and vanilla on the back palate.

Mouthfeel: Amazingly toes the line between power but remains so balanced.


Brother RN who generously shared this blue-blooded icon with us all at his Thanksgiving and cosy Birthday bash in Bref at Taman Tun, teasingly unzipped the neoprene sleeve.. I saw a peek of the rounded label, my jaw dropped.

It's a Harlan. I was speechless!


Simply amazing.. the timing of this iconic bottle.
It was the last wine served in the evening, at close to 10pm.

Brother RN nonchalantly said he had brought a "bonus" wine along, and wanted to share it with us.

Mind you I typically find the experience of a bonus forgettable, as one is either too intoxicated or it is somewhat a modest and forgettable ubiquitous 2nd or even 3rd wine, from either a lesser maker or unoutstanding vintage.

Never have I been.. speechless at the unveiling of a bonus bottle!!

2014 is described as a dream vintage in Napa.
Napa Valley's harvest was unusually early this year, not surprising given the state’s ongoing drought, which was so extreme that the cover crops in many vineyards never took hold.

Substantial rain in late February and early March relieved most of the stress and set up the vines for a vigorous start.

"Early" was the key word all season, from budbreak to veraison to harvest. Thankfully, the hotter months proved milder than most expected.


25th Apr 2024
Bref at Taman Tun, KL Malaysia