5/25/2024 - Sundbyberg wrote:

Dinner with 4 wines from Pauillac, 3 from 2019, 1 from 2020. Opened the wines on Sunday and the wines are to be consumed tonight, 7 days later.

-Pontet Canet, 2019: PC did not impress. "Sweet with heat", I would call it. Went back and forth, but never got the impression this was a great wine. 2017 was a lot better. 92 pts.
-Lynch Bages, 2019: A very good wine. I was very impressed by the 2017, and I ask myself if this is a better wine? Probably in the long run. 94-96 pts (2017 - 96 pts).
-Pichon-Longueville Baron, 2019: Probably slight better than the Lynch Bages. This should be grand. 96-97 pts.
-Clerc Milon, 2020: A very solid, high quality no fuzz Pauillac. 94 pts, but could ad a point or two with bottle age. Slightly lighter than the other wines

5/25/2024 - Odedis.Wine.reviews Does not like this wine:

Neon red in color.

Fresh cherries on the nose.

Light to medium in body with high acidity.

Dry on the palate with fresh cherries, strawberries and peppercorn.

Short finish with grippy tannins and tart cranberries.

Feels like a Dolcetto with big tannins.

Unbalanced and too tart for me.

14.5% alcohol by volume.

82 Points.

5/24/2024 - Boudica wrote:

Deep violet ruby, translucent to opaque, unfiltered. On pouring, expressive on the nose with sweet baking spices, star anise and raspberry seed, but almost immediately closes down to give very little. Needs a lot of air to give fleeting glimpses of black velvety rose petals and ripe raspberry flesh. Medium acid, slightly furry tannins, hint of methoxypyrazine greenness. Extremely restrained palate, a bit of underripe dark fruit and bitter pithiness. A bit too lean, not great length. I think this is closed down, so will wait a few more years to open the next one. Not loving it at present, very ungiving.

5/25/2024 - Sundbyberg wrote:

Dinner with 4 wines from Pauillac, 3 from 2019, 1 from 2020. Opened the wines on Sunday and the wines are to be consumed tonight, 7 days later.

-Pontet Canet, 2019: PC did not impress. "Sweet with heat", I would call it. Went back and forth, but never got the impression this was a great wine. 2017 was a lot better. 92 pts.
-Lynch Bages, 2019: A very good wine. I was very impressed by the 2017, and I ask myself if this is a better wine? Probably in the long run. 94-96 pts (2017 - 96 pts).
-Pichon-Longueville Baron, 2019: Probably slight better than the Lynch Bages. This should be grand. 96-97 pts.
-Clerc Milon, 2020: A very solid, high quality no fuzz Pauillac. 94 pts, but could ad a point or two with bottle age. Slightly lighter than the other wines

5/24/2024 - king-bing wrote:

Decent enough but no great shakes. Some cigar box, blackcurrant pastille, smoke. Mid weight though a decent amount of mid-palate power. Rather dilute finish and all a bit meh, really. Not great value at £27 ish.

5/25/2024 - Sundbyberg wrote:

Dinner with 4 wines from Pauillac, 3 from 2019, 1 from 2020. Opened the wines on Sunday and the wines are to be consumed tonight, 7 days later.

-Pontet Canet, 2019: PC did not impress. "Sweet with heat", I would call it. Went back and forth, but never got the impression this was a great wine. 2017 was a lot better. 92 pts.
-Lynch Bages, 2019: A very good wine. I was very impressed by the 2017, and I ask myself if this is a better wine? Probably in the long run. 94-96 pts (2017 - 96 pts).
-Pichon-Longueville Baron, 2019: Probably slight better than the Lynch Bages. This should be grand. 96-97 pts.
-Clerc Milon, 2020: A very solid, high quality no fuzz Pauillac. 94 pts, but could ad a point or two with bottle age. Slightly lighter than the other wines

5/25/2024 - Tomba06 wrote:

L 25
S.23
T 26
O 74

5/25/2024 - Jimmy_D Likes this wine:

Surprisingly very good. This was the product of smoke taint taking out the usual beechwood source. It’s a delicately put together tassie PN. Lively and bright red fruits, a touch of cherry but further down the spectrum of red currant and strawberry. Caught me offguard and for the better.

5/25/2024 - Odedis.Wine.reviews wrote:

Dark reddish in color.

Fruity nose and medium plus in body with medium plus acidity.

Dry on the palate with mild complexity.

Showing red cherries, currants, light wood, spices, coffee and peppercorn.

Spicy finish with soft tannins and tangy cranberries.

Fresh and easy drinking.

Grapes were aged for 12 months in oak barrels.

14.5% alcohol by volume.

87 Points.

5/25/2024 - Echinosum Likes this wine:

Wonderful to find an aglianico of quality and modest price that drinks well so young.

So, there are some powerful drying tannins. But decant it early and drink with food, and they are entirely tolerable. And the lovely fruit that comes through. Sceg, we learn is a dialect word for pomegranate, and this definitely has some reminiscence of those, the kind with dark red juice.

I was a bit worried I had ordered something to be delivered to early, relying on some tasting notes here that it drinks well already. I think this is a drinker.

I ended up drinking over 4 days. It was best on the 2nd day and falling apart a bit on the 4th day.

5/25/2024 - evanord Likes this wine:

Pairs well with ceviche

5/25/2024 - Wineloverjyoti wrote:

Added in error

5/25/2024 - Xavier Auerbach wrote:

Just arrived, first bottle from two full cases. Decanted to blow off some mild reduction. Stylistically a cross between the cool 2021 and the succulent 2022, although it is perhaps closer to the former. Very youthful obviously, and it will need some time to come together and expand, the bitters on the tight finish are still quite prominent. The overall balance and weight (13.5% ABV) are impeccable however, the texture is silky and seamless, and the fruit is pure and beautifully layered. Based on my experience with the 2021 (which is now drinking beautifully), I will keep this for the summer of 2026.

5/12/2024 - Chaslin Likes this wine:

Enjoyed by family on Mother’s Day

5/21/2024 - hyunij wrote:

살구, 파인애플, 꽃.
드라이하지만 달콤하고 화려한 향. 중간 산도 중간 바디. 좀더 시원하게 마셔도 좋았을 와인

5/25/2024 - PacoHigon Likes this wine:

Y uno de los grandes ... ¡como evoluciona este gran vino del Somontano! La cabernet sauvignon ha evolucionado en botella dándole un aire señorial, hay matices especiados, fruta roja aún bastante fresca, algo de flor ajada, monte bajo. En boca tiene buen ataque, cuerpo medio, tanino muy fino y pulido, estructura media, bien de frescura, suaves amargos, persistente y con notable profundidad. Excelente.

5/25/2024 - LiveALife wrote:

Oakville has always been a great we'll balanced wine. Smooth, no heat, currant, touch of chocolate w tobacco. Three more years and I believe it will really shine. Bottle was 55° when I pulled it. Decanted for hour and half. Wine was 68° when tasted.

5/11/2024 - Ernestas Likes this wine:

This is just pure nectar drops of Gods, made from single varietal of Vidal which are naturally frozen on the vine and harvested once the temperature is below 10 degrees of Celsius. Fermented and aged for 14 weeks in new FR oak barrels, 90% new, 272 g/l of RS, 10% abv. Medium golden colour. Intense concentrated aroma of apricots, orange peel, mango, pineapple, honey. Medium+ body, dense and unctuous, concentrated flavours echo with notes from aroma. Impeccably balanced and held together by crips high acidity.

5/25/2024 - LiveALife wrote:

Oakville has always been a great we'll balanced wine. Smooth, no heat, currant, touch of chocolate w tobacco. Three more years and I believe it will really shine. Bottle was 55° when I pulled it. Decanted for hour and half. Wine was 68° when tasted.

5/11/2024 - Ernestas Likes this wine:

An icon producer in Barossa and RWT is one of its brightest stars, started as a “Red Wine Trial”, became one of the most well known premium Shiraz worldwide. Aged for 16 months in FR oak, 64% new, the rest in 1 year old barrels. Intense concentrated rich aroma of blackberries, black cherries, sweet tobacco, ripe plums, eucalyptus, toast, mocha, mild cedar and fruitcake hints. Full body, powerful and concentrated, polished & velvety, explosive yet not overbearing deep flavours in sync with spiced peppery tannins.

5/11/2024 - Ernestas Likes this wine:

2 years passed since I’ve tasted this blend of 67% CS, 12% Malbec, 8% Carmenere, 7% PV and 6% CF, aged for 22 months in FR oak barrels, 72% new. Feels bit more focused and pronounced, richer complexity with better flavour integration and balance. Medium+ intensity aroma of blackberries, cassis, sandalwood, cocoa, herbs, medicinal and meaty hints. Full body, broad shouldered and muscular with lush and savoury fruitiness in sync with fresh and tense structure, integrated medium acidity and medium+ sandy tannins.

5/25/2024 - Capt Cutlass wrote:

Blind tasted. Hay golden. Natural wine style but well made. Cooked apples nose. Oak. Fat, rich. Little acidity but fulsome. I’m not a fan of Southern French whites but this one worked ok..

5/11/2024 - Ernestas Likes this wine:

Made from a blend of three of their vineyards, Lago, Granchio and Spuntali.
Aged in large Slavonian oak barrels for 24 months and 12 months in concrete. Medium+ ruby colour. Medium+ intensity aroma of cherries, violets, tobacco, rosehip, chocolate, black olives, orange peel hints. Medium+ body, taut and tart, youthful, juicy fresh red fruit flavours with smoky and roasted touches, firm structure, fleshy high tannins.

5/11/2024 - Ernestas Likes this wine:

An entry level Barolo of Pio Cesare. Aged for 36 months in 70% large and 30% small barrels. Medium ruby colour, garnet rim. Medium+ intensity aroma of cherries, strawberries, earth, roses, tar, potpourri, tobacco. Medium+ body, earthy and youthfully vibrant with tight yet quite powerful structure, fresh red fruit flavours with smoky and floral hints, rich and firm tannins.

5/25/2024 - Capt Cutlass Likes this wine:

Clear. Discrete floral nose. Slight CO2. Very pure and contained but lacking in acidity for my palate. Very well made but for the money I expected something more complex…

5/11/2024 - Ernestas Likes this wine:

Nicely matured floral and mildly smoky Vosnee with great structure and vibrant acidity. Medium garnet colour. Medium+ intensity aroma of cherries, strawberries, earth, violets, earth, leather. Medium body, mildly smoky ripe red berry flavours with elegant texture, herbal touches, bright acidity and silky medium tannins, continues to a mid+ length smoky and earthy finish.

5/11/2024 - Ernestas Likes this wine:

Farmed from vineyards of Aloxe-Corton and Savigny-les-Beaune. Pale golden colour. Medium intensity aroma of lemons, jasmine, butter, stone, hints of white peach. Medium+ body, lively and fresh with fruity driven flavours stony and buttery hints, medium+ refreshing acidity, spiced finish.

5/25/2024 - LiveALife wrote:

Past it's prime. Wasn't salad dressing, but it was close. I'm sure 4-5 years ago it would of been delicious.

5/11/2024 - Ernestas Likes this wine:

Rich and opulent Grüner with limited production of 1995 bottles. Spontaneous fermentation, aged for 2 years on fine lees in 1 year old FR oak barrels, bottled unfined and unfiltered. Pale golden colour. Medium+ intensity aroma of ripe apples, peaches, acacia, pineapple, spices, quince, honeyed touches. Medium+ body, soft and powerful structure with dense, slightly creamy texture, ripe yellow and stone fruits along honey and spiced hints, concludes with integrated medium+ round acidity.

5/11/2024 - Ernestas Likes this wine:

Biodynamically grown grapes, a blend of 45% Grenache, 41% Cinsault, 5% Syrah, 5% Mourvedre and 4% Viognier, aged in new oak for 6 months on fine lees, no sulfites added. Pale salmon. Intense aroma of grapefruit peel, peaches, strawberries, roses, stone, red currants. Medium+ body, soft and velvety, creamy edges, good concentration, bright red fruits and refreshing medium+ acidity. All sounds decent till you hear that it costs over €200, seriously and honestly, one of the worst QPR’s I’ve ever tasted in wine.

5/25/2024 - Capt Cutlass Does not like this wine:

Neither light nor heavy colour. Brett. Volatile palate, cranberries, dry tannins. How can they charge so much money for this? Faulty winemaking…

5/25/2024 - PacoHigon Likes this wine:

Color dorado pálido. Nariz intensa, con cierto aire maduro, fruta con hueso en sazón, confitura de melocotón, vainilla, mantequilla fresca, flor ajada, corteza de limón y pomelo. En boca la entrada es intensa, el paso cremoso, la acidez buena, hay cierta estructura, suave mineralidad y bastante longitud.

5/25/2024 - deagle88 Likes this wine:

가격을 생각하면 상당한 가성비의 스파클링.
청사과 레몬 시트러스 노트에 가벼운 스파클링인데, 아주 부드럽고 크리미한 기포가 인상적이다. 큰 매력이랄것은 없으나 정석적인 맛에 기포가 섬세한 저렴이 까바

5/25/2024 - chifred wrote:

Nice nose with some depth of forest with blue red fruit. Fresh smelling too. Palate lacks fruit and sort of simple but clean with dry, dry tannins which moderate after breathing. Balanced and nice finish.

4/26/2024 - forceberry wrote:

A blend of Syrah and Touriga Nacional from vineyards in and around the Colares region, partially destemmed. 14% alcohol, 2,3 g/l residual sugar, 4,9 g/l acidity and pH 3,54.

Completely opaque, deep purplish-black color. The nose feels ripe and dark-toned with aromas of blueberries, some plummy tones, a little bit of peppery spice, light blackberry tones and a floral hint of violets. The wine feels youthful, juicy and fruit-forward with a medium body and flavors of dark plums, some blueberry tones, a little bit of savory meaty character, light blackberry nuances, a hint of of ripe black cherry and a floral touch of violets. The overall feel is balanced but a bit on the soft side with its medium-to-moderately high acidity and ripe medium tannins. The finish is long, juicy and fruity with flavors of blueberries, some floral notes of violets, a little bit of dark plummy fruit, light black cherry tones, a hint of peppery spice and a touch of earth.

A juicy and balanced but also a bit soft and anonymous red. Good and enjoyable, but nothing particularly memorable. A pleasant and fruity Lisboa red that might evolve and improve with additional bottle age, but most likely won't turn into something interesting with aging. Excellent value at just 5,85€, though.

5/25/2024 - OBdL Likes this wine:

Young with blacberry, plum, oak and a floral-balsamic tone. Medium to full body in an elegant, mineral and fesh style. Drinkable now but will benefit from some time to round up tannins and add more conplexity to the massive primaty fruit. This is good stuff that shows the class of the vineyards in Valbuena-Pesquera de Duero.

5/25/2024 - thinii wrote:

쇼블 마시기 진행 중.
좋은 느낌보다는 나쁜 느낌이 좀더 강함.
맛도 너무 강하고 그 강한 맛이 좋지만은 않음.
푸나무에 비해 많이 부족

5/25/2024 - 로엔 Likes this wine:

그닝,재휘와 제주도에서
레몬빛 컬러
청사과, 브리오슈, 꿀, 오크향
부드럽고 섬세한 기포감, 짠맛, 사과+포도, 거의 없는 쓴맛
만족스러움. 재구매의사 있음

5/17/2024 - Decanting Queen Likes this wine:

Same as previous review, great easy drinking champagne. Great price and quality. Poppped this with my daughter and husband and it was gone quickly.

5/25/2024 - thinii wrote:

까바로 나쁘지 않으나 까바의 한계 또한 분명.
브리딩 진행되며 청사과 느낌. 산도 적당, 당도 적당
복합미는 부족.
마시기에 나쁘지 않음.

5/25/2024 - BrendanMcS wrote:

Very good. Tart and minerally. Very Burgundian.

5/25/2024 - thinii Does not like this wine:

그저 그런 와인
브리딩이 되면 부드러워지지만 새로운 맛이 나타나지는 못하는 한계가 분명힌 와인

5/25/2024 - T-Dog McWuff Likes this wine:

Strongly flavoured slips down very well good value 36 New Zealand dollars

5/25/2024 - Ianjaig Does not like this wine:

Very average…

5/25/2024 - brooklynguy wrote:

The nose is hanging on and can show glimpses of lovely, but this is pretty much flat and dead on the palate.

5/25/2024 - brooklynguy Likes this wine:

Enjoyed this wine very much on two prior occasions but on this night it was prickly on the tongue and a bit constricted on the palate - decant next time. Impression in the nose this time is similar to a Jura wine.

5/21/2024 - palfr2 wrote:

Pall Mall 67, Singapore - Spanish Garnacha Themed tasting with producer Norrel Robertson. One of Norrel's wines who is a Scottish winemaker and MW now established since 2003 in Navarra where he farms vineyards predominantly planted to old Garnacha vines besides the occasional field blend. This wine is from Norrel's neighbour and fellow Navarran winemaker. This was the last wine a line-up of 9. Note taking was getting much less rigorous by that point such that I only see I had this as WOTN. Best balance of the evening between freshness, lift and palate presence/complexity with no obvious heat. I will be seeking actively to retaste this.

5/24/2024 - gcarl wrote:

Decanted at restaurant. Still beautiful color/nose. Notes the same as 10/10/23 & 4/25/18. Great QPR from K&L:$38/delivered from CA to FL

5/25/2024 - PeterMcI wrote:

Excellent, powerful Chardonnay with structure and length. Stone fruit and lemon to the fore, classy oak handling. No distracting flint or smokey characters. Excellent now but will develop/hold.

5/23/2024 - AGELVIS Likes this wine:

Splash decant. Deep dark intense magenta color. Raspberry, blueberry, cocoa, and anise. Tart, tongue drying palate. Firm tannins on the long finish.

A very nice couple shared a bottle of this with my wife and I after a wine dinner at Porter’s (College Station, TX). My score is just a placeholder because this really needs more air. It’s very well made. Palate was more tart than I expected.