5/21/2024 - Sir Winesalot Likes this wine:

very fine beaujolais. Nice bit of spice on the nose. Raspberry, red cherry, blueberry, spice and oak. Med acidity and good grip.

5/19/2024 - Miceri Likes this wine:

Rusty orange colour; grassy notes, hint of sherry; sweet and rounded, nice acidity, light caramel; intense

5/20/2024 - boillatm Likes this wine:

Another perfect bottle from this producer in this great vintage. Superb mature Burgundy

5/21/2024 - Spoiler68 Likes this wine:

Secret is - open early
This is port like in body n strength….so full bodied with lots of alcohol but no burn due to fruit and depth of flavours

5/20/2024 - boillatm Likes this wine:

PnP. As usual with this producer a bit of fizz that dissipated with some air.
Gorgeous pinot noir with aromas of dark fruit. Drinking very well now.

5/19/2024 - Miceri Likes this wine:

Medium yellow; really rich nose, creamy, oak; lots of power and intensity, rich sweet middle, deep, acidity to keep it all in check; really nice

5/21/2024 - Callum's Corkers wrote:

Screw cap. Tasted chilled.


Very pale pink, almost clear. Near-zilch Nose. In mouth some decent flavours - some of them even sustained long enough to be interesting. Dry side of medium-dry, not actually dry. Zero mineral profile, though in previous years that’s being there.

A bit of dry cranberry, some light strawberry, a little white tannin grip - very little - a light commercial Rose that’s just good enough to stumble through the ‘Will buy again’ door. I’ve had better vintages than this 2023.

Bought for £7.50….it feels worth that, just.

5/21/2024 - penguinoid Likes this wine:

Colour: medium garnet
Nose: medium(+) intensity, tertiary, developing. Red and black plum, plum jam, bramble, cassis. Tamarillo. Black pepper, tomato stem. Some savoury character and maybe the start of forest floor character.
Palate: dry, medium acidity, medium(+) tannins, medium alcohol (13%), medium bodied. Medium intensity, short finish. Red and black plum, plum jam, bramble, cassis. Tamarillo. Black pepper, tomato stem. Some savoury character and maybe the start of forest floor character.
Conclusions: good -- let down slightly by the short finish. Can drink now, but suited to further ageing. P&P (pop&pour), not decanted.
Seal: DIAM2 cork
Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon.

5/21/2024 - Chateau du Fey 1994 wrote:

Tannins are almost undetectable. Thought this tasted a bit like a wet cardboard box. Disappointing but that’s the risk you take with old vintages. I have a second bottle that I will drink soon and then settle on a final score. This may have been a bad bottle.

5/21/2024 - LoireFan wrote:

Extremely pleasing.

5/15/2024 - Double-A wrote:

Currant, cherry, and sweet spice nose. Ripe, warming palate with good acidity for balance; toasty finish.
3.5/5

5/21/2024 - Benoit Hardy Likes this wine:

In Jeroboam

Nose which will remain very discreet for a long time, spices, licorice and black fruits.

Very supple on the palate, the 14.5% alcohol content is not perceptible. The triptych of tobacco, liquorice and spices dominates on the palate, but with a nice freshness. Sensation of a linear wine. Smoky finish, good length.

Very good but the impression of a wine very (too) calibrated to give emotion.

5/20/2024 - spendergast Likes this wine:

An excellent zin with notes of plum, black raspberry, cassis, and crushed pepper. Highly concentrated with good balance and long finish. Paired with BBQ baby back ribs.

5/18/2024 - Joerg65 Likes this wine:

Wonderful Rioja Blend made of 85% Tempranillo and 15% Mazuelo and Graciano, soft and harmonious. Would buy again.

5/21/2024 - Kike Sola Likes this wine:

70% Garnacha, 20% Cinsault and 10% Carignan and Clairette from a small vineyard located in the town of Tavel, of old 60-year-old vines planted in clay and limestone soils with sand and gravel. Carbonic maceration in old oak barrels. Spontaneous fermentation with native yeasts, 12-month aging in demi-muids, neither filtered nor clarified. Red fruit, floral, spices, concentrated, subtle, elegant, intense, persistent and long. This is very fucking good!

5/21/2024 - BryonD Likes this wine:

For the money, I think it's one of the best offerings from the appellation. Medium garnet hues with a splash of purple on the edges. Bright raspberry, cranberry, grapey nose. Bold raspberry and rosemary flavors with firm tannins. Not a powerful syrah but nicely balanced with a medium finish. Will pick up a few more bottles soon while it lasts.

5/15/2024 - Double-A wrote:

Cherry, strawberry, root, and gassy petrol on the nose. Light-bodied palate with a savoury finish.
3/5

5/15/2024 - Double-A wrote:

Smoky currants, violets, and subtle bell pepper on the nose. Medium-full palate with dark berry flavours and high acidity through the finish.
3.5/5

5/21/2024 - Tgood wrote:

Medium translucent ruby - surmaturite red fruits in a straw bowl - juicy sweet tart finish - drink up and enjoy unless decay is your thing.

5/21/2024 - Ben Christiansen wrote:

Like this more than the Cabernet. The Cabernet from Pedroncelli. Actually, it broadens out more. Which now tastes more raisinated.

5/15/2024 - Double-A wrote:

It has no nose. Likely a subtle TCA taint causing the suppression.

5/21/2024 - empty_sad_bottle Likes this wine:

Aerated for 1 1/2 hours, served in a Spiegelau Definition Burgundy Glass. Pale gold colour.

Nose: Tart red apple, pear and peaches at first. Notes of orange blossom, dried herbs, lemon grass and yeast arise. Crushed stones and wet stones come through as well, Lemon zest and lime juice on the way out.

Palate: Yellow apple, peach and hints of pear on the palate, notes of herbs soon after. Very fresh acidity, bright salinity and slight viscosity. Orange blossom, lemon zest, lime juice and wet stone on the finish.

Bought for 23€ at the winery, for that price this wine might be one of the best of the Südsteiermark. Great depth of flavour and structure, really goes to show what an underappreciated varietal like Welschriesling is capable of.

5/15/2024 - Double-A wrote:

Dark berry/currant fruit nose with some floral and sappy wood notes for complexity. Medium-full bodied palate with good balance and structure.
3.5/5

5/21/2024 - alanmspieg wrote:

5/21/2024 - beatles wrote:

Closed. Chalky nose, very elegant presence; good refined acidity. Red berries, subbtle presence, but the concentration is intense. Dry, manly, strict - too young, something else.
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5/21/2024 - Tgood wrote:

Cloudy medium dull ruby - a little musty ? TCA ? but eventually blew down a little to see advanced stewed cinnamon spiced strawberries. Should this represent accurately where this wine is it appears advanced and should be in the short line to drink. Damaging heat exposure may have contributed to this advanced specimen as it was purchased in 375 format upstairs in a wineshop in Madrid with a stuck seal and a stripe down the back - cork was flat however - and an adjacent ‘16 Dofi in 375 format while fresher and without a hint of TCA still seemed advanced. Maybe house style? Mogador and Manyetes from vintages around turn of century and some later drink with more freshness and vivacity.

5/21/2024 - Ben Christiansen wrote:

Has a touch of the under-ripe black fruit character to the nose. That follows through on the palate as well.

5/21/2024 - Ivan T.W. Likes this wine:

Bright, zippy, and juicy, with lots of clear red fruit - sour cherry, strawberry, and raspberry. There wasn't a lot of complexity beyond the fruit so it's a little on the simple side. Tasty, but kind of pricey for what it is.

5/21/2024 - Benoit Hardy Likes this wine:

In Magnum

Nose of strawberry and spices.

Very classic palate, there is a touch of wood, but above all beautiful floral aromas. It’s tasty, with lots of character in the second half of the palate where the spicy strawberry comes back like a boomerang. Beautiful acidity which draws out a dense juice. Finish with silky tannins, almost ferruginous with good length on black tea.

Excellent.

5/21/2024 - BurgundySimon Likes this wine:

Nose: Ripe red apple pastry, brioche and citrus.

Palate: Ripe red apples, brioche, almond pastries, stone fruits and minerals. Fresh crisp acidity, very well integrated mousse and long finish.

From a single plot called Le Mont des Tours. Deg 12-21, Dosage 2gr/L. When you first put it up to your nose, it's like walking into a pastry shop followed up by citrus. Quite Vinous nose. Great mousse there are a lot of bubbles, but they are soft and well integrated. Nice freshness to maintain balance and long finish. Great value at 90 euro, I would almost call it a steal.

5/21/2024 - BurgundySimon Likes this wine:

Nose: Ripe red apple pastry, brioche and citrus.

Palate: Ripe red apples, brioche, almond pastries, stone fruits and minerals. Fresh crisp acidity, very well integrated mousse and long finish.

From a single plot called Le Mont des Tours. Deg 12-21, Dosage 2gr/L. When you first put it up to your nose, it's like walking into a pastry shop followed up by citrus. Quite Vinous nose. Great mousse there are a lot of bubbles, but they are soft and well integrated. Nice freshness to maintain balance and long finish. Great value at 90 euro, I would almost call it a steal.

5/21/2024 - Ben Christiansen wrote:

Has a nice nose - spice, but also dark berry fruit character to it. Palate is a bit more stiff and not totally filled in. But hey, at $12.99 a bottle it works it out to me.

5/21/2024 - Marcus Tiro wrote:

2 1/2 hour decant (I tried less time, didn' t work). Medium Garnet with aromatic wall of blackberries and hint of oak and sweet tobacco. Med+ acid, slightly crunchy tannins, med+ body, black currant with well-integrated oak, hint of alcohol (sweetness, not hot) and blood orange. Long finish with an edge of bitter.

5/21/2024 - Ben Christiansen wrote:

Has a calm and quite nose to it. Palate is serene and lively.

5/21/2024 - euroyup wrote:

Second bottle of this wine. With a very good balance between citrus, minerals, acidity and modest oak. Excellent like (almost) always. Despite its age of five years still at its top. 91-92.

5/21/2024 - Miceri Likes this wine:

Medium towards dark red; dark berries, licorice, hint of spices; nice acidity, spices, medium to full body, fine tannins; nice quality price ratio; fine

5/21/2024 - bookert wrote:

Excellent and open nose, classic rioja characteristics. Body is almost fully open. Impressive bottle.

5/21/2024 - Ruach Likes this wine:

Light red fruit aromas on the nose, lots of body on the finish and dry.

5/21/2024 - beatles wrote:

Strict and tight. Intense, as usual, if not as intense at the core as other years; the vintage speaks. House style also, dry, vertical, stiff upper lip here, if you can think of a contradiction to Cambie.
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5/21/2024 - Ben Christiansen wrote:

Settling in and getting more textural element. Lively funa nd easy does it.

5/21/2024 - bookert wrote:

Nose was very open and fragrant despite its young age. Great balance and my guess is it will last.

5/21/2024 - IV+ Likes this wine:

Lots of fine oak, cassis and a little smoke on the nose. On the palate the blackcurrant and oak are really intense with a little fruit sweetness, good acidity and firm, chalky tannins. Long

5/21/2024 - Ben Christiansen wrote:

Tasty, crisp, a bit simple in the mid palate.

5/21/2024 - mats13 wrote:

Orchard fruit, creamy apple.

5/7/2024 - Beezc Likes this wine:

Previous note applies

5/21/2024 - Benoit Hardy Likes this wine:

In Magnum.

Iodized and lemony nose.

Mouth with a glycerin texture. Aromas of green apple followed by a strong minerality but which struggles to express itself fully. On restraint, still very straight but with a nice balance. Good iodized finish.

Very good but to wait

5/21/2024 - Beezc Likes this wine:

Great QPR. Drink up if you have them.

5/21/2024 - bram_epicurien Likes this wine:

A weekday in Diessenhofen, pairing with ravioli from globus. Medium ruby color. Red cherries, roses, touch of smoke, white pepper, mushrooms on the nose. Med+ acidity, med body, med alcohol, med flavor intensity, dry tannins and med finish. Smoky, balanced acidity, nice crunchy cherries, lingering salinity, quite likeable wine and what I am looking for in a Nebbiolo from the region.

5/21/2024 - ILarsen wrote:

My first Langhe from Massolino - and a great experience - well balanced with lots of fruit- it’s cranberries, cherries and a hint of strawberries medium + tannins and acidity- I think 92 is a fair rating.

5/21/2024 - beatles wrote:

Quite mature, dusty, rich, heavy on the chocolate, not atypical for the vintage - and very typical for a riserva. Still, sexy stuff.
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