5/16/2024 - shellylowen Likes this wine:

Very smooth and easy drinking.

5/16/2024 - Condrieu82 Does not like this wine:

Nose shows some blueberries, but palate is woodsy with herbal notes and not much fruit. Medium tannins, medium finish a bit bitter.

5/16/2024 - Eatmypixels Likes this wine:

Had at a tasting at the winery lightest of their offerings. Smooth. Some layers

5/15/2024 - AlphaMikeFoxtrot wrote:

Gardenias, lemon juice, orange juice, fresh pasta dough on the nose. A little yeasty, and I'm guessing there issome lees influence here. Some plastic too, guessing from reduction. Medium + intensity of aromas. The palate is simple, showing mostly the citrus and plastic. Unfortunately loses the yeastiness, which was the most interesting part of the nose. Medium intensity of flavors.

Medium body with medium acid. Drink now. Probably was meant to be drunk a year or so ago. Simple; but not unpleasant.

5/16/2024 - Eatmypixels Likes this wine:

Had at a tasting at the winery Sometimes my tasting notes even stump me. Just says …. This might be it. Price point. So I bought six.

5/15/2024 - tcarter Likes this wine:

From magnum.

5/16/2024 - John McCabe wrote:

This was too young to drink, but came across as quite promising, with plenty of concentration, ample fruit and some dryness on the finish. Excellent value.

5/16/2024 - ManuKey Likes this wine:

C’est délicieux et parfaitement à point. Sur des arômes de petits fruits rouges et noirs, la pierre concassée, avec un boisé fin évoquant quelques épices douces.
Bouche fondu, démontrant vigueur et fraîcheur. Il s’allonge avec finesse malgré ses 14% d’alcool (qui sont désormais la norme). Termine sur jolie finale légèrement éthéré.

5/16/2024 - Eatmypixels wrote:

Had at a tasting at the winery Not complex. A little sweet. Screams for a Thai dish

5/16/2024 - Mollybeg wrote:

This is a wine that, in its prime, wasn’t worth the money. And that’s even more true today!

5/16/2024 - Lion's Share Likes this wine:

The 2015 Mayacamas was Wine Spectator’s number 2 wine of the year in 2019. It’s deep, intense, and quite elegant. Black current, raspberry, cassis, and plum are evident on the nose and extend to the palate with underlying mineral earthiness and excellent freshness. Because the wine seemed a little tight, I decanted and let it breathe for three hours, testing its evolution periodically. The emerging detail was amazing. Beautifully layered fruit, with notes of leather, tar, lavender, cedar, and sage were evident. Outstanding Napa Cab. This will keep in the cellar for decades.

5/16/2024 - Eatmypixels Likes this wine:

Had at a tasting at the winery This was good. Fruit forward. Some acid. Nice finish. Could last a few years I would guess. But should hold up to food and we enjoyed sipping. Great great price point for what it is.

4/25/2024 - forceberry wrote:

The wine is a blend of traditional Port varieties (mainly Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Barroca, Tinta Roriz and Tinta Amarela) harvested from the four renowned Symington Quintas: Quinta dos Malvedos (41%), Quinta da Tua (25%) and Quinta da Vila Velha (16%) in Cima Corgo; and Quinta do Vale de Malhadas (18%) in Douro Superior. Bottled unfiltered in May 2018. 20% alcohol, 115 g/l residual sugar, and 4,49 g/l acidity.

Deep, intensely colored and rather opaque blackish-red color with a blueish hue. The nose is just explosively fruity bursting with aromas of blueberries, some purplish primary fruit tones, a little bit of ripe cherry, light fragrant floral and eucalyptus tones, a hint of blackcurrant jam, a touch of savory spices and a spirituous touch of aguardente. The wine feels rich, intensely flavored and noticeably sweet on the palate with a full body and still remarkably youthful flavors of boysenberries and blueberry jam, some floral tones, a little bit of peppery spice, light black cherry tones, primary hints of raspberry jellies and candied strawberry and a boozy touch of aguardente. The overall feel is medium-to-moderately high in acidity with ample yet quite ripe and mellow tannins that contribute more to the texture than to the structure of the wine. The finish is rich, long and intense with a quite gentle tannic grip and a sweet aftertaste of boysenberries and black cherry marmalade, some blueberry jam tones, a little bit of soft dark plum, light boozy notes of aguardente, lifted hints of violets and eucalyptus and a touch of savory spices.

A very lush, rich and fruit-driven Vintage Port that is still super young and at times even primary in character. The wine is - as one can expect from a Graham's VP - quite sweet and luscious in fruit, often veering towards jammy, yet kept together with the acidity and tannins. However, I was surprised how soft and accessible the wine was: the borderline jammy fruit flavors really jump at you, the acidity feels a bit modest for a wine this sweet and the tannins are very mellow and gentle for such a young wine. I was honestly expecting the wine to be a lot more muscular and grippy. Most likely the wine will continue to evolve and improve for several decades, but I must admit that the overall style is a bit too rich and soft for my preference. Considering how 2016 was supposed to be a vintage of freshness and elegance, but I really don't see it here; this feels more like a Port from a quite hot vintage. I can understand Graham's is aiming for a sweeter flavor profile, but I think that with this modest acidity the wine might've felt more balanced with slightly less residual sugar. Feels quite pricey for the quality at 90€.

5/15/2024 - Schwarzer Hund Likes this wine:

Medium red, red berry & spice nose took an hour of airtime in bottle to start opening up, red raspberry, cherry, spice on palate with good layer of acidity, medium long fruit & spice finish. Young, but quite refreshing and enjoyable.

5/16/2024 - Eatmypixels Likes this wine:

Had at a tasting at the winery I liked it but not my style really. Fruity and smooth. Nice to sip. No grass elements. Might be perfect for others

5/16/2024 - Eatmypixels Likes this wine:

Had at a tasting at the winery had acid. But light. Simple. Not much oak. Fruit. Nice to sip but might be good with food also

5/16/2024 - Dave Dewar Likes this wine:

First of five bottles. Notes from Day 2. Light gold in colour. Aromas of tropical fruit, citrus fruit, and to a lesser extent, plastic and butterscotch. Replays on the palate, especially orange, and apples. Full bodied, high acid, off-dry sweetness (23 g/L), medium-low alcohol (11%). Long, long finish of green apples and orange seeds. Very good. Drink or hold.

5/16/2024 - mats13 Likes this wine:

Not a lot of distinctness - orchard fruit, no traceable oakiness. To it's credit, stood up to some heavy dishes with aplomb.

5/16/2024 - Mantraman Likes this wine:

Delicious smoothness

5/16/2024 - mats13 Likes this wine:

Delish! Beautiful golden hue, flint and matchstick. Plush mouthfeel.

5/16/2024 - mats13 Likes this wine:

Clean, mouth-watering acidity, and that pleasant very subtle bitter kick on the back end.

5/16/2024 - OscarWineCellar wrote:

A bit high on alcohol in the mouth, nice smell

5/16/2024 - kendrickbaker Likes this wine:

Sensual succulent dark cherry nose and dark purple viscous in the glass… the taste is bright red fruit upfront with a mineral- stone sappy mid palette and well integrated if slightly under-ripe tannins rolling throughout to a medium length finish. A well made wine that should be in best balance (tannins) ~2027. Saving my other bottles, which should age well (93 pt potential).

5/16/2024 - bhouk wrote:

Wax and honeysuckle; minerals and musk. I don’t get much on the nose, but the length and retronasal depth are outstanding; the texture is luxurious. Based on what’s in the cellar and the cellar book notes, I am afraid I have terribly underacquired the RFV whites.

5/16/2024 - MatVino2014 Likes this wine:

Ok weekday Chardonnay nice acidity, a bit of yellow fruits, dry, nice clean finish good quality for the price

5/16/2024 - Brussels 1049 Likes this wine:

I agree with Jeff Leve and Panoskaviatos, although I think the wine would have not been ready for their praise in 2019/2020. Today however, this is just wonderful; an upper-middle class claret, drinking beautifully but still energised and vigorous.

5/16/2024 - caspernick Likes this wine:

Medium ruby fading to a silver rim with medium viscosity (13% ABV). The nose has medium intensity aromas of blueberry, violet, blackberry, white pepper, baking spice and marzipan. The palate is dry with medium (+) acidity, a medium body and medium tannins. Flavors of slightly green blueberry, blackberry, baking spice and some florals with a tart medium length finish. It's an interesting drop- the structure leans towards the tart which keeps it fresh and lighter on the palate. Suggested pairings would be pasta, grilled mackerel or even a heavily seasoned chicken roast. 88 points for this $17 bottle makes it a 3 star wine to drink till 2027.

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5/14/2024 - markcic Likes this wine:

I opened and slow ox'd for 3 hours and then we drank it leisurely over the next 2 hours. There was fruit and spice on the nose. The palate was dark berries, dark plums, licorice, dried leaves and hints of spice in the finish which was relatively long. Definitely a wine to pair with food. We served it with cold roast chicken.

5/16/2024 - Bob likes wine Likes this wine:

Improvement on the previous bottle which was a bit flat. Drinking well, nice minerality, butter, lemon. Should get better yet.

5/14/2024 - …. wrote:

PNP. Grapes from Maranges (2/3) and Pierres Dorées (1/3) in the southern Beaujolais. Fresh and precise in the expression. Medium+ acidity, great integrated. It delivers a pronounced tone of lemon, some grapefruit, buttermilk and a hint of oak. Absolutely delicious at this point, but still with a texture that allows it to be saved for a year or two. The balance is good and the length impressive for the level.

5/16/2024 - EricRouthier wrote:

Donne à Denis pour sac de ski

5/16/2024 - honest bob wrote:

From 18,7cl screwcap. Clean, attenuated entry-level Shiraz wih only 11% alc. and a pleasantly suave, roundly textured, red plum-flavoured mid-palate. Very acceptable quaffer; well chosen by Sainsbury's for their miniatures range; fairly priced at 2,50 GBP. 85P

5/16/2024 - kendrickbaker wrote:

Light yellow in the glass the taste is bright citrus with a hint of baked goods and a lingering tart finish. Classy, but tastes a little under ripe to my palette!

5/15/2024 - Vintuition Likes this wine:

Après s'être carafé 1 heure 30 minimum et avec 2 délectables fromages (mumster et reblochon), les tannins ont relaxés et le vin a autant ouvert au nez que la bouche.

Un bon produit du BC

5/16/2024 - Axone wrote:

Beaucoup de gaz carbonique.
Après secouage et aération, le vin présente des notes animales, mais reste agréable.

5/15/2024 - dbg wrote:

Excellent.

5/16/2024 - Klugi Wine Likes this wine:

Excellent St. Peray, always one of the best whites of the northern Rhone outside of Condrieu.
Bouquet is a mix of stone fruit, some lemon and spring flowers.
A little cooler feel than usual but nice texture with quite a long finish.

5/16/2024 - Rafa01 Likes this wine:

It’s been 5/6 months since the first bottle and I felt like trying another one tonight.
Double decanted, spent about 1h open and then 2h in the decanter before going back in the bottle.
3h later it is really sumptuous. A core of dark red fruit with some spice and a hint of olive tapenade.
Excellent balance between fruit , tannin and acidity.
It’s still primary as expected however the winemaking skills are evident. Loads of potential here and easily a wine that can age for another 10-15 years.
Extra point awarded since the previous tasting as everything is in the right place here

5/16/2024 - mjm226 wrote:

Big, jammy blend. Definitely merlot heavy but still pretty balanced. Definitely a crowd pleaser.

5/15/2024 - DanaAnne Likes this wine:

Very smooth Syrah. I definitely would buy it again.

5/16/2024 - tdiehn Likes this wine:

With some air really amazing. Rest of fruit and great tertiary flavours

5/16/2024 - Axone wrote:

Un peu animal à l’ouverture, plus aimable après quelques heures de carafe.

5/16/2024 - RGCM Gananda wrote:

Prior bottle was almost exactly a year ago and my notes were quite similar. Grapefruit, white peach, mineral notes and a grassy quality on the nose - distinctly sauvignon blanc. Still to the lighter side of medium bodied, but the flavor profile is essentially the same; melon and pear upfront with more round white apple through the middle. Balanced citrus, acidity and minerals behind. Overall, the wine shows good balance, perhaps even improved slightly from my prior bottle. Given where the structural components are today, this should continue to last. I don't see it improving, but it can certainly hold this level for awhile longer.

5/16/2024 - TS Likes this wine:

Getting better and better. My 6th bottle.Drink or kepp for another 3-5 years.

5/16/2024 - KPB wrote:

Seems to have slipped a little since my last bottle back in 2018. I know this wine well, having gone through five excellent bottles… but not recently. Might just be this bottle, but the nose seems a bit oxidized, the palate is somewhat soft and muddled, and there is a slight madierized character on the finish. Improves with air, seemed best after about three hours. I’ll assume this just isn’t the best bottle, am must admit I’m glad it was my last one. All six were kept in a cold cellar, fully temperature controlled.

5/1/2024 - tbabes wrote:

A medium-deep golden color, with notes of lemon curd, roasted nuts, yeasty bread, crushed stones, and hints of praline. Medium to full bodied, quite rich, a round and creamy texture, but with excellent acidity that nicely frames the long finish.

5/1/2024 - tbabes wrote:

Double decanted two hours before dinner, and served alongside the ‘82 Margaux. Still a dark purple core, turning to deep garnet at the rim. Notes of cassis, plum, lily, scorched earth, aged cigar, and hints of graphite and truffle. Medium to full bodied, velvety texture, great sense of depth and expansiveness, with a long and savory finish. A magnificent wine, but I have had better bottles.

5/10/2024 - Bitibizi wrote:

Too sweet

5/15/2024 - Yagil wrote:

Spontaneous wine-quintet (at my home): pale lemon
light aromas intensity of fresh white fruity honey-comb with floral notes
sweet, high acidity, light body, med intensity flavors, med+ length finish
can drink now - suitable for further aging

5/16/2024 - jmammons15 Likes this wine:

Floral and caramel notes