2/16/2013 - jestes Likes this wine:

Apples (a lot), pears. Fresh. Lots of acid. Would prefer it to be more round and nuanced.

11/17/2011 - jestes wrote:

Still showing good structure and with typical minerality; delightful. There is no reason I see to expect it to lose life soon. I have 10-11 bottles left and plan to enjoy them with complete leisure.

10/31/2011 - jestes wrote:

Low fill; spoiled (ex of Johnny Apple estate).

2/27/2011 - jestes wrote:

Ex from Johnny Apple's passively cooled cellar. Still some color, brick at the edges. Disappointing the first day, with most of the fruit seemingly gone from the scene and a tannic backbone the most prominent facet. After 24 hours in a 34 degree refrigerator, having come to temperature, it was a different wine. Still not altogether in tune, but more balanced; in fact oxygen seemed to enliven it and the tannins receded to let it show. I look forward to the other three bottles, betting that at least one is altogether very good. Storage an issue?

7/31/2010 - jestes wrote:

Most bottles of the case I had have been oxidized and unpleasant. This one was a revelation. Lemon yellow color, mineral and stone fruit nose, alive on the palate. Such a pity it is a random rarity due to premox.

7/21/2010 - jestes wrote:

premox

6/22/2010 - jestes wrote:

corked

6/19/2010 - jestes wrote:

Quite compelling and approachable at the moment.

6/19/2010 - jestes wrote:

Badly oxidized.

6/19/2010 - jestes wrote:

Badly oxidized.

6/3/2010 - jestes wrote:

Quite good; game flavors dominate very distinctly.

6/3/2010 - jestes wrote:

Quite fine.

3/16/2010 - jestes wrote:

Better the second day, when it seemed to gain focus, but not as alluring as other vintages recently tasted.

3/2/2010 - jestes Likes this wine:

Really lovely. In balance with cabernet franc notes on the nose and palate. Improved over several hours but we didn't have the will power to let it sit until the next day.

2/28/2010 - jestes Likes this wine:

Very enjoyable. I was surprised by the fact that guests not familiar at all with this liked it quite a lot.

2/28/2010 - jestes Likes this wine:

Lovely wine. Laser-like focus and grip with excellent balance.

2/27/2010 - jestes wrote:

Really singing on all cylinders. A beautiful wine with much life ahead.

2/13/2010 - jestes wrote:

Quite attractive. Balanced, and unlike most 2002 Australians I've had (and there have been too many), not overripe/raisiny.

2/13/2010 - jestes wrote:

Unattractive, raisiny.

2/13/2010 - jestes wrote:

Ready to drink; oak decently integrated but overall a bit underwhelming given the press.

2/4/2010 - jestes wrote:

Elegant and unusual and ready.

2/2/2010 - jestes wrote:

Nice enough. Drink up though.

1/27/2010 - jestes wrote:

Opened up nicely, though still tight and evolving slower by a substantial measure than the 750.

1/26/2010 - jestes wrote:

Pleasant, holding up ok. Still decent fruit. Relatively low acidity beginning to bring it down.

1/23/2010 - jestes wrote:

Wonderfully harmonious; perfectly in tune. Nosed out the 1990 Krug and a bit better than the 1990 Bollinger RD. We have had these three together perhaps 10 times and I would say the Pol Roger has shown best. The Krug is catching it however and plainly will last longer so the title may soon pass.

1/23/2010 - jestes wrote:

Lovely and far from past its prime. Nudged out by the 1990 Krug and Pol Roger Winston Churchill this time, having won the match in the past.

1/23/2010 - jestes wrote:

Superb. Had this alongside Bollinger RD 1990 and Pol Roger Winston Churchill 1990. The Krug was a powerful and classic example; just spectacular. It will live much longer than the others though the Pol Roger showed best in its classic harmony.

1/22/2010 - jestes wrote:

After noticing considerable bottle variation in the past (being way overweight in holdings on this one), and often being disappointed, this bottle was a nice surprise. Well knit together, ready to drink, still some structure. But much more likely to go down than up now.

1/22/2010 - jestes wrote:

Oxidized and undrinkable.

1/22/2010 - jestes wrote:

Good yellow color, no oxidization. Classic roussanne flavors. Still fresh but low acidity counsels drinking now.

1/22/2010 - jestes wrote:

Still holding up. Mature color, a bit subdued but still nice nose with classic lead pencil notes. Still some fruit.

1/21/2010 - jestes wrote:

Disappointing. Some fruit at first but a bitter aspect, which was not present the next day, but then neither were the good aspects.