4/18/2024 - sooper65 Likes this wine:

At Mason Arms w Ian, Ken, Nicky. Wonderfully plump with all the Sangio character. Generous and rich. Spot on

4/19/2024 - sooper65 Likes this wine:

With epic Roast chicken, this showed supreme purity and was wonderfully understated and elegant.

3/30/2024 - sooper65 Likes this wine:

Pauillac-esque

3/25/2024 - sooper65 wrote:

Quite tasty, plummy, though international style.

3/31/2024 - sooper65 wrote:

Deep colour, lots of sediment. Nice fruit though none of the normal Groff class. A Serge wine. Not the best period for Groff: certainly not MIGHTY

3/16/2024 - sooper65 wrote:

Nice juicy sweet Pinot fruit. Very pleasant.
Earthmoving for a JS: 99pts. Uh, not quite

2/15/2024 - sooper65 wrote:

A gem. Not decanted. Didn’t need.

2/15/2024 - sooper65 wrote:

Last bottle in cracking form. Everything one could want. Super tasty.

2/15/2024 - sooper65 wrote:

Texture, richness, perhaps needs to be drunk

1/26/2024 - sooper65 wrote:

Still very much alive and kicking. Actually quite impressive

1/5/2024 - sooper65 wrote:

Ah much better, epic purity, definition and grand cru quality

1/1/2024 - sooper65 wrote:

Showing some sweetness.. a nag of acetone. Ummmm
Finish is off.

10/3/2023 - sooper65 wrote:

Flat, dull, below par. Again.

12/23/2023 - sooper65 wrote:

Wow, tasted like a 10 year old, zippy and so alive. Vibrant mousse, clean fruit, with some richness.
Many years from old age. Effortless.

12/23/2023 - sooper65 wrote:

Effortlessly pure and correct with softness; a woman’s touch.
Lovely.

12/9/2023 - sooper65 wrote:

Cannot fault this. Juicy, dark and hedonistic with sumptuous sweetness and great balance. Well tasty

12/11/2023 - sooper65 wrote:

Multi layered and very good. Started quite piquant with edgy tropical notes; over 45 minutes it softened and developed complexity. Serious texture. Serious wine.

12/11/2023 - sooper65 wrote:

Nailed it again. Perhaps less open and flamboyant
Still superb

12/11/2023 - sooper65 wrote:

Acidity is fading leaving gorgeous honeyed fruit, very soft and caressing
Gorgeous wine.

12/11/2023 - sooper65 wrote:

Great fill, didn’t decant. Acidity pretty well gone but this has held up. At 53 years this is super.

11/20/2023 - sooper65 wrote:

Nice purity, not exceptional

11/11/2023 - sooper65 wrote:

Dam shame

10/26/2023 - sooper65 wrote:

Wine of the lunch, v youthful, really gorgeous

9/17/2023 - sooper65 wrote:

Yeah baby. Lovely soft Nebb. Linear and pure. Mid weight and the better for it.
Super duper

8/23/2023 - sooper65 wrote:

Rich and in balance. Dark fruits. Plenty of BDX style. Cedar wood at the fore.
Good. Not spectacular though. £24 worth for sure.

8/18/2023 - sooper65 wrote:

In such a good place. Wholly together. Sumptuous

8/11/2023 - sooper65 wrote:

Let’s forget the pedigree and look at the wine… very sous bois, earthy, with lovely ripeness to the wine. Colour very murky.. who cares. Clearly bottled with plenty of CO2, as this has spritz. Adds to the fact that it tastes vibrant and youthful but wholly approachable
I think this cost me £30 on release. A lovely drop at this price.
I think it may well develop into something more serious with extra years in bottle.

8/6/2023 - sooper65 wrote:

Much better bottle .. some weight and elegance beneath a quite deep exterior

7/30/2023 - sooper65 wrote:

Super wine on the night. Vibrant and lifted. Purity , red fruits, mid weight.. very pleasurable

7/29/2023 - sooper65 wrote:

Faultless ..like a ballerina .. lovely balance , very pretty, beautiful and lifted. This is best possible place.

7/12/2023 - sooper65 wrote:

Supreme bottle. Hit all the right notes in an opulent without being full on way.
A gem.

5/29/2023 - sooper65 wrote:

Perfectly ok.

5/27/2023 - sooper65 wrote:

Lovely bottle
No goosebumps but well tasty

5/13/2023 - sooper65 wrote:

Umm, wanted this to be better. Savoury notes; none of the horrid acetone notes of previous bottle.
I maintain 2010 is never as good as the critics suggested.

4/27/2023 - sooper65 wrote:

Ah yes.. 13 years old and this has freshness and brilliance to it. Lovely purity. Rich, exotic, w some citrus.

4/18/2023 - sooper65 wrote:

Acetone, frankly all over the shop. Not pleasant

3/30/2023 - sooper65 wrote:

Exceptional .. still youthful for a 47 year old. No sign of the hot vintage in this wine. Red fruits lovely purity, BINGO

2/24/2023 - sooper65 wrote:

If i drink another bottle of Barolo that has such precision, beauty, poise, balance along with the essential red fruits, subtle savoury character.. just beautiful

2/18/2023 - sooper65 wrote:

still vibrant, superb balance, ethereal. Really good

2/3/2023 - sooper65 wrote:

Nice drop. I’m not electrified but managed to finish the bottle

1/29/2023 - sooper65 wrote:

Pristine , understated , so elegant.
Effortless and pure . In a lovely place right now.

12/25/2022 - sooper65 wrote:

Damn good on opening.. but this is a note about the day after : supreme balance, the wine with 24 hours blossomed into an exquisite harmony of everything that is great about elegant traditional Barolo.. which is rare to find.. but you find it here in spades.
Flipping glorious

12/24/2022 - sooper65 wrote:

Ethereal .. just delightful
Supreme balance
This is the joy of vintage Port

11/27/2022 - sooper65 wrote:

Triple decanted .. 4 hours. Stink blew off. Really not much fruit left. Savoury.
Left me wanting
Better bottle than the last one, but shouldn’t this be superb? Hmmm!

11/20/2022 - sooper65 wrote:

Super Chenin. Plenty of texture, lovely mouthfeel. I don’t know much about Chenin blanc, but what I do know is I like this wine, a lot.

11/19/2022 - sooper65 wrote:

Old and lacking fruit.
Not that charming
No Volnay typicity

11/16/2022 - sooper65 wrote:

Good weight without being heavy
Savoury lift, ripe dark cherries and alcohol infused plums
Balanced - everything in check
Bravo

11/12/2022 - sooper65 wrote:

Did the job.. not memorable . Midweight, bright fruit, some sweetness. Just a bit dull if I’m honest

10/2/2022 - sooper65 wrote:

A bit raw and not giving
Lacking opulence
Will give another chance after 3 hours decanted

6/18/2022 - sooper65 wrote:

Very earthy, just tasting rather old and lacking any vibrancy or excitement
Sorry
Disappointed