7/6/2023 - bamawine wrote:

96- Barol Boys @ Hot and HOT

5/3/2023 - bamawine wrote:

65$

4/22/2020 - bamawine wrote:

pleasing forward style with good fruit/acidity balance, medium body and viscosity- and great value from a grand cru site

5/10/2015 - bamawine Likes this wine:

93-mature, extracted blackcurrant-great with grilled salmon/ tarragon/chive butter

4/25/2015 - bamawine Likes this wine:

After reading all the premox comments,decided to open my first one since release and was quite pleased how young it was. Crisp, floral with fine minerality. Hoping that my other bottles of this and Clos will also show well.

4/2/2013 - bamawine wrote:

From 375, deep ruby, black raspberry and leather with solid texture after two hours in decanter-paired wonderfully with herbed rotisserie chicken on the grill

8/25/2012 - bamawine wrote:

Deep purple,wonderful leather and burnt orange nose, dried plum and black smoky tea palate- advise decanting for sediment and aeration a few hours ahead-superb rendition of a Rosso (not a "baby" Brunello by any means )and outperforms some Brunellos

7/31/2012 - bamawine wrote:

a total pleasure to drink now but with a good 5 years of life-tar and anise nose with ripe black cherry palate-a wonderful representation of La Morra modernist barolo

7/31/2012 - bamawine wrote:

clove and allspice nose,plum and black raspberry palate with long finish-extraordinary grand cru burgundy

7/31/2012 - bamawine wrote:

mature bordeaux with fading fruit best consumed now- everything is correct but just not very exciting to drink

7/31/2012 - bamawine wrote:

Wow-this is why we buy and hold the best chablis producers. Great balance of minerality,citrus ,honey with viscous mouthfeel and long finish

7/21/2012 - bamawine wrote:

minerals and rocks on the nose, peach and almond flavors with nice crisp finish -not a rich style of meursault but very pleasurable

7/17/2012 - bamawine wrote:

deep purple color,smoky bacon nose, blackcurrant dense palate-a superior experience, probably near peak but will go 3-4 years more

6/24/2012 - bamawine wrote:

dark purple, high alcohol nose& bitter blueberry at first,then starting to open up after 4 hours in decanter with blackberry notes still tannic but going very well with grilled herb marinated butterflied leg of lamb

5/27/2012 - bamawine wrote:

Quite closed initially,then blueberry and flint nose, blackberry palate, finally showing its stuff after a 4 hour decant/aeration-still with prominent tannins-good for4-6 years more

5/25/2012 - bamawine wrote:

Smoky nose, roasted plum palate,smooth tannins, fully mature-drink up-went well with lamb provencale

4/5/2012 - bamawine wrote:

crisp spicy nose,passionfruit palate,medium body, atypical Chassagne but most enjoyable

4/2/2012 - bamawine wrote:

Richard Jennings(8/11) has described this accurately-a truly pleasurable bottle.

3/19/2012 - bamawine wrote:

blackish purple, tar and leather nose, dried plum palate witout the usual raisiny pruny Amarone style- a pleasure ,and will reserve the next bottle for about 4 years

3/7/2012 - bamawine wrote:

bitter blue fruit nose ,tart palate after one hour decant-the other 4 grapes are overpowering the grenache-will try again tomorrow

3/7/2012 - bamawine wrote:

deep yellow, sweet floral nose and nectarine palate, not on the mineral side as I was anticipating-very pleasant now and great value

3/7/2012 - bamawine wrote:

earthy clove nose,roasted plum palate,medium body coming together after a 3 hour decant and even better on day two

3/2/2012 - bamawine wrote:

violet nose, very smooth leather dark chocolate,dark fruit palate- finishing with some sweetness-will try the rest in the next year or two

2/29/2012 - bamawine wrote:

medium ruby,strawberry spice nose, tart cherry palate, very low tannin- a light savigny les beaune style-hopefully other bottles will blossom in the next few years

2/28/2012 - bamawine wrote:

violet nose, dark fruits,smooth tannins -well balanced ,mature enjoyable

2/25/2012 - bamawine wrote:

floral, blueberry nose, tart cherry cola palate.with good acidity-drink now

1/2/2012 - bamawine wrote:

mushroom nose,blackcurrant/blackberry palate, deep purple color, probably at peak and delivering more than expected from the this vintage from the last botttle of my case from the winery

11/23/2011 - bamawine wrote:

terrific nose of burnt orange-would have guessed brunello if tasted blind- smooth,sweet texture and medium weight-a pleasure to drink now or within a year

8/27/2011 - bamawine wrote:

light-medium bodied,tannins all gone-still some raspberry fruit- ok with chicken sausage-would have been better 2 yrs ago

8/14/2011 - bamawine wrote:

tobacco nose-blackcurrant fruit with very smooth tannins- plan to drink my other bottles within 3 years-classic St. Julien

8/7/2011 - bamawine wrote:

oak and smoke nose,roasted plum on the palate with smooth tannins-much more enjoyable after 3 hour decant-will hold for another 2-3 years

7/17/2011 - bamawine wrote:

brick red/orange color, tar and soy nose, black cherry palate with smooth tannins- mature and at peak

7/11/2011 - bamawine wrote:

Autumn spice nose ,bright red color, cherry palate- delightful at 6 years

7/11/2011 - bamawine wrote:

After a 3 hour decant, the closed nose became allspice,with dark concentrated cherries on the palate, medium heavy weight for a village wine but probably reflects the 2005 vintage

7/11/2011 - bamawine wrote:

Citrus and floral nose, peach and hazelnut palate - smooth and long finish after a one hour decant-no sign of oxidation-will try again over the next two years

7/5/2011 - bamawine wrote:

KPB has it right. OK ,but seems like arrested development.

7/2/2011 - bamawine wrote:

tar and leather nose, no tannin, very smooth- reminded me of older barolo-a pleasure with pepper/coriander grilled tuna

5/15/2011 - bamawine wrote:

While quite pleasant,not sure it has evolved from Richard's 2008 description

4/13/2011 - bamawine wrote:

This is my concept of classic barolo-tar , roses leather-enjoyable wine from a consistent producer

4/13/2011 - bamawine wrote:

citrus and mineral nose, buttery peach palate- long finish-can last another 2 years

3/30/2011 - bamawine wrote:

orange blossom and honeysuckle nose, citrus and mineral palate and high acidity-then more sone fruits coming through on day two

3/30/2011 - bamawine wrote:

dark red, cranberry nose, medium body plum palate, not jammy but well balanced and enjoyable with fusilli and tomato/shiitake/arugula sauce

3/30/2011 - bamawine wrote:

bright ruby , mild smoky nose, medium body dried herbs -OK but not a knockout

3/13/2011 - bamawine wrote:

Patience pays off- no longer "Rioja on steroids"- now well balanced with chocolate spice nose and still plenty of fruit on the palate-wonderful with hanger steak recipe form Mustard's Grill

3/13/2011 - bamawine wrote:

great honeysuckle nose ,apricot viscous palate-quite substatial effect-bravo- and good value

3/12/2011 - bamawine wrote:

great minerality and citrus nose with orange blossom palate-a very structured puligny style of Macon with ageworthiness

3/12/2011 - bamawine wrote:

floral (?violets) nose ,chocolate smooth palate-enjoyable now and for 4-5 more years

3/11/2011 - bamawine wrote:

more concentrated style -clean chocolate nose without any barnyard elements- excellent with duck confit-not sure how this will evolve and will drink my other bottles within 4 to 5 years

3/9/2011 - bamawine wrote:

great minerality and citrus nose, lemon drop palate-really took almost two hours to open up and shine

2/21/2011 - bamawine wrote:

dark ruby , deep cherry nose and velvet palate -smooth and seems at peak now