8/29/2014 - vvanderh wrote:

Nose: Nutmeg, blueberry, smoke, truffle, rhubarb
Acidity high, tannins medium, full body, medium length
Taste adds chorizo

8/8/2014 - vvanderh Likes this wine:

Deep intense garnet
Strawberry, pepper, curry nose
Green herbs in the mouts, high acidity, medium tannins, medium body and finish

8/3/2014 - vvanderh Likes this wine:

Deep intense ruby
Powerful nose with grilled tones, black fruit, vanille, mokka and green herbs. After being open for a day there was more fruit and the grilled tones were less present.
Mouth adds chocolate. High in both tannins (although smooth) and acidity (compensates the alcohol)
Pretty long finish

5/10/2014 - vvanderh Likes this wine:

Citrus, minerals, apricot nose, light intense
Mouth reveals orange and citrus, light to medium body, high acidity

4/23/2014 - vvanderh Likes this wine:

Deep ruby, intense nose
Licorice, roses, blueberry and eucalyptus nose
Medium acidity and medium to high tannins
Full body
Mouth remains fruity, and adds some mokka and dark chocolate
Long finish

4/16/2014 - vvanderh Likes this wine:

Tasting note is of the wine being open for a day!
Medium crimson
Ripe fruit, plums, dark chocolate, cherry and berry fruit in the nose
Very perfumed, pot pourri in the mouth, medium acidity and tannins
Medium to full bodied
Medium finish

3/30/2014 - vvanderh Likes this wine:

gold green color, medium intense
Ripe melon, pineapple, peach, almond and nutmeg nose, medium intense - something ethereal present?
Average body & long finish

3/16/2014 - vvanderh Likes this wine:

Deep ruby
First impression of petit beurre cookies, cherry, dark chocolate, licorice
Good balance, ripe fruit, low in tannins
Short to medium length

3/6/2014 - vvanderh Likes this wine:

Deep roby
Intense nose ripe fruit, cassis, leather, garrigue
Medium acidity, medium & ripe tannins, full body, animal, spices, coffee and quite some alcohol
Pretty long finish

3/2/2014 - vvanderh wrote:

Deep crimson
Lots of stuff in the nose: strawberry, butter biscuit drenched in dark cherry liquor, ripe berry fruit, pencil wood, vanilla, oregano and eucalyptus
Medium acidity medium tannins full body
Medium finish

3/2/2014 - vvanderh Likes this wine:

Lemon yellow, fast legs
Green beans, grapefruit, lemon zest
Light body, high acidity
Short finish

2/24/2014 - vvanderh wrote:

Medium ruby red
Complex nose: roses, laurel, raspberry, chocolate, licorice, smoke, truffle
Mouth reveals vanilla, raspberry
Medium acidity, medium tannins, medium body
Long finish

2/24/2014 - vvanderh wrote:

Deep ruby red
Medium intense nose
Strawberry, black berry, rosemary
High acidity, medium tannins
Medium length

2/24/2014 - vvanderh Likes this wine:

Medium intense garnet red color
Cherry, ripe red berry fruit, lavender, almond and herbs
Acidity high, tannins high
Finish long
Superb

2/15/2014 - vvanderh Likes this wine:

Deep ruby red
Raspberry and cherry fruit
Pretty high in acidity, soft tannins, leather tones, fresh fruit, chocolate finish
Medium length

2/15/2014 - vvanderh Likes this wine:

Look: Average intense gold yellow color
Nose: pineapple, lemon and ginger nose
Taste: Average acidity, dry, medium long finish

7/19/2012 - vvanderh Likes this wine:

ripe red fruit, bit cooked, leather nose.
Long finish, tannins on the front row and a bit sharp, but very enjoyable.

4/23/2012 - vvanderh wrote:

Nose of wet pine wood, like walkin in a pine forest just after it rained. Then more fruit with cherry chocolate liquor bonbons. Strong wine, quite alcoholic, but not too much acidity as you would expect. The american oak gives it a "new world" - wine like touch, but definitely not in a negative way.

4/22/2012 - vvanderh Likes this wine:

Nothing to add on previous notes. Crispy, fruity, spicy and even a bit salty on the tongue. Interesting in the nose with animal scents combined with ripe red fruit. This wine pairs easily with a wide range of dishes.

2/3/2012 - vvanderh Likes this wine:

Fresh, modern, still purple colored wine with fresh berry fruit, garigue, pepper and dark chocolate. High in alcohol but enough complexity and balance to deal with it.

1/11/2012 - vvanderh Likes this wine:

Sweet and ripe fruit nose with dark chocolate and nougat. The wine is not yet ready though. The wine is a little bit sharp on the edges and the wood is not entirely blended. Lots of potential.

11/4/2011 - vvanderh Likes this wine:

Sulfur touches are gone. Red fruit remains. Noticeable presence of vegetative touches like eucalyptus and freshly cut grass, apart from almond. Still too young though.

9/19/2011 - vvanderh Likes this wine:

This must be the greatest wine I ever had in my cellar, and also the first time I manage to open a wine so close at his peak!
The nose opens with etheric scents, leather, animal skin, humus and fresh red fruit in the end. Tannins are almost all merged and are so softly balanced with mokka and some vanilla to accompany it with.

8/15/2011 - vvanderh Likes this wine:

Herbs (rosemary), red fruit, and a slight negative candy touch. The elegance of the fruit, herbs and acidity in the nose however outperform the candy spoilsport. The wine drinks easily and is accompanied with a nice complex balance of how ripe shiraz should be. Ok finish and good acidity. Lots of wine for little money.

7/24/2011 - vvanderh wrote:

Notes of dried fruit, almond, apricot and honey in the nose. However the first signs of oxidation can also be perceived, also in the finish. Still a well balanced wine though with a really pleasant acidity that sticks till the end.

6/11/2011 - vvanderh wrote:

Anise nose with pepper and dark red fruit. Has some time left but already easy drinkable. Silky soft tannins and quite a long finish.

3/7/2011 - vvanderh Likes this wine:

Vanilla cake and almond nose, together with the fresh clean wet wood reveals a wine being aged on healthy oak barrels. Anise and red juicy fruit finish it with a nice long finish.

2/23/2011 - vvanderh wrote:

Nicely evolved, bit watery lacking some concentration. Black berry fruit and cassis in the nose. At its best right now. Drinks quit easy. Bit harsh in the end though (bitter end).

1/30/2011 - vvanderh Likes this wine:

Nose of cake, caramel and kattetongen (belgian cookies with vanilla and butter) stuffed with crispy blackberry and topped with garrigue herbs. Also noticeable are some leather and tobacco. Mouth filling wine with black cherries and some coffee, balanced elegantly with enough acidity to counter the alcohol. Terrific and long finish!

1/21/2011 - vvanderh Likes this wine:

Slight color evolution. Superb nose! All fruit and fig, red berry fruit, raspberry and liquorice. Taste is like the tail to expect from the nose but lacks a bit of concentration. Tannins are smooth, and the finish is quite long actually. Great price quality wine!

1/12/2011 - vvanderh Likes this wine:

Another example of a well made Rousillon representing summer in a glass! This one would pair well with gratin dishes with herbs de provence. It has a nose of thyme, earl grey tea and berry fruit, and fills the mouth quite nicely and balanced with really smooth tannins. It won't get any better by letting it rest.

1/12/2011 - vvanderh Likes this wine:

If I would have tasted it blindly I definitely would have thought it to be a 2003 merlot with dark fruit, lots of concentration, a little bit burnt (but not too much), coffee (mocha) and prunes. But it isn't ...
It really drinks nice, but I would give it some more years to lose the edges. Definitely an interesting wine.
Personally I find it rather expressive, as I can really remember a month later how it tasted, with enough complexity to make it interesting.

1/9/2011 - vvanderh Likes this wine:

Ink black colored wine with thick and slow legs. Soft and smooth in the mouth with bread pudding spiced with cinnamon and cloves. Spices remain long and finish with hints of bitter chocolat, coffee and lots of blueberry fruit.

11/16/2010 - vvanderh wrote:

Exciting and spicy. Cherry and raspberry fruit, elderberry. So full and round in the mouth not revealing its age. This one was my favorite in a blind tasting with Delas Hermitage 1998 (marquize de la tourette), Delas Côte Rotie (seigneur de maugiron) 1998 and Delas Crozes Hermitage 1998 (tour d'albon)

11/16/2010 - vvanderh Likes this wine:

Stable smells, black olives and a lot of black fruit. Balanced with nice acidity. Did really well in a blind tasting.

11/16/2010 - vvanderh wrote:

Not a winner in a blind tasting this one. Peaty in the nose with leather and tabacco. Fruit was present so the wine remained interesting. However quite on his return now unless my bottle was a bit flawed.

11/16/2010 - vvanderh Likes this wine:

Cassis nose, spicy in the mouth with beautiful tannins. So much to say on such a beautiful wine, but that were the only notes I took.

11/16/2010 - vvanderh Likes this wine:

Bay leaf and mint. Soft tannins and nice finish but quite alcoholic. Has quite in common with an australian shiraz that matured on barrels for some time...

11/16/2010 - vvanderh Likes this wine:

One bag full of fruit surrounded by liquorice root. Tannins nicely integrated and perfectly balanced. Finishes quite long.

11/16/2010 - vvanderh Likes this wine:

Caramel, raspberry and chocolate liqueur. Watery edges but enough body to compensate. Nice wine.

11/16/2010 - vvanderh wrote:

Coconut, vanilla and cacao from the wood, cooked fruit with slight oxidation markable. What a finish. Somewhat rough on the edges. Drink it now!

10/20/2010 - vvanderh Likes this wine:

Dried papayas and crispy raspberry nose. Balanced wine with enough depth, soft tanins and a surprising length. Great price quality value.

10/18/2010 - vvanderh Does not like this wine:

Rotten fruit and raisins as well as in the nose as in the taste. Terrible!

10/4/2010 - vvanderh Likes this wine:

Leather, ripe fruit (juicy with some grapefruit). Finishes with some acidity (not in a bad way) and blood orange.

10/4/2010 - vvanderh wrote:

Cloves, forest scents after a big rain. Soft in the mouth and remains for some time. However it had a little candy touch my wife really did not like

10/4/2010 - vvanderh wrote:

Ink colored wine. Berry fruit, paprika, and almond in the nose. After breathing for a day, corked, the wine really opened up, balanced, with soft tannins. It misses some body and complexity for a higher score. I would let it age for a couple of years.

10/4/2010 - vvanderh Likes this wine:

Almond, cherry, roseship tea scents. Nice finish with correct ripe woven tannins. Easy drinking wine with yet enough complexity to make it existing.

9/13/2010 - vvanderh Likes this wine:

Oven baked bread with honey, brioche nose. Fresh healthy wood woven into lychee fruit. Nice balanced correct wine. Finishes with grapefruit zeste.

9/13/2010 - vvanderh Likes this wine:

The wine looks dark deep red with medium legs. Plum compote mixed with green red rabarber nose covered with white chocolate. Tasty wine with silk soft tannins, well bodied and complex finishing with a bitter chocolate structure. Nice long finish. Surprising wine!

9/8/2010 - vvanderh Likes this wine:

Wine is still a little bit closed. Decanting it and waiting a few hours reveals black fruit and spices behind animal scents. Coffee, cherry liquor and milk chocolate comes next. This wine is complex and elegant. The taste is elegant, complex but misses a little bit of body. The aftertaste is nice and long.