8/21/2015 - Oscar5 wrote:

Almost like a fino sherry. Golden and oily texture. Warm thyme and dried apricot flavours. Should have drunk 5 years ago as now past it, and this bottle merely teased me with what might have been.

8/21/2015 - Oscar5 Does not like this wine:

Disappointing for this Chateau.

7/28/2012 - Oscar5 wrote:

Lovely elegant hermitage. Raspberries and cherries with smokey spicey undertones

7/28/2012 - Oscar5 wrote:

I like old wine but waited too long. Still with vestiges of grandeur but lacked depth

7/27/2012 - Oscar5 wrote:

Needed minimum 1 hour decanting, then was lovely. Silky blueberry and blackberries.

7/26/2012 - Oscar5 wrote:

Rich earthy and autumnal tones

7/26/2012 - Oscar5 wrote:

A little restrained but good simple claret with soft blackberry fruits. Tried some the following day and tasted almost Lebanese.

7/25/2012 - Oscar5 wrote:

A little restrained but good simple claret with soft blackberry fruits. Tried some the following day and tasted almost Lebanese.

7/30/2011 - Oscar5 wrote:

Good non appellation Bordeaux. Benefited from decanting. A little dry

7/10/2011 - Oscar5 wrote:

Still alive and kicking. Very cassis and strong mulberry / summer fruit with a touch of smoke. Companion accused it of being too sweet though I disagree

7/10/2011 - Oscar5 wrote:

Like a thin respectable but well dressed man this wine spoke more of the past and how one should have met him years ago. Pleasing but most past prime. Magnum

9/18/2010 - Oscar5 wrote:

Orange water and burnt sugar - tokay like? Not the same fig notes as last bottle but still the freshness. Lovely

8/30/2010 - Oscar5 wrote:

Like other reviewers I was surprised by the life still in the bottle but I think the magnum format. Always helps prolong. Dark colour with earthy forresty flavours but silky finish. I don't intend to wait long before having my final one of these

8/29/2010 - Oscar5 wrote:

This is a great second wine. Has really improved since last drank in 2008. Good texture but slightly thin on the palette.

8/28/2010 - Oscar5 wrote:

Difficult to fully taste due to drinking from goblets. Simple claret

8/28/2010 - Oscar5 wrote:

I agree with previous review a slightly disappointing Beaumont. A fair claret still and a magnum of it was pleasing lunchtime drink. Lacking depth

8/27/2010 - Oscar5 wrote:

Very enjoyable Barsac. Good sugar levels (not too sweet which is how I like it). Perhaps lacking in complexity especially on the nose.

8/8/2010 - Oscar5 wrote:

Solid but still slightly disappointing. Classic cedar notes etc. Still a bargain

8/1/2010 - Oscar5 wrote:

Cross between a barsac and montbaziac - lovely. Not too much sugar. Aprioct and aniseed

7/26/2010 - Oscar5 wrote:

Gentle fruit. Held up well but fading

7/12/2010 - Oscar5 wrote:

Lovely. Dark honey colour. Orange and floral notes. Not too sweet; tasted like Barsac

7/11/2010 - Oscar5 wrote:

Gentle sift fruit. Cassis but not too light - summer pudding / red current. Smooth and surprisingly gentle at 14%

7/11/2010 - Oscar5 wrote:

Fruit lacking freshness. A little acidic. Lacking the reassured aged notes.

7/11/2010 - Oscar5 wrote:

Benefited from decanting for a good hour; improved from when last tasted in 2008. Pleasant but not the best segla by a long shot

7/10/2010 - Oscar5 wrote:

Fresh lacking acidity. Fresh fleshy fig candied apricot

6/23/2010 - Oscar5 wrote:

Perfect mature wine in 2009 but faded a lot in a year. Pleasing still