10/24/2014 - mchiew Likes this wine:

dark color, decanted 1 hr, drank, and left in the fridge and revisited it after 2wks.

nose of wood, spice, red fruits.

medium finish, youthful, round finishing. good stuff.

9/3/2014 - mchiew wrote:

youthful, green. find it a tab too thin for PG.

9/3/2014 - mchiew Likes this wine:

aroma of truffles, vanilla, and red fruits.

medium + finishing, round tannin, and a tab sweet.

9/2/2014 - mchiew Likes this wine:

breathed in the bottle for 3 hrs and decanted for another 1 hr.

nose of barnyard, tea leave, and mineral.

smooth and long finishing with slight edgy acidity. may need a few more years in bottle.

as compared to the last bottle i drank 2 yrs+ ago, i noticed the significantly diminished aroma, which impressed me a lot when i first tasted the bottle 2 yrs ago.

8/10/2014 - mchiew Likes this wine:

Breathed in the bottle for 5 hrs and decanted for 1 hr. it went well with grill dinner with lamb, leeks, steak n king fish.

Very good aroma of vanilla, plum n dried fruit. On palate, medium + body, smooth tannin, itnwas a bit dry but got mellow down over the course of dinner. Red fruits, savory n a little sweet aftertaste which paired well with the grills. Very enjoyable bottle.

8/4/2014 - mchiew Likes this wine:

decanted for approx 1+ hrs

pleasant aroma of red fruits, floral. on palate, pretty balanced acidity and fine tannin, medium to full body, licorice, rich and good texture.

7/28/2014 - mchiew Likes this wine:

pretty good pinot, still youthful despite 15 yrs age. medium body, fine finishing, hint of mineral.

7/20/2014 - mchiew wrote:

decanted for 1hr and drank over 2 hrs on friday nite.

light ruby in color. nose of floral, red fruits. on palate, medium body and slightly dry finishing and a bit on the lighter side. it gained weight on palate after 2 hrs of decanting. easy drinking but i finds it a bit straightforward, and linear.

7/20/2014 - mchiew Likes this wine:

dark, or almost inky color. decanted for 1.5hrs and drank over 2 hrs.

enticing nose of blackberry, licourice. on palate, it was very tannin and heavy on palate upon first tasting. things started falling in together after 2 hrs, when the tannin mellow down, and texture got smoother, less oak. good QPR.

7/14/2014 - mchiew wrote:

decanted for 1hr+ & drank it over 2 hrs.

nose: savoury, floral and noticeable alcohol heat (kind of right in your face & caught me by surprise).

palate: a little dry on 1st sip, blackberry. alcohol heat mellowed down significantly after 2hr. not bad, but this bottle required lotsa of air.

7/13/2014 - mchiew Likes this wine:

decanted for abt 30min, and drank over 2 hrs.

upon opening, it exhibits a very good nose of vanilla, licorice, dried fruits. but, it doesnt follow thru on palate, as we found its taste was thin.

it gained weight after it opened up after 1hr+, and the taste came together, nice texture and soft tannin and good length.

7/10/2014 - mchiew wrote:

pop and breathed for a shortwhile. it is in good drinking window now, red fruits, fine tannin and good balanced.

6/29/2014 - mchiew wrote:

youthful nose of red fruits, wood.

medium finishing and tannin. the tannin softened quite a fair bit with decanting of abt 1+ hrs. drinking ok, and better than what i expected after reading various TN.

6/4/2014 - mchiew Likes this wine:

breathed in the bottles for 3+ hrs, and drank over 2 hrs dinner.

light red color. beautiful nose of floral, herb and mineral. upon first serving, it was on the light body, silky tannin/ balanced acidity. it gained weight on palate towards the end of dinner (similar to the 1st bottle tt i drank 1+yr ago). it is drinking very well now. excellent bottle!

6/1/2014 - mchiew wrote:

aroma of red fruit, mineral, and hint of tea leave.

i find it slightly too thin on the palate, fair poorer as it stood side by side with Barolo.

5/28/2014 - mchiew Likes this wine:

Alluring nose of plum, mineral and licorice.

Medium to full body. Smooth tannin, and balanced acidity . Long finish.

5/11/2014 - mchiew Likes this wine:

very refreshing nose of guava, green apple and tropical fruit.

on palate, very crisp and balanced acidity, went very well with heavy meat dinner!

5/11/2014 - mchiew wrote:

refreshing nose of wet grass, green apple.

on palate, mineral, limestone are a tab too much. not the crowd fav.

5/11/2014 - mchiew wrote:

nose of black currant, oak, vanilla.

heavy body, fine tannin, taste of black currant, barnyard, vanilla and hint of coffee.

find it a tab too over extracted & too much fruits, not as fine/balanced as 2004 tt i drank last month.

5/8/2014 - mchiew Likes this wine:

nose of choc, vanilla, spices.

medium body, on palate, tea, balanced acidity and tannin, medium finishing.

5/5/2014 - mchiew Likes this wine:

same TN as previous bottle

4/15/2014 - mchiew Likes this wine:

same TN as previous bottle

4/6/2014 - mchiew Likes this wine:

decanted for 1/2 and drank over 1hr+.

nose of plum, tea, cherry. very complex and enticing, and prompted me to taste it.

medium to full body, soft tannin, and very savoury, and end with good length. a few more yrs will be good, but it is drinking well now!

3/9/2014 - mchiew Likes this wine:

aroma of red fruit, hint of plum and cedar. surprisingly missing of edgy tannin despite the young age and good vintage (2009). medium body, silky tannin, note of vanilla, and an excellent QPR.

3/3/2014 - mchiew Likes this wine:

pale yellow.

nose of mineral, rocks, peach. balanced acidity on palate, good length. it got a bit acidity when it opens up.

2/24/2014 - mchiew wrote:

nose of choc, black fruit, heavy fruit. medium and a bit of dry finishing. decent, but not great.

2/23/2014 - mchiew wrote:

same tasting note. went with steak, but, find it not quite a good match with the steak. it went well with bbq .

2/6/2014 - mchiew wrote:

same TN

1/26/2014 - mchiew wrote:

green apple and mineral. high acidity and find it a tab too one dimentional on palate, lack of depth for typical chard tt i am looking forward to.

1/26/2014 - mchiew Likes this wine:

nose of red fruits, floral, hint of cedar. medium finishing, and balanced acidity and tannin, smooth texture, i find it doesnt taste like a shiraz at all, more like toned down carb.

1/26/2014 - mchiew Does not like this wine:

strong nose of vanilla, choc, and hint of shiraz . a tab too acidity, and overextracted fruits on palate. not my kind of wine.

1/26/2014 - mchiew Likes this wine:

nose of floral, red fruits. good texture and length and smooth finishing.

1/6/2014 - mchiew wrote:

decanted for 1/2 hr.

nose of red fruits, raisin and lether. medium tannin n acidity. medium finishing.

decent wine for sunday supper ...

1/6/2014 - mchiew Likes this wine:

very intense and perfumed nose of red fruit. very enticing.

first sip after approx 30min decanting, i found it a tab too sweet to my liking, kind of over-extracted. fine tannin and long finishing. the sweetness mellow down quite a bit after another hr.

1/6/2014 - mchiew wrote:

fruity (strawberry), but lack complexity.

1/3/2014 - mchiew wrote:

drank tt on new yr eve at the bbq party ... cant even remember anything at all...

12/30/2013 - mchiew Likes this wine:

same tasting note as previous bottles. still enjoyable. and wonder how this bottle will taste like in 1 yr time when the acidity mellow down...

12/30/2013 - mchiew wrote:

lime, lemongrass, green apple. high acidity and fairly one dimensional..

12/30/2013 - mchiew wrote:

unexpectedly strong cedar wood nose when upon opening. the choc, tobacco nose came after 30min when the wine slowly opened up.

medium finishing. need more time in the bottle.

12/30/2013 - mchiew Likes this wine:

an excellent chard tt i tasted on xmas eve. it is superbly made and very well balanced. nose of pear, melon, lemon and taste of lime, and mineral, and very complex on palate. hope to get more!!

12/30/2013 - mchiew Likes this wine:

decanted > 1 hr and drank over 1+ hrs.

it was a bit closed on both nose and palate initially, it opened up very nicely over 1hr and drinking well toward the end as it is less edgy on palate.

nose of leather, tobacco, cedar. and medium tannin and finishing. good value drink.

12/30/2013 - mchiew Likes this wine:

very aromatic nose of cedar, licorice, forest and dark fruit once i opened the bottle, and rested it in the decanted for 30min and drank over 1+ hr.

very fine tannin and round finishing. medium to long finishing and really enjoyable. will hunt for more!

11/24/2013 - mchiew Likes this wine:

nose of apple, mineral and floral. very light on palate, relative to most of the champagne. but, it is definitely elegant with clean, crisp and balance finishing.

11/24/2013 - mchiew Likes this wine:

value for $$ bubble. goes well with almost all dishes.

11/18/2013 - mchiew Likes this wine:

lime, citrusy, green apple.

high acidity when served chilled, but it mellowed down when it opened up. clean and crisp.

11/18/2013 - mchiew Likes this wine:

nose of plum, spice, and hint of floral.

medium length, fine tannin and long finishing. pretty well made.

11/4/2013 - mchiew Likes this wine:

breathed in botttle for > 4hrs. drank over 2 hrs.

nose of currant, ink. medium body, smooth finishing and drinking well now! very enjoyable bottle.

11/3/2013 - mchiew Likes this wine:

opened in bottle for 3 hrs, decanted half bottle for 1 hr.

initial nose of earth, cedar, smokey wood, licorice and floral. very pleasant and strong nose as i could smell the bottle when it placed near to my on the table.

medium finishing with silky smooth texture, with cedar, licorice on palate. layers of flavour opened up in the glass and it went very well with steak dinner. i finished the rest of the bottle during the supper time, the nose was a bit closed (prob due to the low temp served as i put it back to wine fridge) and more prominent nose of plum, and dried rose. a very well made bordeaux and enjoyable one.

10/20/2013 - mchiew wrote:

dark purple in color.

cedar, hint of licorice nose. medium body, elegant and fine finishing.

10/17/2013 - mchiew Likes this wine:

fine bubble, and refreshing lime, nutty taste. very enjoyable bubble over lunch!