12/23/2021 - Raycheng77 Likes this wine:

Uncorked at 1400 and start drinking at 1900. The wine was still very close and need time to develop. Best after double decant at around 2200. Full of rose and cherry, floral, perfume.

6/14/2021 - Raycheng77 Likes this wine:

Uncorked 0945
Start drinking at 1330

Half bottle decant.

Still young. Can’t imagine it’s 1996. Perfect condition

Wish to have one more for ten years later

1/19/2019 - Raycheng77 wrote:

PNP, dropping a little bit quickly, maybe because of vintage?

12/17/2018 - Raycheng77 wrote:

Uncorked the bottle at around 1530 to give it some time to air. A very elegant wine with lots of complexity.

2/25/2018 - Raycheng77 Likes this wine:

still young. need time to develop. keep improving from uncork (1600) to finish (0000). Best during the dinner (2000), with floral, perfume, smooth and soft tannin, little bit mint and herb. A really nice one and should leave it in cellar for five+ years

5/16/2017 - Raycheng77 Likes this wine:

Uncork at 1000 in the morning and start drinking at around 1930. Firm and fruity, complex and balance. Still very young at this moment and better age for a while

4/14/2017 - Raycheng77 wrote:

Not as ready as last time

3/13/2017 - Raycheng77 Likes this wine:

Disgorge 7 Dec 2011.

3/6/2017 - Raycheng77 Likes this wine:

A really young one which better stay for five to ten years later to show its potential.

3/6/2017 - Raycheng77 wrote:

A bottle with 2003 Cork..... I purchased the wine from Auction and not sure if this is a fake wine or not. Asking the winery and waiting for their reply...

Finger cross

1/30/2017 - Raycheng77 Likes this wine:

Good complexity, bottle breathe for two hour, lots of rose and perfume, mint, red fruit, some spice behind. Can drink now with a bit more patient. Better if age for a few more years.

1/20/2017 - Raycheng77 Likes this wine:

Elegant, fresh red fruit, raspberry, cherry, complexity is good with long finish

12/5/2016 - Raycheng77 wrote:

Broke...

11/8/2016 - Raycheng77 wrote:

Sightly corked

10/21/2016 - Raycheng77 Likes this wine:

Bottle breathe two to three hours

Pale ruby and with some sediment.

The wine is full of perfume, red currant, violet, mineral and earthy. Complex, powerful, and elegant. Not difficult to approach now, especially when compare with their wine from 2010. This 2007 RdM can drink now, but have potential to develop further.

Absolutely one of my favorite Rosso di Montalcino!

Now - 2020

10/16/2016 - Raycheng77 Likes this wine:

Pale Ruby, Med acidity, med alcohol and med- tannin. Gamy, mineral, earthy, red fruit, cherry, currant with some perfume and floral behind.

10/16/2016 - Raycheng77 Likes this wine:

Complex and powerful. Still young at this moment and need time to develop. Relative close with earthy and gamy dominate the palate, although there are hints of violet, perfume and fresh red fruit behind. Med to long finish. Better to wait for a few years for the wine to develop.

2020+

10/9/2016 - Raycheng77 Likes this wine:

Disgorge date: 27 October 2011
PNP, Very good one and keep improving during the lunch. Med Yellow, dr, med body. Good acidity with mineral, caramel, apple and complexity. Oxidative style as usual.

10/7/2016 - Raycheng77 Likes this wine:

Breathe in decanter for around 2-3 hours.

Much better than last time, at the beginning it shows mineral, gamy and cherry, but after 2 - 3 hours breathe, the nose and palate improve a lot, with more fruit and floral. Fine tannin and good acidity, with a substantial length.

9/25/2016 - Raycheng77 wrote:

Oxidize, sour plum with nutty flavor.

9/1/2016 - Raycheng77 Likes this wine:

Disgorge 2/2015

9/1/2016 - Raycheng77 Likes this wine:

Disgorge 11/2012

Close at the beginning and need a few hours bottle breathe to show potential. Red fruit, signature oxidiative style, minerals and very balance. Complex with very long finish

7/30/2016 - Raycheng77 Likes this wine:

Really love the wine from JS, this reminds me their Ambonnay when I tasted in their restaurant. Red currant, ripe apple, creamy textile, limestone. Disgorgement date: 13 Feb 2015.

6/8/2016 - Raycheng77 wrote:

Oaky, vanilla, coffee bean, raisin, ceddar wood. High acidity, tannin and alcohol.

4/20/2016 - Raycheng77 Likes this wine:

95+
Still young and tight, need time to develop. It's too bad that I could only open the bottle at around six. The wine is powerful with complexity, and similar to previous bottle, it's full of dry rose, perfume, cherry. Good finish

4/17/2016 - Raycheng77 wrote:

Maybe bottle condition, seem the wine is a bit older than it should be. The wine has some oxidative nose and palate, it still have some fruity/rose aroma, but not impressive through.....

4/13/2016 - Raycheng77 wrote:

Still very young, better keep for a few more years

4/6/2016 - Raycheng77 Likes this wine:

Much better than the last bottle. uncork during the dinner and the wine is elegant, fine tannin and balance with acidity. Floral, dry fruits and herbal. A good one!

3/22/2016 - Raycheng77 Likes this wine:

A very lovely wine. Silky and fine tannin, and the wine has very great complexity. Smoky, cigar box, floral, red cherry, licorice. The wine is very balance and the finish is really long and nice.

3/22/2016 - Raycheng77 Likes this wine:

The wine is in good condition and we enjoy a lot during the dinner. The tannin is silky and you cannot imagine a wine of 67 still have such tannin. The wine is very condense with dark fruit, cherry, pencil shave, cigar box. Very balance, great complexity, with a very long finish.

3/5/2016 - Raycheng77 wrote:

Too bad, this wine is oxidise..........

3/5/2016 - Raycheng77 wrote:

Powerful! The nose is impressive and complex, and the palate has a very good structure. Deep Ruby with berry, floral and spice. The wine is still young and need some time to develop. Black fruit, mineral, forest and herb. fine tannins and long finish.

3/5/2016 - Raycheng77 Likes this wine:

Open at 7 and start drinking around at 8:15

Nice nose, with fresh strawberry, floral and perfume, silky tannin. Balance is good (if not excellent) with good complexity.

2/28/2016 - Raycheng77 Likes this wine:

Start reaching it peak. Complex with floral, dry rose, red fruit with silky tannin. But the finish is not as long as expected.

2/25/2016 - Raycheng77 Likes this wine:

Pnp during dinner. Excellent nose and palate after an hour, silky tannin with lots of complexity, long finish.

The wine is good to drink now.

2/1/2016 - Raycheng77 Likes this wine:

93+
The wine is still a young gentlemen which still need time to develop. The cork is remove at 10am and we start drinking at around 8pm.

In the morning, the wine is full of tannin and the other aroma is very subtle. After 10 hours bottle breathe, the wine develop more and more characters, with bunches of rose, perfume, black cherry, herb and earthy. Tannin is much smoother than in the morning, but still chewy.

A hugh structure wine with long finish. Better to hold for a few more years

2/1/2016 - Raycheng77 wrote:

Champagne from 1985, Degorge in 2001.

Mature and a bit oxidation. But I think it is normal for a Champagne for 30 years. Yeasty and creamy, with some hint of food. Not many bubbles left and the golden in color. Overall the champagne is balance with good length.

A very good experience.

1/10/2016 - Raycheng77 wrote:

very young at this moment, with Black fruit and oak, maybe still need sometimes to develop. Not bad but a little bit overprice nowadays?

1/10/2016 - Raycheng77 Likes this wine:

PNP during dinner, very approachable with black currant, cherry nose and palate, with some pencil shave, mineral and earth behind. Tannin is very smooth. A very enjoyable wine.

12/27/2015 - Raycheng77 Likes this wine:

Although the wine has potential to age, it really enjoyable when I opened the bottle. It likes a red ruby in the glass, with red fruit, cherries, plum, vanilla and coffee. Very balance with smooth tannin and long finish

12/24/2015 - Raycheng77 Likes this wine:

A golden yellow champagne with smooth bubbles. Bright and shiny, degorge in Nov 2011 (11 years on lees). Yeasty and citrus fruit on nose. Creamy in textile, grapefruit, lemon, zest, yeasty, biscuits, bread and some vanilla on palate, which form the complexity of the Champagne. Long finish.

12/20/2015 - Raycheng77 Likes this wine:

A beautiful one which can be accessed early. Fine bubbles with toasty nose with citrus, fruitiness and floral. Palate is creamy with some ripe fruit.

12/13/2015 - Raycheng77 Likes this wine:

Similar to previous comments.

12/10/2015 - Raycheng77 wrote:

Better than the previous one brought by Ben, but still very oxidative.. Condition is not good for this lot....

12/10/2015 - Raycheng77 wrote:

Better than the previous one brought by Ben, but still very oxidative..

12/5/2015 - Raycheng77 Likes this wine:

PNP during dinner.

Very fruity at the beginning. Like a basket of fruit with strawberry, cherry and raspberry. During the dinner the aroma keep developing, and much more floral and violet appear during bottle breathe. At the end with some vanilla, herb and caramel.....

A very good qpr wine.

12/3/2015 - Raycheng77 wrote:

Powerful, oaky at the beginning. need to bottle breathe for a few hours before serving. The wine at the beginning with vanilla, coffee bean, chocolate, oaky. I opened the wine at 3 pm, corked back at around five and uncorked it at 1930 when I arrived the restaurant.

During the dinner, the tannin improved and became smoother than the beginning, with some cherry, plum, chocolate and vanilla. A good wine with good QPR.

11/29/2015 - Raycheng77 wrote:

PnP, red fruit, plum, cherry, vanilla at the beginning. During the dinner it develop to vanilla, herb, coffee bean and finally to cigar, smoky and leather. Not a great one but enjoyable during the dinner.

11/23/2015 - Raycheng77 Likes this wine:

Need time to develop. Uncorked the wine in the morning at 10 and corked it back at around 4. Brought it to the restaurant at 7 and drank at around 9

The wine is like a brunch of fresh red berries, tomato and rose. Elegant and powerful, with some smoky and toasty behind. Fine tannin and sharp acidity. Cannot imagine a young Barolo Riserva from Bruno Giacosa can be so approachable at this moment. Looking forward to see it development after a few more years!

11/15/2015 - Raycheng77 wrote:

Not as good as previous taste.