1/5/2023 - aekenback wrote:

Power, minerality, balance - clichées of course, but this wine ticks all tjoar boxes. Amazing wine that drinks fantastic at the moment.

1/5/2023 - aekenback wrote:

Amazing! Very fresh, yet concentrated and intense.

10/27/2020 - aekenback wrote:

Artificial, candy-like flavors. Slightly noticable alcohol.

12/4/2020 - aekenback wrote:

Disappointing. Too oaky and generic.

12/17/2020 - aekenback wrote:

This is just a great bottle of syrah! Lots of classic markers from the grape but with a touch of southern France. Great!

12/23/2020 - aekenback wrote:

Very young and quite tight. Will wait until I open next 2014 from Ganevat.

12/31/2020 - aekenback wrote:

Still a bit young but very nice all the same.

1/3/2021 - aekenback wrote:

Not bad ar all, but there was also something about this bottles that felt a little off and it didn’t perform nearly as good as expected.

12/25/2020 - aekenback wrote:

Very nice bottle from Labet as usual. Feels slightly over the hill though, with less energy than I guess would have been the case a few years ago.

7/4/2020 - aekenback wrote:

Fantastic bottle and a lovely exemple of mature Bourogne. Has really benefitted from extra time in bottle since previous bottle.

8/31/2020 - aekenback wrote:

Second time I drink this and to me this doesn’t taste like chablis, or even chardonnay. The aromas, body and low acidity makes me think more of some mix of mature riesling, marsanne and rousanne. Not very experienced Raveneau drinker, but this is definately the least impressing bottling I’ve had.

5/17/2020 - aekenback wrote:

This bottle feels over the hill with very little fruit left and more oxidation than expected.

5/17/2020 - aekenback wrote:

Another winner from Labet.

5/22/2020 - aekenback wrote:

Great basic bourgogne.

3/20/2020 - aekenback wrote:

Youthful and sappy, many years left until this really is really mature. Lacks a bit of Chambolle character, the fruit is too big and dark, but still a great bottle of pinot.

5/18/2020 - aekenback wrote:

Dissapointing. Lacks a bit of acidity and the finish is a bit too bitter. Doesn’t really taste much like burgundy either.

6/13/2020 - aekenback wrote:

This has definately improved with a few years in bottle. Very typical NR syrah and also very much in the style you would expect from this producer.

5/23/2020 - aekenback wrote:

Delicious. Not as expressive as in its youth, but more elegant and detailed. Lovely.

4/13/2020 - aekenback wrote:

Light, cool and gentle tannins. Very nice, but not as good as you expect from a bottle of Allemand.

5/26/2020 - aekenback wrote:

TCA

6/6/2020 - aekenback wrote:

Absolutely delicious. Great bourgogne blanc.

4/27/2020 - aekenback wrote:

Nice and fresh.

3/14/2020 - aekenback wrote:

Even though I should’t, I still get surprised by how slowly cab franc ages. About 3 years since previous bottle and this wine still tastes young with mostly primärt aromas. The oak spices has mostly disappeared but there is slightly more green aromas now. Still good, but not better than young. Will keep my remaining bottle for at least 5 years.

2/25/2020 - aekenback wrote:

Lovely pinot from Fred Cossard! Meaty and bigger than expected, with nice spicy notes and a perfect amount of volatility.

2/18/2020 - aekenback wrote:

Highly drinkable, but in a quite generic glou glou-style.

3/29/2020 - aekenback wrote:

Nice, clean fruity sangiovese. Even though the fruit is on the darker side for a Chianti, the wine has a nice balance and a certain coolness to it. Best 2017 chianti so far (from a very limited number of sampels).

3/28/2020 - aekenback wrote:

Exotic and ripe, but with enough acidity too balance the fruit and alcohol. Not as impressive as previous bottles from Labet in 2015, but still delicious.

2/18/2020 - aekenback wrote:

The least impressive D&R yet. Thin, rustic and a bit green. Some syrah character, but not the text book northern Rhone experience you usually get from them. Tough year probably.

2/1/2020 - aekenback wrote:

Love this! Crazy good qpr.

2/25/2020 - aekenback wrote:

Still a very nice wine, but weak compared with previous bottle 1,5 years ago. Lower energy and with less definition.

11/2/2019 - aekenback wrote:

So good. Concentration and complexity, but without beeing heavy.

1/30/2020 - aekenback wrote:

Pretty nose but the 14% alcohol makes this too warm and lacking in balance.

2/7/2020 - aekenback wrote:

Great bottle as always from this producer. Young. Will probably gain from additional time in bottle.

11/8/2019 - aekenback wrote:

Delicious! Very light and fresh. The essence of pinot noir.

1/10/2020 - aekenback wrote:

Too ripe and jammy. Lacks freshness and sangiovese charachter.

2/4/2020 - aekenback wrote:

Fully agree with the note from @jrick below.

1/24/2020 - aekenback wrote:

Generic and un-exciting

1/13/2020 - aekenback wrote:

Quite different from my first bottle - less spicy and more natural and funky with a little touch of volatility. Quite basic but a nice pinot nontheless.

1/5/2020 - aekenback wrote:

Bright red candied fruit, forrest floor and blood orange. Fresh and vibrant. Really nice.

12/13/2019 - aekenback wrote:

Heaps of blood oranges with some hints of reduction and volatility. Big for beeing a poulsard, but still fresh and light.

12/21/2019 - aekenback wrote:

Yellow, creamy fruit. Some Jura spice and hint of reduction. Wanted to like this more than I did, but didn’t really get exited about it. Maybe it lacks a bit of acidity. Correct and nothing wrong about it.

12/29/2019 - aekenback wrote:

Absolutely lovely right now.

12/29/2019 - aekenback wrote:

Nice macerated albarola. Light and quite airy for beeing orange, and with a nice salty finish.

12/30/2019 - aekenback wrote:

Extremly acidic and lean. Liked 2016 so much, this was quite disappointing. 9% ABV.

9/15/2019 - aekenback wrote:

Nice, but un-inspiring. Given that most people seems to rave about this and that I usually like Von der Fels quite a lot, I’ll write it off as bump in the road.

9/15/2019 - aekenback wrote:

More potential than pleasure at this point. Higher acidity and more tannins than previous vintages, but the lightness, concentration and saltyness is present as always. Nice to have a few bottles of this, will be interesting to see how it develops.

9/27/2019 - aekenback wrote:

Had pretty high hopes for how this would age when tasted a few years back. The wine didn’t deliver according to my expectations this time as it has become more one-dimensional and with less complexity now, than four years ago. Still good and with a nice sea/salt/seaweed-charachter, but not as good as I had hoped.

12/24/2019 - aekenback wrote:

Another winner from Valette! Rich, creamy and concentrated, but with fresh acidity and the faintest hint of oxidation, that gives the wine energy and lift.

12/22/2019 - aekenback wrote:

If I was served this wine blind, I probably would’ve guessed riesling from Alsace or Pfalz with residual sugar. Weird to me, and given what other tasters have experienced, my bottle may have been a little funky/off.

12/23/2019 - aekenback wrote:

Similar to previous bottles.