2/11/2012 - BMcD77 Likes this wine:

A beautiful wine

1/21/2012 - BMcD77 Likes this wine:

Thursday, March 30, 2006 - Drank on our anniversary in a gondola on the Brisbane river , pure velvet and memorable

1/21/2012 - BMcD77 Likes this wine:

Ruby-garnet from the bottle, floral nose, thin yet elegant taste of chocolate and tobacco this is an elegant wine.

1/21/2012 - BMcD77 Likes this wine:

Stawberry red, limited nose perhaps a little whiff of petals, sweet cranberry taste front and side palate but not strong a very easily consumed wine

1/21/2012 - BMcD77 Likes this wine:

Easy to drink Pinot

1/20/2012 - BMcD77 Likes this wine:

Dark ruby color with a chocolate nose. Taste of burnt toffee and cherry? Good tannin finish with impressive length

1/19/2012 - BMcD77 Likes this wine:

Young deep purple color strong aroma's of dark berries. excellent initial taste of blackberry - good structure and velvet tannins with a long finish. This is a beautiful full bodied yet refined bordeaux which finishes with layers of sweet and juicy berries. Obviously will be better with a few more years but i'm very happy to be drinking it now.

1/19/2012 - BMcD77 Likes this wine:

fresh ripe aroma but hard to get too many flavours maybe weak strawberry, subtle however with a nice finish. A very easy to drink Pinot but overpriced.

1/17/2012 - BMcD77 Likes this wine:

bright red, aromas of blackberries and a LNG sweet aftertaste. don't listen to the purists drink this now

1/17/2012 - BMcD77 Likes this wine:

Decanted for 2 hours, very tight cork which looked as though it was bottled yesterday. Ruby garnet in color with an aroma of chocolate and plum. I did not find too full-bodied, bit of mineral however more elegant like the 89 Mouton. A beautiful wine !

1/15/2012 - BMcD77 wrote:

Dark core , faint gamey savoury nose, faint gamey, leathery, savoury, vegetal, damp earth taste, no fruit - nothing much in this wine although it was easy to drink.

1/15/2012 - BMcD77 Likes this wine:

Berry red , nicely scented with aromas of fresh fruit and tobacco.
Lovely fresh taste of berries with a smokey after taste, smooth finish.

1/14/2012 - BMcD77 Likes this wine:

Too young at this stage but a lot to like about this wine which has a berry nose with a front palate of blackberries which unfortunately quickly disappears. Be great to drink in 2022.

1/14/2012 - BMcD77 Likes this wine:

savoury taste light nose good lasting flavour

1/11/2012 - BMcD77 Likes this wine:

Mineral nose with the fruit aromas of young plum, sweet depth of flavour and very easy to drink.

1/9/2012 - BMcD77 Likes this wine:

Purchased in Nice, when opened the cork was wet to the top so was a little nervous considering I paid 400 Euro. Opened and left for 2 hours than decantered for 45 minutes. Was a garnet colour with a classic savory nose.However seemed to lack the full fruit I was expecting as still seemed to have high acid without any richness or enough fruit flavour. This wine is a lady, elegant and refined but lacked the punch to knock me out.

For a Chateau Mouton Rothschild , I was expecting better , so will keep searching for the Holy Grail.

1/7/2012 - BMcD77 Likes this wine:

Decanted 3 hours - still very alive for a 96 - nose of trodden strawberries , deep berry flavour front n back, incredible wine and vintage.

1/7/2012 - BMcD77 Likes this wine:

Great tasting wine , no nose but tasted strawberries initially then mushroom , Strong alcohol and for its year has obviously peaked but very good value at 45 euro

1/7/2012 - BMcD77 wrote:

Opened for 2 hours balanced enough with a medium finish but could be any good Burgundy and disappointing for a Haut-Brion.

1/7/2012 - BMcD77 Likes this wine:

Deep crimson core with a lovely fresh yet ripeness on the nose, taste of cassis and earthy root veges. medium bodied - pure with really impressive flavours and fine tannins.
The wine looks Crimson colored.
The legs are Slow.

1/7/2012 - BMcD77 Likes this wine:

Incredible nose initially which intensified over the 3 hours it was decantered, and the hour we took to drink it. Full flavour across front/back/sides and the taste was pure class, elegant , tannins and berry flavour. A beautiful wine ! great but not exceptional.

1/7/2012 - BMcD77 Likes this wine:

Initial nose was flat however we left for 3 hours and flavour was excellent, light yet fairly intense with a mocha spice flavour.

1/7/2012 - BMcD77 Likes this wine:

Great on the nose , cigars n chocolate . Taste was very pleasant with a benedictine like nutty flavour. Excellent

1/7/2012 - BMcD77 wrote:

Front forward tasting of vanilla and cinnamon , drank well but will be better in 5

1/7/2012 - BMcD77 wrote:

Nice wine still too early however . Blackberries at front of mouth but no remaining finish.

1/7/2012 - BMcD77 wrote:

Ok good nose which lacked the finish , had with lasagne which left a greater memory !

1/7/2012 - BMcD77 Likes this wine:

Highly drinkable however a little disappointing following a high recommendation from the restaurant owner. Decanted for 3 hours but was missing the full fruit flavours I was expecting

1/7/2012 - BMcD77 Likes this wine:

Great taste of spices and went well with my veal not too heavy for a 98 so may have peaked.

1/7/2012 - BMcD77 Likes this wine:

Barnyard and gamey smell that tasted great with steak , needed more time to open up than the hour we gave it

1/7/2012 - BMcD77 wrote:

Maybe needed further decanting as still seemed closed after 2 hours - not a lot of pop or fruit flavour but an easy wine to drink.

1/7/2012 - BMcD77 wrote:

Ok nothing special , was opened for 2 hours + and was still closed , however not sure that there would be any significant improvement.

1/7/2012 - BMcD77 Likes this wine:

Opened for 3 hours-bouquet of fresh berries with a great tannin structure and flavour, outstanding wine.

1/7/2012 - BMcD77 Likes this wine:

Good taste easy to drink wine

1/7/2012 - BMcD77 wrote:

Quaffer only

1/7/2012 - BMcD77 Likes this wine:

Full flavoured little treat, consumed in seedy part of Hamburg in an old established Italian Restaurant run like Fawlty Towers.
Smelled of mocha and tasted of gamey n dark berries. Recommend drink now.

1/7/2012 - BMcD77 wrote:

Delicious , probably overly biased as drank before NZ All Blacks won the world cup, however very impressed with the body and depth of flavour. I will recommend and purchase for further cellaring as believe that the wine would get better with say 5 years.

1/7/2012 - BMcD77 wrote:

Nothing outstanding, however only opened for 2 hours so wine still closed. Lacked fruit body structure and whilst ok to drink did not leave a lasting impression.

1/7/2012 - BMcD77 wrote:

Drinkable but had lost everything, did not sing

1/7/2012 - BMcD77 Likes this wine:

Had definitely peaked several years prior, however the wine was still extremely good and drank better than 2 French wines if the same vintage that were also consumed.