8/18/23, 6:24 AM - For me, it never really opened up despite getting a lot of air. I drank it over 3 days and it never showed the normal lush and expressive fruit that The Bard normally has..
12/1/22, 8:58 AM - Around 10 C / 50 F
12/5/22, 12:11 AM - It was decanted for 24 hours so it did not need any more :-) The wine was served at almost room temperature which made the whole experience very disjointed. I have tried the wine before where I gave it 95-97, so it was all about the temperature here. The wine was tasted blind which meant the "low" score. If the temperature had been on point, it would have merited at least 3-4 points higher.
12/5/22, 12:08 AM - 6-8 hours sounds like a good plan and it matches what I would do :-)
9/22/22, 9:10 AM - About 2-3 hours!
3/2/22, 8:46 AM - Ha ha. Sorry, my bad! It is updated 😁
11/22/21, 11:31 AM - I gave it that rating because the quality was there for that score. Even if I wasn’t overly elicited about it, it still had an objective quality to it!
5/14/21, 1:34 AM - Paul,I understand that my words perhaps doesn't match the rating but I stand by what I have written. By "very disappointing" I am referring to the expectations of this wine based on my previous experiences. I would have expected a wine in the 95-98. range. I have tasted Cerretalto on numerous occasions, in several vertical tastings going back all the way to 1986/1988 and I have never before met this "brown" notes in the wines. I have not tasted the 2004 vintage for some years and is currently worried that there might be an issue with the winemaking in this vintage. I am off course hoping that it is not and that the rest of my bottles will be amazing :-)With all that being said, there was a lot of things that worked for the wine which is why I ended up giving it 92p.
2/9/21, 11:10 PM - Decanting is a good option but not necessary. Off course, it will benefit from a 30 min decant but I didn't see the wine improving a lot with more air.
9/23/20, 4:50 AM - My observations is that it can certainly keep and improve over the next 2-5 years. BUT, it is so tasty right now so I don't see a reason to wait a lot longer. Just decant and enjoy :-)
7/15/19, 2:28 AM - Sorry for the late response! I don't think that there was something wrong with the bottle as such. It just didn't feel like it was any better than this. However, I could be wrong and the bottle could certainly be defective. It is always difficult with old ports.
11/9/18, 5:40 AM - Hi Bandreas,I fully understand what you mean and I may have been a bit too generous but I still feel that it is a solid wine. Even though the alcohol is dominating it is still quite good. Maybe my note were written in a harsher tone because I tasted it against other Taylor wine which were just superior.Compared to other VPs I still feel that this wine deserves the points that I gave it./Canan
8/31/18, 5:36 AM - Agreed.. I was also surprised that the bottle didn't show better but it can be quite random sometimes with older Bdx bottles on the second-hand market. Hope to try a better version one day :-)
8/31/18, 3:59 AM - It was double decanted a 4-5 hours in advance.. So, first into a decanter, let it stand for 30 min and then back in the bottle for the rest of the time. Just allowing it to get a little bit of air and evolve slowly. Worked like a charm :-)
5/24/18, 1:54 AM - Well, if you bought Magnums, I would say that they could easily keep for a long time (10+ years). They do however taste very good now and are a pleasure to drink. If you have them in normal bottles, I would recommend that you start drinking them now and over the next 5 years.
5/22/18, 1:12 AM - The 07 Rose is certainly still very young and to get it to really show what it can do, I would probably wait a few more years. However, it is still a very impressive wine when young :-)
5/22/18, 2:33 AM - Even though you prefer your Rose younger, I would still recommend that you wait 1-2 years before opening it. Just to allow it to open the aromatics. When I tasted it it was still very raw and young.
5/14/18, 9:09 PM - I agree with you and have had similar experiences. But, my note refers to the newest bottling of the wine which is clearly different. The new bottling is only 2-3 months old and has a completely different epresssion of age!
5/15/18, 1:50 PM - Unfortunately it isn’t :-(I did the tasting with the producer and he admitted that he had changed the blend..
5/17/18, 2:06 AM - @Corkdork. I have to admit that I have made mix-up with the wines. My comments refer to a Rio Bom 10Y Tawny and not the DR. I apologize for this. However, the DR did not show as expected and I do not believe that there was any defects with the bottle so I stand by my original tasting note. My own experience with the "new" port makers are that they do sometimes change the style of their tawnies as they run out of the original mother-wine (colheita base) and are forced to modify their tawny style accordingly.
2/15/18, 2:26 AM - sorry for the late reply. I paired with with Chicken and a slightly sweet sauce which it easily handled. Even though it is a "light" flavored wine it has lots of acidity to handle a lot of different foods.
11/11/16, 1:56 PM - I agree :-)
2/15/18, 2:24 AM - I concur! I will update the note :-)
8/16/16, 7:02 AM - I remember it as being an auction bottle...
5/5/16, 6:05 AM - Good to hear!! A wonderful wine!!
9/21/15, 11:04 PM - I agree and this was a surprise to me as well based on the notes I had read. Looking at my tasting note I can see that I perhaps emphasized the lightness of the wine which actually wasn't my intention. I barele meant that the fruit was not dense or compact, which I would have expected. However, I could not rule out if the lightness of the fruit was related to bottle-shock or even an off bottle. I will make some adjustments in my tasting note so that this is more clear.
7/13/15, 4:55 AM - Hi Rudy,I actually haven't tasted the Reva 09 but in my experience with other vintages of Reva, the Lorraine is just a "better" wine. The Reva is usually an in-your-face style fruit with plenty of sweetness. The Lorraine on the other side also has lots of sweet fruit but is also a bit more restrained and a lot more balance. In my opinion the Lorraine is a more complete wine. I still like the Reva a lot but the Lorraine just has more nuances and structure.
2/3/15, 4:56 AM - I certainly understand what you are asking and why.Basically, I try to write my opinion about the wine in the tasting note, e.g. whether or not I like the wine. Additionally, I try to give what I feel is a fairly objective score about what I feel the quality of the wine is. In this case I can see why there is so much dispute about this particular wine. Personally, this is how I understand the basic charter for the use of cellartracker and when I look at wines on and notes here I use both the points and what is written to determine anything about a wine.I certainly feel that there is some qualities about the wine which I would feel could merit a high score, like depth, intensity and balance but that doesn't mean that I necessary love the wine. For my personal use this is why I always write a tasting note so give my own opinion about it.
7/23/14, 11:13 AM - I agree MarceloIdeses.. It is really of the best they have made!!
5/27/14, 2:57 AM - Hi Slimes,I had unfortunately already gotten rid of the bottle when I noticed your message. I did check the bottle but couldn't find any indication or numbers showing the disgorgement date but perhaps I didn't look hard enough. In any case, I am pretty sure that it was disgorged in 2009 as I bought from a place where the sell a lot of these bottles and they continuously get new allocations..Sorry that I couldn't help you out!Best Regards,/Canan
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