2/19/2024 - AlbertaOenologist Likes this wine:

dark cherry notes, well balanced tannins now, excellent body after an hour or two.

11/10/2023 - AlbertaOenologist Likes this wine:

crisp, balanced

9/20/2023 - AlbertaOenologist Likes this wine:

fruit forward, enjoyable

7/23/2023 - AlbertaOenologist Likes this wine:

lovely, some sour cherry notes, excellent balance overall, no tannins, as expected

5/20/2023 - AlbertaOenologist wrote:

very good value

1/3/2023 - AlbertaOenologist Likes this wine:

not too bad, very good value. fruit forward, neutral pH, pretty decent body, not at all thin like some cheap reds,.

12/25/2022 - AlbertaOenologist Likes this wine:

beautifully constructed wine, everything in place and balanced, cherry and plum notes, mineral notes of lead? excellent body, good long finish

12/23/2022 - AlbertaOenologist Likes this wine:

outstanding balance right now, hence the 93 score. notes of plum and cherry, very good body, lingering finish.

12/9/2022 - AlbertaOenologist Likes this wine:

soft mouth feel with apple, pear notes, very enjoyable. -used some to make Bearnaise sauce

12/6/2022 - AlbertaOenologist Likes this wine:

mature, seems to be near its peak, overall balance is near perfect, excellent mouth feel, velvety, long finish. Notes of black currant, and minerals, perhaps a hint of graphite.
(some commenters have said thin, no this is not thin)

11/1/2022 - AlbertaOenologist Likes this wine:

enjoyable, fruit forward

10/27/2022 - AlbertaOenologist Likes this wine:

quite good, excellent value

10/13/2022 - AlbertaOenologist Likes this wine:

jammy, enjoyable

10/4/2022 - AlbertaOenologist Likes this wine:

nice soft wine

9/27/2022 - AlbertaOenologist Likes this wine:

This chard has cellared very nicely, 12 years old now and still improving. -lots of mineral notes, very good balance

9/17/2022 - AlbertaOenologist Likes this wine:

decanted about 1.5 hours, excellent after, as expected the black currant notes, a bit of graphite.

8/30/2022 - AlbertaOenologist Does not like this wine:

too sweet for my taste

8/6/2022 - AlbertaOenologist Likes this wine:

very nice mineral notes, not sweet, well made wine

6/26/2022 - AlbertaOenologist Likes this wine:

excellent drinking right now

6/19/2022 - AlbertaOenologist Likes this wine:

wonderful right now, plum notes, excellent balance. I would not hold any longer.

3/25/2022 - AlbertaOenologist Likes this wine:

well executed, grapefruit notes, good minerality

3/22/2022 - AlbertaOenologist Likes this wine:

good value

3/11/2022 - AlbertaOenologist Likes this wine:

homemade udon noodles

10/21/2021 - AlbertaOenologist Likes this wine:

delicious, excellent value

10/7/2021 - AlbertaOenologist wrote:

tobacco notes, well constructed overall

9/17/2021 - AlbertaOenologist Likes this wine:

Perhaps I'm supposed to cellar this longer but it's just so good now! The tannins are at a very enjoyable level.

4/23/2021 - AlbertaOenologist Likes this wine:

It needed to open up, took 4 hours, a good Pauillac afterwards, as expected. csimm1161 was quite right!
I probably should have let it cellar longer.

3/30/2021 - AlbertaOenologist Likes this wine:

not quite as good as the 2010 but very nice still, plush, dark fruit, currants

2/4/2021 - AlbertaOenologist Likes this wine:

The most enjoyable wine I've had in some time. The structure of the fruit notes is excellent, with blackberry, blueberry, maybe some violet. The tannins are there and yes you could cellar this longer but it really is delicious right now.

1/28/2021 - AlbertaOenologist wrote:

rounded out nicely, a good example of St Emilion

12/26/2020 - AlbertaOenologist Likes this wine:

aging well, but perhaps lacking in body, compared to other super Tuscans. -still a quality wine.

12/22/2020 - AlbertaOenologist Likes this wine:

well balanced, with delicious cherry notes. Perhaps in decline so maybe best to drink soon. -or maybe it wasn't stored well as I bought it in 2019.
-watch out for that high alcohol at 15.2%!

12/12/2020 - AlbertaOenologist Likes this wine:

impressive fruit notes, hard candy, highly enjoyable, and has cellared just fine so far.

11/19/2020 - AlbertaOenologist Likes this wine:

nice minerality

9/26/2020 - AlbertaOenologist Likes this wine:

still quite tannic, and enjoyable with lamb shoulder. -cellar longer

7/26/2020 - AlbertaOenologist Likes this wine:

excellent value, comparable to a Baron. Great in the mid-palate, Good long finish.
-had rest 2 weeks later, held up well using Coravin system

7/23/2020 - AlbertaOenologist Likes this wine:

impressive mineral notes

7/8/2020 - AlbertaOenologist Likes this wine:

fine tannins with this Pinot Noir

2/16/2020 - AlbertaOenologist Likes this wine:

very enjoyable, with intensity and pleasantly long finish

3/30/2020 - AlbertaOenologist wrote:

inky dark, big body red with notes of blackberry, black licorice, perhaps cedar, and cigarbox -luxurious mouthfeel

2/14/2020 - AlbertaOenologist Likes this wine:

It's not bad on the start, but the finish just does not work.

2/9/2020 - AlbertaOenologist Likes this wine:

We didn't pick up strong fruit notes, instead plenty of mineral notes, mineral spirits. -oily texture with luxurious mouthfeel, pleasantly long finish.

1/16/2020 - AlbertaOenologist Likes this wine:

Very enjoyable, much improved from almost 4 years ago, so cellaring is helpful -harmonious now.

1/7/2020 - AlbertaOenologist Likes this wine:

fragrant nose, mineral notes, limestone, green melon notes, excellent balance, harmonious, long finish with mineral notes. -paired well with chicken on one day, veal the next day

12/31/2019 - AlbertaOenologist Likes this wine:

excellent quality and mouth feel

12/19/2019 - AlbertaOenologist Likes this wine:

sweet, as expected, very enjoyable

12/25/2019 - AlbertaOenologist Likes this wine:

licorice at first then strong notes of dark cherry -some nutmeg as well which was interesting.
-luxurious moth feel, especially when the palate is already coated in duck fat. -and of course a lengthy, pleasant finish. The pairing with fatty duck was just right as each lifted the other.
I didn't pick up much mineral, lots of tannins still -could (should) be cellared for a good five years more I think.
-after 6 hours it closed up

12/6/2019 - AlbertaOenologist Likes this wine:

delicious notes of ripe dark fruit, cassis, plum, with a long pleasant finish, some graphite, classic Pauillac style

11/9/2019 - AlbertaOenologist wrote:

intense and concentrated with a long pleasant finish -notes of allspice and some Mediterranean fruit, figs. sweet but not cloying, very enjoyable

10/26/2019 - AlbertaOenologist Likes this wine:

The blackberry notes won me over big time...
-a good lengthy finish as well
It needed about 3 hours to open up and then the dark berry and blackberry started to sing.