5/18/2019 - FreddyP Does not like this wine:

Not flawed but way over in terms of both nose and palate, not even scoring.

4/12/2016 - FreddyP Likes this wine:

Totally and utterly surprised! A singelton in the back of the cellar. Opened up beautifully. I had to look twice at the label, yes it was an El Pedrosal which I once paid $8-10 for. Depth and complexity now matching a $50 wine. Splendid winemaking for the money. Drink now if you have any!

5/9/2015 - FreddyP Likes this wine:

Great classic Bordeaux. Licorice, coffee, lots of merlot but well integrated. Top for the money. Will drink more!

5/17/2014 - FreddyP wrote:

Great wine, Opens up very nicely. Ripe fruit (dates/raisins) hint of coconut. Very Burgundy on the palate. nice acidify with quite some minerals. Given the price for it being an Ambonney wine, my advice is: buy a case and enjoy!

11/25/2012 - FreddyP wrote:

Still a very nice wine

12/28/2011 - FreddyP wrote:

Very nice Aussie Sémillon, still lots of acidity to let a few bootle rest for another couple of years.

11/5/2011 - FreddyP wrote:

On the nose: a well balanced wine with raspberries and a hint of blueberris, liquorice and vanilla (probabely from the 40% part american oak) and just a tiny hint of that SA smokeyness. On the palate: Well integrated tannis and a perfectly balanced bowl of dark fruit. Stands fine on it's own and this night served with cape malay curry. This years best South African wine. Just pop and pour. 91+

12/31/2010 - FreddyP wrote:

(From memory) Nice Syrah nose with a surprisingly 'Aussie' tone to it. Bit of mint and chocolate. Firm tannins on the palate with a medium finish. Best Croatian red wine imo.

12/18/2010 - FreddyP wrote:

Nice Crozes nose with hint of tar and a scent of lovely peppered red meat along with the dark fruit. Smooth on the palate but the finish is a bit too short and shallow. Still a superb and classic Graillot C-H and a solid 89 points bordering 90. Drink now.

8/2/2010 - FreddyP wrote:

Good standard Cab. Good value for money. But still no more than an average, bordering to good wine 79-80 points

6/27/2010 - FreddyP wrote:

Very nice Riesling. Good value for money. I'm buying more for that "I need a good but cheap Riesling" moment.

1/16/2010 - FreddyP wrote:

Nice nose with dark boysenberries, plums, pressed dogrose hips, cedar/pine with well integrated oak. On the pallate the quite firm tannins did work well with the cherry pips and dark fruit.
Nice wine to drink now. Never tried the Aglianico grape before, but will do again.

12/31/2009 - FreddyP wrote:

Nice crisp Chardonnay, new world in style but still with an "old touch" The oak is now more prominent than the last bottle, green and golden apples. nice freshness on the mid palate.
Works rather well when served with asian-fusion scallops, roasted parma ham and asparagus.

12/8/2009 - FreddyP wrote:

Typical "modern Italian" in style, nose of red fruit, cherries, hint of tea-leaves. qiute soft tannins and qiute short on the tatse. Did expect more from a "top 10 of 100 wine".

10/10/2009 - FreddyP wrote:

My 35th birthday. All 3 bottles way beyond their prime or even their decline. Decide not to score them.

7/30/2009 - FreddyP wrote:

Decanted, air for aprox 10 min then drunk:
Dark young in appearance with Cassis and blackberries on the nose, vanilla and coffee. Expected more on the palate with red fruits, blackberries and well integrated tannins. Quite a bit of heat (15% alcohol) which in my opinion lowered the score.

7/21/2009 - FreddyP wrote:

Wow, better than expected. Memories from tasting at the Château in 2005 and 2006 flashes before my eyes. Nice nose with right bank touch with just a hint of new world ( read napa ) comes to mind. At 80% Merlot and 20% Cab it´s very fruit driven with nice integrated oak. Tannins almost gone.The time to drink my remaining bottles is now, and I will enjoy it.

7/19/2009 - FreddyP wrote:

1½ years since I last drank this wine. Same nose as with before with that hint of that of an unventilated delicatessen store but the tannins on the palate are now almost completely gone. Pepper, leather and aswell as ripe red berries. the greenish note has vanished. Feels like the fruit is dissapearing too. Not like likely in the tunnel just probably on the slope downward. If you have it drink it now.

7/17/2009 - FreddyP wrote:

Huge nose with bread, plums and nuts. doesn´t quite live up to the nose on the palate. but fresh and works well with food.

7/16/2009 - FreddyP wrote:

Nice petroleum/kerosene on the nose. Green apples with a hint of pears. I agree with finarevinare´s previous note of racy acididy (even though 2 years have passed since they tasted it), they are still very alive. Big mineral tone. Quite a nice match to a tonights spicy seafood casserole and fresh pasta.

7/9/2009 - FreddyP wrote:

Nice clean SB nose, gooseberries, huge nose of blackcurrant leaves, a bit round and "soft on the edges". In my opinion a mix of old and new world in style. Very good taste with an acidity and minerality which are quite subtle. A bit of sweetness, resembeling that of the taste of the root of the common polypody, is also present on the palate of this wine.
Very nice indeed. Might even survive a year in the cellar.

7/12/2009 - FreddyP wrote:

Closed on the nose and quite "southern France" on it's palate with a litte to much red friut.
Not bad but ranks lower 80´s as it´s just above average. €9

10/15/2008 - FreddyP wrote:

Just a standard Bordeaux for every day drinking with food. Cassis, roasted barriques, ok tannins and a slight "green" tone to it.

5/4/2008 - FreddyP wrote:

No serious notes taken. Had this at the WineNordic fare a few moth ago... now it wasn´t as good as I remember, still a very good petit sirah wine.

7/1/2008 - FreddyP wrote:

Very good NZ Syrah. Just enogh "new world" roundness to it. (Not like some hardcore Aussie/Californian Shiraz) but still a somewhat classical sting in the mid pallate.

7/1/2008 - FreddyP wrote:

Soft standard Bourgogne.

7/1/2008 - FreddyP wrote:

Agree with Zweder.

4/12/2008 - FreddyP wrote:

Nice nose with red berries,pepper, that thypical Rhône syrah sting to it, on the palate nice rustic Cotes du Rhône drink well now or keep for 1-2 years. Good value for money.

3/23/2008 - FreddyP wrote:

Average, but on the lower end, Sauvignon Blanc with a rather flat texture to it. No crispness nor any real acididy to speak of. Got top rating from a swedish wine critic on breakfast TV, beats me....

3/23/2008 - FreddyP wrote:

Nice Cab with quite a lot of fruit to it, nice touch of oak and nice tannins. Lacking a bit on the length of mid pallate and the aftertaste. But in all an excellent wine to drink within the next 5 years.

1/5/2008 - FreddyP wrote:

Nice Young Côtes du Rhône with pepper, red friut and nice oak. still a bit diversed on the tannins ( which might improve with a year hidden away?) Still a nice wine for the more rustic meal.

11/11/2007 - FreddyP wrote:

Nice Sauvignon nose a bit too 'round' but very old world in style. Hint of oak on the palate with fresh citrus and goosyberry touch. Goes very well with fishsoup. Not as crisp as expected.

11/3/2007 - FreddyP wrote:

Nice wine, Quite typical Crozes nose with pepper and in this one a touch of used leather. On the palate nice rounded tannins, medium fullnes but a bit too closed on the taste of different red berries, a hint of undefined greenish notes in the mid palate. An acceptable length of the aftertaste. Quite nice wine, would drink again.

9/29/2007 - FreddyP wrote:

pepper and red fruit on both the nose and palate, nice taste with a bit of tannins, drink now or maybe keep for one year.

9/28/2007 - FreddyP wrote:

Nice Rhone style blend, hint of oak and pepper, round fruity taste a bit like warmer growth syrah. a bit short on the finish but very nice to dark chocolate 72%.

8/30/2007 - FreddyP wrote:

Nice nose, a bit too harsh on the tannins on the palate though, nice fruit of cherry, sage and chocolate.

9/16/2007 - FreddyP wrote:

Quite soft and a bit closed on the nose, a hint of red berries and oak, the question arose: had it expired? The answer is no, because on the palate the wine is rather nicely balanced with still some tannis left in it, nice fruity flavour with a hint of almond and grinded cherry pips, almost nothern Italy in a way. Oak, rose pepper and blackberries.Will probabely not improve with further ageing. Drink now toghether with maybe a meat dish of the lighter kind.

9/12/2007 - FreddyP wrote:

Very short on the nos. A bit stringent on the palate with hints of oak and pencil not very balanced though.

8/18/2007 - FreddyP wrote:

Nice oaky nose with hint of herbs and coffee. The palate mirrors the nose with nice tannins but too short aftertaste.

8/15/2007 - FreddyP wrote:

Nice nose, quite gentle and light but typical Riesling. a bit of citrus. Nice acidity on the palate great honey flavour.

7/30/2007 - FreddyP wrote:

Young, too short on both nose and palate. probabely will improve with age...

7/30/2007 - FreddyP wrote:

Really nice wine, nice vanilla touch and good finish. Well worth the money.

7/19/2007 - FreddyP wrote:

A bit softer acids now then the last bottle. A nice wine, not much to keep for the long run, drinking well now.

7/7/2007 - FreddyP wrote:

A bit closed on the nose with boysenberries, oak and spice. Dissapointment on the taste: Thin, young almost transparent taste of red berries, oak and white pepper. I had expected more from this wine.

This bottle was the last in the shop, been used in display, standning up in a too warm temperature setting. maybe a defective bottle not showing the potential of the wine? maybe not? if not... only 84 points.

6/2/2007 - FreddyP wrote:

Rice round nose of oak, dark fruits and smoke. Very soft on the palate, nice round oaken touch, red berries, medium fullness but too soft on the acidity and tannins. Nice wine for the barbeque but nothing for the cellar. i.e. drink now.

11/26/2006 - FreddyP wrote:

The colour is clear with a pale greenish tone around the rim. Huge nose that hits you with almost an artificial fullness to it, gooseberry, with a hint of cream and lime.
Quite a pleasant, fresh, acid yet fruity taste of lime/grapefruit, grass and berries. Summer comes to mind. Not so full on the taste though. On the other hand a long, quite balanced, finish with a soft acid roundness.

Nice wine which would be better if it wasn’t below zero degrees outside.

5/25/2007 - FreddyP wrote:

A singelton needed to be consumed, poured straight from the bottle the colour is pale yellow. The nose is almost artificially strong and hits with a massive tone of gooseberry and that of a cup of finely chopped coriander. A touch of lime is also noted. The taste is quite typical sauvignon blanc, very fresh and quite balanced, not so much acidity left though, hints of tropical fruit. Medium long finish. A very good match to mussels with coriander, ginger and coconut milk. 89+ points.

2/16/2007 - FreddyP wrote:

Dark purple colour with a nice welcoming nose of oak, herbs and coffee. On the palate the nicely rounded acids and the quite distinct oak flavour turns into a pleasant taste with cassis and a hint of fudge, medium fullness.

With 85% petit verdot, 8% carmenère och 7% syrah. It´s a really nice wine to drink now

Extra credits for the bottle which in weight could pass for a full bottle even when empty.

1/15/2007 - FreddyP wrote:

Nice amber colour. With a nose of raisin, figs, honey and fruit, maybe a hint of orange.
Nice fresh taste of dried sweet fruit, sherryish.