5/26/2020 - JWdeSommelier wrote:

80% Semillon, 20% Sauvignon Blanc, not everybody's friend seems to develop every day in a positive way. Just after opening it's closed, tight bit akward (90) but after day 2 it has a lovely purity, tropical fruit, wax, fresh herbal note and elegant spiciness. (94)

5/14/2020 - JWdeSommelier Likes this wine:

Lovely intense Cayuse nose, floral, spice, bacon, juicy but bit reduced on palet, lovely purity, texture. Needs 5-10 years.

3/28/2020 - JWdeSommelier wrote:

Absolutely delicious, nice aromatics, so pure and refind, great structure and length. Blind I would have guessed Volnay.

11/20/2018 - JWdeSommelier wrote:

Tasted blind. Such a classic mature cabernet, lovely ripe black cherries, cassis, blackcurrant, minty, dusty, tobacco, pencil lead, such a joy to drink. At it's peak now.

11/16/2018 - JWdeSommelier Likes this wine:

Over century old grenache from sand soils in Vine Vale Barossa. Lovely stuff, bright, pure, clean, sweet red fruits, sous bois, lavender, sandle wood, excellent integrated oak, great freshness, essence of Grenache.

9/10/2018 - JWdeSommelier wrote:

From a small vineyard just a couple kilometres from where I live you find De Koen. From an area (2metres below sea level) which you normally won't expect vineyards. This late harvest Muscaris was such a surprise. No funky hybrid notes but clean, pure and refined. Lovely sweet tropical fruit, very floral, nicely balanced and a great finish. Hats off to this winemaker because this shows when you have your stuff right in the vineyard and work clean you can still produce some delicious wines.

5/14/2018 - JWdeSommelier Likes this wine:

Tasted blind. Bit developing, orange rim, lovely nose, very ripe dark and red fruit, sweet baking spice, dusty mineral core, silky texture, nice tertiary aroma's, hint of leather, black tea, sandal wood. Good freshness, great balance, 14,9 abv perfectly integrated. Didn't expect this for a 15 yr old grenache from Barossa but this is just utterly delicious.

4/26/2018 - JWdeSommelier wrote:

From Magnum, coravin. Reductive at first, whif of sulphur. After aerating, very open, rich, lovely purity of tropical fruit, more tart citrus towards finish, hint of tertiary aroma's, petrol, spice, still very youthfull, lovely balance, minerality comes up during finish, salty, slate, a baby, will show it's full potential in 5-10 years. Glad I have some mags and bottles left.

3/14/2018 - JWdeSommelier wrote:

Similar as the last time I've tried it in December.

3/11/2018 - JWdeSommelier wrote:

Open, bright, fresh dark fruit, bramble, forestfruit, black pepper, meaty, black olives, bit lactic, round, easy drinking, enjoyable, not very complex good freshness.

3/10/2018 - JWdeSommelier wrote:

Decanted for 2 hours, extremely seductive, lovely aroma's, everything is perfectly balanced, extremely ripe fruit but without being sweet, violets, excellent oak, truffle, cigarbox, iron, pencillead, so much energy! Palate is rich and opulent but with a massive structure underneath, precise, there is so much to discover and the finish just goes on and on. With time from 2025 this will be a perfect wine, with a perfect score, hopefully I get another chance to try it.

3/10/2018 - JWdeSommelier wrote:

Decanted for 2 hours, Lovely wine, open, ripe fruit, plums, cassis, nice green herbal note, licorice, gravel, excellent oak, cigarbox, cedary, cloves, grippy palate but without being green, good concentration, nice mineral core, good acid, modern and classy.

3/10/2018 - JWdeSommelier wrote:

Heavy stuff, rich sweet fruits, dark, inky, sweet spice, bit alcoholic, warm, good structure, enough freshness, drinking good now but won't develop further.

3/10/2018 - JWdeSommelier wrote:

decanted for 2 hours, very pale color, lovely nose, dried cherries, forestfruit, earthy, sandalwood, roses, rich palate, very structured but with enough fruit and spice to balance out, great freshness and length.

3/10/2018 - JWdeSommelier wrote:

Cool stuff! Deep color, pronounced, dried fruits, cedary, black tea, waxy, greenish, very rich palate, oak is still there but well balanced, wet stones, great freshness, rich and opulent, i like it.

3/10/2018 - JWdeSommelier wrote:

Tight, closed, needs air, ripe citrus, green apple, well judged oak, pronounced chalk minerality, palate more open, round, fresh, ripe fruit, good finish, lacks some tension will propably come with some time.

3/10/2018 - JWdeSommelier wrote:

Absolutely singing, open, bright, pure, citrus, ripe peach, hint of firne, rich palate but extremely well balanced, cool minerality, slate, salty, drinking perfect.

3/7/2018 - JWdeSommelier wrote:

Deep color but still bright, very open, ripe yellow apple, pine apple, caramel, baking spice, hint toast, nuts. Palate seems frozen in time, round, delicate and ripe. Structure is amazing, no hint of extreme oxidation, reminds bit like old tondonia's, very long finish with good freshness.

3/7/2018 - JWdeSommelier wrote:

very developed color, lovely nose, dried rose, cherries, baking spice, pronounced earthiness, silky palate, nicely balanced, slight green hint, elegant long finish. Just a lovely regional pinot!

3/5/2018 - JWdeSommelier wrote:

A Worthy survivor! Developed color but still lively, dried fruits, Tobacco, earthy, truffle, silky texture, good freshness, holding well but drink up soon.

3/5/2018 - JWdeSommelier wrote:

Decanted, open, lifted red and dark fruit, ripe but not overly, good freshness, well judged oak, subtle spicyness, nice structure, drinking very well.

3/5/2018 - JWdeSommelier wrote:

Very pale color, fading to orange, extremely ripe and sweet fruit, red cherries, redcurrants, also some darker fruit, floral, rose, thyme, very spicy, sandalwood, mushroom, truffle. Very silky and warm palate, not extremely complex but drinking lovely.

3/5/2018 - JWdeSommelier wrote:

Nice developed, dried but ripe fruit, cherries, cassis, pronounced pyrazine, mint, dusty, iron, bit watery but without being thin, ripe tannins, good acid.

3/5/2018 - JWdeSommelier wrote:

Extremely stylish, clean pure fruit, black cherries, cassis, hint of green herbs, spice, clove, quite dense, great balance, tannins perfectly integrated and ripe, lovely freshness. Showing great.

2/27/2018 - JWdeSommelier wrote:

Extremely deep colored and concentrated, rich but lively nose, violets, fresh blackfruit, cherries, raw meat, olive, hint of green, salty and mineral. The palate is dense, lip smacking structure, very young, fresh, good fruit, nice mineraly, great finish. Baby needs time, more then 2010 Gonon. Keep till 2020.

2/26/2018 - JWdeSommelier wrote:

From ungrafted vines, aged in used french oak. Very clean and pure, ripe stonefruit, citrus, nice hint of butter, blanc almonds, matchstick and chalk. Palate is ripe, elegant with a great finesse, lovely pure fruit, great acid and a very long finish. Drinking great!

2/26/2018 - JWdeSommelier wrote:

A Baby but already extremely open and very drinkable. Very classic rich style of cabernet from the sandy soils of Barossa, aged in French and USA oak. Very ripe dark fruit, blackcurrants, blueberry jam, very herbal, mint, hint of green bell pepper, chocolate, vanillabean. Very structured, good freshess will develope nicely!

2/19/2018 - JWdeSommelier wrote:

Decanted for 2 hours. Very open, inviting, lovely ripe cassis, blackcurrants, truffle, coffee bean, cedary, ashen, dusty, very well integrated oak (40% new), great structure, lovely acid. Extremely elegant and drinking great now, typical Dominus and still very much Napa in stead of Bordeaux.

2/6/2018 - JWdeSommelier wrote:

Drinking perfect now, ripe openen, ripe fruit, baked Apple, creamy, hazelnuts, mushrooms, chalky, stoney. Nice texture, elegant and powerful, lovely acid, good long finish.

2/5/2018 - JWdeSommelier wrote:

Use oak Extremely reductive, needs a lot of air to open up. After 2 hours it finaly opened up. Bright pure ripe cherries, forest fruit, herbal, lifted, very structured, nice complexity, very good finish. Not just a Bourgogne Rouge but a very serious wine made to cellar for couple of years.

2/2/2018 - JWdeSommelier wrote:

Pale color, slight copper rim, restrained nose, underripe fruit, peach, apricot, red apple skin, quite peppery and alcoholic (14,5%). Very warm, dried palate, strangly with underripeness, red apple skin,underripe peach, not in balance, lacks freshness.

1/25/2018 - JWdeSommelier wrote:

Bright ruby red color, ripe cherries, strawberries, bit sweet, leafy, herbal, coffee, iron, blood. Grippy palate, bit disjointed, ripe cherries, tad dried, quite herbal, clove, cinnamon, leather, pronounced acid and tannins but not in great balance maybe this will improve the next 3-7 years.

1/25/2018 - JWdeSommelier wrote:

Developing color, orange rim, bit volatile nose which fade away after aerating, ripe dried cherries on the nose, plum, blood, iron, thyme, tomato leaf, lot's of spice, clove, cinnamon, coffeebean. Rich palate, masses of tannins and acid but balanced. Dried fruits, lots of herbs and spice, very tary, balsamic. long finish.

1/25/2018 - JWdeSommelier wrote:

Gorgeous, made old skool style, used old oak, concrete fermentation, pure fruit, lifted, dried cherries, rosehip, lovely herbal note, intense dried spicyness. Intense palate, dried but definitely ripe, cherries, raspberry's, elegant floralty, rose, herbal, hint of tar, baking spice. Yes massive structure and acid but all very much at right place. Great balance. If this is just it's entry level Barolo I'm wondering how Garblet Sue / Villero or Ca'mia would taste...

1/25/2018 - JWdeSommelier wrote:

But reductive, after 30 minutes in glass it showed its typical Condrieu aroma, ripe white peach, apricot, orange, linden, jasmine, gingerbread, pronounced granite minerality. Palate is creamy, rich, good freshness, nicely balanced, well integrated oak and very nice finish.

1/25/2018 - JWdeSommelier wrote:

Elegant, rich nose, ripe apricot, nectarine, orange zest, orange blossom, wax, honey, hazelnuts, marzipan, baking spice. Rich texture, rich fruit, nice texture, good acid, long finish. Not extremely complex but good and very tasty.

1/25/2018 - JWdeSommelier wrote:

Light in color, bright, baked apple, quince, dried herbs, slightly yeasty, baking spice, almond. Creamy texture, not very complex, good freshness, nice to drink.

1/18/2018 - JWdeSommelier wrote:

Great typical Coonawarra Cab, rich dark fruit, violets, very herbal, roasted coffe bean, mint, dusty, iron. Great structure, enough acidity which give this wine a good balance. Drinking good now, Not fully agree with drinking window of 2021-2026 though...

1/18/2018 - JWdeSommelier wrote:

Well developed, open, rich dark cherries, ripe plums, cassis, dried rose, very herbal, bayleaf, thyme, silky oak, tobacco, baking spice, cederwood. Great texture, good freshness, long classic finish. With appr € 20,- VGV.

1/18/2018 - JWdeSommelier wrote:

Open, bright, pronounced acid, pure fruit, baked apple, quince, just ripe white pear, very floral, linden, jasmine, pronounced wet wool character, hint of chalk. Not very complex but good typical Vouvray with a good value. € 13-15.

1/18/2018 - JWdeSommelier wrote:

Pure, bright, juicy white peach, meyer lemon, nice granite minerality, bit yeasty and leesy, pronounced acid, good finish.

1/18/2018 - JWdeSommelier wrote:

Textbook grüner, just ripe stonefruit, white flowers, fresh herbs, tarragon white pepper, good freshness, elegant, lovely finish.

1/18/2018 - JWdeSommelier wrote:

Corked....:-(

1/18/2018 - JWdeSommelier wrote:

Very light color, very aromatic and lifted, sweet cherries, rhubarb, very spicy, cinnamon, baking spice, nice earthiness. Palate is silky, soft, elegant, good depth, sweet red fruit, good acid, hint of baking spice, nicely integrated oak, very good finish. Serve at 16C, great vin de soif!

1/18/2018 - JWdeSommelier wrote:

Bit reductive directly after opening, after 45 minutes very open, rich, creamy, ripe yellow apple, peach, hazelnuts, hint of butter, great acidity, hint of chalk, definitely for longer haul but drinking very well right now. Will definitely outperform many wines from Meursault or Chassagne-Montrachet.

1/17/2018 - JWdeSommelier Likes this wine:

Aerated for 1,5 hour. Lifted dark fruit, black cherry, blueberry, rose, raw meat, smoke, black olive. Palate is rich, dense, still very young, nice grippy tannins, great acidity, lovely granite mineral core and a very long finish. Will definately develop next 5-10 years.

1/16/2018 - JWdeSommelier wrote:

Ripe yellow apple, peach, bit of pineapple, herbal, spicy, cloves, very earthy, chalk. Ripe palate, more freshness then nose, good fruit, spice, well integrated oak, good finish. Extremely good value € 25,-.

1/16/2018 - JWdeSommelier wrote:

bit neutral, white peach, buttery, almond, oystershell, creamy palate, elegant, well balanced, lacks a bit of excitement.

1/16/2018 - JWdeSommelier wrote:

very elegant, lovely red fruit, cherries, redcurrant, leafy, rose, good structure, nice earthy minerality, iron. Nice and easy drinking, good value (€ 19)

1/16/2018 - JWdeSommelier wrote:

Pronounced grapefruit, buxus, waxy, oily, dash oaky nose, fresh palate, good elegant finish.