3/12/2023 - King Julien wrote:

Decanted about 90 minutes. Great nose, plenty of fruit, complex palate, wonderful wine to enjoy for a couple hours. Appear to just be getting into the drinking window but no hurry.

3/6/2023 - King Julien wrote:

Decanted 30 min.

3/5/2023 - King Julien wrote:

Decanted about 2 hours. Very smooth, nice nose, palate complexity evolved over a couple hours.

2/25/2023 - King Julien wrote:

Popped and poured into decanter. Dark gold color, nice nose and palate complexity, enjoyed for a couple hours.

2/2/2023 - King Julien wrote:

Popped and poured.

1/28/2023 - King Julien wrote:

Decanted about an hour.

1/25/2023 - King Julien wrote:

Popped and poured. Might be a little past its prime, but still nice to drink.

1/22/2023 - King Julien wrote:

Decanted about 2 hours. Nice nose and evolving palate over the following couple hours until gone. Drank like a more mature Bordeaux.

1/18/2023 - King Julien wrote:

Decanted 30 min. Typical Beaucastel CdP, ready to go and pleasant to drink.

1/15/2023 - King Julien wrote:

Decanted about an hour. Outstanding for a couple hours on both nose and palate. Well integrated, very smooth, ready to go.

1/8/2023 - King Julien wrote:

Decanted 3 hours. Outstanding bottle.

1/7/2023 - King Julien wrote:

Decanted about 30 min.

12/30/2022 - King Julien wrote:

Decanted about 2 hours. While still very nice, it lacked the nose of the bottle tasted about a month ago, even though both came from the same case and were prepared the same. Palate was still quite nice though. Another example of bottle variance.

12/31/2022 - King Julien wrote:

Popped and poured into decanter. From a quick taste it was quite nice immediately, so perhaps didn't need to sit, but was left alone for 2 hours. At that point it had evolved to be a bit smoother, and an hour later peaked with an amazing nose and palate complexity to match. However, after another 2 hours, with only a little remaining, it declined with bitterness.

12/10/2022 - King Julien wrote:

Decanted 2 hours. These are in a great spot right now. No tannins to speak of, very smooth, plenty of fruit, and nice complexity. Nose is a little shy, but pleasant. Enjoyed over 2 hours.

12/4/2022 - King Julien wrote:

Decanted 3 hours. Nose was nice but weak and never really came around, even after a couple more hours and coaxing. Palate was similar, nice, but not quite there yet, still not well integrated. These need several more years of sleep in the cellar to come back around.

11/30/2022 - King Julien wrote:

Decanted about an hour. Decent nose and palate, still has some nice fruit, enjoyable for a couple hours.

11/27/2022 - King Julien wrote:

Decanted about 30 min. Compared to several years ago, these do appear to be waking up again. This was the best one yet. Nose was wonderful and palate complexity was outstanding for a couple hours until gone. Happy to have waited it out.

11/26/2022 - King Julien wrote:

Decanted about 2 hours. Amazing nose, smooth and well integrated palate. Heaven for a couple hours until gone.

11/24/2022 - King Julien wrote:

Decanted about 3 hours. Nose was heaven from the time poured into the decanter and then continued until the end. Palate was outstanding with complexity, plenty of fruit in just the right amount, and very smooth. I could have kept my nose in the glass all night.

11/21/2022 - King Julien wrote:

Decanted 3 hours.

11/20/2022 - King Julien wrote:

Decanted about an hour, but seemed to need another hour to blossom. Nice nose and well integrated palate after that for a couple hours.

10/30/2022 - King Julien wrote:

Decanted 1 hour.

10/26/2022 - King Julien wrote:

Popped and poured into decanter and immediately served. Fully mature, nice but subtle nose and nice palate for about an hour then it declined rapidly. Drink up, seems to be over the hill.

10/21/2022 - King Julien wrote:

Decanted 1 hour.

10/9/2022 - King Julien wrote:

From a 375. Decanted about 2 hours. Nice palate complexity but subtle nose and stayed that way for 2 hours following. Perhaps this bottle needed a longer decant or more time in the cellar.

10/3/2022 - King Julien wrote:

Decanted about 30 min.

10/1/2022 - King Julien wrote:

Decanted 1 hour, very nice nose and palate over the next 2 hours, fully mature, no need to wait.

9/18/2022 - King Julien wrote:

Decanted 3 hours.

9/4/2022 - King Julien wrote:

Decanted about an hour. Palate complexity was outstanding from the start and continued to evolve for a couple of hours as the wine blossomed, with the nose really showing itself about an hour in.

9/3/2022 - King Julien wrote:

Decanted about 1.5 hours. Nose started to come around after a while and palate evolved. Could have used 3-4 hours in decanter.

8/13/2022 - King Julien wrote:

Decanted about 3 hours.

8/18/2022 - King Julien wrote:

Popped and poured. Pretty nice from the start.

8/1/2022 - King Julien wrote:

Popped and poured. Paired well with spicy Thai food.

7/24/2022 - King Julien wrote:

Decanted 4 hours. Very smooth, well intgegrated and easy to drink, great nose and palate. Wonderful for a couple hours until gone.

7/22/2022 - King Julien wrote:

Decanted about 1 hour. Quite nice this bottle, perhaps coming out of whatever dumb phase they were in 5 years ago, or maybe just bottle variance.

7/16/2022 - King Julien wrote:

Decanted 1 hour. Nose faded while in decanter but overall was quite enjoyable.

6/18/2022 - King Julien wrote:

Decanted about an hour and ready to go. Amazing Mourvèdre nose and palate with just about the right amount of everything, well balanced and fully integrated. Not all bottles have been equal, but this one was at the top. Greatly enjoyed for a couple hours.

5/25/2022 - King Julien wrote:

Decanted about 30 min. Ready to go and quite nice, both nose and palate.

5/9/2022 - King Julien wrote:

Popped and poured into decanter and served. Nice fruit at first but it faded after an hour.

4/19/2022 - King Julien wrote:

Popped and poured.

4/3/2022 - King Julien wrote:

Stood it up the day prior. Carefully popped in the morning to check then poured into small decanter in the evening and served. Outstanding, fully developed, consistent with past notes. Finish went on forever. Absolute heaven.

4/2/2022 - King Julien wrote:

Decanted about 2 hours.

3/27/2022 - King Julien wrote:

Decanted about 1.5 hours.

3/26/2022 - King Julien wrote:

Decanted about 3 hours.

3/16/2022 - King Julien wrote:

Decanted 1 hour. Beautiful Mourvèdre dominant nose. Quite enjoyable for an hour or so.

3/6/2022 - King Julien wrote:

Decanted about 3 hours. Outstanding on both nose and palate.

3/9/2022 - King Julien wrote:

Decanted about 30min. Ready to go and enjoyable for an hour or so.

3/8/2022 - King Julien wrote:

Decanted for about 30min. Quite nice on both nose and palate. A bit sweeter than the demi-sec but not too sweet to drink with dinner (paired well with some spicy seafood).

3/7/2022 - King Julien wrote:

Decanted about an hour. Nice on both nose and palate for a couple more hours. This one was well integrated and ready to go, but no hurry. The Mourvedre blend was apparent and seemed just the right amount to add to the complexity.