5/3/2024 - wylee wrote:

Sold to Andy

5/3/2024 - wylee wrote:

Sold to Clare

5/3/2024 - wylee wrote:

Sold to Andy

3/21/2024 - wylee wrote:

Better after 1 hour breathing in the bottle. Very enjoyable

12/22/2023 - wylee wrote:

Bought at auction and bottle was cooked

10/21/2023 - wylee Likes this wine:

Hard to rate, but still enjoyable drinking. My bottle had the cork almost soaked through, but I don't think air had entered. Tannins have fully resolved, still had enough of an acidic backbone. Aromas were much nicer after 1 hour double-decanted.

9/20/2023 - wylee Likes this wine:

Beautifully integrated and still drinking well.

7/13/2023 - wylee wrote:

It has nice fruity, toasty and earth notes. However, the acidity was just a bit too much.

5/15/2023 - wylee wrote:

How do you rate a wine this old. Amazingly, still alive and got better over the hour we drank it. No tummy ache yet...

4/16/2023 - wylee Likes this wine:

Very nice wine, considering the price I paid for it. Dark inky purple, and fruit nicely balanced the other flavours like menthol and leafiness. In a nice place but no hurry to drink. We very much enjoyed this smooth drink, on a random visit to the neighbours

2/18/2023 - wylee Likes this wine:

Bought during our honeymoon in 2016. Cork is in perfect condition, and my bottle was drinking beautifully. Double decanted for an hour, and drank over 1.5 hours more. No rush to drink.

10/4/2022 - wylee wrote:

Very enjoyable! Don’t think it will get any better though.

9/27/2022 - wylee wrote:

Fully mature. Beautiful nose, held up over the evening. Much better than when I last had it

8/27/2022 - wylee wrote:

Pretty decent, but clearly at the end of its life.

8/27/2022 - wylee wrote:

Excelllent wine, drink now.

1/7/2022 - wylee wrote:

Very pleasant drink. Poured into glasses for about an hour before drinking with steak, and sipped the balance after. Ready to drink. Didn't feel the alcohol - nicely balanced.

5/6/2021 - wylee wrote:

Absolutely singing tonight, right out of the bottle. Super good pqr. Won't get any better, but not falling off the cliff too.

4/23/2021 - wylee wrote:

Opened up over 3 hr dinner. Very earthy and meaty, fruit still going strong and tannins are integrated. Full bodied and delicious!

4/22/2021 - wylee Likes this wine:

Drinking very well now. There's a hint of heat at the end. The dark fruits are front and centre. Oak has integrated nicely.

4/17/2021 - wylee wrote:

Probably slightly past peak. A bit light for a riserva. But still went well with tomato based meatballs

2/15/2021 - wylee wrote:

Very nice wine. The finish went on forever.

2/3/2021 - wylee wrote:

wine is in a good place now!

12/30/2020 - wylee Likes this wine:

Drank my second bottle from magnum over a bbq, very nice. Time to drink up

11/6/2020 - wylee Likes this wine:

very nice! we didnt decant, and it was great out of the bottle and held up over the 3 hour dinner. dark fruit and acids still intact, and tannins are gentle.

10/20/2020 - wylee wrote:

Very tasty, especially when slightly chilled. Sour cherries with some earth. Very light when poured, became darker with more body after 1hr of air.

10/20/2020 - wylee wrote:

Was past its peak and tasted like stewed fruits

9/3/2020 - wylee Likes this wine:

very enjoyable. Took about an hour of decanting to bring out the best. Going strong!

8/29/2020 - wylee wrote:

Still good. Took about half an hour of decanting for the flavours to come out (perhaps cause I took it out of the fridge). Drank over 3 hours, but won't get any better.

11/14/2016 - wylee wrote:

Nice, but mine may have been past its peak. Tannins have almost disappeared, and the fruit is a little faded. Making this taste a little acidic.

11/5/2016 - wylee Likes this wine:

First time drinking a wine from the Northern rhone. Enjoyable wine. Had the intensity of fruit of a good aussie shiraZ with more spiciness and earthiness. Drier on the palette too. Enjoyable drink!

9/23/2016 - wylee Likes this wine:

Popped and poured at an office party. Great straight out of the bottle and for 2 hours after. Enjoyable drink but unlikely to benefit from further collaring. Kind of like a Bordeaux with a tinge of sweetness on the palate. Drank out of a magnum.

7/16/2016 - wylee Likes this wine:

Drank this at a barbecue out of a plastic cup. But the additional time has made it a lot more delicious than my previous bottle.

5/11/2016 - wylee wrote:

Nice nose with ripe red fruit and earthy complexities. Mine fell apart quite quickly though, not sure if it was a storage issue.

1/29/2016 - wylee wrote:

very ripe style of CDP. alcohol was a little hot. not suprising for the vintage though, could do with more cellaring.

1/26/2016 - wylee Likes this wine:

Enjoyable bottle. Drank over 3 hours. Felt a bit young at the start, and a bit old by the last glass. Bright cherry flavours with complexities

1/23/2016 - wylee wrote:

Past it's peak and slightly oxidised, didn't finish the bottle.

11/7/2015 - wylee Likes this wine:

Bought at the vineyard earlier this year. Very nice Bordeaux-like wine with bright fruit and decent complexities!

4/8/2015 - wylee wrote:

a bit young to drink. took 2 hrs in the decant to open up

3/2/2015 - wylee Likes this wine:

Agree with Nyindallas. Bought for NZ$16, and drank with some cheese in the hotel room. I'm falling in love with NZ!

1/31/2015 - wylee Likes this wine:

Very nice wine, but my bottle seemed to be getting a bit tired. The top of the cork had a bit of mould, though the rest of the cork was ok

12/4/2014 - wylee Likes this wine:

Still going strong

11/22/2014 - wylee wrote:

I only had one bottle, and it was yummy.

11/12/2014 - wylee Likes this wine:

Ready to drink. Nice fruit for the vintage, with classic Bordeaux complexities. Very good QPR

11/12/2014 - wylee wrote:

Quite acidic. Nose opened up with more earthy notes after half hour decant.

11/10/2014 - wylee Likes this wine:

Great nose and good structure on opening, but became sort of flat after an hour.

10/11/2014 - wylee wrote:

My bottle was in good condition, but tasted quite past its peak. Drink up now.

8/2/2014 - wylee Does not like this wine:

The nose was nice, predominantly red cherries and some chalkiness. But the wine was so acidic it was undrinkable. Oh well, at least it became coq au vin.

7/26/2014 - wylee Likes this wine:

Pretty darn good!

7/17/2014 - wylee Likes this wine:

Double decanted for 1.5 hours before drinking. Still in good drinking shape. Very smooth with nice fruit which then fades into more secondary aromas. Drink up soon.

7/17/2014 - wylee wrote:

Mine was very lean, not much fruit and a little past it's prime.