8/17/2023 - Mathijs81 Likes this wine:

Second time I've tasted this one, last bottle was 2017.

Was served blind, no specific theme in tasting, so anything goes these evenings.
From the start till the end ... this exceeds any expectation of what wine can bring you.
And whilst it does start showing some age ( hence the 99 and not 100 ), it remains fully enjoyable.
A nose one could keep smelling ... full bodied in mouth, so succulent and sexy, smooth and round.

A minor debate around the table if this bottle was "over the top" was quickly silenced in pouring them a second glass.

Love it ... want it ... need it ... buy it .... taste it !

Mathijs

5/22/2021 - Mr Coone wrote:

Decanted for an hour.

Intense cherry-red colour with a high viscosity and slightly coloured tears.

In the nose, the secondary aroma's are dominating. Very lactic. Aroma's of vanilla, "nail varnish" and spices. Also aroma's of ripe cherry.

On the palate, the high acidity is a little bit shocking at first, continued with the presence of lots of tannins.
Aroma's of cherry, lots and lots of cedar, black pepper and cassis with a long finish.

Acidity and tannins are not in balance here and the acidity is overwhelming, which is the reason I am not rating this wine higher than this.

I still have another bottle, will try this again in a few years to see how it developed (although... this bottle is a nuisance to stock with my other wines in my wine fridge and it's in my way. I'll most probably finish it much earlier :-D )

9/26/2020 - Mr Coone wrote:

Cherry red colour with small evolution in the rim.
Very intense nose with aroma's of cedar, cherry, caramel, chocolate, prune and liquorice.
A powerful start on the palate with smooth tannins (although there were some unripe hints in it).
Aroma's of smoke, cedar, vanilla, ripe cherry, prune, paprika (the unripe aroma) and leather.
Finish of 12 caudalie

A very good wine, although the green, unripe hints (not much) in the aroma's were a little bit disturbing.

4/26/2020 - Thomas D. wrote:

I was always a big fan of Francis Ford Coppola, ever since Apocalypse Now, that I saw at movies theaters when I was young. Later I wanted to date his daughter, like everybody that is a film enthusiast, I guess.
Now I am happily married, so why not try his wine, I thought. I always wanted to try a wine of the Coppola family since I found out that they are doing wines. So here we are and we need to be strong ;)

N. Elegant is something else - into the face with artificial vanilla ( like in these pudding pulver you can buy) and a not at all harmonic greenish oak note.

T. Like a piece of oak soaked with Chardonnay, I could not describe it better than a fellow taster here, thanks for the tasting note.
A sweetness that is a bit unnatural also is in the wine, yesterday it was worse when I opened the bottle, but today it is still „special“

Oh dear, I understand from the winery’s webpage that this „Diamond“ line is the basic line, they also sell those wines in cans. But still...
Decision: I need to go there and taste the other wines!

This one is not worth to buy the name of my favorite director!

8/13/2020 - Mr Coone Likes this wine:

Light golden yellow and fine sparkle in the glass.

In the nose: aroma's of brioche, yeast, citrus and apple.

In the beginning a lot of acidity, but this softened up real quick. Soft and creamy with aroma's of apple, honey, acacia, citrus and brioche.
A finish of 13 caud.

A very good champagne. Perhaps one of the better champagnes I have tasted so far.
But is it worth that much money? I would say not. There are lots of equally qualified sparkling wines to be found for only a fraction of this price.
Anyway, I am very happy to have tasted this wine.

12/24/2019 - Mr Coone wrote:

This was actually more like oak fermented in Chardonnay, instead of oak matured Chardonnay, lol :-D
I wanted a full bodied white wine with my Christmas dish, well, I got it.

Although there was still acidity and citrus, most of the flavors were oak and vanilla.

People at the table thought this was a sweet wine. Tried to explain to them this is a dry wine but the "sweetness" came from the abundance of oak.

Not bad, but also not very complex.
A nice drinking wine.

11/17/2018 - Mathijs81 Likes this wine:

A wonderful surprise when tasting this for the first time.
Bought myself a few bottles and it didn't disappoint again.

A very interesting mix of smells and flavors, nicely balanced.
Some grassy touches, slightly greasy and white fruits.
This is a steal at only 13,02 Euro. If you can find it, buy it !

Mathijs

9/13/2019 - Mr Coone Likes this wine:

Medium intense ruby red color.
In the nose: Earthy aroma's. Caramel, black pepper, leather, tobacco and liquorice.
On the palate: earthy, leather, tobacco, cedar, vanilla and also still some fruit. Cassis, berries and figs.
Finish of 8-9 caud.

I was quite surprised that this wine still looked so good in the glass and that we still have fruit in it.
This wine absolutely still has quite some reserves left!

5/6/2019 - Mr Coone Likes this wine:

High intensity in the glass.
Ripe black fruit in both nose and on the palate.
Ripe plum, cassis, vanilla and caramel
Still quite tannic though

6/28/2016 - Mathijs81 Likes this wine:

Am rating this one higher as I can now appreciate it more ....
Perfectly within its drinking window, this offers amazing P/Q.
Only wish I had more of it, but this was my last bottle.

4/1/2017 - Mathijs81 Likes this wine:

Purchased a case (6) of the 2007 not so long ago - just curious what it would give.

Upon uncorking and decanting, I was welcomed by a lovely deep aroma ( which did fade ).
After the aroma had gone, the wine still gave plenty as to flavour and finish.
In mouth, a somewhat medium woody feel, some marmalade ( boiled fruits ).
But still there was a hint ( small, but there ) of unripe ( green ) fruit.
The finish was good, fair, but as expected ( no surprises ).

This 2007 is nothing you put on your table for special dinners ( take their 2009 vintage for that ).
It will be for my "during the week" consumption with a basic meal - hell, nothing wrong with that.

Mathijs

3/25/2017 - Mr Coone wrote:

- view: cherry red and small evolution in colour
- nose: little intensity. Hints of coffee and leather. There was also a certain "stink" in it, but this went away after some time.
- palate: soft start in the mouth. Hints of wood, leather and mushrooms.
Quite soft and juicy in the mouth.

This wine needs some time to open up, but is too old to my personal taste.

9/2/2016 - Mr Coone Likes this wine:

First Tertre Rôteboeuf I ever tasted.
Tasted next to a Pavie 2001, Pichon Baron 1996 and a La Conseillante 2001.

- view: cherry red, little evolution in the colour
- nose: lactic, toast, smoke and a little bit of soja. Little floral hint after whirling.
- palate: silky start. High acids and tannins, but nicely balanced.
Lactic in the mouth with hints of red fruit, vanila and chocolate. Long finish.
A particular taste I haven't tasted a lot before.
TOP!

4/11/2015 - Mr Coone Likes this wine:

Firstly, I'm not familiar with Spanish wines, but this one really surprised me. Served it at approximately 14° C (immediately out of the cellar)

Colour: Deep red, ruby colour.
Nose: Bordeaux. If this was a blind tasting, I would have guessed this was a Bordeaux. This wine would have fooled me.
Palate: fresh acids, with a quite some vanilla
Finish: dry at first, but long and sweet in the end.

I really like this one!

10/3/2014 - Mathijs81 wrote:

Difficult one to judge - not sure if the 1994 vintage was supposed to survive 20 years.
Not bad, but a very funky nose which faded after about 1.5-2 Hrs ( decanted this bottle ).
Flavour wise, its just .... I don''t know, this wine tastes very tired - time to empty your cellar.
Don't get me wrong, I still enjoyed this bottle, but it falls apart against the 1995 vintage.

9/7/2013 - Mr Coone wrote:

Wine had a musty nose. Made me think of my old attic. It had a fresh palate, but also with the same musty finish. Not very fond of it. Perhaps I had a bad bottle?