1/20/2024 - Mr Coone Likes this wine:

High intensity and cherry-red in the glass with some evolution.

Aroma's of black pepper, cedar, prunes, pencil and already a small hint of leather. Soft on the palate and absolutely "a point".

The wine shows younger than it actually was, but has it all. The fruit, the secondary aroma's and also already small tertiary hints.

Drink now.

1/20/2024 - Mr Coone Likes this wine:

A special bottle for me as I bought this on the domain itself during my very first Bordeaux trip.
Still remember the lady and me saying that 1999 was the year I became 18.
Saved this bottle for a special occasion, so which occasion would be better than to open this with your best friends and a cheese dish, followed with some home made chocolate mousse?

In the glass you see that this is an old and evolved Sauternes with a deep copper-yellw colour

Aroma's of candied fruit both in the nose as on the palate.
Abricot, citrus and honey, together with a beautiful acidity that keeps everything nicely balanced.

2/18/2023 - Mr Coone Likes this wine:

Beautiful aroma's of chocolate, vanilla, cherry, prune and blueberries.
Very long finish.
Softened up tannins and exact within it's drinking window, but still enough power to las a few more years.

10/28/2022 - Mr Coone Likes this wine:

Very intense copper-yellow colour.

Candied citrus, beewax, honey, cooked pear, dried abricot and very sweet in the nose.
High acidity on the palate which gives the wine tension.
Same aroma's on the palate together with vanilla pudding.

Had this together with some Bleu d'Auvergne (blue cheese) = heavenly

Due to the colour, we all thougt that this wine was much older (1990's), but I think the wine evolved quicker due to the small bottle (375 ml). However due to the acidity and sugar, still has a lot of potential.

10/28/2022 - Mr Coone Likes this wine:

Last bottle of my very first en primeur purchase.

Cherry-red with quite some evolution in the rim.
Aroma's of cherry on alcohol, raspberry, dried fruit, cedar and already some hints of leather and tobacco in the nose.

Same aroma's on the palate. Tannins are still very noticable.

Wine evolved nicely, but is already showing starting tertiairy aroma's and the green tannins will not change.
A very pleasant wine, however.

Had this with roast beef, baked potatoes and meditteranean vegetables.

10/29/2022 - Mr Coone Likes this wine:

Intense and straw yellow in the glass.
Aroma's of buxus (Sauvignon Blanc is showing itself), candied lemon, ripe pear, beewax, almond, honey an a hint of vanilla.

Wine had higher acids than anticipated in the nose.
Again same aroma's, together with some creme brûlee. and a long finish.

Wine would perfectly match with a trout and almonds, but even with grilled Norway lobster or any grilled fish with a cream sauce like sauce Hollandaise.

Absolutely top and still a lot of aging pontential

8/20/2022 - Mr Coone Likes this wine:

A nicely balanced and softened wine in the glass.
Expecially secondary aroma's with some beginning tertiary hints.
Drink now, do not wait any longer.

7/29/2022 - Mr Coone Likes this wine:

Quite young in the glass. Not much evolution in colour.
Velvetly soft on the palate with aroma's of pepper,dried prune, cedar, chocolate, coffee, toffee, tobacco and vanilla.
Very long finish. Top!

7/29/2022 - Mr Coone Likes this wine:

Intense colour and fine bubbles
Aroma's of brioche, vanilla and citrus with a long finish

7/15/2022 - Mr Coone wrote:

Nose was very promising, with aroma's of pineapple, citrus and stonefruit.

However, completely different wine on the palate.
Quite heavy mouthfeeling and bitter aroma's. Misses the right acidity and hence some tension.

Not what I'm used of their other wines

7/9/2022 - Mr Coone Likes this wine:

High viscosity and red tears in the glass.
Velvety soft on the palate. Tannins are perfectly balanced.
Aroma's of chocolate, ripe black fruit, cedar, vanilla, pepper and spices with a long finish.

By far the best wine I had since long.
Drink now, but still has some cellaring capacity.

7/2/2022 - Mr Coone Likes this wine:

Very intense nose.
Soft and perfectly balanced tannins.
Aroma's of chocolate, coffee, cedar, ripe black fruit, black pepper, some laurel and a very long finish.

Drink now, this wine will not get any better.

4/9/2022 - Mr Coone Likes this wine:

Quite evolved colour, but this might as well be because of the blend.

Very intense and spicy nose with aroma's of black fuit, raspberries, cinnamon, vanilla, cedar, chocolate, fresh figs, liquorice, raisins and smoked hints.

Velvetty soft on the palate with integrated tannins and a very long finish.

Châteauneuf at its best.
Serve with grilled lamb with spices, but most above all: enjoy!

3/26/2022 - Mr Coone Likes this wine:

Blend of chardonnay, pinot gris and pinot auxerrois with French oak (50% new oak).

Fresh acidity in the mouth with a certain roundness in the finish.
The oak shows itself, but galantly.

Aroma's of citrus, stonefruit, acacia and a mineral hint
Long finish.

This is a wine that can easily match with a Chablis.

Serve with some grilled river fish (trout?) and almonds. This wine can have something for a meal.

1/31/2022 - Mr Coone Likes this wine:

Light intense ruby red colour with some evolution in the glass.

After 3 hours decanting, still a timid nose.
Aroma's of yeast, cherries and dried fruit.

Soft start on the palate. High acidity and tannins.
Aroma's of chocolate, ripe cherry, cedar, leather and some tomato leafs.

Wine needs to be decanted. Ageing capacity: at least 10 years

2/2/2022 - Mr Coone Likes this wine:

Medium intense cherry red colour.

Complexe and intense nose with aroma's of yeast, cherry, vanilla, laurel and cacao beans.

Soft on the palate, medium tannins and medium+ acidity.

Aroma's of red currant, raspberry, cherry, spices, cacao beans and vanilla (pudding-style)

Ageing potential: at least 5 years

2/2/2022 - Mr Coone Likes this wine:

Light intense straw yellow colour

Light intense, but complexe nose with aroma's of citrus peel, almond, macadamia, acacia and honey.

Fresh, but round mouth feeling. Medium+ acidity (nice fresh acidity which gives it vibrant)
Aroma's of almond, butter, citrus, camomile and a hint of vanilla

A little bit too young for the moment. Wait 2 more years => try again in 2024. Has a potential of 10 years.
Best to decant if you want to drink it now.

2/2/2022 - Mr Coone Likes this wine:

Light, straw-yellow in the glass.

Secondary and complexe nose with aroma's of pear (winegums), almond and smoky hints (incense)

Soft start on the palate with aroma's of almond, candied citrus, camomile, pear (winegum) and a small buttery touch

A little bit too young to drink now, so I would try earliest 2023.

1/23/2022 - Mr Coone wrote:

Modern made Burgundy, which means high in acidity.
To my personal taste a little bit too acidic, which bothered me a little bit.
It has good aroma's, however, but acidity is dominating, which made it a little bit unbalanced.

1/26/2022 - Mr Coone Likes this wine:

Intense straw yellow colour.
Light intensity in the nose with aroma's of vanilla, acacia and little bit of oxidation.
On the palate: high acidity at first and I also thought that the wine was slightly oxidated (pop and pour), but the wine opened up after getting some air. Velvety soft and well integrated acidity after that.
Aroma's of vanilla, acacia, macadamia nuts and a long finish.

Still one of my favorites, but I don't think this wine will last for another decade.

1/15/2022 - Mr Coone Likes this wine:

Secondary aroma's in the nose with spices, vanilla, chocolate and cherry

Soft and velvety start on the palate. Nicely balanced tannins.
Again a lot of secondary aroma's. Chocolate, cedar, dried fruit, vanilla and cherry on alcohol and a very long finish.

This wine is absolutely "a point". Drink now.

The wine matched perfecly wih my döner-dish I made. Spiced meatballs with a basic tomato sauce, Greek yoghurt garnished with some pine nuts (which I accidentally got burnt, but this matched very well with the spices in the wine :-D )

11/27/2021 - Mr Coone Likes this wine:

Aroma's of very ripe black fruit, jammy. Aroma's of prune, blackberries, spices and lots of chocolate with a very long finish.
A slight alcoholic touch.

10/23/2021 - Mr Coone Likes this wine:

Didn't really take notes, but wine was over abundant in primary flavours. Prune, cherry, blueberries, pepper,...

Served it with a grilled steak

10/16/2021 - Mr Coone wrote:

Decanted for a small hour.
Soft and silky tannins, medium acidity.
Aroma's of prune and liquorice, but the wine lacks some "tension"

I have tasted this wine some years ago and I thought it was fantastic. This is not how I tasted it now.

At 70 euro/bottle, this is not a good quality rate wine

10/9/2021 - Mr Coone wrote:

Some evolution in the glass already.
Quite complexe nose with aroma's of blackberries, chocolate, black pepper and spices.
Same on the palate but with some unripe tannins (which won't go away with aging).

Drink now.

10/9/2021 - Mr Coone Likes this wine:

Wine needs time to open up.
Fresh/fruity at first. Tried again after an hour after the wine became smooth an soft.

Decant!

9/23/2021 - Mr Coone Likes this wine:

Dark salmon-orange.
Aroma's of cherry, raspberry, floral hints and yeast (Gueuze-style)

One of the few rosé's that can charm me

9/14/2021 - Mr Coone Likes this wine:

I have to stop with the pop and pour method.
First day I thought the wine was a little bit harsh.

Forgot half of the bottle and tried it again 2 days later.
Wine evolved to a smooth and velvetly soft wine with aroma's of ripe fruit, vanilla and spices.
Didn't take notes, but I am taking notes as to decant next time!

9/10/2021 - Mr Coone Likes this wine:

Light intense cherry red colour.

Floral and smokey aroma's with raspberry, red currant, rosemary, liquorice and a hint of lavender (?)

Fruity start on the palate with aroma's of raspberry, cherry, liquorice, cedar and spices. High tannins and a long finish

9/10/2021 - Mr Coone wrote:

Light salmon-pink in the glass.

Vegetal aroma's of buxux. A little bit Sauvignon Blanc aroma's.
But then also some candy. The typical rosé candy style of cherry aroma's.

A different palate, however.
Fresh start with aroma's of cherry, red currant and a small bitter (vegetal hint) with a long finish

I thought the wine was high in alcohol, but apparently it is only 13%

9/4/2021 - Mr Coone Likes this wine:

I'm absolutely no big fan of rosé, but this is one that I really liked.
Didn't take notes, however, so therefore also no rating. Just enjoyed it in my garden, enjoying the sun :-)

Will buy more of this

8/12/2021 - Mr Coone wrote:

Wine still looked very young in the glass. Cherry-red with medium intensity and only a small change of colour in the rim.

Dominating primary aroma's in the nose with ripe cherry, blueberry, prune, cranberry, leather and some cacao.

On the palate: a little bit unripe and harsh tannins, medium + acidity.
Flavors of cherry, cedar, prune, leather, the unripe aroma's of green paprika and some vanilla in the retro with a long finish.

6/26/2021 - Mr Coone wrote:

Slightly corked, unfortunately :-(

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 )

5/16/2021 - Mr Coone Likes this wine:

Decanted the wine for about one hour.

Ruby red colour, low intensity and with quite some evolution.
In the nose, aroma's of cedar, cherry, nail varnish and a small nutty hint.

A soft start on the palate. A high acidity, but the wine has enough body to carry this.
Aroma's of chocolate, cerry on alcohol, pepper and cedar.
Long finish.

This wine accompanied my ragu alla bolognese very well

4/30/2021 - Mr Coone Likes this wine:

Light straw-yellow in the glass

Very mineral and Riesling-like in the nose. Aroma's of peach, honey and citrus.

Fresh, but at the same time rich in the mouth.
Aroma's of citrus, peach, white pepper, some minerality and a long finish.
Again, the mouth also feels very like Riesling.

I'm not quite familiar with Grüner Veltliner, but this wine gave me it's business card.
A very well balanced wine with lots of fruit.

4/24/2021 - Mr Coone Likes this wine:

Decanted the wine for more than an hour.

Cherry to ruby red in the glass. Already quite some evolution.

Intense and spicy in the nose with aroma's of chocolate, prune and leather.

A silky-soft start with softened up tannins. Very smooth and soft mouth feeling.
Again aroma's of spices, leather, chocolate and prune, joined with aroma's of pepper, cherry on alcohol, cedar and some clove.
Long finish

This is an outstanding wine which is at it's drinking peak now.
Drink now, this wine will not get any better with aging anymore, I think.

Only other question remains, is it worth it's price (I paid 99 euro)?
That's open for discussion :-)

4/17/2021 - Mr Coone wrote:

Fresh and high acidity.
Aroma's of honey, citrus, limestone and a little petrol in the nose.

3/13/2021 - Mr Coone Likes this wine:

Didn't take any notes, but my memory is still not that bad, so I remember following from 2 days ago:

Light straw-yellow colour, not very intense (but I also didn't have a good drinking glass).
High intensity in the nose with aroma's of toast, buxus, citrus and grapefruit.
Very intense with a medium acidity on the palate. Same aroma's as in the nose together with some passion fruit and a long finish

Selected this wine with a "papillot" of red bass.
The acidity matched with the cooking style and lime + Sauvignon Blanc I added to the papillot.

1/8/2021 - Mr Coone Likes this wine:

Light intense ruby red colour.

Quite intense and earthy in the nose with aroma's of strawberry, spices, leather, humus and liquorice.

Intense start with high, but balanced acidity on the palate. No noticable tannins.
Aroma's of strawberry, cherries, currant, spices, chocolate, leather and tobacco.
Exceptional long finish of 20 caudalie!

For me, this is one of the better Burgundy's I have tasted so far.
Intense, an abundance of flavors and a long finish.
The acidity brings some liveliness and some positive tension in the wine. Absolutely top.

Sad this was my last bottle :-(

12/19/2020 - Mr Coone Likes this wine:

One of the very first wines I ever bought once I started collecting wines in 2013.
Time to open a bottle and see what it said. Decanted it for an hour.

Cherry-red in colour. Not much evolution.
Very powerful nose. Aroma's of cedar, pepper, paprika and berries.

On the palate, also very powerful. Acidity and tannins are very nicely balanced and tannins are beautifully softened up.
Aroma's of pepper, liquorice, blueberries, cedar, chocolate, spices and coffee.
Long finish.

12/12/2020 - Mr Coone Does not like this wine:

Amber coloured.
Hints of raizin and walnut.
The higher acidity prevents it for becoming dull, but the wine misses depth, tension and overall complexity.

I got this bottle from somebody at work. Gave him a bottle of Château Doisy-Daëne in place.
I feel so ripped off! :-D

12/11/2020 - Mr Coone wrote:

Decanted for about one hour.

Cherry-red colour with small evolution.
Very abundant and fruity nose. Already a fruit bomb when I poured it into the decanter. Wow!
Aroma's of blueberries, prune, black pepper, paprika and a hint of leather.

On the palate: elderberry, paprika, leather and chocolate.
A little bit high in acidity however. Tannins are softened up already.
Long finish

My first encounter with this wine/house, and quite impressed.

11/28/2020 - Mr Coone wrote:

medium intense and purple-red in the glass. A little bit of evolution.
Very intense nose with aroma's of liquorice, prune and smoke
On the palate, a very fruity start but with high acidity and low tannins.
Aroma's of liquorice, prune, green pepper and leather.
Long finish

The only thing that prevents me of giving this a 90 is the acidity which was too high.

11/21/2020 - Mr Coone wrote:

Not a very complex wine.
Aroma's of pear and white pepper with a high acidity.
In a blind tasting I would have guessed this was a Grüner Veltliner.
medium-long finish.

Fresh and fruity, but misses some finesse.
Not a bad wine, but for a price of 34,86 euro, I actually expected a lot more.

11/21/2020 - Mr Coone Likes this wine:

A deep intense cherry-red colour with few to no evolution in the glass.
Very intese and lactic in the nose with aroma's of ripe cherries, chocolate.
Fruity start on the palate with again aroma's of ripe cherries (jam even), chocolate, nail polishier, pepper and a hint of coffee.
Refined tannings and well balanced with the acidity.
Long finish

10/24/2020 - Mr Coone Likes this wine:

Decanted the wine for about an hour (also because the cork broke off and I didn't manage to get it out properly).

Intense cherry red colour with ruby-red hints in the rim.
In the nose: very intense and fruity when pouring it into the decanter. Aroma's of cherry, nail varnish, cedar and meat juice.

A soft and smooth start on the palate. Tannins are beautifully softened and are nicely balanced with the acidity.
Aroma's of chocolate, smoke, cassis, black pepper, blackberry, cherry and cedar.
Very long finish.

10/16/2020 - Mr Coone Likes this wine:

Intense cherry-red with few evolution.

High intensity in the nose with aroma's of ripe cherry, vanilla, chocolate, ripe prune and yeast

A soft start on the palate. Medium tannins with a little bit higher acidity.
Aroma's of coffee, cedar, black pepper, chocolate, leather and blackberry.
Long finish.

10/9/2020 - Mr Coone wrote:

Medium intense purple-red colour with few evolution.
In the nose, aroma's of cedar, milk chocolate, clove, prune, black pepper and liquorice.

A powerful start on the palate with high, but nicely ballanced tannins and acidity.
Here, again the aroma's I had in the nose, cedar, chocolate, prune, black pepper and liquorice, accompanied by leather and caramel.
Long finish.

10/4/2020 - Mr Coone wrote:

A very fresh and fruity wine with a high acidity.
Aroma's of red currant, sweet cherry and raspberry.

Acidity is a little bit too astringent, for my taste.
But my girlfriend loved "the sparkles" however :-)