7/1/2023 - Argrath wrote:

Badly oxidized. Bought in a store in Alba six years ago I suspect it had been badly stored.

2/19/2022 - Argrath wrote:

(2010-tasting: Volnay x 3, Vosne x 3, Gevrey x 3)
Very, very rich and powerful nose. Gun-powder, forest floor, oak and black plum, red cherry in lovely mixture. Very generous. Minerally, wild and animaly in a very positive way.
Fullish palate. Rich and powerful. Also tannic and mighty. What a concentration. Intensity almost on GC-level. Gun-powder, oak and Vosne spice!
Our tasting group has come to the conclusion that we love LeMoine!

10/17/2020 - Argrath wrote:

(Blind tasting BYO)
Full and rich nose. Lovely Burg perfume. Raspberry, violets and flowery. But also hints of dark fruit, nuts and beginning tertiary notes of pine cone and forest floor. Slightly herbaceous with anis and dill.
Medium-fullish body. Very silky tannins. Good intensity. Violets, raspberry and baking spices. Harmonius and not detecting any green notes. Slightly short finish, perhaps.
A very good showing. Grand Cru quality. Stood its ground vs. 2010 Anne Gros Richebourg, for instance.

10/16/2020 - Argrath wrote:

(Blind tasting BYO)
Full, profound nose of mid development. Cedar, black currant, gravel, gently oaky. Some tertiary tobacco notes. Ink. Just a tiny hint of green bell pepper deep in the background.
Fullish, very balanced palate. Properly austere. Melted, ripe tannins. Very nice black currant fruit that perhaps lacks just a tiny bit in the finish. But very good grip. Cool and harmonius. Ink, cedar, black currant.
Classic Pauillac. And nobody does the classic Pauillac better than Mouton.

10/12/2019 - Argrath wrote:

Very rich and generous nose. Orchard fruit with almost tropical fruit hints. Pine-apple, butter and development. Minerally notes reminding of Riesling petrol, but only slightly.
Full, toasty palate. Very intense and concentrated. Very good grip. Apricots and tropical fruit. Creamy and lovely buttery taste. Citrus freshness. Very long.
Could go on for more years, but very nice drinking currently.

10/12/2019 - Argrath wrote:

(Bliind tasting)
Full, brooding nose. Dark, sweet fruit intermingles with coffee and cigarre. Meaty, smokey with some dried charcuterie. Very rich and hedonistic.
Fullish, dense, intense and concentrated palate. Plum, blackberry, liquorice. Coffee, tobacco and charcuterie. Multilayered, deep and long. Very nice.
So much better than the L'Ermite tasted at the same occasion. Bottle variation, clearly.

10/21/2016 - Argrath wrote:

(Blind tasting)
Fully mature, very complex nose with very good depth. Plum, tobacco, some stock and iron minerality. Rich and elegant. Gravel and iron minerality. Green pepper hints and some suggestion of vegetative notes. Goes on and on.
Medium-fullish plate, fully ready with only suggestions of tannins. Very, very elegant and complex. Multidimensional. Refreshing grip inspite of great age. A flowery, vegetative style suggests Cabernet Franc.
Our guess was top Saint Emilion or Pomerol with Cabernet Franc from mid-eighties. When 1982 was revealed we thought that the vintage won out over the then reputation of the producer.

10/10/2015 - Argrath wrote:

(BYO Blind tasting)
Very pure and gently oaky nose. Orchard fruit, minerals and complex spiciness. Very alluring.
Medium-fullish, quite rich palate. Integrated oak, butterscotch, and almost tropical fruit. Nice balance and a very attractive minerally finish. Dusty gravel. Just a tiny bit thin in midpalate.
The second of two Vergers 1er tasted at the same occassion, I slightly preferred this one.

10/18/2008 - Argrath wrote:

(Very old note for personal reference)
Full, generously fruity nose. School book. Black currant, cedary oak, and subtle mineral notes. Smokey spiciness adds complexity. Very deep and complex.
Full, austere and concentrated palate. Just about ready (at 26 years of age!). Elegant and balanced. Oaky, cedary with dark fruit, mineral and ink. Sublime and tannic. But is there just a slight hint of dryness in the finish (being prickly)?
Blindtasted at the same time as 1988 Ch Margaux, 1993 Ch Latour, and 1995 Cos d'Estournel, this came out as runner up defeated by Ch Margaux.

10/4/2014 - Argrath wrote:

Full, dense, young nose. Rather backward. Dark fruit, cedar, graphite hints. Almost perfumed impression. Lovely, elegant oak character. Very deep.
Very dense, tight and full body. Compact tannic structure. Balanced and cool. Austere in the best sense, but also combined with a perfumed oak character. Chocolate, oak, cedar, and graphite. Very grippy. No harshness.
Delicious, but also a bit inaccessible. For aromatic complexity, wait 10 years, but I must say it tasted better than I had expected given las Cases reputation for firm an unyielding wines.

10/6/2014 - Argrath wrote:

Lovely, young, elegant and open nose of apricots, lemon curd, perfectly balanced oak and botrytis. Also very fresh and deep.
Concentrated, glycerine, very sweet palate. Very elegant botrytis. Almost more sweet than acidic. Does it lack just a tiny bit of grip for absolute greatness?

9/27/2014 - Argrath wrote:

Elegant, harmonius, spicy and subtle nose. Quiet deep. Chalky stones, red berries and minerally. Lacking some intensity in fruit.
Elegant, medium body. Pure and clean and fresh. Fully open. Strawberries, lightly oaky and chalky stones. Tender Indian Spices. Slightly bitter ending (the vintage), but no green notes. Lacking some fruit, but very pure and elegant. We liked it! (From a mix of high altitude village sites and small plots of Premier Cru like Fuées).

11/12/2011 - Argrath wrote:

Tannic, tough medium-fullish palate. Dark cherries, dark chocolate, hints of woodland aromas after good time in glass. Very well-structured. Hints of liquorice and violets. Splendid length.
Tasted blind together with Jadot Echezeaux and Camille Giroud Volnay this was voted WOTN, even though it was far from ready. There's a concentration and persistence here. Potentially 93-95 pts.

10/13/2012 - Argrath wrote:

Not rated. This was a shut-down wine.
Young, delicate, and very tender nose. Some red berries, shy strawberries, lightly flowery, limestone, but very tight.
Very Young, slightly harsh taste. Medium body, very good grip. Earthy minerality and lingonberries. Far too young and closed.
Tasted blind this was a dissapointment, but knowing the producer and vintage, this should be revisited in 2017-2018 for a proper verdict.

11/14/2013 - Argrath wrote:

Lovely redfruited, perfumed and majestic nose. Almost ridiculously spicy. Powerful. The herbs intermingles perfect with the spices. Extremely complex, generous and archetypical burgundian GC. Minerality that reminds of gun-powder. No meatiness, so this is well-deveolped but not totally mature. For us, this is in a perfect drinking window - others would like them more animaly mature...
Full body, concentrated, but ready palate. The forest floor is powerfully present. Perfume, indish bazaar, woodland. Plump and majestic in the "masculine" school. But how it combines the richness with elegance! An intense acidity and fruit makes for a splendid grip. Perfume and forest in parody combination.
Presented by me, the group first went to Chambertin, due to the power and majesty. Told that it lacks a bit of iron and earthiness for a Chambertin, they came to Vosne-Romanee after a bit of hinting.
It is hard to rate a wine like this. For DRC veterans, 98 is probably a bit high, due to the rather weak vintage. But since this was only my 4th DRC ever (2001 Echezeaux, 1993 Grand Echezeaux 3-5 years ago and 1989 La Tache more than 10 years ago), 98 Points is what it gets. For me this ranks among the 10 or 20 best wines I've tasted. It met the expectations. Purchased in 2003, the prices were also more reasonable at that time. I remember paying something like Euro 200.

11/16/2012 - Argrath wrote:

Apply, rather tight nose, some discrete yeastiness, flowers, ripe apple, still very young and closed-in.
Soft, harmonius palate with nice, clean acidity. It is quite creamy and buttery with some marzipan flavours. But no maturity on this.
Hard to tell about this. We didn't recognize the full-blown Bollinger style and thought it very shy. Possible higher ratings in the future.