12/24/2023 - Ben Stewart wrote:

Nice long lasting, persistent aromas of deep ripe fruit, with hints of deep ripe berries,strawberries with dark spice on nose. Rich layered fruit spices on palette with long lasting finish. Persistent long lasting tannins that linger on pallet.

12/24/2023 - Ben Stewart Likes this wine:

Extremely soft, sweet mulled orange aromas, classic Zinfandel notes of dark ripe plum, nutmeg, cloves. Finish dry with pleasant nutty tannic finish. Smooth pleasant drinking wine

6/10/2023 - Ben Stewart Likes this wine:

Excellant rich spicy aromas, soft mouthfeel with peppery spice on palette, persistent long finish with very satisfying.

10/14/2022 - Ben Stewart Likes this wine:

Very rich powerful fruit, youthful with noticeable acidity. Length good but still needs time to rest.

9/1/2022 - Ben Stewart Likes this wine:

Fig and prunes, dark fruit, cherry, currents, great aromas,& persistence. Wonderful notes of Tobbaco and almonds. Wonderful length & flavours. Should last another 10 years!

8/18/2022 - Ben Stewart Likes this wine:

Extremely consistent with all vintages. Deep Rich fruit, great tannins with superb length in finish.

4/17/2022 - Ben Stewart wrote:

Very clean, refreshing notes of apple, understated ripe fruit. Well balanced, great acidity and with flavourful finish.

4/16/2022 - Ben Stewart Likes this wine:

Very ripe fruit, smooth, nicely ripened with slight earthyness, wild game, deep ripe fruit note. Great length and full bodied. Very well done.

4/16/2022 - Ben Stewart Likes this wine:

Extremely smooth, rich dark berry, Exotic, intoxicating aromatics. Long lasting, persistent length & finish. Dark Berry Chocolate on mouthfeel.

10/23/2021 - Ben Stewart Likes this wine:

Very sweet spicy aroma, with drier earthy,rooty finish. Great length and persistence. Still fresh and enjoyable at 18 years.

7/23/2021 - Ben Stewart Likes this wine:

Exceptional, great work JL Groulx. Super wine with great fruit and body.

7/23/2021 - Ben Stewart wrote:

Cooked stewy prune like aromas, very dense body, intense ripe fruit, very delicious fruit, but past it’s best before time.

6/18/2021 - Ben Stewart wrote:

Aromas of blackberry fruit with clove, allspice very deep fruit with great intensity. Sweet & Sour mouthfeel that has amazing length, fruit and tannins. Very youthful with many years to go. Great job JL Groulx winemaker!

6/18/2021 - Ben Stewart wrote:

Absolutely intoxicating nose, very smooth, intense, long lasting finish with really sweet tannins. Lovely wine. Best of all vintages tasted so far.

5/29/2021 - Ben Stewart Likes this wine:

Very soft fruit aromas, wild dark berry , silky smooth, soft & relaxed mouthfeel with lively acidic, fruit spices. Short finish but lengthy

3/27/2021 - Ben Stewart Likes this wine:

Deep aroma of complex rich dark fruits, velvety finish, smooth dry, very complex long lasting finishing, excellent wine

6/11/2020 - Ben Stewart Likes this wine:

Amazing heavy aromas of sweet leather, cigar box, dark fruit, spices and earthy fresh picked root vegetables. Mouthfeel of sweet ripe brambly black berries with extremely balanced smooth tannins. Long finish of ripe fruit with smooth textured finish.

5/3/2020 - Ben Stewart Likes this wine:

Very strong capsicum notes with dry earthy texture. Notes of smoky wood, hints of onion in aroma. Small amount of pleasant but very dry tannins in mouthfeel. Long, soft pleasant persistent finish.

4/25/2020 - Ben Stewart wrote:

Gamey, with woodsy aromas, with earthy undertones. Not dynamic just ok but past it’s prime and possibly was only marginally better in it’s youth...uninteresting and not likely a repeat purchase.

4/25/2020 - Ben Stewart Likes this wine:

Deep ripe berry aromas with a woodsy note. Mouthfeel has some sour cherry notes with nice tannins. However muted mouthfeel, somewhat dry and past it’s prime.

4/25/2020 - Ben Stewart wrote:

Exceptional wine, with robust fruit notes of blueberry and brambly wild berries with hints of smokiness on nose with soft tannins and a pleasant mouthfeel.

3/21/2020 - Ben Stewart wrote:

Amazing wine, very rich complex cigar box and cedary with earthy texture..

2/21/2020 - Ben Stewart Likes this wine:

Complex brambly aromas, smooth, with rich tannins, finish rich with dark chocolate and cocoa notes.

2/8/2020 - Ben Stewart Likes this wine:

Wonderful wine with amazing aromas of brambly, ripe blackberries with aromas of spicy cigar box and spice aromas, great persistence in flavour and length.

12/17/2019 - Ben Stewart Likes this wine:

Wonderful Cabernet aromas, lighter subdued fruit aromas, great length, with hints of liquorice and persistence, great tannins. Probably past it’s best.

12/13/2019 - Ben Stewart wrote:

Bad cork as well wine quality very suspect.

10/25/2019 - Ben Stewart Likes this wine:

Deep intense beefy wine, with hints of cloves, Obay herb and woodsy, earthy, forest floor aromas. Dark berry, cigar box, warm leathery flavours, aged but still very vibrant and rich. Long finish with rich spicy characters. Amazing after over 24 years! Well done Stephen and Prue.

10/12/2019 - Ben Stewart Likes this wine:

Aromas of BlackBerry, anise, forest floor, with fine grained tannins. Rich mouthfeel, sweet tannins, with Plummyness, with slight perfume notes.

10/14/2019 - Ben Stewart Likes this wine:

Dense black fruit with leathery peppery notes, very dense long, rich spicy fresh fruit flavours of black berry and other dark berries

9/4/2019 - Ben Stewart Does not like this wine:

Lacking in freshness, earthy and tired. Still has a few complex textures from an earlier refined character. Earthy cellar character. Lacks freshness sadly.

9/4/2019 - Ben Stewart wrote:

Past best before date. Very sherry like but oxidized. Sadly past it’s best. Lacking in sulphur to keep fresh.

8/9/2019 - Ben Stewart wrote:

Aromas of butterscotch, with hints dark current, very smooth soft sweet fruit aromas. Taste of thick creamy butterscotch richness with very smooth, surprisingly long finish with great intensity,great flavours. Very different than most Foch

8/5/2019 - Ben Stewart wrote:

Aromas of pepper and spice, cumin and brambleberry raspberry sweet leathery aroma. Great mouthfeel with spicy aromas with smooth silky long finish, great tannins.

8/5/2019 - Ben Stewart Likes this wine:

Beautiful aromas of raspberry with great length and persistence,

8/3/2019 - Ben Stewart wrote:

Beautiful aged Pinot notes. Leathery sweet fruit notes, brambly fruit aromas with acidic freshness. Amazing freshness and with great acidity. Great food wine. Well Done Ian & Jane. This wine will live a long time into the future.

6/30/2019 - Ben Stewart Likes this wine:

Surprising fresh, with rich plum and fruit notes. Complex taste with very good tannins, rich Denise fruit, well balanced and holding up for a wine of this age. Enjoy now.

6/18/2019 - Ben Stewart Likes this wine:

Very elegant, understated aromas, with dense, soft ripe fruit of cherries, apricot, sweet ripe tannins. Soft sweet light cedary notes, very difficult to identify oak as extremely understated. Fruit sweetness, with refined tannins and lingering mineral structure, sexy seductive mustard spice finish. An incredible blend that continues to be a chameleon.

6/2/2019 - Ben Stewart Likes this wine:

Aromas of dry sweet black liquorice, cumin, Cardom spices, vanilla, dense black cherry, with warmth in front of mouthfeel, zingy acidic on the front of the palette, with very smooth sweet tannins. Long finish with a bit of dry earthyness.

5/17/2019 - Ben Stewart wrote:

Wine aromas very jammy, still youthful, wine is very rustic with large amount of sediment, even with careful decanting. Not loved by some.

5/2/2019 - Ben Stewart Likes this wine:

Fantastic wine straight out of the cellar, brambly berry nose, still very youthful. Amazing cinnamon spice in mouthfeel, exotic, sophisticated. Great length, persistence and long lingering finish. 4.5 dandelions rating.

3/16/2019 - Ben Stewart Likes this wine:

Wine rich and flavourful. Very well good tannins. Extremely smooth. Forecast is good in several years with appropriate ageing.

3/2/2019 - Ben Stewart wrote:

Crisp peppery, very ripe raspberry fruit nose, very smooth, persistent finish, with smooth tannins. Very enjoyable, lighter mouthfeel but rich and enjoyable.

2/18/2019 - Ben Stewart wrote:

Very refreshing youthful merlot, completely surprised by being a single variety as the aromas are deceptive, rich, leathery. Amazing persistence, length with exotic spices and zingy, lively acid. A little dry on finish but still extremely pleasant.

2/18/2019 - Ben Stewart wrote:

Very delicate, sophisticated aromas, bright, aged very gracefully. Wonderful length and zesty fruit texture. Still very youthful

2/16/2019 - Ben Stewart wrote:

Curtis, buttery, crisp Granny Smith apples, and a 2 dandelion rating.
Cheryl, light body, lacks persistency and length.
Heather; good mouth feel, well balanced, refreshing and 4 dandelion rating.
Ben, a little tired, ripe apple, still pleasant, probably best with food.

2/11/2019 - Ben Stewart wrote:

Intoxicating nose of exotic spices, cardamon, raspberry, deep ripe fruits, and spiciness. Deep Ruby colour, layered mouthfeel of earthy ripe fruits, rich textured tannins with great length and persistence. A real pleasure to enjoy this wine.

2/8/2019 - Ben Stewart wrote:

Beautiful intoxicating aromas, ripe smoky flavours, delicate pepperyness, long lasting, flavourfull, rich bodied wine. Nice hints of spicy notes.

2/8/2019 - Ben Stewart Likes this wine:

Delicate wine, with light smoky notes, sweetness on mouthfeel, rich flavours of berry fruit, pepperness,

3/3/2018 - Ben Stewart Likes this wine:

Wine has aged brick hue. Nose pleasant but lacking in pinosity, and fruit. Has ripe plum fruit and gamey, earthy notes, with good body. This wine is very enjoyable with food, but should be drunk now.

7/28/2017 - Ben Stewart Likes this wine:

Amazing nose, spicy, dry aged leathery notes, great tannins, still look forward to future bottles