7/5/2014 - damo2576 wrote:

Developing medium + intensity nose of strawberries and spice. Palate is red fruit and some earth. Medium acidity medium integrated tannins give good structure and balance. Medium finish. Will age but enjoyable now. 91.

7/5/2014 - damo2576 wrote:

Medium purple, legs. Medium + intensity youthful nose of black cherry, confected fruit. Palate red fruit driven, medium acidity, medium soft tannins. Medium alcohol. Medium + finish. Well made wine with potential to age.

7/4/2014 - damo2576 wrote:

Little closed on the nose, cherry, red fruits. Little thin in mouth, not much interest on palate, medium acidity and drying tannins. Think this may be a little closed or need a lot of time.

7/1/2014 - damo2576 wrote:

Slightly hazy in my recollection but this was fantastic and drinking really well right now. Decanted it opened up to a medium + intensity nose of blackcurrant and cherry with earth notes also. On the palate the feel was smooth and packed a lot of dark fruit and complexity with leather and earth notes. Tannins were medium + but soft and there was a noticeable acidity. Perfectly balanced with a medium + finish. Drink or keep.

6/24/2014 - damo2576 wrote:

To come

6/17/2014 - damo2576 wrote:

Clear. Golden yellow green. Legs. Medium + intensity nose, tropical, lychee, rose petal. Nice mouthfeel, slightly oily, tropical fruit on palate, medium dry with medium + acidity to balance. Medium + finish.
Really enjoyed this. Great value as I recall was fairly well priced.

6/3/2014 - damo2576 wrote:

As per previous note, lovely and light enjoyable wine.

6/3/2014 - damo2576 wrote:

Can only remember I liked it!

5/18/2014 - damo2576 wrote:

Green/yellow. Medium still developing nose of Apple and grapefruit. Medium + acidity, fresh apple and grapefruit pallet. Medium finish, very refreshing and enjoyable but think needs more time. Will come back in a year or two.

Edit: Much better and more complex on day 2. Honey? Oily?

5/13/2014 - damo2576 Likes this wine:

Pale ruby. Light legs. Medium intensity youthful nose, floral, red fruit, strawberry. Very soft and round on palate, red fruit again, delicate, noticeable acidity through to a medium + finish. Medium - alcohol. Very pleasant, very well balanced, super easy to drink.

5/9/2014 - damo2576 wrote:

Dark purple. Legs. Medium + intensity developed nose. Dried fruit, prunes, cherries. Some kind of spice and vanilla. Palate is dark fruit and slightly savoury. Medium alcohol, medium finish. Enjoyed.

5/6/2014 - damo2576 wrote:

Dark purple clearer to rim. Medium intensity nose, blackcurrant, cherry, spice and chocolate (think this might be psychological given the name!). A noticeable acidity and black fruit on palate, medium soft tannins and medium - finish. I quite liked and Alex rather enjoyed.

5/3/2014 - damo2576 wrote:

To Come

5/3/2014 - damo2576 wrote:

Was quite drunk by now and from memory just remember this being very dark in colour, massive nose of jammy fruit and tertiary notes of tobacco and cedar. On the palate I just found it too big, almost sickly, too much for me.

5/1/2014 - damo2576 Likes this wine:

Clear, bright. Pale yellow. No legs, some sheeting. Medium + intensity developed nose. Petrol, yellow and green fruit. Palate is complex with similar notes to nose, green apples, gooseberry?, citrus. Medium + acidity, nicely balanced. Bone dry. Medium finish. A lovely well made wine, will be very interesting a few years and has the acidity to age.

4/29/2014 - damo2576 Likes this wine:

Really enjoyed this at Berners - need to search out

4/29/2014 - damo2576 Likes this wine:

PnP. Dark inky purple. Developing low intensity nose, red berry some earthy notes. Medium - alcohol, medium drying tannins that seem to soften over a glass. There is some red fruit on palate but also a slight bitterness. Medium finish.
Suspect needs cellar time to soften a little and that will be better tomorrow...

4/24/2014 - damo2576 Likes this wine:

Mid ruby, clearer to rim. As others noted needs time in decanter. Opens out to medium intensity nose dominated by red fruit, cherry, strawberry. Some cedar in the background? Strawberry on the palate and some floral notes, medium - body and medium + acidity (its young right?). Nicely balanced. Medium finish that is very pleasant. I think this wine needs time and has the acidity to age. Will not open another bottle for a year.

4/16/2014 - damo2576 wrote:

Going back to this wine I'm surprised by just how earthy it's nose is, there is fruit there but currently masked by the earthiness. Palate is rather non descript but there is medium acidity, balance and a medium finish. Tannins are medium + and I will come back to this in a year or two. Suspect has the structure to age.

4/13/2014 - damo2576 wrote:

Golden. Youthful nose that develops overs 30 mins or so to reveal lemon and grapefruit nose of medium intensity. Citrus palate with medium acidity but slightly lacking in complexity, no mineral or stony notes. Very good but suspect will improve with age/a bit young and not as good as the 09 Kirschpiel GG the other night (but half the price)

4/11/2014 - damo2576 Likes this wine:

Darker golden, developed medium intensity nose of fresh citrus, lemon, lime, some petrol notes. Dry, medium acidity, well balanced, medium finish. Complex palate with lemon, lime and grapefruit notes, minerality, stones too. Lovely, went great with cured salmon!

4/10/2014 - damo2576 Likes this wine:

A little hard work at first but more approachable after a little time open/decanted/in glass. Youthful nose, blackcurrant, cherry. Same on palate, medium acidity, medium + tannin, medium - finish. Nice enough everyday drinker even this young, will be interesting to see what happens with age but not sure there is much complexity there. Happy enough to receive as gift! Fully organic wine.

4/5/2014 - damo2576 Likes this wine:

Bright golden honey colour. Medium + intensity developed nose of bright tropical fruit and lemon with oaky notes, some petrol. Medium + acid, gooseberry and citrus palate and good minerality. Medium + finish.

3/27/2014 - damo2576 wrote:

Clear. Ruby, browner to rim. Developed medium intensity nose, some fruit but fading fast. Soft and medium - acidity, plum and dark fruit on palate, some earth. Suspect past peak, little tannin left. Pleasant but I would say drink up!

3/25/2014 - damo2576 wrote:

Clear. Medium intensity dark purple to rim. No legs, sheeting. Medium intensity developed nose, cherries, earth. Velvety mouthfeel, dark fruit cherry palate, medium - acidity. Medium + finish. This wine is changing rapidly in the decanter/glass, tannins being quite grainy at first and nicely integrated though still medium + after an hour or so. Will be watching to see how this evolves.
Edit: Day two changed a little, legs, more intense nose, addition of chocolate hints. More rounded in the mouth.

3/24/2014 - damo2576 wrote:

Bright ruby, low intensity, youthful bright red fruit nose. Not a great deal happening on the palate, light blackberry flavour and very thin feel, a refreshing acidity and a touch of tannins makes it pleasant enough to drink. No finish to speak of. Best of a bad bunch from the Eurostar trolley! Better than the sweaty cheese!

3/21/2014 - damo2576 Likes this wine:

Dark ruby. Strong legs. Medium intensity developing nose, dark fruit, blackberry, meat. Medium acidity, medium tannin, quite light body, smooth, blackberry on palate, meaty. Medium alcohol, medium finish. Lovely actually. Enjoyed. Should buy case, would like to see with more age.

3/18/2014 - damo2576 wrote:

Dark purple, good legs. Medium intensity developed nose of dark fruit, plum, black cherry, some spice some earth. Black cherry on palate, medium acidity, medium alcohol, finely balanced tannins and medium plus finish. This is a lovely wine.

3/18/2014 - damo2576 wrote:

Pale gold, light legs. Citrus and light oak nose. Light body, medium - alcohol and acidity. Very light and fresh, nice balance. Citrus and mineral palate, some oak also.

3/18/2014 - damo2576 Likes this wine:

Golden straw, no legs, medium - intensity nose, honey. Light body, off dry, honey and grapefruit, sweet but not too sweet, medium - acidity that balances the sweetness. Lovely.

3/18/2014 - damo2576 wrote:

Ruby, red fruit driven nose, little lacking in acidity making it a little too fruit forward. No earthy or other flavours outside of fruit, no real finish. Perfectly drinkable and tasty however.

3/18/2014 - damo2576 Likes this wine:

Light green citrus nose with refreshingly acidic palate and slight minerality. Some oak. Easy drinking everyday wine.

3/16/2014 - damo2576 wrote:

Clear. Dark purple to rim. Medium intensity developing nose, black fruit, blackberry, some spice. Medium legs. Black cherry and blackberry on palate, medium acidity, medium + alcohol. Medium tannins, slightly drying over over medium finish. Suspect this has the structure to age well.

3/15/2014 - damo2576 Likes this wine:

Pale garnet, fading to rim. Developed nose, cherry, blackberry, aniseed or menthol note? Strong legs. Medium body and fine mouth feel, blackberry on palate, some spice. Medium acidity and medium tannins are slightly drying over a medium finish.

3/13/2014 - damo2576 Likes this wine:

Dark purple, brown hue. Developed nose, plums, tobacco some leather and spice. Medium + tannins and medium + finish. Secondary flavours starting to come out, tasted blind, obviously left bank Bordeaux but did not think would be as old as this. Think needs couple more years to integrate.

3/13/2014 - damo2576 Likes this wine:

Bright purple, no legs. Medium - intensity nose, developing, sweet and slightly jammy, tar. Medium + alcohol, medium + tannin, medium + body and finish. Tasted blind.

3/13/2014 - damo2576 Likes this wine:

Dark purple with brownish hue to rim. Developed medium intensity nose, dark fruits, plum, cedar, spice and tobacco. Plum and dark fruit on palate, medium acid, medium alcohol, medium + finish. Medium tannins well integrated.

3/13/2014 - damo2576 Likes this wine:

Dark purple, medium legs. Developing medium intensity nose of black fruit, cassis, leather, tobacco. Plum and cassis on palate, medium acid, medium finish, medium tannins. Lovely and will surely improve with proper age.

3/13/2014 - damo2576 Likes this wine:

Purple. Medium legs. Lovely medium intensity developed nose. Black fruit, blackcurrant, slightly medicinal sweet tone, earthy, spice, black pepper. Blackcurrant and spice on palate. Medium acid and body, medium finish. Medium + tannins.

3/13/2014 - damo2576 Likes this wine:

Clear, medium gold, light legs. Low intensity nose, developing, very light floral notes. Medium + body, medium acid and alcohol. A little closed perhaps right now? Well balanced, good finish.

3/13/2014 - damo2576 Likes this wine:

Clear, golden straw colour, slight greenish hue. Medium legs. Medium intensity developed nose, oak, citrus fruit. Medium body, medium + acidity, citrus, grapefruit. Medium alcohol and medium + finish. Very good.
Tasted blind. Guessed Graves and was correct!

3/11/2014 - damo2576 Likes this wine:

Medium ruby. Some legs. Medium intensity nose dominated by vegetal aromas, wet leaves. Some black currant. Medium body with medium acidity. Dark fruit and earthy on the palate, medium finish with nicely integrated tannins. Nice wine and would like to taste in a couple more years.

3/9/2014 - damo2576 Likes this wine:

Light ruby consistent to rim. Medium intensity nose, red fruit, some marzipan. Medium (-) body, medium (-) acidity, medium tannins. Medium finish. Nice everyday drinker.

3/8/2014 - damo2576 Likes this wine:

Decanted 1 hour. Ruby. Strong legs. Medium (-) intensity nose, berries, some spice. Dark fruit palate, medium body and medium (+) alcohol. Medium (+) tannins a little too present over a long finish. Would hope more fruit to evolve over the years and that this is currently a little closed. Disappointing currently for the price.

3/7/2014 - damo2576 wrote:

Note: Not rated as part of a enomatic tasting where many wines tasted odd - unsure on storage
Almost grainy brown fading to rim. Medium (+) intensity nose, almost port like, sweet nose. Medium body, not much fruit left, medium (-) tannins integrated smooth, massive finish. Probably past best.

3/7/2014 - damo2576 wrote:

Note: Not rated as part of a enomatic tasting where many wines tasted odd - unsure on storage.
Dark inky purple. Very odd nose. Must be off? Nail polish remover? Some chemical at least. Not sure what has gone wrong but not right.

3/7/2014 - damo2576 wrote:

Note: Not rated as part of a enomatic tasting where many wines tasted odd - unsure on storage
Dark purple. Medium intensity developed nose, blue fruits, plums, almost sweet. Medium body, medium acidity, red fruit, plums, medium tannins, medium finish. Very nice.

3/7/2014 - damo2576 wrote:

Note: Not rated as part of a enomatic tasting where many wines tasted odd - unsure on storage
Dark purple. Low intensity nose, some oak. Medium acidity, dark fruit, medium tannins could integrate more. Uninteresting.

3/7/2014 - damo2576 wrote:

Note: Not rated as part of a enomatic tasting where many wines tasted odd - unsure on storage
Light ruby, browner hue to rim. Medium + intensity nicely developed nose, dark red fruit, cherry, some earth. Medium (-) body, good acidity, balanced, medium + finish. Nice.

3/6/2014 - damo2576 wrote:

Note: Not rated as part of a enomatic tasting where many wines tasted odd - unsure on storage
Pale straw colour, young, low intensity green nose, medium (-) acidity, nothing on palate, no finish.