8/21/2023 - TexasBob wrote:

Mostly clear with a light green tinge. Strongly mineral nose with lemon and lime zest. This wine manages to have a light body with a heavy presence. Notes of lemon, lime, pomelo, quince, gooseberry, with a lingering mixed citrus finish. Absolutely delicious.

9/10/2020 - grapenomad wrote:

This was tasted side by side with the 2017. Unfortunately, it shows a shitton of richness, but not much acidity to back it up, making the wine appear flabby and uninteresting. Too much heat on the aftertaste with the sweetness of Merlot really coming into focus. Not something I'd like to come back to.

7/28/2023 - MariusA Likes this wine:

I bought a case of the '00 Leoville Las Cases many years ago and put it away in my cellar. The first two bottles I tried were completely closed up to the point where I was getting absolutely nothing from them. Last night, I decided on a whim to see if there had been any evolution and I am happy to report that there has indeed been some progress and that the wine is starting to come along. I'll open the next bottle in a few years but I'm beginning to think this wine will be a complete knockout in about a decade. If you own some, I would recommend being patient.

8/26/2022 - smenzies wrote:

Decanted 30 mins then drank over 2 hrs. At its best at 45 mins post decant but both palate and nose dissipates significantly at the end … perhaps signifying it is at its peak

12/30/2021 - smenzies wrote:

Another elegant vintage.

10/31/2021 - PaulusLoZebra Likes this wine:

My seventh bottle, it's been over a year since the previous one. I drink one each year because I have a lot of this in my cellar and want to see how it evolves, but for those with only a few bottles my recommendations continue unchanged: drink 2025 to 2035; decant 3 hours ahead; and if you serve it at cool room temperature the alcohol will remain in check. I got my stock from several sources and at several different times, but for my previous notes I didn't record the lot number. I'll pay attention to that more in the future. This one (L.01.16) seems to me to be a bit different than the previous bottles, showing very high acid levels that presage a long life. As I have mentioned before, this wine is evolving away from its Pinot Noir-ish youth towards a decidedly Nebbiolo-ish middle age, and is reminiscent of a very good Nebbiolo from Alto Piemonte. It needs at least a three hour decant to show its stuff, and was better on night two. It has a transparent ruby color, muted aromas of raspberries, cranberries and pomegranates and very big flavors of cherry, beetroot, and plums. It has lip-smacking acidity, medium+ body, a very big acid and tannin structure, a hint of mid-palate sweetness and a big, savory, very mineral finish. Excellent QPR.

8/10/2021 - smenzies wrote:

Second place in the 2014 horizontal Hunter Shiraz tasting of the best 10 available.

1/4/2020 - grapenomad wrote:

What gives this wine such a high score on here I'll never know. This is a great example of supermarket level Chardonnay where the quality isn't really in focus, but rather the brand and hype. Pale lemon green in the glass. Nice aromatics of citrus fruit, oak, some biscuity aromas of lees aging. The palate is quite thin, I'd almost say watery, where the oak acts as a clumsy counterpart to the fruit. Acidity is crisp, but disjointed from the alcohol and hollow fruit concentration. Medium finish. No potential on this, just drink now, forget about it quick and go find a better Chardonnay for the price. I beg you.

10/8/2020 - JuliannaDHS Likes this wine:

I seem to recall past vintages being a bit heavier. This '19 was wonderfully light and charming. A solid rose.

9/23/2019 - Ben Christiansen wrote:

Owned by the company. Single vineyard. Treasury owns most.of the region apparently. Picked youthful to retain acidity. Apparently the Woodbury vineyard. 20 minutes south of the barossa.

Limey and stone and easily recognizable.

Penfolds history- 175 years old this year. The dr. With the name.stopped in the south of france.for vine cuttings and planted them in adelaide. trying to achieve penfolds as a global brand.

The wines were originally fortified. It wasn't until 1945 that that changed. The man who's did that max, served in france.in world war two and saw dey wines there.

11/22/2020 - AAJR wrote:

Decanted & aired for two hours prior to enjoying. Nose of earth & flowers initially, these aromas faded over time with air. Flavors of cassis, tobacco & dark chocolate with drying tannins and a medium/long finish.

4/20/2020 - graemeg wrote:

Largely per last tasting, perhaps not quite so musty, but still seemingly suppressed on the palate. I’m still inclined to suspect storage rather than the wine itself, but it still trembles at the edge of overripenes. Not really in the correct condition I believe.

10/2/2020 - The Wine Dispatch [b2w.wine] Likes this wine:

"I like it" doesn't really even cut it. I love this wine. So much elegance, so much complexity, incredible lightness and fragrance. Rose petals, cherry, light smoke and char, fresh blackberries. Really opens up on the midpalate and a ridiculous finish. Very Pinot Noir-ish.I think someone on CT said this but it is true. Can easily rival and beat half of Burgundy PCsand all California "high end Pinots" but at half to 1/5the the price. What are you waiting for? Buy it ironically. Buy it sincerely. Just buy it. Not buying it is an act of buying it... im done now.

5/16/2020 - Redwineobsessed Likes this wine:

3 hour decant. Black & red fruit plus bay leaf & black olive, cassis. Balanced. Tannins are fine. It's seamless. Got better and better. Fantastic length and expression of the varietal. Outstanding.

8/31/2020 - Gooddummy Likes this wine:

This is for purely enjoyment. Not sophisticated and complex, but light and tasty. Doesn’t over power your meal and you can sit by the pool or garden and just relax.

2/8/2020 - Puteljen! wrote:

Blind at a BYOB.

Warm nose with plenty of ripe, succulent berries, vanilla, coffe, cola-beans and hints of iron. On the palate again lots of juicy, ripe fruit but not enough energy and drive, and towards the end almost cloyingly sweet vanilla. Not a bad wine, but not for me. Too heavy, clumsy and sweet. Others liked it a lot more.

11/22/2019 - azzah Likes this wine:

Second bottle a bit better than my note below. No hint of Brett either.

5/30/2020 - smenzies wrote:

A little disappointing for the price. The table all preferred a cheap Prosecco to it.

8/10/2010 - docwines wrote:

young, needs time

3/25/2012 - j45 wrote:

Green, bell peppers, underripe, barely drinkable. Even in magnum

2/5/2011 - sdr wrote:

Hard to rate this. Very, very tannic. Brutish. Thick and tarry, minerally, black licorice.