8/28/2020 - Jonny616 Likes this wine:

Decanted 1.5 hours. Massive wine with great depth of flavour. Smooth. Very good top end Malbec. With P&J

8/28/2020 - Jonny616 Likes this wine:

Very good at the price point. Buttery Chardonnay. Some oak but not overly so. Medium body. Good finish. With P&J

8/29/2020 - Jonny616 Likes this wine:

A nice wine, but there are much better rosė available at a cheaper price.

6/20/2020 - Jonny616 Likes this wine:

Opened and decanted an hour prior. Served with Prawn Rosé pasta. A Rosé like no other. Complex, multi-layered flavours and worked beautifully with the dish. A treat.

6/20/2020 - Jonny616 Likes this wine:

First experience of a Rosé from Beaujolais. On opening it didn’t give much away so I decanted it. This improved it almost immediately. Some cherry/berry fruit and a good length. Enjoyable.

5/30/2020 - Jonny616 Likes this wine:

Opened and decanted the Magnum about three hours prior. Served with home made bbq chicken truffle burgers. A great wine in its peer group and 20 years young. Great fruit, integrated tannins, good length.

6/6/2020 - Jonny616 Likes this wine:

Shared 4 bottles with our neighbors on Friday Wine Online. Opened and decanted about an hour and a half before drinking. Had a wee taste on opening. Dark and closed with fruit lurking in the background. On tasting later fruit more to the fore. Dark fruits, leather a little cedar. Lovely was the verdict from all 8 participants

4/10/2020 - Jonny616 Likes this wine:

Opened one hour, decanted two hours. Took another half an hour to start opening up. Lovely wine. Probably needs another couple of years.

4/4/2020 - Jonny616 Likes this wine:

An absolute WOW wine. Too young for sure. Decanted two hours. Dark fruits. Crunchy, tannic but silky also. Great fruit at the heart. Bought a bottle of Clos D’Ora after trying this one.

4/6/2020 - Jonny616 Likes this wine:

Popped and poured pre dinner. Full flavour, wet grass noes initially. Some oak. Good finish. Really fine.

3/29/2020 - Jonny616 Likes this wine:

Drunk over two nights. Benefits for being open being so young. Really delicious. Soft, buttery, long and all a good Puligny should be and thanks to M&S a tenner.

3/27/2020 - Jonny616 Likes this wine:

Served with scallop and prawn Provençal. Much more subtle in terms of nose and flavour. A good wine to convert folk (my good lady) to Riesling. Second of a mixed case from this producer

3/26/2020 - Jonny616 Likes this wine:

Opened and decanted one hour. Should have been at least two. Young, closed but will open up nicely with time. Tannins are fine with underlying fruit. Bought another 4 (all my local had) to cellar.

3/28/2020 - Jonny616 Likes this wine:

From the Waitrose No.1 range. Opened and decanted one hour. Light fruity and good for the price.

3/29/2020 - Jonny616 Likes this wine:

Opened one hour and then decanted for one hour. Served with a board of Italian meats, mozzarella and salads, homemade focaccia #lockdownloaves. Paired very well. Had good fruit, integrated tannins and a good finish.

3/14/2020 - Jonny616 Likes this wine:

Second bottle. As before pre dinner. Wine cabinet 9 degrees so not fridge cold. Pale, buttery nose. Good mouth feel and initial flavour but a little hollow then long finish? Good for the price and would buy more.

3/14/2020 - Jonny616 Likes this wine:

Drank this a while ago and forgot to write it up. I know I liked it a lot!

3/13/2020 - Jonny616 Likes this wine:

Decanted one hour. I enjoyed it but my least favourite of the range. Possibly because it was the youngest and I should have left it a couple of years to develop as it was quite closed off. Will buy more but cellar.

3/7/2020 - Jonny616 Likes this wine:

Very strong petroleum aroma, but after that creamy richness with good acidity and subtle fruit. Very nice.

3/7/2020 - Jonny616 Likes this wine:

Saturday Kitchen Recommendation. Had with the lamb stew from the same program. Both good. The label says smooth and fruity and that’s what it is. A nice wine nothing complex but lovely.

3/8/2020 - Jonny616 Likes this wine:

Pre dinner, post Rugby. Quite pale yellow.buttery nose. Good mouth feel. Slightly thin in the middle but long finish.

3/1/2020 - Jonny616 Likes this wine:

Decanted about One hour. Good colour, no Brett or va on the nose. Past it’s best, but still enjoyable to drink. Spice and leather still there, but fruit fading.

3/1/2020 - Jonny616 Likes this wine:

Opened and decanted 1 hour prior. Had with roast tandoori chicken. Lovely wine. Vibrant cherry and red berries. Super smooth integrated tannins. Great now no rush though.

2/22/2020 - Jonny616 Likes this wine:

Fantastic. I drank many bottles of this back around 1985. It was the wine that got me hooked on Bordeaux so amazed to find some now 35 years later. Opened with a Durand perfectly and decanted about an hour before dinner. Small taste upon opening. Good colour, still red not yet brown even on the rim. Old nose and slightly raisined taste. An hour later more attractive nose. On the palate soft fruit and a good length. 41 years young.

2/22/2020 - Jonny616 Likes this wine:

A Waitrose partnership wine. Pre dinner. A nice creamy wine with fresh acidity. Good S.A. Chenin.

2/16/2020 - Jonny616 Likes this wine:

Good fizz at the price. Possibly my favourite English sparkling wine.

2/14/2020 - Jonny616 Likes this wine:

Salmon pink, lovely fruit and a good depth of flavour. Yum.

2/16/2020 - Jonny616 wrote:

Served with pan fried chicken in a morel sauce from RS on Sunday Brunch. (Lovely). The wine was okay but a bit disappointing. It just seemed to lack something, hollow in the mid palate. I wouldn’t buy again.

2/8/2020 - Jonny616 Likes this wine:

Served with the barley sourdough and whipped sea salted butter and again like the others it paired very well.

2/8/2020 - Jonny616 Likes this wine:

Served from a Coravin. A massive wine. Great flavour and balance but a long way to go. Served with St brides duck with sweet & sour pumpkin.

2/8/2020 - Jonny616 Likes this wine:

Served using a Coravin. Really needed the food and matched very well with the salt asked celeriac, oyster, cep and truffle. A great wine. Loads of life ahead.

2/2/2020 - Jonny616 Likes this wine:

Had a bottle of this vintage a few months ago and was slightly disappointed. Not this bottle. Lovely NZ SB a cut above others. Quite pale straw. Fresh and zippy on the nose. Tropical fruits, grassy, good mouth feel and a long finish. Lovely.

2/2/2020 - Jonny616 wrote:

Low level, corroded capsule and leaking so low expectations. Got the cork out in one piece thanks to my Durand. Decanted. A little red, maderised nose. On the palate clearly past it but a hint of something good in it. A better level bottle would probably be good.

2/1/2020 - Jonny616 Likes this wine:

Opened and decanted one hour. Served in Riadel Pinot glasses. Served with saffron pasta, roasted garlic and hazelnut. Bright but light rim with a purple tinge. Predominantly cherry nose same on the palate with a hint of pepper spice. Slight sting of acidity. Tannin note quite integrated yet. Good stuff.

2/1/2020 - Jonny616 Likes this wine:

Served fridge cold in Riadel Chardonnay glasses with anti pasti board. Bright yellow, buttery citrus nose. Many layers of flavour, rich texture with a long finish. Lovely.

1/31/2020 - Jonny616 Likes this wine:

A good example of SA Chenin.

1/30/2020 - Jonny616 Likes this wine:

Popped and poured on day of purchase. Good claret. Would buy more.

1/30/2020 - Jonny616 Likes this wine:

Bought today and straight in the fridge. Popped three hours later. Very pale colour. As expected more subtle Sauvignon Blanc aromas. Some minerality. On the palate a slightly harsh edge drying the mouth. Probably wouldn’t buy again.

1/16/2020 - Jonny616 Likes this wine:

Opened 1 hour, but did not decant. Almost purple. Big fruit flavour. Lovey to drink. Probably has ageing potential.

1/5/2020 - Jonny616 wrote:

Opened and decanted 2 hours. Lovely pinot nose and flavour. Medium bodied good finish. Served with roast chicken, dauphinoise and petit pois de Frances.

1/3/2020 - Jonny616 Likes this wine:

Medium bodied, not has heavy as I had expected. Little oak. Good chardonnay but not great.

12/30/2019 - Jonny616 Likes this wine:

We drank this to accompany some cheeses we brought back from France. The Ripasso gave us the slight sweetness we needed for the cheese but lighter than a port. Very good.

1/3/2020 - Jonny616 Likes this wine:

Opened and decanted apron one hour. Silky integrated tannins and good Cabernet fruit.

12/25/2019 - Jonny616 Likes this wine:

Fabulous Port. Decanted 4 hours and drunk over about three. Still developing from first glass to the last.

12/25/2019 - Jonny616 Likes this wine:

A glorious wine in great company. Decanted about three hours prior. BBQ'ed steaks and Best End lamb cutlets. Really en point in this format.

1/4/2020 - Jonny616 Likes this wine:

I was blown away by this wine. Best sweet wine I have ever tasted. Just stunning. Fridge cold and served with English soft cheeses.

1/4/2020 - Jonny616 Likes this wine:

A nice drinkable non Burgundy Pinot Noir. light/medium body. Good fruit.
Decanted apron 1 hour. Served with Schnitzel, Spaghetti Neapolitan.

1/4/2020 - Jonny616 Likes this wine:

First time having this wine. Floral fruit and refreshing lovely wine. Pre dinner.

4/7/2019 - Jonny616 Likes this wine:

A nice fruity wine, but not the depth or wow factor of other vintages we have had. Maybe needs more time.

4/7/2019 - Jonny616 Likes this wine:

A great Meursault. Drinking very nicely. Smother buttery well balanced and a long finish