6/21/2023 - espia wrote:

I had tried the wine on Friday. Had not liked it. It has gotten better, I must admit

6/20/2023 - espia Does not like this wine:

Each time I try a “natural” wine (and I promise I am rooting for it to be otherwise) I remember Victor Hugo’s brilliant dictum: “God made only water, but man made wine”.

5/21/2023 - espia Does not like this wine:

Way to “natural” for its own good

1/8/2023 - espia wrote:

Prematurely oxidized

10/30/2021 - espia wrote:

Kept zealously for 14 years… corked… what a bloody damned shame!

4/1/2021 - espia Likes this wine:

This bottle was delicious, with leathery, floral and mild red berry notes and a silken palate. Classic Pomerol.

8/5/2005 - espia wrote:

Ok

9/5/2005 - espia wrote:

Dark purple color. Initially coffee, oak (subtle), tobacco on the nose, then blackberry, black currant. Powerful, tannic on palate. Nice St. Joseph. Much better than other Cornas, Rosine I've tried recently

10/6/2006 - espia wrote:

Yeasty, very light bubbles, not particularly good.

5/5/2005 - espia wrote:

Nose of dust, horse hair, raw red apples, balsamic vinegar. Very nice on palate, good texture, a bit of balsamic.

10/6/2006 - espia wrote:

MDH: Interesting wine with distinctive carmenere character

7/6/2006 - espia wrote:

Nice nose. Too acidic on the palate

2/8/2008 - espia wrote:

Bought with Nacho and Pedro with '99 D. Laurent G-C 1er Cru & '99 Harmand Geoffory Mazis-Chambetin GC. This was drank at Sushi Ko next to Leroy. Much darker, more body, nice but not as sultry. Others were drank at Les Halles. Quite good. Laurent had stran

7/6/2006 - espia wrote:

Classic amarone. Pruny, figgy, alcoholy nose

3/9/2017 - espia Likes this wine:

Nose was very muted, even after opening 5 hours prior to consumption and brief decanting. Very nice on palate. Needs more time and/or longer decanting

1/15/2017 - espia Likes this wine:

Delightful wine, drank just at the right time. Amazing how serious and complex a Valpolicella can get

6/15/2016 - espia wrote:

Couldn't get past the (well-integrated) oak to the Pinot Noir

6/13/2016 - espia Does not like this wine:

Nothing. Epitomizes burgundian mediochrity

5/27/2016 - espia Likes this wine:

Love this wine at this age with the notes of Cabernet shining through as in a mature Bordeaux

3/30/2016 - espia Likes this wine:

A nice, correct, balanced Ribera del Duero

3/18/2016 - espia wrote:

Stil oaky after all these years...

3/15/2016 - espia Likes this wine:

Delicious, easy to drink Pinot with classic profile

3/21/2016 - espia Does not like this wine:

Way past prime

3/4/2015 - espia Likes this wine:

Lovely Brunello, but needs more time to develop classic profile. Some interesting aromas: initially a woody/dry fish aroma I associate with Malbec and Pond's Hand Cream, then pine resin

2/25/2016 - espia Likes this wine:

I find this wine delicious. It has distinct character and is a joy to drink a 7+ years of age

1/27/2016 - espia wrote:

I believe it to be slightly tainted, but would have loved a second opinion.

1/26/2016 - espia wrote:

Corked

1/15/2016 - espia Does not like this wine:

Too much oak, too much alcohol, too much!

1/8/2016 - espia Likes this wine:

Very nice Bordeaux with distinct toffee aromas.

1/8/2016 - espia Likes this wine:

Tasted next to the Ch. Talbot 2000. Delightful classic Bordeaux. Outperformed the Talbot which was also quite nice

12/30/2015 - espia Likes this wine:

Very nice champagne with lovely yeasty aromas

12/30/2015 - espia Does not like this wine:

The epitome of everything I dislike in over-extracted, over-oak wines.

12/30/2015 - espia Likes this wine:

Delicious, but nowhere near as silky and enchanting as the bottle I tried in 2014

12/30/2015 - espia Likes this wine:

Nice, classic aromas of Barolo. Lacking some depth on the palate

12/30/2015 - espia wrote:

Not ready to drink. Green on the palate

12/30/2015 - espia Likes this wine:

Excellent Brunello at a very affordable price. Classic aromas and good length

9/5/2015 - espia Likes this wine:

Very nice Rioja with the right amount of aging

8/7/2015 - espia Likes this wine:

Correct, classic Barolo

8/1/2015 - espia Does not like this wine:

What a disappointment! My first La La... Sour... Almost as bad as the Tardieu Laurent 1999 we paired it with

7/31/2015 - espia Does not like this wine:

What a shame! Loved it a two years ago and searched for it all over the Internet. This bottle was sour, acidic, like bad old Barolo..

11/1/2014 - espia Likes this wine:

Fantastic wine! No wonder it beat out all of the "big guys" in an Executive Wine Seminar blind tasting. All the gamey, garrigue smells you would expect of a Cote Rotie with great depth and length.

11/1/2008 - espia Likes this wine:

Purchased online (with Latour '71) for my 37th birthday. Drank with Pedro, Tomás and Nacho at Komi in Washington, DC. Absolutely delicious. Looked, smelled and tasted half its age. I never cease to be amazed by the aging potential of bordeaux.

11/1/2008 - espia Likes this wine:

Absolutely gorgeous, classic bordeaux. Color (dark granate), aromas and palate extremely youthful for a 37 year old wine. Loved it and the Palmer '71 tasted next to it. Can't remember now (6 years later) which I preferred, but both are unforgettable.

7/15/2008 - espia Likes this wine:

The best wine I have ever tried. Opened my eyes to the crowning heights mature Bordeaux can achieve. Flawless, ethereal, awesome

5/14/2014 - espia Likes this wine:

Absolutely delicious! One of my guests, upon trying it said: "What is this wine?" with a look of amazement. Just right to drink at 10 years of age. Silky, balanced, great youngish merlot aromas. Lacks the complexity that perhaps will come with age, but an absolute joy to drink. Bought at the property. Recently ordered 6 bottles.

6/15/2009 - espia wrote:

Pretty good, but too young. Wasn't yet showing much of the typicité of bordeaux

11/1/2008 - espia wrote:

Light and fairly tired, paled next to the 1971 Latour and 1971 Palmer we drank which where dark and rich and classic bordeaux and seemed decades younger.

7/3/2008 - espia wrote:

Very nice, fruity, big (but far from over the top) montepulciano. Perfect for Italian food. Remember the 2000 being more complex/darker/more mineral

7/3/2008 - espia wrote:

Delicious classic bordeaux aromas of cedar and leather. Very nice wine, but not as deep or exhuberant as its sibling '82 Gruaud Larose

6/27/2008 - espia wrote:

Darker, fresher and more precise than the Conterno Cascina Francia '95 tasted next to it. More powerful, but less varietal characteristics, with new oak piercing through in a fairly unobtrusive way. Should improve and reveal more with a few years cellaring.