4/6/2024 - ekvoet Likes this wine:

From memory
Nose was a bit muted from beginning but opened up nicely - notes of wild flowers, more parfume than fruit.
Taste was very elegant, cherries, stems(?) that made it fresh and enjoyable.
The wine is settled and open for business. Not quite as good as I recall ‘17 but still a joy to drink.

Buy again if possible.

7/7/2023 - ekvoet Likes this wine:

90-91

5/20/2023 - ekvoet wrote:

Well, that was a pleasant surprise.
Kind of funky/beaujolais thing going on…with nice acidity.
Keep it cool.

4/1/2023 - ekvoet Likes this wine:

90-91
A wine of the vintage - elegant and ethereal notes.
Very good.

3/30/2023 - ekvoet Likes this wine:

89-90
As always, such a treat - last bottle, what a shame :(

3/24/2023 - ekvoet Likes this wine:

Outstanding - pure, mineral, balanced.

3/21/2023 - ekvoet Likes this wine:

Just lovely, pure “Verduno fruit” from a great producer.

(On day 2 it was not interesting)

3/16/2023 - ekvoet Likes this wine:

Nice Langhe - sence of place here…

2/18/2023 - ekvoet Likes this wine:

89-91
Beautiful light color.
Elegant notes of rose pedals and rhubarb.
Gentle tannins given the young age.
It was nice, perhaps a bit simple…

1/12/2023 - ekvoet Likes this wine:

Another star wine from Fratelli A.
Nice core of fruit with cherry stones and a chalky (signature) finish.
As other mentioned elegant for the vintage.

Wife’s birthday dinner - drank with Gaja Dragomis ‘16 and B. Mascarello ‘12 🍷

9/10/2022 - ekvoet Likes this wine:

Faiveley handled the heat very well in 2018.
As usual “Clos de L’ecu” was a treat - enjoyed with friends and paired with “2100 - Boeuf Bourguignon”

Darker profile, classic Beaune parfume - crushed blue/red berries, cherry stone, “butter milk acid”. Nicely balanced and a long finish👌🏻

9/3/2022 - ekvoet Likes this wine:

Last bottle from 2015.

Elegant basis barolo - I don’t think it will get better than this (from cellariing), at least not for my taste.

Note: Look out for Langhe Neb from top producers at the same price level.

6/2/2022 - ekvoet Likes this wine:

Beautiful colour, light to medium.
Notes of forest floor and small strawberries.
Tightly knitted, great balance.
More traditional than modern - one for the “nebbiolo lovers”.

3/17/2022 - ekvoet Likes this wine:

Darker color.
Sour cherries, Rosemary, tea leaves.
Raw, red fruit - classic style.

Paired with bolognese - we like it.

Buy producers wine again.

2/19/2022 - ekvoet Likes this wine:

Very enjoyable and surprisingly developed at this point.
Cherries, herbs, tobacco and menthol coolness - we loved it and finished the bottle early.

Buy again👏🏻

12/10/2021 - ekvoet Likes this wine:

Wild green strawberries, rose petals, gum.
Elegant and seductive - very nice!

12/4/2021 - ekvoet Likes this wine:

Seems to have found a perfect balance - more rank and elegant than earlier.
Remarkable notes of dry lemon, Hasselnut, Iron, stones…
Great QPR.

11/5/2021 - ekvoet Likes this wine:

91-92
(From memory) Nose is fruit forward and so is the palate.
Notes of Raspberry, mushroom/truffel, bit of liqour.
Medium/high tannins, well integrated.
As expected the style is modern and seductive.

Paired with homemade pizza and nice company. Side-by-side G.D. Vajra Abel, '15.
Both bottles were fab. and open for business.

9/21/2021 - ekvoet Likes this wine:

Needs time to open up - darker fuit, spice and structure. It is well made, clearly 2018 / warm.
Not bad, however I do prefer ‘17 over this (again).

9/4/2021 - ekvoet Likes this wine:

Impressive fruit, Sangiovese in it’s puriest way. So fresh and irresistable.
All components are in perfect balance - and this might be catch of the year. Respect.

9/3/2021 - ekvoet Likes this wine:

Strawberry, dark cherries, fine pipe tobacco notes and some earth - after few hours remarkable spearmint is dominating the nose in a very pleasant way.

The perbacco is always a treat - and the ‘18 vintage is no dissapoiment.

8/29/2021 - ekvoet Likes this wine:

Had this alongside G. Barthod, BR. ‘18.

Dark purple colour -notes of cherries, bitter dark chocolate and spices.
Drinking so well already - and will be interesting to follow over the next few years.

8/20/2021 - ekvoet Likes this wine:

A very nice and grippy Sangiovese. Red fruit dominating with tea bag and mentol swirling in the nose and cleaning the mouth. There is a nice balance here.
You can tell the tobacco / leather notes will show up with time - however I will prefer to drink these young (while waiting for the Brunello).

7/31/2021 - ekvoet Likes this wine:

Raspberry, rose, sea salt and then a chalky note… that I happen to like a lot!
It carries the charm of the vintage - a suptle and a very fine Chambolle village.

7/29/2021 - ekvoet Likes this wine:

Beautiful light color.
Notes if red berries, licquore and earth.
Tannins are well balanced.
The style is fresh and very approachable.

A real charmer, to drink now …and to buy again.

7/3/2021 - ekvoet wrote:

Rich nose of strawberry, tobcco, licorice, all the classic stuff. Palate a bit harsch/warm (2015?) and there is still development ahead. Serve chilled with red meat - concider decant with next bottle.

6/21/2021 - ekvoet Likes this wine:

Grippy tannins, high acid - notes of sour cherries, some Tobacco / leather. Let it breath and melt together.
Drink now and enjoy the firework.

6/11/2021 - ekvoet Likes this wine:

Light and beautiful.
Fresh red berries, Beaune parfume and bonfire notes (dissappeared after some time).
Modern domaine trademarks.
Young but ready in my view.

5/15/2021 - ekvoet Likes this wine:

Good things going in here -and remarkable more weight / balance than last time.
Darker cherries, smooooth Tobacco notes on both nose and palate and that crispy “Felsina acid”.
Make sure to drink these while the wind is still blowing.

5/5/2021 - ekvoet Likes this wine:

Brimming nose of cherries, rose pedals and some mentol.
The palate is spicy and has a fine, sandy structure -with some stoney / mineral notes.

Bruno Clair is to be trusted.

2/26/2021 - ekvoet Likes this wine:

Really enjoyed this one - mix of small reds, green strawberry, pomegranate - very defined, mouthwatering acidity that is just lovely. Mineral notes, too.

1/23/2021 - ekvoet Likes this wine:

Juicy, red berries popping out of the bottle -nicely balanced with green stilky notes. Fresh and aromatic.
Buy again.

1/16/2021 - ekvoet Likes this wine:

Candied red berries, pepper - blind tasting one would be possibly go for Beaujolais.
This is smooth and edgy at the same time.
Bobal... ... ...

1/12/2021 - ekvoet Likes this wine:

(From memory) drank side-by-side with Marchand-Tawse, Vosne Romanee ‘16.
Darker colour, nose bursting of cherries and gun powder.
The palate is fresh and very experessive - cherries, pomegranate, masculine / gevrey notes.
We liked it!
Burgundy, 2014 👍🏻

12/12/2020 - ekvoet wrote:

Coolness and fresh notes, crushed black currants.
Very good QPR!

11/26/2020 - ekvoet Likes this wine:

(Chrysalide)
Sweet cherries, candy, acetone and some earthy notes.
Juice and fruit-forward - very nice!

11/19/2020 - ekvoet Likes this wine:

My first Barolo ’16 -and what a great one.
Lovely aromas of strawberry, cranberry, some fresh pipe Tobacco, smooth!
It may be for early drinking and who care’s.
We love La Morra!

11/8/2020 - ekvoet Likes this wine:

(From memory) Mouthwatering, fine notes of unripe red/green forrest berries, nice acidity -and it all comes together very well. A bit reductive and showing best on day 2.
Berthaut-G is (also) doing well at this level.

10/9/2020 - ekvoet Likes this wine:

Rather dark color with tiny “water rim”
Nose a bit closed at first but opens up with cherries, pomegranate and bonfire.
Taste kind of the same -cherries and gun powder.

It like it at this young stage but, for sure, it will develope nicely over the years.

9/20/2020 - ekvoet wrote:

This was NICE, fresh and light - notes of sweet green apple, pear, citrus and a nice little funky note of bubblegum(?)
An eye opener to Aligote - and another great bottle from Sylvain Pataille.

7/15/2020 - ekvoet Likes this wine:

Elegant and qrispy - notes of fresh cherries.
VERY enjoyable and, to me, in a perfect drinking window.

4/29/2020 - ekvoet Likes this wine:

Pure, red fruit, nice acidity.
“Lightweight Gevrey” and very good for it’s level.
Drink now.

4/11/2020 - ekvoet Likes this wine:

Mouthwatering Mercury from a lovely vintage.
QPR is hard to beat.