3/27/2018 - hushilden wrote:

Lots of blueberry. Somehow more juice than wine. Simply lacking a bite. Nice but no complexity. Ok, but a disappointment at that price level.

9/27/2017 - hushilden Likes this wine:

Ready, powerful at least 10 more years of pleasure. The menthol flavor really makes me love this one.

9/10/2017 - hushilden wrote:

Some fruit, licorice. Definitely to early. Wait 5 years for the next one.

8/27/2017 - hushilden wrote:

now mature. Should be still great for +3 years

1/30/2016 - hushilden Likes this wine:

Ready to drink goodsyrah with no apparent flaw

1/6/2016 - hushilden Likes this wine:

lemon! Might sound strange, but did go very well with Raclette

1/4/2016 - hushilden Likes this wine:

More than surprised that this is a simple village wine (?) Need to get the full range soon. It smells like cherry and raspberry. It tastes like strawberry and raspberry. The body is light/medium. The wine has smooth texture. The wine finishes medium. The wine has medium acidity. Would have lasted a third day easily, but too tasty...

11/1/2015 - hushilden Likes this wine:

Really gains with some breathing. Just right with pasta, no heavy hitter

8/30/2015 - hushilden Likes this wine:

The wine looks crimson colored. The legs are medium. There is no sediment in the bottle. It tastes like blackberry, blueberry, red currant, cherry and stoniness. The body is medium. The wine has juicy texture. The wine finishes medium. The wine has medium acidity.

8/21/2015 - hushilden Likes this wine:

Good Chianti. Appears lighter and less complex than the 2010 version, but improved day 2. I am confident will gain weight over time and develop into an excellent one

1/18/2015 - hushilden Likes this wine:

intensive yellow, looks and feels like heavy juice. Predominantly grapefruit with a little bit of honey and apple (?). Still there could be a some more acidity in. Sure this wine will develop further and has a long future ahead. Next bottle in 2-3 years.

10/15/2014 - hushilden wrote:

getting better

10/7/2014 - hushilden Likes this wine:

ready now. plum, tobacco leaves, some cassis. No need to decant

10/5/2014 - hushilden wrote:

ready to go now and a few more years. Plum (a lot) , Cassis, Tobacco leaves. Would profit still from a few hours decant.

8/27/2014 - hushilden wrote:

No apparent flaws, but hard for me to describe any particular aromatics.Getting better on day 2

8/24/2014 - hushilden Likes this wine:

excellent now

6/27/2014 - hushilden wrote:

fantastic complex fruit profile. Grapefruit scents mainly. Drunk the bottle over 4 days and it become just better and better.

4/11/2014 - hushilden Likes this wine:

Excellent, but just too young

12/13/2013 - hushilden wrote:

spicy, light body. Better on day 2. Not bad, but somehow not worth the money and not a great advertisement for Northern Rhone-

11/10/2013 - hushilden wrote:

Fresh, lemon and lime. Precise acidity and very much Veltliner like. Just perfect to drink now together with curries, fish and lighter austrian dishes. Maybe will not become more complex, but for now a great food wine with an excellent price & quality ratio.

10/9/2013 - hushilden wrote:

agree 100% with mood

10/9/2013 - hushilden Likes this wine:

will develop more, but can't wait. Need to buy more!

8/20/2013 - hushilden Likes this wine:

One of the most complex sweeties i ever had. Flavors go from Fruits like Mango and lychee to applepie and Creme brulee. Heavy thick Sweet, but Nickels kept in balance with Acid... I need more of that stuff!

5/8/2013 - hushilden Likes this wine:

Best Blaufränkisch Austrian Wine so far. Herbst and spices on top of berries. Impressive now, but probably will become more complex and refined weithin the next 5 years

1/3/2013 - hushilden wrote:

Drinking now very well.

1/2/2013 - hushilden wrote:

Gully mature. Too much wood for my palate, but otherwise nice.

12/31/2012 - hushilden wrote:

Excellent mature Pauillac. Wish I had more.

11/19/2012 - hushilden wrote:

kirsch is dominant on the palate, but spices as well. Not really complex, but creamy and quite long. A very good QPR. Very nice match with a weekday dinner for me.

6/29/2012 - hushilden wrote:

Dense, full bodied. Blackberries. Still quite young. Wish I had more bottles remaining

10/25/2011 - hushilden wrote:

past it´s peak, but still drinkable

6/13/2011 - hushilden wrote:

Interesting nose with fruit, peeper, herbs. Little bit weak on the tongue. Improves after some hours in the decanter. Good QPR

4/20/2011 - hushilden wrote:

Citrus/lime drops. Refreshingly acidic. Intensive and very long finish. Will develop further over the next 3-5 years. Excellent P/V ratio

3/26/2011 - hushilden wrote:

What a pleasant surprise. This wine hit me with abundant fruit and minerals. So juicy , creamy and long without any bitterness. Drunk over 2 days and was just getting more intense, no degradation noticeable. I am really impressed. What a steal for the money

3/6/2011 - hushilden wrote:

Blackberry and kirsch. Cereamy, but refreshing. Over the course of the last year this wine developed nicely and lost a lot of initial adstringency and acidity. What a waste thatI drunk already half the case since this wine is developing into a QPR beauty

2/13/2011 - hushilden wrote:

Intensive "marmelade" nose. Mainly black fruits on the palate. Quite long. Decanted 4 hours before drinking

2/1/2011 - hushilden wrote:

light bodied. Time to drink up

2/1/2011 - hushilden wrote:

delicious, fresh. Excellent QPR. Really good fit with Sushi

2/1/2011 - hushilden wrote:

opened 12h before drinking. Lovely fruity nose. Tropical fruits and pineapple, but overall less powerful than expected. Would have liked a little bit more acidity

12/27/2010 - hushilden wrote:

minerals, lemon and melon. Just the right acidity to go with Sushi. Little bit short right now. Expect this one to add complexity over the next 3-5 years.

11/23/2010 - hushilden wrote:

Nose was not very expressive . Mature with good acid and tannin present, not to be kept much longer. Strawberry dominated palate.

10/8/2010 - hushilden wrote:

Closed down initially, did not show a lot on first evening. What a change day 2. Full body, intense and thick blackberry at a tannin level which added nicely to the overall complexity. Probably can be kept a couple more years, but why wait ?

10/2/2010 - hushilden wrote:

Much better than first bottle. Rripe and (not too) sweet. Leathery notes.

9/20/2010 - hushilden wrote:

ripe, but not necessarily overripe fruit. A little bit too sweet for my taste. Still a reasonable QPR

8/28/2010 - hushilden wrote:

If anything at all this bottle confirms the previous impressions. Wish I could find more examples of such a modestly priced bordeaux which shines. Excellent!!

6/28/2010 - hushilden wrote:

still the wine is not giving away a lot in the nose, but now can clearly sense the acidity and get melon on the palate. Possibly a hint of petrol developing ? Overall an enormous improvement compared with the previous opened bottles resulting in a dramatically improved rating for me. Assume at this point in time the wine needs a lot oxygen since it was consumed over day day 2 and 3 after opening and keeping in the fridge.

6/20/2010 - hushilden wrote:

flatand soft on the palate. Lacking acisity. Again a dsiappointment

5/19/2010 - hushilden wrote:

Super ripe. Soft and creamy. Not too much fruit left. Drink now. At this price point the wine is really stunning

4/11/2010 - hushilden wrote:

Full bodied. Cherry, Currants. Outstanding QPR

3/31/2010 - hushilden wrote:

wood, tobacco and oak. very little fruit left on the tongue. very little on the nose

3/31/2010 - hushilden wrote:

intense fruit aroma, peach melon. admittedly little acidity, but didn't miss it