4/20/2024 - Willi Vinotti Likes this wine:

I had my issues with bottle quality and cork consistency some years ago, but the remaining bottles Of this 2001 are now getting better and better. This one again a step up, with tannings now starting to be fully melted, succulent salinity outbalancing the ripe sweetness of this classic St estephe and spice and forest floor notes making the bed for a lingering finale. Great wine in the right place at the moment. An hour of decant benefits the wine.

1/28/2024 - Willi Vinotti wrote:

A very fishy looking bottle from auction. My case still pristine I thought, well you know , let’s try the new one. Label looked like it spend time in a submarine but cork was perfect. And then that wine … i sure have a problem with quite some 2005, but certainly not this one! Not muted or reductive, just plain explosion of classic Bordeaux, nicely balanced cabernet and merlot, all ripe to perfection, and sublime poise, with melted but vibrant tannins, superbe flow, crispy fruit on blackberry, cloves allspice and, do i really say that, banana…

Excellent saint Julien, still powerful, and a delight to drink now. I would ignore future improvements and go for it. Though it feels like a long distance runner with easy some 15-20 years in the tank.

6/24/2023 - Willi Vinotti Likes this wine:

Ok, nice. Super closed. Used aveine aerator, nice results opening this beast a bit more. Did not see any immediate pleasure without it and saw some light at the end of the tunnel after using it. I need to say that there is absolutely no pint buying these wines for the current price point (250eur). Strictly speaking a cerebral wine, interesting maybe, but not worth the effort. 2005 anyhow not a target for auction buy, this echezeau is in the category of other burgundies that have potential, but also a potential to never show up.

As i think by now that life is too short for this type of efforts, i will discard this from future buys, though will report back on the remaining bottle if it changes in the future!

9/12/2023 - Willi Vinotti Likes this wine:

What a wonderful, plain wine. No added pieces, no chemistry, just the fine balance of Claudia Ferrero wines, slightly on the smoky, garrigue side with plenty of red fruit, complemented by earthy notes. A dream of a Rosso.

11/23/2023 - Willi Vinotti Likes this wine:

This is a very good Haut Marbuzet, it took long time to open, and at this stage it started to fully sing two days after opening. Before, it did not seem to be very well together and was quite edgy and hard. After that, the wine showed very nice and typical aromatics, some cherry, blackberry, tobacco and coffee notes all nicely layered and medium long.

The bad news: for this to be ready, count 15-20 years. By then i would expect the rating to increase.

8/1/2019 - dron_ap wrote:

Sparkling, lots of gas inside. Good (not great) chardonnay structure, more than enough of oak.

1/23/2023 - HighPeaksWino wrote:

I wish I wasn't so anxious and had planned better. I had my last half glass watching the Cowboys get beat and that was 2 hours after I opened it. It kept on getting better.

Best bottle I've had from my cellar in a year. First 97 rating ever from me.

1/15/2023 - Willi Vinotti Likes this wine:

A nice bottle in a good restaurant. Though not mind boggling or even close to what Brunello can deliver. Relatively tannic for the year, and not that aromatic as the best bottles are in this vintage. Aromatically not a supremely intense effort. But still, nice to drink, opening up in the glass and a valuable food companion.

9/4/2022 - Juliansi Likes this wine:

Hubert de Bouard is the co-owner and winemaker at Château Angelus, and makes this low production Sauvignon Blanc (circa 2,400 bottles per year).

Floral nose, lime and minerality with plenty of citrus freshness on the palate. Best of all the finish is super pleasant with a medium-long length too.

It is grown on sandy clay and limestone, in a small 3-4 Ha plot. Aged completely in barrels with 2/3 French oak, it never comes across as overly vanilla-esque or creamy.

Bangsar, Malaysia - 3 Sep 2022

7/14/2019 - Willi Vinotti Likes this wine:

This is now becoming awesome. An outstanding smoothness, velvety tannins, still ambitious fruit and wonderful plush length, a st Emilion far beyond expectations. The length and expression is just a tribute to the exceptional vintage. Smokiness and fruit, earthiness and minerality are just so spot on right now! Marvelous.

10/28/2017 - hajoha wrote:

Etter noen timer i karaffel er dette helt magisk!
Sexy pinot-parfyme, spice, edelt treverk, og lekker rød bærfrukt.
Radaren plukker opp Musigny-vibber her.
Superelegant med høy intensitet.
Visstnok 100% ny eik på denne - det takler den på strak arm.
Dette er bare så vakkert.
Deilig silkemyk inngang før den kjøttfulle frukten slår inn.
Høy konsentrasjon med superb fruktkvalitet.
En pirrende nerve og friskhet skaper en fabelaktig balanse.
En oppvisning i power og eleganse.
Holder trøkket i hele kurven og avslutter med en meget lang finish med helt finkornede tanniner.
Uten tvil en ungdom, men helt strålende nå med luft.
Fantastisk vin!

3/17/2022 - Willi Vinotti Does not like this wine:

Pretty bad bottle this one was. Not really flawed, just unpleasant, metallic and wet wool type.

1/4/2022 - madvitale Does not like this wine:

There may have been something 'off' with this bottle, as when I opened it, the end of the cork had an odd, grey color and felt slimy. We decanted it for about 2 hours. The aroma seemed ok, but the flavor, if you could call it such, was acerbic at best. Not totally undrinkable, but little to recommend it. I waited several days, trying it again each day. No real change. I have one more bottle. Hopefully, that will be the experience I paid for.

12/14/2021 - ggroebli Likes this wine:

Alles was man sich von einem Reifen Bordeaux wünscht. Sehr intensive, komplexe Nase mit ersten tertiären Noten. Perfekt eingebundene Tanine und Säure. Einnehmend und elegant trotz männlicher Kräfte. Zeder, Graphite, blaue Früchte. Fast Pauillac-like. Extrem langer Abgang, in Wellen kommend.

10/21/2021 - djhammond Likes this wine:

This seems to be a wine of contrasting opions with some people loving it with others luke warm. I am definitely in the former camp and think it is living up to the initial plaudits at release. The last 8 months has seen it really move into its drinking window, and this is now drinking with a couple of hours in the decanter. The nose is tremendous and deeply aromatic and sensuous packed with ripe red cherry and red berry fruits with additional floral notes. The palate is deep with a rounded mouthfeel, with the tannin resolved. The finish is lengthy, but there are still astringent notes at the tail-end, and to be honest is the only barrier to giving this an extra point or two. 94+

10/7/2021 - beatles wrote:

Surprisingly rich, soft, very mature, a bit heavy, some baked apples here, butter - lacks a bit of acidity.
#CP

3/15/2021 - Willi Vinotti Likes this wine:

This blend of Sauvignon and semillon is a classic white pessac, with tons of white fruit, mango and pineapple, minerals, flint stone and some seaweed. Absolutely delicious at this price point, a classic not to be missed. Give it an hour of air time before drinking, it just develops so nicely after this. Enjoy!

7/3/2021 - Willi Vinotti Likes this wine:

Coming well together now. Drinking alongside Haut Marbuzet 1998, it shows tremendous youth and potential to be kept decades in the cellar. though approachable and drinking nicely with food now.

7/1/2021 - jmoon Likes this wine:

Very enjoyable nicely balanced classic Pessac. No decant needed was great from first pour.

6/23/2021 - Jeff Leve wrote:

Youthful, deep, rich and powerful, the wine is full-bodied, intense, aromatic, rich, lush, long and youthful. The spicy, ripe fruits taste and feel great as they fill your palate. However, it is important to note that the wine requires another 3-5 years in the cellar before it fills out, softens and really comes into its own.

8/5/2019 - Willi Vinotti Likes this wine:

Light, fruit forward, slight wood notes are giving this a polished note of round d but unspectacular rosso. Nice to drink at the price point in montalcino, so around 12$. Worth that price! And not much more...

6/8/2020 - Jeff Leve wrote:

Crisp yellow citrus combined with hints of sweet orange and mango on the nose and palate are a perfect match for all that racy acidity found here. 92 Pts

1/31/2021 - Willi Vinotti wrote:

Maybe it was the evening... all three Barolo tasted that night were quite underwhelming. This, even though we had high hopes, was not an exception. Harsh and unbalanced, it did not show the appeal that you hope to get out of Barolo. It did not seem integrated, tannins too firm and not overarching aromatic scheme or pleasurable intensity. Again it might the night... but we opted against stocking this by now...

10/23/2020 - Willi Vinotti Likes this wine:

Alongside the 1999, this was more of a massive wine, dense and multilayered, less on fruit, but more on earthy notes, graphite, cinnamon and even a hint of vanilla. This just about approaches the plateau and might still need some years to be in its prime condition. Shame that it takes a big chunk of a lifetime to follow these wines, but the outcome is worth it!

9/6/2019 - Willi Vinotti wrote:

This producer has a serious consistency issue. Out of three bottles, one was corked, the second muted (light brown color and slightly oxidized) and only the third one was performing to a good Brunello standard. The good bottle had nice spicy notes and good supporting acidity with cherry, cloves and forest floor notes, solid tannins. Although not at all at the level of its 2012 peers from the region. Hence, the rating reflects the quality of the OK bottle and does not take into account the inconsistency also observed on 2010 and 2011 bottles. Pity for one of the oldest producers of Brunello.

7/14/2019 - Willi Vinotti Likes this wine:

Now fully melted tannins and resolved secondary notes. An ideal companion for sophisticated dishes in good company :-)

4/23/2019 - Willi Vinotti Likes this wine:

This has become a wine of extraordinary complexity, elegance and multilayered aromatics of herbs, cloves and a nicely focused concentration of spiced mint. Delicious.

3/25/2018 - Willi Vinotti Likes this wine:

A very German PN. Light color. Lots of cooked fruits on the palate and jam. Juniper berries and surprisingly notes of green apples and metal. It remains balanced, and also has some earthy notes and minerals. Though lacking length and refinement.

5/6/2018 - Willi Vinotti Does not like this wine:

So finally. 3 corked and one ok. Ish. Not a very good average.... it had some of the good memories of great cos, but then, not really. Quite some oak on the palate after a rather inexpressive nose. Seems rather engineered actually than expression of the vintage. Unlike some brilliant 2001, this cos did not hit the spot at all. Too much thinking needed to make half way enjoyable... and not to forget 3 corked bottles before the one half baked ok....

1/25/2018 - professor widget wrote:

Yet another Bordeaux Blanc that disappointed. This one only slightly oxidized and bitter. At time of release, October 2011, Wine Advocate quoted as saying, " It should drink well for 15-20 years." Stored in dark, temperature-controlled cellar. Did this wine cook in a container dock-side?
The wine looks yellow gold colored. The legs are medium. There is no sediment in the bottle. The body is light/medium. The wine has angular texture. The wine finishes short. The wine has low acidity.