10/1/2023 - SirJ Likes this wine:

Drank this vintage 2 years ago, then a little green but know in a completely different place. Great Tempranillo fruit, neutral oak and good length more elegant than powerfull. Hold for another 2 - 3 years.

4/23/2023 - Djuret Likes this wine:

Fantastisk gott vin att dricka varma sommardagar. Passar även till desserten.

5/3/2022 - melvinyeowq wrote:

Lunch at 67PM: Very divisive wine and served as a stark contrast to the Baudry alongside. Ripe, sweet and plummy, the nose was dominated by the sweet vanilla from the American oak. Some loved it but I belonged to the camp who hated it. Based on track record, the wood will probably integrate but this was undrinkable for me now.

4/24/2022 - Cailles wrote:

From double magnum. No detailed notes taken. This was disappointing. I expected the wine to be like the regular 750 bottle was on release: fresh, pure blue and dark forest berries, floral aromas, complex earthy and herbal notes to compliment, not too much ripeness, creamy yet weightless, elegant and fine (I rated it up to 97 pts on release). Unfortunately, this showed very ripe, overripe and raisiny (which I don’t like at all). The structure was still impeccable, the complexity and precision were on a good level. It improved a bit with air but always stayed in that raisiny/overripe category. It didn’t feel like the same wine, to be honest. I will try to open another 750 to check if this was just an off bottle or if the 2016 vintage really is on a bad path. This was rather undrinkable.

Decanting: Not decanted, followed over four hours. Improved a bit with air. This would have needed 1-2 hours, ideally. Not sure what the normal 750 bottle needs at this moment.

12/25/2018 - Omar Khayyam Likes this wine:

christmas dinner (at our home): On the bottle it says that this was bottled in 2013, I am not really sure about the various entries for the wines of Duorum here, but would just for the record state that this was probably the best port I've had. Dense, yet light on its feet with good acidity and harmonious seamless fruit and wonderful texture that never gets cloyingly sweet nor harsh and bitter from tannic structure. This drinks so well now but has the makings for a century worth of storing it feels like.

11/10/2021 - pbaek wrote:

This is a problematic wine right now. Over the top with rum-raisin notes, cooked fruit, brown notes. Very rich, warm and heady. Kirsch liqueur. While it did firm up somewhat with air, am not sure this will ever be a good wine. It’s just too much.

9/3/2021 - La Cave d'Argent Likes this wine:

Deep ruby in color and luscious from the get-go, this blend of 80% Grenache, 15% Mourvèdre and 5% Cinsault flaunts aromas of dark bramble fruits, dried cranberries, mulling spices, Provençal herbs and white pepper. Medium-to-full-bodied, freshly acidic and with nicely integrated alcohol (14.5%), it delivers flavors mirroring the nose. The oak and tannins are well-woven and the middle palate stays solid. Lengthy and smooth on the back end, this is a hedonistic Châteauneuf that is a reflection of Santa Duc's commitment to quality. Enjoy it throughout the decade. Drink now-2030.

9/5/2021 - BallyJames Likes this wine:

This is great on the nose with black currant, leather, wet soil, smoke, beef meat, blackberries and raspberries.
On the palate there is bacon, dark overripe berries and some leather. The alcohol is just slightly coming thru. Will save my last two bottles for 3-4 years which I think will make the wine even better.

8/23/2019 - carlop1 Likes this wine:

French Laundry Dinner

7/20/2021 - adamanko wrote:

My third bottle and world class again. So good I ordered 6 new ones direct from France. And sold 6 to my friends.

3/8/2021 - adamanko wrote:

Second bottle that was slightly fizzy. Today I decided to return it as a fawlty bottle. A lost vintage? I really did like the -17 of this wine.

6/12/2021 - Omar Khayyam Likes this wine:

This is how I like my Malbecs! Raised in concrete egg but still fruity and structured, there is more of an emphasis on licorice root tea, violets, black cherries, fresh blueberries from the north and maybe a touch of raw meat as well. Lovely grip and freshness, this was poured from a Magnum (two magnums in fact) and I think it's a real keeper.

6/4/2021 - KillerJones Likes this wine:

Unusual varietal? Always up for novelty. After all, isn’t that what drinking wine is all about? Bring it on. But first – oh, my dear God… please, please get rid of the wax on the neck; it’s totally unnecessary - someone is gonna get hurt...

This is a step up from their usual Cinsault – super floral on the nose – like Grandma’s potpourri. However, it subsides with time to reveal wild raspberry, green leaves & sweet gummies.

Lively on the plate – but also herbaceous & tart. Could use more time in the cellar, but it is balanced now…so it will be so then, too. I bet with time; you dial down the fruit & amp up the wood notes. Finish is long.

Drink with a slight chill for best results. 😊

5/10/2021 - adamanko wrote:

This is truly complex. I'm sensitive for bitterness and this should not be for me. But... this is truly complex. So actually I can overcome the bitterness. Maybe because that lovely sweetness that comes after? Or the liqourice? Orange? Balsamic? Vanilla? This is not really my style. But still I'm contemplating buying one more. More in the bottle, might be back. Don't know how to grade it 'cause I never had any other like this.

3/22/2020 - adamanko wrote:

Rather sweet but that could be my prejudice. Coffee. Juicy. Dog's chocolate. Really hard to me for grade. Afraid my prejudice influence me too much. But maybe 84? Easy drinking.

3/10/2021 - NickA Likes this wine:

Eben Sadie: The Swartland Revolution (Zoom!): Almost 100% Tinta Barocca. ES says it’s a great grape for long-term wines, and combines some of the attributes of Syrah and Nebbiolo, but has fallen out of fashion. Vines date from 1974.

Much darker in colour than wines #1 and #2, but still definite clarity. A little shy, but obviously clean and immediately enjoyable. Takes a lot of air to get going, but then the similarity to Nebbiolo starts to become apparent: violets, dark berry jam, and a lifted, aromatic quality with hints of things like menthol and caraway.

3/5/2021 - adamanko wrote:

Wonderful steak and fries-lunch with a bottle of Tignanello. Had my first bottle a year and half ago and was not overly impressed. But this is a completeley different animal. Then it was all over the place. But today it feels much more balanced. Acid in balance, good concentration. Smooth today. Alcohole in check. Darker fruit but still coffee and chocolate. 93-94

12/12/2020 - Motz wrote:

Drank over three days. With a 100 point WA score, and 97 from WS, for $79.99 at Costco, had to try it.

First impression: Gorgeously fragrant, downright sexy! Blended red, blue, and purple berry liqueur-like perfume, along with seductive floral notes. Head-turning and knee weakening! Among the most enchanting Vintage Port perfumes I have encountered.

Next impression: While otherwise technically excellent and true to place, the middle and bass substance cannot approach the perfume's quality level. With such vaunted scores, these elements, at this young stage in the wine's life, should present like impenetrable, granite and metallic ore mud. Case(s) in point, like most 2011 Vintage Ports upon release in 2014. Also, several wines of that hallowed vintage present as red wines that just happen to be sweet, which is not the case here. Also noteworthy: the second, and especially the third day, revealed a bite at the back.

Any detraction? Well, what wine making technique often results in high fragrance and back-end bite? Over extraction!...which seems to be the case here.

In several recent notes, particularly regarding so many blackberry and vanilla perfumed, but otherwise soulless and placeless 2016 Left Bank Bordeaux offerings, I have written of a pro reviewer trend to score wines based on ripeness and prettiness, hallmarks of the celebrated, or revolting, depending upon viewpoint, 'International' style. This would seem to be the case here. This aside, this drinks more like Vintage Port than most 2016 Left Bank Bordeaux drink like Left Bank wines. Thus, I prefer this massively overstated wine, compared to those.

9/7/2019 - Jonas Boman wrote:

Green grass and herbs on the nose. Not fining the floral notes like from a nebbiolo from Piedmont.
Grass and hay om the palette. Interresting but needs food.

2/13/2021 - janka wrote:

I normaly like Musar but this was not at it best. Port like and not as it should be. Hope the other bottles are better.

1/16/2021 - adamanko Likes this wine:

A fantastic wine. Sweet fruit, exciting spices, subtle and elegant. I'm loving it. 95!

1/31/2021 - PierreNilsson76 Likes this wine:

Great QPR , Juicy fruit and a lot of cranberries , minerals and some spices. Not a "big" wine but perfect to a everyday meal.

12/19/2020 - pbaek wrote:

Very typical for Pegau, this is marked by dark cherry fruit, Provençal herbs and spices. Quite airy and with decent acidity, however also a small touch of alcohol. Improved much after a few hours a air. Make sure to serve this appropriately chilled, it gets heady when the temperature goes up.

11/7/2019 - adamanko wrote:

No serious notes so far as I drank it at a social event. But super fruity at the start but that calms down during the night. But that could be me. About half still left and I will return.

Day 4 and no fruitforwardness nomore. A dusty somewhat bitter note dominates instead. I like it. But I can´t really grade it today. Will be more concentrated for my next bottle.

1/9/2021 - adamanko Likes this wine:

Wow - what a difference. Today it was just a festival of balance och amazingly delicious fruit. My son agreed on the verdict. This bottle got a three hour decant. Could that be what made the difference? 94, I kid you not!

1/3/2021 - srh Likes this wine:

Cf. the CellarTracker Article link [lower lft] to get specific info for this vintage, including acclaim.

≈70 min decant into a plastic, cylindrical pitcher which was then closed; NO visible sediment; Private Preserve after Day 1.

N: Closed; Earth atop cheries, poss plums, hints of spice? Intensity lurking?

P: LM body; Nice, almost swtish frt met by an astringent pucker which evolves into a LONG, TANGY/swt (60:40) finish to the firming, yet inoffensive, dusty tannins. NEEDS food @ this juncture or cellaring into mid '22. Did fine with Meat Loaf/BBQ Sauce, particularly so with the Scalloped Potatoes side.

// Day 2: Fragrant melding of choc, RIPE berries (blks, blk cherries) with notes of spice & hints of tea; P now LM, poss Med, body with NICE, almost swtish frt met by an astringent pucker which works its way into a LONG finish with a bitter/SWTNESS to the inoffensively firming dusty tannins. Showing a MARKED improvement from Day 1, it went quite well with the SLIGHTLY swt Smkd Pulled Lamb Leg, the wine's combination of acidity/bitterness/swtness nicely complementing the entrée's complex flavors, as it did with the Minute Mashers Potatoes (Grn Giant).

// ∑: Neither elegant (at least currently) nor a ruffian, & poss 18 mos or so away from peaking, I'd rate this EXC-/EXC (90-93/100 using that metric), the lower regardless of price, the higher for the QPR of Costco's $12.99. I'm guessing it will drink nicely into '25, though not improving beyond '22.

12/31/2020 - adamanko wrote:

Did not plan to drink this so young. But every week praise comes in about it and I could not wait any longer.

Thick in the nose. Huge chocolate. Tea. Very lovely indeed.

In the mouth it is a lot of tannins and some red berries. This needs time.

I come back to it after 8 hours in the decanter. Now it's much better. Give it a looong decant or hold.

12/29/2020 - Genghis88 Likes this wine:

Opened and consumed over one week. Was in a glass stopped decanter.

Deep, rich, thick ox-blood in color
Tons of raisins and prunes, figs, on the nose. Some baking spice.
Tastes like the nose would indicate but subtle and nowhere as sweet as I was expecting. Longish finish. Really nice sipping port. My style. Paired great with cheese of course. Lovely stuff. Could drink two bottles of this port in a year vs the one I drink annualy.

12/29/2020 - Omar Khayyam wrote:

Lots of extraction, heavy toast; espresso, black tobacco, some plums and dark cherries as well. Has structure but also soft and velvety texture. I would have guessed an expensive Malbec from Mendoza. Will try to age this and see if it can chew up some of the oak. There's absolutely potential here and a well made, expensive wine feel to it but just not my favorite expression of merlot.

11/28/2020 - adamanko wrote:

I will write many notes on this. But just out of the bottle this is my best port ever. Will drink it over many days so will be back.

Day 3: Just a little sip but no doubt, this is great. Over 90 for sure.

Day 6: Start to get som raisin now. But still fab. Rich, full-bodied, intense but still elegant. 93

Day 7: Probably at its best so far. Choc and coffee and a sweetness that perfectly balances the french chocolate cake. Upping grade to 94.

Day 8 and I'm thinking of upping the grade to 95. Will finnish the bottle tomorrow and decide then. Just getting better and better.

Day 9 and the finale. And when I came to the end of the bottle it was so much sediment I couldn't really concentrate on the flavours. So 94 stands, but it is a strong 94.

12/15/2020 - hajoha wrote:

Accomasso Barolo Annunziata Riserva 2011.
En mye mer rustikk figur enn Rinaldi.
Volatile tendenser.
Fascinerende, men elegant er å strekke det litt.
Røff i anslaget.
Bra konsentrasjon med frukten er ganske "dirty" her.
Litt all over the place.
Noen kanter - vil lagring fikse det?
Lang ettersmak med noen hardbarka tanniner.
En litt vanskelig vin synes jeg.
Er noe ubeskrivelig spennende med denne, men likevel med en del skavanker.
Hvor går veien videre for denne...? 89p?

12/14/2020 - PierreNilsson76 wrote:

Great QPR and agree on many reviews already made here. Maybe the best Vintage a tested from PDB , still young but so nice to drink already.
Decanted for 3 hours. A lot of red fruit, some orange and nailpolish. Fine sandy tannins. Will be wonderful in future( if you can manage to keep your fingers from the remaining bottles ..)

10/24/2020 - Skrutt (Formerly RotHead) wrote:

Beautifully medicinal and herbal. The eucalyptus-toned fruit is on the low side but I find it very well balanced. Sharp, green but without the cooked vegetables. I don't see what the complaints below are about.

12/3/2020 - beatles wrote:

What goes on here? Served blind by some friendly guests, I was guesing something amarone-like, extremely rich with rum-raisin notes, not at all how Clos des Papes normally behaves. There were no signs of the wine being faulty, just warm and rich ...
#Møntergade #HSA

11/21/2020 - adamanko wrote:

Juicy black fruit and berries. Delicious. Spicey. A little bitterness that just elevates the flavours. Saving half, around 92 so far.

Day 2: Not much happened.

10/30/2020 - adamanko wrote:

Black currant, liqourice, smooth and I get some heat as well but that is probably me (hangover). Very concentrated. Has a lot of life ahead of it.

Coming back to it later. Feels more harmonious now. Or is this the alcohole speaking? A well made wine. But maybe not top QPR. Could be later though. 91-92.

10/23/2020 - Puteljen! wrote:

Too much vanilla. Lots of fruit upfront but Lacking on the midpalate. Somewhat short.

10/21/2020 - adamanko wrote:

Edit: After three years in the closet this showed a lot of prunes/raisin. A taste I do not appreciate much. Got better with chocolate. 88

10/21/2020 - Oscaro Likes this wine:

Mörkfruktig, lite karamell
Hög syra, mörkfruktig även i smaken, vanilj, svartpeppar, långt avslut. Känns som en bdx-blend, men kommer rätt mycket vanilj och ny ek efter mer tid i glaset. Gillade det här förvånansvärt mycket

9/23/2020 - adamanko wrote:

The acidity is the first thing I notice. This has a lot. Smooth in the mouth. A small bitterness. I don't know but I expected some funk but there is none. Some alcohole. I think this probably should get some more time. 90 for now.

8/31/2020 - adamanko Likes this wine:

Depth in flavors, velvety mouthfeel, complex, elegant. This is just up my alley. 2 year in the closet and this could be peaking now. Probably the best wine I've ever had. 95-96.

9/17/2020 - adamanko wrote:

Taking one glass direct from the opened bottle. Dark concentrated fruit. Cherry for sure but also tar and liqourice. Nothing extra at this point.

Waits for several hour and nothing much happened. Raisin evolved. That is NOT my favorite taste in a wine. Right now this is really bad QPR but maybe it will mature. 88.

8/29/2020 - Oscaro Likes this wine:

Prövade blint
Doftar ljusa röda bär, hallon, jordgubbar, massor av vårblommor och rosor. Mycket primärfrukt och hög syra tillsammans med en del tanniner.Väldigt elegant vin, som fick mig att tänka på pinot och bourgogne och de lite tyngre delarna av cote de nuits.
Positivt överraskad av vinet, går att dricka nu med mycket luft men kommer bara bli bättre!

6/16/2019 - dagij wrote:

A quite different wine. From what? From every expectation of what Spanish wines are about. The colour is the first surprise: extremely light red, almost like a rose-wine. It also has a somewhat bleak tone, far from any brilliant colour tones. The smell is also somewhat surprising, with a dominance of very acid, almost tart, red berries like red currant and somewhat unripe raspberries. Underneath, a clear mineral, iron-like tone. Then the mouth surprises even more. Although it is highly acid, it is also quite sweet. The fruit converges towards more ripe raspberries and strawberries, the tannins are very smooth, and the freshness is well balanced by the sweetness of the fruit. Long, almost Burgundy-like in its sweet lightness. Drunk with grilled kid, a match almost made in heaven as the wine kind of expanded in the encounter with the light, but savoury meat. A beautiful wine.

6/13/2020 - adamanko wrote:

3-4 hour decant and then I get sloeberries, lingonberries and plum. Tobacco and pepper comes around as well. It's good now and has life in it. Maybe even get better? 90.

6/7/2020 - Skaggs.1980 wrote:

D: Brända däck, körsbär och hallon.
S: Mycket gott men kommer med tid att bli ännu bättre.

5/29/2020 - Neras Likes this wine:

Magnificant straight put of the bottle, with beautiful light transparent red colour and wonderful nose. Fruity, balanced on the palate with many layers. Fresh. However, after a couple of hours it falls a little apart, and the last sip is not as interesting as the first. Wonder why. I have another two bottles to check out.

5/18/2020 - adamanko wrote:

I brought it to a small dinner party and it was a success. One said it was the best champagne she ever had and every one was really appreciative. Around 90 maybe?

A fun inexpencive champagne to try out if you curious about how mature champagne taste like.

5/3/2020 - adamanko wrote:

More power than elegance. Still too young. A good wine but not my favourite. 90.

Edit: Tasted -12 a few months prior and that was much more ready and more to my liking. Hence me opening this. Should have waited two years maybe?

9/23/2018 - Markus IWC wrote:

Dark and heavy profile initially with black fruit, tar, licorice, soil and burnt notes. Needs air and time in glass to find balance. Vanilla, dust, blueberry, coffee, dark chocolate, blackberry and roasted aromas appear gradually. Rich and dense mouthfeel, high fruit concentration, coffee and early notes comes through on the palate. Loads of oak. Too young, bury in cellar, powerful wine that will last for decades! 50/50 Cab/Syrah. Quality much higher than my 87p score.