4/27/2024 - Chimer Likes this wine:

Wow! Obviously a baby but stunning clarity and beautiful ripe red cherry fruit with caressing tannins - almost irresistible but so much more to come

5/6/2024 - Chimer Likes this wine:

Flavour developing beautifully, still really fresh and youthful but first signs of integration coming - delicious - another decade to come

4/27/2024 - Chimer Likes this wine:

Deep colour, lovely sweet and fleshy

4/28/2024 - Chimer Likes this wine:

Still young

4/6/2024 - Chimer Likes this wine:

Beginning to open up but still led by the oak at present, no shortage of acidity and structure, happy to wait for this.

4/6/2024 - Chimer Likes this wine:

Could not resist trying a bottle from tis fabled vintage, excellent intensity and fine texture probably better to wait another 6 to 8 years

4/11/2024 - Chimer Likes this wine:

Evolved colour, oak quite pronounced on the nose. Impressive and generous but this bottle lacked a little energy and finesse despite still having generous layers of brambly fruit.

3/16/2024 - Chimer Likes this wine:

Deep colour, lovely freshness, plenty of weight of fruit and elegance. Vibrant and a good moment to catch this

3/1/2024 - Chimer Likes this wine:

Drinking very well, fruit sill bold and opulent, palate losing a bit of weight but still beautifully chocolatey and refreshing, enjoy over the next 5 years

2/20/2024 - Chimer Likes this wine:

Drinking well, lovely open bouquet and refreshing palate

2/17/2024 - Chimer Likes this wine:

2nd bottle from the case, equally as ethereal and enchanting, fruit just opening up and supported by a beautifully judged structure or gentle ripe tannins. Overall a lovely precise, elegant and delicate wine at present, I'm sure this has the balance to age for a couple more decades if given the chance! By the end of the evening the fruit had become much darker and tannins more pronounced.

1/24/2024 - Chimer Likes this wine:

A bottle in great shape, polished deep gold, full deep and rich fruit with wonderful weight of botrytis, palate was sweet and opulent, all fresh in in great condition with bags of energy. This bottle was really singing and it felt as if it could be aged for years to come.

1/20/2024 - Chimer Likes this wine:

Lovely deep coloured fleshy wine that is now in its drinking window, big structure will keep this going for another decade but with plenty of air this is a lovely generous if slightly tannic wine to enjoy now

2/10/2024 - Chimer Likes this wine:

Great colour and great density, still a baby, if opened now decant for at least 3 hours as tannins are powerful and need air. Full, rich Cabernet.

2/11/2024 - Chimer Likes this wine:

Final bottle from the cellar, still has good colour and depth of fruit but no longer soaring from the glass, enjoyable but time to drink up

2/3/2024 - Chimer wrote:

First bottle form a mixed case shipped a few years ago. Colour still deep and bright, fabulous minty WA Cab nose, brilliant typicity. Nothing tired or fading here, all bright and in focus, initially a touch of heat from 14% alc, but after an hour in decanter this settled and tannins rounded out. A really well judged classic from WA - delicious and plenty of years ahead if you choose to cellar this further.

2/1/2024 - Chimer Likes this wine:

Colour still deep, beautifully cedary St Julien fragrance, classic St Julien. not the wieght or punch of a profound vintage but beautifully balanced and elegant, a perfect foil for rack of lamb

1/6/2024 - Chimer Likes this wine:

Final bottle of this vintage from the cellar, fortunately in beautiful condition with seamless texture. Over the years quite a few bottles have suffered from reduction but this was singing and a suitably special bottle to share with my siblings to raise a glass to my late parents.

12/25/2023 - Chimer Likes this wine:

Decanted for 24 hours prior to Christmas day lunch. This was a stellar bottle, I've had oxidised bottles a couple of times in the past 2 or 3 years but this was perfect. Great colour, wonderfully ripe fleshy Fonseca fruit and powerful but ripe tannins. A really full bodied generous Port in its prime.

12/25/2023 - Chimer Likes this wine:

Approachable, typically rich Doisy Daene but also balanced with lovely freshness - weight of Barsac as opposed to Sauternes, thoroughly enjoyable and pleasantly viscous - ready but no rush

12/30/2023 - Chimer Likes this wine:

Absolutely singing, luscious, full flavoured, bright and brimming with energy and exotic fruit - will clearly last forever but already deliciously sweet and opulent - served from a half bottle

12/25/2023 - Chimer Likes this wine:

Still very youthful, oak dominates and acidity still brisk but lovely potential and still popular with the family

12/25/2023 - Chimer Likes this wine:

Already almost irresistible, the oak is rich and beautifully balanced and the palate has wonderful freshness and drive, much more approachable than its Bannockburn Pinot sibling at this stage but equally well balanced. Will try to patient for the next bottle but could be tricky!

12/25/2023 - Chimer Likes this wine:

Could not resist opening this on Christmas day as it had been so stunning at NZ London tasting, a mistake really as will be much more complete in 5 years time but none the less delicious!

10/10/2023 - Chimer Likes this wine:

Still very youthful with deep colour and layers of flavour but I intend to hold my final bottle for another decade as this is still a baby and I'm sure there is still bags to come, interestingly outshone on the night by the 2019 vintage of the same wine served alongside it

10/10/2023 - Chimer wrote:

Deep colour, wonderful balance and energy - a bit criminal to drink it so young as lots of complexity still to develop but deeply impressive and favourite wine of the night alongside a bottle of 2010 and 2013

12/30/2023 - Chimer Likes this wine:

Deep colour, beautiful savoury nose and a touch of leather, the palate has dark ripe berry fruit and still plenty of structure from classic tannins that give the palate a lovely shape. Fruit builds and builds as the evening goes on, dry style of tannin will always be there but this is partly why it is so refreshing and well balanced. A wonderful classic Pomerol that is currently delicious and one that I suspect will continue to age gracefully for a further 10+ years.

10/28/2023 - Chimer Likes this wine:

Colour still remarkably deep, nose fresh and open with real depth and mature autumn leaves, wet soil and a touch of iodine. Palate is beautifully balanced, not as intense as a premier division producer but lovely finesse and flavour. Tannins are resolved but continue to give an attractive frame. Overall this bottle was in excellent condition and if the remaining handful are at this level there is much to look forward to.

10/12/2023 - Chimer Likes this wine:

Extraordinarily good, sadly my last bottle, shared with friends on a balmy evening, the wine was slightly hazy having been disturbed by the journey but the aromas just burst out of the glass and the palate was complete satin. A bottle that simply hummed with energy and flavour - a wonderful treat.

8/3/2023 - Chimer Likes this wine:

Very flattering, much more open and accessible than I anticipated, quite a bit of vanilla from the oak alongside a full rich palate but all with a lovely freshness. My instinct is that this has not yet closed down, my memory of this wine is that it is usually very tight in youth but not on this occasion. A lovely touch of noisette and thoroughly enjoyed as we chatted pre-dinner.

7/18/2023 - Chimer Likes this wine:

From Jeroboam - Showing beautifully, still relatively pale, the nose had plenty of freshness and orchard fruits, the oak was subtle and well integrated and there was lovely lift and freshness on the palate. A succulent wine with a gently mineral finish. Super to drink now but no rush if you have this in large format.

7/18/2023 - Chimer Likes this wine:

A super bottle, much fresher than the last one that I opened. Colour still deep, lovely silky bouquet of dark red fruits. Palate also completely silky but still some backbone to keep everything in balance. Shared with friends at the end of an evening and a real treat.

7/22/2023 - Chimer Likes this wine:

Lovely dark fruit, plenty of layers of flavour and subtle tannins, approachable now but no rush

5/22/2023 - Chimer Likes this wine:

My final delicious bottle, still lots of life here and a good future, has proper satin texture of top class winemaking

5/22/2023 - Chimer Likes this wine:

Deep colour, loaded with fruit and enjoyably elegant. Lovely ripeness, full, fleshy and fresh. I'm sure this will keep but it is already drinking ewell to my palate. 2nd day the aromas were a bit volatile and perhaps the alcohol showing a bit.

5/17/2023 - Chimer Likes this wine:

Opened my last bottle to replace a corked one. Very concentrated dark fruit that still needs time to open up. Not as easy and flattering as bottle 4 from the case about 12 months ago, this felt as if it was going back into its shell. Perhaps 2009’s are tightening up again, still bags of fruit but a bit awkward and very iron filings on finish. A bit serious and not Vin de plaisir, sadly will never know as ship has sailed. I’d trust Bachelet that this will re-imurge.

5/17/2023 - Chimer wrote:

Severely corked

4/29/2023 - Chimer Likes this wine:

A forgotten bottle in the cellar, colour still very bright, nose is almost peachy and tropical, certainly exotic. Palate is precise and very long but after 30 minutes started to exhibit a bot of oxidation. Over the years I have had some breath taking bottles from Cotat but this one, whilst delicious in so many ways, was a bit more advanced than I anticipated - still, no slouch and a lovely glass of wine.

5/1/2023 - Chimer Likes this wine:

Loved the precision and finesse of this bottle - so enticing I have sourced another half dozen for the cellar - incredibly detailed wine for an accessible price

5/1/2023 - Chimer Likes this wine:

A delicious 2009, served fresh from the cellar the opulence of the vintage is tempered by the slightly cooler temperature, this keeps the tension in a good place. Lovely opulent layers of fruit both on the nose and the palate, richness too, still a touch of vanillin but does not detract form the pleasure. Plenty of life in this wine, but also entirely delicious to start to enjoy now.

5/1/2023 - Chimer Likes this wine:

In a lovely place right now, cool elegant nose with lovely dark fruit but nothing forced or extreme, oak well integrated, suitably graphite yet pure. Palate is beautifully refreshing, with excellent balance and refreshing finish. 13% alc made this deliciously appetising, lacks for nothing. Can certainly kept and the last bit of vanilla will no doubt be absorbed but tannins are already supple and fruit entirely approachable - delicious (wish I had more in the cellar!)

3/6/2023 - Chimer Likes this wine:

Decanted for 3 hours, Colour still deep, classic lead pencil graphite nose, super purity and intensity, the flesh has dropped off this a bit but I'm sure it will return in time. This has wonderful clarity of flavour and brilliant intensity on the long fine finish - so much zip. This has at least a decade of life in it, probably more.

3/6/2023 - Chimer Likes this wine:

Mature colour, nose still lively, fruit is beginning to fade but proportions are elegant tannins integrated. Some leathery notes initially but a couple of hours decanting resolved this and a more floral element came to the fore. Enjoyed with slow roasted lamb.

12/8/2022 - Chimer Likes this wine:

Huge colour, deeply impressive wine. Ripe full and sweet, powerful but fine quality tannins, this is still a baby but given how often I leave bottles too long before opening them the vibrant fruit here was a joy as was the quality of the tannins - delicious from now for another 30 years?!

12/8/2022 - Chimer Likes this wine:

Deeper colour, softer, more mature than I anticipated but no shortage of fruit just not quite so much tension and mineralite that I normally associate with this vintage/ grower. Lovely to drink now, not sure i'd keep this if I had more, but not going to be a problem on that score...

12/8/2022 - Chimer Likes this wine:

Still pale and a tiny amount of reduction, this is fabulous, full of energy and crystalline purity, drinking beautifully on the night and has plenty of life in it for further ageing.

1/23/2023 - Chimer Likes this wine:

Deep bright gold, full and generous, this was bold and complete with generous weight and excellent acidity, I'm sure this will age well but it is already delicious current drinking.

1/23/2023 - Chimer Likes this wine:

Colour still very deep, lovely weigh of dark plummy fruit, initially a bit shy and needed 3 hours decanting for the flesh to build but it was sumptuous and silky when it unfurled, the finesse of the tannins were exquisite.

1/23/2023 - Chimer Likes this wine:

Quite pale and more evolved than I anticipated before pulling the cork, a light citrus note on the nose and a gentle elegant palate with rounded tannins, quite an understated wine that many guests really enjoyed for its finesse but not as full on as anticipated, drink now, not for keeping.

1/23/2023 - Chimer Likes this wine:

Huge colour and initially very tannic but after 3 hours in a decanter the fruit had blossomed and covered the tannins, if you like soft wine then best to wait but if you enjoy full throttle Pomerol this is drinking beautifully