4/30/2020 - austincarty wrote:

hopelessly decayed by age 33 years

5/1/2015 - austincarty Likes this wine:

brought up in haste because of unexpected demand. Light all round, colour, nose, fruit and spirit but a lovely surprise. Good to know there are more bottles. Probably fully mature

5/2/2015 - austincarty Likes this wine:

Like a medium dry sherry. Most of the sherry I drink these days is better made and nicer to drink than this.

4/15/2015 - austincarty Likes this wine:

An NZ SB has to be special to catch your attention, let alone blow you away. But this is IT. Perfect balance all the way to the last drop

5/8/2015 - austincarty Likes this wine:

Delightful golden wine which would have completely baffled me at a blind tasting. Abundant fruit, ?peach but no flint

5/9/2015 - austincarty Likes this wine:

I have tasted this wine 5-6 times in last 3/12. All bottles were examples of very well made wine, golden with a delicate nose. Very full and complex on the palate and evolving. Surprised that other CT members were disappointed

4/8/2015 - austincarty Likes this wine:

Good classic slightly heave Barolo. Some complexity towards the end.

4/8/2015 - austincarty Likes this wine:

Far better than the average C.du R. Much more complex on nose and palate and opening up well as the meal progressed.
For me, this has the edge on the much loved Guigal C. du R.

3/29/2015 - austincarty Likes this wine:

Sunday supper a deux! Deep brooding purple. Reticent nose, might have been released by decanting. Huge impact of a gobfull of dark luxurious fruit. Tannins enough to intrude at the beginning but they faded away. This is a stonker, particularly at the price

3/29/2015 - austincarty wrote:

This was drinkable but a bit over the hill. see previous

3/18/2015 - austincarty Likes this wine:

See previous. Fully balanced and in its prime

3/10/2015 - austincarty wrote:

See previous. Even better now. Very dark colour but wholly fresh.

3/23/2015 - austincarty Likes this wine:

My house red. Unpretentious 'gulping' red wine. Nothing unpleasant about it

3/22/2015 - austincarty Likes this wine:

Dry cork. No ullage. Cork broke all the same. Much more fruit than spirit.

3/21/2015 - austincarty Likes this wine:

Dry cork. No ullage. Moderate sediment. Slightly brown but bags of fruit on nose. More tannin than I expected at first but in retreat from about halfway. Plenty of fruit throughout. Should have decanted earlier

3/22/2015 - austincarty Likes this wine:

Dinner A+H: R+T. Deep gold. Slightly 'abrasive' bubbles. Good fruit

3/18/2015 - austincarty Likes this wine:

Purple like a much younger wine. Good fruit on nose. Lots of tannin. I'll put it to one side for a few months to see if it becomes more friendly.

5/4/2014 - austincarty wrote:

At least as good as it was on 06/09/10

5/12/2014 - austincarty Likes this wine:

Deep gold. Astonishingly 'ready' for such a young wine

3/14/2014 - austincarty Likes this wine:

Magnificent!

5/16/2014 - austincarty wrote:

Delicious quaffing wine

5/16/2014 - austincarty Likes this wine:

This is a gloriously rich and balanced red Burgundy substitute.

8/9/2013 - austincarty Likes this wine:

An old friend. Very easy drinking but a steel of real quality here. Classic Pinot Noir.

8/10/2013 - austincarty Does not like this wine:

Adequate colour and nose. Generally dull with very little fruit

8/13/2013 - austincarty wrote:

Unusually dull for a St Veran

7/27/2013 - austincarty Likes this wine:

Tasted in the garden at Glyndebourne. A little hard and unfruity.

A few days later had some with peach schnapps. Better!

8/12/2013 - austincarty Likes this wine:

Gone a bit flat compared with earlier tastings. No real sparkle in the fruit and the tannin remained obstinate

7/16/2013 - austincarty Likes this wine:

Deep honey gold. Intense fruit with good acid balance. A bit sweet. Would be a great foil for foie gras

7/12/2013 - austincarty Likes this wine:

Still very dry but more together than in 2010

7/12/2013 - austincarty Does not like this wine:

A rather 'lumpen' wine without delicacy

7/8/2013 - austincarty Likes this wine:

See previous. Month by month this wine's fruit is coming into a glorious ascendancy. Needs early decanting.

7/12/2013 - austincarty wrote:

good chewy chardonnay

7/12/2013 - austincarty wrote:

A little better than in 2009 but not worth getting more

6/20/2013 - austincarty Likes this wine:

A good classic chardonnay, strong in fruit and not oaked. A bit ragged towards the end

6/19/2013 - austincarty Likes this wine:

Getting better as I expected

6/16/2013 - austincarty wrote:

OK for a crusted but I had expected better fruit and spirit.

6/15/2013 - austincarty wrote:

Disappointing. Generally flabby and lacking in fruit

6/15/2013 - austincarty Likes this wine:

Classic Maconnais. Clean nose and palate. Perfect foil for plaice

6/15/2013 - austincarty wrote:

drunk 6/11/13. Honey gold. Fruit dominating spice on nose and palate. Not so dry as in 2009. Sadly my last bottle

6/8/2013 - austincarty Likes this wine:

Complex fresh unoaked classical Chardonnay. A treat

6/4/2013 - austincarty Likes this wine:

Deep gold. Very powerful fruit but more medium sweet than I had expected. Would be ideal for foie gras. In the event we enjoyed it with roast duck

5/28/2013 - austincarty Likes this wine:

Salmon fishers' supper. This is a thoroughly pleasant quaffing wine. Not a vin de garde. Plenty of fruit on nose and palate. Just enough tannin Clear bright colour

1/14/2013 - austincarty Likes this wine:

AH, RT. Deep gold with intense fruit on nose. Rich well balanced fruit and acidity getting better all the time. In its prime without doubt

12/31/2012 - austincarty Likes this wine:

Classic smooth friendly red burgundy.

1/2/2013 - austincarty Likes this wine:

Truly outstanding in every way. Tasted with LB 2000 which is a mere adolescent in this company.

1/2/2013 - austincarty Likes this wine:

Tasted with an '82 which outshone this. Strongly flavoured wine with a long way to go to maturity

12/2/2012 - austincarty Likes this wine:

AH JF. A little brown but good fruit on nose. Balanced but tannins still dominant

12/12/2012 - austincarty Likes this wine:

AH. LoR. DM. Our own smoked salmon. Bright gold. Delicate nose. Not quite so luscious as before. A wine for drinking young.

1/4/2013 - austincarty Likes this wine:

A&H. T. M&L. Careysville smoked salmon. Golden honey. Very restrained nose. Generous fruit, a little greengage. Wonderful balance with acidity just right

12/1/2012 - austincarty Likes this wine:

Golden honey colour. Voluptious nose and palate. Outstanding