3/29/2024 - Iceman16 wrote:

Not a great house altogether - last of a few vintage and wines - will not buy any again.

9/24/2022 - Iceman16 Likes this wine:

Tough to add any comments as most people below captured the essence of this wine. Very well put, light and tasty - keeps delivering on the 5th of 6th bottles - a tad pricy at 60$/cad but always a treat for the wine geeks

5/30/2020 - Iceman16 wrote:

Well made mencia. Peppery and floral yet with ribber notes. Drank over 2 days and berry flavors never came forward as I suspected. May benefit from a few years in bottle before the next one. Not impressed yet enjoyable.

5/25/2020 - Iceman16 wrote:

I have tasted my fair share of nerello mascalese;
This one tops my list no contest. QPR is off the hook! Fresh berries, crisp orange peel, pure and fresh acidity that simply make you want to have more. Drink now as I don’t see how you can hold on to it very long!

5/11/2020 - Iceman16 Likes this wine:

Just drove 2 hours to get a hold of a trio. This was only based on the notes found below. Well you guys did not disappoint... if ever someone has any bottles they don’t care much about, let me know as I’ll get back in the car to get this nicely made chardonnay, full of lemon, long lasting, creamy, well made! Cheers!

5/9/2020 - Iceman16 Likes this wine:

For those who enjoy this wonderful kind, enjoy this Savagnin with Comté cheese, both from Jura. You will find the perfect match where each one’s flavors will enhance your experience by highlighting the other’s greatness. You cam drink now or hold, pending if you prefer fresh/vibrant tannins or more tammed flavors. 2nd of 8.... my kind!!

3/7/2020 - Iceman16 wrote:

Quite frankly, my hopes were very low with this one. Almost the kind of wine you forgot you had in your cellar and felt you had to drink it when you saw it. Well, this one delivers for what it is. Don’t get me wrong, this is no show stopper or the kind of wine you call yiur friends about but still, it has a nice meaty, oaky, fruity combination of flavors that keeps you coming for more. Well done and ready to drink now!

12/21/2019 - Iceman16 wrote:

If you are a Right bank Bordeaux fan, this american wine may be for you. Well made Merlot, not overdone even with a 14.9% of alcohol (would have never guessed). You can feel the influence from Michel Rolland who is used to work with Merlot in Pomerol; could have called it blindfolded. QPR; not. At $65/bottle, a lot of better options here yet wery good wine on coffee notes, well integrated oak and some dark cooked fruits. Well done.

12/6/2019 - Iceman16 Likes this wine:

Got to say, my review is a blend of a number of comments found below — this trully feels like a mini-Ornellaia as it has a thick/dense long lasting chocolaty, spicy and smoked fruits aromas. Drank over two days, I would have seen this one go for another 5 minimum as the wine did not show any sign of ageing. At $49 back in the days, should have bought a case, now at $70 CAD, different story altough I’ll still get my hands on 1-2 magnum of 2016 to see how well it holds in the long run. Had the 2015 Argentiera about a month ago which was slightly better IMO than the Serre only for the lesser smoked fruits flavor. Very well done here!! Cheers!

11/10/2019 - Iceman16 wrote:

If you were to take the best out of Napa and Bordeaux then blend it on Italian soil, you would get this Argentiera. Forest floor, no heat, warm fruit all perfectly balanced. Give me some more!! Drink over 2 days now or hold for a long while.

8/3/2019 - Iceman16 Likes this wine:

Tasted throughout the day. Very solid qpr as this is what I like to call a less modern Saint-Emilion. Nose of bright cherries with some earth, floor scent. A tad light on the finish but to be expected with the price paid. Lovely. Could go another 3-5 yet still solid.

7/13/2019 - Iceman16 wrote:

Very simple at this stage. Good wine, just simple...

5/25/2019 - Iceman16 Likes this wine:

Good wine altogether. All four agreed this was better than Bachelder’s oregon chard yet not as good as his savigny-les-beaunes (almost twice the price one may say). Well done for the price, mineral with some well integrated notes of oak and cooked fruits. Love the QPR

4/25/2019 - Iceman16 wrote:

Will not go down as a wine I’ll remember. Fair for what it is yet could find better qpr easily.

3/17/2019 - Iceman16 Likes this wine:

A nose of yeast that says nature wine. A taste of green apple and nuts that says savagnin. Got beat by the pinot auxerrois... either way, long finish, special wine as it is built like a recipe... would buy more. Not for everyone.

3/17/2019 - Iceman16 Likes this wine:

Awesome!! This was just awesome!! Green pepper, a bit of tomato paste with dark cherries. Would have guessed a cab franc from Italy or Loire. Would need to buy and cellar more.

3/10/2019 - Iceman16 wrote:

Solid wine altogether. Would have called Cotes-de-Beaune at first. Smoky and heavy raspberries with good minerality. Gave it 4 hours and it evolved into a well rounded wine. A bit thin lenght wise — my wife’s kind if Pinot where I prefer Norman Hardie’s to give a price range and region comparison.

3/8/2019 - Iceman16 Likes this wine:

Solid wine altogether. Adding to the mango/honeysuckle taste, a bit of passion fruit and bitter almonds were detected by my wife and I. Would buy more, no doubt.

1/19/2019 - Iceman16 Likes this wine:

Very well structured wine. Opened up nicely on day 2 suggesting a few years in the cellar might benefit this one. Feels like you get the best of the all 3 main grapes: cab sauv, cab franc and merlot. Solid!

1/14/2019 - Iceman16 Likes this wine:

When you want a solid zin, this is where you go! Way better second day as the wood integrated into this jammy yet smooth nectar. Will have a few more years ahead no doubt.

6/24/2018 - Iceman16 wrote:

A boire avec Max Lamarche

3/16/2018 - Iceman16 Likes this wine:

Cranberries, Strawberries, roses with a bit of minerality. From drinking on site sept 2017 to now, acidity has been digested for the most part. I say drink now as I don’t see how this wine evolves into a better stage. Delicious!

3/11/2018 - Iceman16 Likes this wine:

Wow! Well balance between acidity and freshness; cedar, mushroom, bright red cherries! Simply delicious! Make sure to let it breath if you are going to drink early.

2/25/2018 - Iceman16 Likes this wine:

Only for amateur of this kind... to previous comments, can’t ask for a more dry finish! Nice asphat type, floral and blackberry nose. Palate is very similar with a long lasting finish vibrant with acidity. So far 2/2 this w-e with this house after the 2010 Villa Maestracci which is better balanced and more complex.

1/27/2018 - Iceman16 Likes this wine:

PNP — Good crisp lemon taste at first — my wife called riesling on the first pass. 30 minutes in, the nutty character of the savagnin came out. Long lasting finish with great acidity. This is one of the best QPR wine I discovered in 2017. Drink now. Looking forward to get my hands on the next vintage.