4/6/2024 - RED AND BLACK Likes this wine:

First night pnp and not that impressive, people not liking too much. Left half bottle in the fridge and finished after 1 week and surprise surprise this became a different wine, so much better! We all liked it. Decanting for hours is suggested!

3/28/2024 - RED AND BLACK wrote:

Bought for around £55 from L&W. Unfort, this is not dead but not good anymore, lost the balance. The feel is hot alc on aftertaste, not a lot of nose or fruit on palate, quite an empty alcoholic experience. I have / have tried many other vintages of this wine and this is sub standard

3/23/2024 - RED AND BLACK Likes this wine:

Great tuscan red, in a perfect spot. We all liked it so much. Wonderful balance of power, fruit, age notes. Will need to buy more! Long life ahead

3/23/2024 - RED AND BLACK Likes this wine:

Had this with the 2004 GA. Right now the 2002 is a better wine. A bit more elegant and with better notes of the chardonnay mix

3/23/2024 - RED AND BLACK Likes this wine:

Side by side 2002 GA. I think the chardonnay in the 2002 is just better than here and probably makes the 2002 a better champagne, but overall this is still going strong and is a great wine with life ahead

3/22/2024 - RED AND BLACK Likes this wine:

This was not burgundian in style and good it wasn't given it comes from the other part of the world! But this was great anyway, good fruit in balance with age notes. Delicate and elegant. A few more years to go

3/16/2024 - RED AND BLACK Likes this wine:

This is still alive, although fully mature. Galloni drinking window is correct, this can go to 2027. Nice wine, fruit is a little light but the wine is showing in good shape. Drink now or soon

3/15/2024 - RED AND BLACK Likes this wine:

Bottle label starts with L22 so I guess 2022 disgorgement? Anyway decent but not that good, I tried other bottles which were better that this one from other years

3/7/2024 - RED AND BLACK Likes this wine:

I liked this but we are at the end of its good life, so drink this in next 2 years. Bottle professionally stored in bond, so this may have more life left than others. Lots of secondary and tertiary here, the wine somehow is still balanced with acidity. But in my view the 10yrs test is clear, this is not going longer than couple years from now

3/3/2024 - RED AND BLACK Likes this wine:

Rich and bold, in a nice phase. Not too sweet, with good shoulders. Will hold many years.

3/3/2024 - RED AND BLACK Likes this wine:

Good wine but not aligned to other Napa I had from around same age. This reminds me a lot of a 2004 Amon-Ra aussie shiraz from Glaetzer that I had not long ago, more than anything else from Napa! Which is odd. Did they use similar techniques? Is there some appassimento done like in Amarone? Don't know, did not feel like a Napa Cab - but a good wine anyway!

3/1/2024 - RED AND BLACK Likes this wine:

I think people are right in saying the 06 Cristal is really good and now it drinks perfect. Long life in my view but wonderful balance right now

2/24/2024 - RED AND BLACK Likes this wine:

OK 98 from Parker maybe too much, but this is still a very good wine. I like the aussie shiraz and this one is very good. More than 20 yrs but this is still in good shape for many more years

2/22/2024 - RED AND BLACK Likes this wine:

This was superb. Still youthful with aged notes in perfect balance like so many 2008 now. This is such a great vintage. You feel the Belle Epoque taste here to recon the profile. 93 now with only more to come and long life ahead

2/9/2024 - RED AND BLACK Likes this wine:

First time with R Furst pinot noir. Alc was 13.5% on bottle but felt more than that, so slightly unbalanced. Came up more austere than I expected. Wine is still in a good spot, it has 2/3 years to go, still some fruit left but felt more spices. A good PN, but too austere for my taste

2/2/2024 - RED AND BLACK Likes this wine:

This was in decent spot, showing some tertiary and in a balanced manner. Drink in the next 2/3 years

1/27/2024 - RED AND BLACK Likes this wine:

This is a bomb! Peach mango honey pepper and lots more. Gold colour showing age but this is still so full of life. A white with the weight of a red and representative of the region. My first Sorrel Les Rocoules and it was a nice surprise

1/27/2024 - RED AND BLACK Likes this wine:

This wine was great. Even more for the price I paid. 2008 is really such a great vintage, I don't recall a champagne from this vintage I did not like. Classic vintage profile from a big house, plenty of life to go but very good already

1/27/2024 - RED AND BLACK wrote:

Unfort this bottle bought in bond from professional storage is too old. From L&W I could find 1996, 2001 and 2002 of this. 1996 was dead, this 2002 is old and about to die. The best and the surprise was the 2001 which is instead full of life with still perfect acidity. Was hoping this was still good but the drinking window is gone for this

1/21/2024 - RED AND BLACK wrote:

Still in a great spot! Perfect cork. This is in the tertiary phase but the positive one. Has more years in it. A classic aged bordeaux

1/19/2024 - RED AND BLACK Likes this wine:

This is a very nice white and goes great with food. Had with sushi and kept it in balance perfectly

1/13/2024 - RED AND BLACK Likes this wine:

Superb nose typical of aged bordeaux. Wine was elegant, tertiary on palate, not a lot of fruit left, a couple years left here to drink with still some tension and life. Overall this was good

1/6/2024 - RED AND BLACK Likes this wine:

This was a good GA but not at the level of other better vintages. Aged for a GA so I suggest to drink in the next 2-3 yrs

1/6/2024 - RED AND BLACK Likes this wine:

Another very good showing

1/5/2024 - RED AND BLACK Likes this wine:

Good but not great at least this bottle seemed a little weak - expected more

12/15/2023 - RED AND BLACK Likes this wine:

240th edition. 40% chard, 42% PN and 18% PM. Reserves from 2008 to 2014. Disg 2019, dosage 8g/l. Very much alive after 3 years of cellaring. Drink now or keep another 5 years easy

12/9/2023 - RED AND BLACK Likes this wine:

Christmas dinner with AG and LB, no notes

12/9/2023 - RED AND BLACK Likes this wine:

Christmas dinner with AG and LB, no notes

12/9/2023 - RED AND BLACK Likes this wine:

Christmas dinner with AG and LB, no notes

12/9/2023 - RED AND BLACK Likes this wine:

Christmas dinner with AG and LB, no notes

12/2/2023 - RED AND BLACK Likes this wine:

On nose, this seems older than it is, but great classic profile. Oxidative. In my view the bubbles are too strong and that impacts the elegance of the drinking experience. But it has the energy of the vintage. I think this can go for 4/5 more years

12/2/2023 - RED AND BLACK Likes this wine:

Good supertuscan. If anything, the wine remains a little hot now, so that gives a sense of unbalance. But all great for the rest, enjoyed this with fillet steak. This can go for anothe 7/8 yrs in my view

11/26/2023 - RED AND BLACK Likes this wine:

Really good level for a village wine. Still has more years in it, no rush

11/26/2023 - RED AND BLACK Likes this wine:

This is a good CDP! I recall a Close des Papes 2001 CDP which was really a bad wine, with almost only alcohol in my notes. But this is very good, with lots of spices, spiced liquorice, and super balanced and no sign of hot/alcohol. Well made wine with elegance and representative of the region

11/11/2023 - RED AND BLACK wrote:

I like aged wines, but I think this is not in shape anymore. I would drink now or in the next few months. What is left is a very mature pinot from hot climate, where alcohol is high and felt in the aftertaste. The fruit and acidity have succumbed to the alcohol and hot climate. Unfort this has lost its balance, it must have been a better wine in the early years. Bottle from professional storage in perfect conditions.

11/11/2023 - RED AND BLACK wrote:

Unlucky with this one, too old to drink unfort. Flat dead wine, abs no acidity or cut, gold colour with sweet taste. Marsala wine almost. From professional storage so I think this wine for this vintage is going to be good for cooking :)

11/11/2023 - RED AND BLACK wrote:

Unfort this wine is too old now, Marsala wine almost. Was hoping for it to be still alive, but not the case. And the bottle was in immaculate conditions from professional storage, so very likely this is the end

11/3/2023 - RED AND BLACK Likes this wine:

This is still in perfect shape, the CT drinking window need adjustment. End of young era, entering in a balanced maturity, this is good, still buttery nose and light color. The acidity is in great place, I liked this as it is in a good phase. Enjoy from now when you wish for at least 5 yrs

10/19/2023 - RED AND BLACK Likes this wine:

Great! Developing for the better, now starting with secondary and tertiary notes. Loved it. Will last another 5 years and maybe more

10/19/2023 - RED AND BLACK Likes this wine:

This was good, I think it's ready to go. It reminded me of new world pinot noir made in old world style, but a little more austere. Very aromatic on nose, spices, fruit. Good structure that will keep this alive for more years

10/14/2023 - RED AND BLACK Likes this wine:

Really a good wine! And another example of how 2011 is actually full of good surprises. All the typical notes of a nice burgundy with c.10 years of age. No decant, and perfect professional storage as provenance. Totally worth the £30 or so I paid for it at the time where wine had normal prices

10/7/2023 - RED AND BLACK Likes this wine:

Good one here. A lot of liquorice, showing oxidative profile. This was disgorged in 2010 and it was good to be 2003, but in my view lacking a bit of acidity to keep it in balance

10/7/2023 - RED AND BLACK wrote:

Very good Barolo, nothing to argue, but not amazing. Probably pricing has gone up too much for this one, don't buy the hype. There are other similar or better at lower prices

9/30/2023 - RED AND BLACK Likes this wine:

2018 base. This was extremely fine, all liked it. Very pure and clean. Vinous and seamless

9/29/2023 - RED AND BLACK Likes this wine:

Base 2012, disg 2019. Wonderful champagne! Persistent till last sip. Love this. QPR is just amazing today

9/24/2023 - RED AND BLACK Likes this wine:

Very good village wine, I had a 2017 of this not long ago and I thought it was fading a little (2017 I liked a lot when younger), but this is still in shape. Gold in the glass, all was in balance for a good drinking night. Not complex, but that's fine for this level. Drink in 2-3 years max

9/16/2023 - RED AND BLACK Likes this wine:

This was a 2013 disgorgement. I really liked this champagne. Going strong and bold, and a top level for NV wines

9/16/2023 - RED AND BLACK Likes this wine:

This is still in a good place, and in my view has 5 yrs easy to go. Heavy this became with age, but balanced and the 13.5% alc is in balance. Not the greatest of aged white burgundy, but still a very pleasant and unique experience!

9/15/2023 - RED AND BLACK Does not like this wine:

Not rated as not my cup of tea. This reminded me more of Vodka than wine. 15% and you feel that a lot, after taste not of wine. Maybe a bad bottle but did not enjoy at all

9/9/2023 - RED AND BLACK wrote:

6th of 7. End of journey for this in my view, drink in next couple years as this is fading and much lighter now