3/11/2024 - Roughl Likes this wine:

@Boury, Believe it was this vintage. One glass double blind. Guessed “Morgon on speed”. Thought I was off, but with hindsight, not a bad description as it goes a bit in that direction. Definitively nice winemaking, tightly knit, rich, nothing sticking out. Fruit galore. Was a joy to drink this with the lamb. Not overly complex, but so much joy in this glass.

3/11/2024 - Roughl wrote:

Nice wine, like this more than the Thalabert 2015. Open for business, all in check. This is how I imagine a top shelf Crozes in a top year.

3/11/2024 - Roughl wrote:

@Boury. First time I had the opportunity to drink a wine from this producer and I understand the praise/hype. Richly balanced, long and complex, with a lingering minerality that makes this a food wine par excellence. Went well with most dishes, but especially with the Asian inspired langoustine. Heaven…

2/4/2024 - Roughl wrote:

What a wine! Perfectly balanced, no hard edges. A wealth of ripe fruit. Long but not “grand Vin” long 8-9 second finish. What it lacks in length it makes up in completeness. This is extremely sexy and feminine. A lot of substance underneath. Perfect now but can last for years. Why wait? Wooaw. If it were a woman? Brigitte Bardot in her early days.

2/3/2024 - Roughl wrote:

Always good value at around 40 eur. Rich fruity plums and cherry 🍒 kirsch from the ripe vintage. Smells like Tuscany . Enjoy now. I would not sit on this vintage (other years age gracefully, but I don’t see the point for this vintage). Great upon opening after two hours and the next day. A quarter serious and three quarter fun fruit.

12/29/2023 - Roughl wrote:

Loved this, so elegant and earthy. No need to wait for this

12/29/2023 - Roughl Likes this wine:

Compares favourably to janasse 2010 and charvin 2014 drank during the week. You feel you are in a different area with more altitude. Really nice and in the same league quality and interest wise for half the price.

12/29/2023 - Roughl Likes this wine:

Had this a day after the janasse 2010. This feels Burgundian in comparison. Nicely made and a quality wine worth its 35 eur price tag back in the days

12/29/2023 - Roughl Likes this wine:

Lovely richer style c9dp , pulls it off being big without being a fruit salad or tannic beast. Better on day two actually and no oxidation on day 3. Much better than I had expected and needs time in a decanter or two hours in your glass. Prime drinking window for my taste. From magnum and bought at the domaine at release.

12/24/2023 - Roughl wrote:

Drinking wonderfully. Great style and elegant within the context of gigondas . Loved it

12/21/2023 - Roughl Likes this wine:

Beautiful aged Barolo. So clean and majestic. what a structure. A 12 second impressive finish. A treat and great to find 2 forgotten bottles in the cellar...

12/21/2023 - Roughl Likes this wine:

Beautiful balanced and elegant mid-weight barolo. Truly enjoyed this on its own. Probably even better in 3-5 years, but nothing wrong with opening one now.

12/15/2023 - Roughl wrote:

Bought on release and finally I understand the fuss about py s wines. Chardonnay through a Riesling lens . Fantastically rich and layered, yet so fresh and linear. A stellar Chardonnay for the price paid on release. Can easily last a couple of years but don’t see any upside

12/15/2023 - Roughl wrote:

Perfect with the cheeses. Hundsruck is a top terroir and 2015 a top vintage and that is clear from the moment you unscrew the cork. What a bargain . Drink now, I see no reason to wait

12/15/2023 - Roughl wrote:

What a wine . Simply spectacular after a splash decant. This was on the young side out of a cold cellar. What a fantastic balanced concentration, long and fresh even if this was a hot vintage . Easily 94 pts and a true bargain by any standard.

11/13/2023 - Roughl wrote:

Solid and as I remember tasting it at the domaine. Nicely balanced mid weight Volnay. Somehow one can sense that Moreau is a great white wine maker when drinking his reds. I mean that as a compliment. Can age further, but no need to. Winner at the table.

11/13/2023 - Roughl wrote:

Solid pomerol . In a perfect place, needs 2-3 hours in a decanter to blossom. Not the best wine in the best vintage, but a lot of value when bought en primeur. Should hold for the next couple of years but I don’t see any upside

10/9/2023 - Roughl wrote:

Great as always. Still a stunner

10/9/2023 - Roughl wrote:

A good crozes from a great year. In the glass it proves that Crozes is not Hermitage. A bit pruney and clipped. Lacks perfume and finesse. We had two bottles on the table this one and a bottle of Walter Hundsruck spatburgunder 2015 (aromatic and fine)…. Why not? Adding a dollup of the spatburgunder to this syrah, resulted in a much better wine. It became fragrant, the pruneyness resided, the wine found balance. The power made sense now. My wife said I was out of my mind to mix both wines. But the wine in the glass did not lie. 88 pts without the spat, 92 with…

9/29/2023 - Roughl Does not like this wine:

For my taste: Overripe fruit stew. Yes it is luxuriously polished and intense. Has length and all. But it is too sweet has no grip and does not speak of a place to me. Napa is not for me .

7/20/2023 - Roughl wrote:

great as always. With deer. perfect combo.

7/20/2023 - Roughl Likes this wine:

Pristine bottle, restrained meursault style. very nice. detailed wine, a bit of herbaceousness, but not standing in the way of enjoyment. Really nice.

7/20/2023 - Roughl wrote:

time to drink up the last bottle. browning, still delicious, thick, yummy...

7/3/2023 - Roughl wrote:

Drinking wonderfully with turbot with aromatic pearl couscous (curry)

7/3/2023 - Roughl Likes this wine:

Drinking well from magnum.

6/6/2023 - Roughl wrote:

First out of three. Bought in a French “hypermarché” about 20 years ago for around 50 eur. Good purchase this was singing! Richly nuanced with nuts and honey and freshness that keeps it all together

6/2/2023 - Roughl wrote:

Fantastic ripe Cabernet franc showing a sense of place. Still enough fruit to support all the tobacco and herbs. Fresh and soft but intense and perfumed From magnum

5/7/2023 - Roughl wrote:

This was fantastic . In a perfect place

3/25/2023 - Roughl Likes this wine:

A pleasure to drink and for my taste absolutely ready. There are more complete vintages in my cellar that will get a decade or more extra time to mature. Almost Burgundian in style. Black olives and cured meat, together with the overal texture and profile put it straight in the Cornas corner. I guess you can drink this with confidence over the next 5 to 10 years.

1/16/2023 - Roughl wrote:

Another lost bottle, that should not be there anymore... Was quite nice as I remember it, soft, on the secondary notes, starting tertiary. Wood is fully resolved. Not the best/clearest/most refined GC , but was great to have a glass of this nonetheless.

1/16/2023 - Roughl wrote:

A lost bottle... Always fun to find wines in your cellar that 'should no longer be there'. Anyways, this was as good as it ever was and could last many more years. Fantastic wine.

1/16/2023 - Roughl Likes this wine:

Perfectly balanced, at the end of prime drinking to my taste. Still has fruits, honey apricot, some pineapple.

12/25/2022 - Roughl wrote:

This was a nice bottle of hermitage we drank over two days. 1st evening with Hare @nuance , second on its own on the couch. Not the most concentrated or exquisite bottle of Chave, but that being said a bottle of Chave always is a treat. Good balance , no hard edges, shows it’s pedigree despite the vintage. One bottle left. No reason to wait with opening these, it will not get better. Drink now !!!! And over the next couple of years if you have more than one left

12/12/2022 - Roughl wrote:

From magnum. Drank over two days. Opened for lunch. First glass was a bit disjointed, 5 hours open the wine sang. Keep it below 18 c and this is fantastic. Manages to stay balanced then. Secondary flavors and early tertiary. In a nice place. Has years to go in this 150cl format in a cold cellar.

11/1/2022 - Roughl wrote:

Perfect spot. Typical cool cab from sm. last bottle of 96 in my cellar

11/1/2022 - Roughl wrote:

Growing strong . Somewhat modern, but well made. In a nice place. Tannic structure is nice not drying and the wood receded . Pop and pour, no decant!!! Wine toughens with time

11/1/2022 - Roughl Likes this wine:

In the typical house style, creamy, soft . Lots of fruit, floral, spices, vanilla. Long. Still young and purple. Hedonistic, but personally prefer more structure and less big and boldness. Very good

9/20/2022 - Roughl wrote:

Wonderful growing strong

7/30/2022 - Roughl wrote:

As good as it ever was … what a terrific value and stunning wine at any price.

7/16/2022 - Roughl wrote:

Drinking nicely, classic. No rush at all

7/15/2022 - Roughl Likes this wine:

What a stunning bottle for the money. such nice balance, velour, depth, length. For under 25 EUR? I tried to find something similar for the same price, but failed... Bought 24 bottles. Glad not everybody likes it as much as we do at home.

7/14/2022 - Roughl wrote:

Great vintage . Much better balance than the 18, closer to the 16. Needs a few years

6/27/2022 - Roughl wrote:

Stunning 1e lage , needs time but confident it will turn out great. Hold at least 4 years before opening

6/27/2022 - Roughl wrote:

Drink in 10 years

6/27/2022 - Roughl wrote:

Soo young . Not easy to taste right now, but has all the makings of a future rockstar wine. Balance, purity, length. It dances and flows. Poetry.

6/27/2022 - Roughl wrote:

Sexy Pinot noir, from a warm site, restrained opulence. Does that make any sense? Regardless great winemaking and the most open of the GGs tasted at the domaine. Could turn out beautifully over time . Bought 3

6/12/2022 - Roughl wrote:

Tasted blind at the domaine. I thought it was mourvedre heavy old vines from a new site or so. Turns out it was the regard loin (the top cuvee) Tasted much younger than the other single vineyard 2020s. Turns out it is 30-35 pct mourvedre. What a structure . Great finesse. This is a mix of their single vineyards , but the elevage is different. Impressive wine. Not sure about the pricing. But I assume there is a market for this.

6/12/2022 - Roughl wrote:

The biggest of their Grenache wines . Captivating wine that managed to stay balanced. Personally I prefer the sandy Le lieu dit over this more stony expression. But that is just a matter of personal taste.

6/11/2022 - Roughl wrote:

One of the very best Gigondas you can find on the market . Another great vintage of this wine . Buy this with confidence

6/11/2022 - Roughl wrote:

Making a pure Mourvèdre is a statement. Making one that is balanced and well composed is an achievement. What a wine!!! Dare I say elegant (in a Mourvèdre context). Bought a magnum to drink in 20 years. This is a baby still