4/24/2024 - kingkanu wrote:

A bit reticent to start, but with air opens out nicely and becomes a classic Puligny, plenty of structure & extract, rich but kept in focus by the acidity and mineral edge, kept improving over an hour or so, an excellent wine if you can avoid the pox

4/24/2024 - kingkanu wrote:

Oh hello ! Lovely nose of classic slightly old school burgundy, but all that extraction and oak has melded beautifully into the dark cherry 2002 fruit, the vineyard keeps the fruit cool and stylish, nice evolution and fruit balance, really lovely and totally in the zone for pleasure now

4/24/2024 - kingkanu wrote:

Magnum. Ready to go from the start, an excellent nose, classic white burgundy and more of the old school, concentrated, great balance and super length, just got better and better over a few hours, just great

4/24/2024 - kingkanu wrote:

Getting fully mature now, complex and fairly rich Pinot fruit but still plenty of freshness and energy. Stem ginger and ripe stone fruits, excellent length, really hit this in a great spot

4/21/2024 - kingkanu wrote:

Quite a sweet and ripe nose, a little candied, not particularly nebbiolo like, but a pleasant enough drink.maybe a little more time will help

4/21/2024 - kingkanu wrote:

Young and powerful, but without much weight, plenty of extract here that coats the mouth and leaves an endless finish. 13.5% on the label, but does have a little heat on the end, opens out more on day 2

4/14/2024 - kingkanu wrote:

Beautifully mature, opens up more with air, getting quite golden in colour, it’s rich but with a good mineral side and well judged acidity, the finish is really long and satisfying, a lovely bottle of wine

4/14/2024 - kingkanu wrote:

Getting into the zone now and showing some nice toasty development

4/12/2024 - kingkanu wrote:

Light and fine boned, floral, rosehip, some decayed cherry fruit, lovely and tastes fully mature now

4/9/2024 - kingkanu wrote:

Double decanted at 3pm and drunk around 8 or 9pm. Quite light and bright for the vintage and still with plenty of sharp tannins on display, better with food but still some time to go for my taste

4/6/2024 - kingkanu wrote:

Darker and a bit fuller than the 18, the nose is still bursting with fresh red and dark berries, the palate puts some structure around the fruit, and over time 5he tannins push their way through the juicy berry fruit, another year or so should meld them together more, but no crime to drink now, especially with food

4/1/2024 - kingkanu wrote:

In quite a good spot, still with good dark berry fruit but with some lovely savoury development, soft leather, some Middle Eastern spice, medium acidity, I’d like a little more tbh and a good long finish

3/31/2024 - kingkanu wrote:

Medium gold colour, lovely nose of orange blossom and ripe orchard fruits, the palate has a lot of acidity which is a little over bearing, it looks mature but i think it needs more time and hopefully the fruit will keep up

3/30/2024 - kingkanu wrote:

VA is a bit much here, the fruit seems a bit weak, odd and the least pleasant bottle of the case to date

3/28/2024 - kingkanu wrote:

2007 vintage, needs a little air to open up fully. Nice toasty maturity here to mix with the creamy orchard fruit, really a lovely wine, in its prime and I’d love to know if it develops more with time.

3/28/2024 - kingkanu wrote:

Took to the six atmospheres dinner at Oeno Maris, and shared Paulee style, tasted perfectly mature and nicely balanced, there’s some poached pear, lightly toasted cashew nuts and a good line of acidity, just lovely

3/27/2024 - kingkanu wrote:

Smells decent on opening, when tasted there’s a noticeable spritz as if it’s fermented again in bottle, with air some brett also develops, tart and very disappointing

3/24/2024 - kingkanu wrote:

Plenty of incense and spice over the dark cherry fruit. Needs a little more time for full maturity

3/22/2024 - kingkanu wrote:

Lovely bright ruby at the core but there’s a fair amount of bricking at the edge now, medium body. Nicely mature nose, spice and cherries mixed with a little nail polish remover. Fresh cherry and leather on the palate with a few fine tannins to finish

3/17/2024 - kingkanu wrote:

A lovely wine, the mousse is so soft, there’s lovely red fruits here and a gorgeously vinous finish

3/9/2024 - kingkanu wrote:

Medium to light body, some bricking at the edges a lovely nose with some evolution mixing with the cherry fruit. The palate has lots of freshness and is cherry fruit driven with some damp leaf mould starting to appear. A lovely village wine, probably drinking at peak now and no signs of tiring

3/8/2024 - kingkanu wrote:

Just about medium body, blackcurrant fruit and leaf, some green bell pepper, that mix of black fruit and green is really appealing, maybe a little dry on the finish and maybe more time will fix that

3/8/2024 - kingkanu wrote:

Double decanted off the sediment. Medium light body, bricking eating into the wine but it still has a bright ruby red core. Plenty of cherry fruit, a touch of dried orange peel and tobacco, the structure is still strong, a real vertical presence and a fair few fine tannins.very impressive at this age, the bottle, label, capsule all looked in pristine condition.

3/6/2024 - kingkanu wrote:

We liked this, pretty much what you want from a Valpolicella, fresh and crunchy red fruit, juicy plum with an touch of almond on the finish, clean and with elegant tannins, worth rebuying

3/3/2024 - kingkanu wrote:

Not a typical Beaujolais, but quite a lovely wine, it’s got a great depth of flavour and good acidity, dark raspberry and black cherry spectrum, good and will keep for some time yet

3/1/2024 - kingkanu wrote:

Quite full and dark in colour with some signs of age around the edges. It’s got a hint of mustiness to it, probably not corked but not completely clean either, under that was a pretty decent wine, hopefully just bottle variation but could be creaking at 25 years old

3/2/2024 - kingkanu wrote:

The nose was stunning straight after opening, dark fruit and Middle Eastern spices, the palate has more spice, cinnamon, with juicy plum fruit, great acidity and a long savoury finish, excellent concentration. Improves with air, so good

2/24/2024 - kingkanu wrote:

Benefits from a medium decant, then it’s just a beautiful mix of fruit, development and acidity, well on its plateau now

2/24/2024 - kingkanu wrote:

Still needs 30 mins or more of air to wake up. A lovely glistening ruby colour, tomato paste and dark red berries, lovely acidity, getting some nice evolution now and i think still more to come

2/24/2024 - kingkanu wrote:

1st vintage from Jimmy Smith & co at Beare Green. A homage to the Pinot blanc wines of Alsace and Alto Adige. The nose has white blossom and fresh cut flowers, pear and lemon zest, the palate is great and there’s a lovely texture to this wine (from extended lees aging says the label) fresh and clean, the lemony acidity cuts through the ripe orchard fruit very nicely indeed. Paired well with a fennel risotto. 12.5%. Bottle 289/600

2/20/2024 - kingkanu wrote:

Lots of dark berry fruit with a side of red berries, blackcurrant leaf, fairly approachable for a young Chinon as the fruit is still to the fore, could be interesting with some cellar time

2/17/2024 - kingkanu wrote:

Quite a lovely wine, with a beautiful red colour, red fruit, persian spices, some VA that mixes quite attractively through that, just a little rub of tannin left and refreshing acidity that makes you want another sip. This may develop further, but it’s delicious right now with minimal air. There’s is a fair bit of sediment that warrants decanting

2/17/2024 - kingkanu wrote:

Mature, getting dark in colour, while still fine to drink has lost some of its vibrancy and probably should have been drunk a few years back.

2/15/2024 - kingkanu wrote:

Great nose, a good amount of crystalline fruit and a side order of salinity, medium weight, fresh and decent length

2/10/2024 - kingkanu wrote:

Double decanted before taking to a diner and drank 3-4 hrs later. Quite big and burly but the air had loosened it up enough to make it more pleasurable, really needs more time…

2/10/2024 - kingkanu wrote:

Corked, the 1st pycm that I’ve had in over 10 years that’s been corked, shame it was this one :(

2/10/2024 - kingkanu wrote:

Really in a nice spot now, rosehip, bright red fruits that have some evolution, still fresh and tangy, worth cellaring this until now

2/4/2024 - kingkanu wrote:

For me this is in its early drinking window, just fading at the rim, the nose is starting to show some lovely fruit and a touch of spice, the palate more open and has some inner mouth fragrance. There’s some tannins that could do with resolving a touch more for me, and the aromas could open up a little more with time, and there should be plenty of that ahead

1/28/2024 - kingkanu wrote:

Night 1 pop n pour, more than decent but a little tight, day 2 it had opened out nicely, brambly fruit and lovely acidity

1/24/2024 - kingkanu wrote:

Unsurprisingly benefits from a bit of air, has the classic nutty white Rioja side but lacks the cutting acidity of Tondonia, very good for the price and worthwhile stashing a few away to check the development

1/21/2024 - kingkanu wrote:

Light bodied, good red cherry fruit, some cranberry and the start of some savoury development, silky smooth and a nice finish, great quality for the level and price

1/20/2024 - kingkanu wrote:

Lemon cream patisserie, some bruised apple, good balance and a clean finish

1/20/2024 - kingkanu wrote:

Lovely drinking, there’s a lot of juice here for your money, red berry fruit and a satin texture

1/18/2024 - kingkanu wrote:

A mix of indigenous grapes, the xinomavro is identifiable on the nose with some dried rose petal, to,ato leaf and tomato paste, on the palate it has more darker fruit, fairly resolved and ready now, this is a good example of a maturing Greek wine based on xinomavro and good value in the uk

1/18/2024 - kingkanu wrote:

Light bodied but plenty of red berry fruit flavours, easy to drink, a bit heady at the finish

1/13/2024 - kingkanu wrote:

Medium gold colour, needs a fair bit of air to open up, in a bit of an in between stage

1/11/2024 - kingkanu wrote:

A year or so in the cellar has helped this along nicely, dark cherry fruit, some mixed spices of clove and cinnamon on the nose, the palate is fairly resolved, maybe a little heat but a good food wine

1/7/2024 - kingkanu wrote:

Last of a case and this one’s not totally clean, shame as the wine is probably quite decent with good energy, not a great result with only 1 or 2 bottles from the 6 being good enough, brought ex domain 5 years or so ago

1/6/2024 - kingkanu wrote:

Light and fine boned, approachable already although it’s not developed the aromatic complexity of a mature wine yet. Good balance, and great at the table now, on its own there’s some fine tannins at the finish which are a little drying

1/2/2024 - kingkanu wrote:

Starting to hit its stride but more to come, day 2 this has a very appealing fragrance of dark cherry and tomato leaf with a touch of developing fruit, sadly the last of a case