2/7/2024 - boegemann Likes this wine:

Bright and fresh aromas of cherry, cola and baking spice. Lovely with pan-roasted salmon.

12/29/2023 - boegemann Likes this wine:

So much fun! This was a bomb with s little herbally bit to add a little complexity. Worked with baked ziti.

12/26/2023 - boegemann Likes this wine:

Lovely orange color with flavors of peach, and green pineapple, joined by warm spice on the palette.

12/24/2023 - boegemann Likes this wine:

A lovely deep magenta color that displayed copper notes if the light was right. After a 3-hour decant there were aromas of black cherries and rose, and flavors of cherries and violets. The wine developed further over the next three hours with sun-dried tomatoes, salami, and an elusive graphite. Paired with our traditional cannelloni it became less impressive... better to have enjoyed this on its own and pair the meal with something less complex.

11/26/2023 - boegemann Likes this wine:

Testing this wine for Thanksgiving 2024. Decanted for sediment.

Day 1: Baking spice and a little barnyard aromas on opening, eventually giving way to ripe raspberry. Flavors of ripe raspberry and minerals... with baking spices playing hide-and-seek.

Day 2: Ripe red cherries

Finish is more pronounced than the nose, so likely still has some aging potential. Will work as an option for the Thanksgiving meal.

2/19/2022 - boegemann Likes this wine:

Please give it time. 3 hours at least, and the refined beauty of this wine shines. No need to break it down. It’s lovely.

2/5/2022 - boegemann Likes this wine:

Moderate sediment in the bottle, as expected. The wine is garnet colored in the glass, with medium legs. Immediate aromas of cherry, and tastes of cherry and plum. The body is medium. The wine has leathery texture and finishes medium. The wine has medium acidity.

1/7/2022 - boegemann Likes this wine:

Fun with Sicilian pizza

1/2/2022 - boegemann Likes this wine:

A BLAST of honey on first sip. Not sweet at all, but unmistakable. Transitions quickly to beeswax then just as quickly to lemony acid. Lots of fun for a tough year in France.

12/24/2021 - boegemann Likes this wine:

Bright cherries and baseball glove, with pencil lead. Took 7+ hours to develop. Body was sacrificed to maintain flavor profile. Drink with rich pasta - lasagna bolognese or cannelloni.

8/28/2021 - boegemann wrote:

Beautiful and inky in the glass. Not giving up anything on the nose, blackberry skins and leather detectable with smoothly integrated tannins. Not bad, and not impressive.

6/6/2021 - boegemann Likes this wine:

Lovely cherry pie nose for days! Flavors of cherry and wet leather with perfectly balanced acidity to pair with food.

3/15/2021 - boegemann Likes this wine:

Had a bottle of this in May 2020 and was thoroughly unimpressed. Fast-forward almost a year and it's a completely different story!
4-hour decant. Beautifully dark and brooding in the glass with a floral, red berry bouquet. A sip reveals a quick hit of juice from cherry skins and immediately transitions to a smack of bright tomato, fading back to red berries. Tannins grip just enough to beckon for another sip.

Excellent with a rich lamb shank and sadly, my last bottle.

4/18/2020 - boegemann Likes this wine:

3 hours: leather and red fruits
4 hours: leather and raspberry
5 hours: aroma of funky dirty socks and flavors of wet leather and lingonberries; worth the wait

2/2/2020 - boegemann Likes this wine:

A blast of blueberry pie upon opening. Decanted 2 hours to reveal ripe raspberries, chocolate and a bit of coffee grounds. Ready now

4/27/2019 - boegemann Likes this wine:

Lovely cherry and cola.

12/25/2018 - boegemann Likes this wine:

Look for a hint of lavender at the back end. Drink this up... it’s not gonna get any better.

12/25/2018 - boegemann Does not like this wine:

Waited too long. Sherry aromas after opening that blew off after 2 hours of decanting, leaving behind absolutely nothing interesting.

7/26/2014 - boegemann Likes this wine:

Violets, refined tannins, ready now, pairs well with food

12/25/2013 - boegemann Likes this wine:

Decanted 24 hours and it needed it! Tobacco, cedar, tomato and berry with decent structure. Be prepared for considerable sediment. Paired well with standing rib roast.

12/25/2012 - boegemann Likes this wine:

30 minute decant. Delicious black fruit on the nose, red fruit and mineral flavors with a hint of warm spice.

12/25/2012 - boegemann wrote:

Decanted 90 minutes, strong cedar box on nose and a lot of oak wrapped around a core of red berries. Wood started to blow off with the last sip. Decant 2+ hours next time.

11/10/2012 - boegemann wrote:

Alas, much of the barnyard has integrated. Nonetheless, it's a good quaff.

6/17/2012 - boegemann wrote:

Cedar box, cherries, blueberries, and great structure

4/9/2012 - boegemann wrote:

decanted 2 hours, nose of cedar with vanilla, tart fruit with fine-grained tannin. Complexity builds after 6 hours with a smack of tomato mid-palette, although the nose tightens. Paired nicely with Easter lamb.

12/28/2011 - boegemann wrote:

Bigger than the '06, not quite the complexity, although the potential is there.

12/25/2011 - boegemann wrote:

Lovely and aromatic with red cherries and black licorice. On the palette the red cherry returns with rose leading to an interesting prune as the black licorice brings it all back together. Tannins build slowly and crescendo big.

12/2/2011 - boegemann wrote:

No nose, nothing on the palette. Nothing bad, nothing good.

11/10/2011 - boegemann wrote:

Pop & pour. Bright black fruit on the nose and palette with a hint of vegetal spice from the syrah developing within an hour.

8/6/2011 - boegemann wrote:

Jammy black fruit for days a little leather at the back. Tannins have integrated nicely.

7/1/2011 - boegemann wrote:

Alas! Da funk is deceased and has been replaced by the unmistakable scent of cherry sours. Cherry pie and black licorice on the palette.

6/10/2011 - boegemann wrote:

Black and red fruits on the nose and the palette. Tasty yet not stunning.

2/20/2011 - boegemann wrote:

Strawberries have been replaced by cherries. The alcohol blows off the nose in ~1 hr.

1/17/2011 - boegemann wrote:

Huge floral bouquet upon opening. Decanted 3 hours. Sediment still stuck to the sides. Bouquet and palette heading toward the veggy dimensions with a noticeable tomato.

12/26/2010 - boegemann wrote:

Pop and pour. A hint of funk followed quickly by cherries and vanilla creme on the nose. The palette is big on the ripe red cherries and cherry cola, with a reminder of the funk mid-palette. None of the heat found in the last two vintages.

9/30/2010 - boegemann wrote:

The funk is still assaulting the snout, and this bottle has a more forward acidity. Leaning towards 89 for this bottle, and I'm feeling generous today.

9/29/2010 - boegemann wrote:

Is this a fluke? The funk on the nose is considerably pronounced on this bottle. Really some definitive sheep butt going on with the olfactory sensation. The cherry cola is still on the palette.

8/27/2010 - boegemann wrote:

Nose a little tight. Ripe black cherries and oaky briar with direct tannins. Excellent with bucatini al amatriciana. An excellent reminder of Trastevere.

2/20/2010 - boegemann wrote:

The nose has really opened up, with a big floral element. Flowers and minerals wrapped around a thin core of strawberry wash over the palette. More minerals in the finish. This Ripasso needs time in the bottle to develop.

2/15/2010 - boegemann wrote:

Loss of a little of that barnyard funk nudges the score down a little.

1/23/2010 - boegemann wrote:

Addictive Jolly Rancher grapefruit entirely up in my grill followed by delicious fresh-cut grass and tight acidity. Great pairing with sole meuniere.

1/21/2010 - boegemann wrote:

Lovely floral & citrus nose, great minerality, and razor on the tongue acidity. Outstanding paired with pork lo mien.

1/17/2010 - boegemann wrote:

Decanted 2 hours. Ok pairing with Lasagna Bolognese. Nose of tomato juice and red berries. Red berries and leather on the palette.

1/1/2010 - boegemann wrote:

Lovely mousse, green apple and brioche palette. Nice pairing with Tra Vigne garlic-roasted crab with the crab-butter dipping sauce.

12/25/2009 - boegemann wrote:

Decanted 3 hours. Sediment has solidified onto the side of the bottle and little escapes when poured. Nose: vanilla & cedar box. Palette: cedar box, dark chocolate with a core of blueberries with creme anglais. Nicely paired with the Christmas prime rib roast.

11/20/2009 - boegemann wrote:

Pop 'n pour is very hot, but blows off in ~1 hr to reveal the standard Bryon cherry cola with an uncharacteristic black pepper nuance. A little alcohol hangs on in the finish. I expect this will improve with bottle aging, just like previous vintages.

8/23/2009 - boegemann wrote:

Blueberry jam on the nose, medium body with black raspberry on the palette. Tannins sneak in at the end. Paired ok with paella, would be brilliant with a grilled steak or tri-tip.

6/8/2009 - boegemann wrote:

Dark berry with a little peppery spice.

6/6/2009 - boegemann wrote:

Light and refreshing with solid effervescence. Acidity a bit higher than most VVs.

5/20/2009 - boegemann wrote:

The nose has a bit of red fruit. Decent body with dry dirt and a bit of fruit on the palette. Granular tannins. Enticing enough to draw me in, but alas... nothing extra was there!