July 15, 2023 - Les deux bouteilles ouvertes hier soir étaient dans une forme splendide. Beau rouge grenat à peine tuilé. Dépôt important au fond des bouteilles. Le nez est très invitant avec des notes boisées et fumées. La bouche est tout en fruit, sur la griotte, très expressive et complexifiée par le bois qui ajoute des nuances de café, de noix de coco. Les tanins ont fondus, mais il reste suffisamment d'acidité pour donner du relief à tout ce fruit exubérant et presque sucré. Superbe!
October 20, 2022 - Goodbye dear friend. My last bottle. When I drank my first bottle ten years ago it was a fiery youngster full of sharp tannins. Over the years it has slowly mellowed into a softer wine, perhaps a little thin in the mid-palate, but gone are the tough tannins. Amazingly no sediment and color that makes it look much younger. Enjoyed it with a Bolognaise.
July 1, 2022 - This (LR8012) is consistent with previous bottles. It opens up after a short decant with a lot of aromatic and flavor complexity. It is smooth and balanced, with a medium+ body, a hint of sweetness on the mid-palate, and a nice mineral finish. Lovely. Great QPR.
May 13, 2022 - This bottle is drinking very young. Just a hint of mature earth, leather. A touch hot, with some moderate bitter notes. Overall this was drinking well. Tannins were sticking out a bit much and were pretty drying. This was best after about 3 hours open. No rush to open this.
December 17, 2021 - I left this bottle too long it should have been drank 5 years ago😪
December 4, 2021 - Best bottle from this case. Some others seemed a tad mature and tired.
Drank great with saffron risotto and capriolo nel chianti... :)
August 7, 2021 - Adding an extra point this time, the wine seems immortal, much younger than it should show
May 25, 2021 - Subdued nose. Underbrush, brown spice, balsamic hints, fresh acidity. Rusty iron notes are starting to emerge, so drink sooner rather than later.
April 18, 2021 - This is drinking well, but with plenty of life ahead of it. Light tobacco and leather accent the earthy mixed red and darker fruit. There is quite a bit of structure here. I liked this more than the 2016 we drank with it. The 16 has a lot of potential, but is as you would expect, more primary and simple.
April 5, 2021 - Another very nice bottle, this (LR 8012) is smooth, balanced, savory and sappy. Very similar to the previous bottle in August 2020, those detailed notes apply.