January 2, 2023 - Ugh, this was just awful. On day 1, oak, oak and more oak. Vanilla, violets and perfume that completely obfuscated any semblance of Hermitage that may have lay underneath. On day 2, a bit more balance as the oak was somewhat more restrained, but this showed no resemblance to syrah, with a generic core of blueberry smoothie fruit. By day 3 this had completely fallen apart and was undrinkable. Hoping this was an off bottle, but I think it is more likely that this is just not my style of wine. Or maybe somebody switched the label with Chapoutier.
November 28, 2022 - Splash decant, drank half the bottle over 1.5 hours. To me, this resembled a southern rhone more than a northern Rhone. The profile was large, with anise, spice and black fruit. I wish it was more savory and floral.
May 8, 2020 - Can't help but feel I drank this one early. Popped a few hours before drinking but no decant. Deep, almost purple color in glass but light around rim. Very aromatic nose that kept evolving over the night; regular appearances were black fruit, bacon fat, earthy funk. Very little to no black pepper though. Tight tannins felt like they put a hole through the middle of my tongue for first pouring; wine left in the glass 20-30 minutes had less of this tannic impact. Well made wine and I suspect my rating would've gone up had I decanted or been more patient and waited more years.
October 25, 2019 - Eðalklúbbur, vínsmakk #3 haust 2019 (Hlíðarás 10): Mjög dökkt á litinn. Í nefinu, fyrst, kúkableia, leysiefni, súlfít. Svo komu dökk ber inn. Frekar fráhrindandi ilmur í byrjun en kom svo verulega til. Á gómi var svo talað um súlfít, dókk ber, aðallega brómber og útihús. Vín í mjpg flottu jafnvægi. Flott sýra, flott tannín. Fín frammistaða núna.
June 16, 2019 - Valued at $100
November 6, 2018 - Bottle 2 showed the maderized notes mentioned in other tasting notes. I liked this one much less.
August 20, 2018 - Drinking beautifully right now with no decant. While it is more ripe than many Hermitage, I got none of the maderized notes mentioned in other notes.
August 12, 2018 - In the zone
August 1, 2018 - PnP, medium bodied, a bit of a maderized note on the nose but not on the palette. With an hour of air became a bit more tannic, but nothing to worry about. I think this wine is good to go now.
June 13, 2018 - Opened 6 hours before drinking and it was a revelation.