April 15, 2021 - When I Coravined this about four and a half years ago it evidenced significant green meanies - was not at all palatable, and my only recourse was to just park it a few more years and hope for the best. What a relief that it was not green or lady-bug tainted at all. Absolute perfect delight of a match with a creamless mushroom demitasse soup with shaved truffles, truffle oil, truffle salt.
July 19, 2015 - quite shy on the nose. Nice core of red and black fridge. Simple and pleasant. Dusty tannin on the finish
April 11, 2012 - nose of green pepper and spice. lacks fruit. grippy finish.
April 2, 2012 - Aerated for a couple hours before tasting. Very firm tannins. Nice funk on the nose. Dirt, mushroom, cellar floor. Pretty much the same on the palate. Just a bit spicy too. This wine really changed over the course of a few hours. Tannins softening, finish getting a bit longer, aroma intensifying.... Almost no detectable fruit, but plenty of other earthy favors. Amazing that this stuff came from grapes. Perfect with Steak and sauteed crimini mushrooms. I really enjoyed this wine the first night and would highly recommend it. The little bit that was left for night #2 kinda fell apart though. So pop it, decant, and drink up!
February 11, 2012 - Dinner with Eric/Katherine, Ludo/Elaine (Megan's Kitchen): couldn't get much out of the nose - could be a combination of hotpot and recovering cold. decent palate - spicy and good tension.
January 22, 2012 - Firm and structured. Fantastic nose. Intense, but rather austere palate. A bit short. Might need more time to unwind.
January 16, 2012 - Opened and drank most within an hour and then a taste on day 2. Typical 2004 nose with plenty of cut grass. Gritty texture with red fruit and a medium finish. Needs some time to smooth out, but on day 2 this was a mess so not sure how well that green quality will integrate. I am a fan of Dujac and while this is enjoyable, this wine was certainly better in other vintages.
December 3, 2011 - Annual Tasting Group Holiday Party (Levain, Mpls): corked.
July 26, 2011 - Good deep red with slight browning towards the edge. Very gamey when we first opened. After a couple of hours, truffle, wet rocks/mineral, with nice floral and pepper notes. Not a lot of fruit - more of a mineral, spicy, floral thing going on on the palate. Slightly hallow on the mid palate, but very nice finishing tannins. Not a real long finish or real complex wine but very solid and enjoyable.
December 31, 2009 - Smooth and elegant. A bit thin on the mid palate.