March 23, 2024 - 230324: Celebrating DQ's Bday at Uovo Asador with immacutely curated menu and wines by birthday boy himself. My bottle tb which I popped 2 hrs before & bottle breathe. Nose: Blackberries, black cherries, and plums, accompanied by notes of dried fig & herbs, black pepper, with a subtle touch of smoky oak. Well-integrated tannins with concentrated flavors of ripe black fruits. Very classic Northern Syrah with showing layers of complexity with hints of licorice, spices, and a touch of earthiness
February 4, 2023 - Softer, with an elegant aged leather baseball glove. Fruit is gorgeous. Really, really pretty fresh picked ripe red cherries. Definitely the most Bordeaux esque of the Rhônes I’ve ever had. For the starfuckers out there, this is a 100 pointer. @ Oiji Mi
October 27, 2019 - Needs long decant(8-12 hours) to work off some rubber, and wet cardboard. Also, a touch too polished/modern out of gate but the long decant will bring out welcomed, traditional notes. Once nose cleans up, the fruit is pure and understated. Elegant and light-bodied.
September 25, 2017 - Chapoutier Ermitage Tasting (Alpharetta, GA): Reddish violet, good clarity; violets and sweet purple fruit, oak, some balm, blue fruit; slight angular tannin, fresher fruit, somewhat light and modern.
November 24, 2015 - 50 ANNI AIS PIEMONTE (TORINO MUSEO DELL' AUTOMOBILE): Da Magnum. Verdure bollite, prugne e cuoio. Sugo di carne e mostarda.
Bocca glicerica, ovattata e oleosa. Tannino perfettamente compiuto e vellutato. Finale di erbe amare e sale che amplifica e distende il sorso.
Molto buono e easy
January 24, 2015 - Not as much fruit as 2005 but a very good wine
September 20, 2014 - A wonderful wine; dark red; expressive nose, lots of dark red fruit, licorice; deep, dense, concentrated, expressive, a bit austere and lacking that last bit of complexity and flavours, but nevertheless very good and extraordinary
September 8, 2014 - Good color. The nose is a bit more fruity, showing dark red and purple fruits, flowers, and hints of pepper. This is full bodied on the palate, with liquor like concentration and good finesse. The long finish shows riper tannins and a little less acidity. Very approachable.
March 15, 2014 - Je pense que ce vin est entre deux eaux. Attendre au moins 5 ans à mon avis.
February 28, 2014 - dark garnet color, decent legs and tear drop, aroma : dark plum, cola, black cherry, hint of lavender, earth and spice notes. velvety but still good tannins and complex layers back to smooth long finish. plum, cola with a little pepper at the end.