July 2, 2022 - Big Bottle Outdoor Party 3.0 or so (Northern Lüneburg Heath): From MAG.
from my cellar, the one and only badly corked bottle of today!
December 31, 2017 - Con 18 años de vida y se muestra espléndido y mejor que anteriores botellas catadas de la misma añada.
Sorprendente rojo granatoso intenso con buen ribete granate bien vivo, capa media y fina lágrima ligeramente tintada. En nariz muestra un buen abanico de aromas de frutas del bosque bien maduras con predominios de las moras cremosas, los arándanos negros y las grosellas en compotas, sus tostados se muestran perfectamente integrados y ligeramente cremosos, suaves sensaciones lácteas, pimienta roja en granos y fresco balsámicos con buena potencia aromática, hierbas del monte secas, chocolate y toffee fresco con ligeros apuntes minerales de fondo. En boca tiene una notable entrada con una astringencia bien marcada, fino recorrido con algo de nervio y garra, media estructura, bien sabroso con una fruta negra madura, sus tostados perfectamente pulidos y elegantes, notable acidez, buena amplitud y medianamente voluminoso, elegante y fino, suave textura y media persistencia. Final largo y postgusto de fruta negra madura y retronasal ligeramente especiado.
Una de las mejores botellas jamás catada de esta añada histórica de la historia del Priorat.
More information in: http://www.elvi.net/2017/12/31/les-terrasses-1998/
August 3, 2014 - Drinking nicely, totally mature, not sure how long it will hold. Recommend drinking now.
July 18, 2012 - Oh wow... Drank this from a 3.0 liter bottle that I had snagged at Camillus house charity auction.
First of all, this baby was coddled, and I mean cellared immaculately. The cork looked like it had been put in yesterday, no bleed whatsoever.
I've not had this wine when it was younger, or from a smaller format bottle, so perhaps my experience here is down to the size, and the superior cellaring.
First off, the color is a bright medium to dark, yet clear, ruby. Looks young, absolutely no sign of any bricking, and the meniscus is violet. No indications of its age present anywhere. Moderate fines settled at bottom, however, as you would expect over the years.
Nose slightly earthy, with dark fruits and strawberry, cranberry.
Palate features silky smooth "stealth tannins", almost undetectable, but still very much present. LOADS of fruit still, and fantastic, dynamic acids that are not at all overbearing, but seem tailor made for the body of the wine.
Finish medium to long, with mouthwatering fruit carrying the end.
If you have a large format bottle of this, you are going to just LOVE the experience right now. Yet it still has loads of life left - I was somewhat wistful to see that last glass dribble out of the neck.
93 - 94
June 8, 2012 - Always good value, but long in the tooth now.
February 16, 2012 - Getting a bit broad and thinning out now but still has the core of spicy fruit and minerality that I love. Always enjoyable.
February 28, 2011 - This has drunk well for a long time but maybe showing its age finally.
April 20, 2010 - Blackcurrant, Strawberries. pebber and lots of fruit. At the very top right now. Dark red. Medium aftertaste lenght.
September 30, 2007 - Openend at the right time. Elegant nose of cherries with hints chocolate and mushrooms. Medium bodied with a balanced structure and a long finish. Still some hints of tannin to give it another year or so.
July 21, 2006 - Again a dark plummy red. Intense minty blackcurranty nose, with nice brambly/earthy character. Sweet and full in the mouth, very nicely poised acidity and oak - which somewhat dominate the finish. Very good length but slightly unbalanced. 4