July 1, 2023 - Two bottles consumed this past week in an effort to organize some regional space in the cellar. No decant for either bottle and this was ready to drink with a little glass aeration.
Overall, nothing profound, but likewise no flaws. This drinks exactly as you would expect from CdP and the fruit here is on the plump but not jammy side. Reasonable acidity and tannins that supported the fruit. Both bottles were very consistent.
Apologies for no more detailed notes given this was a two bottle recap. Solid and ready to drink. Served with grilled meats on both occasions and paired well as expected.
May 22, 2023 - Popped and poured. Tasted more than anything like a Beaucastel, no doubt owing to the large percentage of Mourvedre in the blend. Makes it thicker, richer, fuller than most CdPs, for sure. Nose more like Cote Rotie than Chateauneuf, and I certainly don't complain about that. Pretty prominent beam of acidity, but in a good way. Gives it a nice balance. This is pretty and very good. Still seems very young, but since I have no experience with this, I don't know how this will age. If I had to guess, I'd say it would. I like the style. This producer does it for me across a broad range of wines. Deep, rich, dark red should have been a giveaway. 5-12-16-8: 91/100.
October 21, 2022 - Fruit. Mooi
December 29, 2021 - Nice and tasty, ripe flavours, simple.
September 29, 2021 - 30 min decant. Only a little sediment apparent. What an easy drinker. Red currents, cranberry but with none of the tartness. Alcohol flavor perfectly waits patiently until the other flavors have had a turn and then presents itself in an orderly fashion. Smooth. Like rubbing your hand on freshly finely sanded wood. Think 220 grit. Med to short finish.
April 11, 2021 - Second day of Drinking this: decent sweeetness coming from a ripe harvest. On the first day it paired well with beef, now 24 hours later quite pleasent on its own...a bit of prunes suggesting the heat of the vintage. No heat though in the aftertaste, alcohol well resolved, tannins are smoother and i taste no bitterness on the exit. Just enough acidity to balance this one out. A bit of stable, not unpleasent, interminging with back fruits on the nose, dry but not drying on entry. Smooth full bodied CdP. First of a few bottles bought for around 30€ on release. I like it and recommend air as it seems far more accessible now on day 2.
December 15, 2020 - A heavy-handed brute that is a little disjointed at this stage; however, it softened over several days in open bottle. I could easily see this aging well over several decades. Suggest decanting well before consuming.
April 22, 2019 - Served by the glass. I do not understand the expectation raised around this bottle. Apparently it is based on a tasting in the United Kingdom was one of the winners. To my modest understanding does not gather great qualities. It is young and still has very hard tannins with too much structure for such thin acidity. Aromatically highlights the black fruit and wood in the signature of licorice memories. If anything, time will tell.
Servido por copas. No entiendo la expectación levantada en torno a esta botella. Al parecer se basa en que en una cata en Reino Unido fue una de las triunfadoras. A mi modesto entender no reúne grandes cualidades. Es joven y tiene todavía unos taninos muy duros con demasiada estructura para una acidez tan fina. Aromáticamente sobresale la fruta negra y la madera en firma de recuerdos a regaliz. Si acaso, el tiempo dirá.
February 2, 2019 - This is beautiful but tasting it against a lineup of wines with some age on them just accentuates that it needs a couple more years to come together 2021-2036.
January 23, 2019 - Very young, fresh, tart, and bitter. Rough with tannins and oak. Medium bodied. Doesn’t show its 15%. 2021-2030.