February 27, 2024 - Decanted about 2 hours and consumed over another 2 hours or so. Virtually opaque purple-garnet color. Moderately complex nose of cassis, leather, tobacco, and red fruits that persisted for about 3 hours and then closed down. Ripe, silky , and nicely balanced on the palate at first but eventually became rather harsh, tannic, and angular. Not sure what to make of it. Had we drunk it all in the first two hours or so I'd have rated it 90 or so. Later not so good but perhaps it just shut down. Will it keep? Will it age? I haven't a clue. I'll buy more and drink them young and perhaps keep one for the sake of curiosity.
December 19, 2023 - Nose: Fresh and ripe cassis, wildflowers, vanilla, cotton candy, old sawdust. Palate: Tart blackberry; tannins have a light prickle to them; bracing acidy, which does mellow on day two.
November 9, 2023 - Good QPR
March 21, 2023 - Dark garnet in color, the wine pops with its show nose of espresso, smoked currants, licorice, and barbecue aromas. The wine is ripe, round and lush with a full, rich, polished wave of black cherries and cocoa that come through easily on the mid-palate and in the finish. Drink from 2024-2045.
March 6, 2023 - The 2020 vintage UGCB tasting in Amsterdam 03/06/2023 (Amsterdam): Good fruit, nice concentration, good balance, but a bit one-dimensional in the midtaste
March 6, 2023 - Cassis, leather, red and dark fruits. Fresh sapidity, high tannins, fresh acidity and a long finish. Very good.
January 9, 2023 - In der Nase mit viel Holz, süsser Pfefentabak, dahinter dunkle Beeren, Cassis. Der Gaumen ist weich und zugänglich, cremige Textur, seidige Tannine. Im Abgang frisch und weniger Barrique-betont als auch schon. 2024-2038 (Verkostet am 8. November 2022 in Zürich) www.vvwine.ch
September 25, 2021 - Cedar, tobacco, red and dark fruits, blackcurrant leaf - classic nose; good core of fruit on the palate, nice fruit. Should be a nice drink in a few years. Malty finish. 89-91
June 21, 2021 - Süßes Holz, tendenziell etwas überreife Frucht. Alles wie immer. Saftiger Geschmack mit durchaus griffigen Tanninen. Guter Fruchtkern. Gute Länge. Alles sitzt. 90-92
May 22, 2021 - 90-91 vvPunkte Dunkle Beeren, Rauch, Röstnoten, Blaubeeren und etwas Cassis, Vanillezucker. Im Gaumen mit weichem cremigem Auftakt, packt dann zu, die Tannien sind seidig, von sehr guter Qualität, die Säure ist lebendig und stützt die knackige Frucht, die im Abgang auch rotbeerige Aromen zeigt. Der Wein ist sehr stimmig, ausgewogen, wirkt fast etwas brav, zu schön um wahr zu sein. Ein Step up seit dem zuletzt verkosteten 2019er. 2025-2038 (April/Mai 2021)