• Neurowine1 wrote:

    January 22, 2023 - Opened up for a red wine mushroom sauce to put on beef tenderloin. Bought on release from who knows where and in the cellar 15+ years; not sure why I never got to this one. Rather monolithic and firm merlot (90+%) but has nice core of iron, black tea, and tons of earthiness. Fruit is a bit stripped away. Seems actually restrained for a Rolland made wine. This probably would have been better 5 years ago but still holding up OK.

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  • paintinginacave wrote: 84 points

    July 2, 2020 - Limited notes taken. Incredibly intense aromas of cedar, supported by leather, tobacco, black tea, dried herbs, and tomato leaf. A core of black and blue fruit developed overtime as the wine sat in the decanter.

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  • Antonjackson Likes this wine:

    June 6, 2020 - Still has some nice acid, tannins present but very light grip. Lots of woodsy flavors, dry red fruits.

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  • EMAZurich Likes this wine: 93 points

    October 27, 2018 - Farblich hat sich in den letzten zwei Jahren nichts verändert. Immernoch sehr dunkles Rubinrot, schwarzer Kern, kaum Randaufhellungen - immer noch leicht violette Reflexe auszumachen. Betörende, bombige Nase nach Schwarzkirschen, Pflaumen, Vanille. Am Gaumen druckvolle dunkelbeerige Frucht, etwas Banane. Tragende Säure, tolle Balance - Tannine wunderschön eingebunden. Das ist ein grossartiger St. Emilion in schönster Reife der noch ein langes Leben vor sich hat, es sind noch kaum Sekundäraromen auszumachen. Leider war das meine letzte Flasche aber das Ding hat genug Saft für weitere 10 Jahre...

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  • MickeyFrench Does not like this wine: 60 points

    November 17, 2017 - I just opened this bottle. I have always had it properly cellared. The color is ruby with some slight carmel on the edges, slightly oxidized. The cork was soaked at the bottom. The nose is off port like. The last review that I see was around 2015 so It appears the wine is past its peak by quite a bit.

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  • EMAZurich Likes this wine: 93 points

    April 9, 2016 - Wieder eine tolle Performance! 2 Stunden dekantiert, gutes Timing!

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  • EMAZurich Likes this wine: 93 points

    November 15, 2015 - Wird immer schöner... Saint Emilion nach Textbuch! Schwarzbeerig, samtig, leicht Restsüsse, die die würzigen Cabernet-Aromen balanciert.

    Bin froh, noch weitere Flaschen im Keller zu haben und diese währen ihrer weiteren Entwicklung beobachten zu dürfen.

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  • wine&roses wrote: 88 points

    December 25, 2014 - Classic claret, on the feminine & retiring side (to be old-fashionedly sexist) But lacks . . . something.

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  • EMAZurich wrote: 92 points

    November 15, 2014 - Reif, bananig, schwarzbeerig, zedrig, samtig, süss... Merlot in Hochform!

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  • EMAZurich Likes this wine: 92 points

    May 23, 2014 - Schwarz mit dunkelvioletten Rändern. Fette Nase nach roter, eingekochter Frucht, Honig, Zedern, Rauch... Am Gaumen stamm, noch deutliche Tannine gute Säure, reife, süssliche Beerenfrucht. Bananentöne und Lakritz im langen Finale... vollreif!

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