October 21, 2023 - Wow. Out of a 375 I forgot I had. Smells and tastes like Gangloff Sereine Noir. Stunning balance of garrigue, fruit and acid. Wish I had more.
September 28, 2023 - TWS North London; Cote Rotie and Condrieu at Must & Lees (Must & Lees, N1): This is in a great place right now; loads of fruit (hovering between red and black) left, showing very generously. Oak and those classic savoury cote rotie notes are too, but everything's in lovely balance. Tannins are resolved; this must be at or very near its peak.
September 28, 2023 - Condrieus and Côte-Rôties of North London (Must & Lees): An attractive nose, with an intriguing combination of bright fruit and ash. Dry and austere on the palate, lots of grippy red fruit. I liked this, and suspect it's at peak, but wanted a bit more substance. The group liked it even more, and voted it #2 red tonight - ahead of the Jamet from the same vintage!
September 28, 2023 - Condrieu and Cote Rotie; 9/28/2023-10/28/2023 (Must and Lees, N1): Fabulous. Tapenade, mushroom, pepper, spice, totally on song and a splendid bottle. Gorgeous cool fruit, smoked meat and tomato paste. Second favourite wine of the night, close behind the Gangloff. Buy it each year, hide it away for 15 years, reap the benefit. Drink the 2007 now for a giddy experience.
September 28, 2023 - Condrieu and Cote Rotie (Must & Lees, N1): Beautifully saturated red and purple fruit, violets, herbs and rich earth. An undercurrent of savoury depth but this is about elegance above all else. A sense of freshness and fine balance between the fruit, aromatics and oak. I just loved the poise of this wine. Fantastic.
November 24, 2022 - Very nice, forward, fruity, local, typical; refreshing even. Certainly a cote-rôtie, very much a 2007, fruit driven, drinkability galore. Will keep. maybe not improve.
#PB#Østerbro
May 7, 2022 - I’m drinking these bottles too fast admittedly. The fruit is somewhat ripe, but still cool and blue and underneath the fruit and crushed flowers there is iron and stones in spades. STGT wine that’s perhaps another 5 years from peak.
October 3, 2021 - Savory and a bit on the wild side on the nose with plenty of high pitch red fruit and some very attractive floral and bouillon notes. Very autumnal with a wet leaf thing going on. Elegant, complex and most classic. On the palate at most medium-bodied (12.5 % ABV) and on the elegant side. Not high on tannins but still comes off as grippy. Young but delicious, clearly very well made and in a wonderful style.
October 2, 2021 - The wine is made of mainly Serine clone sourced from multiple lieux-dits in Côte-Rôtie with a tine amount of co-planted Viognier. Fermented spontaneously with indigenous yeasts. Macerated with the skins for 3-4 weeks, after which the wine is aged for 2 years in 228-liter oak pièces (approximately 10-15% new). 12,5% alcohol. Tasted blind in a flight of 2007 Cornas, Côte-Rôtie and Hermitage.
Deep, dark and moderately opaque blackish-red color with a faint, evolved pomegranate hue. Ripe, sweetish and quite fragrant nose with aromas of ripe blackcurrants, some perfumed notes of violets, a little bit of blueberry-driven primary fruit, light lifted notes of VA and floral bretty spice, a spicy hint of crushed peppercorns and a touch of olive. Quite thoroughly classic Northern Rhône Syrah nose with no obvious oak aromatics. The wine is clean, juicy and quite youthful on the palate with a sleek medium body and bright, dry flavors of blackberries and crunchy crowberries, some autumnal notes of damp leaves, light spicy notes of crushed peppercorns, a little bit of floral lift, savory hints of game and blood and a sweet touch of blueberries. The structure relies mostly on the fresh, high acidity rather than on the quite friendly and well-manicured medium tannins. The finish is long, dry and juicy with rather gentle tannic grip and fresh, crunchy flavors of crowberries and ripe bilberries, some floral notes of violets, light spicy nuances of crushed peppercorns, an autumnal hint of damp leaves and a zesty touch of lifted bretty spice.
A very lovely, fresh and wonderfully poised Syrah that I correctly identified as Côte-Rôtie, based on the lighter and more Burgundian style of the wine compared to the other two, more burly wines (Yann Chave hermitage, Clape Cornas). The appearance here seemed relatively evolved, but on the palate the wine was wonderfully fresh and youthful, at times showing almost primary qualities in its juicy, dark-berry driven flavors. Unlike the other two wines, which relied more on heft and quite prominent tannins, this wine was all about finesse and bright acidity, making the wine feel noticeably more "cool climate" in comparison. Drinking wonderfully now, but is still going to have a lot of room for further evolution. A delight. Recommended.
March 28, 2020 - This wine had a varietal feature in spades that I've never liked. On the nose and palate there's a profound beef blood feature that really diminished..... obliterated... my pleasure in this wine. My wife did not share the impression so perhaps others will enjoy-- it's otherwise balanced and big