January 2, 2023 - AN hour in decanter was not nearly enough. The last glass after another two and a half hours was terrific. If you don’t have the time to properly decant this for at least two hours, find a different wine.
June 18, 2022 - Still going strong at 15 years of age. Black raspberry, cola, garrigue and a saline note. Good inner mouth perfume on a red-fruited frame with some clove and exotic spice flavours. Racy intensity across the mid-palate with excellent length on the spicy finish. Excellent, but would recommend drinking now to capture this wine at its best.
December 28, 2021 - Amazing flavor. Needed more time to breath.
July 18, 2021 - Elegant wine but I don’t like this flavor profile much anymore. Can last 5-10 yrs
June 25, 2021 - Delicious CdP, though not quite as complex with the Syrah/Mourvedre notes as other top-notch CdPs. However, after 90 minutes of decanting, the nose and palate blossomed into dark berry and cherry cola notes without being syrupy or cloying. Really round mouthfeel and weight, integrated tannins, excellent finish. If you like dark cherry compote, cola, subtle earth and minerality, this is your wine!
June 12, 2021 - Black raspberry and pomegranate, earth, sage and a bit of charcoal. Some floral notes on the nose. I'm loving the mouthfeel: for all the intensity and depth of flavor, if feels light, delicate, nearly crisp, for a CNdP, with a strong, energetic line of acid, carrying the flavor intensity throughout a long finish. The tannins became a bit more assertive after some time. Lovely overall. Much better than my last bottle, I should point out; there appears to be bottle variation.
April 7, 2021 - All syrupy cherry and not much else. Didn’t mellow out over 3-days. A big step down from my last bottle. Let’s hope the rest are better.
Update - one glass left on day 4. Much more balance today. Still lots of cherry, but with some strawberry and raisin . Better, but still disappointing.
March 9, 2021 - Needs an hour to find its equilibrium. Deep blackish garnet. The nose just pours from the glass with sweet aromas of ultra-ripe raspberries, cherry pastilles, vanilla pound cake, then bare hints of freshly cut hay. Rich and sweet on the palate too, soft texture, almost chewy. I find hints of brett on the back end of the palate, as the sugar fades and a more tangy, tart finish surfaces... here the Brett actually works and brings a bit of complexity. There are people who would go nuts over this wine. I’m finding it unbalanced, but it certainly is easy to drink. Ideal wine for people who drink Coca Cola.
November 6, 2020 - Surprisingly primary for its age, but impeccably well built. Mostly bright red cherry with a unexpected lack of strawberry. This bottle needs more time to develop its bouquet, but man is it still great in this stage.
October 10, 2020 - Ready to show it's stuff. PNP and revisited every 15 minutes by the two hour it was humming. Nose: like walking into an oak saw room with organic soil from Rhone and have a basket of dark fruits with some fresh flowers with some open spices container. Unbelievable nose. Very dark Berry color with medium weight. The finish is delicious and long.