September 5, 2020 - Weird and funky. Well past prime?
September 21, 2018 - Drank last night after a few other wines. Gorgeous, plum, depth, orange blossom note, and intensity of flavor. Need to get more Banyuls for the cellar!
June 27, 2018 - 500ml. Not quite as power-packed as my last bottle, but still lovely sweet red and black fruits. The alcohol is well hidden. Very smooth.
March 15, 2018 - 500ml. Lovely dessert wine. Nearly monolithic and candied but some nicer elements similar to a vintage port. More red than black fruits. Very smooth. Well hidden alcohol.
February 27, 2016 - Better impression of this than other cts. Light enough to complement momofukos candy bar pie but with sufficient red and fresh personality to avoid losing itself in the mix.
July 23, 2015 - Very simple wine. Almost no nose. Just some faint notes of burnt fruit and wet leaves. The palate has a slight hint of berries and chocolate. The only true highlight was the smoothness of the wine. Nice sweetness. I can't imagine this will improve with more age. Drink up.
May 16, 2014 - Second, and final bottle (thankfully). Painfully simple, unmemorable. Unsure who scored this as worthy of 93 points, but it's farcical. Nothing off-putting, but nothing redeeming, either. 16% abv
Slow-O 4 hours, served non-blind.
January 10, 2014 - Interesting (bad?) nose (C). Average palate (B). Nice long finish.
June 1, 2013 - Popped the cork at 2p, served at 9p alongside brownies with a raspberry glaze. Simple, and fully integrated at this point (considering the aeration, anyway), RP's 93 looks absolutely silly. 16% abv, drink thru 2015
April 28, 2013 - I last opened this three years ago and was put off by the sweetness, very different from the Banyuls from Dr. Parce that introduced me to Banyuls vin doux naturel. Time has turned some of the sweetness to caramel and nuts and the finish is drier and more port like. My hope is that with time it will continue to come together and some of the simple sweetness will evolve into more notes of interest.