April 2, 2024 - The wine has become a little lighter over the last few years. It is now medium bodied. The bouquet is black fruit with some spice and earth. The earthy aspect has made this wine very enjoyable. Tannins are sure there but well balanced. Some mature flavors. Probably at the best it will be but in a cook cellar like mine, there is no issue for another few years. Reviewers here have expressed that this wine is over the hill or getting there. That isn’t my experience. It is doing very well a petit chateau wine from a great vintage should. Lovely wine for donating for use at an opera company event. My case was bought as wine future.
March 21, 2024 - The cork came out perfectly. The wine decanted nicely with light sediment. The color shows a bit of tile on the edge. The wine is lighter than when it was young but the core is still deep and red. Color is good but shows a little sign of maturity. The bouquet is blackberry and some earth and clove and allspice. The taste is consistent with the bouquet. It is a medium quality mature wine. Very satisfying though lacking the quality of a big time mature Bordeaux. Bought at $14, 15 years later it is probably at the peak now. It has been stored impeccably since release.
March 7, 2021 - Very fruity up front. After it opened, it did not get any better... was just flat.
December 14, 2019 - I love this wine. But the 2009 is dead. It tastes like Porto now.
September 6, 2019 - Amazing wine but it is dying. Need to be drank now
May 27, 2017 - I last tasted this wine 2 years ago and wasn't very pleased. I decided to keep one bottle for longer and see how it develops.
Wow, this is a beautiful wine now. Dark ruby color. Black currant and chocolate nose. Mid to heavy body. All the pieces are got the getter now, gentle acidity with soft tannins. Dense dry plum, black cherries and licorice. Rather long finish. What a pleasant wine which probably will become even better in the next couple of years. That potty I have no more bottles left.
December 7, 2015 - dark inky wine for this AOC. Quite weighty. Black blue and color. Black fruit bouquet, not too evolved at this stage. Did not notice wood as some have mentioned. Fairly one-dimensional at this time with roasted flavor but primarily black fruit and cassis at this time. Good tannins for structure. Overall this wine is a completely young wine at an awkward at this stage. Can't say that it is attractive now due to its one-dimensionality with more brawn that interest. Perhaps another five years or more. This is a concentrated wine with a lot of blackness. Needs more time. Splashing with air may help or drank on day two.
August 21, 2015 - Need some airing, about 30-45 minutes. Beautiful, well balanced.
February 25, 2015 - Pop and pour a glass, it is closed and nose is muted. I will re-cork and save the rest for tomorrow.
November 25, 2013 - This is a nice little Bordeaux that needs an hour or so in the decanter. On opening, chalky limestone notes overlie classic basic level merlot-based Bordeaux both on the nose and palate. The fruit fleshes out a bit with time in the decanter. Toes the line between classic and modern and should appeal to most anyone who likes Bordeaux. Finish relatively short. No big flaws, and very interesting with the strong limestone character presumably coming from its soil, but this is otherwise not particularly special. Very good as Bordeaux go in the $16-20 range. I don't think there's enough stuffing for this to benefit from age but the tannins would suggest it could go another 2-3 years before falling off.