Extracted 1/2 bottle via Coravin into a carafe. Began drinking after 1 hour through a second hour. The color is a deep garnet without fading at the edge. The aroma has cherries, orange peel, a hint of menthol. The flavors are of cherries, cranberries, a hint of mushroom and stem. The acidity keeps the wine fresh but slightly overpowers the fruit. The tannins are present and fine grained and, along with the acid, comprise a goodly part of the long finish. The wine I'd young yet. Wait another 5+ years for it to integrate. ABV 13.5%.
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Needs airtime to open up and mellow out. Nose of apples. Palate: Ripe meets tart fresh blackberries right off the bush. Med+ tannins, med acid, Greenbriar-salty. 13.5% Alc.
This was stiff and tight initially, but with air and alongside a steak? Wonderful. Loved this. Has that balance of fruit and backbone that really scratches my Burgundy itch. Just entering its drinking window and years to go.
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Lunch at Sommer Dining (Sommer Dining, Singapore): This was one yummy wine, really delicious now. It had a lovely nose, with lovely drifts of Vosne spice, dried violets and a gentle earthiness, all floating around a core sweet dark cherries and plums. Really pretty. The palate was lovely too, a touch simple for a Malconsorts, but so yummy, with juicy flavours of black cherries and plums, spice and a tiny hint of earth, these garlanded with a halo of violets, all resolving into an earthy, minerally finish. Is this the strongest wine one can find from the famed Malconsorts vineyard? No - especially not for a vintage like 2015. It is very yummy though, and represents great, early drinking value at its price tag.
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Vosne + Flannery (Chicago): Powerful, meaty, spicy black cherry. Fun to drink now though its more flash and exuberant spice (not a bad thing) at this stage. Should mature into a more nuanced wine in 10+ years. Certainly a bargain Malconsorts and worth seeking out.
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Very seductive sweetness, intermixed with spices. Very good intensity and focus, with touch of high class oak perfume. Loaded with darker fruits.rounded and elegant on the palate. It grows and grows, with just a touch of tannic grip suffered the young stage, and very nice depth, powerful long finish that still displays sense of restraint. A very very good wine .
On the nose, it's fleshy ripe plums and dark cherry. On the palate, the fruit fills the mid palate, with a slight earthiness, spices, and stem. Hint of heat at the finish. The best part of the wine was the great tannin structure, I wish that texture can be felt in more wines.
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Lots of depth to the nose - ripe, generous fruit, earth, spices. On the palate big and powerful; mineral with layered fruit, good acidity and very good length. Very promising. 92-93+
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2/25/2024 - gfwetzel Likes this wine: 90 Points
Extracted 1/2 bottle via Coravin into a carafe. Began drinking after 1 hour through a second hour. The color is a deep garnet without fading at the edge. The aroma has cherries, orange peel, a hint of menthol. The flavors are of cherries, cranberries, a hint of mushroom and stem. The acidity keeps the wine fresh but slightly overpowers the fruit. The tannins are present and fine grained and, along with the acid, comprise a goodly part of the long finish. The wine I'd young yet. Wait another 5+ years for it to integrate. ABV 13.5%.
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8/14/2023 - Pinot_Geek Likes this wine: 93 Points
Needs airtime to open up and mellow out.
Nose of apples.
Palate: Ripe meets tart fresh blackberries right off the bush. Med+ tannins, med acid, Greenbriar-salty. 13.5% Alc.
This was stiff and tight initially, but with air and alongside a steak? Wonderful. Loved this. Has that balance of fruit and backbone that really scratches my Burgundy itch. Just entering its drinking window and years to go.
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4/29/2023 - Sean Tay wrote: 93 Points
Medium+ nose intensity with notes of red and black fruits, spices. Still youthful. Medium+ acidity and medium+ tannin. Long finish.
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1/20/2022 - Paul S wrote: 93 Points
Lunch at Sommer Dining (Sommer Dining, Singapore): This was one yummy wine, really delicious now. It had a lovely nose, with lovely drifts of Vosne spice, dried violets and a gentle earthiness, all floating around a core sweet dark cherries and plums. Really pretty. The palate was lovely too, a touch simple for a Malconsorts, but so yummy, with juicy flavours of black cherries and plums, spice and a tiny hint of earth, these garlanded with a halo of violets, all resolving into an earthy, minerally finish. Is this the strongest wine one can find from the famed Malconsorts vineyard? No - especially not for a vintage like 2015. It is very yummy though, and represents great, early drinking value at its price tag.
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5/15/2021 - Nanda wrote: 92 Points
Vosne + Flannery (Chicago): Powerful, meaty, spicy black cherry. Fun to drink now though its more flash and exuberant spice (not a bad thing) at this stage. Should mature into a more nuanced wine in 10+ years. Certainly a bargain Malconsorts and worth seeking out.
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4/24/2021 - Palisades57 Likes this wine: 93 Points
Just terrific with pizza.
Opened on Friday; tight. Corked it up and Saturday it was fabulous. See Sleepy Dave’s note.
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12/28/2020 - Sleepy Dave wrote:
Very seductive sweetness, intermixed with spices. Very good intensity and focus, with touch of high class oak perfume. Loaded with darker fruits.rounded and elegant on the palate. It grows and grows, with just a touch of tannic grip suffered the young stage, and very nice depth, powerful long finish that still displays sense of restraint. A very very good wine .
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9/18/2020 - mye wrote:
On the nose, it's fleshy ripe plums and dark cherry. On the palate, the fruit fills the mid palate, with a slight earthiness, spices, and stem. Hint of heat at the finish. The best part of the wine was the great tannin structure, I wish that texture can be felt in more wines.
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1/9/2017 - rossi.wine wrote: 93 Points
Lots of depth to the nose - ripe, generous fruit, earth, spices. On the palate big and powerful; mineral with layered fruit, good acidity and very good length. Very promising. 92-93+
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