Expressive nose displaying opulent black fruit, blackberry, black cherry, dark spices, lavender, vanilla and limestone. Excellent concentration, rich and opulent but also silky and harmonious, medium acidity and mineral, nicely integrated tannins and a long black fruit driven finish. This feels very luxurious. Not overdone, drinking beautifully.
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Floral nose with cherries, intense sweet fruit and warm climate impression. Nice acidity, still unresolved tannin with cherry fruit palate. Surprisingly elegant and lean. Long balanced finish with a touch of heat which is really not that disturbing. Just don't drink too much of it in one go at 15%+
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A bit of evolution in terms of colour, dark core. Lovely nose - sweet spices, Christmas cake, dark fruit, dried fruit, cherries. Lots of power, concentration, a bit of heat. Good tannic grip. Fresh, spicy, very well balanced. Very long. Drink or keep. 93-95
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Another extravarganza at Søllerød Kro with T & AD (Søllerød Kro): Quite delicious, showing the cool charm of the vintage, and this is actually almost ready to go, showing clear, cool grenache-fruit, garrigue, good acidity and length. It will keep 10 years, but is no sin to open one now and check for yourself.
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While clearly outstanding, there was just so much competition from the other wines at this tasting (in particular the 2010, 2009 and 2007 Secret de Sabon, and the 2010 Prestige) that I may have underscored it. More evolved than the other wines, offering classical aromas of beef blood, kirsch, roasted herbs and licorice, this wine doesn’t have the same volume on the palate as the other vintages of Secret alongside which it was tasted. Most of the tannins have melted away but this wine clearly still has a long life ahead of it.
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Great wine. Delicius nose. Creamy and luxurius. In the mouth: beatiful red velvety fruit. Smoth and silky. Has great depth and complexity, but still this is very simple to understand and enjoy. Great balance, great wine
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Sabon Prestige/Secret Vertical (Restaurant AOC): Great black currant intensity on the nose but also with some sweet vanilla-cherries (amaretto). Just a hint of meat.. Heavy dark plums on the palate.. Extremely young and powerful with a long aftertaste. Huge backbone and has the making of a great wine! Loved it!
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Uncorked DK tastes Châteauneuf 2006 and Henri Bonneau (Premisse): Very dark. Medicine nose with licorice, cough juice and liquerlike taste. In the mouth it is very intense, but it also seems disjointed and very primary. With some time it approves, but for some reason Le Secret always acts up when tasted this early after release. Another disappointment, but in my experience it may well come around. (G92???/U92,9)
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12/2/2019 - dcwino wrote: 95 Points
Expressive nose displaying opulent black fruit, blackberry, black cherry, dark spices, lavender, vanilla and limestone. Excellent concentration, rich and opulent but also silky and harmonious, medium acidity and mineral, nicely integrated tannins and a long black fruit driven finish. This feels very luxurious. Not overdone, drinking beautifully.
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6/16/2018 - Rixon wrote: flawed
Flawed
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11/2/2017 - Mascarello59 wrote: 93 Points
Floral nose with cherries, intense sweet fruit and warm climate impression. Nice acidity, still unresolved tannin with cherry fruit palate. Surprisingly elegant and lean. Long balanced finish with a touch of heat which is really not that disturbing. Just don't drink too much of it in one go at 15%+
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4/15/2017 - AndersAnd Likes this wine: 92 Points
En utypisk Chateauneuf. Fin lukt, og en delikat smak.
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3/6/2017 - joshabramson Likes this wine: 92 Points
Very good but perhaps middle of the road CdP. Lacks any wow factor, but nicely balanced.
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10/13/2016 - rossi.wine wrote: 94 Points
A bit of evolution in terms of colour, dark core. Lovely nose - sweet spices, Christmas cake, dark fruit, dried fruit, cherries. Lots of power, concentration, a bit of heat. Good tannic grip. Fresh, spicy, very well balanced. Very long. Drink or keep. 93-95
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11/28/2014 - beatles Likes this wine: 93 Points
Another extravarganza at Søllerød Kro with T & AD (Søllerød Kro): Quite delicious, showing the cool charm of the vintage, and this is actually almost ready to go, showing clear, cool grenache-fruit, garrigue, good acidity and length. It will keep 10 years, but is no sin to open one now and check for yourself.
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6/10/2014 - fatfishzsy wrote: 93 Points
开瓶1.5小时入杯,初始的奶油香气遮盖了其他教皇新堡的香气,慢慢的奶油香气散去,回归了典型
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4/21/2013 - William Kelley Likes this wine: 94 Points
While clearly outstanding, there was just so much competition from the other wines at this tasting (in particular the 2010, 2009 and 2007 Secret de Sabon, and the 2010 Prestige) that I may have underscored it. More evolved than the other wines, offering classical aromas of beef blood, kirsch, roasted herbs and licorice, this wine doesn’t have the same volume on the palate as the other vintages of Secret alongside which it was tasted. Most of the tannins have melted away but this wine clearly still has a long life ahead of it.
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3/4/2013 - boodra Likes this wine: 95 Points
Great wine. Delicius nose. Creamy and luxurius. In the mouth: beatiful red velvety fruit. Smoth and silky. Has great depth and complexity, but still this is very simple to understand and enjoy. Great balance, great wine
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4/9/2010 - canan wrote: 95 Points
Sabon Prestige/Secret Vertical (Restaurant AOC): Great black currant intensity on the nose but also with some sweet vanilla-cherries (amaretto). Just a hint of meat..
Heavy dark plums on the palate.. Extremely young and powerful with a long aftertaste. Huge backbone and has the making of a great wine!
Loved it!
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9/12/2008 - gorm wrote: 92 Points
Uncorked DK tastes Châteauneuf 2006 and Henri Bonneau (Premisse): Very dark. Medicine nose with licorice, cough juice and liquerlike taste. In the mouth it is very intense, but it also seems disjointed and very primary. With some time it approves, but for some reason Le Secret always acts up when tasted this early after release.
Another disappointment, but in my experience it may well come around.
(G92???/U92,9)
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