2011 Domaine des Billards Saint-Amour

Community Tasting Notes (37) Avg Score: 89.7 points

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View mphatic's profile
  • Report Issue

  8/19/2021 - mphatic wrote:

  Cork, 12.5% alc. Dull red with dark salmon at rim.
  
  Aromatically reticent, with blueberry, strawberry, earthy spices, peach.
  
  The palate is water-thin, dry and tannic, and without much flavour; like sour strawberry-flavoured water. Opened up and gained more presence after a couple of days, adding cinnamon, sweet tobacco, and menthol to the flavour profile.
  
  Opinion: Still not wowing. I fail to get excited by Booj, no matter how good they’re meant to be. Hold and hope for upside.

  Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View wirelesswine's profile
  • Report Issue

  5/5/2021 - wirelesswine wrote: 91 Points

  IlonaN said it well, we have a great plateau achieved at 10 years of age. Red fruits of strawberry and raspberry, with hints of smoke and wet rocks. There's still a bit of tannin creeping in, so between that and the med+ acid, this wine isn't dying anytime soon - but we're right on the cusp with the fruit hanging on, so I wouldn't hold too much longer. Others suggested citrus which I can see on the finish too, the acidity definitely leads you there - I'd suggest this with food with that great acidity.

  3 people found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comment

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View IlonaN's profile
  • Report Issue

  11/26/2020 - IlonaN wrote: 90 Points

  Finally this wine has reached a lovely drinking plateau, showing ripe strawberry and cherry notes, a hint of smoke and some saline minerality. Very nice, great with Thanksgiving Turkey dinner.

  1 person found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comment

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View Neecies's profile
  • Report Issue

  3/27/2020 - Neecies Likes this wine:

  Taupe- color. Sweet and savory at the same time, very 'together' and attractive with a bit of that geranium leaf note that I love in Beaujolais.

  Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View studleytrey's profile
  • Report Issue

  9/11/2019 - studleytrey Likes this wine: 90 Points

  I've consumed 8 bottles of this, and nary a note?!? Tsk, tsk. I think maybe I got these for a party a few years ago. Anyway, last bottle here and showing medium (+) ruby color with some transparency. Very long legs, which is not something I tend to look for or note, but it's quite noticeable here. Aromas of black cherry, plum, smoke, cedar, leather, and tobacco. Medium (+) body, acid, and finish, with flavors of cherry, black cherry, red plum, cinnamon, red hot candy, orange peel, lemon, and minerals. I'm enjoying it. If I had any more, I'd probably drink in the next year or so. 89-90

  1 person found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comment

View all 37 Community Tasting Notes

Professional reviews have copyrights and you can view them here for your personal use only as private content. To view pro reviews you must either subscribe to a pre-integrated publication or manually enter reviews below. Learn more.