Peter van den Besselaar

9.1

Vintage 2009 / Wednesday Meatballsday (6) / Ten years old Cahors from Malbec, special cuvee ripened in new wood, a very rich smell with vannilla of course but also chocolate and some cherries. Powerfull taste, still enormous potential, smooth taste. I love it. / Paired with Polpettine, Italian meatballs from calf and pig in a simple tasty tomatosauce. — 2 days ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.0

Vintage 2015 / This is a benchmark for Bordeaux from more unknown AOC’s, ‘petit Bordeaux’. Deep dark color, 4/5 transparant with starting of a brown rim. Purple reflection. Classic Bordeaux smell with laurel, plums, even some pencil shape. A restraint smell at this moment. Some tannins in taste, needs a decanter or air in the glass. With food it’s already delicious. That is if you like a bit stubbornness as I do. Very good effort. / Paired with tenderloin and snow peas. — 12 days ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.0

NV / 80% chenin blanc 15% chardonnay 5% cabernet franc slightly lemon and pear in smell, very vibrant taste, excellent p/q (bought in France) / Paired with fresh figs and serrano ham as start of Saturday meal — 13 days ago

Peter van den Besselaar

8.9

Vintage 2016 / Gives joy when young, and I thought drink within a year. But the winemaker told me that the wine can be enjoyed for at least 6 years. When older it has some resemblance with a Petit Chablis, he told me. French like everything with ‘petit’ 😊 — 15 days ago

Peter van den Besselaar

8.7

Vintage 2015 / Minerals. Pleasant. At Kunstcafe Duvelhok — 5 days ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.0

Vintage 1995 / Wednesday Meatballsday (5) / Surprisingly deep color, brown rim off course. Generous nose with smell of autumn leaves, laurel. Brushwood. Vibrant taste without any sign of older age. This Pomerol is very well made in a old fashioned way. Really nice to drink Bordeaux, good acidity, vibrant. My wine seller gave as drinking window 1999 - 2015, but there is so much life in this bottle it can easily get older. Fine experience. / Paired with a Dutch meatloaf with bacon and currants, red cabbage stewed in red wine and worlds best potatoes, Opperdoezer Ronde. — 9 days ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.0

Vintage 2017 / surprising power / at restaurant Lucebert Tilburg — 14 days ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.1

Vintage 2009 / Sunday lunch in the garden. I love September with these sunny days. Opened the bottle yesterday, floral tones in smell. A bit buxus. And a peculiar - not typical for sauvignon - honey impression. Today the wine opened up: beautiful jasmin smell, buttery. Vibrant acidity and surprisingly powerful. The floral smell remains. And a fine bitter in aftertaste. This bottle is among the finest Loire has to offer. / Paired with warm Liege Salad (salade Liégeoise, pommes de terre, haricots verts, bacon, vinaigrette). — 5 days ago

Peter van den Besselaar

8.8

NV / fresh draft Kriek at Rubens taverne in Antwerpen / Anvers — 12 days ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.0

Vintage 2010 / Too young, I am afraid. Half transparant color with brown rim. The nose seemed closed, but even after two hours in the decanter the smell is shy. A very lightish strawberry impression, plums. A bit spicy. The taste is very powerfull, friendly though after aeration. Smooth. This top cuvee of Legrand is able to age well. Good balance. Cabernet franc at its best. / Paired with lambsmeat and pepperbell. And with French cheese Epoisses. — 13 days ago