Peter van den Besselaar

8.9

Vintage 1989 | for me an obscure domaine, it caught my attention at an auction. I do love ripened Chenin Blanc, which sometimes seems immortal. So I thought: give it a try. The wine was sent from France. Lovely ripened colour, old gold. Shy smell, good taste that combines honey and bitters. The cuvée is ‘moelleux’ but very good balance with the acids. Paired good with rilettes and pheasant pâté. — 5 days ago

John Bratincevic

9.0

NOSE: distinct black pepper! Maybe the clearest black pepper I’ve ever smelled in a wine. Other savoury spices also, both savoury and baking - I pick out cardomom. Also plum and muted blackberry. A dash of vanilla. Almost like fruity bitters. Hmm!

TASTE: VERY peppery, iron, leather -medium weight at most, not heavy or lush, but not thin either. Very dry black plum and spice [rosemary???], some dry wild berry. Bitter tea on the finish. I think this would go great with BBQ beef with a spicy dry rub. Well made. 90-91.
— 2 years ago

Martijn

9.3

Incredible glass of rose. Roses, almond paste, tart, some dried figs. In the mouth sweet, acidity and bitters so well balanced. — 3 years ago

Willem Jan Withagen

9.0

Again a bottle to my liking. So guess that previous one was off. High in acids, tangerine fruits, classic bitters — 5 months ago

Peter van den Besselaar

8.9

Vintage 2021 | Early drinking, fine luncheon wine, paired with beetrootsalade, goatcheese and lemon/oliveoil. High bitters, so better with food or give this bottle one or a few years cellar. — 2 years ago

Jan A

9.3

Solid core, somewhat muted scent and typical cab flavors giving damp earth, cassis and nutmeg like bitters. I don't see the 96RP rating here but nevertheless a well made wine. — 3 years ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.0

Vintage 2013 | magnum | elegant smell, much bitters in taste imo — 8 months ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.3

NV | Fino from Pedro Ximenez grapes with complex smell: cacao, almonds, honey, beeswax. Oxidative made. With loads of bitters that stimulate appetite. Great wine. | paired with walnuts — a year ago

Daniel Bloom

9.2

N: Roses…big and candied. Red/Pink Grapefruit. Like marmalade, all the bitters too.
P: At first, big tannins that smooth out w protein. Cherries, but yellow/brown.
Delicious wine.
If this is Cogno’s basic, watch out. — 3 years ago

Tom Garland

9.0

Pop and pour. A remarkable light gold color. On the nose: subtle notes of lemon, toasty vanilla oak , green apple, honey, slight pineapple on the end. Taste: creamy, soft, juicy wine with mandarin, minerals, honey, plenty of butterscotch, pineapple, hint of white pepper, and a dry slightly herbal bitters medium plus finish.... Eeh. — 3 years ago

with Brenda