The nose brims with orchard and tropical fruit layered with honeysuckle and fresh herbs. On the palate, the acidity remains crisp and lively, yet there’s a gentle creaminess that rounds the edges with quiet sophistication.
At year 8, this 70/30 Petit Courbu/Petit Manseng blend remains a thoughtful meditation in the glass fitting to its name.
— 10 months ago
Perfume on the nose and rather floral with some citrus notes. Honey and floral taste with low acidity and a good medium body. — 6 years ago
Delicious - smoked pear — 7 years ago
Medium ruby garnet with quite wide garnet rim . Still quite youthful for age . Aromatic from the off, with red plum , cherry , hedgerow fruit , cigar box , scorched earth , dried flowers . On the palate this is medium bodied , with lots of herbal tinged red fruits , tobacco , grafite, with good volume. Perfectly balanced acidity and suave resolved tannins . Long tobacco edged , red fruit finish . Very detailed and aromatic, no need to decant , really pretty and in a lovely spot though don’t see this improving further, as after about 2 hours this particular bottle starts to fade a little , loosing its aroma and showing a touch of rain water and wet rock hints on the nose, and fading a little on the palate . Drink now and over the next 5 years or so to get the best of this . At Restaurante Fasano , Jardins , São Paulo — 3 days ago
Byo dinner — 9 months ago
Slightly jammy with a rich dark berry finish. Slight earthy, cold stone-like background . Very good!! — 6 years ago
Full bodied, rich, flavors of peach, wet rock and a reductive notes of match stick. — 6 years ago
Popped and poured; enjoyed over the course of a couple hours. The 2021 “Dionysos” pours a deep ruby/purple color with a near opaque core; medium viscosity with moderate staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is developing with notes of cassis, violets, horse blanket, poblano pepper, graphite and limestone minerals. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is medium. Fresh, funky, delicious Cabernet Franc. Drink now through 2031. — 7 months ago
Zippy— fresh, bright and airy! — a year ago
Hard to believe it’s the same grape that goes toward some of the most boring white wines available. This is wild; pretty peach color from a little skin contact, slight oxidative notes which add to the complexity without tiring the wine out, very lively, intense and fairly long finish, most of the fruit is around apricots. Lovely — 3 years ago
Placed 3rd in a small St Emilion taste off. Raspberry blueberry cherry vanilla. Improved over time from opening. — 6 years ago
Medium bodied, dry red with peppery/tobacco notes and red fruits and cherry — 7 years ago
Lasse KR
Fuldstændig fremragende cab franc. Saftig, uendelig længde, lakrids, blommer, grøn elektricitet og perfekt mængde brett. (Blev måske lidt strid efter en times tid.) — 2 days ago