Incredible color. Great yeasty balance with smooth finish. Tart but silky. — 8 months ago
L’EXTRA par LANGLOIS Crémant de Loire Cabernet Grolleau Rosé — a year ago
Color of cloudy purple mixed with ruby. Nose of cherry jam, ripe berries, fermented cabbage, and strength of alcohol. Taste basically follows the nose with addition of solid tannins, and more ripe cranberries note. 2nd sip shows some tobacco leaves and lasting sweetness. Aftertaste shows some more fresh grapes, a bit peppery, and a bit smoky. On par. — 2 years ago
2nd up is the ‘15 cab from estate vineyard in Saint Helena.
Fruit driven that showcases the quality of fruits which is concentrated, intense yet well balanced. Full body, but warm and delicate on the palate. Tannins are noticeably softer than the ‘16. Finish with great length.
When I tasted the ‘12, I thought it was on par with the flagship Profile bottling in terms of quality. This is no exception. — 3 months ago
Ruby colour of beautiful intensity. Peppery nose, fresh red and black fruits, animal notes, bacon, and smoked. A racy, straight Cornas. Velvety mouth texture. Syrah as we like it. 2014 a vintage a priori not obvious, which will have ended up finding its balance in its ninth year.
Robe rubis de belle intensité. Nez poivré, fruits rouges et noirs frais, notes animales, lardées, et fumées. Un Cornas racé, droit. Texture en bouche veloutée. La Syrah comme on l’aime. 2014 un millésime à priori pas évident, qui aura fini par trouver son équilibre dans sa neuvième année. — a year ago
Gamay from mâconnais, with aging marked on notes of vanilla, cocoa, leather. Compared to 2016, the luxuriance of the fruit is a little more marked and gives change to the aging notes without being hidden. A well-made duel wine on a classic style.
Gamay mâconnais, à l’élevage marqué sur des notes vanilles, cacao, cuir. Par rapport à 2016 la luxuriance du fruit est un peu plus marquée et donne le change aux notes d’élevage sans être cachée. Un vin duel bien fait au style classique. — 2 years ago
2005 vintage. Decanted and tasted immediately and through 3 hours. Great fill/appropriate aging cork. Medium sed. Noticeably dark color. Any trace of the usual Cos baby fat for the first decade+ after release long gone geek. Interesting. This was a lean, mean, street-fighting machine with "minerality" to spare. Intense. Compact. Unsure if it will continue to menace in the next decade of life or retreat into a reclusive, "turtling" period. Best guess? Street-fighter par excellence. Regardless of taking the high or low road, it's not devolving into a drink 'em if you got 'em any time soon scenario. Thanksgiving 11.23.23. — 4 months ago
Bright, refreshing - great acidity. Strawberry notes? — a year ago
Beautiful syrah that I will really have trouble identifying blindly. Ruby colour almost still purple even after 15 years, suggesting still beautiful years of ageing potential. On the nose, the bouquet is rich and intense, marked by the Bordeaux style, on a beautifully melted ageing with primary notes. The whole is rich and complex, between notes of black fruits (blackberry, blueberry, plum) tobacco ageing, chocolate, vanilla, cypress; evolved undergrowth notes and so on, it's a real taste journey!
Magnifique syrah que j’aurai vraiment du mal à identifier à l’aveugle. Robe rubis presqu’encore violine même après 15 ans, suggérant encore de belles années de potentiel de garde. Au nez le bouquet est riche et intense, marqué par le style bordelais, sur un élevage admirablement fondu aux notes primaire. L’ensemble est riche et complexe, entres notes de fruits noirs (mûre, myrtille, prune) élevage tabac, chocolat, vanille, cyprès; notes évoluées sous-bois et j’en passe, c’est un vrai voyage gustatif! — 2 years ago
Jim Stehli
Gimme the green — a month ago