5/11/2024 - maaike2 wrote:

Rich and powerful, earthy, black fruit, good acid support, good length. 93/94. I am confident it will develop in a positive way.

5/11/2024 - maaike2 wrote:

silky, earthy, rich, sweetness. Nice to drink, not memorable.

5/10/2024 - maaike2 wrote:

A good wine, now underperforming, too young? Or punished for non-decanting? Good acidity, nice bitters, tension, very young. Try again in 5 years or more

5/10/2024 - maaike2 wrote:

Wow, this belongs to the best rose wines I ever tasted (Garrus). Candies, Bitters, fruit, rich and length. Great!

5/10/2024 - maaike2 wrote:

Exciting. Nutty, some bitters, ripe fruit, full bodied.

5/10/2024 - maaike2 wrote:

Corked

5/10/2024 - maaike2 wrote:

What a power, intense, complex, vibrant, mineral, long. An amazing expression of Silex after more than 20 years.

5/10/2024 - maaike2 wrote:

Great. Intense with ripe fruit, sufficient acidity, round, a beauty

5/10/2024 - maaike2 wrote:

Rich, intense, delicate mousse, kicking and alive, ripe fruit, brioche, earthy motes. I was happily surprised, for me one of the best vintages of Comtes. 94/95

5/9/2024 - maaike2 wrote:

Amazing freshness and acidity, youth, with elegant sweetness and botrytis, good length. Surprise of the evening.

4/14/2024 - maaike2 wrote:

Rich, impressive, fruit, herbs, spices, fruit, nice sweetness, sufficient acidity. A big boy! Fantastic.

4/14/2024 - maaike2 wrote:

Fine delicate mousse, fruit and brioche, balanced and good acidity. My last bottle.

4/14/2024 - maaike2 wrote:

I did not realize that Trebbiano grape could lead to this beautiful wine. Dark yellow-orange color, rich mouth with apricot, orange, freshness combined with nice bitters. Round and long. Great wine.

4/9/2024 - maaike2 wrote:

very young. Wet earth, wet rags, followed by roundness with dark fruit. Firm tannins. Probably much too young.

4/9/2024 - maaike2 wrote:

Earthy, mushrooms, leather, some fruit behind. Opulent, sufficient acidic support. very good PN.

4/9/2024 - maaike2 wrote:

Fresh, flowers, nice mild bitter, sufficient acidic support.

4/9/2024 - maaike2 wrote:

Fresh with lots of fruit, herbal tones, some honey. Rich, good length, superb acidity. young, but drinking very well now.

4/9/2024 - maaike2 wrote:

Rich powerful wine with marvelous sweet-acid balance. White fruit, lemon, minimal spicy tones. A seductive and very good wine. 92/93

4/9/2024 - maaike2 wrote:

1 hour in decanter. Restrained nose, sweet start, gorgeous acidity at the end. Exciting wine with exotic fruit and apples, mild spiciness. Good length.

4/9/2024 - maaike2 wrote:

Even more beautiful compared to the bottle I drunk in 2021. Incredible rich with apricot, orange, some oxidative tones. Minimal mousse. What an experience it was!

4/9/2024 - maaike2 wrote:

Fresh with fruit and some brioche tones, elegant fine mousse. Young. very good.

4/1/2024 - maaike2 wrote:

Fruit and perfect botrytis, good acid support, mild bitters, mouth filling, and long. Fantastic wine. One of the best P/Q sauternes wines.

4/1/2024 - maaike2 wrote:

A wide spectrum of fruit, a superb balance between acidity and sweetness, embracing each other. A miracle. A really great wine, but no complexity.

4/1/2024 - maaike2 wrote:

One dimensional, fruit dominated, powerful, not very pleasant bitters. however, P/Q OK.

4/1/2024 - maaike2 wrote:

Fruit and some spicy and herbal notes, whiff of earthiness. Fresh, mild bitters. OK, not exciting.

4/1/2024 - maaike2 wrote:

Not after 24 hours in opened bottle: Intense with ripe fruit, multiple herbs, great bitters, good acidity,. Mouthfilling and enormous length. Approaches Garrus. What a wine! 92/93

4/1/2024 - maaike2 wrote:

Surprise! Disgorging 2021. Damage 7 g/L. Delicate mousse, beautiful fruit and some mild brioche tones, supported by freshness and mild bitter. very good p/q.

3/25/2024 - maaike2 wrote:

Thin, wet cloths, wrong bottle?

3/25/2024 - maaike2 wrote:

well balanced Cf with acids roundness and compact.

3/25/2024 - maaike2 wrote:

Disappointing CF, high acidity, lacking any identity, no fruit, some stable.

3/25/2024 - maaike2 wrote:

mild earthy notes, soft, round, acidic backbone, good structure. A good Cabernet franc.

3/25/2024 - maaike2 wrote:

too young? Alcoholic impression. not the wine I know

3/25/2024 - maaike2 wrote:

exceptional good sauvignon with power, complexity and length.

3/25/2024 - maaike2 wrote:

precize, fruit, round with good acidity, backboned by minimal bitter.

3/25/2024 - maaike2 wrote:

Pure, straight forward, no mistakes, also no excitement. But a good wine.

3/25/2024 - maaike2 wrote:

no tension, no excitement, soap.

3/25/2024 - maaike2 wrote:

A wonderful chenin, precise, power, refined, acidic backbone, good length.

3/18/2024 - maaike2 wrote:

What a power wine! Extremely rich, it throws you back and forth, every sip new surprises. Deep yellow, Fresh and spicy, floral, almond, honey. This wine asks your full attention. What an experience.

3/18/2024 - maaike2 wrote:

Color: hardly any signs of aging, minimal orange rim. Nose with leather, caramel. Freshness , fruit, tobacco, leather, coffee. A spectacular wine.

3/5/2024 - maaike2 wrote:

Beautiful aged, kicking and alive, fruit still prominent, floral notes and some earthiness. Soft, silky structure. A big surprise!

2/24/2024 - maaike2 wrote:

Fresh and young with lots of spices, fruit, mint, balanced and long. Will last for many decades.

2/24/2024 - maaike2 wrote:

Seductive wine with lots of spicy notes, nutmeg, fruit, earthy, beautiful balanced, superb integrated tannins and sufficient though mild acidic backbone. Extreme good wine, lacking tension and perhaps length.

2/19/2024 - maaike2 wrote:

Stunning. Rich and concentrated, beside its sweetness, good acidic backbone,. Mouthfiling and long. Great wine, at By Jef.

2/19/2024 - maaike2 wrote:

Correct, easy drinking, fruit and some mild earthy nites. Do not think will improve more.

2/19/2024 - maaike2 wrote:

A very good, solid seductive wine with some complexity, already now very drinkable, but will improve. At by Jef, with 30 minutes in decanter.

2/19/2024 - maaike2 wrote:

Straight, pure, strict, short. I doubt if it will improve over the years.

1/16/2024 - maaike2 wrote:

Dark fruit, bitters, a touch of earthy notes, medium power, acceptable length, prominent tannins. Not a friendly chambolle

1/16/2024 - maaike2 wrote:

Fresh, elegant, clean verdejo. Simple but good.

1/14/2024 - maaike2 wrote:

During GAJA tasing on Texel, short notes: young, full bodied, power, prominent tennis, let us wait and retaste in some years

1/14/2024 - maaike2 wrote:

During GAJA tasing on Texel, short notes: compared to 2020 darker, richer, more prunes, firm, good future ahead.