4/26/24, 2:37 PM - Thanks for this. Any views on top 2015 Champagne (my daughter's birth year)?
4/26/24, 3:32 PM - Thanks for that. I have a few Bollinger GA, a couple of Vilmart CdC, and one bottle of Cristal, but generally keeping my powder dry - as you say, it's early days really. At least she will have plenty of reds :-)
4/25/24, 2:46 PM - I just pulled my first bottle of this, for drinking at a Rhone lunch next week :-)
4/23/24, 3:15 AM - Love this and your other notes!Any thoughts on 2012 vs 2013 of the Levant? I loved the 2009 and 2011 and considering a purchase of one of the newer vintages. I can get the 2012 for 15% cheaper than 2013, but the latter's reviews seem a bit stronger.
4/24/24, 10:48 AM - Thank you! I will see if I can find a way to get both then :-)
2/28/24, 4:29 PM - Is that the case for all Jadot 2010 Chapelles, or are there actually two bottlings? I bought a six-pack from auction based on the excellent reviews, fingers crossed...
2/26/24, 1:58 PM - I don't remember for sure. I think it was probably drunk with my wife over a couple of hours, possibly an evening.
2/4/24, 1:44 PM - I still have one or two of these left, how much rush do you think there is?
1/17/24, 8:45 AM - I only bought it at the end of 2022, from a merchant who quite often sells older, interesting bottles.
1/14/24, 4:57 PM - :-(
1/8/24, 12:35 AM - Thanks!
12/22/23, 1:13 PM - I let my wife open one of these with her friend on the basis they saved a glass for when I got home... you can guess what happened (slightly shaming sense of humour failure!)
12/22/23, 7:54 AM - I'm intending to open my first bottle of this with Christmas lunch, I shall report back! A glass back in May 2020 was fantastic.
12/22/23, 2:39 AM - Well done! Sounds like my WOTY - Cappellano 1967.
12/14/23, 3:07 PM - typo on the score?
12/15/23, 9:48 AM - Ha, OK!
12/4/23, 2:35 PM - Not sure, sorry - not my wine
10/15/23, 2:14 AM - Is a score of 78 a typo? Sounds like you enjoyed it more than that (I gave my first bottle 93)
10/15/23, 11:36 AM - Yay
10/14/23, 5:46 AM - I've had this twice and I'm not sure how or why it's so good - but it is! Have three bottles and feel like I'll regret not stocking up further...
9/24/23, 2:34 PM - Lovely note, and interested to read your thoughts. I wanted to say, though, that you shouldn't skip the 2014 - it was a try of that vintage a couple of years ago that turned me into a Flacc fan! Very elegant and clean, rather than thin.
9/25/23, 7:04 AM - I brought the '06 to a big Tuscan lunch earlier this year and it was one of the best wines, for sure. I think 2016 is well worth the premium based on the time I tried, but not sure about 2019.
9/22/23, 2:38 PM - Agree with this 100%
9/21/23, 5:17 AM - Am loving the torrent of your notes showing up in my feed :-)
9/19/23, 3:05 PM - My first try... I have three bottles more. Can easily see a 93-94 score in the future.
9/13/23, 7:58 AM - I bought this, thanks for the encouraging note
9/5/23, 8:28 AM - Do you know when this bottle was disgorged?
9/5/23, 9:14 AM - Makes sense then! Although the best bottle I've had of this was a 2019 DG drunk in 2020...
8/8/23, 2:38 AM - Sorry to hear that... the 2015 Tres Girard has been drinking great for a couple of years already. I'll hold my Trilogie bottles a little longer though having read your note!
7/9/23, 10:02 AM - I definitely remember this wine seeming excellent value - my fried opened it. I quite like some 2014 Tuscans, e.g. Flaccianello was fresh and delicious too.
7/7/23, 6:13 AM - This was only the second 2019 white I've tried, but some support for your suggestion in my note on the first (Thorne & Daughters Sémillon Paper Kite): "Having tried the '15 and the '17, this vintage is a real step up".
6/16/23, 1:20 AM - Thanks for the notes - think we're mostly in agreement. Did you not taste the Haag Kab and Spat? They were probably my two favourite wines. Sad to see both in the mixed cases (= potentially less available for me).
5/28/23, 1:59 PM - I have a vertical back to 2013, so I'm sure I can help once those are ready!
5/27/23, 2:46 PM - All the bottles were prepared by the restaurant, at which our host had dropped them off around one month prior. I believe they were double-decanted at around 5pm, and we had the Monprivato at around 7.30pm... not sure I'd have done anything differently, but I think some air (and getting rid the sediment) is likely a good idea.
5/24/23, 6:02 AM - Thanks for making it :-)Just started buying your wines via A&B, as it happens - the 2021 Durant, on their recommendation
5/18/23, 12:39 PM - I just bought a bottle of this - drink now or keep (and if so, for how long)?
5/18/23, 1:41 PM - cheers and will do!
5/15/23, 1:50 PM - Thanks for the report on these wines (I have three bottles of all three of the different Cristias). Do you have estimated drinking windows for them? Not much info out there
5/16/23, 3:21 AM - Thanks a lot
5/12/23, 1:01 PM - Your score seems a bit mean based on that comment?
4/3/23, 2:17 AM - Sorry - which one did you prefer? I take from the comment that you preferred the Bernard wine, but you gave the Benoit one a higher score. I own both!
4/11/23, 2:48 AM - Thanks for clarifying!
3/22/23, 8:36 AM - I also thought this was brilliant, and purchased six more bottles after trying it. How do you think it might age?
2/28/23, 1:01 PM - Hi, I have two bottles of this and barely any experience with Napa Cabs... should I open one this year, or continue to hold? I generally like my classed growth Bordeaux aged 20-30yo.
2/28/23, 1:32 PM - Thanks!
2/23/23, 3:58 AM - I'm glad you didn't open the backup, I was appallingly hungover yesterday as it is! Will be interested to hear how your next bottle performs though
2/13/23, 6:59 AM - I have a single, drink or keep?
2/13/23, 9:13 AM - Thanks. Mrs A and I prefer 'mature' to 'lively' - well, in a Champagne context, anyway :-)
2/13/23, 7:18 AM - Heh... we chose the wine before we chose the food, so it was her doing!
2/3/23, 1:16 AM - Jane Anson gave this 100pts! I bought a bottle out of curiosity as a result, but am expecting to have the same conclusion as you (albeit I'll probably leave it until later in this decade before opening).
1/30/23, 6:58 AM - Thanks! Yes, it was chilled, but not overly so - chilled it in the fridge, then removed the bottle around 15 mins before dinner. I would guess it showed best at around 10-12C - not so expressive when straight out the fridge, but the end of the bottle was less charming.
1/25/23, 9:01 AM - This was drunk at a large lunch, and wasn't my wine, but if I had more than one I'd certainly open a bottle and try - was a really joyous experience.
1/21/23, 10:36 AM - Nice review. How do you compare this 2019 (I own but haven't tried) to 2016 (one of the best Bordeaux I've tried, whether young or mature)?
1/21/23, 3:25 PM - Thanks again. I know Ian too, by the way!
1/19/23, 7:47 AM - Not sure, I was in a restaurant, but I think decanting is probably a good idea
12/28/22, 5:58 PM - 88 points seems a bit mean based on the note? I scored this 93-94 and the note sounds similar to my experiences
12/4/22, 1:58 AM - Please leave this note and score on the 243 page then!https://www.cellartracker.com/wine.asp?iWine=4190063&searchId=06E26CDC%23selected%253DW4190063_11_Kd512d516c9330f21a29e89c008150fc8
11/12/22, 1:23 PM - I think that would be about a fair price for the quality, although it's been a little while now since I tried the wine
11/9/22, 5:13 AM - Corked perhaps?
11/1/22, 9:15 AM - Thanks for the review; I also picked one of these up last week. Would you say worth opening now, or keeping, and if the latter, for how long?
11/2/22, 2:41 AM - Thanks a lot. My 'dealer' also stocks the Lion, although it's currently sold out... will add to the list!
10/31/22, 2:56 PM - Thanks. Yes, really elegant - perhaps I should have had it while watching TV rather than with a full-flavoured main course!
10/21/22, 1:13 AM - Which are your favourite recent vintages?
10/21/22, 4:41 AM - Thanks. I agree 2009 and 2016 are excellent. Must try 2015 too!
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