1/25/2023 - Tartiflette Likes this wine:

Brought to Kappo Ando, Copenhagen. This was one of the best Champagne experiences I have ever had. It’s a treat to open a near perfect bottle and the right time. This was not very concentrated but impressed more in its finesse. Perfect subtle effervescence lasting the hour it took us to finish it. Good acidity and lovely fruit. All in a very discreet way. Not at all the manner DomP normally behaves but I like it better this way. I will certainly search for more.

8/7/2023 - Tartiflette wrote:

Decanted a few hours which was not nearly enough. It was so closed and tight with hard tannins that it never really was an enjoyment. This on needed much longer in the cellar before ready. Sadly my last

7/31/2020 - Tartiflette wrote:

Funny how I seem to be the only one who has discovered this wonderful wine here. One of my favourites in its price range (33 €)

2/14/2021 - Tartiflette wrote:

Having just had the 16', 17' recently the 2018 is just way unapproachable. Not even on day 3. Let it rest.

2/25/2017 - Tartiflette Does not like this wine:

Decanted about 5 hours. Wonderful nose of blackcurrant and the classical acetone. But the taste was not at all as pleasant. First I couldn't point to what was wrong. It wasn't corked but something wasn't right. It had no acidity whatsoever. Lots of tannins though and great fruit. But it just seemed "flat" in the mouth. I guessed that it might be closed but it didn't improve over time. Last glass was undrinkable. No former knowledge with Revello but had plenty of Rocche wines before (Which I love) But the complete lack of acidity gave it a very strange feel.

11/14/2019 - aChave Likes this wine:

Billecart-Salmon Tasting (Dan & Mila’s): “Founder’s Cuvée”. Once again, Superb. Fine fruit, light toast, long finish. A little more toast than the 2006, and a little softer. 60% PN, 40% Chard.

12/31/2018 - Tartiflette Does not like this wine:

Opened, decanted and drank over a week. Fruit too dominant and lacks acidity to match. After a week it even became undrinkable.

8/15/2018 - Tartiflette Likes this wine:

My last out of 14 bought. And what a shame that I went through these too early. Like my last try this has turned into a real pleasure. In a perfect balance right now. Will look for some additional bottles for sure. But to me DdChevalier is always good value.

5/5/2018 - Tartiflette wrote:

Decanted about an hour and drank rather cooled. Still this wine was not really in a nice balance. Too much fruit for the amount of acidity and tannin. Rather meaty and earthy and lots of liquorice.

9/25/2017 - Tartiflette wrote:

Decanted a few hours and still very closed. Needs lots of time.

12/19/2016 - Tartiflette wrote:

Decanted only 1 hour. Way too little time for this monster. Never really opened to us. Just as tight as a drum. Lots of potential though.

12/5/2016 - Tartiflette wrote:

Seems like it has seen it's better times. Still a charmer with good nose of strawberries dominating. Nice earthy and marzipan feel with medium aftertaste.

5/6/2015 - Tartiflette wrote:

Completely shut and gave only a few hints of the future. Lots of hidden fruit, tight tannins with good balance. At the end it showed some nice strawberries, vanilla and liquorice.

6/17/2014 - Tartiflette Does not like this wine:

Had some difficulty defining what was wrong with this bottle. Tasted lots of different things like the rest in this forum. But something was just not right! I believe the lack of tannins and acid. And that in combination with an abundance of fruit, coffee, liquorice etc. just isn't right. Decanted about 2 hours.

4/24/2014 - Tartiflette wrote:

Very powerful and fruity wine. Hard to recognize it being from Rioja i think. Very dark color and not a big deal of tannins. Black berries, blue berries, cedar, vanille, liquorice, chocolate. Quite spicy nose as well.

12/24/2013 - SLIMES Likes this wine:

This seemed a bit muted when I first opened it and I can see what people mean when they describe this as 'shut down'. The colour was nice and dark with the nose not giving much away. The palate was surprisingly appley with good acidity, although we're talking red apples that have just dropped from the tree rather than anything too sharp. The nose did open up to reveal a slight toffee (?) flavour that points to where it's heading. The mouth-feel was excellent with small bubbles and good structure.

I'm glad I've got more of these as I want to see where things go in 2014/2015. This does need more time to show at its best but I'm glad I opened this bottle. I'm also glad that the rest are stored externally as these are very tempting right now.

One final note: this was disgorged in March 2011 and I understand that the disgorgement of this wine can vary by about two years. As this is one of the earlier disgorgements, I suspect that some of the more recent examples will be a bit closed; thus explaining the disparity between notes that have been posted by different tasters. 92pts for now, moving to 93+ in a couple of year's time.

12/20/2013 - Tartiflette wrote:

(Le Sommelier, Copenhagen) No notes, but remember this as being quite modern Rioja.

11/23/2013 - Tartiflette wrote:

At Restaurant Bovio in La Morra, Piemonte. Very good glass of fresh and fruity spumante. Medium bubbles and light yellow color. Nothing much but just lemon fruit in the mouth. But it is very appealing in its own simple way.