Brent Young

9.0

DAY1
Served with the Vinloq System
👃Lovely perfumed fruit. High toned. Sweet with a candied edge. Cherry liquer and mint
👅More restrained than the nose. Fruit is also darker. Somewhat closed and not giving up too much. Med acidity. Tannins have astringency

Remaining wine Slow Decanted in my refrigerator

DAY11
👃Very floral and sweet red fruits. Blood orange, medicinal herbs and mint
👅Floral and sweet,mostly red fruit. Wood/hay and earth. Mild tannins

Slow Decanting helped this improve some on DAY11 but this still needs a few years of bottle ago to reveal itself and improve its precision, which I expect it to do 🍷

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Brent Young

9.1

I love Australian Shiraz, especially with 10+ years of age. However, this bottle was advanced more than I expected

👀Purple color with clear browning
👃Dried cherries, anise, dark chocolate with a hint of volatility
👅Same dried cherries, maybe slightly stewed, and anise/allspice. Good acidity. Was generally drinking pretty well

I have a few bottles so I will check in on another one soon to see if this was an outlier. I was expecting this to be at the front of a long drinking window. Was this a volatile acidity issue? — a month ago

Brent Young

8.8

This was totally crushable. Drank this in one sitting (I shared)

👅Lime, pear, and apple fruits combine with some musky herbal notes (cilantro?)
This has the telltale Julian Haart signature of herbal muskiness and minerality that add bass notes to the treble from the fruit and bright acidity

-Levitates on the palate
-Feinherb+ sweetness level
-Refreshing and great with food. In this case it was paired with fish soup of a miso/vegetable broth base🥣
-Not super profound. Simply delicious

J. Haart does not make much wine and the demand is high. That makes his wines difficult to source. This is his base wine and it is made and sold in 1000L (a single fuder) allotments. It gives a glimpse of the magic from the higher tiered wines👍 — 2 months ago

Brent Young

9.2

AP5

DAY1
Served with the Vinloq system
👃Apples, apricots, peach, grapefruit and slate
👅Peach, apple, and florals. Juicy but creamy. Full midpalate so typical of 2019 German rieslings. The sweet end of spatlese. Delicious

Slow Decanted the remaining wine in my fridge

DAY14
👃Apple, pear, peach but now oyster shell and briny, smoky musk. Jasmine tea
👅Light sweet nectar on the tongue with floral tea. Good acidity. The finish is dry and persistent. Enough salt to keep me thirsty

Elegant and light-footed but never thin. Drinking great. This will age well as expected of wines made from this historic vineyard. (There have been grapes grown in the Abtsberg vineyard for over 1,000 years)

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Brent Young

9.0

DAY1
👀Medium golden yellow
👃Lemon, melon, gravel, a touch of butterscotch, and aged wine notes
👅Less fruity than the nose. Buttery. Touch of florality. Stony minerality. Good acid. Can feel some alcohol(14%) Light oak treatment. The finish is dry and salty

Would pair nicely with mild cheeses👍 Wish I had some👎

Remaining wine stored in fridge under Vinloq preservation

DAY11
Similar experiences to DAY1. Less oak and alcohol now. Elegant style

Only purchased 1 bottle in 2015 after a big tasting. Waited until now to open as I thought this might be optimal time. Maybe so. I don’t think this improves from here but it is in a good place and it was enjoyable — a month ago

Brent Young

9.2

Feeling Lucky?

Despite the premox issues plaguing these early 2000s Fèvres, I held on to my 3 bottles for proper aging. My bottles were going to hit their prime drinking window or die trying

DAY1
Served with the Vinloq System
Golden color. No browning
👃Honeyed pineapple, citrus, jasmine tea
👅Where r the oyster shells and minerality? Oily texture. Nice. 9.1 pts

Stored the bottle in my fridge with Vinloq Preservation

DAY8
👃Aromas change with each sniff
👅Buttery, spicy citrus. Slate minerality. Feels <17 yrs old. Complex. Finishes dry & salty. DAY8 better than DAY1
9.2pts

I am 2 for 2 with no premox! 1 bottle to go and I am feeling lucky 🍀

Full note on Instagram @ “Vinloq.notes” — 2 months ago

Brent Young

9.6

Now & Forever

07 Port Vintage has high expectations. Time to check in on my first Graham’s 375ml

DAY1
Served with the Vinloq System
👃Purple fruits. Hint of raisining
👅Sweet ripe plums & blackberries. Perfumed almonds, chocolate, vanilla, & 5 spice. Silky & creamy texture. Mod sweetness for a V.P. Finishes with eucalyptus. No heat

Remaining wine Slow Decanted in my fridge with Vinloq

DAY10
Just as incredible as DAY1

DAY21
Complex. Beautiful. Balanced

So drinkable now. About as good as 14 yr old vintage port can taste. Every component in balance. Gentle tannins but nice grip and proper acidity. Fantastic over 3 weeks. Looking forward to tracking my remaining bottles of this over time 👍

Follow me on Instagram @ Vinloq.notes — 15 days ago

Brent Young

9.1

DAY1
Served with the Vinloq System
👃Minerality leads the way. Pear, orange, lemon & white pepper spice
👅Dense and bone dry. Matchstick/minerality is attention grabber: Meursault-like 👍

Overperforms bourgogne classification.

Remainder stored in fridge with Vinloq preservation

DAY3
Great as soon as it hits the glass. Best when cool to keep it focused and crisp

DAY10
Pithy grapefruit & ginger. Good acid. Toasty. Big flavor & complexity overdeliver for the 💵

If the Boisson Bourgogne Blanc is this good, how good are their wines with bigger expectations? I intend to find out! 🥂

Full review on Instagram @ “Vinloq.notes” — a month ago

Brent Young

9.4

Zinfandel, petite syrah, and carignane

DAY1
👀Dark ruby. Youthful
👃Big sweet fruit. Plum, blackberries, underbrush, anise, cloves, & spice. Fresh and vibrant
👅Plums and blackberries with tar and anise. Spicy and chalky. All in a silky package
Tannins are soft and minimally exposed. Oak is integrated.
Long dark fruited finish. Well crafted

Great now and should be for some time. Does it improve? Could it?

Bottle stored in fridge with Vinloq preservation

DAY5
Shared with a friend. Same as DAY1

DAY21
The spice and cloves remained but the wine was softer & more restrained than DAYs1 and 5. I preferred the intensity of those days.

— a month ago

Brent Young

9.4

DAY1
Served with Vinloq System
👃Chalky with apples, smoke, petrol and wet pavement
👅White fruits with smoke. Fresh. Nice depth of flavors. Teeth cleaning acidity. Just the right kabinett sweetness. Nice lift. Impressive

Stored in fridge with Vinloq Preservation

DAY25
The nose is slightly funky and largely fruitless. The fruit arrives on the palate. The combination works nicely. Finishes with a candied sweetness that turns dry on the tongue.

Resembles Julian Haart’s Ohligsberg in style and that is a very good thing🙌
My first Max Kilburg wine will not be my last☝️

*Full note on Instagram @ “Vinloq.notes” — 2 months ago