Nicolas Duchesneau

9.3

Granges des peres 2007

Nez très expressif et explosif
Tapenade, café espresso, violette

La robe est dense, signe d’évolution à peine perceptible.

En bouche c’est puissant, c’est rond, il y a de la matière. Le Vin est intriguant, on veut y replonger le nez, pour voir s’il y aura de nouvelles arômes. La fraise et le cèdre font leur apparition en bouche 4:15PM. Je sens que le vin va évoluer tout au long de la soirée.

Apres quelques heures en carafe, on dénote, le coté viandeux, plus terreux, boite à cigare qui se mélange parfaitement aux autres aromes.

Je m’attendais à un profil plus bourguignon ou plus Rhône Nord comme le 2004 dégusté il y a déjà quelques années mais non je l’ai trouve un peu plus costaud qu’a mon souvenir mais c’est tout à fait excellent et extrêmement bien fait

— 4 years ago

David Kline

9.2

Loved this as a child. But after having this on tap, I was loathe to revisit the bottle, but it found its way home, so I will raise it. Perfect balance of long-hang merengue and lively golden cats eye with a tinge of greenish fire. Yeastbomb nose with a powerful ripe lemon aura. Drops of tangerine, grapefruit zest, lemon poppyseed cakes, pineapple and lillies. Nice, ‘I am beer’ intro of iron and gummy yeast, turns malty and unctuous with brioche, orange peel, toothpick, baked orchard fruits, metallic skim of caviar shimmering atop a soft pretzel. — 6 years ago

Eritsra

9.0

Testé pour Noël 2018 avec tourte au canard. Rond, fruité notes de fruits rouges. "Un bon 9" aura dit Jérôme. — 6 years ago

D S

9.0

Dry, citrus — 7 years ago

Tom Watson

8.9

Surprisingly strong performance from the 2012 vintage. Leather, blackberry and the aura of authority that suggests a few more years would get more interesting still. I’ll be back. — 7 years ago

Michael Meyer

9.2

Amazing juice. Dark fruit with an aura of lightness. Tons of structure yet malleable to a broad menu. Fantastic with a burger salad. — 8 years ago

Isaac Pirolo

9.0

The Caymus of the Central Coast. Inky with massively extracted red and black fruit, and in a mode not unlike pie filling. Not to be denied, it's loaded with vanilla, baking spice, fig, and a few drops of root beer extract. The aura of charcoal and new leather weave throughout, all with an edge of tilled earth. Translating this from taste and smell to sight and sound, this is walking into a brand new casino. — 8 years ago

Jody's Mostly Natty

8.9

Tart introduction and then soft strawberries and cranberries on the tongue. Quick kick of tartness again as it ends. But the color! Beautiful blue-violet aura in the glass. — 5 years ago

David Kline

9.0

Another day of powering through the stash to make room for baby stuffs! Luckily just an 8.3 abv. version of this big turkey. Gulp. Apple-cherry in bourbon compote/mincemeat pie plus Old fashioned/new fangled with a delicious root beer streak and rich vanilla aura softening a coriander prickle. Orange peel and fresh pear bent on being brandy. Coffee candies swim in bourbon syrup, over cooked chocolate pie, and pecan pie under cream. Vanilla throughout. Pleasant enough to softly pull your guard down and adumbrate an evening in warm robes of holiday evocations. — 6 years ago

Holly Yuen

9.1

Sunday afternoon lazy drinking with Italian weekend brunch at aura. Marco and candy and Gaia! — 7 years ago

Sylvain Rhainds

9.3

2005. Aura déçu pour plusieurs mais moi j ai apprécié le potentiel et son potentiel — 7 years ago

Patrick Vogel

9.3

Straight soil & soul. The waves of terroir on this cuvée will not escape you::::it is relentless in its expression: hence the note on the bottle :: Expression Originale du Terroir. Very little fruit out the gate...dry...maybe something very dark and deep...minerality then soil and deeper and deeper. It has a mystic aura, ethereal. I can honestly say I've never tasted anything remotely like it. — 7 years ago

Fredrik Finn

9.2

Fino at it best, En Rama that is! Surpringsingly generous fruit, intense and layered with roasted nuts, a stone crushed minerality, and of course the trademarked fino aura. Bone dry with intense mid palate and a long finish. — 8 years ago

David Kline

9.2

Blood red, with maximum density. Rosemary, plum-prune, sage and thyme, blackberry, black cherry, black pepper, cassis, violets, piebald earth and a touch of cranberry aromatically. Medium mouthfeel of elegance, and satin-y tannins despite its youth. Smoky raspberry sporting a cranberry aura, black currant leaf, light cassis, and roasted lamb with the lightest mint. Fantastic pomerol at a great price point. Hold this for another five years at least, and you will be well rewarded. Otherwise decant and serve with rustic fare smothered in olive oil! Brilliant. — 6 years ago

with Courtney

Sylvain Rhainds

9.0

2004. Encore un bébé. Completement fermé
Aura besoin de temps. La note va grandement ameliorer avec le temps — 6 years ago

Carlo Maria Rossotto

9.3

Special Wine. This Teranino is a sweet dessert wine from Dalmatia. Hints of berries, cinnamon, spicy, called “wine for ladies” by the locals. Special experience from an emerging wine region. Autoctone. — 6 years ago

Sylvain Rhainds

9.8

1990. Le vin de la soirée! Énorme! Quel plaisir de boire ce jus qui aura resté tout en puissance tout au long de la soirée. Magique. — 7 years ago

Fredrik Finn

9.3

Very high quality; utterly complex with a grand cru identity. Concentrated fruit, still showing plenty of primary character, good development in the glass and a defined minerality. Long finish encircled by a fresh and vibrant aura. — 7 years ago

David Kline

9.2

Baby, it’s cold outside. Falling near 70! The stouts are out! This sleek black beauty has it all! Thick, even lacing in two tone cafe shades, a cumulus attitude. Clean almond and cacao pod with a lemon pith aura. Bee pollen, waterfall rocks and northern oyster shell, including a light brine. Medium mouthfeel and soft minerality prevailas sips reduce the lace to alphabet soup fonts and ultimately horror forests. Unexpectedly clean, with coffee-cola notes and caramelized onion minus the burn. Crispy vanilla that turns creamy with agitation. Steely, smoky, pepper crackers, and bitter violets. #boulevardbrewing #darktruth #kcbeer #stout #dankdark — 7 years ago

with Courtney

David Kline

9.2

Dusty creek basin, dried raspberries, cranberries and rainier cherry contrast with sliced red plum, crepe paper, sunflower petal. Incredible depth and texture, with stony plum, dried black cherry, fig skin, powdery raspberry, dried violets, and a baked, black olive and red saffron aura. This is a fine burgundy, and at a price that makes you smile! — 8 years ago

with Courtney