Jim Gorham

9.1

Enjoyable wine great for drinking by itself. Normally 17.95 at LCBO got it for 12.40 25 g per litre — 6 years ago

Bob McDonald

9.5

Smoky Peaty and spirity aromas Also Iodine and Briny notes showing its maritime location. A single malt matured in charred oak casks. There is some conjecture as to whether Talisker is classified as Island or Islay but suffice to say it is the only Distillery on the Isle of Skye. Had a tour of Talisker many years ago after going to the HQ of the MacDonald Clan on Skye. I bought this 1 Litre bottle at Gatwick Airport about 2 months ago before we headed up to Inverness and the Highlands. — 6 years ago

Paul Petit

9.6

Sol schisteux, calcaire, roche emmagasine la chaleur, 25ho litre/hectare. Vendange manuelle grain par grain. 15€. Vinification en cuve béton. Gras/l'alarme/densité. Odeur Sous bois, faugiere, champignon, café. Vin structuré. Des tannins. Opulence en bouche. Livre cannelle en bouche. Puissance !!! Épicé. Viande rouge en sauce. Lapin/civé en sauce. Vin Équilibré. Vin atypique. Pas pour tout le monde. — 7 years ago

Jennifer Erivez

9.2

Cranberry and pomegranate, mossy, roses and tobacco — 8 years ago

Christine T

9.1

Election night bottle — 9 years ago

Tom Wood

9.5

Toasted focaccia bread, oxidative, green apple skins, preserved citrus, old cellar and malt biscuit aromas. 100 Pinot noir, 6g RS per litre. Serious richness, acid isn't as intense as expected but that profile is ever so desirable. — 9 years ago

Paul Rost

9.5

Excellent. — 10 years ago

Martinez

8.9

Fresh, flinty Aligoté -Burgundy’s almost forgotten third grape- from 90-year-old vines in Meursault and a younger vineyard in Volnay. Vinified in 500- and 600-litre puncheons. Gunpowder. Citrus. Good acidity — 6 years ago

Bob McDonald

9.6

At the Downs Club Magnum Christmas Dinner. In this case me holding a 6 Litre Methuselah or Imperial as it is also known of Eldertons Best Cuvée - the Command Shiraz. A very generous gift from Cameron Ashmead of the Ashmead Family , the owners of Elderton for the support and business from the Club. Barossa Valley royalty was mentioned in a previous note and it applies here in spades. Rich dark chocolate and earthy berry aromas. A flat out delicious palate with soft resolved tannins and oak influence judiciously used. Will live for years particularly in an Imperial. A treat to taste this - thanks again Cameron. — 7 years ago

Oliver Keane

10

Delightful. — 8 years ago

Aaron Tan

9.7

Gonon's spinning some seriously unreal Syrah! Youthful, but showing so much after a quick 30 minute decant. Lively dark berries, olive tapenade, lavender, meat, herbs, black pepper, anise, mushroom. Dense, owing to the vintage, with grainy tannins and a remarkably solid acid drive. I could drink a lot of this wine 😍

Note (from CWS): While still considered within the Saint Joseph appellation, the brothers choose to bottle this younger vine syrah separately from their flagship cuvée because the vineyard location on flatland close to the bank of the Rhône does not possess the same granite base as is typical of their more historic hillside sites. Vinified with about 80% of fruit de-stemmed and undergoing a shorter elevage of 12-14 months in 600 Litre demi-muids casks. — 8 years ago

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Buddy Wilson

9.8

These grapes owere hand-picked which means only the best was selected. This is a complex wine with aromas of pepper, BlackBerries, red peppers and hazelnut. It is a very powerful and concentrated wine with mature tannins that are ripe and elegant. — 9 years ago

H

8.9

A very tight champagne with high acidity. I do like acidity in my wines but this was close to being a bit too much. Perhaps a bit higher dosage would have done the trick ( I believe this is around 7g per litre). — 10 years ago

Emily Kresie-Harrington

9.2

2018 vintage. Great as always. Lime, white peach, nectarine, pineapple, papaya, guava, white flowers. Good textbook Kabinett. All hail the litre bottle! — 6 years ago

Kayla Abe

9.3

Spritzy beauty! Not often that I drink the same bottle 2 days in a row. — 7 years ago

Cameron Etezadi

9.1

Nice inexpensive and good — 7 years ago

Bob McDonald

9.1

Intense nose of dried fruit like sultanas, dates, also almonds and that oxidative note. A dry Marsala with 30gms per litre of sugar. No vintage but approx 8 to 10 years of age. — 8 years ago

Chua Rosly

9.0

lovely wine. not dry. medium acidity. mild tanin. great with nigiri sushi and peach salad. mild raspberry tinge — 9 years ago

Mike

9.0

Love the litre bottle and the price. Really lovely and so easy to drink 😊 — 9 years ago

KW

8.9

Natural Alsace Pinot Noir in the 1 litre bottle. This shows what's it's made for: drinking without remorse. No added sulphur, organic, semi maceration carbonique.
Light in colour and 12.5% only.
Lightest funk (smell of old cooked potatoes), cassis, juicy raspberries, cherries. Some dried mint. Hint of pickled beet root. Violets. Later tomato ketchup mixed with fresh raspberry. Pure cherry juice palate with only lightest tannins. Raspberry takes over. Feels to have light RS but chemical analysis given shows only 0.5g/l. Dried hibiscus and cherry with higher skin ratio aftertaste. Change from cherries to ketchup took place within 5 minutes. This will be interesting... Light smoke coming in. Tannins getting stronger. — 10 years ago