Five years cork age on this beauty; glad the decision was taken to drink (now who relies on natural cork); wildly full of pinot noir development; nose heaviness; layers of mature pinot tertiary aromatics; such as herbal oils, deep nuts, mushroom, aged yeast bits too; drunk with raw scallop, celery, fennel shavings, mullet bottarga; dressed with lime, olive oil; Pol brings out the savouriness of the green vegetables; salt of the sea, sweetness of scallop; all veges home grown; palate is full on; powerful, not the massiveness of Winston Churchill but same mould; square wine which hardly tapers in the mouth; the amazing feats of champagne! @polroger #polroger #champagne #1999 #pinot — 11 years ago
BIG mid palate. Sweet tabaco. — 12 years ago
That's special! Coming from "les terres blanches" terroir the wine possess minerality, richness and complexity. — 10 years ago
Someone told me this didn't suck. They were right. — 10 years ago
A little old. Showing birch chips and beechwood as the wood on the nose — 11 years ago
Thanksgiving wine #2
Funky pinot noir from Sancerre. Fresh fruit and slightly spicy. Enjoyed! — 10 years ago
With my wife. The wine was pale lemon in colour and offered bouquet of flowers, citrus, peach, orange peel, almond, fresh sea breeze and mineral notes on the nose. On the palate the wine showed white flowers, stone fruit, peach, orange peel and almond, complicated by a salty mineral touch, paired with medium-level acidity, a great, buttery mouthfeel, and very good length. The medium- to full-bodied wine had good complexity and tasted concentrated yet fresh. A great Condrieu! 92 — 11 years ago
Patrick McKee
Dark red, auburn rim, heavy sediment. Cooked strawberry and black cherry, leather, earth, graphite, tea, VA. High acid, soft tannin. Slightly past peak. — 10 years ago