Savory. Possible notes of VA, however such a powerful wine underneath the soy/nail polish... would love to have seen a better showing, there was a touch of fruit left on the palate. high rating due to the taste of the underlying greatness — 7 years ago
Full bodied and bright — 7 years ago
Much richer on the nose than the 08. Fruits are riper as well. Strong black raspberry cola, mint & eucalyptus, sage, blackberries, black raspberries, black plum, plum, anise and decayed dark florals. On the palate; lots of lifting heated spices immediately at it sets. Blackberries, black raspberries, black plum, plum, black raspberry cola, mint & eucalyptus, sage, anise, underbrush, soft leather, wood shavings, soy, fair amount of baking spices, good round acidity and a thick, round, elegant long finish. — 8 years ago
This will always be one of my favorites. — 9 years ago
A classic - honey, lemon rind, floral, hint of herbs and seamless texture. — 7 years ago
Library wine purchased at the tasting room. Third of three bottles tasted. Plum brown in color. Prune mint blueberry cherry fruit leather and briar notes in nose. Berry, tea, mint, orange, plum and soy flavors in mouth, cherry finish with minor seed tannins. Challenging to judge a Pinot Noir aged this long, and not enough experience at it as a wine drinker, but it proved a surprisingly decent pour and most enjoyable. Much more enjoyable than the previous bottle tasted three months earlier, bottle variation perhaps? — 7 years ago
Quite sauvage with notes of green olive, dried black olive, soy and herbs supporting the plum and cassis fruit. Great texture with supple tannins. The flavors are earthy and bright with blackberry and cassis fruit. Lovely length on the spiced earthy mineral finish. — 7 years ago
I had the 2008. It's well balanced, full bodied and fruit forward. I had it both with steak and ginger soy chicken skewers. — 8 years ago
Dryish but delicious — 9 years ago
A baby. But outrageously pure, complex and soooo focussed. Like rose petals and pancetta gently mascerate in soy sauce and infused with an essence of fresh sea air. Simply spectacular - revisit in 10 years at earliest. — 7 years ago
Wine of the night. Enchanting nose of collapsed tannins, violets, soy sauce. Palate is gentle, refined, and complex. I agree with the reviewer who noted there is something of the Northern Rhône about this. Beautiful work. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 @Mary McWilliams Merry Christmas! — 7 years ago
Big, just-off-white crown lingers over dark, orange-amber, but once it resides is nearly laceless with isolated organic, punctuating archipelagos. Initial, buttery nutritional yeast, crystalline mangrove honey, magnolias, marigold, candied lemon peel and sweet rosemary, but don't let the fig addition and the sweet aromatics fool you; sour and underripe complexity ensues. Medium-heavy, unfiltered mouthfeel feels petulant, but swallows almost flat due to the dichotomy of dryness. Dried and underripe apricot combo, pineapple essence, gooseberry, chalk, snail shell, gravel dust, dried violets, fishbone, key lime, tangerine zest, and leek. A bright, green, mineral-driven offering. #farmcharm #saison #Darbyste #biere #bier #beer #brasseriedeblaugies #artisinale #nonfiltre #wit #blanche #bierdarbyste #belgian #belgianbeer #familyowned — 8 years ago
Peter Zandbergen
@Delectable this is Chateau de Bousval Gouttes d'O 2018. Chardonnay — 5 years ago