Tasting Notes: Weekly Roundup

Happy Friday! Before we celebrate the coming weekend, we want to look back on drinks the Delectable community enjoyed and consumed this week. We've gathered a handful of reviews and notes that caught our eye. From detailed notes to standout photos, the Delectable community was busy this week, and there are so many great posts to read. Mark your favorites and pick up a bottle to try this weekend. Cheers!

Monastero Suore Cistercensi

Coenobium Ruscum Lazio Bianco Trebbiano Blend 2022

Absolutely delicious baby Bea orange wine. Gorgeous gold hue, apricot, orange zest and pith, fennel, yeast from lees aging. Utterly drinkable and accessible — 4 months ago

Joe, Ira and 12 others liked this

Château Mouton Rothschild

Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 2007

best Bordeaux i’ve ever had. absolute killer! — 4 months ago

jesus, Bob and 4 others liked this

Raul Pérez

Ultreia Bierzo Godello 2021

A proper Spanish white that doesn’t make you try hard, at all. Even better in summer. — 4 months ago

Rob, David and 13 others liked this
Steve Anderson

Steve Anderson

Have the 2020. - suppose I should open soon, as it is def summer this week.☀️

R. López de Heredia

Viña Gravonia Crianza Rioja Viura 2015

From MM's private cellar since she buys everything she gets. Smells like a sherry with almonds and citrus, light on the palate but with texture, and still some acid along with all the almondy goodness.
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— 4 months ago

jesus, Laura and 5 others liked this

Château Poujeaux

Moulis en Médoc Red Bordeaux Blend 2019

The 2019 Poujeaux, tried here for the first time from half bottle, continues the trend of wines that I’ve enjoyed from this vintage – being austere, deep, full bodied and demanding considerable bottle age. With no decant, the wine is almost impenetrable on the nose, offering little other than gravel, singed tobacco, and espresso. Gradually, though, things open up in the glass and after an hour it’s fairly expressive. It remains dark, tannic and laden with coffee, chocolate and steeped black fruit, but doubtless there’s a promising wine somewhere here that’ll likely begin to emerge in five years or so – Poujeaux tends to have a long life, and I’d expect that to be the case here. — 4 months ago

LM, Peter and 7 others liked this

Louis Roederer

Cristal Brut Champagne Chardonnay Pinot Noir Blend 2009

Lemon yellow . Quite restrained and elegant, fine bubbles , white flowers , slightly more yellow fruits , buttered bread , pastry . On the palate , crystallised fruits , ginger , mineral , quite taut mouth feel . Lemon peel , grapefruit, touch of honey . Good acidity and mineral , chalky , steely finish . Still showing quite young , with excellent focus and good length . Drink now and over the next 10 years — 4 months ago

Jan, Severn and 14 others liked this

Château d'Yquem

Sauternes Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend 1990

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Dark golden/ brownish in color.

Sweet nose with lots of flower notes, over ripen apples and spices.

Full-bodied with high acidity.

Sweet on the palate with pears, overripe citrus fruits, spices, apricots, tropical fruits, earth and bitter herbs.

Tangy finish, but too earthy for my taste.

This 34 year old is delicious, but a touch unbalanced, with too many earth notes for the fruits.

I've had a few vintages of this gorgeous wine, but none of them were this old.

I let it breathe for an hour, but it still wasn't as good as I hoped. It could just be this specific bottle, though.

A blend of 80% Sémillon and 20% Sauvignon Blanc. Drank from a 375ml bottle.

13.5% alcohol by volume.

92 points.

$500.
— 4 months ago

Bob, Vino and 24 others liked this

Evesham Wood

Temperance Hill Pinot Noir 2021

Had a chance to taste library vintages of this, patience rewards. — 4 months ago

jesus, Andrew and 1 other liked this

Château Fleur Cardinale

Grand Cru Classé Saint-Émilion Red Bordeaux Blend 2005

Beautifully deep claret with tight tannins that required a good 1-2 hours of decanting to unlock the wine’s texture. The blend is darker fruit with an outwardly apparent Cabernet Franc element that brings violets on the nose and blackberry and brambles on the palette. At or near its peak with a lot of longevity remaining. — 4 months ago

LM, David and 2 others liked this