La Negly, Clos des Truffiers, Languedoc

Wonderful wine in a great spot. Deep dark color, nearly black. Blueberry dominated bouquet, dark fruit, chocolate, vanilla, spices. Elegant nose. Velvet and long finish. Will keep a couple of more years.

Drinking really well. Holding color on the rim like it was only 5 years old. Everything in balance. Enjoyed.

A magnificent bottle with a 100% syrah. Nose shows very concentrated fruit, dark fruit, taste is very balanced and well integrated. Finish is very, very long. A very elegant wine that is ready to drink. One remark however : price is pretty (too?) high.

More complex than my last bottle. Intoxicating nose with notes of tree bark, blackberry, black licorice, a touch of clove and some asphalt on the nose. Well integrated and balanced in the mouth, amazing mass in the mouth while remaining very light on its feet. No noticeable heat despite 15% alc (amazing!). Wonderful rich, spicy finish that went on and on. In a great window right now and should maintain peak drinking for 5+ years. Really delicious!

Super Syrah Night (Casa Tomek) : The most ready to drink of all the wines we had tonight. Tree bark, blackberry and some asphalt on the nose. Well integrated and balanced in the mouth, incredibly no noticeable heat despite 15% alc (amazing!). Wonderful rich, spicy finish that went on and on. In a great window right now and should maintain peak drinking for 5+ years. Really delicious!

Mostly consistent with my previous note. Black raspberry and pomegranate, smoked meats, earth and herbs. Not as rich as before, but still with copious chewy tannins. I still love that French syrah with a southern (ripe) twist. It seems fully mature.

1998 CHATEAU de la NEGLEY CLOS des TRUFFIERS COTEAUX de LANGUEDOC MAGNUM- 80% Syrah, 20% Grenache; the serious dark, inky colour is only the tip of the iceberg with this intense, heavily extracted, full bodied wine; youthful exuberance is contained in this large bottle format as it is still evolving toward maturity requiring another decade or 3; the robust sweet oaky black fruit expands and envelopes throughout; I`m thinking this is a new world wine from an old world wine …

Excellent, but not the memorable quaff that the 2000 was.

Fruit and some stems on the nose. Well balanced in the mouth. Tannins are there but in harmony with the fruit and acid. Some pepper and eucalyptus wrapped in dark berries. Drink or hold.

Huge deep black in colour smell of blackberry ,wild prune,earth taste eucalyptus spicy in first feel and mineral,wild bitter blackberry tannin just to balance not overpower that much finish more than two minutes this one was great and very rare nice wine

Lovely southern syrah. Black fruits predominate, with flavors of smoked meats, herbs and oak spice. Rich, concentrated and chewy, but still with outstanding structure and delineation.

Tasted blind: Black in color. Very rich nose of dark berries, pecan and coffee. The wine has a nice sweetness, lots of power and is quite balanced. At the moment it feels a bit one dimensional. I see this as a much better wine in a few years down the road.

My wife and I were simply blown away with this wine. 07 was as kind to Languedoc as it was to CNdP. I agree with Jeff Davies' interpretation of this vintage when he says 'this will far out distance the 2006'. I am very happy to have more of this in my cellars.

France Syrah vs Australia Shiraz (Toulouse) : Rather nice nose (on, guess what? black berries and currant!). Slightly oaked on the palate, then alcohol is showing a bit. Spicy, creamy and smooth. Finish not so interesting. The difference in level with the previous wines is so clear that it hurts (except maybe the Astralias which was rather awful). This must be the ringer, or this wine is sold for way too much money. As it turns out, this is the …