Dense, softened tannins are the start of a delightful full bodied blackberry led juice. Absolute magic. And it’s probably a longer runner than thought 15 years ago. Highly recommend to grab if you see it — a month ago
St Julien in a perfect drinking now and for a couple of decades to come. Brilliant juice — a month ago
If you find it, run and buy it all. Price/Value happy intersection. Woe. Non-vintage! — 3 months ago
Great balance of fruit and acidity. Lemon zest undertones. Wonderful wine of a great vintage — 5 days ago
Perfect chill and drill Chablis. Quite nice actually.
Interviewing for summer sippers — 10 days ago
Will see how it evolves in the glass but not much change in 18 months. Elegant cherry nose and silky taste but initially short on the finish. More patience needed — a month ago
Who am I argue with 100 point rating from Dunnuck and Wine Advocate? And it is a youthful beauty. I typically find the great vintage of ‘09 approachable earlier than ‘05, also a great Bordeaux year. This is perfectly enjoyable right now but I’ll at least 6 of these because this baby is a distant runner with lots of legs left. Wow! — 8 days ago
Drinking even more beautifully than 18 months ago. Beautiful nose, big fruits, and that whole cigar leaf thing going on, with hints of chocolate. But the reward here is the generously long finish. Wow! — a month ago
A wonderful expression of Merlot primarily that ticks all the boxes- cigar, dark berry and earthy roots. Brilliant — 3 months ago
GaryWEdwards
I’m fortunate to have found rare deals at charity events and I have 2000, 2002,2004 and now 2006. And the latter 2006 is the hands down winner of the lot. Crispy fresh, lemon zest with hint of brioche. It is a wow! — 2 days ago