Sipping Fine Wine

9.5

Blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Petit Verdot. This estate owes its name to Connetable Talbot, the English general & governor of the province of Guyenne who was defeated at the famous Battle of Castillon in 1453. Deep Ruby, purple hues, with aromas of black fruits, herb, tobacco and earthy notes. On the palate flavors of plums and black currants with cacao and tobacco spice, on a well balanced frame. Fine tight tannins, long finish ending with fruit, earthy spice and cedar character. Nice! — 3 months ago

Robert Ahlstrom

9.5

Deep ruby, ripe currants, cherry, black tea. Love it! — 5 months ago

Ron Siegel

9.2

This had lots of black cherry, berry fruit, spice, violet & mineral. — 9 months ago

Ron Siegel

9.3

Great SJ that was elegant & floral that reminded me a lot of Gonon less the $$$ This had lots dark fruits, meat, iron, savory spice, black olive, pepper, licorice & violet. — 2 years ago

Ken Z

9.1

Drank 4/27/21. Paired with burgers, but this calls for a steak.

Nose of raspberry coulis, plums, and an earth/almost petrol note, that remains even after a couple of hours (I'm ok with this). Black cherry, blackberry, plums, earthand tar, mingle with medium plus tannins on the palate. Finishes dark, with blackberry and tar which go on for around 50 seconds


4/21/8/4/4 +50 =91 pts.

Drink now for primary fruit, but should hold for another 10-15 years. — 3 years ago

Stas Medvedev

9.4

🏅 Rating 94+/100 (4,45⭐)

This is my 3rd and the last bottle over the past year. It definitely sits at its plateau now and fully awake. Difficult to say when the drinking window will close down. ⁣
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Lots of energy and precision. Cabernet Sauvignon dominant. Perfumed black currant jam with leaves. Complex tertiary aromas make a beautiful bouquet. Balance of tannins, fruits and acidity at its perfection. Tannins have soften but not yet faded away.⁣
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Undoubted 2nd Growth quality. — 4 years ago

Greg

9.1

Good great Bordeaux nose this isn’t going to be long-lived but very good at 14 years of age. Light crushed raspberry some black pepper a bit of alcohol heat and nice lavender finish — 4 years ago

Peter Sultan

9.3

Dense, still tightly wound-definitely a bit smoother w the age. Black currants, monolythic, in its granite like, chiseled mineralty — 7 years ago

with Owen and Paul

Mathias Rauscher

9.3

Black Pepper, black currant, blueberry blackberry, coal, bacon, smoke, dark chocolate and a little menthol, soft tannins with great acidity and a long finish. Still young with great potential for years to come. — 9 years ago

David Kline

9.5

2001 Lafon-Rochet
Saint Estephe

Inky black with cassis, black currant and blackberry. Black pepper and lavender with a whiff of smoke and graphite. Plum and vine charcoal give a softness to the tannin which is amazingly strong. Graphite shimmers through dark cocoa, cedar and pepper. Lovely and lively.

#lafonrochet #lafon #stestephe #leftbank #bordeaux #bordeauxrouge #2001 — 3 months ago

Ivor

9.1

Opening up nicely after a 30 min decant. Fully ready now with nicely integrated tannines, soft black fruits and a graphite gravel kinda finish. — 4 months ago

Charlie Tapp

8.9

Needs time. Black fruit and dark flowers. — 8 months ago

John Malcolm

9.5

I rarely disagree by a wide margin with Stephen Tanzer about a rating, but I am going to here (although he rated this wine in 2006 - giving it an 87 - before it much chance to age). This wine is outstanding. It has a lot of plum, currants, black cherries, blueberries, and a hint of mocha. — 2 years ago

Ron Siegel

9.3

This had good grip surrounded by a core of mineral showing notes of black cherry, earth, iron, savory spices & violet. — 3 years ago

Byron Hewett

9.2

A lot of wine for the $$. Black fruits, black pepper. An herbal note. Pretty darn complex. Long finish. — 4 years ago

Ken Z

9.2

Drank 2/16/20. Beautiful with a New York Strip.

No formal notes taken, but scents of plum, blackberry, mint, and tobacco. Flavors of black fruit. Nice balance, black fruit on the finish. Very nice. Ready to drink now, but will easily hold another 5 years.

92 pts — 4 years ago

Ron Siegel

9.3

This was all about meat, floral & spices with black cherry, raspberry, bacon fat, licorice, camphor & violets. Open for business that is aromatic, full bodied & balanced, — 6 years ago

Ian Burrows

Sommelier Atelier Crenn

9.0

Tartare venison & Tar, fresh black raspberries. — 8 years ago

with Ian and Ann

Lewis Chester

9.1

2013 vintage. Black fruits. Big wine. Lots of chalky chewy tannins here. Bit of a brute. — 9 years ago

Ron Siegel

9.3

Black cherry, berry fruit, full bodied with violets, mocha, sweet , savory spices, tobacco & chewy tannins — 3 months ago

Ken Venezio

9.1

Dark garnet in the glass. Opens with berries galore. Blackberries, plum, cedar and black licorice. I waited a bit on this and the tannins have softened. Glad I did. Has nice balance and a nice earthiness to it. — 4 months ago

Conrad Green

9.3

Suave and velvety. Dried herbs, iron, some sour black cherry, dark plum, minerality. Quite cold blooded and contained. Excellent — 7 months ago

Daniel P. Drake

9.3

This is the 2019 Chateau Montrose La Dame de Montrose. Saint-Estèphe Gironde, France Bordeaux. The blend is 48% Cabernet Sauvignon, 45% Merlot 4% Petit Verdot and 3% Cabernet Franc.

On the nose there is black cherry, blackberry, black plum, black currant, perfume rose petals, green bell pepper, spice, vanilla and earth.

On the palate is black cherry, blackberry, plum, black currant, herbaceous, green bell pepper, licorice, black pepper and a real dark earth edge.

This wine is beautifully full bodied with medium + to high but not overbearing acidity and medium + sinewy muscular firm tannins that nicely move into a long black fruit rich earthy finish. This can definitely be a top line Bordeaux. I hope everyone is well. This weekend looks to be a good one. Drink something special with someone special. Stay safe and healthy. Nostrovia! 🍷🍷🍷🍷 — 9 months ago

Makoto Someya

9.0

Oak. Stable, leather aroma. Tobacco. Very traditional. Wine lovers like. Black currant and blue and black berry. Spicy. Soft tanning. Complexity. 2012 @2200, xiaduo, 210206-210306 — 3 years ago

Michelle M

9.4

Cocoa powder, wild strawberries, early rose garden, play dough, hints of mint in the bouquet. Blueberry black cherry, strong tart black tea tannins on the finish. Needed to decant longer but very unique and fascinating St Emilion red. — 4 years ago

Sarah Worner

9.1

Medium body, purple color, notes of blueberry, pomegranate, black spice smoke and bubble gum. Med tannins and low acid; smooth. — 5 years ago

Steven Gullo

9.3

Superb balance given the high abv. Supple, ripe tannins and lush black fruits with coffee and tobacco in the background. — 7 years ago

Austen Ito

9.1

Vegetal with black fruits. Blackberry, black currant, vanilla, cedar, chocolate. Med+ body, high tannin, long finish. Drink very well now and will improve. — 8 years ago

Knightsbridge Wine Shoppe

9.2

Tons of structure and black fruit. — 9 years ago