Aaron Rankin

9.1

This burly wine paired to grilled Persian kebabs like an Olympic ice skating couple. Two bearded ladies in perfect balance and unison. — 5 years ago

ESF

9.0

Spot on! Engaging interplay between beautiful ripe cherry & rhubarb pie and stony minerally goodness. Vivid intense brooding - tannins a lot more burly than I was expecting w/Cab Franc. — 5 years ago

Louis Martin

9.1

Black pepper spice, strong tannins, slightly sweet aftertaste. Nice to pair with a Strip Steak. — 6 years ago

Sean Herriott

8.9

Brings it! — 7 years ago

Matt Austin

Owner/Winemaker, Grosgrain Vineyards, Walla Walla, WA

8.9

Still very burly and tannic. Quite minerally. Took a couple hours to reveal any hint of fruit. In the end a solid value Bordeaux that needs more time. — 8 years ago

Devin Bray

8.9

A burly, intense wine, better on the second day, developing some notes of canned lychee or peach in syrup to go with the heavy Diesel/petrol notes dominating both nose and palate. Finish sort of drops right off, leaving a plastic/curiously blank note. Interesting but not perfect. — 8 years ago

Marshal White

9.1

Rad wine. Big and burly, but it wears it really well. Concentrated, fresh, and I love how it starts out with ripe fruit and finishes quite savory. — 9 years ago

Jeff Sidwell

Owner Bon! Gourmet

9.2

Cherry cordial 17% 2011 vintage smooth up front with a burly finish — 9 years ago

Phil Stice

9.1

2012. Meaty, smokey, burly VR. Would guess Gevery if blinded — 9 years ago

Nicholas Livingston

9.8

As one who LOVES Latakia pipe tobacco among his burly and as a boy I just loved those black licorice pipes that bit like browned flour, this is for me. Glorious! — 10 years ago

with Jason

Buddy G

9.5

Ready? Imagine pudding wrestling in vanilla. And you're about to make the pin and you realize you need a glass of red. So a fan hands you a fantastic tempranillo and as you take a sip some pudding, a drop of sweat from a burly French female ref all fall into your mouth at the same time. There ya have it. Get at it!! Yeah Suckling! — 5 years ago

with Cindy

Seth Morgen Long

Broker • Arterberry Maresh / Winemaker • Morgen Long

9.1

There is something fetching between some flinty reduction and subtle volatility. Most burly and savory of the trio, with more wild, intense aromas and flavors. Rustic. — 5 years ago

Mikey T

9.0

Wow, what a deal at < $20 / bottle
Wine spectator says #69 of top 100 of 2014.
A burly, brambly red, underscored by tarry smoke and underbrush notes, offering flavors of blackberry coulis, herb-marinated black olive, grilled mushroom and ground spice. This shows muscle that recommends it to short-term cellaring, made accessible by integration and balance. Drink now through 2024. Tasted twice, with consistent notes. #69 – 91 points — 6 years ago

Jack Chester

9.2

This burly beast has gained weight, incredibly, since last tasting. Lots of big brambly berry fruit, firm tannin, hints of asphalt, coffee grounds, and white pepper. Balanced, but lingering. Significant bottle life ahead, but as this wine has only existed since the '04 vintage, it's hard to guess the longevity. Drink or hold. — 7 years ago

Taylor Gates

9.1

I really enjoyed this, should be getting more love on here 500 cases total better then most of the 90+ rated Chardonnays on here, lovely oak and butter full bodied — 8 years ago

Steven Gullo

9.2

Big and burly with ripe tannins baked blue fruits, and graphite minerality. Drinking better on day 2. Delicious now, but still a baby. — 8 years ago

Molly Brooks

9.0

Juicy, firm. Still burly and young but pretty tasty. Needs meat #southafrica #detoren. — 9 years ago

Kaitlin Ohlinger

9.3

Monster! Blackberry liqueur, cassis, tar, iron. Strong. burly, even. #delectableapp — 9 years ago

Garrett Pierce

Sales Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant

9.7

So perfumed and amazing on the nose. Just wanted to keep smelling this wine. The palate still showed burly and young with a lot if tannic structure, even after being opened for a couple hours. Perfect example of a '95 that is just showing itself. — 10 years ago

Jennifer Johnson

8.9

Awesome burly spice bomb Bordeaux — 11 years ago

Willie Carter

9.0

Revisiting this burly beast almost a year later and it’s still as it was before: terrific. Impenetrable dark crimson with a little more bricking going on. Vanilla, lavender, a good bit of oak, and blueberries on the nose. At almost eleven years old, this doesn’t remind me so much of a standard Napa Can but rather a nice Bordeaux. The heat from the alcohol has definitely settled down and is presenting some wonderful balance. There’s still some fruit here with layers of blueberries, cherries, and cranberries. Tobacco, coffee, and leather on the palate. This is a wine that’s absolutely singing right now. All hail to Last Bottle. Just like I said a year ago, powerful, ripe fruit, and great structure. — 5 years ago

Tom Casagrande

9.0

These are day 2 notes. Nose has very tangy berry fruit and lots of cracked rock minerality. Lean but weighty in the mouth. Dry core of fruit and rock. A little peppery heat on the finish. Somewhat more burly than most 14s I’ve had, but still very good. — 6 years ago

with Lyle

Pinotman /// Andreas

8.9

Big dark fruit. A little burly. Black currant a hint of vanilla? Cardamon? Stone and earth drink now. So when young i rated this wine high but then consistently less then 9 so this vineyard is just not up there! — 7 years ago

Tom Kobylarz

9.1

Conti Costanti Brunello di Montalcino Riserva 2006
Still a baby, this is all primary fruit with gorgeous floral violets, a sweet leather note and a subtle savoriness. The palate is intense and a little less complex than the nose. Burly and intense, with wonderful acidity and firmly grained tannin this will do well with 5+ more years of bottle refinement.
#costanti #brunello — 7 years ago

Devin Bray

9.2

Not much on the nose, but an explosion of sweet oak, honeyed peaches, smoke, and grass on the palate. Big and burly for this style, but very satisfying. — 8 years ago

Andres A. Contreras

9.2

80% new french oak, 100% Cabernet Sauvignon. Chewy chalky tannins. Deep. Nose: stewed black currant, fig. Palate: cedar, tobacco/leather, dark fruit. — 9 years ago

Jeff Sidwell

Owner Bon! Gourmet

9.0

Burly and robust with good earth notes — 9 years ago

Mia Van de Water

9.4

2008. Burly and spicy tonight, deep in the fruit. — 9 years ago

Henrik Möbitz

Owner/Winemaker Henrik Möbitz Wines

9.0

big n burly — 9 years ago

Bre West

9.7

Great wine!! At charlotte nc — 11 years ago