Peter van den Besselaar

9.7

Vintage 2001 | Sheer perfection, meditation wine with awesome balance | at restaurant Monarh Tilburg — 13 hours ago

Jan A

9.6

First bottle badly corcked, luckily I had a couple of backup bottles 🤣 🤜 🚀 — 10 days ago

Mark Rosse

9.3

Haven’t had this one in a minute but showed quite nicely — 9 days ago

Ron R

9.4

Yeah, from a plastic cup. This is absolutely singing and showing zero signs of aging. Textured, layered and tannic. Nice espresso notes give way to black cherries and pure cassis. From magnum. — 5 days ago

with Anne-marie

Seiichi Kurumizawa

9.1

こうぞうかい　マルゴー2009 — 15 days ago

"Odedi"

9.2

It's time for my #FridayCabernetfix.

Dark ruby in color with a wide reddish, cloudy rim.

Red fruits on the nose with light oak, tobacco leaf, herbs, earth and light chocolates notes.

Medium plus in body with medium acidity.

Dry on the palate with black currants, black plums, cooked cherries, herbs, light vegetables, earth, dark chocolates and peppercorn.

Nice finish with round tannins and tangy raspberries.

This 10 year old Cabernet Sauvignon from Saint Estephe is starting to drink beautifully now, but still feels young.

Needs a couple of hours to open up properly, and will continue to age nicely in the next 10 to 15 years. Showing good potential to become a 94+ point wine in 10 years.

Rich, but not extracted. Soft and elegant. Fruity and complex. Nicely balanced and interesting.

Good by itself as a sipping wine, and will pair nicely with food too.

A blend of 82% Cabernet Sauvignon, 16% Merlot and 2% Petit Verdot. Aged in all New French oak barrels for 20 months.

13.5% alcohol by volume.

92 points.

$180. — a month ago

Gabby

10

Opened this when mark was in town, as kenlee had been keeping the bottle. Had at Ma cuisine — 5 hours ago

Jay Kline

9.4

Popped and poured; enjoyed over the course of an hour or so. No formal notes due to the setting. The 2009 seems to break from the reputation of the vintage with a freshness and verve that surprises. The typical quality of Cristal is there with its persistent mousse and attractive texture. Good acid too. Pretty tasty stuff and I’m not sure I would ever turn down a glass of this. Drink now through 2039. — 4 days ago

Jackson Dealey

9.4

Beautiful old, Lebanese wine. Who knew?!? — 2 days ago

with Morgan

Paul J

9.3

Lovely and unique. Great texture. Perfect food pairing. — 17 days ago

Jay Kline

9.2

Popped and poured; enjoyed over the course of 90 minutes. The 2004 pours a deep garnet color with a near opaque core; medium+ viscosity with moderate staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is developing with notes of ripe and tart mixed fruit: Blackberries, black cherry, dill, olives, leather, toasted coconut, some vanilla, dried green herbs and fine warm spices. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long. This is in a very lovely place. Drink now through 2044.  — 17 days ago

Marta Jackowska

9.5

Special occasion wine (Father’s day and William shooting level par for the first time! 🏌🏼‍♀️)
Smooth, rich dark chocolate, nutty, leathery and blackberry (feedback from the table).
Solid. Didn’t disappoint. — 25 days ago

with Neville

Becky Chidester

8.9

On the lower end of Gran Riojas I’ve had especially for a 2014. Still good. — 18 days ago

Jay Kline

9.4

Opened and decanted hours prior to dinner; enjoyed over the course of a couple hours. The 1989 appears a deep garnet color with a near opaque core; medium viscosity with moderate staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is vinous with notes of tart, ripe, and dried fruits: cassis, blackberries, black cherry, black plum, tobacco, Poblano pepper, mixed dried flowers, some cocoa, pencil shavings, dried green herbs, a touch of leather, some organic and gravelly earth and fine warm spices. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannin (integrated) and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long. Fabulous stuff with plenty of fuel left in the tank. Drink now through 2039. — 12 days ago

Rob DeShane

9.3

2005: this wine is still a baby with bright red fruit predominating the nose! Really silky and fine. — 17 days ago

Ron Siegel

9.4

This was drinking well with its red & black fruits spice box, leather, dried herbs & tobacco — 9 hours ago

Stefan Dolhain

9.5

2017 vintage. Saint-Julien stands out in 2017. — 17 days ago

Stefan Dolhain

9.4

2017 vintage. — 16 days ago

Jeroen Koenen

9.6

So young and vivid and fresh….
Served single blind….; I thought this could be the Pontet Canet 2009…. 😱 — 25 days ago

Ron Siegel

9.5

Drinking well with its black fruits, graphite, sweet spice, wet earth, & tobacco — a month ago