Mary Lahr Cain

9.0

We keep looking for a Syrah that wows us like the Shiraz found in Australia. Getting closer! Very earthy and dry. — 5 years ago

Michael B

9.1

53% Cabernet Sauvignon, 33% Merlot, 9% Cabernet Franc, 5% petit Verdot. Decanted for 2.5 hours. Earthy, graphite, hints of vanilla, cocoa, and a a good amount of herbaceousness. Springy and fresh acidity. Very tannic, lingers on the palate. Well structured. Absolutely delicious. — 6 years ago

Paul T, Missing My Beautiful Wife 24/7

9.7

Post steak 🥩, nice with a cool breeze in the backyard.
Wine Advocate: 98 points

The Tesseron family (currently the proprietors of St.-Estèphe’s Lafon-Rochet and Pauillac’s Pontet-Canet) made its fortune in the Cognac business, and it is one of the few families to possess ancient stocks of great vintages that have not been diluted with water or manipulated in any manner. They released small quantities of Lot 29 (1929), which remains the most ethereal Cognac I have ever tasted. I’m no expert, but their newest release, the 1953, seems close in quality to the 1929. Slightly darker than the 1929, the 1953 is pure silk, which at this alcohol level is very dangerous indeed. The complex aromatics can fill a room.

— 6 years ago

Leah Weisman

9.3

Earthy but kind of light. $15/glass, $53/bottle. — 7 years ago

Douglas Braun

9.0

61%-Paderewski Vineyard 31%-Catapult Vineyard - then Varietal wise 53% -Syrah 26%-Mouvedre 13 - Grenache 5%-Tempranillo 3% - Zinfandel (whew)on the nose seems like the Syrah and Mouvedre rule -very new World- black fruit ,spice, big tannins little higher on Alcohol (15.1%) — 7 years ago

Evan Bienstock

9.3

This wine was awesome. Still soft and elegant and barely tertiary. 53 years later and still delivering. @Jason Stein we need to have this together #italianwines — 8 years ago

garry post

9.0

Very nice Michigan Pinot Noir with smoke and leather notes. Light color and body as in Oregon Pinots of 15-20 years ago. Light, dry fruits. With salmon, pasta, asparagus and beets salad. — 9 years ago

Luis Arguero (@winefromAtoZ)

8.9

Orin Swift ‘Eight Years In The Desert’ 2018: Consisting of 53% Zinfandel, 23% Syrah, 20% Petite Sirah & 4% Grenache, this dark wine explodes on your palate with lots of body and bold tastes. Rich & juicy flavors such as plum, dark fruits, vanilla & light oak. Moderate tannins and a soft, dry finish. Make it a great week! Cheers🍷 — 5 years ago

Al Shikoh

9.2

Roasted coffee beans, dark fruit, leather, and spice are all evident. It’s a blend of 53% Cabernet Sauvignon, 21% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc, and 6% Petite Verdot. This lovely second wine from Peter Michael is drinking well right now. 15.3% ABV. $110. — 6 years ago

Daniel P. Drake

9.1

Our 2nd wine of the evening Christmas-Eve was the 2003 Château Rauzan-Segla from Margaux. The blend that makes up this wine is 53% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot and 2% Cabernet Franc.

On the nose there was black cherry, black raspberry, black currant, toasty oak, tobacco and earth.

On the palate I find bbn lack cherry, black raspberry, black currant, vanilla, mint, graphite and earth.

This wine is full bodied with medium + acidity and medium + mouth coating sandpaper tannins that lead into a long dark fruit finish. For the 2nd wine of the evening this was a very nice Left Bank Bordeaux. Stay safe and continue to enjoy the Holidays. Nostrovia! 🍷🍷🍷🍷 — 6 years ago

"Odedi"

9.2

This is a delicious Cabernet from Napa Valley. Showing black currants, blackberries, chocolates vanilla, cedar, light earth, light alcohol and espresso.

Tangy finish with nice tannins.

Full bodied and smooth with medium acidity.

Still young and needs a few years in the bottle to mature, but already very yummy. Still hot on the long finish.

15.1% alcohol by volume.

92 points.

$53. — 7 years ago

Tom Casagrande

9.0

Dark, rich, and ripe on the nose: deep dark berries, sandstone-like crushed rock and a bit of baker’s chocolate. Mouthfilling and ripe. A bit too chocolatey for me, to be honest, but still a very good winter weight wine. 53% Syrah, 34% Grenache, 11% Mourvèdre, and 2% Viognier. — 7 years ago

Mike Saviage

9.5

Tasted blind. Deep dark and opaque. Red center with amber rims. Looks young. Very rich and luscious in the mouth. Black cherry, forest floor, tobacco leaf and a hint of old wood. Amazing impact out of the gate, but this declined in what it gave as the night went on whereas the 53 Lafite got better. — 8 years ago

Thijs Hendriks

9.4

53% sauv, 46% sem, 1% musc — 8 years ago

Rob Brobst III

9.6

Silky, smooth Right bank style blend of 53 Merlot, 29 Cabernet Franc 13 Cabernet Sauvignon, 4 Malbec and 1 Petite Verdot from the Stillwater creek Vineyard Blueberries, Vanilla, blackberry jam and fine tannins.p95 points Wine SpectatorbrThis has great presence, offering a dense cloud of blackberry, cherry and spice flavors that hover over a sleek frame of fine tannins, with just enough acidity to keep it fresh. The finish sails on beutifully. Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec and Petite Verdot. Winemaker Lance Baer founded Baer Winery in 2000 with a single passionato bring something unique to Woodinville. After years of working with some of the most prestigious wineries in the area, Lance wanted to take his winemaking skills in his own, creative, direction. Lance succeeded in handcrafting blends distinctly his own, and in April 2003 the wineryas signature blend, Ursa, was released. Ursa, a feminine expression of red wine, predominantly Merlot and Cabernet — 5 years ago

Peg Hanssen

10

An elegant rich and well-structured red blend from Chile. Wonderful, inexpensive bottle. 53% Cab Sauv 20% Merlot 15% Syrah 7% Petit Verdot and 5% Carmenere. Splash Wines — 6 years ago

"Odedi"

9.2

Dark ruby/ Inky in color with a short reddish rim.

Great nose of blueberries, blackberries, black currants, cooked cherries, dried fruits, cedar, vanilla, licorice, spices, chocolates, cola and black pepper.

Full bodied and elegant with medium acidity and long legs.

Dry on the palate with blackberries, black currants, plums, cooked cherries, oak, vanilla, licorice, cloves, herbs, spices, dark chocolates, earth, coffee, light vegetables, pencil lead and peppercorn.

Long finish with fine grained tannins and tangy raspberries.

This is a great Cabernet Sauvignon based blend from Napa Valley. Showing nice complexity with a great mouthfeel.

Good by itself or with food. Good right out of the bottle and better as it opens up ( 30 minutes).

Still young and needs a few years in the bottle to mature properly, but already delicious. I would love to revisit this in 5 years.

A great sipping wine to have all by itself. Tasty, tangy and delicious. powerful, yet elegant.

A blend of 53% Cabernet Sauvignon, 43% Cabernet Franc and 4% Syrah. Fermented in (50%) New French Oak barrels. A small production of only 45 cases.

14.5% alcohol by volume.

92 points.

$59. — 6 years ago

Daniel P. Drake

9.2

Friday night is here and I have opened the 2015 Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande Réserve de la Comtesse a blend of 53% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot, 4% Cabernet Franc and 3% Petit Verdot.

The nose is is rich in dark fruit, black cherry, blackberry, blueberry, black plum, mocha, tar, cedar and dark rich soil.

On the palate the dark fruit continues through with black cherry, blackberry, blueberry, black currant, licorice, oak, graphite and rich earthy notes.

This wine is full bodied with a silky mouth feel, medium + acidity and medium + fine tannins that lead to a long dark fruit earthy finish. Have a great weekend, stay safe and have some nice wines. Nostrovia! 🍷🍷🍷🍷 — 7 years ago

Chris England

9.4

Rev 386
€53

A ”mid range” Priorat from Terroir Al Limit of 4,684 bottles that’s 90+ from all critics that we tasted at the winery but wow at home it was even better 😍 For €53 this is just superb 👏 it screams elegance 💖

📍 Terroir Al Limit Dits del Terra 2014

🏵 94-95 points w/ more potential

🍇 100% Cariñena (Carignan)

🍷 Deep vibrant ruby

👃 Red cherry, red berry fruit & blackberry in soggy blueberry infused earth, rose petals & parma-violet w/ a soft flinty mineral undertone then prune & date as it really opens up

👄 Light-Med body of silky smooth punchy ripe red cherry, blackberry & blueberry w/ a touch of creamy cocoa, liquorice & a tiny hint of green

🎯 Long lingering creamy red cherry, blueberry & blackberry decadence oozing sophistication w/ a little cheeky liquorice cocoa kissypoos 💋
— 7 years ago

Greg Ballington

Co-Founder of Millennial Drinkers Wine Blog

9.0

Second wine with Charles at De Toren. Set to be released in January 2018.

Deep ruby red with notes of cassis, mushrooms and dust on the nose. A touch green as well. Medium tannins (6/10) and medium plus bodied. Excellent structure and finesse on the palate with dark cocoa, red cherries, pepper and minerality. Long and lingering finish. Still a baby that will need a nice decant to open up. Drink till 2027.

Merlot led blend with around 53% Merlot then around 25% Cabernet Franc and the rest made up of Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec and Petit Verdot. — 8 years ago

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