George Hesse

9.1

Very good. Especially for the price! ~$10 — 2 years ago

Jay Kim

9.1

Honjo - June 13, 2021 — 4 years ago

Sandy Wolf

9.2

Drank for Easter with Molly and Saben and enjoyed even more than I remembered. The perfect balance of fruit and savor ones. — 4 years ago

Eric

9.5

Much better than the last bottle I had a couple of months ago. Gave this one more air 💁‍♂️. Earthy minty tannic. Awesome bottle. — 5 years ago

Mike Mayer

9.5

Upfront confession. This is my absolute most favorite winery in Napa. The Clarke family are super people (not to mention Spencer and Amizetta are from Texas). This wine is a beautiful deep ruby leaning almost to purple in color. Great hints of dark fruit, baking spices, cedar and leather on the nose. On the palate there are fantastic flavors of blueberries, black plums, dark cherries, cocoa and dark chocolate. The tannins are fully ripe and sweet. A very balanced wine with a long fruity finish. On top of making great wines they have an unparalleled view of Lake Hennessey from their outdoors tasting area. The only thing that would make this wine better is if I was sitting there enjoying it with the Clarke’s. — 6 years ago

with Lisa

Bren Depr

8.9

Fresh and juicy Chardonnay. Lemon is the dominant flavor. Good stuff. — 7 years ago

Paul J

9.2

Came in 2nd in a little wine tasting I conducted! Nice nose and very refined. Good cherry and plum flavors, but lacked depth and boldness. Not bad, but expected more at this price range. Actually think this would be better if you Pnp versus decanting for an hour. Wish it showed better. — 8 years ago

Paul T HB

9.3

Great cork & freshness, needs air to fully evaluate,
K&L notes as follows

This property was a Bill Blatch favorite-and as usual I have never visited the property which is located in Begadan. Château Vieux Robin is a family owned Cru Bourgeois estate located in Begadan at the far north of the Médoc. 5th generation owners Maryse and Didier Robin have made huge strides in terms of quality since they took over in 1988. Didier Robin, who learnt his trade at Château Clarke, is a skilled winemaker and now produces 4 different cuvées of ascending quality.There are only 18 hectares of vines and Vieux Robin is a blend of 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot and 10% Petit Verdot. Old school Bordeaux with 12% alcohol. Over 20 years old and still lively and fresh. No fancy oak here-just good Merlot and Cabernet.
Drink from 2021 to 2025 — 3 years ago

Nathan Black

9.3

Pleasant cheer and dry finish — 4 years ago

Ashley Rapolla

9.4

Silky and med boldness — 5 years ago

Pat Carroll

9.7

A new favorite. Great tobacco and spice flavors play off the blackberry. Medium body, very low acid. — 7 years ago

Aaron Kramer

8.9

This is a 50 50 blend of Syrah and mourvedre, the latter of which was added because it doesn't ripen as quickly, a problem the growers ran into growing Syrah on their soil.

It's a very dark, opaque, purple wine. The aroma is full, raspberry, tar, rose petals, vanilla. It's really tasty, chalky and b vitamins (which I like), bright, broad tannins (if that's a thing).
— 7 years ago

Peter Radics

9.3

Smooth, a hint of dark cherries. Delicious! — 8 years ago

Sharon Su

9.0

Cherry, black currant, medium body, light on tanin. Easy to drink. Needs to decant a bit. Gift from Traci. — 4 years ago

Eric Urbani

9.3

Tried six 2002 reds, all with Cabernet in the blend. The pepper dominated, rich, almost port-like.
— 4 years ago

eamon gallagher

8.9

Love me some AUS Barossa Shiraz — 4 years ago

Hannah Fyson

9.0

Mild easy drinking. — 5 years ago

Ben Lankester

9.0

Crisp, clear, peachy — 6 years ago

Ron from VA

8.9

A study and functional heavyweight - bramble on and on. Nice thick mouthfeel with enough articulate acid to be nuanced. Solid value at 13$...Kisela, of course — 7 years ago

gypsy vigil

8.9

As usually happens in life we sometimes have great surprises... this guy is a prime example of that..an increadable value coming out of the great down under. Dark plum acetone and spice to the nose. Slightly sweet plum dark fruit followed by licorice spice pepper to the palate. Nice mouthfeel but a bit watery on the back end. Velvety tannins and a med plus finish. A very enjoyable experience at an amazing value. — 7 years ago