Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.4

2019 vintage. Classic Margaux with the appeal and denial in the same taste. Too soon yet too late. Light-medium/medium body with plenty of structure along with more fruit than the epic 2017 but less fruit than the great follow up-2018. Price rose about 15% but still worth it. Will trace a case and the corresponding development. 6.12.24. — a month ago

Stefan Dolhain

9.0

2001 vintage. Margaux made at Durfort-Vivens selected by The Wine Society. A very good effort with still a solid colour, nice fruit and flowers, a gentle medium-bodied Margaux from an underrated vintage. — 2 years ago

Robert Leopardi

9.1

C. Da Silva Five Crown Fine Douro Port of the 1946 Vintage.
My research indicates that it is either an old LBV or an old Tawny. C. Da Silva was founded in 1862 and it looks like they used the Five Crowns name for both styles of port. The port in this bottle was very tawny like! It was also somewhat cloudy due to age. The port was sound, though. Lots of sweet candy. Alcohol was dominant but it really tasted like a really old tawny (which it was). This was not an expensive wine to start with so it was fun to drink after the 1926 Durfort Vivens. — 9 years ago

Rufus King

9.4

Juicy, smooth Margaux, Ithaca mildly astringent finish, served at cookout on Drakes Island, ME — a month ago

Roman Ochocki

9.5

Fantastic. Very deep, mature: leather, smoke, tobacco, oak. Very dry, high acidity. — a year ago

Austin Hohnke

9.1

Deep. Plums. Earth. Lightly vegetal.
Showing it’s Biodynamicism. Drinking beautifully. — 4 years ago

Oscar Ixco

8.9

Well balanced and smooth - at The Hobbit — 10 years ago

ESF

9.2

2nd label but still pretty classy: tons of character & Left Bank flair: cherries & red currants, cigar box, vanilla, cassis, some herbaceousness, palate was delicious w/red fruit & cassis galore, silky, finely integrated tannins, nice weight and balance. Length on finish is the only giveaway this is not classified growth. Overdelivers for price point. Safeway Steal — 4 months ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.4

2018 vintage. 85% Cab, 10% Merlot, 3% Cab Franc and 2% PV. One of the highest % of Cabernet Sauvignon in this wine that I can remember. 14% ABV. Tapenade, smoke and ripe, dark plum nose. Medium body. Softens up somewhat on the finish. Wine (and not just this vintage) occasionally drinks like 2nd growth Durfort-Vivens in Margaux with Mount Eden Vineyards having slightly more body. I need to compare the last three vintages of each all together. Spooky. 4.20.23. — a year ago

Jennifer Ann Salyer

9.4

Secret Wine Finds — 9 years ago

with Chris