Michael Meyer

9.3

Dark fruited built on an acidic framework with firm but fine tannins. Interesting reductive ( in a good way) for a house that is reputed to use little sulfur. But this 1er has chops for sure (my first experience with Bel-Air), which immediately confirms that its neighbors are all quite “grand”! — 7 years ago

Tom Casagrande

9.1

I had to carefully decant this, as it had a lot of that light, floaty sediment that starts zooming around if you even look at the bottle the wrong way. It’s got a light color, and loads of tangy cherry/ berry fruit, accented by a musky floral note and some stony minerality. In the mouth, it’s quite fluid and gulpable. Bone dry, but with nice pure fruit and lingering minerality. Deceptively complex. — 8 years ago

with Lyle

Carly

8.9

Tilapia & buff cauli night at Beekers! — 8 years ago

Peter Sultan

8.9

If a wine can be honest (& a farmers wine to boot), this is it. Even threw off a bit of sediment for such a youngin'. Much much better the 2nd day. Doesnt have the acidic snap that some of my fave Bourgueils do, but Im rootin for it — 9 years ago

Erik Rupinski

9.3

Really came to life after about 3 hours of air. Really tasty stuff. — 10 years ago

Phil Pearson

9.3

Prototypical 06 burgundy. Good stuff. — 10 years ago

Cameron Etezadi

9.5

2013 crisp and tart with a beautiful green apple taste. Excellent lemon finish. Great wine for cheese or seafood — 11 years ago

with Jenn

Chris Coffey

9.0

Deep purple color with a nose of raspberry compote, sage, and roasted meat leads into a fruit forward medium full body. The palate has both dark and blue fruits with some forest floor. Finish lasts 25 seconds. This is enjoyable now with some air. I think this will continue to integrate and improve with age. — 12 years ago

Raun Kupiec

8.9

Refined, not too tannic — 12 years ago

Alexandra Kaufman

9.6

It's not good the second time trying it. — 13 years ago

Kelly Seiler

10

Wine club selection October 2019, tastes like a crisp cold fall day - nice tannin, rich with a light peppery dark fruit taste — 7 years ago

Mike Saviage

9.3

Tawny and dark. Almost opaque. Notes of cola, smoked meat, earth and with air some sweet fruit emerges. Briary. Short finish. This showed well and held steady over 5 hours. Nice showing. — 7 years ago

Rick K

9.0

Cedar, iron, tight knit, but enjoyable. Opening with time to plum, graphite. A little thin but nice. Reconditioned in 2017. — 8 years ago

Narun P

9.1

Tasted at Chateau.
70% CS and 26% M 4% CF

Deep crimson with slightly bricked tint. Youthful and compact rim.

Charming nose of creme de cassis, dark fruits, leafiness, with slight smoked meat on the background.

On the palate, things start to come together. Substantial but not at all spiky tannin, med plus acidity, med plus bodied, dry. Classic PL mouthful of gravelly tone, dark fruits with good ripeness, cassis, good acid keeping the freshness rather dimensional, good dose of mineral character.

Superb wine that will go the distance. Now with lots of air, ideally in 10 years time. 91+ — 9 years ago

Tobin Trevarthen

9.2

Very nice. Deep black cherry. Nice finish. Getting better with air. — 9 years ago

Richard Steinberg

9.1

Very nice surprise. Especially for price paid. Nice black cherry fruit with some oak and cedar hints. Not a ton of mouthfeell but very pleasant. — 10 years ago

Phaedra Brucato

9.6

Just right. — 11 years ago

Amanda MacArthur

9.4

We like this wine — 11 years ago

Flyingfish55

8.9

I wish we could of made it to the top of the Eiffel Tower, I was so jealous of the couple that we saw get engaged. — 12 years ago

with Jamison

Jerzy Trybek

9.7

Excellent. Had a few bottles at the Festus Winiarnia Art Hotel, Sopot, Poland. — 13 years ago

Andrew Schirmer

9.0

Honey and flowers. Well-integrated oak. Rather lovely. — 7 years ago

with Alsu

Jennifer Corwin

9.0

Great bottle but this is a Chardonnay not Pinot. — 8 years ago

S.R.Alexander

9.2

Bay leaf, chambord, wet clay — 8 years ago

Felix Salmon

9.5

I don’t want to, but this is a damn good wine - 1990 vintage — 9 years ago

DUSTIN SUGASA

9.4

Lots of air miles on this one... — 9 years ago

with Katie

Ashley Diaz

9.0

Soyka special delicious wine — 10 years ago

Tommy Fogarty

Owner Thomas Fogarty Winery

9.4

Eeeeeeayyyy. Veeeeyaaaay. A-OK. Unchained flavor, this wine would really bother some folks. I like it. A lot. — 10 years ago

with Lily

Diego Sanchez Codez

8.9

Très bon vin fruit mûr — 11 years ago

Margaret Egiziaco

9.0

A good wine with a great friend — 12 years ago

with Jacqueline

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.2

Really a nice little wine. Lots going on. 2010 is a great Bordeaux vintage it seems for little wines like this. — 12 years ago