Austen Ito

9.2

Peaches, floral notes, bell pepper. Full bodied, high acid, long finish and serious. — 7 years ago

Luciano Patino

9.5

Yes yes yes. I know I’m like a kid with a cup of hit chocolate, but I just love sweet wines. Hints of citrus. But if acid balances the sweetness really well. Paired best with bold blue cheese than more gentle flavors. — 7 years ago

Michael Januszeski

9.2

Recently enjoyed a trio of St Julien Bordeaux from Château Talbot (1961, 1990, and 2005) as well as one from Pomerol, a 2005 Hospitalet de Gazin. — 8 years ago

Colin Rayye

9.2

im too much of a degenerate to drink this wine. intense and delicious — 9 years ago

Jenny Winbom

9.0

Really good wine, full of flavor and melting in your mouth! 😋 Maybe better for a meat dish than sweet Italian Nutella night! 😉 — 10 years ago

Larry Matthews

9.2

Wow a special wine that met our expectations. — 10 years ago

Joan Touchstone

9.0

A little tannic, a lot French. Light and pleasant — 10 years ago

with Andrew

Steven Lee

9.0

From the maker of ch lafleur — 7 years ago

Bill Bishop

9.3

Paired with '93 Ch. Gazin over prime rib Christmas dinner (Both vintages from kid's birthyears). Both showed well (kids and the wines). Soft and supple with nice ripe cherry fruit. Elegant, balanced, with perfect texture. Drink now over next 10 years. — 7 years ago

Phil Forzley

10

85 merlot 10 cab 5 malbec — 8 years ago

Amanda Liu

9.5

Le Diplomate with Matt.

Juicy cherry, some spice, strong tannin — 9 years ago

John Van Trijp

9.5

Young guns eve......really? Is this really a 2nd Wine? Wooow! Very creamy. Velvet, chocolate, long...beautiful! — 10 years ago

Florent Blanchet

9.3

Gorgeous vibrant fresh, electric! — 10 years ago

with Leonardo and Humberto

The Grape Escape

9.0

http://www.grapescape.co.uk/2012/02/ranquet-lafleur-carignan-vieilles.html?m=1 — 10 years ago

João M. Neto

8.9

Excelente Malbec. Encorpado e sedoso. — 12 years ago

Bob McDonald

9.1

Aromas of plum and tobacco from this predominantly Merlot Wine with a small percentage of Cabernet Franc. Chocolatey flavours accompany the plum on the palate. This Wine is a rarity and was”discovered by Andrew Caillard MW from Australia’s leading auction house, Langtons. The grapes come from a tiny 0.4 Hectare Block along the boundary of St Emillion and Pomerol. The vineyard is surrounded by some of the biggest names of the right bank and is crammed between vines belonging to Ch L’Evangile and Ch La Dominique. Over the narrow gravel road is Chateau Petrus and Chateau Gazin. Across the D244 just a few metres away are vines belonging to Ch Cheval Blanc. It has largely existed unnoticed by the worlds Wine critics and survives in its current form because of it’s tiny size, local politics and dogged family hope” to paraphrase Caillard. Caillard goes on “Curiously the Chantecaille Vineyard has no Grand Cru classification because no Cellars have been built on the property. The Vineyard is so small (only 0.4 hectare) that any building would require the destruction of the Vineyard; a pointless exercise. As a consequence the crop is tractored to Chateau Guillot Clauzel in the commune of Pomerol, just a few kilometres away where it is vinified and then matured in barrel; all 5 or 6 of them! If “Chantecaille” was purchased by one of its more illustrious neighbours, the fruit could be incorporated in a more prized and expensive label!” The Wine itself was no Petrus but was medium bodied with M- intensity and light tannins Fermented in stainless steel and aged in used oak barrels it has little oak influence. All in all a curio. It will be interesting to see what the future holds for this little Vineyard. Postscript:
My longest ever Delectable Note but I thought it was an interesting story. 🍷 — 7 years ago

Nick Davis

9.5

Mushroom pie, smooth, soft, unctuous. — 9 years ago

Pablo Cetlinski

9.0

To me tastes like a lighter version of chardonnay. — 10 years ago

Tyler Hastie

8.9

Light and buttery — 10 years ago

with Janie

Paul Heyrman

8.9

Nicely balanced claret. Perfect with meatballs and pasta — 10 years ago