After the amazing 2010 I had to try the 09 @ £30! Owned by & next door to Cheval-Blanc on old Figeac land 👍 & it's a fab buy to drink now to next 5yrs
🍇 80% Merlot & 20% Cab F
🍷 Opaque deep ruby
👃 Dark plum, blackcurrant & dark cherry through rich smoked oak w/ crushed minerals & farmyard then choc cherry gateaux
👄 Med+ creamy body of ripe chewy black plums/cherries/berries w/ a warm cocoa & gravelly backbone
🎯 Med+ full fruity dark fruity creamy coating w/ a mineral & melted chocolate wallop — 9 years ago
I'd drink that. — 10 years ago
おーー。
安定のうまさです。 — 10 years ago
Needed an hour to open up, but was worth the wait. Great mouth feel, well balanced, will only get better — 11 years ago
Light, a lil fruit and not very sweet. — 11 years ago
Goes well with grilled tri tip
— 11 years ago
Oh mygosh on a scale of one to pastille heaven I might rate this as an eight point nine plus, a few bonus unofficial point stops in a swamp of bramble and raspberry bush. A ripe swamp.,Love it. It could be I am a gamay nut but I dug this heartily. If I were eating steak? Oh no. Not even with a soy sauce-braised tempeh extravaganza. But for sipping, with a pal, with-let me recommend---a nice soft pretzel (welcome to my heavenly LA life) and YAS. That's the stuff — 9 years ago

Our favorite bottle so far — 11 years ago
Wendie had this at French Louie in Brooklyn. Not too spicy and sweet but not too dry. — 11 years ago
Documenting Wine. — 12 years ago
This 2015 is a great value. A little thin mid palate, but a very good bordeaux representation for around $20 USD — 8 years ago
The location is prime. Pure and good level of minerality and good fruit just missing the level of blue and blackfruit. Very balance and the overall tannin and acidic feel is good — 9 years ago
Light ruby color with some purple and brown mixed tone. Just a tiny hazy and essentially clear. Nose of sour cherries, berries like raspberries, and a bit cedar. Taste of refreshing acidic raspberry, sour cherries , spice like sage/clove, cola, and some roasted peppers note. Light but balanced. Aftertaste is a bit weak, dominated by the spice note, roasted pepper, a bit cola, and hickory note. Quite an interesting Bordeaux. — 9 years ago
Deep and grapey. Smooth and dry. 20 bucks from Costco. A deal. Even better with air time — 10 years ago
Lingonberries, strawberries, leather and wooden tones. Impressive clarity of flavour. Like an autumn day in the woods bottled for my enjoyment. — 11 years ago
Purchased at Silver Lake Wine — 11 years ago
2009 vintage — 12 years ago
Ben Levine
A bold red — 8 years ago