Andrew Cullimore

9.0

Medium deep ruby , pink rim , quite intense , with coloured tears noticeable . Quite closed but deep dark fruited , serious but compact nose , with touch of dark chocolate , grafite , blackberry , dark plum, cherry . On the palate more dark fruits , blackberry , dark plum , cherry , quite rich with dark chocolate, grafite nuances . Balanced acidity with quite gritty tannins . Slightly mineral and saline tinged on the medium length finish , with just a slight warmth from the alcohol noticeable . Certainly ambitious for a Castillion Cotes de Bordeaux , though unsurprisingly makes no mention of this on the front label ! This shows quite young , will improve over another 5 - 7 years and last a further 5-10. — 10 months ago

Ray Vanderhoff

9.0

Intensely spicy dark cherry nose with hints of purple flowers and dark chocolate. Dark jammy plum and black fruit flavors with notes of tobacco and dark chocolate. Deep red/purple color. Big tannins and a pleasantly tart and peppery finish. — 4 years ago

Fredybeans

9.1

Robe rubis fonce
Nez de fruit rouge terre épicé
Bouche fraîche mais gourmande
Belle finale épicée — 5 years ago

James Gerhart

9.1

Delicious mid priced Bordeaux. Second wine of Grand-Puy-Lacoste. Lucky enough to find this gem in my otherwise boring corner wine shop. Restrained but elegant dark fruit overlaid with the graphite and leather aromas I crave in an old world blend. Will certainly return for another bottle. — 6 years ago

Patti Gamboni

8.9

Low tannin, good acid, ripe fruit (cranberry/cherry/raspberry) in a balanced and restrained way. A hint of mint. Great value. — 7 years ago

Philippe Dupuis

9.2

Made in Bordeaux but played like a Burgundy. Ripe fruit, rich texture, fine barrel integration, holding its pants even at a temperature around 10-12c.. considerable length - over 20 seconds. Price as jumped since last vintage, so did the quality. This wine can bluff a Burgundy amateur in blind tasting that's for sure; it does feel like a wine from Puligny. — 7 years ago

with Marco

Boris Mathiszik

9.0

Leather and gravel when I first opened this bottle, and after an hour in the decanter this wine brought out a lot of fruit. Long nose. Quite the chameleon, this grand cru. Rating affirmed 3/18/23. — 2 years ago

Robert Komoto

9.0

Good berry flavors. Less earthiness. Dark color. Fairly long finish. — 4 years ago

Chrystal Connelly

9.5

Black cherries, smooth, vanilla. Light on tongue — 4 years ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.2

Vintage 2015 / Imagine you find a vineyard with almost 50 years old Chenin Blanc and you are able to make wine from it. Frederic Mabileau must have been thrilled. This vineyard in Saumur is 1 hectare. Minerals in smell, a lot of minerals. Also vanilla (16 months en foudre). Hints of tropical fruit, hay, enormous powerful in taste with good acidity. What a joy to taste this! — 5 years ago

Jeff Payne

9.3

Lots of plum until it opened up. Surprising and excellent. — 7 years ago

Sondra Bernstein

Owner of the girl & the fig, the fig cafe & winebar, Author of Plats du Jours, the girl & the fig's Journey through the Seasons in Wine Country and the girl & the fig Cookbook

9.1

Rich flavors of violets, — 7 years ago

Timo Sokka

8.9

Nice, full-bodied for the age. Great with traditional pasta. — 7 years ago

Josh Morgenthau

9.0

Pear and juicy cool fresh cut fruit on the nose. Green apple, some mineral dust. Palate is refreshing and generous with the cool typicity of the Loire, never mind this is Chardonnay. A wine of terroir- but a little funky and off kilter.. But… Beware, started to turn microbial a day after opening. — 3 years ago

Tom Casagrande

9.0

Though it’s very difficult for me to find a reasonably-priced Bordeaux I actually like, this is one. Bright nose shows dark cherry, cedar shavings, gravel, and a deep woodsy scent. Good cherry-centric fruit, loads of acidity, and a very bright mouthfeel. The acids feel almost like the bright, accentuated acids I associate with Paso Robles limestone soil. Not particularly long or complex in the mouth, but resonates more on the *fun* scale. — 4 years ago

Mina Miller

9.5

Drank at TAC with lamb and rib eye. Refined flavors, long finish and good nose. Approximately $100 and worth it. — 4 years ago

Jack Burgher

9.4

Yum. Very smooth. Mostly hints of cherry with some citrus notes — 5 years ago

Patti Gamboni

9.1

Awesome acidity, no sulfur used, beautiful. Pure expression. — 7 years ago

Ken Z

9.1

Drank 2/19/18. Paired with roasted chicken.

The nose of sweet stewed plums and red berries is quite expressive. Still present, but mild, well integrated tannins lend structure to cassis and earth flavors. Medium finish. This could go a few more years, but is in a sweet spot now. I dont think it will improve further, so drink now. Fully mature.

4/22/8/4/3 + 50 = 91 pts.

Thanks @JT for a great bottle. — 7 years ago

J Levenson

9.3

Simply amazing at $22. Perfect with Spicy Thai. “... it is perfumed and ethereal without harsh edges, a more darkly fruited plumper answer to great red Burgundy.”- Ian Cauble — 7 years ago