James Forsyth

9.0

Spending Valentine's Day with a big boy. No, Cara hasn't undergone some major change. Rather, this Fontenil packs a punch... black and blue (fruit that is). An overt and tasty offering from Michel Rolland. — 8 years ago

with Cara

Rob Wilder

9.0

Expectations exceeded with full body Macon-- Simple but lovely. — 9 years ago

Wayne Rodriguez

8.9

Deep, dark beautiful red. A little spicy, hints of pepper. Very soft, smooth finish. Low tannic finish. — 9 years ago

David Annis

9.0

This is interesting to me. I've had a few vintages of this merlot and enjoyed them all. Even though this is a Michel Rolland styled effort, it shows as an unmistakably new world merlot. Lots of plum and blueberry, very little of the restraint you'd see in a right bank Bordeaux. — 10 years ago

Isaac Pirolo

9.2

Mocha with soy, Twizzlers (red), pipe tobacco, orange peel potpourri and some faint wet clay. And for the record, I didn't want to like this... Damn you, Rolland. — 10 years ago

Oliver Schweitzer

9.0

Try again in 3 years. — 10 years ago

Victor Charcan

9.0

Good fruit and extremely sweet tannins. Length, yet tasted blind it woukd be hard saying Ribera here. New world style — 10 years ago

Cathy Sheehy

9.9

My favorite of the night! — 11 years ago

with Troy

Mike Kane

10

From the high ground at Clos de Los Siete. — 13 years ago

Ronald Collazo

9.1

Michele Rolland — 14 years ago

Chris MacLean

9.3

Razor sharp acidity and intensity. Lots of bitter citrus fruit, with pleasant juicy generosity. A good pairing for balsamic vinegar in the salad. — 8 years ago

with Sarah

Morgan Diamant

9.5

Blackberry, black cherry, plum, vanilla, leather. Well integrated with long finish. Velvety tannins — 9 years ago

M

9.0

Blackberry, cassis, and an early touch of fig that becomes more earthy--leather, mushroom, and floral(?) with aeration. Persistent and mildly chalky tannins afford a nice compliment with grilled filet mignon. Still too young; rating would likely increase (91-92?) with more time. — 9 years ago

Patrick Cody

10

Very mild, classic light white — 10 years ago

Mark Miller

9.8

12 years aged in French oak it was an absolute delight to drink. — 10 years ago

Eric French

9.3

So I've had a few vintages of this wine. Not been happy with them. But this 05, the first one made, is good. Bought on futures. At 11 years it's showing almost the right amount of age. I'd say drink in next 5 years. Well worth under 50 bucks. I think I paid 40. — 10 years ago

laszlo czegledi

9.0

nice alcohol. Good Barsac. — 10 years ago

Lynn Gowdy

8.9

Figs, creamy banana, citrus and hints of vanilla- nice, fresh wine for a weeknight. — 11 years ago

Andrew Harris

9.1

Great Barnyard and fruit — 12 years ago

Andres Villegas

9.6

Simple. Superb — 13 years ago

Balakrishna Narasimhan

8.9

The 2015 was excellent. — 9 years ago

George Harris

9.2

Fresh strawberry, mineral effervescence... very, very drinkable. — 9 years ago

with Scott

Mabboux Isabelle

9.6

2010 ! Une grande puissance — 9 years ago

Jerrold Cameron

8.9

Great cheap Bordeaux — 10 years ago

Andreas Seitz

9.2

Deep red colour, nose of dark cherries and licorice. Smooth tannins, fine structure and body, ripe dark cherries. — 10 years ago

Marc Stubblefield

Wine Sales at Vino Carta and Kogod Wine Merchant

9.1

This is really light bodied and elegant, confounding my expectations of CdP yet again. Pretty, great acid and crystalline red fruit. — 10 years ago

Nora Grossman

8.9

A nice savoie. — 11 years ago

Samuel Maldonado

9.7

M Rolland at his best. — 11 years ago

Firoj Panda

9.6

Wow... Exceptionally superb... Smooth... Delightful. — 12 years ago

Don Jacobson

9.9

Brings out best in St E. Cab Franc darkens just enough. — 13 years ago