Shay A

9.2

Annual birthday WWC hosting. As normal, 1 sparkler, 3 whites, 4 reds, 1 dessert, all presented blind.

Fun to open birth year wines around your birthday, especially when you can do a Bordeaux and Napa side by side. While not a great vintage, this held up well after a few hours and presented as expected. Clean and zero Brett. Great color! Deep ruby with hardly any bricking. Leather, cassis, vanilla pipe tobacco on the nose. Sporting a good bit of dusty red and black fruits (mostly tart raspberries and blackberries), there was a little savory truffle note mixed with an herbal and mocha finish. Still quite grippy. Pretty. — a month ago

Mark Ashley

9.0

Fruity, full-bodied, a bit of pepper. I’d drink it again. — 10 days ago

Ron Siegel

9.3

Consistent with my last btl showing rich red & black fruit with sweet, savory spice, graphite & tobacco notes — a month ago

Alessandro Dalle Carbonare

9.3

Pure and précise. Time will reward. — a month ago

Kat

9.3

Garrigue, plum, smoke, black fruit. Oof. Minerality is sublime. — a month ago

Jenn

9.0

Cinnamon, a subtle spiced wine flavor — 2 months ago

Ashish Pant

9.4

Whoa! Yes yes yes, let this one breathe! But once you’ve been patient it will reward you with an evening that sings. — 3 months ago

Ron Siegel

9.3

From a btl that was purchased in 2014. This was fresh, vibrant showing citrus, pear, pastry dough with a creamy texture. Excellent btl — 4 months ago

Emily Ferrin

10

Brought by Hedy — 5 months ago

Charlie Tapp

8.9

Needs time. Black fruit and dark flowers. — 8 months ago

Ron Siegel

9.3

Like most 05’s this will need more time — 21 days ago

Ron Siegel

9.3

Always loved this 07, sadly my last btl out of an owc showing beautiful red cherry, baking spices, cinnamon, orange peel, earth, crushed rock & violet — a day ago

Alessandro Dalle Carbonare

9.6

Precise, minty, fresh. Subtle on the entrance then arrives a great weight. Quite tipical Ducru-Beaucaillou even tho is lacking a form of depth to make it very great. It’s probably just that bit too austere. — 25 days ago

Alessandro Dalle Carbonare

9.4

Beautiful. A bit of everything. Freshness, depth, fruit and minerality. Long and pleasant finish.
94 + — a month ago

John Van Trijp

9.8

En primeur — a month ago

Matthew Lin

9.1

rounded fresh fruits, deeply tannic still. aniseed, pepper, like a cured sausage taste. light oak on the nose and on palate. clove. slightly mineralic, granite and graphite, fresh olive, orange rind. — 2 months ago

Joanna Kipnes

9.5

Louis Jadot 2020 Beaujolais-Villages — 2 months ago

Ryan Baldwin

9.1

Yo. Yes. Love it. Rich. Complex. Loooooooong finish. Soft tanins, velvet body. — 3 months ago

Mark Rosse

9.2

Earthy and funky. Big and bold — 3 months ago

Austin Hohnke

9.1

Smoky violets. Savory with a whiff of grapefruit. Whole cluster. Thoughtful. — 6 months ago

Allison Heilman

9.3

Happy Mother’s Day to me! Have held this 2018 and so glad I did! — 6 days ago

Vino Joe

9.5

This should cellar longer. Maybe another 5 yrs before I try again. Decanted over 3 hrs. Tight in first hour. It needs a lot air now. Many layers and complex fruit. It lingers. Meaty after taste. Dark fruit. Earthy. I liked it very much and look forward to the next one. — 14 days ago

Alessandro Dalle Carbonare

9.8

Despite the lack of precision compared to other vintages this wine keeps impressing immensely. Strong and fine it shows freely into the palate giving really a lot of pleasure. — a month ago

Alessandro Dalle Carbonare

9.4

New blend.
35 Merlot 45 Fran 20 Sauv
94-95 — 25 days ago

Jeroen Koenen

9.3

Recommended!! — a month ago

Jay Kline

9.3

The 1994 was initially a bit shy on the nose but after many hours in the decanter, it showed such amazing character. In fact, it shared some characteristics with a lightly peated single malt scotch, with light smoke, marmalade, honey, golden raspberry and wet stone. More of its character was unlocked with food. In this case, monkfish, sweet potato, leek, and winter truffle. Drink now through 2034+ — 2 months ago

Kimberly Lalonde

9.0

With steak — 3 months ago

Severn Goodwin

9.2

Confrérie Des Chevaliers du Tastevin Sous-Commanderie d'Albany, Pauleé Dinner; 2 February 2024 at Lake Ridge Restaurant, Round Lake, NY — 4 months ago

Kate Tanis

9.2

40th Bday! — 4 months ago

Michael Molesky

10

Delightful lychee on the nose. Such a great balance of aromatics, minerality and acidity. — 10 years ago