Peter van den Besselaar

8.9

Vintage 2020 | with 12 months barrel aging | clearly more body and structure than the reserve, but at this moment less fruit. Dinnerwine par excellence, not ready yet, better keep this one or two year in the cellar, potential. Paired with lamb chops. — 10 months ago

Ron Siegel

9.3

I love this producer for their SJ with its beautiful aromatics showing black cherry, berry fruit nose of sweet & savory spices, mineral, pepper, olive & violet. — 2 years ago

Ron Siegel

9.5

Dark, inky with graphite notes showing dark cherry, berry fruits, lots of spice, olive & violet that is always on the elegant, silky & floral side. My youngest vintage opened of this great wine that will need a few more years in the cellar. — 3 years ago

Kristen Grimes

9.0

Q is for Quinquina. Smells like a fortified wine with slight currant aromas, a good amount of acid gets the tongue tingling, the raisin and currant aromas come through the flavors but the body is light compared to a sherry or tawny port. A very nice aperitif... and we'll see how it does in a cocktail! #atoz2021 — 4 years ago

Daniel M

9.3

There is an irony thing in the nose along with violet and rose petals and cherry and a bit of black pepper. This is the nose I fell in love with 10 years ago. The palate is very well designed with a strong acid backbone, a very nice round and radiating fruit, a bit of a sweet touch, some nice oily, scratchy tannins which kick things up for a rather long finish with that fruit, pepper and a long lasting floral aftertaste. So great. This is 7 Euro when you buy it from the winery directly and it's 15 kilometers from where I am right now 😍 — 5 years ago

Lyndsey Wegner

9.2

Upon opening very light and vibrant and a few minutes later mellowed out for a nice fullness. Slightly acidic with soft tannins, notes of vanilla, spice, almost a caramel flavor, darker fruits like cherry and plum, and a hint of violet. Beautiful color on this 2013 Vintage! — 6 years ago

MICHAEL COOPER DipWSET

Owner TomeVinos wine shops, WSET Level 3, Blogger www.spanishwinesandmore.com, blog.tomevinos.com

8.9

#vindefrance #grenache — 7 years ago

Ron Siegel

9.5

One of my favorite vintages from Chave that is open & expressive with red cherry, berry, black fruits, meat, smoke, licorice, earth, crushed rock & violet. — a year ago

Ron Siegel

9.3

Great producer of SJ showing red & blackberry fruit, olive, meat, spice & violet — 2 years ago

Matt

9.3

Stewed black plums, dried bluefruit, creme de Violet, spicecake, coffee, cinnamon, allspice, clove, licorice whip, pastis, powdered sugar, earth, truffle. Richly textured, creamy almost but held up by the tannin. Peak drinking for me. — 3 years ago

Ron Siegel

9.2

A wine that I have had many times that has been consistent with my prior posts. Notes of black cherry, raspberry, earth, mineral, savory spice & violet. No rush as there is structure & tannins with good acidity that will allow you to cellar for many years. — 4 years ago

Jonathan Light

8.9

Loved the 2010. Deep flavors. — 4 years ago

Hernan Hernandez

9.0

Fruit flavors: red cherries and strawberries

Other flavors: violet notes and earthy flavors

Body: Full
Alcohol: High
Acid: High

Paired well with Spaghetti & meatballs. — 5 years ago

Ron Siegel

9.5

This always hits the spot, magical in its aromatics of black cherry, raspberry, smoked meat, earth, black olive, pine needle, dried herbs, menthol, pepper & violet. — 7 years ago

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9.5

The 2008 Cheval Blanc is one of the go-to wines of the vintage. Now at 15 years old, it has retained the energy and focus it displayed from the outset: black fruit, crushed stone, wilted violet petals and touches of forest floor cohere wonderfully in the glass. The Cabernet here is more expressive. The palate has a slight chewiness on the entry, but it "relaxes" in the glass. It shows off its delicate lattice of tannins and perhaps a bit more backbone than I have observed on previous bottles. It's very intense on the finish where, as before, the Cabernet Franc takes charge. Superb. Keep it another three to four years if you can. Tasted at the Lia's Wings/book dinner at Medlar restaurant. (Neal Martin, Vinous, December 2023)
— a year ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.6

1989 vintage. Still broad-shouldered and powerful. No shrinking violet here. Don’t believe it’s improving but clearly in the sweet spot currently. Can easily hold this excellence for another decade. No rush to crush. — 2 years ago

Lyn Farmer

10

Very elegant with silky, polished tannins and lovely floral notes of violet. Leather, black cherry, blueberry, warm wood notes of delicate vanilla, espresso, mocha, tobacco leaf and a background note of mushroom and vanilla. Good long finish.
This wine is 47% Merlot, 42% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Cabernet Franc and 4% Petit Verdot. — 3 years ago

Joe Santiago

8.9

Still young, but definitely earthy and fruity. — 4 years ago

Ron Siegel

9.2

Lots of black cherry, mineral, spice & violet. — 5 years ago

Lyn Farmer

9.5

Bright, clear ruby with a great nose of cassis, blackberry, violet and mint.
Beautiful length and finesse. Great impression of crushed fruit with hints of forest floor and cedar. The finish leaves a lasting impression of sweet red fruit and supported by a soft blanket of tannins. This is the proverbial iron fist in a velvet glove - just lovely — 7 years ago