Mark S.

8.9

Salmon pink. Flower. Raspberry. Chalk. Spices. Whispering Angel. Chateau D’Esclans 22 @1200/G, Eric, 240719, 89 — 10 months ago

Martinez

9.1

A classic. 100% Viura from the Zaconia vineyard, located right outside López de Heredia’s winery in Haro. Fermented in ancient oak vats with indigenous yeasts and aged in used barrels for four years, followed by another 6 years in bottle. Complex nose with oxidative notes. Chamomile, flowers, beeswax, lemon curd. Austere on the mouth, with great acidity and freshness. Long, subtly salty finish. Amazing — 4 years ago

Scorewine

Wine writer http://www.israelwines.co.il

9.2

Visiting again this splendid Paulliac from the 2011 vintage. 2011 vintage was labeled as mediocre in Bordeaux and this lovely wine showed that it is actually a classic vintage with some great wines, so trust the chateau not only the vintage. The nose is tempting with notes if coffee, earth, oak, cassis, black fruits and hints of chocolate, the body is full with round tannins, acidity is splendid and finish is long. My score 92, drink to 2026, perhaps longer — 6 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

Narun P

9.0

Tasted at Chateau.
2/3 CS, 1/3 M

Deep and dark garnet, opaque, compact and youthful rim.

Rather restrained nose, much less expressive even as compared with its little sibling. Classic bouquet of cassis, graphite, minerals, and boysenberry.

Structured and definitely a very serious wine that needs time. Leafy cassis, herbal notes, pine cone, minerals.

Didn't want to come out of its shell today but potentials are evident. 10 years worth of patience minimum required for this mere "second wine". 90+ — 8 years ago

Mark Oldman

9.5

DRC Echezeaux 1999: started tight, but a few minutes of air brought black cherries and a silky texture to the fore – medium bodied, sweet fruit balanced by a pleasing tug of tannin. Years to go.

— 9 years ago

James Dewis

9.2

Went great with food, tannic by itself. — 9 years ago

Kari Pierce Ashley

9.5

Given for our 2015 birthdays from Sabine and Maarten with the 2005. Opened 1/2/2016 at kalaloch -did quasi vertical tasting. Nose: berry, smoke, nut, strawberry-rhubarb pie, vanilla. Taste: SPICY, dark cherry, wood smoke, pine. Very full but not a heavy finish. May be the smokey-est wine we have ever tasted. (Would be excellent with steak!) — 9 years ago

Mike W

9.0

Fruity, nice and dry. — 10 years ago

Charlie Beatty

Buyer wineworksonline.com

9.9

Given to me by old friend Marvin Stauffer. This Chateau was his favorite. Rest in Peace Marv! — 11 years ago

romo

9.4

WotN. 05s finally coming around. — 2 years ago

Canon Thomas

9.6

Showing very golden. More Chablis style. — 4 years ago

Josh Morgenthau

8.9

Some nice oxidative appley aromas. Palate is deep and hits the right notes. Well made, if not much verve.

After being spoiled by great grower champagne all through quarantine, it’s actually surprising to try a bottle of big house bubbles I used to love and find it enjoyable but kinda boring. — 5 years ago

Vladimir Miroshnikov

8.9

Черешня, корица, очень сочно. Элегантно, даже красиво. Прям понравилось. Редко найдешь нормальную Францию не по цене чугунного моста. — 6 years ago

Keith Taylor

8.9

Wonderfully refreshing on a hot summer afternoon. — 7 years ago

Evie Olson

9.0

So much salinity and complexity on the nose. Super mineral with a little texture on the palate. Really really pretty wine especially for the cost! — 8 years ago

Jonas Johansson

9.4

I will miss this bottle it was fantastic — 9 years ago

Rashmi Primlani

9.5

Blown away by the liveliness with floral highlights of a wine that is nearly as old as me. — 9 years ago

PSH

9.7

$80 applejack Xmas 2015 — 9 years ago

B

10

1990 DRC La Tache Grand Cru Burgundy. Drank at A&S's for birthday lunch. Such a treat by K. It was as great as we hoped it would be. Enjoyed with lamb chops. Beautiful brick color and absolutely no hard edges to the wine. Beautiful. — 10 years ago

Julia Beauchesne

9.5

Delicious and Smooth — 4 years ago

Mark Villa

9.0

I bought this a Costco because I don’t think I had ever see a Margaux for $20(!). I was not disappointed. I generally love Margaux, though I find that they can sometimes be finicky, requiring decanting and lots of breathing before they fully reveal themselves. Not so this. It’s easy to drink on your terms, not the wine’s, and, in this way, it is faintly redolent of the New World, but I don’t mean that as a pejorative. Just pop it open and go. Very easy. Uncomplicated The wine itself is delicious. The texture seems slightly thicker to me, and this may be due, in part, to the higher alcohol content of this wine (14.5%) when compared to what I normally associate with Bordeaux. Overall, it has a nice balance of stone fruits and tannins, and, even if somewhat thicker and, perhaps, less distinguished than other wines from Margaux, it’s an enjoyable bargain. Highly recommend! — 4 years ago

Kent Aron Vabø

8.9

Pizzasted i Malmø — 6 years ago

Charlie Tapp

8.9

Butterscotch and cherries. — 6 years ago

Paul Krzych

9.0

Delicious. Balanced fruit with earthy flavors in the back. Great Languedoc red! — 7 years ago

Kyle Groombridge

9.1

This was dynamite for the price. Needed some time to open up but after about 2 hours in a decanter, it sang. Rich texture reminiscent of some of Von Niepperg's higher end estates. What I loved most was the absolute seamless and perfect integration of oak on this bottle. Rarely have I been as pleased with the oaking regiment of a wine as I was with this wine. Perfectly sweet oak and vanilla coming through without being too prevalent. A beauty of a bottle for $25. — 8 years ago

Patricia Schnitzer

8.9

May 10, 2016. Lunch wine, day 2 l'Ecole du Vin. 70% merlot, 10% each Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, & Petit Verdot. Well balanced lovely — 9 years ago

Jaylen Gadhia

9.5

Beaucastel is by far my favorite chateauneuf, killed this one a little young but was still a very rich and bold but nicely balanced Bordeaux. Dark cherry and dark chocolatey notes. — 9 years ago

Anaïs Jollivet

9.0

#noel #verlinvest — 9 years ago

Kaye Knox

9.0

Yummy. Great sale@ central market right now $14 as I recall. — 10 years ago