Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.5

My last of three.

The 05 vintage is basically perfect fruit etc…

This started a bit slow from an hour decant. It really pick up steam w/ the Waygu Ribcap.

The Bordeaux elegance & earth profound. The fruits are floral-laden. Dry blackberries, raspberries, both plum, with skin, dark cherries, dry strawberries, baked rhubarb, hints of raspberry, dark chocolate bar, light caramel, dark spice with a little heat, dry limestone. topsoil, dry riverstone, cigar box with ash, old used leather, dark forest floor with leaves, clove, touch of cinnamon, vanilla and a pinch of nutmeg sweet graphite, used charcoal, black tea, mid berry cola dark wuthering flowers, hence of lavender and old violets, perfect around acidity with a well-balanced structured, evenly tensioned finish that last minutes and lands on dry earth and spice with florals — 8 hours ago

Alain souligny

9.0

A beautiful classic Right Bank Bordeaux smooth, velvet texture with notes of dark plum, black cherry and a little cocoa. Medium to full body elegant rather than jammy. Best pairing with filet mignon, roast lamb. Elegant, smooth and beautifully balanced. — 6 months ago

Lawrence Bernstein

9.3

2/26 - amazing qualities all around. A fruit driven wine with lots or red plum and darker blackberry notes. Nice cedar and tobacco notes. Firm tanins. Outstanding mouthfeel. Soft finish. 93 — 8 months ago

Nick Heer

8.9

Cherry, cassis, lil spice. — 10 months ago

Adam Wildavsky

9.1

Lucious, smooth, worthwhile. — 6 years ago

Nikolay Dimitrov

9.1

I am quite happy with this wine. Still a baby, but shows a lot of potential. It is a sleeper. Deep dark fruit. Leather, graphite, barnyard... — 8 years ago

Yoly Sardinas

9.3

At Frenchies! Very good wine . — 7 days ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.0

1966 vintage. Mid-shoulder fill. Lip under the foil an anthrax fever dream. Cleaned than up with an ice cube and a napkin. Used a Durand but this cork merely chuckled at it. Worst cork I’ve ever (tried to) extracted with a Durand. Bring out the funnel with screen to sift/filter out all the semi-ancient cork sed. Wasn’t going to decant as per usual guest wishes so went with the smallest decanter. Tasted 15 minutes, 45 minutes and 1.5 hours after opening. Light, well aged-Burgundy body. Substantial, (STILL!!!) feminine-styled offerings fruit/spicewise. Ummm…reason why Pichon-Lalande-and La Mission Haut-Brion-are my two fave BDX big guns. This was still showing better than you woulda thunk. 8.14.26 — 2 months ago

tim heyman

9.0

Has aged remarkably well Probably because of the year. Drunk April 10, 2026. A great indicator for the aging of wine. Pomerol and this winery. — 6 months ago

Daniele Cuzin

9.0

Had the 2022 vintage in January 2026.
Maybe too young but appreciated. — 9 months ago

Roland Fleck

9.1

Great balance. Superb — 5 years ago

Mark

9.3

Great value. Good fruit and lots of earth/mineral. Wifey liked it too. — 7 years ago

Michelle Ng

9.1

3/24/2018 @ The Royal Garden Restaurant, TST — 9 years ago

Jan A

9.1

Very funky barnyard smell on the nose that I didn't pick up on previous bottles. This is on the dark fruit, cacao, mocha side. Drinking well today after a 30 minute decant. — 2 months ago

Space

9.1

Прекрасный бленд с 73% мерло и двух Каберне 2020 года. Очень мягкий. Выпито 0.375 л на балконе Symbol с Ириной 28.07.26 — 3 months ago

Robert Ahlstrom

8.9

Deep ruby medium opacity, merlot heavy pomerol with noticeable tannins, leather and spice — 6 months ago

Scott Kahn

9.0

A high quality price ratio wine! Very approachable with soft tannins, dark fruit and sundry oak influences that make for a nice wine. This bottle cost less than $30!! — 9 months ago

Andrew Eddy

9.1

Vicente Foods. — 5 years ago

with Lisa

Keely Braud

9.2

Cafe degas on a random Friday night — 6 years ago

Louis Perrochon

8.9

From my dad's basement. Drinking at Oli's. Was still good. — 8 years ago