Chris England

9.2

After the amazing 2010 I had to try the 09 @ £30! Owned by & next door to Cheval-Blanc on old Figeac land 👍 & it's a fab buy to drink now to next 5yrs

🍇 80% Merlot & 20% Cab F

🍷 Opaque deep ruby

👃 Dark plum, blackcurrant & dark cherry through rich smoked oak w/ crushed minerals & farmyard then choc cherry gateaux

👄 Med+ creamy body of ripe chewy black plums/cherries/berries w/ a warm cocoa & gravelly backbone

🎯 Med+ full fruity dark fruity creamy coating w/ a mineral & melted chocolate wallop — 8 years ago

Chris England

9.2

Great value top year Pom @ £35 drinking great but will improve 5-10yrs when tannins integrate more 👍

🍇 75% Mer & 25% Cab F

🍷 Opaque ruby

👃 Blackcurrant infused spiced smoke through broken mineral rocks w/ liquorice, mocha & chocy cherry gateaux tones

👄 Med slight sweet blackcurrant dominant dark fruit body w/ fine dry tannins, liquorice, mineral & choc cherry gateaux undertone

🎯 Med ripe blackcurrant & mineral dry red cherry liquorice finish

Recommended @ this price 😎 — 8 years ago

Marilyn Elledge

9.7

When chilled, AWESOME — 8 years ago

Rachel Walden

10

Awesome best chocolate wine I have tasted — 9 years ago

Philippe Dupuis

9.1

Tastes like a Christmas wine. Chic. — 9 years ago

Laz

9.2

Eucalyptus, mint, plums and choc shavings, clean, juicy, w only 12% alc. — 9 years ago

Benjamin Hickey

9.2

Choc and dark blackberries, good length with a touch of oak on the finish. — 9 years ago

Tom Wood

9.3

Very well balamced, delicious array of scents on the nose; Licorice, tar, anise, dark choc, mascerano and black cherries, raspberry, blackcurrant, clove, dried herbs, florals. Juicy, well structured palate. Medium acid, medium tannin, medium (+) finish. Noticeable blackberry and white pepper palate. Delicious — 10 years ago

Tracy Hall

9.7

Rasp and Boyes berries, leather, tobacco leaf, and blk pepper aromas. Mouthfeel has textured cherries, red berries, semi sweet choc chips..smoooth — 10 years ago

Sarah McLellan

9.6

Crazy but I taste choc and hazelnuts at the end!!! Delish — 11 years ago

Chris England

9.4

Warning drunken review 😁

Sexy Tig @ £60 just lovely that will make any soul dance to get up & live life 😘

🍇 80% Sangiovese, 15% Cab S, & 5% Cab F

🍷 Opaque ruby

👃 Smokey oak in chomped chewed dark cherry & black berries oozing minerals, gravel, creamy cocoa butter, cherry choc gateaux, soggy earth & new leather - OMG 😍

👄 Med+ body of dark cherry & berries through creamy chocolate

🎯 Long lingering dark fruit mineral cocoa dance ... more baby more ❤️

🎶 Man in the Mirror & Dirty Diana MJ 👑 — 8 years ago

Justin Gilman CSW, CSS

9.4

Tremendous #Port #wine. Rich & Powerful, balanced in all facets.

Hits with strong stewed red cherry, cherry licorice. Intense. Quickly finishes light, gliding, silky finish. Clean. Superb integration. Dark ruby color. Paired with Chocolate cake, in a white choc shell. Raspberry sauce, & port wine ice cream and raspberries. Opened 2/28/17 — 8 years ago

Bob McDonald

9.6

More a trademark Grange. Better than the more lauded 1990 IMO. The 1991 probably better than either. This 92 had typical Penfolds Choc Malt with raspberry notes. Rewards of Patience says to 2018 but on this showing will go beyond that. — 9 years ago

Hugh Guthrie

9.3

Nice herb/mint character. Bit of vale choc and some earthy gamey notes. Good gear brash — 9 years ago

Arecibo Message

9.2

Choc-co-la-te! — 9 years ago

with jo

Stuart Robinson

8.9

Drinking better than anticipated. Lovely choc mint aromatics, good body. — 9 years ago

Stuart Robinson

9.2

Choc-malt over red berry fruit. Essence of McV? — 9 years ago

Bob McDonald

9.6

The 1998 is from a great vintage. An iconic Cabernet Shiraz done so well in Australia. This shows minty Cab nuances from Coonawarra plus a choc/leafy nose with nice sweet Shiraz (McLaren Vale?) to round it out. A perfect match with Cape Grim rump. 18.5. — 10 years ago

Wojciech Bońkowski

Bloger bonkowshi.me

9.0

There r good surprises in life. This unknown 14yo Pomerol is 1. Perfectly satisfying dark choc prunes. — 11 years ago

Brad Miller

9.5

Plum or black berry, dark choc, mild spice on the nose. Good body and tannin structure. Some peppery after taste. (Plum, dark berries, fruitcake and cigar box; fine grained tannins) — 12 years ago

Chris England

9.5

My favourite St Julien in great year @ £85+ that's so hard to stop drinking as it's good young & old 😍 Given 5-15 years this will be a 98+ wine but 95-96 today 👍

🍇 68% Cab S, 26% Mer & 6% Pet V

🍷 Opaque ruby

👃 Soft smokey oak through spiced blackcurrant & dark plum w/ double choc mocha & liquorice - yummy 😉

👄 Med+ bodied silky intense mouth coating blackcurrant & dark plums w/ cocoa & liquorice in fine dry tannins

🎯 Long slight dry earthy dark fruits smothered in cocoa w/ liquorice 💋 — 8 years ago

Chris England

9.5

👊💥 £39 unbeatable QPR Pomerol & my favourite 👍 This Chateau is next door to Petrus and produces stunning wine for a fraction of the price! Perfect to drink now to next 5 yrs 😎

🍇 80% Mer & 20% Cab F

🍷 Dark ruby red w/ purple hue

👃 Dark jammy plum & blackcurrant through smokey oak, double choc mocha & minerals

👄 Med+ creamy smooth ripe dark plum & blackcurrant body with mocha infusion 💥 🥊

🎯 Long dark fruit, mineral & rich mocha linger - oh yeah 👍 — 8 years ago

Patch Manning

9.5

Fantastic wine!
Deep Ruby red. Incredibly aromatic with the nose evolving astoundingly over time. Make sure you follow its progress. Starting with lavender, dried violets and mint. Moving to a choc-mint and chutney and then cinnamon and mint. The palate also evolves with the nose. It lands with cooking chocolate, menthol and cooking spice with a full and luxurious mouth feel, surprisingly light tannins and mild acidity. It could probably pair slow cooked meets and root vegetables but I recommend you pair this wine only with good friends as an after dinner experience. — 9 years ago

Tom Wood

9.0

Interesting compared to its other vintages. Little bit of wholebunch through it. Forest fruits, vanilla bean, red cherries and dark choc. Steminess and leafy tones in the background — 9 years ago

Stuart Robinson

9.0

Choc-mint pattie; resolved Cabernet savoury elements - looking good at 18 — 9 years ago

Todd Gable

9.4

Not your ordinary Spanish garnacha! This chic treat is more like a high end chateauneuf du pape. This wine screams high quality from the stunning refined clarity to the espresso and oak aromatics. The full bodied flavors, dark berry, earth, espresso and hint minerality were equally complex on the palate. Good acidity, with firm but refined tannin. Stylish, rugged, refined, you have the sense this wine can do anything, be everything at once. Perfect for any dish and all special occasions, wonderful from start to finish. — 9 years ago

with Erika

Craig Camp

General Manager Troon Vineyards

9.3

Skin fermented Sauvignon Blanc - funky, funky but chic - love it — 10 years ago

Robin Simpson

9.6

Very gd bottle. Tom racked up Brunello about 8mo ago this is 7yrs old. Dry, fruity good with steak but really really gd with Choc. About $50 a bottle I splurged for our 20ur Ann. — 10 years ago

Nicola Morvillo

9.5

Con claudio da chic&quik myó pignolo 2009 — 11 years ago

Ken Mitchell

9.8

Awesome round easy blend. Great with salmon and pork. And as most reds are, good with dark choc — 12 years ago