Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.6

2003 vintage. "Spongy" cork so used the Durand. Decanted and tasted after 30 minutes, 1.5 hrs, 2.5 hrs and 4.5 hrs. Some sed but not too much. Heavy body. Massive structure and fruit to carry the 15.8% ABV along. Ridiculously concentrated. Will likely take this effort another 12-15 more years to noticeably "thin out" even slightly. It's that bigg. Don't feel that it is still climbing the charts but, with tonight's effort, proving it can stay top of the pops indefinitely. With all that said, the passage of time finds this 2003 in better balance than some 2010+ SQN red efforts. 2.15.24. — 2 years ago

George Cave

9.1

Climbing wednesdays with Dom, with a Caribbean goat curry!! One of my most favourites to date, dark inky look with a rich taste! — 6 years ago

with Dominic

Ryan Guy

9.1

High toned nose with a bouquet of violets and rose, dried cranberry, nutmeg, and a touch of menthol. Fresh and youthful on the palate, with blackcherry and crushed plum. Secondary notes of chalk too. Vibrant acidity leads to dry tannins with an enjoyable finish. Always a great QPR, although the prices seems to be climbing a bit. — 7 years ago

Daniel M

9.1

This bottle shows a really bright side today. Close to no funk upon opening : a bright violet, some red and black forest fruits, a bit of red pepper, iron, black pepper too. The palate is well balanced with a strong acid backbone and black and red forest fruits on the sides. A bit of tannins in the rear for a kick before a closing with fruits and some nice bitterness. The finish gives an impression of climbing back on the palate, this is quite a physical experience, it litteraly comes back up.

Edit : it gets 0,1 point more because I haven't tasted it in this state and form for a very long time. Gotta love it! — 7 years ago

Rachel Bovard

9.0

Flavors climbing out of the glass - white peach, lychee, pear, apple blossom and straw. Palate is round and layers of juicy. Finishes with a refreshing bitter note of salinity and peach pit. Conclusion - there is not enough Rueda in my life. — 9 years ago

Yuri

9.0

It's a special YOROKOBI GAIJIN. Yamahai. I like this deep taste after climbing mountain. — 10 years ago

Andre

9.3

I couldn’t resist. And I wasn’t disappointed. Tanins were much softer than I feared. Some strawberry here, but much more. I had the Usine Pinot a couple of weeks ago and now the cab. Orin Swift is climbing high in my ranking. — 4 years ago

Karen Man

9.1

Post climbing juice — 6 years ago

Dominic Alstead

8.9

With George after climbing Wednesday's. Had with lasagne and went very well — 6 years ago

with George

Mark Presswood

9.1

Wow,! Old world Spain is climbing out of this glass. Sharing at Grace restaurant with friends and family. Tomato, earthy nose, spicy complex long finifsh — 7 years ago

Chris MacLean

9.4

Wonderful stuff. Just wishing the prices would stop climbing! — 7 years ago

with Sarah

Derek Shanahan

9.6

Fantastic wine. Just crazy good for price point, and a special angle on Nebbiolo. Apparently the grapes grow on such a steep hill the pickers need mountain climbing skills to get them. — 7 years ago

Malia Sunshine

10

From MeineWeine..in love!! — 10 years ago

Mike Saviage

9.5

Dark scarlet tawny color. Exotic nose. Notes of black cherry, sweet plums, menthol, dark soil, some anise and some white pepper. Rich and silky in the mouth. Still young and climbing it’s mountain. Pretty good today and will easily improve with more age. — 5 years ago

George Cave

8.9

Boar goulash with dumplings, no climbing this week but with a nice dry wine. Good with a stew! — 6 years ago

with Dominic

George Cave

9.0

Very nice wine after climbing with Dom — 6 years ago

Roy Goble

9.2

Not sure how I landed a 2016 but I’ll take it. Typical Benoit wine, beautifully balanced, fruit without being over the top. My only concern is the price keeps climbing each vintage. Still worth the $60 though. — 7 years ago

KG

9.1

Delicious and refreshing after a day of climbing with Amanda P. — pairing with Nettle soup and Basil Pesto Cod — 7 years ago

admiral von schnauzer

9.9

This may go down as red wine of the year for me. Which given the time of year and upcoming events is High Praise indeed. But none the less reality. Epic nose. The unmistakable smell of a slaughterhouse over summer. Meat and blood. A huge hit of licorice, leather, and smoke and cherries. The Finish lasted nearly a minute, and had a Mossy granite tone to it that reminded me of climbing in the gunks in the fog. Amazing. So fortunate to have been asked to share this with great friends. #poolwine — 8 years ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.2

Vintage 2014 - 50% cabernet franc, also cab sauvignon, cot and merlot. A great effort: making a very nice red wine in Muscadet country! The wine got 8 months barriques, bio wine with certificate. Smells if you are climbing in a cherries tree while the fruit is ripe And you are harvesting them. Berries also, very vivid, great balance, drinks like lemonade (positive). — 10 years ago