Sipping Fine Wine

9.8

Blend of 60% Merlot, 22% Cabernet Franc and 18% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 3% Petit Verdot and 3% Cabernet Franc, deep Ruby purple color with aromas of ripe berry fruits, cedar, floral and earthy spice notes. On the palate flavors of blueberry, plums and blackberry with vanilla, licorice, tobacco, espresso and toasty oak notes. Long rich finish on fine ripe tannins, will age very well, can start to drink now, but should wait a decade or more. Very Nice! — 15 days ago

Jerry Dixon

9.6

We had this one at Luca with Angie and Mario and it was fantastic — 25 days ago

Joe DAscoli

9.3

Very fruity and expressive wine. Some good depth and hint if more Bordeaux flavors but foraged and open. — a month ago

Rana Sahni

9.0

A classic and always a delight to drink — 13 days ago

Louis Martin

9.2

Ruby red, cherry aroma, medium tannins, paired well with duck croquettes. — a month ago

Paul J

9.1

PnP. Modestly dark purple color. Would never guess Spain from the nose and palate. This is straight up Rhone! Dark cherries, meaty/earthy, some tobacco, and subtle herbs. Nice depth and finish. Solid restaurant list value. — 2 months ago

with Brooke

Farrar Langlois

9.2

Perfectly drinkable — 2 months ago

Ron Siegel

9.2

Lots of dark cherry, spice, mineral, earth & violet — 13 days ago

Ron Siegel

9.4

Great vintage that is open showing black cherry, berry with crushed rock, mineral, spice box, licorice & violets — a month ago

Rana Sahni

9.2

Delicious wine in Magnum — 13 days ago

Andrew Cullimore

8.9

Medium deep garnet , medium terracotta rim . A very healthy looking colour. Quite mature and venerable on the nose , sous bois , iodine, plum, old wood , earthy with herbal touches and fresh tobacco . Reasonable volume on the palate with light sous bois and nori notes , quite fresh acidity and slightly gritty tannins still. Tobacco , grafite slightly short finish. Quite a good showing for a wine of almost 80 years old, enough interest and volume on the palate . Probably better a few decades ago , but certainly more than a curiosity as the wine stayed with us well for over 2 hours . Drink now . This was an ex chateau bottle that had been reconditioned at some point , I would imagine by the looks of the cork , about 20-25 years ago. No mention of this on the bottle however . Into neck fill. — a month ago

Ron Siegel

9.3

Beautiful vintage! Consistent with my prior notes — a month ago

Bruce Leboff

9.2

Nose of hibiscus and menthol. Tannins present and well balanced. A bit forward on the palate - meaning it is powerful mid palate. - finish is long but slightly off balance on the palate @Rajat Parr wouldn’t be happy - striving for balanced wine - but this one is a bit off the mark … — 2 months ago

with David

M. Christopher Roebuck

9.3

Really nice. Well balanced; medium all around--except for the alcohol which runs hot. Beets and other vegetal notes provide an interesting nose.

93 points — 2 months ago

Ron Siegel

9.1

Black fruits, graphite & spice — 11 days ago

John Malcolm

9.1

A bit past its prime. Was more enthusiastic when I had this wine three years ago. Still enjoyable, though. — 7 days ago

Pooneet K

9.2

Not sure I’ve had any other 2006 Bordeaux but decided to pull this to give it a go at nearly 20 years of age. Nice wine but perhaps not one that justifies the price point. At first quite tight, but after a 5 hour decant this really comes into its own. Lots of leather and dark blue and black fruit. Oak is really only apparent in structure now. Great acid. 13% which is nicely balanced. — 12 days ago

Wutru Wines

9.1

Heerlijk thuiskomen — 22 days ago

with HWS

Ron Siegel

9.3

Drinking well showing red & black fruit, graphite, spice, leather, mineral & tobacco — a month ago

"Odedi"

9.3

Dark ruby in color with a reddish rim.

Fruity nose of red fruits with earth, herbs and chocolate notes.

Dry and fruit forward on the palate with raspberries, cherries, peppercorn, spices, coffee, dark chocolates, earth, light cedar, tobacco leaf and herbs.

Long finish with round tannins and tangy cherries.

This is a delicious Mourvedre from Bandol. Elegant and nicely balanced with a nice mouthfeel.

Drinking beautifully now, although still young, and will continue to age nicely in the next 10 to 15 years.

Complex and delicious right now. Good by itself or with food.

A blend of 90% Mourvedre and 10% Grenache. Aged for 22 months in large French oak barrels.

14.5% alcohol by volume.

93 points.

$75. — 2 months ago