Severn G

9.6

Happy Father's Day 2020 to all; I'm posting pictures of our fur-kids, an independent and somewhat self-interested bunch. Two boys (9) and two girls (3), all rescued from various locations across the East Coast of the US. They generally bring the utmost of joy to my life on a daily basis.

Nose has blackberry jam on moist leather, minor cedar, very light barnyard notes, grilled blackberry,
blueberry compote, brewed dark roasted coffee, wet garden soil, chocolate vines candy and dried orange peel.

Palate has over-ripe blackberry, wet tanned leather, dark chocolate syrup, dehydrated black cherry, chocolate covered blueberry and moist cedar.

Silky smooth, intense finish running +2m, still showing tannins. Expect this bottle to easily hold another 10+ years without concern, in proper storage.

Decanted ~5h. Paired with well salted (in advance), medium-rare, grilled NY strip steaks from my favorite, local farmer in Columbia Co. NY (Kinderhook Farm) and sauted, early season, baby squash in ozro with our garden herbs.

INAUGURAL vintage on this wine, I certainly didn't realize that fact when we bought it in September 2005! This has been in storage for the prior 15 years, just coming back home in January 2020.

Merlot 50% / Cabernet Sauvignon 40% / Petit Verdot 10% — 6 years ago

Joe Gillies

9.2

Earthy, red fruit aromas flowed by Black cherry , raspberry , plum, leather, and earthy flavors. Smooth tannins and impressive for a $8 bottle. Pqr doesnt get better than this! — 8 years ago

Karyn Fricke

9.2

More special with a great group of friends. Very good cherry easy tannins. — 8 years ago

A-M

10

Yes. Yes! YES!!! — 9 years ago

Steven K

9.3

Had at Christmas, the best rioja I've had. Plum and layers of flavor, the med+ tannins work fine to hold this together. Really good value still at $50. Rated #1wine of 2016 seems a little generous though. — 10 years ago

Jessie Legan

9.2

Aerate a little bit. Nice dark fruity nose, very full and lush, hint of olive, smoky and nice oak. Brown sugar. Nice round mouth feel with nice quick finish that's not too tannic but has a slight kick. Very good. For a 50$ bottle... — 10 years ago

Janie Richards

10

Fruity but not sweet. Light & easy. — 11 years ago

Jonas Johansson

9.0

I call this Sunday 3 o'clock pool day goodness — 11 years ago

Meghna

9.1

50% Merlot and 50%Chianti Classico. Blended after ageing for 3years. Cherry flavoured. #tuscany #avignonesi #montepulciano — 11 years ago

Peter Coulthard

8.9

Waitrose. Liked it. Fruity raisin taste after double aerating. Slightly drying aspect on the palate. Decent — 7 years ago

Jan de Weerd

9.2

Balanced intensity. Nice spice edge. Tobacco drenched in dark tart cherry and huckleberries ....I think. 😄. I just threw that one in because it was on my mind. We were eating huckleberries on our trails hiking Idaho this weekend. 👍 — 7 years ago

with Tammy

Jen

9.3

Norb bday dinner — 8 years ago

Michael Seely

9.3

They should not have opened it. Years to go. Bright future. Three bottles opened. Absorptive crowd sucked it up. — 8 years ago

with Joe

James R. Gilbarty

9.2

Special Club is a really cool concept and they deliver a beautiful Champagne! — 9 years ago

Jason and Jennie

9.2

Usually the favorite from the wente club wines. Cab/Syrah/petite/Graciano. Nth degree chard is also a standout. — 9 years ago

Tom Kobylarz

9.9

Chateau Latour is my favorite 1st Growth, they demand patience and inspire not just hedonistic pleasure but also analytical thought.

Both amazing but need massive amounts of air or another 15-20 years minimum in the cellar. I get the feeling they both will hit a plateau once they blossom and slowly move towards full maturity for decades.

The nose on the 2005 rose with little agitation and shot from the hip to nose with ease. By far the most youthful and I tense nose of the evening.

The 2000 was not dissimilar in its progression, if a bit more refined from the extra few years in the glass. A cerebral wine that was also deeply pleasurable, it kept bringing me to what this wine will be like in 15-20 or more years. Easily a 50 years wine from a macro view.

Epic #latour 2000 and 2005 #pauillac — 10 years ago

Gadi Karpel

9.3

93/100
vintage 2008 — 11 years ago

Laura Rende

8.9

This wine is robust with moderate to high tannins, which I love. But what I love even more is that it is still very smooth. — 11 years ago

Chris Edge

9.0

Pleasant wine, probably most expensive of evening at the Wine Society Dining Club dinner at Drapers Hall. Slightly gong off — 12 years ago

Joe Wines

9.1

Super yummy — 7 years ago

Andrea Baker

9.1

Delightful! — 7 years ago

Andrew Lamson

8.9

Splendid, super easy pour. Very neutral white. — 7 years ago

Ray Quirolgico

8.9

A surprisingly bright and crisp (like lemons and pears) white from Paso Robles, better known for its reds. Terrific summer sips here! — 8 years ago

Nicola Morvillo

9.1

On 23/12/17 — 9 years ago

Adam Tope

9.2

Very nice. Fruity. — 9 years ago

Kileen Lindgren

10

Robust, deep blackberry but not too heavy. Pleasant cross between a cab and merlot. — 10 years ago

Andy Tam

9.3

Keith's annual fino dinner where I over drink carbon dated sherry. Dry start and finish with rockstar spunk. Very mineral. Special barrel at the end of the line with the oldest wine in the entire solera. — 10 years ago

Racquel Geisz

9.6

Love this one. — 11 years ago

Robert Goldberg

9.4

Nice citrus notes. Went fabulous with crab cakes tonight.
— 11 years ago

Dag Kvittem

9.5

Virkelig god vin. — 12 years ago