Wine101Hamden

9.0

Hints of balsamic reduction and tea leaves on the nose. Beautiful crimson red in the glass from middle to rim with faint brown edges. Medium tannins and acidity. Black tea, espresso grounds, unripened plum skins and a tomato jam component on the finish. Oak is moderate and well integrated. Tannins hang in there through the finish. Paired with meatloaf...whatever bro. Eat what you got, when you can, when you work in retail. — 8 years ago

Paul Woolls

9.2

The added sweetness of this Shows well. Love the salty component, with typical caramel. — 8 years ago

Scott Evans

9.5

Perfect - ready to drink, 96 vintage - starting to get that dried honey component I like. — 9 years ago

with Peter

Gibson Campbell

9.0

Black fruit licorice and fierce tannin. Wonder if it was blended w some Syrah or Carignan. Needs decanting and food. Tar component worked well w osso buco — 9 years ago

Richard Steinberg

9.5

Still young but absolutely stunning. Great bright red cherry and awesome earthy component. — 10 years ago

with Mitchell, Jeffrey and 2 others

Richard Schnitzlein

9.2

Intense core of fruit, within a cage of iron and meat. Savory dusty herb component, high toned aromatics. Velvet texture makes this a supple treat. — 10 years ago

Marc On

Writer Originalverkorkt, Lobenbergs Gute Weine

9.2

Nice ripe fruit component, beetroot and a hint of dried tomatos on the very interesting and constantly changing nose. Still a very young wine with present tannins. Needs some air to really show what he got. Give it a decant of 1-2 hours. Better in 10-15 years. — 10 years ago

Jeroen Koenen

9.2

Several hours of decanter time is needed to appreciate this beast.
Still very compact and concentrated, black pepper, brambly fruit, dried sausages, blood, kirsch, some farmyardy funk. Strong alcoholic component. Lots of potential here.
100% Mourvedre. — 10 years ago

Velma Cooper

9.0

Velma had this 11 years ago

Charlie Abbott

Sommelier Casa Mono

9.0

Very strong earth component — 11 years ago

Bob Ballard

9.1

Good minerality, subtle creaminess, tart green apple pear melon rind subtle citrus. White floral component. — 8 years ago

Lenard Henson

9.7

Lenard had this 8 years ago

Todd Abrams

9.3

A glass is bursting with aromatics, the foremost a heady floral component reminiscent of Chambolle-Musigny. Alongside are fresh berries, red licorice, and baked stone. A sip is simultaneously concentrated and spry, with a long, energetic finish. — 9 years ago

Christy Canterbury MW

Master of Wine

8.9

Love the Barbera component, which makes this wine very gluggable! — 9 years ago

Andrew Willingham

8.9

Lots of jammy fruits explode out of this one. Very dry and hot, some gravel. — 10 years ago

Tim Hinck

9.4

2011 - $28
Phenomenal example of Loire cab franc! Red rose, dry leather, tons of small, red berries, and herbal tea. Interesting root veg component on the palate, esp. beet! Love this wine for the price! But give it 5 more years at least! — 10 years ago

Ryan McReynolds

9.4

Been a favorite for years now, it's seems each revisitation brings reaffirmation. I find every component of this experience sublime. — 10 years ago

Michael Ochsner

8.9

Legit! Great robust fruit and floral component. Med to full but not overly concentrated. $9.99 — 10 years ago

Aaron Hamrock

9.1

Lovely Viognier. Plenty of acid but still a nice fruit component. I decanted this wine and it is really opening up. — 10 years ago

John Kemper

9.2

The pale yellow '08 Domaine Dujac Morey Saint-Denis 1er Cru Monts Luisants has elevated aromas of honeyed orange zest, flowers and white peaches. The taste has a more raisiny component with spice and apple notes. Great acidity and mouth-texture. Very powerful finish with a nice lemony aftertaste. — 11 years ago

Daniel P. Drake

9.3

The special second wine of the evening this Sunday night we have opened the 2012 Chateau Ducru-Beaucaillou. A special weekend with life long friends deserves a special wine.

The aromas are of big dark fruit, black cherry, black raspberry, blueberry, black currant, licorice, graphite and a good soil component.

On the palate are excellent notes of black cherry, black raspberry, black currant, green bell pepper, black pepper, graphite, a bit of oak, florals and a nice rich soil note.

This wine is medium to full bodied with medium + acidity, medium + well rounded tannins that leads to a lengthy finish that is pleasing all the way through. An enjoyable wine now or will be even better in 10-15 years. Have a great week and please stay safe. Nostrovia! 🍷🍷🍷🍷 — 8 years ago

Ceccherini Cristiano

9.4

Young, little green, but altogether delicious and definitely potential to age longer. You could hardly taste the Cabernet component yet — 8 years ago

Justin Gilman CSW, CSS

9.2

Amazing #Malbec. This #wine never really takes off with bright fruits, but rather hits the palate with mid level black fruit and the structure persists. Light blue flowers and subtle black pepper dominate the nose. A total food wine as the structure, spice and acidity all hit the tongue on the side and finish singular, bitter and slightly vegetal from a brief cherry and jalepeno component. — 9 years ago

Tom & Lois Kelly

9.2

Big Aussie 2004 vintage Shiraz. Licorice is primary component with evident dark fruit. Tannins are well integrated. Very nice. — 10 years ago

Claudio Dias

9.5

To date this Albariño has been the best white wine I've ever had. Very balanced fruit component intermingling with zippy acidity and mouthfeel. Very elegant aromatics and extremely drinkable even on its own. — 10 years ago

Gillian Robb

9.6

A declassified Quintarelli Ripasso is a beautiful and affordable thing indeed. Juicy red and black fruit with a lingering dried-fruit component. It is perfect, no matter what Quintarelli said. 😉 — 10 years ago

Mike Davila

9.3

Nice Pinot, certainly not too fruit forward, nice mix of cherry fruit with a late pallet blackberry component, soft tannins in balance with the fruit and acid. — 10 years ago

Tom

9.2

On the fruit side of Sonoma Coast. Didn't get the mineral component I like. A great wine still at a steal. — 11 years ago

Steven Foster

Wine buyer Belmont Wine Exchange

9.4

Couldn't #saberit, but this was a treat. So youthful and the best part is you can taste every component of the fruity base wine still. Amazing! Happy holidays, keep on drinking bubbles. — 11 years ago

Knightsbridge Wine Shoppe

10

Red/Black cherry and berry fruit with moderate spice and a great damp earth component. Very lengthy finish. — 11 years ago