Dawn E.

9.2

This wine is really nice and represents more of an "old school" style of CS. Dark berry fruit is present but not the star! Earth and minerals mingle nicely...pencil lead..eucalyptus..leather..
Cola..Bakers chocolate..oak.& cherry compote!
90 min decant. — 5 years ago

Stas Medvedev

9.6

🏅 Rating 96/100 (4,6🌟)

Super Vintages of SuperSeconds🍷

Classic Margaux with graphite of pencil shavings, rich in fruits, black tea. Fragrant and graceful. Pure elegance.

3eme GC Classé, but considered as SuperSecond. 47% CS, 47% M, 6% PV. Fermented in steel cone-shaped vats. 21mo aging in 45% new oak. Fining, no filtration.

'89 was a super vintage for Palmer.

The only true competitor to Ch.Margaux.

Significant cellar rennovations in late 90s make even better wines now. — 7 years ago

Jim Chen

9.2

Crazy. Drinking nicely, soft tannins, fruit. — 7 years ago

Thijs Hendriks

9.4

62%M 16% CF 22% CS — 7 years ago

B

10

1985 Joseph Phelps Eisele CS. Dinner w A&S. Didn’t decant and poured straight out of bottle. This was awesome. Balanced and structured. — 7 years ago

Zach Tucker

9.2

Bottle from CS welcome basket, had at home 10/14/17 and thought it was 'a very nice red' — 8 years ago

with Emily

Narun P

9.0

58% CS, 33% M, 6% PV, 3% CF
Slightly bricked garnet red, compact rim, more red than purple.

Pretty bouquet - red cherry, dried herbal aromas, leather, tobacco, mineral.

The palate is harmonious. Integrated tannin, med plus acidity, dry, medium bodied. Showing a lot of red fruit character, animalistic, floral. Very classic Margaux-esque character.

This wine is at the perfect drinking spot. No need at all to wait. After a solid month of full bodied, extracted Napa Cab, this is a welcome reprieve! 90. — 8 years ago

Jordi Pazo

9.2

Vila. Tast Chateau Musar. 33% CS, 33% Cinsault, 33% Carignan. 48,85.
27.05.19 — 6 years ago

Scorewine

Wine writer http://www.israelwines.co.il

9.0

The second label of Chateau La Mission Haut Brion. A lovely elegant and appealing blend of 56% CS, 39% Merlot, and 5% CF. Delicious and still young, another great example of the nice surprises that the 2008 vintage had to deliver. Full of cassis, earth, chocolate, cedar wood, full body, rich, firm tannins, fruity complex finish. My score 90, drink to 2025 — 6 years ago

Sagee Aran

9.1

2014 vintage. The blend is Syrah grenache and CS + others.  Chocolate hints are shown on the nose and palate. Some spice and some floral character. full bodied and flavourful smooth tannins. — 7 years ago

Thijs Hendriks

9.3

68% CS. 22% M 7% CF 3% PV — 7 years ago

Sarah Milsow-Guenther

9.2

Nice blend (48 CS, 41 Mer, 11 CF). Opened it a little cold but it got much better as it warmed up. This wine has really mellowed out. The fruit still comes through and the pepper from the Cab has softened. This is a very nice wine. — 7 years ago

Nathan Wegener

9.4

Always surprised how delicate and poised this CS is. It is a fantastic drink subtle and poised. — 7 years ago

Narun P

9.3

65 % CS, 28 % M, 7 % PV

Bricked garnet, widened rim, but still a lot of youthful sign left.

Superb bouquet of classic mature Bordeaux claret. Complex expression of savory infused cassis, blueberry, dark cherry framed by notes of seabreeze, antique leather, violet, sage, and thyme.

Completely integrated. Smooth and silky mouthfeel. With just a touch of new oak still, this wine is really a result of perfect evolution. Balanced midpalate and finish very long on that enticing savory black fruit note.

Stored in Chateau's cellar for 21 years, removed, uncorked on site. Drank at a mille-pates party at the chateau prior to the marathon. 93. — 8 years ago

Jordi Pazo

9.7

Vila. Cata Saint Julien. 325,00
69% CS, 19,5% Merlot, 11,5% CF.
11.03.19 — 6 years ago

Jordi Pazo

8.9

Vila. Cata Saint Julien. 95,90
86% CS, 14% Merlot.
11.03.19 — 6 years ago

Henrik Poulsen

9.3

Super silky tannins and with that ripeness that surely was meant to appeal to many palates including my own several years ago.

This is a solid and very good wine in no immediate danger of falling off the cliff.

However as with many of the high octane Napa cult CS that I started to stock up on 15+ years ago I’ve realized that I’m often lacking a bit of “personality” over time and would suggest to pop the corks and enjoy this over the next 1-2 years. — 7 years ago

Shuji Yanada

9.3

CSらしいやや陰性、青いピーマンのような香り。
タンニンはやや丸くなって、酸味、果実味とのバランスもいい。
まだピーク手前の若々しさあり。 — 7 years ago

Isaac Pirolo

9.2

Novelty Hill borrows from the ancient Latin phrase In Novale Novello, “in virgin ground I plant young vines,” for its name. I didn’t realize that there aren’t vines on the actual Novelty Hill in Washington (located about 5 miles east of Redmond). Oh well, so much for my Hill vs Hill face-off with Pritchard Hill’s Bryant Family. This 2014 Novelty Hill Cabernet Sauvignon talks some serious smack, and even brings a serious punch, but that would have been Go-Karts vs Formula One. That said, this is one hell of a Go-Kart. In the low $20s, my first comparison is to Charles Smith’s Substance Cs, and this blows the doors off that wine, and more than justifies its slightly higher price-point. Jumps out of the glass with black cherry, cassis, mocha, licorice, and a heavily spiced cranberry potpourri, while still managing to weave in a savory undertone that emphasizes the noticeable balance. Washington offers extraordinary value across the board, but this is a value even by Washington standards. 92+ — 7 years ago

Narun P

9.0

Tasted at Chateau
CS 47% M 47% CF 4% PV 2%

Deep almost inky with slight sign of development on the rim, some bricking but still youthful.

Classic Bordeaux bouquet of savory infused black fruit. Complex nose of enticing barnyard funk, seabreeze, new leather, cooking spice.

On the palate, still very structured. Mouth stainingly full tannin, med body, dry. Cassis, blackberry, dark cherry commingling with mature signs of development. Sage, thyme, cattle range, forest floor, mushroom, smoky, and nutty new oak.

Impressively classic. Will need at least 10 years more to not be accused of committing infanticide. 90++ — 8 years ago