Morgan Diamant

9.4

Old school Bordeaux with 12% ABV (if that). Still has surprising acidity/brightness and plenty of life left. Hits you with red cherry, black currant, black plum, mint, herbal, mushroom, earth, forest floor, tobacco, cedar, chocolate. Crazy long finish — 6 years ago

GaryWEdwards

9.2

In the name of research, a quick test to mark this young Super Tuscsan. I must say the first sip after decant is promising. I believe in time, this will be a great Tig that will show well. Nice dark currant with hint of smoke. Will lay the others down 5-7 more years. — 7 years ago

with Logan

Eric Burtner-Abt

9.5

Delicate nose with dry red fruit, hint of cedar and mineral. Red currant, dark raspberry or boysenberry, cranberry, light granite mineral, smooth tannin remains but in balance with all other elements. — 8 years ago

Ron Siegel

9.1

Decent drinking PB in a difficult vintage. Black currant & red berry fruit with a slight austere style showing, earth, cedar, leather & graphite. Med bodied that is fully mature & should hold for a number of years. — 8 years ago

Scott Munro

9.6

We were worried this was gonna be cooked. But actually ended up being wonderful, tannins and acid mellowed out, still super balanced, slightly pyrazinic (tomato vine?), still has some leather and black currant. — 8 years ago

Todd Doolan

9.8

Surprisingly dark after all these years. Currant, mint & grandpa's baseball glove. Fantastic! — 9 years ago

Daniel March

9.4

Here is a grand daddy Bordeaux, both in size and stature that just never fails to disappoint. Black currant, dark fruits, tobacco, vanilla, all rolled seamlessly with the classic minerality of this famous terroir. More impressive than expected for a 2006, age has treated this wine well as the nose was opulent and delicious and tannins well integrated and smooth. Sadly, this double magnum was simply not sufficient to satisfy our thirst... — 10 years ago

Caleb Pietrafesa

9.4

Cherry, black currant, vanilla, earth, hints of oak and bell pepper. On the palate, cherry, ripe berries and balanced oak. Medium body. Medium, balanced tannins. Stays on the palate. — 11 years ago

Adam Thomas

9.0

Nose was ripe dark fruit, currant, spices, smoked oak or cedar. Velvet texture with nice dark fruit, licorice, pepper and smoke. Well rounded tannin at the end. Long finish. — 11 years ago

Adrian Bryksa

Blogger YYCWine.com, Contributor Culinaire

9.0

Quite elegant with spice box, red currant. Feels less Napa and more Sonoma. Very clean with a lengthy finish. — 12 years ago

Katie Butler

9.0

Lots of vanilla, black currant and cherry. Dry on the finish. — 6 years ago

Skip Smyser

9.7

An absolute JOY🍷 Soft lovely tannins! Minerality,flint dried fruit hints of tobacco with a dried currant Overtone.Will drink great at 40🍷🍷🍷✝️ — 7 years ago

Charlie Tapp

9.1

Black currant, espresso and cassis. — 8 years ago

Ron Siegel

9.4

Great vintage for GL just a point or two below their 82 showing an old school styled Bordeaux with black berry, red currant, cedar, leather, damp soil, mineral, dried herbs, soy, mineral, sweet tobacco & cigar ash. — 8 years ago

Michal Sulkowski

9.2

For me this wine is better than ratings indicate. Black currant flavors are at the forefront and I like black currant, so it fits my pallet. — 8 years ago

Kellin

9.5

Perfectly aged in large format bottle. Tannins have held up over time but don't overwhelm. Aromas: dried roses, burnt blackberry. Flavors: currant, dried cranberry, juniper. Beautiful wine. Once in a lifetime opportunity to taste it! — 9 years ago

Bob McDonald

9.5

Australia makes a specialty of blending Cabernet Sauvignon and Shiraz and one of the better examples is Penfolds Bin 389. This is an excellent mature wine, doing it easily at 15 years of age, and will go on. Notes of black currant and mint but at this age all the descriptors just melding into "damn good claret". Perfect with roast lamb. 60% Cab Sauv, 40% Shiraz. 2001 vintage. — 10 years ago

Chris Regina

9.3

Mocha, dusty cocoa, creme de cassis on the nose. Lush big super saturation. Baking spices, plum, black currant, blackberry, vanilla and charred oak on the finish. Hints of mint on this ripe luxurious wine. — 10 years ago

Pat Lomelo

9.4

Drinking well with a nice cedar currant finish — 11 years ago

Teng Chuen Wee

9.0

Fantastic value for money.
Dry and fruity. Black currant.
Nose is robust earth and fruity at the same time — 12 years ago

Brenda Terzich-Garland

9.1

An early evening HH at home with a fabulous Bordeaux wine. Color is a dark brown especially on the edges Red fruit and dark plum with a subtle barnyard lingering on the nose. Tastes of black fruit, currant and leather with earthy and smoky flavors and a sweet finish; tannins are mild and drinks smoothly. — 7 years ago

Chris England

9.2

Fab GPL reaching peak drinking window @ £75-£90 always a lovely wine 👍

📍 Chateau Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2001

🏵 92-93 points

🍇 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 28% Merlot & 2% Cabernet Franc

🍷 Deep alight garnet ruby w/ brick edge

👃 Heady smokey oak through black currant & berry loaded with minerals, pencil lead & flint stone w/ dark plum, red berry, leather & damp cellar

👄 Med body of smooth touch dry mineral infused black berry fruits w/ a touch of red berry & cocoa

🎯 Long slight dry black fruit mineral bomb w/ a mocha liquorice kick — 8 years ago

Bret Barker

9.4

I love ridge. The 04 is great right now. Full bodied but not tannic by any stretch Black currant , cedar box , touch of oak. Long finish. Great stuff — 8 years ago

Deborah Nash

9.4

Blackberry, tobacco on the nose. 2007 still earthy and powerful, bold. Peppery, currant jammy taste. Really quite nice for 11 years old. — 8 years ago

Chris England

9.3

Stunning 2nd wine of Las Cases that I ❤️ @ £35 that's hard to beat @ this price for sheer charm 😍

🍷 Dark ruby

👃 Elegant raspberry, blackberry/currant & red cherry through oak w/ smoke, wet earth, leather, liquorice, mineral, pencil lead & farmyard

👄 Med body of earthy fine blackberry/currant & black cherry w/ light mocha & liquorish in fine soft tannins

🎯 Med length fine light dark earthy fruit silky seduction — 9 years ago

Tom Kobylarz

9.1

Of the 2 Bordeaux drinking the best tonight, but long term the Brane-Cantenac 2005 will outlive this wine by 10 years easy. While very complex, a fine touch a green is traceable.

A classic currant and forest floor nose, fall leaves abound with a spike of spice and a barely there green that while subtle is apparent.

The pleasure here is higher for its more mature tasted and feel, while the brawny 2005 is a better wine it was not as enjoyable to me and feel it will be another notch enter in 3 years, and likely 2 notches better in 5.

The elegance and feel on this wine is ready to go and will easily go another 5+ years. — 10 years ago

Meghan Hamilton

Wine Educator Joseph Phelps Vineyards

9.3

Really nice. Red currant, spicy, herbaceous and some oak. — 10 years ago

Matt Forester

9.6

1994. Hard to believe it's a 1994. I'm sure I've never tasted a better 1994 from Bordeaux. Currant, cassis, some vegetal notes, leather, barnyard. Beautiful with some power. Doesn't taste to me like it is fading at all. — 11 years ago

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Scott Samlan

9.7

Wow. Blew me away. Ripe dark Jammy currant tobacco but really soft tannins. I actually picked up this bottle after someone left in the back of a cab. Win win. Let it decant for at least an hour. Totally different flavor profile — 11 years ago

Raymon Adams

10

Raymon had this 13 years ago