Cheers to my 6,000th review on Vivino. A Big milestone deserves a big wine. This was on my wishlist for a while now. Go big or go home!
Deep inky in color with a short brick rim. Unbelievable. Not showing age at all.
Fruity nose of blackberries, blueberries, black currants, chocolates, tobacco, mocha, leather, earth, Mediterranean spices, beef jerky, peppercorn, cedar, leather, vanilla and licorice.
Full bodied, bold, smooth and elegant, with medium acidity and long legs.
Dry and fruity on the palate with blackberries, black currants, sweet plums, vanilla, cedar, light vegetables, spices, smoke, tobacco, chocolates, coffee, cola, pencil lead and peppercorn.
Long finish with firm tannins and tangy cherries.
This is a wonderful Cabernet Sauvignon based, Bordeaux blend from Napa Valley. Showing great complexity and a great mouthfeel. Big with bold tannins. Delicious and yummy.
This 19 year old is drinking very nicely now, and really shows like a young wine. Has at least 15 years in it.
After 3 hours of airtime, forest floor notes come in on the nose. Tasting like an aged left bank Bordeaux.
Wine Advocate 100 points.
This is a Fabulous wine to share with good friends. Very enjoyable by itself or with food. I paired it with BBQ ribs.
Thank you John, for sharing this phenomenal wine with me.
A blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot.
14.5% alcohol by volume.
97 points.
$1,200. — 5 years ago
01/19/19- Had at blind wine blind party. Got #2 out of 7 red. Tasted good. Good finish. — 6 years ago
I really dig this one. Sweet but balanced. Darker and bolder than expected but not disappointed — 7 years ago
This might literally be my favorite red. Had to remind myself it was wine and that I needed to sip and savor it. Notes of berries, dark chocolate...no oaky taste....just the right amount of sweet- and tartness. — 8 years ago
Really nice, smooth IPA. Intense flavors, but you aren't hit over the head with them. As lush as the Highlands themselves. — 9 years ago
Surprisingly good at 20 years old. — 4 years ago
Crisp CH, not overall Oakes. Stone fruit notes and citrus finish — 5 years ago
Good minerality — 5 years ago
Rich, full bodied, similar to Decoy with a stronger finish. — 6 years ago
Absolutely delicious and silky. Amazing flavours that keep on evolving. A top top white wine for sure! — 8 years ago
Crisp lime tropical fruit with perfect minerality — 9 years ago
Cherries and tannins and berries, oh my! — 4 years ago
Very smooth with oak and dark fruit notes. Went great with my ribeye. — 5 years ago
Black cherry compote for days....thick in the mouth. Consumed over ninety-six hours and, impressively, barely budged. — 5 years ago
Another Torbreck brought to the Toowoomba Wine Show Judges Dinner at the Downs Club by winemaker Greg McGill. Earthy perfume - a solid full bodied palate 15% ABV. Given 100 points by Joe Czerwinski of Wine Advocate. Never seen the value in Run Rig for the plus $200 price tag. A certain mystique here and one of the Barossa icons but don’t get the hype to be honest. — 6 years ago
Divides opinion but I thought this was super interesting. A touch of oak, vanilla and cherry on the nose, almost cola-esque. Bright fruits. Cherry & strawberry transforms into an almost Syrah-like depth with fine tannins. Exceptional. — 7 years ago
Loved it - 11.99 on 2/17
Domaine Lafage
"Tessellae - Vieilles Vignes" Carignan 2014
92/100 - Wine Advocate
(3/26/2016) "A crazy value, the 2014 IGP Cotes Catalanes Tessellae Carignan Vieilles Vignes is one of the best examples of this variety from the Roussillon, and the fact that it sells for a song is just icing on the cake for the consumer. Coming all from schist soils and 70-year-old vines, raised 12 months in a mix of concrete tanks and demi-muids, it offers tons of black raspberry and black cherry fruit, licorice and dried spices to go with a super sexy, heady, seamless style on the palate that keeps you coming back to the glass. Drink this blockbuster over the coming 2-3 years."
— 8 years ago
Its not setting the world alight but hard to ignore the quality. — 9 years ago
Dallas Raeburn
Soft and subtle tannins, higher acidity, dark cherry, chocolate, plum and slight baking spice notes. Great one it’s own, or would be good with food — 3 years ago