Jeremy Shanker

Sommelier at RN74

8.9

Pretty great bdx blend for the money from South Africa. Dark, inky and slightly chocolatey. — a month ago

John Bratincevic

9.2

NOSE: fur-bearing critter … earth, iron … cacao … a bit of cassis. Savoury. Pine and forest.

TASTE: iron, blackberry, cassis, MEATY, orange chocolate, leaves…good old fashioned dirt. Great deal. Could certainly age a while. 92.

NOTE: I tasted this a year ago (I forgot!) and notes were different. Unsure if it’s me, the bottle, or the extra year of age. Anyway, I liked it both times! — 7 months ago

Phil Kessling

9.5

One of the most memorable wines ever. First thing I noticed was the color, very pale garnet. Spice and wet dirt on the nose, very little fruit. The palate was amazing: rusted iron and sandalwood. Each sip was more and more compelling. A wine that you want to drink slowly and to savor. Only 1 bottle, unfortunately. — 3 years ago

Phyllis DeJaynes

8.9

Complex taste paired well with food. Did not like it straight out of the bottle, but enjoyed it after aeration. Easy drinking! from Jake! — 2 months ago

Jeroen Koenen

9.4

Sweet blackberries, kirsch, earth, chocolate shavings, brown spices and lots of fresh herbs. Clearly build with the great Northern Rhones in mind, this has quite an elegant posture, lovely acidity, integrating tannines, some transparency and a wonderful balance between richesse and coolness.
95% Syrah, 5% Viognier/Marsanne — 8 months ago

Hannah Clark

9.0

Juicy with hints of dried cherries, drinkable 👍🏼 — 3 years ago

Paul J

9.6

Half bottle. 30+ minute decant. Definitely a top echelon nose - perfume, flowers (violets?), dirt, dark cherry fruit etc. Well balanced wine on the palate with dark fruit and a perfect combination of richness and finesse. Medium plus finish. Aging potential but don’t give too much air. Paired great with Chinese food. All the reason I’ve been buying this wine for the better part of a decade!! — 4 years ago

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Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

8.9

1966 vintage. Last tasted 9.20.23. That bottle was a little "chunkier." This one was more refined. Decanted and tasted nearly immediately and throughout a 2 hour window. Throwing the expected kitchen sink's worth of sed. Color initially seemed lighter, like 30+ year old red Burg but ended up being a tad darker than that. Light-medium body. Earth, summer dirt and Valrhona chocolate in the nose. All this plus dried cherries in the frontal palate finish. Not much to speak of on the back end. Rated that 9.20.23 bottle an 8.8 and this is slightly better. Still...a definite rush to crush this. 11.11.23. — 5 months ago

Marc M

9.3

Leather, dirt, rocks, ripe plums. — 2 years ago

Todd Anderson

9.1

Opened up nicely after ~1 hour and drank really nicely. very good dirt+fruit balance that I enjoyed. — 3 years ago