Andrew Cullimore

9.0

Medium deep ruby , pink rim , quite intense , with coloured tears noticeable . Quite closed but deep dark fruited , serious but compact nose , with touch of dark chocolate , grafite , blackberry , dark plum, cherry . On the palate more dark fruits , blackberry , dark plum , cherry , quite rich with dark chocolate, grafite nuances . Balanced acidity with quite gritty tannins . Slightly mineral and saline tinged on the medium length finish , with just a slight warmth from the alcohol noticeable . Certainly ambitious for a Castillion Cotes de Bordeaux , though unsurprisingly makes no mention of this on the front label ! This shows quite young , will improve over another 5 - 7 years and last a further 5-10. — 10 months ago

Nicolas Bazinet

8.9

Délicieux, gourmand à fond, grande buvabilité — 4 years ago

Philip Dobrin

9.4

Still not worth the price but really great — 5 years ago

Eric Hahn

9.1

Tasty fruity weeknight....dry — 6 years ago

Kenneth Emerson

9.1

Lemon acid — 7 years ago

Ken Z

9.1

Drank 2/19/18. Paired with roasted chicken.

The nose of sweet stewed plums and red berries is quite expressive. Still present, but mild, well integrated tannins lend structure to cassis and earth flavors. Medium finish. This could go a few more years, but is in a sweet spot now. I dont think it will improve further, so drink now. Fully mature.

4/22/8/4/3 + 50 = 91 pts.

Thanks @JT for a great bottle. — 7 years ago

Corey Clark

9.2

Amazing rose — 8 years ago

K J

9.6

Wow. Smooth. Interesting — 2 years ago

Adam Gäfvert

9.0

Need to come back to grenache blends from southern Rhône. So joyful to drink. — 3 years ago

Hiroshi Tominaga

9.0

Great, rich. Black cherry with some cinnamon. Bought at Mitsukoshi for ¥5,000. — 5 years ago

Philip Dobrin

9.4

With time to breathe was pretty wonderful — 6 years ago

Fredybeans

9.2

Jaune clair
Nez exotique et marin
Bouche pleine et gourmande superbe touche de bouche finale gourmande et dense le bois part avec l air — 6 years ago

with El

Michelle P. Dupic

9.2

Mature, round, crisp, acidic, balanced, tart, cold, hot- a perfect sip every time — 7 years ago

with Chad

Sara Carli

10

So French! Earthy, silky smooth delicious! — 8 years ago

with Michell and Sam

Daniel M

9.0

The nose is typical with cherry, Raspberry, hay, Cola, even... This is quite welcoming. The palate shows some matter and a great acid drive. There are cherry notes dancing all along the acid drive, some width and some nice, a tiny bit thicker than usual mouthfeel. Some lively tannins kick in in the rear before a fruity finish with some salty, meaty touches in the end. This is a beautiful Julienas and I'm glad I have another bottle to leave on the side for a while. — 3 years ago

Kyle Gross

8.9

Really pretty blend. Musty and mineral-y. Not too fruity, subtle tannins. Very nice. — 4 years ago

Douglas Braun

9.1

Spiced apple /pear , melon ,slight wet wool, beautiful in the mouth great screaming acidity minerality and bruised apple — 5 years ago

Kristen Pfeifer

10

Delicious. And fresh — 6 years ago

with Stephan

Michael Ochsner

9.1

Crazy reduction. Smoke and dark fruit. Rather rustic and unique. — 7 years ago

P A

9.0

Smooth Australian 🇦🇺 from the Yarra Valley with a steak after a day on the Elk River it just doesn't get any better. Cheers 🍷13.0 % — 8 years ago