Rob N

9.8

I really enjoyed this wine. It’s massive — 16.0% — but not gauche. It’s smooth, low tannin even though young, it is fruity up front but surprisingly dry in the back. It’s wild, with intense flavors (pepper? Even though it’s mourvedre?), lower residual sugar than I expected. The winery recommends the bottle to be upright for a week followed by a 3-4 hour decant. I honored the decant but not the upright. I used a filter but the sediment seemed extremely low. Delightful. $250. — 3 years ago

Daniel M

8.9

Very peculiar nose (I would never have placed it in medoc) with red fruits, a bit of toast, almond, tobacco. I would have placed it in Italy blind, wow! The palate is very well made but again nothing like something you would expect from a rive gauche wine. It's rather thin and very much acid driven, you could almost chew it. Raspberries, red currant, before a mid palate with a nice tannins layer that dries up with a dusty touch. Nice finish with the same red berries and that drying effect. Unexpected Bordeaux in a very nice style. You cannot feel the barrel aging at all, I like it very much — 4 years ago

Mario Vaillancourt

9.3

Dark fruit, blackcurrant, blackberries, licorice, some cedar and a touch of graphite, very typical left bank aromas to go with a lush and velvety palate, rich and elegant, structured and balanced, good length, really good 2008 LB. 93-94

Très rive gauche au nez, cassis, cèdre, graphite, de la violette aussi et réglisse. Une bouche riche et généreuse, puissante et élégante, beaucoup de classe et un équilibre exemplaire avec une excellente finale, très beau 2008. 93-94 — 4 years ago

Catherine Leith

9.9

15 barrels of classic Cabernet seven year old grown on black Sage Road and Oliver meets the smooth and Rich Merlot from a Vineyard in Osoyoos. A tribute to the Bordeaux wines of France, with rich full, flavors. Well aged, notes of blackberries and earth. Medium-bodied, soft tannins. — 7 years ago

Melanie Closs

9.2

So good, prospect tasting with Becca — 7 years ago

with Becca

David Todd

9.0

Perfect win with my parents — 8 years ago

with Chuck and Elizabeth

Jeremiah Glazer

9.4

Love this red. Velvety smooth, tannic, subtle licorice. Excellent. — 4 years ago

Mario Vaillancourt

9.4

Fermé à l’ouverture mais se révèle ensuite de façon magistrale, puissant et racé, très typé rive gauche, un vrai délice. 93-94

Closed when opened ( pop and Pour) but reveals itself after with such grace and power, very left bank, great potential and great bottle. — 4 years ago

Mario Vaillancourt

8.9

Classic left bank aromatics, medium bodied, medium tannins but fine grained texture, medium plus length, nice balance and drinks really well with tremendous value for the price. 88-89

Nez assez typique de la de rive gauche, corps moyen, tannins moyens de grains assez fins, finale de longueur très correcte pour le niveau, bel équilibre et se boit super bien, surtout pour le prix. 88-89
— 4 years ago

Jordan Wardlaw

9.2

Dark wild berries, red currant, violets, cedar, dusty leather, tobacco leaf, bell pepper, lots of gravel, river rocks, hint of manure. Highly aromatic, med-full body, med + acidity, powdery tannins. Quite a classic and regal Chinon with spot-on aromatics and highly mineral-driven texture, giving the sensation of picking wild berries covered in dust and rock particles. Nice balance of vegetal/herbal and the earth/mineral components. 100% organically farmed 50-year old vines from one of the great parcels on the left bank. Very affordable to boot. — 7 years ago

Michael Piaker

9.0

27 April 2018. Verre de Terre, New York, NY. — 7 years ago

Maxwell Glick

9.7

Perfect! Reminds me of good times in Napa and a simpler life. — 8 years ago

Dimes

8.9

Great thanksgiving 1.5er — 4 years ago

Brad Jensen

9.2

Birthday wine with friends over cigars outside on a beautiful Texas night. — 4 years ago

Chad Brewer

9.3

Always a favorite — 4 years ago

Erik Rini

9.0

Nice Cotes du Rhône blanc — 5 years ago

Mary Rossillo

9.3

Green pepper — 7 years ago

Lev Markov

9.0

Cigar box, veggies, red berries, licorice — 7 years ago

Richard Lewis

9.3

Smells like a basket of strawberries, bright, dry and crisp, lemon. Granite? — 8 years ago

with Lynne

Matthieu Bordes

8.9

Classique dans ce millésime 2004 des notes de réglisse et de cassis. Mentholé avec beaucoup de fraîcheur sur des tanins souples une acidité présente donnant de la vivacité. On est à Bordeaux sur la rive gauche avec une dominante Cabernet Sauvignon. — 9 years ago