Paul T, Missing My Beautiful Wife 24/7

9.3

Great cork & freshness, needs air to fully evaluate,
K&L notes as follows

This property was a Bill Blatch favorite-and as usual I have never visited the property which is located in Begadan. Château Vieux Robin is a family owned Cru Bourgeois estate located in Begadan at the far north of the Médoc. 5th generation owners Maryse and Didier Robin have made huge strides in terms of quality since they took over in 1988. Didier Robin, who learnt his trade at Château Clarke, is a skilled winemaker and now produces 4 different cuvées of ascending quality.There are only 18 hectares of vines and Vieux Robin is a blend of 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot and 10% Petit Verdot. Old school Bordeaux with 12% alcohol. Over 20 years old and still lively and fresh. No fancy oak here-just good Merlot and Cabernet.
Drink from 2021 to 2025 — 4 years ago

Gabriele Bruno

8.9

Nice complex sauvignon expressing tertiary aromas still keeping varietals.
Balanced mouthful and good acidity. Recommended — 6 years ago

Michael Piaker

9.3

13 December 2018. Henry's Wine & Spirit, Brooklyn, NY. — 7 years ago

Justin M

9.1

It grew on me steadily. Light-bodied, bright, fruity, clean. — 9 years ago

Joan Alberni

9.5

Com un ranci amb menys potència i més dolçor. Vin de voile , vinificat com un vin jaune. Perfecte per un peyral i una fourme al Belvedère. — 9 years ago

Jesse Fincannon

9.4

Good with a Indios Puros Viejo cigar — 10 years ago

Rob Johnson

9.6

I would usually hate this style but this is fantastic! — 10 years ago

Emily Virgil

9.2

Blurry photo of an excellent wine — 10 years ago

S Butterfield

Sommelier Flask Fine Wines

8.9

On border of Beaujalois. Clean, pure, green apple, pear, soft, supple, low acid palette but good mineral. — 11 years ago

John Jansma

9.0

#fws2013 floral and long, very good — 11 years ago

Aravind A

9.2

Pop and pour, notes from 45 min open. Lovely, and my best bottle..also my last '12. On the nose: lemon, soft ginger, a touch of honey, some sour apple. On the palate: excellent acidity and density, mirroring the nose. Paired with baked whole branzino, stuffed with onions and herbs...yum. — 5 years ago

Chris MacLean

9.2

There’s some friendly fruit riding on this acid monster. — 6 years ago

Erica Gamble

9.2

Acidity smoothed out with breathing. Strong plum. Made in steel instead of oak. — 6 years ago

Severn G

9.2

Nose has smokey dry earth, dry lavender, old licorice, dried black cherry, ripe black currant, dried blackberry and (light) dried oak.

Palate has silky dried blackberry, ripe plum, black currant jam, (light) dark chocolate, dried blueberry and light tannins. Mouth coating texture. Future bottles should be 2023+

50% Grenache & 50% Mourvédre

Paired with a bottom round beef roast, slow cooked 8+ hours with autumn root vegetables and the au jus from the roast, thickened with a little of my own tomato paste, delicious. — 7 years ago

Narelle Burke

9.2

A lovely 2012 burgundy...beautiful with imported European cheese! — 9 years ago

Andrew Berge

9.1

Slowly converting me to a Chablis drinker. — 10 years ago

Neil Cornish

8.9

Quiet the beast for Volnay. Ripe and rich. Hefty oak treatment. — 10 years ago

Jared Shulman

9.2

1995 Dom. Laurent NSG Les Vaucrains - The wine is showing beautifully. Still a bunch of primary notes, harmoniously integrated with some secondary tones. — 11 years ago

LA Ross

9.0

mild and dry in all the best ways. — 11 years ago

Lukasz Niedzielski

9.4

Bright yellow. Clear. A bit closed on the nose, ripe apples, peach, honey, oak. Dried fruits, orange on palette. Acid. Tangy or spicy. Silky, medium finish. Tasted in May 2021 at BigMacs&Burgundy book event by Alliance Francaise. — 5 years ago

Pierre Gourinchas

9.0

Weird at first -some residual volatil compounds, but then settled very nicely. Elegant, nice structure. Lovely overall — 6 years ago

Tracy Hall

9.3

Still bright but in a good way. — 6 years ago

Karen Tripson

9.1

Buy a case! — 7 years ago

John Willison

9.2

Pale color. Lemon zest nose. Meyer lemon, lemon cream, and dusty minerality. This is a good wine. — 8 years ago

J Levenson

9.3

Outstanding old vine Chablis that is "village" level but drinks like a premier cru. Decant for one hour. A SommSelect choice. $27. Wow. — 9 years ago

Ed Lehrman

9.4

This is beautifully built gamay with good density, touch of smokiness and nice grip. Friday night meatloaf never had it so good! — 10 years ago

Jordan Birch

9.3

Superb structure and minerality, notes of pomegranate and a perfect creamy texture. Drink now through 2018 — 10 years ago

Kiley Baker

Certified Specialist of Wine/Educator/Owner of Wine Genie LLC

8.9

Thanksgiving wine #2
Funky pinot noir from Sancerre. Fresh fruit and slightly spicy. Enjoyed! — 11 years ago

William Goldsmith

9.6

One of the better bottles of wine I've had — 11 years ago

with Ryann and Harry

Deborah Heath

9.5

Gascogne, colombard + ugni blanc. Succulent, nice #acid finish. — 13 years ago