Chris England

9.4

Superb top year St Julien @ £60 that’s drinking great already but could be fantastic - what a great buy 👍

🍇 70% Cab S, 22% Mer, 4% Cab F & 4% Pet V

🍷 Opaque glass slicking ruby

👃 Plummy dark cherry & blackcurrant through light smoked soft oak w/ herbs, soggy earth, mocha, liquorice & minerals

👄 Med+ body of rich opulent smooth blackcurrant & dark plum w/ a mineral infused liquorice mocha creamy undertone

🎯 Long minerally plump dark fruit w/ a touch of stoney dryness — 8 years ago

Chris England

9.4

A yum 01 @ £74 that is singing right now with a sexual nose teasing tickle 😍

🍇 63.5 % Cab S, 33.5 % Mer & 3 % Cab F

🍷 Opaque ruby

👃 Deep rich tantalising smokey oaky blackcurrant plummy plump squishy earthy oozy nasal tease w/ minerals, pencil lead, leather, herbs & mocha

👄 Med body of silky cream dark plum & blackcurrant in a mocha liquorice w/ a touch of dry minerals

🎯 Med+ dark berry bang w/ a liquorice mocha mineral smooth kiss — 8 years ago

Chris England

9.1

Fab 2nd wine of Beychevelle @ £31 in top year - great value 👍

🍇 61% Cab S, 33% Mer & 6% Cab F

🍷 Opaque ruby

👃 Smokey oaky blackcurrant w/ light earth, blackberry, cocoa, minerals & touch of blueberry & dark plum

👄 Med bodied ripe juicy black currants/berries in mocha w/ a touch of liquorice & plum

🎯 Med dark fruit & bitter mocha w/ liquorice touch — 8 years ago

Chris England

9.2

A little lighter than last tasted so clearly going through a change! @ £80 this is a super refined elegant Margaux that's still going to get better 👍 will get back to 93-95 I'm sure 😁

🍇 51% Cab S, 41% Mer & 8% Cab F

🍷 Opaque ruby

👃 Smokey oak & earthy soggy leaves through mineralised blackcurrant/berry & sweet plum w/ liquorice, pencil lead, gravel & farmyard

👄 Med body of soft smooth black fruits & earthy liquorice mocha dry mineral tones

🎯 Med dark mocha infused fruits & mineral iron kissy — 9 years ago

Chris England

9.4

My favourite St J Chateau & been eager to pop this 💯 Parker pointer @ £180 just entering its early drinking window 😁 Already good but a sure 98-100 in 10-30yrs 👍 93-95 today

🍇 60% Cab S, 29% Mer, 6% Pet V & 5% Cab F

🍷 Deep opaque inky ruby

👃 Smokey oak, dark plum, blackcurrant, minerals, pencil lead, soggy earth, gravel, charcoal & sweet cedar

👄 Med+ body of creamy mineral infused ripe black berries & plum in mocha & liquorice

🎯 Long dark fruits filled w/ minerals & lashings of mocha & liquorice — 9 years ago

Chris England

9.4

Top year Margaux @ £55-70 drinking superb already but will improve next 20yrs 👍 gorgeous @ this price 😍

🍇 56 % Cab S, 30% Mer, 4% Cab F & 10% Pet V

🍷 Garnet dark ruby w/ brick edge

👃 Lovely wet earth, minerals, pencil lead, soft smoked oak & mocha through dark berries w/ a whiff of prune

👄 Med+ creamy silk body of earthy rich mocha infused dark berries & liquorice

🎯 Med+ double mocha shot & black fruit slight dry earthy kiss — 9 years ago

Chris England

9.3

A challenger Bordeaux blend to Sassicaia & Ornerllaia but @ only £44 so superb QPR 👍 A bit more full on vs. elegant but it's a sure 💥 wine 😎

🍇 50% Mer, 20% Cab S & 30% Cab F

🍷 Dark ruby

👃 Chocolate, red liquorice & purple flowers through dark currants & plum w/ light oak, minerals & smoke

👄 Full bodied bursting plump ripe smooth blackcurrant & dark plum w/ cocoa & touch fine dry tannins

🎯 Long dark fruit blackcurrant dominated stain w/ a bitter cocoa hint — 9 years ago

Chris England

9.3

Another fab Talbot @ £89-£112 that’s already gorgeous but will still improve 👍

🍇 70% Cab S, 25% Mer, 4% Pet V & 1% Cab F

🍷 Opaque ruby

👃 Oozing with enticing spiced black & red fruits bathed in smokey oak, leather, liquorice, pencil lead, minerals & gravel w/ herbs & wet earth

👄 Med body of silky smooth mouth coating creamy dark berry/current fruits w/ red fruit tones, mocha, liquorice & earthy minerals

🎯 Long gorgeous decadent dark fruit explosion w/ light mocha grounds & raspberry liquorice — 8 years ago

Chris England

9.5

🎅 Advent 📆 Day 2️⃣4️⃣

💥 It’s the big £195 halfy I’ve been waiting for & wow what an Epic bottle of a top vintage Opus One 💯 Suckling Pointer 😍 Mrs E has outdone herself here 🕺 Great but needs 10yrs to shine as too overpowered 👍 95 going 98-99

🍇 79% Cab S
🍇 7% Cab F
🍇 6% Merlot
🍇 6% Pet V
🍇 2% Malbec

🍷 Inky black ruby

👃 Sticky toffee pudding covered in blueberry jam w/ blackcurrant, fig & rich cocoa cream

👄 Full+ bodied rich toffee, blueberry pancakes, blackcurrant & caramel velvet chocolate sludge

🎯 Long gloopy teeth staining dark & blue fruit caramel lip sticker w/ violet after-burn — 8 years ago

Chris England

9.6

After the fab 09 Sass does this @ £137 stack up? Oh yeah 😍 blind I'd say this was top Bordeaux 👍

⭐️ 95-96 now, but 97-99 in 5yrs 😉

🍇 52% Cab S, 22% Mer, 21% Cab F & 5% Pet V

🍷 Opaque ruby

👃 Sweet cedar & oak, through smoked herbs, mint, blackcurrant, blackberry & dark plum in gravelly minerals w/ red flowers, spice, leather & mocha

👄 Med++ body of creamy ripe rich chewy bcurrant/berry & dark plums bathed in thick choc mocha w/ fine dry tannins

🎯 Long mineral & mocha infused dark fruit lasting stain — 9 years ago

Chris England

9.3

🌋 Volcanic explosion of aroma & taste in this 2nd wine of La Mission Haut-Brion in a top year @ £67 that's drinking beautifully 👍

🍇 46% Cab S, 44% Mer & 10% Cab F

🍷 Opaque ash ruby

👃 Smokey earthy volcanic ash, lava smoke, minerals, gravel, coffee, burnt oak, dark plum, blackcurrant & cherry -Just fab 😍

👄 Med+ body of perfectly balanced silky, slight dry, earthy dirty mashed & stewed refined creamy deep dark & light red fruits

🎯 Long eruption of fruit embers all over w/ liquorice elegance — 9 years ago

Chris England

9.4

Taking one for the community & testing the latest release @ £115 - liking the newly embossed bottles 😁 Obviously don't drink until 2020+

🍇 85% Cab S & 15% Cab F

💨 10 hr

🍷 Dark ruby

👃 Finessed gorgeous aromas of violet, black berries, red cherry, smoke, sweet cedar & herbs w/ spice, earth, tea & minerals 😍

👄 Med body of black berry/current w/ fine dry tannins that need time w/ black tea

🎯 Med dry black/red fruits & black tea

Loaded w/ potential just lighter than the 09/11/12 more like 10/13 👍 — 9 years ago

Chris England

9.2

Great Pomerol Chateau & @ £105 this 08 still needs more time to shine 😉 Good now, great in 5yrs 👍

🍇 70% Mer, 20% Cab F & 10% Cab S

🍷 Dark ruby

👃 Smokey oak through squished spiced dark plum w/ herbs, cocoa, minerals & red fruit tones

👄 Med body of creamy smooth dark plum & blackcurrant

🎯 Med dark fruit finish - a little short for VCC 🤔 — 9 years ago

Chris England

8.9

2nd Wine of Ornellaia in top year @ £40 showing fabulous value that could be lovely in 3-5yrs once the dry tannins ease 😉 89 going 90-93

🍇 64% Mer, 17% Cab S, 10% Cab F & 9% Pet V

🍷 Opaque ruby

👃 Rich bramble blackcurrant & dark plum in dark cocoa cream w/ violets, minerals, light smoked wood chip & soft earthy farmyard spiced blackberry

👄 Med+ body of dark plum w/ blackcurrant/berry in cocoa & minerals w/ green stalky tones & fine dry tannins

🎯 Med dry dark fruits w/ unripe green tones & a mocha grounds kick & hint of black tea — 8 years ago

Chris England

9.4

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🗞 🇯🇵 🌊 Fukushima, RIP Jobs, 7 Billionth 👶, 🤴💕👰
🎵 We Found Love, Born This Way, Rolling in the Deep
🎥 Captain 🇺🇸, Thor, Girl with 🐉 Tattoo
🗣 OMG & LOL
🌍 6.94B

A Chilean icon blend @ £110 with huge potential with age 👍

🍇 55% Cab S, 29% Carmenere, 7% Cab F, 5% Merlot & 4% Syrah

🍷Opaque ruby w/ purple hue

👃 Chocolatey spicy rich blackcurrant & dark plum w/ soft oak, vanilla, wet leaves & minerals

👄 Full body of rich silky intense black fruits in oozy chocolate & blueberry w/ med acidity

🎯 Long slight sweet & dry black fruits & cocoa linger w/ purple teeth stain — 8 years ago

Chris England

9.2

Good value top year Margaux @ £45 that's drinking fab but will age more 👍

🍇 67% Cab S, 25% Mer & 8% Cab F

🍷 Opaque garnet ruby

👃 Smokey oaky blackcurrant, plum & dark cherry in earthy wet leaves w/ cedar, flinty minerals, pencil lead, cocoa & liquorice

👄 Med body of earthy blackcurrant driven dark plum & cherry warm fruits w/ an underbody of oak, liquorice & mocha

🎯 Med+ mocha liquorice dark fruit touch dry mineral filled coating — 8 years ago

Chris England

9.3

Off year Pape Clement @ £76 but one of the best in 07 😁 & drinking lovely today 👍

🍇 51% Cab S, 46% Mer, 2% Pet V & 1% Cab F

🍷 Opaque ruby

👃 Flinty mineral & gravel stones oozing through crushed pencil lead in dirty blackcurrant & dark mashed plum w/ soggy earth, farmyard & soft oak

👄 Med body of rich ripe blackcurrant & dark plum in earthy mocha & liquorice infused with crushed mineral rocks

🎯 Med+ dirty dark fruits surrounded with mocha, liquorice & minerals — 9 years ago

Chris England

9.4

Fab Tig @ £67 now £115 which I actually preferred younger but it's ageing lovely 👍 & has evolved to show intense coffee 😁

🍇 80% Sangiovese, 15% Cab S & 5% Cab F

🍷 Garnet ruby w/ brown edge

👃 Smokey mocha infused dark earthy ripe plummy/cherry fruits w/ a herby, oak, mineral & red flower potpourri backbone

👄 Med+ body of creamy mocha through dark plums, berries & cherries w/ liquorice undertone

🎯 Long rich double shot mocha dark berry earthy touch dry mouth coating — 9 years ago

Chris England

9.4

Fab St Em @ £55 that gets better every time I try it 👍

🍇 75% Mer, 15% Cab F & 10% Cab S

🍷 Opaque ruby

👃 Crushed minerals & smashed dark plum, wild blackberry, broken pencils & soft smoked oak w/ blackcurrant, raspberry liquorice, herbs & dark cherry tones

👄 Med body of silky smooth ripe plum & blackberry w/ dark earthy cherry backbone balanced just lovely

🎯 Long dark plummy berry warming mocha linger — 9 years ago

Ben Steinbock

9.2

F-ing delicious. $20 from S&R — 9 years ago