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 — 8 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 — 8 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 🤔 — 8 years ago

Chris England

9.1

An off vintage that shouldn't have improved! @ £47 this 07 is drinking lovely right now w/ all tannins soft & integrated 👍

🍇 70% Cab S, 27% Mer & 3% Cab F

🍷 Opaque ruby

👃 Mineral & pencil lead driven earthy spiced blackcurrant & dark plum w/ leather, wet leaves, mint & smokey cedar/oak

👄 Med+ body of creamy smooth blackcurrant & dark plum w/ mocha & minerals, all well integrated now

🎯 Med+ ripe dark fruit, mocha & mineral coating — 8 years ago

Chris England

9.8

I ❤️ Solaia & @ £145 this 09 is a lip smacker cracker goddess palate puncher 👊💥 Superb!

🍇 75% Cab S, 20% Sangiovese & 5% Cab F

🍷 Deep opaque ruby

👃 Melted rich cocoa through ripe oozing stewed black fruits, plum & blueberry w/ subtle minerals, gravel, earth & leather

👄 Full bodied impeccably balanced silky punchy creamy blackcurrant, blueberry & cherry seduction

🎯 Long teeth staining power packed black & blue fruit touch dry wallop — 8 years ago

Chris England

8.9

One of my favourite St Estephe chateaus on great QPR 👍 @ £40 this 04 was at its peak 2yrs ago but still an enjoyable drop that won't improve

🍇 48% Cab S, 50% Mer & 2% Cab F

🍷 Dark ruby

👃 Mellowed gravel, minerals, leather, wet leaves & earth through aged stewed blackcurrant & fresh blackberry w/ light smokey oak & herby tones

👄 Med smooth body of deep earthy blackcurrant, dark plum & double shot mocha

🎯 Med earthy muted dark fruit mocha kiss — 8 years ago

B

10

1999 Domaine Leroy Clos de la Roche burgundy. Lunch w S&C F at Bouch. Decanted 45 min, after standing up for 4 days. Note to decant an hr next time. K wants to buy more. Epic — 8 years ago

B

10

2006 Pierre Yves Colin Morey Batard Montrachet. Enjoyed at dinner w S&C F at Nobu M. Super rich, buttery, lush. Awesome. Loved. — 9 years ago

B

10

2010 Ramey Pedregal Cabernet. Brought by S&C F for dinner at Press. Interesting to drink this after the 1990 Latour. So different, but beautiful in its own way. Beautiful fruit, but what we really commented on was the rich mouthfeel and long finish. Nice treat! — 9 years ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.4

One of the best 06's from the Mosel. Big, but not offensive and still lithe and elegant with great acidity. One of the more underrated estates in the Mosel. — 11 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 — 8 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 — 8 years ago

Chris England

9.3

🕺 @ £62 this is OK now but 10-20yrs big potential QPR dancing in the street 💃🕺 like the 2 chaps on the label 😀

🍇 50% Cab S, 36% Mer, 11% Cab F & 3% Carm & Pet V

🍷Opaque deep ruby

👃 Sweet cedar, light burnt oak, blackcurrant, ripe cherry, liquorice, mocha, pencil lead & earthy minerals

👄 Med+ smooth body of slight sweet dark & red rich fruit, mocha & liquorice w/ soft slight dry tannin

🎯 Med+ earthy liquorice blackcurrant, black cherry & mocha — 8 years ago

Chris England

9.4

Bend me over a spank me 😁 92 going 94-95 with age

One of my fav St Em in top year @ £67

Drinking great already but a long life ahead in this bad boy 👍

🍇 85% Mer, 14% Cab F & 1% Cab S

🍷 Deep opaque ruby

👃 Deep smokey oak & prune infused mocha & thick plum bar w/ earthy liquorice, mineral & blackcurrant

👄 Med+ ripe chewy soft silky punchy slight sweet black berries & dark fat charred plum w/ touch of cherry, prune, liquorice & mocha

🎯 Long dark & red berry/cherry/plum smooth linger w/ hint of dryness — 8 years ago

Chris England

9.4

This 22yr old Montrose @ £115 is drinking lovely right now - Forget nasal sex, this is a nostralic-orgy 😍

🍇 63% Cab S, 31% Mer, 5% Cab F & 1% Pet V

🍷 Dark garnet Ruby

👃 Delicate minerals, gravel, earth & wet leaves through stewed spiced blackcurrant, prune, date & plum w/ farmyard, liquorice, herbs, smoke, leather, mocha & black tea - yummy 😉

👄 Med body of incredibly smooth silky blackcurrant, plum & red berry in dark mocha & black tea

🎯 Med earthy dark aged mashed fruit soaking
— 8 years ago

Chris England

8.9

Decent St Estephe showing well from 09 vintage @ £33 that's good now but could be great in 3-5yrs 👍

🍇 54% Cab S, 37% Mer, 7% Cab F & 2% Pet V

🍷 Blackened rub red

👃 Mineral & gravel driven through wet earth, black berries w/ smoking charcoal

👄 Med+ body of earthy creamy smooth blackcurrant & chewy over baked plums touched by fine dry tannins

🎯 Med+ earthy blackcurrant & plumtastic chopper smacker 💥
— 8 years ago

Bryant Bickel

9.4

Amazing, like the touch of c/f in there helps to give it a bright spot, nice Bordeaux style c/s. — 9 years ago

Doug Gordon

9.2

Finally tapping into the good stuff — 10 years ago

Skip Smyser

9.2

Somm recommended at Epic. Strong hints of tobacco, minerality with a lush lingering after taste. S F has great food and wine — 10 years ago

Brett Jones

9.3

Deep ruby, blackberry, vanilla oak, dry ripe tannins, cocoa black fruits, clovey spice, deep and meaningful, all in balance with its 15% alcohol. — 12 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 — 8 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 — 8 years ago

Ben Steinbock

9.2

F-ing delicious. $20 from S&R — 8 years ago

Chris England

9.8

🐶 Epic bottle swap from Roger this month - what a lucky boy I am 😍 Check out his review also 👍 a 💯 RP wine! & so much life left in it 😎

💨 4+ hr

🍇 66% Cab S, 19% Mer, 11% Cab F & 4% Pet V

🍷 Dark opaque garnet ruby

👃 Mocha, burnt oak smoke, wet earth/leaves/minerals, lead, leather & herbs through dark ripe spiced mashed berries & plum

👄 Med+ body of super silky well integrated dark full fruits w/ a mocha, liquorice & earthy backbone

🎯 Long earthy dark berry, mocha & sweet liquorice smooth 💋 — 8 years ago

Chris England

9.2

One of the best vintages of this fab Chateau @ £52 drinking lovely now & next couple of years 👍

🍇 53% Cab S, 45% Mer & 2% Cab F

🍷 Deep ruby red

👃 Crushed wet mineral rock covered in earth & leaves w/ mocha, liquorice pushing through plump dark plum, squished blackcurrant & smokey oak

👄 Med body of silky smooth fully integrated ripe dark fruits in liquorice, mocha & earth

🎯 Med+ mocha liquorice dark fruit — 8 years ago

Chris England

9.3

Been on my wish list to try this wine a while now 👌 @ £62 this didn't disappoint 👍

Great young 92-93 & not as tannic as I expected but will age into a beauty 94-96 me thinks 😍 Give a good decant 3+ hrs

🍇 55% Cab S, 25% Mer, 18% Cab F & 2% Pet V

🍷 Deep opaque ruby

👃 Ripe mocha infused spiced plum & sweet blackcurrant w/ smokey herby earthy tones

👄 Med-Full bodied smooth plump sweet blackcurrant & chewy plum w/ mocha tones & fine tannins

🎯 Long dark fruit mocha super stain — 8 years ago

Cyrus Kay

9.2

Phenomenal NZ Bordeaux style blend. Good French profile but unmistakeable kiwi chacteristics.

N-fine leather, overripe dark forest fruits, trace of forest floor
P-blueberry, red currant, plum, gives way to chocolate. Exceptionally smooth tannins. Very subtle well integrated oak. Good structure from Cab S.
F-long and rich.
Acid still a little high at back - drink dates probably 2019-23 for optimum. Would serve now though.
Mid autumn - winter wine — 8 years ago

Nose Reiko

9.4

Mr.S and S and I @F Great aroma, silky tannin, tasty, well balanced. Wonderful wine with wonderful people. — 9 years ago

Sejo

9.0

A: Dark red with cherry reflections. Clean and nice. 4/5
S: Equilibrated smell, some sourness and sweetness, although it follows the sourness a bit more. A bit of alcohol and cherry. 3.75/5
T: The taste is pleasant. It has a nice equilibrium between sweetness and sourness, although I believe its closer to sour wines. A little alcohol taste, and some wood (close to cork) 3.75/5
F: The feeling is nice, pleasant for an everyday wine. 3.75/5
O: Very nice, we can consider buying it again. 3.75/5 — 10 years ago

Drew Falkman

9.4

7 yrs has softened this nicely. Wacky blend of cab s & f, Merlot, Syrah, petit Verdot, and Malbec oddly works great. — 11 years ago