Irina Bukatik

9.7

AQ with Sandy — 10 years ago

Doctor No

9.4

First of all, too young. Explosive, spicy, chocolate, lilac, cassis and definitely on the Purp side of what I enjoy. Still a balancing acidity and formidable tannins that sneak up on you like a Barolo and end up hitting you square in the face and saying "don't you dare, you smug SOB". This is going to be my favorite wine in a decade or two and I'm going to wish I bought more. — 10 years ago

Robert McCall

9.2

Dark cherry with a lively spice/sassafras kick which pushes this baby to a formidable lengthy finish. Lovely all around. — 10 years ago

Tom Balamaci

9.1

This is a formidable bubbly. A wine. It was at home cutting through rich foie gras and chestnut soup as it was a salad. Beautiful golden salmon and a Christmas treat. Winery/club only. — 10 years ago

François Busnel

9.0

Formidable ! — 10 years ago

Mackenzie

9.2

Great acid paired w/ formidable body and length for a rosé. Finished as a stalk to some ripened fruit bush. — 10 years ago

David Singer

Sommelier/Wine Educator LibationEducation

9.0

Delicious IPA. Grass, malty, citrus, white pepper. Well balanced with some oily hop resin. — 11 years ago

V M

9.1

Wonderful expression of Howell mountain fruit. The nose and palate sing of dark cherries and ripe blackberries. There is nice minerality that cuts the formidable sweet tannins and makes this approachable now. The finish goes on for a over 30 seconds and echoes the palate — 11 years ago

Wilfred Wong

Chief Storyteller, Wine.com

9.6

Nearly 40 years of drinking countless bottles of Krug Grande Cuvée Champagne has neither diminished the thrill or the pleasure of popping the cork! Presenting a picture of intricate sophistication, the wine rewards the palate with formidable presence. Ranging from rock-solid core fruit and yeast autolysis, one could forego the carbs from a freshly baked sweet baguette and just drink this fine bubbly!👍 #champagne #france #reims #bubbly #krug (Tasted: September 30, 2013, San Francisco, CA) — 12 years ago

V M

9.3

This wine needs time and should only improve. There is subtle complexity here with Cassius and sugar plums with hints of spices and wood. This wine has silk and balance but still formidable tannins that need to calm. Look forward to tasting a bottle in a few years — 12 years ago

Cyril Hijar

9.1

Un formidable vin avec de l'équilibre et de la saveur — 10 years ago

Saman Hosseini

Writer Maison Abattoir

8.9

Bittersweet dark red fruit, cocoa, tobacco, charcoal, formidable tannins acid. Worth a bit of cellar time. — 10 years ago

Eric Guido

9.4

The bouquet was remarkably fresh yet formidable with dark ripe cherry, raspberry, floral undergrowth, rich dark soil and mineral tones. Soft textures were offset by tart red fruits, inner florals, earth tones and sweet herbs. It finished fresh with crush cherry, minerals and a hint of lively tannin. — 10 years ago

Michael Phillips

9.9

Formidable! As good as it gets! — 10 years ago

V M

9.5

Out of 3L. Yes we drank this too early but the wine was silky smooth and the tannins, while formidable, were sweet and approachable. Nose of ripe mountain berries with a dark chocolate covered plumb and boysenberry palate ending with those signature notes of Rutherford cocoa dust. Think bitter dark chocolate here. — 10 years ago

Ryan Durkin

9.3

Strong cab, formidable player for the region — 10 years ago

with Robert and Lauren

Irene Guede

9.0

Formidable! — 11 years ago

V M

8.9

Delicious dark fruit dominated by plum and ripe dark cherries. Formidable but smooth and approachable tannins. There aren't too many people who can pull off a pure petit Verdot but Bryan page did! — 12 years ago

Christophe Pinel

9.5

Formidable ! — 12 years ago

V M

9.0

Dark and brooding in color this wine has bold flavors and formidable tannins. Still needs some time but with air this reveals dark berries and cherries with hints or mocha and black pepper — 12 years ago

John Kemper

9.9

Sadly, this was my last bottle of the '94 La Jota Cabernet Sauvignon '13th Anniversary Release'. Under Helen Turley's superlative winemaking skills these mid-nineties efforts were quite formidable. Big smoky aromas of black fruit and minerals explode from the glass. I still tasted the slowly diminishing flavors well over a minute after swallowing. Absolutely a heavenly wine! — 13 years ago

Stuart Robinson

9.2

Excellent wine: depth of Mataro with an excellent suppleness, silken tannin and formidable length. — 10 years ago

Christine Havens

9.0

My first wine from the Galilee appellation in Israel. It’s a mountainous, stony terrain, but for all the stress I imagine vines go through in this formidable environment, Galil Mountain’s 2012 Bordeaux-style blend is stunningly pure, with almost pillowy-plush aromas of black currants, blackberries, violets, spice box and anise. Aged 16 months in French oak, the tannins are ultra-fine and evenly distributed. Elegant and nuanced on the palate, the only detractor is an ever so slightly hot finish. It doesn’t quite hide its 15.5% ABV Sample — 10 years ago

Charlotte Bennett

10

Fin de Dry January - donc c'est formidable! — 10 years ago

robin philip

9.4

Oh ! Je n'en ai goûté que quelques centilitres dans un gobelet en plastique en plus mais ce vin est extraordinaire ! On me l'a présenté comme un siangiovese bianco et c'est assez rare m'a t-on dit ! C'est de la confiture de coing que l'on tartine sur du pain croustillant ; c'est un champ de fleurs blanches que l'on hume ; c'est ; c'est formidable ! — 10 years ago

Rob Sternthal

9.0

Formidable — 10 years ago

Dubarno

9.3

Année 2002. Formidable. Un vin enrobant... — 11 years ago

with Marie and Hue

Charles Schneider

9.9

Since it's the only moutai I've had, big smiles. A formidable taste, I will say. — 12 years ago

V M

9.4

This a big boy no holds bard Syrah dominated blend from JS. What blows me away about this very talented young super star winemaker is he truly adapts his wine making style to the vintage. Each year is unique with its own optimized signature. This wine is a big brooding effort in which dark cherry, black plum and sweet tobacco dominate. There are cloves and cinnamon on the long drawn out finish. The tannins are formidable and this will benefit from another couple years in the bottle. Give it at least an hour in the decanter if u drink it now. This wine continues to evolve in my glass. Such a talented wine maker, I'm sorry I just discovered this producer only recently. His 2007 James berry vineyard is the only wine I have ever tasted that I consider perfection. — 12 years ago

Steve De Long

Owner De Long Wine Discovery Tools

9.7

Tres formidable — 13 years ago