Alvaro Bustillos

9.6

Byo dinner en magnum — a month ago

Raun Kupiec

9.0

First bottle corked. Luckily able to pull another from the cellar to compare. What a difference! Great learning when you can compare. Black cherry, smooth, decent acidity, very soft tannins. First bottle was wet cardboard. — 2 months ago

with Barbara

Conrad Green

9.4

Dynamic and punchy with great fruit still. Quite four square compared to the more silky 75’s alongside with plum, violets and supple fruit. At the edges the fruit showing a touch of fatigue and a slight dryness in the long finish. Not as supple and elegant as the PÈtrus but vibrant and memorable. — 3 months ago

with Matt and Paul

Chris Buggy

9.1

Raspberry, blackberry, currant, big thick mouthfeel, long finish, tannins for days, but put together…you need something big to eat with this one, and luckily I had just the thing-pigs foot stuffed with sweetbread and foie gras — 4 months ago

with Jennifer

Rana Sahni

9.2

Delicious wine in Magnum — 4 months ago

Jay Kline

9.2

Opened just prior to service; enjoyed over the course of a few hours. As far as I know, this was the first commercially released vintage of La Fleur de Boüard but others may be able to confirm or deny that. The 2000 pours a deep garnet color with an opaque core; medium+ viscosity with moderate staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is developing with notes of ripe dark fruits: back plums, cassis, pipe tobacco, Flintstones vitamins, purple flowers, dried green herbs organic earth and fine baking spices. “Yabba dabba doo!” On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannins and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is medium+. Gosh, this is in a really lovely place right now; very well balanced! Thank Andy! Drink now through 2040. — 7 months ago

Rob Brobst III

9.6

En Primuer 2025 my palate says YES — 8 months ago

Alessandro Dalle Carbonare

9.0

Fresh, crunch and easy. — 8 months ago

Mazen Altamimi

10

Great dry wine with full body and depth — 6 years ago

Joe Gillies

9.0

Decanted for a hour. Elegant with soft tannins. A smokey blackberry is on the palate. Easy to drink. Drink now over the next 5 or so years. — 9 years ago

Ron Siegel

9.4

1st time trying the 16 vintage. This was impressive with its balance & finesse that drank beautifully from start to finish — a month ago

Todd Anderson

9.3

A lovely wine that is drinking very lovely right now. I personally like 14.5% wines vs the big jammy versions for their balance so this fits my tastes perfectly. Very glad I bought a futures case back in the day. Enjoy sooner rather than later. Cheers! — 2 months ago

Alvaro Bustillos

9.4

Sergio m y victor a — 2 months ago

Sagee Aran

9.4

We have tasted three vintages., the 2019, 2010 and the 2015.
The 2019 was closed with no expressive attributes. The 2010, although was from a more matured vintage was surprisingly powerful however the tannins overwhelmed all other nuances ( probably needs some hours of decanting).
The 2015was at its peak. A complex and developing wine. With each tasting there are new aromas, fruit, barrel, maturation and the palate is strong, balanced with a lengthy finish — 3 months ago

M. Christopher Roebuck

9.3

Minerals... Aged red fruit. Beautiful bouquet. This wine has come together nicely and it paired nicely with the beef tenderloin.

93 points — 4 months ago

rob kro

9.5

Little spice flavor
Good. 40 coatco though — 6 months ago

Loren Gesinsky

9.0

Still pretty alive, albeit more into tertiary notes with some fruit still evident, at 47 years old. — 7 months ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.3

The nose shows some light VA but doesn’t ruin it. Muddled fruits of; blackberries, both plums, black raspberries, stewed, dark cherries & aged strawberries that almost fall into liquor characteristic. Chocolate pudding, dark, rich & slight sweet earthiness with dry leaves, limestone, stems, baking soda, sandalwood and withering to decayed, dark & red flowers.

The palate is gorgeous and shows less VA than the nose. It’s really good despite the VA. Beautiful, ripe; blackberries, both plums, black raspberries, stewed, dark cherries, strawberries notes of rhubarb. Chocolate pudding, dark, understated baking spices, dark spice that presses the tongue, rich & slightly sweet earthiness with dry leaves, limestone, stems, baking soda, sandalwood, used leather, moist tobacco, tea leaves, some cola, withering to decayed, dark & red flowers, excellent acidity and a softly knitted, balanced and elegant finish that lasts 90 seconds and falls on spice.

Already throwing sediment with the bottle half full.

Drink now and for another 10-15 years. — 8 months ago

John Bratincevic

9.3

Pop and pour (practically) — can’t be helped.

NOSE: something savory, blackberry, and a little violet. Mild clove. A little clay. Something…Mexican?

TASTE: juicy, purple cassis and clay. Fresh and tasty. The kind of wine I like, basically. Blueberry pie after air. 93.
— 9 months ago

Maciej Kurka

9.4

Living LARGE — 8 years ago

David Kline

9.4

This. A warm meat log. Perfection. Still has the notes without the “dust”. — a month ago

with David

George Chen

9.2

Wow….my impression of this wine front to back compounded me…bright but sharp fruit backbone to an older Pomerol terroir and ruddier …so fun! — 2 months ago

Brandon W

9.0

Deep, savory notes on the nose and palette. Tobacco, wood, and spices. Subtle to medium tannin; nicely balanced. Slight dark fruit flavor. — 2 months ago

Mark Lipton

9.6

I truly wonderful St Emilion with velvety mouthfeel and lovely plum notes. A thoroughly enjoyable wine — 3 months ago

M. Christopher Roebuck

9.0

Hi Everyone. FYI I am now a resident of Miami! Please reach out if you are ever in town!

@Ron R maybe we meet in the. #305?

This wine is somewhat unapproachable. Not much fruit even on the front. There are a few attractive notes (dark chocolate) but it's chopped off, no secondary, no tertiary.

90+ points — 4 months ago

M. Christopher Roebuck

9.3

Nice and round.

93 points — 7 months ago

Andrew McIntyre

9.4

Was pleasantly surprised how good this was. Deep flavours, complex and highly enjoyable. €60 is also a very fair price. — 7 months ago

Ericsson

9.2

Mature Bordeaux. It is refined elegance. — 8 months ago

Alessandro Dalle Carbonare

9.2

80 M 20 CF
92+ — 8 months ago

Max Hollander-Eberly

9.4

So much richness and tobacco. Dried fruit. Prunes. Magnifique! — 7 years ago