Mark Mannebach

9.1

18 year old. Still some dark plum tones but now more earthy tones of pencil lead, flint, granite and tobacco. Nice and smooth. — 10 months ago

Vino Joe

9.2

I will start with I was impatient and didn’t decant and consumed within 2 hours. So I didn’t really give this a fair chance to broaden. It was nonetheless very enjoyable but definitely muted. Lots of earth and depth. Fruit is buried but perhaps if I had been more accommodating it would have emerged more boldly. Solid old world PN. — 3 years ago

Mike Saviage

9.7

Medium gold color. Notes of stones and dirty rocks, lemon and citrus, a little mint. Very rich in the mouth. Powerful. Got better as the night went on. Was easy to pick the vigneron and vineyard but guessed this as the 93. So powerful and complex. When old Niellon is “on”, there is not much better of an experience. — 3 years ago

Rashed Chowdhury

9.2

Drinking like it’s 3-5 years old — 5 years ago

Mike Saviage

9.4

Tasted blind. Amber tawny color. Notes of dried cherries, cola, a moist field and some brown sugar. Thin in appearance and in taste. Very refined. Some are guessing old Cote-Rotie but I stick with a mid-60's Morey St.-Denis guess. — 6 years ago

Doug Powers

10

Poured a medium yellow-gold color (looked like a 4-5 year old Chardonnay), initially lots of SO2 that blew off in 5-10 minutes, amazing depth, minerality, cut, more than sufficient acidity to carry this 10+ more years, really pretty much a perfect bottle of Les Clos!!! — 8 years ago

Kathy Gostley Riordan

9.0

Fresh summer wine. Easy to drink. Buy again — 8 years ago

Lawrence Bernstein

9.2

Big deep extracted dark old sweet. A beautiful wine in an old world style. — 9 years ago

"Odedi"

9.1

Beautiful color of dark ruby with a very wide reddish/ brick rim.

Very aromatic nose with wild flowers, blueberries, plums, cherries, red currants, light oak, tobacco leaf, light earth, dark chocolates, black tea, spices, herbs, black pepper and light green vegetables.

Medium plus in body with medium acidity.

Dry on the palate with black plums, cooked cherries, sugared raspberries, spices, oak, light licorice, chocolates, tobacco, herbs, light earth and peppercorn.

Long finish with fine grained tannins and tangy raspberries.

This 7-year-old red blend from Lebanon is still extremely young, but already very enjoyable, even by itself as a sipping wine. Elegant and interesting.

Soft and smooth, with a nice mouthfeel. Nicely balanced and very complex. Loved the nose here.

This is not a 'pop and pour' kind of wine, as you have to let it open up for a long time.

Not my first time having Chateau Musar, but this is definitely the youngest I've ever tried. I gave it 4 hours in the decanter.

Will continue to age nicely in the next 25 to 30 years, and shows potential to become a 94+ point wine.

Feels like a good quality old world wine, maybe like a Châteauneuf-du-Pape. So interesting.

Good by itself as a sipping wine and paired nicely with the Spanish Jamon.

A blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Carignan and Cinsault. Fermented for 6 months in concrete vats, and then aged in French oak barrels for 12 months. After that, the varietals are blended together and aged for an additional year in concrete vats. Released only after 7 years from Harvest. Unfiltered and unfined.

13.5% alcohol by volume.

91 points.

$75. — 2 years ago

Austin Hohnke

9.1

Grand cru, Blanc de Blanc grower! Impeccable balance and so easy to drink. Paired this with caviar and baked snow crab legs with olive oil and Old Bay. Really living our best life over here. — 3 years ago

Conrad Green

9.3

Started quite restrained and reticent but blossomed in the glass. Old school with stems but time shows a very delicate and pretty nose. Fresh red fruit, violets, plums, gorgeous classic burg. Mid sized on the palate. Pretty and long. — 4 years ago

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Adam Beasley

9.1

Old vine Cinsault with a splash of Pais. This was unexpectedly awesome. Roses and bright,, dusty raspberries really jump out of the glass along with some sawdust and cherry taffy. Low tannin, med acid, and racy in the mouth. Tart, pure fruit and a rusticity that’s appealing. Cool wine. — 6 years ago

Randy Fuller

9.1

This bone-dry Michigan Riesling is a mineral-driven wine. Light golden in color, it has a nose of citrus peel and a wet driveway. The aromas aren't terribly complex, but as Spencer Tracy said, “What’s there is cherce.” On the palate there are flavors of lemon and lime with a chalky minerality. Acidity is almost racy, certainly zippy enough to handle a sandwich or salad. The finish is lengthy and reminiscent of an older vintage Riesling, quite nice. — 7 years ago

Mike Saviage

9.5

Tasted blind. Old wine color. Reddish light brown, thin and translucent. Notes of cherries, cola, earth, a little wood and some rhubarb. With more air this gained complexity and added salt and rose petals to its bouquet. At the end of the evening it had a nice richness too. But compared to a 66 DRC GE we had in the past year, there was consensus this must have had some issues with storage or handling at some point. Was really good but not the "Wow" we expected. — 8 years ago

Scott Kahn

9.1

Absolutely perfect nose of forest floor - characteristic of an old Bordeaux. Red fruit and nicely integrated tannins. Still at a high point of the vintage. — 2 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.6

Margaux and Rack of Lamb. I’m in. The 05 vintage…magic!

Lamb w/ just enough fat, spice meet perfect ripe, bright, floral fruits of; blackberries, black plum, dark cherries, strawberries, red & black licorice/cola, perfect mid spice, sweet, lead pencil shavings, charcoal, cedar, not old, not fresh, tobacco, touch of nutmeg, cinnamon, vanillin, pea gravel, dry twig, dry limestone powder, steeped tea, dark, rich soil with dry leaves, herbaceous notes-bay leaf, moist clay, an array of fresh, withering, floral bouquet, amazing, rainfall acidity, perfect, tension, balance, structure and polished finish for days. Absolutely stunning! — 3 years ago

Stefan Dolhain

9.5

1961 vintage. Delicious at 61 years old. This estate remains under the radar of many wine critics, but the wines are extremely reliable and ageworthy and they show an understated class that is totally in line with the personality of owner Xavier Jean. — 4 years ago

Mike Saviage

9.4

The wife is making fish so I oblige with this pull. Amber gold, a bit darker than past bottles of this which I’ve had several times. Viscous and heavy in the glass. A nice nose, it doesn’t appear to come across as old on the first smells. Notes of apricot, white stone, some spice and a little citrus. Great acidity and texture in the mouth. With a few hours of air it even gets a bit chewy and more powerful in its impact. Great showing for the color. — 5 years ago

Pat Taylor

9.0

The nose is different. Much more woodsy and less fruit than I’d have imagined. The flavour profile was blackberry based and again, some wood. Some eucalyptus and green grass. Also some wet soil and cloves. The tannins weren’t a punch in the face by any means, but also haven’t haven’t completely softened as you might expect in a ten year-old. The palate was uninspiring as there was a watery-ness in the mid palate. I’m not sure whether this is over the hill or just not quite there yet and in a dumb phase? Will wait and see for the final two bottles. Solid, I guess. Not yet amazing. — 7 years ago

Mike Saviage

9.4

Tawny red color. Not the nose you would expect for a Pinot. More old Italian like. Notes of tea, maraschino cherries, roses, dry earth and some wood. Nice in the mouth and grabs your attention. Lighter fruit matched against still vibrant acidity. Puckering structure. I’d like to say this needs more time but the fruit has evolved to a point where I don’t know if this will be all that better in 5 yrs. Have had better experiences with this one. Still, the quality of the wine is evident, especially with more air (5+ hrs) over the evening. — 8 years ago