Doug Powers

9.7

Cork came out in 3 pieces, but no cork pieces left in bottle. Color is still medium-red, very faint browning on edges, massive cedar and cigar box aromatics, some pencil lead as well shows on palate, medium-weight, lovely balance, long, lingering finish, great older Bordeaux. Purchased at release for a song ($125/case) still have 5 left, this is one of my all-time favorite Pauillacs in the “non-1st, non-super 2d” category, amazing juice!! — 7 months ago

with Jim

Pete Schork

9.3

2015 st emilion never fails. A bit thin but subtle tannins and lovely Rosy/flowery finish — 3 years ago

Nico

9.0

Much better day 2. Red fruit, leather, fairly light bodied, dry and balanced but not too complex. — 5 years ago

Sylvain Rhainds

9.4

1982.
Grand vin aussi. Un duo incroyable. — 6 years ago

Ekasit Poositranusorn

9.2

Big WOW! I tasted this wine in September 2018 at the event held by the French embassy at Central World in Bangkok, Thailand; the wine did not impress my tounge at all. However, I bought 2 bottles because a friend of mine imported it. Today (Jan 18, 2019), the wine tasted very delucious after 30 minutes of breathing. Very flavorfull of cherry, blackberry, plum, and tobacco together with soft tannins and silky & reasonable length on the finish. The color is intense but bright ruby red color with medium-to-full-weight which is goes well with medium & sexy acidity. Very good value, excellent balanced, and savory wine to pair well with medium spicy Thai dishes. — 6 years ago

Ray Vanderhoff

9.0

Lots of plumy fruit flavors. Hints of cola and tobacco. A bit young but quite good for the price point. A little astringent alcohol on the finish, but bottle age should smooth that out. Excellent value for a CDP. Revisited in February 2020. As predicted, the astringency has mellowed out. Wine comes out of the bottle very fruit forward, but the organics come to the surface in short order. Thank you Keith S. — 7 years ago

Petr Jonak

9.0

Svetovy duel vin Hustopece, 25.11.2017 — 8 years ago

Anthony Iandoli

9.1

Our favorite bottle so far — 10 years ago

Chris Missick

9.7

Sommelier Bates, you'll love this my friend! — 11 years ago

Ron Siegel

9.3

Nice drinking Bordeaux that is ready showing berry, cassis fruit, savory spice with notes of underbrush, graphite & tobacco — 8 months ago

Gilbert Van Hassel

9.0

Smokey, meaty, good acid. Still quite harsh, tannic. — 2 years ago

Carter White

9.4

Comes out earthy and a touch funky, which fades with time open, leaving behind pure brambly berry fruit. Delicate, with good concentration and length. — 3 years ago

Stefan Dolhain

9.0

2015 vintage. This 5.5 hectare estate was owned by famous consultant Alain Raynaud who sold it in 2016 to Tom Sullivan. Mainly Merlot with 20% Cabernet Franc. Attractive nose with red fruits, cedar wood and a hint of truffle. Structured, a little severe still, but good balance and complexity. Will benefit from further bottle ageing. Decanting recommended if you want to enjoy it now. — 4 years ago

James Forsyth

9.0

Stewed fruit, cherries, leather and more leather and more leather. Very good if you like leather things. — 6 years ago

Fredybeans

9.2

Robe jaune clair
Nez terpène chaud crémeux voir pralin
Bouche ample mais avec de la tension legere mou en milieu de bouche puis rebondit sur un fruit mûr avec de la chaire — 6 years ago

Kellin

9.2

Perhaps a bit young but very enjoyable with our food. — 7 years ago

Peter C

9.4

So glad I loaded up. Just gets better and better. — 7 years ago

with Cher

Antonio Claudio Tarre

9.2

I had a bottle of this wine a while ago and it was spectacular: 94pts. The second, which I drank a few weeks ago, was very good, but not as good as the first one, but still pretty decent: 90 pts. On average 92. A fine claret by the owners of Cheval Blanc. — 8 years ago

J M

9.0

Got it at Costco. Light body with full flavor. A bit earthy in a good way. — 10 years ago

Erik Sjolund

8.9

Very easy. Not too strong or complex, but nice. And there are tannins. Hints of red fruit. — 11 years ago

Jeanette Bangs

9.8

Absolutely delicious 🍷 so smooth and balanced — 9 months ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.0

Vintage 2016 | well balanced, spicy, warm, beautiful integrated vanilla — 10 months ago

Stefan Dolhain

9.1

2020 vintage. You can't go wrong with Jaboulet these days! Black fruit, wild flowers and pepper. Medium-bodied, juicy and spicy with ripe tannin, finishing with dark chocolate and roasted coffee beans. Abv. 13,5% — 3 years ago

Chris McClellan

9.0

Enjoyable RBB...plush, yet acid and tannin ever present..amazing nose, long and dirty/rocky finish...new producer for me..85% merlot... — 4 years ago

JJ Lumia

9.2

Strolled into Trader Joe’s; the shelf was stocked with this. Couldn’t believe it. Picked up another half case. This is a phenomenal bordeaux and one of the best QPRs around. Haven’t tasted in a year and it’s just as memorable. Lots of great mushroom and sweaty gym socks with a dusty, tannic finish. Perfect example of a phenomenal wine at sub-$20 that drinks at 3-4x the price. — 6 years ago

Matthew Cohen

9.2

Nose needs 45 minutes to settle down. Nice fruit. Not at all severe for an extra brut. Good crunchy mineral finish. — 7 years ago

Narelle Burke

9.4

A fabulous red wine from burgundy...it is our favourite wine district in France! — 7 years ago

Ron Siegel

9.3

Red cherry, plum fruits, with baking spices, cinnamon, mineral, forest floor & dried rose petal. I like its purity, balance & silky texture. — 8 years ago

Jörgen Lindström Carlvik

Owner, Brix Wine Consultants

9.5

Youthfully aromatic with dark flowers and black fruits, framed by toasty oak. Medium+ bodied, lovely balance and great length, this still needs to shed some of its sweet, grainy tannins in order to get to the next level, but it will. — 10 years ago

Luke Wright

9.4

Fantastic. Wish I had bought two of them. — 10 years ago