Super refreshing, electric acid, perfect compliment to dumplings with a little ginger spice, very enjoyable. — 9 years ago
Dusty minerality with a prickly palate. Very good wine. — 9 years ago
Strong like bull. Hercules. What. Jesus. — 10 years ago
Tart yet creamy. Notes of tropical and citrus fruits. What a treat for summer! — 10 years ago
Full body, big and bold, spicy. Purchased in NL. — 10 years ago
Club W #2 had on the boat with Gammy, Dan & Hercules! 🍂 — 11 years ago
Drinking local grapes whilst camping! #delish — 11 years ago
Very buttery Chardonnay — 11 years ago
Cherry plum flavors ,hint of spicy oak — 12 years ago
Blood of Hercules! Dusty, tann the man, warm cigar smoke, bloomy & 🌺🍒🌸 #nemea — 8 years ago
I have had a Chardonnay from Paragon Vineyard before,and this reminds me of it, quite a lot. It’s a SIP certified sustainable growing site and winemaker Christian Roguenant gets a nice full mouthfeel from the lees and the oak.
The straw-colored wine shows quite a bit of minerality on the nose, to be expected from Edna Valley grapes. The wet rocks and lime aromas are always a pleasure, as the are here. On the palate, there are tropical tones and plenty of citrus along with the beautiful oak effect - the wood is used in a very tasteful way. I vacillate between liking oaky Chardonnays and those with none. This one hits in the middle of the range and could be my favorite - for a while, anyway. — 9 years ago
A personal favorite. Light, very easy to drink — 10 years ago
Pippin apple peel, Asian pear crisp acidity and just a fun wine. — 10 years ago
Very good wine with food or alone. Surprisingly good considering price and age. Buy more. Drank with Elissa New Years Eve night 2014. Watched Hercules. Better wine than movie. — 10 years ago
1986. MB negociant will cost few hundred hkd more. Leaking bottle, extremely sour n damp at open. Decant 3 hours. Divine. Violet, leaf, bell pepper, this wine gives a profound nose that won't tire ur sense, let's u keep digging, a structuralist, powerful. Hercules of Margaux. The first wow Bordeaux wine for me. Buy. — 11 years ago
Just the taste I was looking for** — 11 years ago
Hercules!! Dericious! Needs some time to open up — 11 years ago
Buttery, smooth, yum — 12 years ago
Almost like a completely different wine. I had to double check the vintage to make sure I was drinking the same wine as I did a few months ago. A ripe cordial like concentration still that had it reminding me of its port-like character, especially in texture. The dried fig, sultana and sticky date element is still there but wrapped in an abundance of fresh raspberry and black cherries. The finish is pretty insane on this, certainly the type of wine you have to be in the mood for — 9 years ago
Nice yummy affordable Italian red! Lovely with a pear salad and paragon steak with arugula. — 9 years ago
Gorgeous deep color. Nose is all smoky minerals and nose-tingling acids. Lean and intense. Like Hercules squeezed juice out of the freaking rocks. Some nice dark berry fruit is swept along on a whitewater raft of minerals and acidity. A totally unique style. Looking forward to see how this is tomorrow. I suspect I might bump up the score.
NIGHT 2: Much friendlier. Nose shows a very perfumey violet component, along with more fruit. Softer, with more fruit to complement the minerality in the mouth. Bumping it from 8.8 to 9.0. Very very nice. — 9 years ago
Warm hoppiness — 10 years ago
Great dessert wine — 10 years ago
I feel like I could enjoy this wine with any kind of food. It's fruity, citrusy, yet full bodied. The bottle was gone in 20 minutes. — 11 years ago
Fan-damn-tastic wine..a++++ — 12 years ago
Richard Lewis
Green apple and citrus, with a truckload of minerals. — 8 years ago