Peter van den Besselaar

9.0

Vintage 2019 | shy smell (served from the fridge) with very harmonious and elegant taste | paired with veal sweetbread and green peas | at Bar Berta, Rotterdam — 5 years ago

Rhonely Boy

9.1

52% Grenache, 23% Carignane, 20% Syrah, 5% Mourvedre.

Always very tasty, drinking great right now, and could lay down for 2 years (Grenache needs a little relax time).

Great house wine, and introduction to BBV Rhone offerings.
— 6 years ago

Dr. Owen Bargreen

9.3

The 2019 ‘Dianthus’ Rose is a scintillating new effort that is truly one of the top Rose wines you will find in California. A blend of Mourvedre (52%). Grenache (33%) and Counoise (13%), the ‘Dianthus’ shows off its vibrant pink hue, delivering rich red rose petals and guava tones that collide with suggestions of damp earth and orange blossom aromatics that all take shape in the glass. The palate is marvelously textured with a silky mouthfeel. Layers of red fruits dance with citrus rind, rose water and shades of damp stone on this highly complex palate. The combination of richness, viscosity, tension and length is truly marvelous in this thrilling new Rose. Marvelous to enjoy in its youth, the 2019 ‘Dianthus’ Rose will enjoy a long life ahead of it, picking up early tones as it ages. Drink 2020-2028- 93 — 6 years ago

Daniel P. Drake

9.0

Today I wanted to try a Paso Robles wine and I have heard a bit about the Justin wines. I thought I would stop by my local store in Chicago and pick-up the 2015 Justin Justification, a Right Bank blend of 52% Cabernet Franc and 48% Merlot from Paso Robles.

Upon opening I immediately am getting dark fruit, black currant, black cherry, raspberry, tar, licorice, violet, like smoke and crushed gravel.

On the palate there is juicy black fruit, black cherry, black raspberry, black currant, green bell pepper, spice, cedar, graphite, toasty oak and a bit of dark soil.

This wine is medium to full bodied with a smooth supple mouth feel. There is medium + acidity and medium smooth tannin that leads right to a medium to long finish. An enjoyable wine that would go good with some hardy food. Have a great rest of your week and be safe. Nostrovia! 🍷🍷🍷🍷 — 8 years ago

Chris England

9.5

Lascombes is one of my favourite Margauxs 😍 & the earthiest Margaux I've found @ £85

🍇 52% Cab S, 45% Mer & 3% Pet V

🍷Black opaque ruby

👃Iintense smoked oak, thick lead pencil, flint, gravel, stewed dark berries, mocha, minerals & dirty earth & soggy leaves w/ stinky farmyard hint 😍

👄 Med+ silky smooth soft body of deep earthy creamy mashed dark black fruits, liquorice & mocha w/ fine dry tannins & mineral rocks

🎯 Med+ lead, mineral, gravel, mocha, dark berry slight dry earthy linger — 9 years ago

Chris England

9.2

One of the best vintages of this fab Chateau @ £52 drinking lovely now & next couple of years 👍

🍇 53% Cab S, 45% Mer & 2% Cab F

🍷 Deep ruby red

👃 Crushed wet mineral rock covered in earth & leaves w/ mocha, liquorice pushing through plump dark plum, squished blackcurrant & smokey oak

👄 Med body of silky smooth fully integrated ripe dark fruits in liquorice, mocha & earth

🎯 Med+ mocha liquorice dark fruit — 9 years ago

Donald Williams

9.2

Nice wine with French onion smothered pork chops. Even better as it warmed up a bit. — 5 years ago

with Bonnie

Rhonely Boy

9.1

Woot! First Israeli wine

52% Viognier, 33% Chenin Blanc, 25% Roussanne. 13.5% ABV

Lite crisp and fruity, balanced. Floral and lemony, pleasant, super easy to drink. What makes this wine successful, is the winemakers call to use amphora, neutral barrel, and stainless steel. Nicely done.

Kosher for Passover — 6 years ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.1

Located in southern Bordeaux Medoc near villages Macau & Ludon, designated a great growth 1855 Classification. Blend; 52% Cab Sauv, 39% Merlot, 5% Cab Franc & 4% Petit Verdot, aged in 40% new oak for 12 months + 4 months in vats before bottling. Rich and dark with berry aromas, complex and enticing. On the palate perfectly ripe blackberry and black cherry with earthy dried herbs, some tobacco and spice. Fine tannins, well balanced with acidity building to a great finish. Very special. — 7 years ago

Patrick Derdeyn

9.1

This year it’s a coferment of 52% syrah/48% grenache. It’s extremely young and primary at this stage, bold acidity and slight tannic presence. The brightness of the grenache dominates the profile, but there are some smokey undertones from the syrah. This should develop into something fantastic, it just needs time. Will wait 5 years before the next one. — 7 years ago

James Stanford

9.2

Delicious Pinot with a nice light lingering jam taste that's easy to to drink and is classic Willamette Valley. Kate and I will definitely be getting more of this — 8 years ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.0

Founded in 1982, Roederer Estate sparkling wines reflect the cool, fog-shrouded Anderson Valley, home to their family-owned estate's 600 acres of vineyards. Tiny bubbles, nice mousse with toasty fruit aromas for this blend of 52% Chardonnay & 48% Pinot Noir. Flavors of apple and nutty pear, biscuit notes, creamy, great mouthfeel. Lingering finish ending with spicy mineral notes. Smooth and crisp! — 9 years ago

Julia Indik

9.1

This is a blend of 52% Malbec 36% Cabernet Sauvignon and 12% petit Verdot. Spicy and earthy aroma and deep inky flavor with blackberries, plums and chocolate. Long rich finish with strong tannins — 9 years ago

Lowell Su

9.2

Malbec 52%, Merlot 21%, Syrah 15%, Cabernet Sauvignon 7%, Petit Verdot 3%, Cabernet Franc 2%. Great blend with a dry finish. — 5 years ago

"Odedi"

9.2

Kukeri Wines Stags Leap District Proprietary Red Blend 2018 Napa Valley, California

It’s time for a nice Cabernet for my #FridayCabernetfix.

Dark ruby in color with a reddish rim.

Strong nose of blackberries, black currants, cooked plums, cedar, earth, vanilla, licorice, espresso, pencil lead, black pepper, spices, herbs and light vegetables.

Full-bodied, big and smooth, with medium acidity and long legs.

Dry on the palate with blackberries, black currants, black plums, oak, licorice, spices, coffee, cola, pencil lead, light peppercorn, vegetables, vanilla, earth and beef jerky.

Medium plus on the finish with fine grained tannins and tangy cherries.

This young Bordeaux blend from Stags Leap is spicy and interesting, and already drinking very nicely. Fruit forward and nicely balanced.

Showing nice complexity with a great mouthfeel. Tasty and rich, soft and warm.

Needs 2 hours to open up properly, so be patient.

Showing great potential to be a great 95+ point wine, and will age nicely in the next 15 years. A good quality wine that would be nice to revisit in 5 to 10 years.

I paired it with a Charcuterie board of meats and cheeses. Will pair nicely with BBQ Meats.

A blend of 52% Cabernet Franc, 39% Cabernet Sauvignon, 4% Malbec, 3% Merlot and 2% Petit Verdot. A small production of only 290 cases. Aged in French and American oak barrels for 18 months.

14.5% alcohol by volume.

92 points.

$65. — 5 years ago

Matt Nason

9.2

Sauv 52 semillon 30 muscadelle 18 — 7 years ago

Kirk F

9.3

A lovely, delicate Pinot Noir. Lush and velvety, with strawberry and raspberry accents coating the palate. A luxurious finish goes on and on. At $52 this a nice value! — 8 years ago

Narun P

9.4

Tasted at Chateau.
52 CF 47 M 1 CS, 100% new oak for 15 m's.

Dark, inky crimson, opaque, compact rim.

Classic Cheval Blanc bouquet. Seductively floral - rose petal, lavender, violet. Elegant red fruit profile with fresh mintiness in abundance.

While evidently young and thus structured, this wine is extremely nuanced and soft (in a good way). Sophisticated and complex black and red fruits highlighted by fresh herbal undertone (mint, sweet basil, and thyme). Incredible finish - long and uniquely memorable.

No doubt, it will be spectacular in 10-15 years and beyond. My first young Cheval is exactly everything I was hoping for and more. 94++ — 9 years ago

Ryan Vento

9.0

Dare I say we went back to Seasons 52 for another round of $10/glass Caymus? Yes...we did, and it won't be the last round, I can tell you that. — 9 years ago

with Krystal

Billy Feyersen

10

Why doesn't this scale go to 11. — 9 years ago