Stefan Dolhain

8.9

2012 vintage. Alexandre de Malet Roquefort (owner of Premier Grand Cru Classé La Gaffelière, Chapelle d'Aliénor Bordeaux Supérieur and co-owner of the tiny Pomerol estate La Connivence) bought this estate in 1999. In my experience his wines are very reliable and classic, elegant and never overextracted. This medium-bodied Saint-Emilion (90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon) is a solid effort for the vintage (that generally fared much better for Merlot than Cabernet Sauvignon). Strawberry fruit and very subtle oak, freshness and balance. Drinking well now, but I feel there is more room for improvement. A nice wine nearing maturity. The only "problem" is that for the price (21,9 euro) you can buy the delicious 2015 second wine of La Gaffelière. — 6 years ago

Pierre And Paula Soler

9.3

Required decanting. Tasted great with smooth tannins — 10 years ago

Gae Saccoccio - NdC

9.0

Podere San Donatino (Castellina in Chianti) was bought in 1971 by Léo Ferré the great French poet and singer, now there's his wife Maria Cristina Diaz with their children to manage the winery. Spontaneous fermentations, wild yeasts, prolonged maceration - about three weeks - though the wines stay “sur lie” for several months. This Chianti Classico Poggio ai Mori is aged only in stainless steel while the Riserva does age in older wood. It's a 100% of a nitty-gritty sangiovese, edibles almost, nourishing even to the nose; mellow and sincere just a perfect pairing with some peasant but refined bread and salami (pane e salame), quietly singing "Les Anarchistes" facing the Tuscan sunset among you, the always empty glass and the Chaos out of the universe. — 11 years ago

Matt Brewer

9.5

1990 - amazing — 11 years ago

with Elizabeth and Linda

Joe Gillies

9.4

Huge smiles for this wine! Drinking wonderfully now. Still has several years left in its peak drinking window. Elegant smooth black and blue fruits with creamy chocolate. Excellent! — 8 years ago

Josh Jessel

9.1

I’d have this with a side of Macron, you know what I’m saying ladies? — 9 years ago

Vincent Wouda-Séguin

8.9

Medium bodied, excellent sipping wine. Minor tannins of berries, violets and vanilla, with a subtle spicy finish. — 10 years ago

with Josee

Kenta Usuzawa

9.5

Yum. It's as sexy as the label promises. Leo Vareille "Tonnerre de Dieu" 2012 Faugeres. First bottle bought for a friends dinner party, the next two for us! — 11 years ago

Peter Slagowitz

9.3

A nice right bank Bordeaux. Cab Franc adds some angularity to what is a bit of a dark fruit forward wine from the Merlot. Good acidity. Showing well but a touch young. — 8 years ago

with Nancy

Brayden Winkler

9.0

Great value! — 10 years ago

Ron Siegel

9.3

So young and fresh! Beautiful 61 St Emilion. — 11 years ago

Philippe Dauguet

9.3

Truffe à souhait , très belle bouteille — 11 years ago

Philippe Dauguet

8.9

Assez concentré avec une texture de velours — 12 years ago