Stefan Dolhain

9.1

2022 vintage. One of the Castel family estates since 1973 ( before the estate was known as Domaine de Tartuguière). With 144 hectares of vines,this is the largest contiguous vineyard in the Médoc. Vanessa Trouy has been in charge since 2002. Dark red colour. Needs a bit of time to open up, give it 15 minutes to release attractive aromas of strawberries, flowers, nutmeg and oak. Good fruit concentration in the mouth, with a solid tannic structure,fresh acidity and nice length. This will need a few years to show all its potential, and has serious ageing potential. For now decanting is recommended, pair with a good steak. Another terrific Bordeaux value. — 8 months ago

Dave

9.0

2016 Left Bank kicks ass at all price points. This is a bargain bottle that I feel deserves more love than the 8.5 average rating on this app. I give it an unapologetic 9. I popped and poured a glass (saving the rest for some mostaccioli later tonight), and it is behaving like a high-quality Medoc. A little tight but juicy, with pleasant fruit, slate, apple skins, and vibrant acidity. Appropriately tannic and a lovely finish. At $16, I would easily recommend this to a newbie or a seasoned veteran. It can handle 5 more years.
Listening to Patsy Cline. — a year ago

Alanna coby

10

Light and lovely, very easy to drink! No oakiness at all. — 4 years ago

John Van Trijp

9.5

World greatest Chardonnay blind tasting — 6 years ago

Brett Johnson

9.4

Wonderfully dry and rich. A lovely example of a French dry rosé. — 8 years ago

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James B. MacDonald

9.0

Sufficiently mature so as not make enemies with any palate (or bffs). Drink it if you got it now. Not much fruit left in the tank. What's left is dark. Deep purple in the glass. Mellow and soft now. Finish on the short side. Still, an enjoyable find. — 9 years ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.2

Vintage 2015 | Reliable. Cedar and leather smell, still tannins that resolve during diner. Paired with a truffle burger and salad. — 10 months ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.3

Vintage 2016 | The colour has developed a Rembrandt old gold texture. Honeyed apricot in smell, perfectly balance, luscious. Paired with Foie Gras de canard. — 10 months ago

Mark S.

9.0

15 degree is better. Rich oak and sweet spices. Gentle acidity. 16 @1800, Xiaduo - RC, 250415 — a year ago

Laura Snider

9.4

Apple. Very clean. A lot of bubbles. Yum! — 6 years ago

James Forsyth

9.1

Very accessible. Fresh. Red cherries and floral notes. A touch wild. — 7 years ago

Lindsey Lytle

9.2

Orange pink colour, medium body, citrus lemon nose, tart lemon and melon flavour with medium body mouthfeel and clean finish. A delicious Grenache/ Syrah rose. — 8 years ago

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. — 9 years ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.2

2018 vintage. Last tasted 8.26.22 (9.3) and 7.21.21 (9.3). Medium/medium-heavy body. Slightly less end palate lift than last two encounters and tasting like it is in that proverbial "state of confusion...er...transition." Would like to taste again and will give it 3-4 years before revisiting to do this justice. Pretty unified now without side projects and ancillary rabbit holes but something tells me this has another third act of mayhem and debauchery up its' sleeve. 07.09.25. — 10 months ago

Stefan Dolhain

9.3

1997 vintage. A nice surprise in a vintage that was not highly regarded. Today, the 1997 outshined the 2000 La Tour de Bessan. Wonderful tasting with Marie-Laure Lurton, who kindly opened older vintages of La Tour de Bessan and Villegeorge. Unfortunately the 1961 Villegeorge was corked but one could tell the structure of the wine,it should be great from a good bottle. — a year ago

Stuart Pollack

9.3

Lovely light Provençal Rosé. Light strawberry flavor with some vanilla. Perfect with light mild fish. . — 2 years ago

Carol Krakowski

9.2

Great red wine with Christmas prime rib — 6 years ago

Patti Gamboni

9.0

150m / red clay, wow aromatics, raspberry. Pepper. — 8 years ago

Evan Bienstock

9.0

High alcohol and intense fruit. Not sure it will mellow. Forgettable.... — 8 years ago

Cliff Kilpatrick

9.5

Very nice! — 9 years ago