Kevin

8.9

Rose buds and grapes, purple fruits; beaten against the rocks, suffocated at high altitude and fed a thin diet of air and cool sun. An up-front approach, not much to linger. Fleeting and delicious. — 6 years ago

Cynthia Langstaff

9.3

Pleasant but moderate nose, cedar and trace of floral, good color. On tongue: well balanced earthy cedar, covered fruit does not dominate, astringent tannins with long linger. Very drinkable, really good. — 6 years ago

with Chris and David

Chris England

9.7

The 2001 Clos Mogador was stunning aged drank in 2017 but this 2013 @ £65, now £80-£100 as a 98 Parker pointer, has massive potential 😁 Beautiful now but give this 10+yrs & you have a fab priced 98+ point wine in the making 😍 28k bottles so buy if you can 👍

📍 Clos Mogador 2013

🏵 97 points w/ 99+ potential I’d say

🍇 49% Grenache, 25% Carignan, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon & 16% Syrah 😍

🍷 Opaque deep ruby w/ purple hue

👃 Rich mocha infused spiced dark cherry/berry bang w/ minerals, pencil lead, herbs, soggy earth, raspberry coulis, hint of prune, soft smoked oak & crushed violets

👄 Med+ to Full bodied ripe creamy smooth dark berry/cherry oozy chocy mocha infused silky boom choc raspberry gateaux fest w/ a rock mineral stoney backbone

🎯 Long deep dark fruits & cocoa linger w/ a raspberry slap & mineral kiss - choc cherry gateaux in a glass 💥 😍

🧀 Paired w/ aged Manchego & Iberian ham 🐷 — 7 years ago

Chris England

9.7

Super smooooooth creamy silky velvet Hermitage @ £85 to £120- A shaved piggy wiggy wearing decadent silky pajamas & silk slippers 🐷

📍 Paul Jaboulet Aîné La Chapelle 2011

🏵 97 points & will improve 😉

🍷 Ruby w/ purple hue

👃 Cloves, olives, thyme & other spiced herbs, wet earth & blackberry w/ touch of liquorice, cherry, tar, dried piggy meats & cracked minerals - a full on nasal tease 🐽

👄 Med+ body incredibly super smooth rich creamy olive tapenade, chewy concentrated blackberry & dark earthy chomping thick cherry w/ dollop of liquorice silky sauce

🎯 Long dark fruit gooey gloop & dark olive pure silky velvet earthy mouth coating licking linger 😍 — 7 years ago

Chris England

9.7

One of my favourite hidden gem BdB champagnes that I loved in 90 & 96 so excited to try the 02 @ £140 that was a generous gift 😍 Tied with string to hold the cork 👍

🏵 97 points

🍷 Golden yellow

👃 Butter baked brioche, cheese scone, tarte tatin, green cooking apple, citrus curd, honey, torched caramel & rock minerals

👄 Super fine bubbled med bodied mousse of citrus, caramel & sour green apple, pineapple & dry stone minerals

🎯 Med+ dry mineral citrus & honeyed fresh cut green apple w/ a burnt caramel linger — 7 years ago

Chris England

9.6

Bolly GA pink hits the spot & this £74 05 is no exception!

🍾 Disg’d May 15

🍇 72% PN & 28% C

🍷 Peachy salmon pink

👃 Toasted almond brioche & yeasty fresh bread, soft oak soaked peach, fallen red apples & red currant w/ pink blossom & smoke

👄 Med bodied fine bubbled creamy zesty fresh persistent mouse of red apple, sour peach, citrus zests, red currant, cherry, bread & creamy shortbread biscuit in med acidity

🎯 Med+ citrus zest, red apple & cherry dry biscuity linger w/ a touch of pink grapefruit — 7 years ago

Nicole Hanusek

9.4

Celebrated with this bottle

I’m not a fan of tart flavors that linger and make my mouth pucker, this has some tartness but it didn’t last long — 6 years ago

Anne Carman

9.3

Notes of plum, cherry and spice as it opens up. Hint of burnt orange mid palate with soft enveloping tannins, elegant linger and finish. — 6 years ago

Chris England

9.6

This is still my favourite Rioja & vintage at present, worth £80 😍 My 10th try & still a beauty I can’t resist 👍 I exemplifies the pure essence a high quality Rioja 👏

📍 La Rioja Alta Gran Reserva 890 2001

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🏵 96 points

🍇 95% Tempranillo, 3% Graciano & 2% Mazuelo

🍷 Garnet ruby w/ brick edge

👃 Smoked oak through mashed earthy cherries covered in vanilla coconut cream, balsamic jam & double caramel choc mocha w/ red liquorice, truffle, prune, date & light spiced herbs #nosetasia

👄 Med body of rich smooth silky creamy dark & red cherry bathed in balsamic goo w/ melted mocha & earthy liquorice

🎯 Long balsamic cherry mocha berry blast w/ a balsamic linger, touch of woody oak & red berry — 6 years ago

Chris England

9.5

I 💗 Tig & this 06 gets better & better 😍 For £70 paid now £115 it’s a special treat to pop one of these beauties 😎

📍 Antinori Tignanello 2006

🏵 95-96 points

🍇 85% Sangiovese, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon & 5% Cabernet Franc

🍷Deep ruby with brown garnet edge

👃 Soft oak infused stewed dark cherry & spiced blackcurrant w/ mocha, earthy wet leaves, herbs, black tea, minerals & smokey tones

👄 Med body of super silky dark fruit berries & cherry in creamy mocha w/ dry minerals

🎯 Long slight dry dark fruit finish with a coffee & chocolate mineral linger

Yummy Tignanello one of my (many) favourite go to wines 👍 — 7 years ago

Chris England

9.4

I’m a huge Ygay fan so getting hold of the latest 09 @ £85 was like a kid gone wild in a candy store 😁 It’s showing fabulous already but time will definitely bring immense happiness 😉

Needs 4-5 years to shine more 👍

📍Marques de Murrieta Castillo Ygay 2009

🏵 93-94 with 96-98 potential

🍇 81% Tempranillo & 19% Mazuelo

🍷 Opaque deep ruby

👃 Buttery cocoa vanilla bathed dark cherry in light soft smokey oak w/ balsamic, red fruit tones, subtle blueberry & raspberry liquorice

👄 Med+ body of rich ripe dark cherry bathed in cocoa cram w/ a dry balsamic vanilla backbone

🎯 Long dark cherry & red liquorice cocoa smooth creamy balsamic linger w/ a touch dry end — 7 years ago

Chris England

9.4

At £75 this millennial Pauillac is drinking just lovely now 👍 One of my favourite on value for quality 😎

🏵 94 points

🍷 Opaque ruby

👃 Char smoked oak, pencil lead, gravel & minerals through blackcurrant & berry w/ soggy earthy leaves

👄 Med body of mocha & liquorice loaded black berry fruits in oozy minerals w/ a burnt sooty earthy tone

🎯 Med+ charred oaky dry mineral infused dark fruits w/ a mocha & liquorice earthy linger — 7 years ago

Chris England

9.5

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🗞 🌎 Stock 📉, Kings Cross 🔥, Simpsons, -1 second
🎵 Faith, Livin' On A Prayer, With or Without You, I Just Can't Stop ❤️ You
🎥 Three Men & a Baby, Fatal Attraction, Good Morning Vietnam, Lethal Weapon
🗣 Nobody puts Baby in a corner
🌍 4.98B

Stunning Cos @ £180 - RP83 🤣

🍷 Deep ruby

👃 Gravel, flint, minerals & soggy earth through black berry fruits w/ herbs, soot, smokey oak & mint

👄 Med body of smooth b/berry loaded w/ mocha, liquorice & minerals

🎯 Long linger of ⬆️ w/ black tea — 8 years ago

Justin Hart

9.5

Beautiful new vintage! The latest VR Special is true to all the vintages before it, smooth/reposed, easy to sip. Tobacco, cherry, vanilla and cola notes mingle divinely and linger sweetly... yum, just yum! — 6 years ago

with Cherish and Jen

Big Wave Dave

9.3

Wonderful wine. Oak; straw, and vaguely barnyard aromas. Palate opens with stone fruit and oak then evolves into a full middle palate. Big and bold but not heavy. Toffee notes linger with oak and citrus notes on the finish. Super long. Changes with every sip. — 6 years ago

with Rocket

Chris England

9.4

A new upcoming Chilean icon blend @ £100-£120 that’s becoming a favourite of mine 😍 Did you know they play relaxing music to the wine in the barrel whilst it develops 💗 I reviewed the 2012 a few weeks back 😉 and can’t wait for 2013 to come out! I’ve still not tried their first 2010 release ... yet

📍 Vina VIK 2011

🏵 94 points w/ much more potential 👍

🍇 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 29% Carmenere, 7% Cabernet Franc, 5% Merlot & 4% Syrah 😍

🍷Opaque blackened ruby

👃 Chocolatey spicy rich blackcurrant & dark plum w/ soft oak, vanilla, blackberry, raspberry, dark cherry, wet leaves, herbs, a hint of purple flower, blueberry & minerals

👄 Full body of rich silky intense but balanced black fruits in oozy melted chocolate & creamy blueberry w/ a raspberry liquorice backbone in fine rock minerals

🎯 Long black fruit, raspberry, touch dry mineral & cocoa linger w/ a lasting purple teeth stain 😁 — 7 years ago

Aaron Parrish

9.4

Full bodies. Lots of fruit. A small linger. Smooth. Perfect la Rioja wine — 7 years ago

with Jennifer

Chris England

9.3

Another lovely label from Chanin with great contents @ £40 & better than the 2014 as more vibrant in aroma & flavour as-well as lovely balance 👍 Yummy 😍

📍 Los Alamos Chardonnay 2015

🏵 93 points

🍷 Golden straw

👃 Beeswax, lemon oil, bananas in pyjamas, honey goo, vanilla creamy custard, pear compote, minerals, grass & light tropical pineapple

👄 Med+ body of banana, melon, tropical fruits, guava & citrus curd in slightly gloopy honey vanilla cream silk w/ green fruit tones

🎯 Long touch dry but sweet tropical banana driven cocktail w/ a mineral, soft citrus, pear & apple linger

🦃 Paired w/ Lemon sole goujons — 7 years ago

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9.4

Luminous deep red. Captivating aromas of sweet red berries, cinnamon, violet and licorice. Then also very fruity in the mouth; refined, juicy red plum and raspberry flavors linger brightly on the fresh back end. Has a delightful red fruit cocktail quality that makes it practically impossible to put the glass back down. And though it is simply bursting at the seams with early appeal, this truly lovely Brunello will also age well. Unless my memory fails me, this may well be the best entry-level wine from Casanova di Neri that I have ever tasted. (Ian D'Agata, Vinous, April 2018) — 7 years ago

Chris McClellan

9.1

Stunning ...the nose is melted licorice, spice, slight menthol..wonderful smell with ripe red/dark fruit. Med acid/med tannin...long linger. This is day 4 and at its best. Good decant would have made me drink the entire bottle in 2hrs! — 8 years ago