KT

9.3

2015 vintage. Smooth plum and berry notes. Pair perfectly with steak. — 24 days ago

Peggy Hadley

9.0

Mr Chows. St Martin. — 2 months ago

with Jim

Makoto Someya

9.0

Black currant flavor. Roasted. Gentle acidity. Tannic. Need to wait for years. 2013 @8800, Academy D, 240128 — 3 months ago

Pooneet K

9.0

I know that 2012 wasn’t a perfect year but this still underperformed. Have a lot of nostalgia for D’Issan after Emmanuel Cruse (the proprietor) oversaw the Bordeaux tasting competition where my wife and I met. Very little fruit on the mid palate. Bit thin on the finish. Definitely left bank - the nose is very nice. Good pairing with beef tenderloin slow roasted but still a smidge below what I hoped. — 4 months ago

Jeremy.Buss

9.3

Licorice, hint of cinnamon, slight cherry and dark berries. Even on open, this is elegant and smooth which bodes well for a 2010 that is still decanting. Half price Sundays are excellent! — 5 months ago

Kathleen Jones

9.5

With Jim and Michele. Great wine October 2023 — 6 months ago

Lyn Farmer

9.3

Just coming to maturity and drinking beautifully. Still lots of primary aromas and flavors - cassis, blackberry, black cherry, elderberry, red plum, violet, vanilla, baking spice, forest floor, tobacco leaf, cedar
Great balance of fruit with velvet tannins and acidity for structure.
67% Cab Sauvignon, 25% merlot and 8% Cab Franc. Twenty-two months in barrel, 45% new. — 9 months ago

Clive McNish

9.0

Very solid, enjoyable Margaux blend. — 4 years ago

Eric Zerneke

8.9

Young but more complex than similar aged. Great with cheeses, spicy chicken, and Christmas cookies! 😬 — 7 years ago

Marca Clark

9.3

Christmas gift, drank with ham and scalloped potatoes. — 8 years ago

Rufus King

9.3

Smooth Margaux red blend Bordeaux, plummy with fine tannin and low acidity, enjoyed with seafood at the Lighthouse Restaurant, Ft. Myers, FL (also NHSL) — a month ago

Stuart Pollack

9.0

Good smooth Bordeaux but not remarkable. Straightforward and lacking complexity. — 2 months ago

Julia Indik

9.0

Bright at the outset with apple, cherries, peaches then transitions to touch of smoke and wood while the acidity carries forward through the finish. — 3 months ago

Scott Soren

9.3

Just a lovely bottle of Bordeaux. Dark fruits and lead pencil. Full bodied and softening tannins. — 4 months ago

Lawrence Bernstein

8.9

12/23 surprisingly solid. Nice balance, good fruit, strong, backbone, interesting spicy notes, good good tanins 89 — 4 months ago

Tomo F

8.9

Pepper, oak, black current and a bit of cassis. Soft chewy tannin. Would want to try in several years. — 5 months ago

Tom Casagrande

9.1

Surprisingly good for a second wine in an tricky vintage. Gorgeous nose has cedar, roasted peanuts, cassis, purple florals, warm gravel. Nose whack of flavor up front, then lightens up as the palate progresses. A bit of gritty tannin in the finish. Would I prefer a bit more concentration and length? Sure. But this is quite nice. — 7 months ago

Jess

9.2

Deep ruby color.
Aromas of dark fruit, spice.
Dry. Flavors of cassis, licorice, spice, blackberry leaf. Rich, firm tannins. Great acidity.

Intensity: 4/5
Complexity: 3/5
Balance: 5/5
Finish: 4/5 — 10 months ago

Jon Raymond

8.9

Earthy and spicy with licorice black cherry and espresso in the nose this forward open medium bodied wine ends with soft textures and red berries. 63 % Cabernet 32% merlot 5 % can franc the wind is deep ruby in color smoke coffee flint and black cherry notes. Aged in 50% new oak this Stephane Derenoncout consulted wine is rich round and supple finishing with ripe sweet black cherry jam and espresso bean — 7 years ago

Peter Ricci

8.9

I thought it was okay for the price point. I.E. over rated. It was a bigger wine for what I expected and not as complex as desired. — 7 years ago

Todd Crosslin

9.2

Paired well with some A5 Wagyu — a month ago

Sam Friedland

8.9

Was good with brisket. Some tobacco and earth. — a month ago

Alex Moura

9.6

A stunner. — 2 months ago

Byron C Mayes

9.0

Dark red. Inviting nose and medium full palate of black cranberry, cassis, and red plum. Juicy (medium plus) acidity from entry to medium long, palate continuing finish. Medium tannins that assert more as time and air pass. An excellent vintage of an excellent second label Margaux from Giscours. Consumate food wine that's upscale enough for filet mignon but priced for burgers off the grill, and will complement everything in between. Drink now through 2036. — 4 months ago

Paul T- Huntington Beach

9.2

A bit underwhelming even with a 4 hour decant, muted nose. But add a 3 pound bone in Wagyu Cowboy Ribeye then it’s on! Great 🥩 wine — 4 months ago

Pooneet K

9.1

Very nice Margaux from a year I haven’t had before. Wonderful nose. Decanted 6h which I recommend at this point - or check back in after 3-5 years. Tannins and oak are there, relatively classically Bordeaux. Needs food - as a pairing with lamb tagine, very nice. — 5 months ago

Bob McDonald

9.4

Pale lemon in colour. Barb tasted before I did and could smell the Sauvignon Blanc immediately - musky, grapefruit (gooseberry and a trace of passion fruit as it warmed up). Medium + intensity on the palate - fully integrated oak and diminished acidity - citrus and grapefruit. Overall - delicate and restrained. An excellent wine but paying a lot for the label. — 8 months ago

Michael B

8.9

Decanted for 1.5hrs, but really opened up after 2-2.5hrs. Initially muted but as more time elapsed notes of black cherry blackberry followed by mushrooms, dominant dark earthiness and leather. Appropriately balanced acidity along with medium tannin that lingered well. Really nice! — 4 years ago

Maral Papakhian

Direct Sales Associate/Social Media Manager Barnett Vineyards

9.6

Tons of fruit on the nose, pomegranate, Tart delicious salivating fruit! Soft tannins. Great time to drink this! — 7 years ago

Perry Atha

9.5

At first sip it's a silky light Bordeaux but then it develops into a full body wine with a bold finish. — 9 years ago