Aravind A

9.3

Another lovely btl. On the nose: noble struck match reduction, lemon, banana, a touch of vanilla. On the palate, fantastic acidity, lemon peel, loads of wet stone minerality, excellent density, and an electric finish. This is drinking so well now. — 5 years ago

Joseph Barsky

9.5

2013 Vintage. 15.3% Alcohol. A GSM of 53%/31%/16% this Vintage. Glenrose/Caliza/Jada Vineyards. Just lovely mouthfeel with complexity and good finish. — 7 years ago

Peter Sultan

9.2

Does VERY well a decant, takes the brett( which actually like) out & smoothes the edges a bit. Dark dark black fruits, that volcanic minerality all through. Mild to mod tannins. Can match any food, just about- this time chicken w saffron, apricots; roasted brussel sprouts, & corn pudding w roasted garlic & sage — 8 years ago

with Paul and Owen

Chris Fransham

9.6

Had this at Glen & Josh's wedding. Absolutely stunning. Struck match on the nose, not overly oaky and woody, light and delicious. (I only know the struck match note because I was told about it, but it sounds good :P) — 8 years ago

David Fry

9.4

Excellent, mature but drinking perfectly, perfect match with spicy pork and chorizo stew. — 8 years ago

Mats Ohlsson

9.0

Great Rioja! Good vintage. Drank it to a lamb fillet with roasted potatoes an vegetables. It was a perfect match. — 9 years ago

with Lisette

Steve Anderson

9.0

We all need a little Lunatique in our lives. Forgot about those ⚛ synthetic purple corks on some of the older B&H though - the Rabbit was no match and had to pull out the heavy artillery to open. Slightly muted nose and a bit thin to start, but fleshed out into a decent Napa Syrah with air. — 9 years ago

Stephen Dodson

8.9

Cheese match — 5 years ago

Jordan Wardlaw

9.1

2017 is lean, laser-focused and crunchy as a basket of fresh cranberries. Monster acidity and very taught mineral backbone. Brighter and fresher than the 2016 with comparatively subtle florality. This is an excellent match with a broad range of Pacific Rim foods. — 6 years ago

Chris England

9.3

The latest newly released 904 vintage 🎉

What do you folks think of the new more modern label? Personally I find it too modern for an old world wine 😁 but the great news is the contents are still superb 🎉

We killed 3 bottles of this at the weekend & alas I didn’t take notes, so will do so next time, but it had the typical old world LRA 904 nose with a fab well balanced yummy body that should match the 04/05 in quality given a few years 👍

LRA does it again 👏
Incredible quality @£38 ✅
93 going 94-96 — 7 years ago

Patrick V

9.4

Love it when a plan comes together - cooking chicken fajitas and pesto macaroni for twelve and the loverliest Chard to hop along for the festivities on a hot summer eve. The balance in acidity and fruit is immaculate! Best match of the summer so far. — 8 years ago

Chris England

9.3

£35 Great quality sexy Pomerol that's hard to match in this price bracket 👍

🍇 90% Merlot & 10% Cab F

🍷 Deep ruby opaque

👃 Smoked oak, earthy dirty wet leaves, sweet cherry, plums, minerals, gravel & cocoa

👄 Silky smooth balanced slightly tart plummy fruits coated in dirty cocoa

🎯 Long oaky plum & mineral filled with slight green & cocoa end

Great now but brilliant in a few more years 👍 — 8 years ago

Evan Tenaglia

9.2

Very nice right bank style. Big fruit in the nose and tannins to match but surprising amount of acid and balance. Drink now or hold a few more years. — 9 years ago

with Alex

Nicola

9.2

wine match for delicious duck at La Pic Dame lunch. rich but zesty — 5 years ago

Dan R

9.3

Lapierre to the rescue after a run of forgettable wines! Reduced at the outset, reveals special substance underneath. Lilac, macerated cherry, strawberry, herbs. Electric, super vivid and intense as expected. Just plain tasty. Glorious match w roast chicken — 6 years ago

Ichiro Kawachi

9.2

Crying out for grilled steak or tagliata. Struggled to find a match for this one in a fugu restaurant. (From the Mayor’s cave). — 7 years ago

Chris England

9.4

Enjoyed along with best Iberian ham, Manchego 🧀 & Catalan tomato/olive oil bread - divine & @ €125 - 😍 Barcelona in our living room ❤️

🍇 95% Tempranillo & 5% Merlot

🍷 Opaque Ruby

👃 Flinty minerals & pencil lead w/ rich mocha & smokey earthy herbs through spiced dark berries & cherry

👄 Med+ smooth body creamy mocha & mineral infused dark berry/cherry w/ a finish to match 👍 almost Bordeaux in style 😁

🇪🇸 I ❤️ U 😘 — 8 years ago

Brendan Baker

9.4

Cork crumbled but wine was sound! Needed a bit of air. Struck match, lemon curd, marzipan, minerality, med + acid, long finish. — 8 years ago

LM Segal

9.2

Rock solid Chablis, crisp. Minerality and orange zest. Perfect match for lemon-seared scallops served cold. Nice find @Chris Young! — 8 years ago

with Mark, Joe and 1 other

Bobby Kacher

9.5

Wow- nice young wine!! We had "spiced-rubbed" chicken thighs, grilled, and served atop a variety of vegi's. The piment d'espellette, cumin & ground fennel seed was perfectly reflected in this young wine! Mmm! Hope BK thought it as perfect a match as I did! Happy 4th to those who celebrate! xo KM — 9 years ago

with Bobby