Frank Kuo

9.0

Inky purple with hazy blue tone on the rim. Nose of dark sweet fruit, a bit dark chocolate, alcohol, spice like black pepper, but all modest. Taste of powerful tannins, sweet cherry note with hidden round acidity, and some bitter chocolate notes. Aftertaste is dominant bittersweet zest, a bit oaky. Aftertaste is a bit short and not too much layered. — 10 years ago

Michael Phillips

9.3

Still going strong. Modest oak, buttery white peaches summer fruit. Price quality of Hartford Chards is awesome.
— 10 years ago

Willem Booij

9.0

Delicious wine, soft and silky in the mouth. Still strong in the mid pallet and middle long aftertaste. Lots off fun for a modest price of €19 — 11 years ago

Julia Indik

9.4

Starts with controlled currants and cinnamon on the nose. Then blackberries, cherries and figs with tannins and a modest acidity and modest complexity. Needs a few minutes to open up — 10 years ago

Peter Monteleone

Sales & Marketing Martine's Wines

9.1

Totally over delivered. Had modest expectations, this bottle shined. — 10 years ago

Marc Stubblefield

Wine Sales at Vino Carta and Kogod Wine Merchant

8.9

Great food wine. Not so complex as Bea, but juicy and well put together, with modest tannin. — 11 years ago

David Hicks

9.1

Stalwart, standby that never fails. Alas the QPR falls short of more modest contemporaries. Currant, tobacco and a hint of cranberry on the back of the tongue make this one a pleasure to drink — 12 years ago

Lewis Chester

9.2

2003 vintage. From Jay. Very nice. Much better than expected. Goes down all together way too easily when you're surrounded by snow! Deep ruby core washing out towards the edges. No bricking...yet. Nose is a preponderance of dark fruits together with blueberries and ripe cassis with slight under tones of cloves and a hint of graphite. This is a very fruity affair- takes me back to Christmas. The wine expresses on the palate as it does on the nose. Layers of rich fruit with traces of brown spice. There's a lovely sweetness here that makes the wine a pleasure to drink despite the relatively modest acidity. The tannins are soft and lush. The finish is good with a continued preponderance of fruit right to the very end although it is moderate in length. This is a very quaff able wine...could be at this all night with pleasure just sit me down in front of an open fire and hand me a Montecristo! 92+/100. Drink now to 2028. NB - no need to decant. This wine can happily be poured from bottle post opening and allowed to open in the glass. — 10 years ago

Eric

9.2

Well balanced, garnet color, modest bouquet, nice finish, in summary: a perfect compliment to roasted vegetables with smoked bacon. Highly recommended. — 10 years ago

Mindy Lopus

9.7

Bright fruit, Modest chalky minerality, well balanced, crisp acidity, little to on oxidation for the age. — 12 years ago