Paul T, Missing My Beautiful Wife 24/7

9.3

Great cork & freshness, needs air to fully evaluate,
K&L notes as follows

This property was a Bill Blatch favorite-and as usual I have never visited the property which is located in Begadan. Château Vieux Robin is a family owned Cru Bourgeois estate located in Begadan at the far north of the Médoc. 5th generation owners Maryse and Didier Robin have made huge strides in terms of quality since they took over in 1988. Didier Robin, who learnt his trade at Château Clarke, is a skilled winemaker and now produces 4 different cuvées of ascending quality.There are only 18 hectares of vines and Vieux Robin is a blend of 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot and 10% Petit Verdot. Old school Bordeaux with 12% alcohol. Over 20 years old and still lively and fresh. No fancy oak here-just good Merlot and Cabernet.
Drink from 2021 to 2025 — 4 years ago

Maggie J

9.7

Everything that makes me happy about wine. Such a great bottle! Will actually go Re-buy. Betsy and I both loved it. Had it by itself in the outdoors in great scenery. — 6 years ago

Lyn Farmer

9.0

Deep Ruby with a Smoky floral nose that shows more syrah than Grenache at this point. Nice violet and forest floor notes. A bit tight at first but broadens on the palate with sit and the. Firm moderate tannins - a lovely beefy wine. — 8 years ago

Kyle Gross

9.1

Exceeded OK Syrah expectations! Wonderful wine, smelled like a BC Pinot on steroids, and had a silky finish. Great wine. — 8 years ago

Michael Piaker

9.0

2 February 2018. Wineshop, New York, NY. — 9 years ago

Alexis Whitesides

8.9

Oscar's night 🍷 Light Brodeaux, nice price. Dusty and tannic, tart berries and white pepper. — 10 years ago

with Andrew

Rob Sternthal

8.9

Light. Fairly smooth. You can taste the terroir in this as well. — 11 years ago

Joe Paradise

8.9

Solid, struuctured and dark. Muscular for a saint emillion but still true to form. — 11 years ago

Anthony Lombardi

9.1

2003- Don't be afraid of the vintage :) 80 Grenache knit beautifully w/ 20 Mourvedre. This was the precursor to VT's "Telegramme" bottling. Dark fruit & pronounced black pepper w/ a secondary savory/umami note. — 12 years ago

Henry Fuseler

9.0

6/2022. Bold and full of flavor. Paired well with the grilled boneless short rib. — 4 years ago

Aravind A

9.2

Pop and pour. Well, wow, I should have bought more of this. On the nose: dense plum, strawberry, cinnamon, intense without being over the top. On the palate: tar, blackberry, charcoal, dense and dark fruited...so well-balanced, fantastic length and juiciness and the finely grained tannin sneaks up on the finish. — 6 years ago

John Howard

Harvest production at Hirsch and Cobb Wineries

8.9

Just a tiny bit fatty but good. Total pencil shavings on the nose. Vanilla cream as I opened the bottle. — 6 years ago

Lindsey King

9.5

Big words: best red wine PM has ever made. So joyous and energetic! The kind of wine that takes you out of conversation to remark on how delicious the wine tastes at every sip! Light sparkly texture is right up my alley personally. Lovely tart fruit and some forest notes. I would find it hard to grow tired of this wine, could drink a bottle every day. — 8 years ago

Michael Bandelato

9.2

Intoxicating nose. Ultimate dessert wine — 9 years ago

with Jessica

Peter Slagowitz

9.1

100% Pinot Menuier. Subtle well crafted. Flavorful. Not overly yeasty. Fantastic. — 9 years ago

with Nancy

Patrice Conxicoeur

8.9

A classic white rhone blend from BC! elderberry nose and a sharp finish. a touch of peach. Viognier clearly dominates. Quite a lot of minerality but off-dry. — 10 years ago

Michael Piaker

8.9

1 January 2016. The Four Horsemen, Brooklyn, NY. — 11 years ago

Phil Gurin

9.1

Truly delicious Okanagan Syrah... Drinkable and delicious — 11 years ago

with Grant

Travis Morningstar

10

Pecan pie + figs. — 12 years ago

Michael Phillips

9.2

Mature but should be good for a few more years. Good fruit and balance — 4 years ago

Alessandro Zampedri

9.8

Unbelievable!! — 5 years ago

Lena Melendez

8.9

Tastes new but after breathing a little 😋 plus only $13 — 6 years ago

Jon S.

9.1

Would have pegged this for Chardonnay. Still delicious. — 7 years ago

Narelle Burke

9.0

A lovely red wine for our evening! — 8 years ago

Nikolay Dimitrov

9.1

Very fruity for Saint Emilion. Smells like will all the way, but might be the bret that shows through. — 9 years ago

Rick Riddle

9.0

Notes of ripe peaches with subtle oak. Well balances, smooth finish. Stronger notes than most French Whites. Great with spicy food. — 9 years ago

Wineshout 💀

9.3

What a sexy beast! Deep and dark fruit, spicy and meaty even at this young age, can't wait to see what it'll develop into over the years. Syrah lovers, level up for this beaut! --- wineshout.com — 10 years ago

Andrew S

9.1

Very enjoyable. Dark fruit, pepper, bacon. — 11 years ago

Jeremy Shanker

Sommelier at RN74

9.1

Inaugural vintage and showing better than it did in August. Mostly old-vine Grenache from the era before the domaine began entirely destemming. This is big, burly, epic, and velvety CDP. Like hugging a fuzzy bear. — 11 years ago

with Elena

Paul Courtright

9.5

Danke Ludwig! — 13 years ago