Ron Siegel

9.4

Gave this lots of air that showed an elegant, perfumed nose of dark cherry, berry with notes of cola, savory spices, licorice, floral, violets & tobacco leaf. — 5 months ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.8

Blend of Cab Sauv, Petit Verdot, & splash of Merlot; estate-owned vineyards Rutherford, Napa, St. Helena & Stag's Leap District. Just opened, 14 years in the bottle after couple of years in the barrel! Still tasting well, young & juicy, should easily last another decade, but nice now. Deep Ruby, dark fruits, spice, complex nose. Palate reflects juicy rich berry fruits, well structured harmonious wine. Fine soft rich tannins, long finish ending with fruit, tobacco and earthy tones. Wow! — 9 months ago

Andrew Holod

National Sales Grapes of Spain

9.2

Originally bought for a cross commune, horizontal blind tasting in preparation for the MW exam, this has been waiting in the cellar. Decided to decant for Christmas dinner w beef and mini Yorkshire puddings.
Very complex nose with cedar, tobacco, black plum and dried berry notes. Elegantly resolved in the mouth, plush even. Interestingly this wine threw both tannin sediment and tartaric crystals. — 4 years ago

Brittney

10

Good berry flavor. 100% best one I’ve had so far — 5 years ago

KDU Wine Club

9.3

Earthy and berry aroma. Smooth and velvety with tastes of black currant, plum, and cherry. Dusty and chalky with a mouth coating feel. Slightly dry and spicy with a lingering finish. — 6 years ago

with KDU

Jonathan

9.3

Berry. Guessed this but was 2 years off. — 7 years ago

Mike Daniel

9.0

Delightful bouquet full of candies berry landing on the palate with lots of layered flavor - fig, blackberry, licorice - and just a little glycerol, but a nice lingering and headed length. Might last longer still if I didn’t need another swirl and sip before it passed ;). Good value under $24 — 8 years ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.3

Dark Ruby color with aromas of berry fruits, herbs and earthy oak spice. On the palate flavors of black cherry, raspberry and currants with espresso, cacao and earthy notes. Well balanced, lively acidity, fine tannins long ending with fruit, oak, mineral and tobacco spice! Very Nice Napa Cab! — 5 months ago

Ron Siegel

9.3

This needed a lot of air to show its mostly black fruits, berry, graphite, cedar, leather, spice, earth & tobacco. — 10 months ago

Shay A

9.5

I’ve got lots of love for these wines, but I always struggle with when to open. They are fantastic young and equally fantastic with age. Jeb said of this wine, “the greatest GSM blend from California, ever.”, and stamped it with a perfect score. Strong praise, and while I’m not there, I don’t regret opening this.

Consumed from decanter the first 2-3hrs before decanting back to bottle and finishing the remaining third later in the evening. Much better later in the day. Wound up tight initially. Classical high end Paso with this distinct airy-jammyness. So much going on with squeezed blackberries, peppercorn, lots of kirsch. Some garrigue. Mouth coating and a total wave of flavor on the palate…black fruit, cherry cordial, cherry drizzled smoked meats. It’s both supremely juicy and hauntingly tannic at the finish. Even with time to open, the ABV makes itself known, but you know that going in. If you like the style, it’s hard to beat. — 3 years ago

Arron Sweeney

9.6

Took a while to open up. Purple berry fruits, olive, meaty with peppery and gunpowder notes on the nose. Elegant round tannins were still very youthful and grippy. Sweet cassis, pepper, olive tapenade and gamey flavors on the palate. High acidity and well-structured. Could have given it some more time in the cellar. — 5 years ago

Joseph Barsky

9.4

2005 Vintage. 16.4% Alcohol. 93% Grenache, 7% Syrah. Wow, this wine was stunning. Cork broke in two using the lever screwpull but saved it with a hand corkscrew for the remaining half inch. Even under the intact wax cap. Found it hidden in double deep racking on the white/rose side of my cellar. Big fruit and velvety mouthfeel. Not obviously hot, but packed a punch! — 6 years ago

Andrei Shustov

9.5

Always a blast!! — 8 years ago

GaryWEdwards

9.4

A wonderful expression of Merlot primarily that ticks all the boxes- cigar, dark berry and earthy roots. Brilliant — 6 months ago

Gage Orion

9.4

First batch of 2021 vintage we’ve tried. We’ve been drinking a few bottles yearly since the 2015 vintage. It just never disappoint and this year is no different. Black berry, some chocolate notes, and a smooth tannin finish. I love this stuff! — 6 months ago

Ron Siegel

9.2

This was a little more advanced than past btls showing red berry fruit, cedar, leather, earth & tobacco — 2 years ago

Phasmaster

9.2

Gift pats

Really like this. Complex on front and middle. Let's you know it's here for the full experience — 5 years ago

Morgan Reese

10

Dr. Steve Brule gets a 10! Drank the 3L at the ranch. Worth it!!! — 6 years ago

with Andrew

Michelle Connely

8.9

Consumed 03/2020. It is an appellation of Monterey county 56%, Santa Barbara County 26%, and Sonoma County 18%. It is a layered blend with spice filled aromas, bright berry flavors and rich textures. — 6 years ago

Chris England

9.3

Wow, are you kidding me? £32 for this amazing aged Pomerol from a top Chateau - worth every penny/cent 👍 In a perfect peak spot right now 😉

📍 Chateau Clos L'Eglise 2007

🏵 93 points

🍇 70% Merlot & 30% Cabernet Franc

🍷 Deep blackened opaque ruby

👃 Smokey charred oak bathed in liquorice, dirty dirty soggy earth, tobacco, minerals & wet leaves with dark berries, rich gooey damson, dark cherry & black tea - yummy nasal nookie 😍

👄 Med+ body smooth chewy dark rich plum in stewed black berries, liquorice & creamy thick mocha w/ a mineral rock undertone

🎯 Long earthy creamy silk mocha dark plum & berry liquorice kiss w/ a touch of dry minerality — 8 years ago