Chris England

9.4

Grabbed @ €74 in 🇫🇷 & for the money it’s got massive potential but already showing well 👍 I’m drooling to try the 2015s I got now ... patience 🤔 Reminds me of a good 🇺🇸 Cab but toned down & balanced beautifully 😉

📍 Pape Clement, Pessac-Leognan 2014

🏵 94+ points w/ 96 potential 👍

🍇 57.5% Merlot, 37.5% Cab Sauv & 5% Petit V

🍷 Blackened opaque ruby

👃 Sweet blueberry infused with dark cherry & plum w/ blackcurrant, red berry, new oak, cedar, vanilla cocoa & subtle wet earth & gravel

👄 Med+ body of plump plum & black berry fruits w/ blueberry, chocy mocha & raspberry liquorice then a mineral hit

🎯 Med+ touch sweet but rich & ripe deep dark fruit splat w/ a light mineral, touch of red liquorice & a cocoa cream cherry gateaux coating — 7 years ago

"Odedi"

9.1

Purple in color with a wide purplish rim.

Fruity nose of blackberries, blueberries, sweet strawberries, plums, wood, licorice, spices, dark chocolates, earth, pencil lead, peppercorn and tobacco.

Medium plus in body with medium acidity. Smooth with long legs.

Dry on the palate, and fruity with blueberries, cherries, plums, oak, vanilla, spices, licorice, earth, meats, green vegetables, herbs, chocolates and peppercorn.

Nice length on the finish with round tannins and tangy raspberries.

What a great Zinfandel from Sonoma County, California. Getting into the drinking range now. Well balanced with nice complexity and interesting acidity.
Good as a sipping wine, all by itself or with food. Good right out of the bottle and better as it opens up (1 hour).

This is not the jammy Californian Zinfandel one might be used to. Spicy and interesting. I really enjoyed it this time.

This 4 year old is drinking very nicely now. I had this vintage a couple of years ago, and it was not very enjoyable. What a difference a couple of years in the bottle has done...

Could use a few more years to become even better.

Wine Spectator 92 points.

14.8% alcohol by volume. — 8 years ago

Ian Abraham

10

Love it as much as Kathryn Hall 2010 cab. Gently sweet with subtle tannin, rich complex layered with a floral scent sensational nose, and incredibly smooth. Slight bit of tart cherry on the flavor. 97-100
Points by Robert Parker
More approachable, but no less impressive, the 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon (100% Cabernet Sauvignon) looks gorgeous, and is probably the most complete wine in the lineup. Layered and rich, yet ultra-pure and elegant, it gives up classic creme de cassis, lead pencil shavings, licorice and liquid flower-like qualities to go with full-bodied richness and depth on the palate. Relatively civilized, yet with building tannin and richness, it should benefit from short-term cellaring and have two decades of longevity."- Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate (Issue #213, June 2014), 97 - 100 pt — 10 years ago

James Parker Huston, CWE

Sommelier Charlie Palmer

10

100 Points Huston! — 11 years ago

Antoine Pin

Wine Buyer Kroger/QFC

9.4

Wow! Medium all around. Medium dry finish $11 / 89pts — 12 years ago

Lani Murray

9.0

At da Baffone with Trudy and Jim. 2018. — 7 years ago

Bella Metcalf

9.0

Enjoyed at Cecconi’s in Dumbo. — 8 years ago

Pierre-nicolas Chabanel

8.9

2015 vintage — 9 years ago

Justin Hart

9.1

This is a solid Syrah that reaches above its price point by a notch. Big fruit and leather on the nose, juicy blackberries and bacon fat notes on the pallet. Lingers well, and great grip on the tongue. Yum! — 9 years ago

with Cherish

Jill Hill

9.6

Parker gave this 100 points today! Hooray Jason delicious!Kevin insisted on drinking it tonight — 10 years ago

Scott Abernethy

9.2

2009 vintage. — 11 years ago

Ron Studer

8.9

Very nice table and casual wine — 11 years ago

Matthew Taylor

9.0

Good body and aroma 92 points — 13 years ago

M. Christopher Roebuck

9.1

Siena...

So this really never mellowed. Stayed pretty hot.. I think this could sit a while longer. Hopeful but when I drink a 2012 Ciacci Piccolomini, it's ready. So I don't know.

91 points — 8 years ago

M. Christopher Roebuck

9.2

First time with the 2010 vintage. Have had at least a case of 2009. Still having sinus troubles...

Some greenery, subtle licorice, nose.
Quite acidic. I bet this will be better than the 2009, needs more time to develop. Gonna buy and hold some.

92 points — 8 years ago

Charlie Beatty

Buyer wineworksonline.com

10

Awesome 97 Insignia. The wine of the night and there were plenty others. Sharing this with all on our Monday night dinner group. I would say 100 points because it was. Guys like Rob Parker recently upgraded this to a 100pts. Big rich full and elegant stand out on this 20 yr old wine. Thanks David for giving me this Awesome Beauty. CB — 9 years ago

with Walter, Dennis and 4 others

Kim Laber

10

My most favorite 😍 — 10 years ago

Patty Jakeway

9.5

Nice and peppery chairmans select for )13.99 & better than the Buried Cane for the same price — 11 years ago

Meghan Piatak

10

Love this wine!!! — 11 years ago

Robert Pritchard

9.1

Cape May Cucina Rose with everyone. Good merlot from Napa — 12 years ago