Simon Gilligan

9.3

Medium bodied, juicy black/red fruits, peppery (seems a Grampians trait?), fine tannin, balanced good length. Continued strongly into a second night, great QPR, easy to buy. — 6 years ago

Ulrich Kipper

9.2

Not a typical Talbot, very fine and elegant. No blockbuster, lots of Finesse. — 8 years ago

Chris England

9.6

Bolly GA pink hits the spot & this £74 05 is no exception!

🍾 Disg’d May 15

🍇 72% PN & 28% C

🍷 Peachy salmon pink

👃 Toasted almond brioche & yeasty fresh bread, soft oak soaked peach, fallen red apples & red currant w/ pink blossom & smoke

👄 Med bodied fine bubbled creamy zesty fresh persistent mouse of red apple, sour peach, citrus zests, red currant, cherry, bread & creamy shortbread biscuit in med acidity

🎯 Med+ citrus zest, red apple & cherry dry biscuity linger w/ a touch of pink grapefruit — 8 years ago

Jo Florradikal

8.9

green apples, bone dry, crisp, hint of lemon pith and minerality, great fine bubbles, great finish #burgundy #cremant #chardonnay — 8 years ago

Christanna Honer

9.2

Bar none best Chilean wine I've tried. No pyrazinic dominance; instead we've got lush dark fruit, chocolate, tobacco, leather, potting soil, manure, tree leaves, cedar, etc. and the structure of a fine Bordeaux. — 9 years ago

Scott Conroy

9.5

2011 was a difficult growing season, right? Silver Oak seems to have overcome that just fine. No disappointment, here. — 10 years ago

Melissa M. Sutherland

Importer Winebow Wines

9.1

2014 was fine for the Valle Isarco. Not as much rain, humidity or trouble from the invasive fly. Great acidity. Super fresh and clean. No botrytis. — 11 years ago

Andrew Cullimore

9.3

Opaque core , quite fine pink rim. Really stains the glass , very large legs . Rich blackberry , cassis, chocolate , violets. On the palate rich and quite sweet blackberry fruit , chocolate tinged , cassis liqueur , long on the finish however and surprisingly hiding most of that alarming 15.2 % alcohol. Reasonable acidity and suave fine tannins , long finish . Should age pretty well but already shows well with a bit of air. Will improve over the next 10 -15 years or so I suppose. The following day showing more liquorice , pretty sweet blackberry liqueur. It is pretty big and rich , no subtlety , but it is well made and successful for the style in which it is made. Harmony of the Seas , main dining level 4 , somewhere off the Cuban coast. — 7 years ago

Jay Kline

9.4

My notes on this from May of 2017 still apply. Popped and poured. Drank well over two days. Immediately this wine impresses visually. Sure, the color is an expected deep garnet but what's most striking is the fact that it's never completely opaque at the core. You can just barely get the faintest amount of light to see through it. It's quite beautiful, really. The nose is initially a bit reticent but a few minutes of air in the glass does the trick and then it really begins to show off the most lovely perfume of mixed red and dark fruit; so fresh and pure with just a flash of garrigue. No perceptible heat on the nose. On the palate it's a veritable wonder of berries, Rainier cherries, black berry liqueur, and just a touch of fine white pepper. The body is perfectly proportioned and the finish lasts for over 30 seconds. In summary, this is an incredibly balanced 2010 CdP that is already hitting its prime. Personally, I felt it was really at its very best about two hours in which leaves me to believe it should be a great pop and pour for the next couple of years and potentially has the balance to be great for longer. That being said, there is no need to decant, just pull the cork, pour and enjoy the evolution in the glass. The hard part is allowing it to last for two hours and longer. It should be noted that this is dangerously quaffable wine and it wouldn't be hard to take the whole thing to the head. Might as well drink these sooner than later as I'm always a bit wary of CdP much beyond the 10 year mark, where I tend so find many of them fall apart on the palate. Perhaps others with more experience in the long-term ageing of CdP can chime in though. Absurd value at $30.

As a side note, this paired very nicely with pan fried pork savory bacon wrapped filet mignon. — 8 years ago

Chris England

9.4

Rare 96RP Priorat, only 1,008 bottles @ €146+ that's just beautiful & will age into 96-98 divinity 😍 Mrs E says "It's as smooth as Antonio Banderas' moves" I said "No as smooth as Penelope Cruz breasts" 😁

🍇 100% Carignan

🍷 Dark ruby w/ purple hue

👃 Strawberries & red cherries w/ touches of blackberry & raspberry seduced by oak, earth, farmyard, violets, liquorice & fine smoke

👄 Med silky polished delicate dark & red fruits that just seduces your taste sensations

🎯 Med+ soft earthy summer fruits 💋 — 8 years ago

Kevin Cahoon

9.2

Aromas of baked apple, lemon curd, acacia flowers with a real persistent mineral laced accent. Vibrant palate with a fine balance between tension and richness. Mineral flavors with hints of bread dough, lemon peel and pear fruit. Disgorged September 2015 — 8 years ago

Albert Pak

9.3

Classy. Ripeness but contained. Oak is both subdued and seemlessly integrated. On the nose is explosive fruit, freshness. No secondary aromas detected. On the palate, medium tannins, fine, with great balance. Acidity shines through. Goes on forever -- endless length. — 10 years ago

Jonathan Tharp

9.5

Excellent mid palate and great structure. Fine, elegant mouthfeel and nicely integrated oak — 10 years ago

Jonathan Klonecke

Sales Revel Wines

9.8

very fine. based on 2008, mainly chard. pear, ginger, caramel, mousse builds. long finish. — 13 years ago

David G Brown

9.4

Well-rounded and smooth on the palate, great texture and well balanced, with a robust fruitiness which ends with a fine finish with no sharp edges, freshened by balsamic notes. — 7 years ago

Megan

9.0

Love the tartness - just a teeny bit! — 7 years ago

Stephanie Ratanas

9.5

Tastes like strawberries and cream, fine delicate bubbles! — 8 years ago

Eric Egan

9.4

I noticed that there were a few droplets forming at the end of the capsule so pulled this out of the cabinet to serve a few days later. Sow-oxed for four hours and decanted just before serving. I poured 2/5 (pure, with absolutely no sediment) into one decanter and 2/5 into another (when traces of fine sediment had reached the neck). I poured he final 1/5 (dregs and all) into a glass and covered it over with a plate (to revisit a week later once the sediment settled again).

A very special wine. Strange to think that the grapes were harvested in the middle of WWII! It was incredibly pale - so much so that it would have been difficult to tell whether or not it was and old white or red by the colour alone. The nose was intoxicating; a surreal but heavenly mix of fresh toffee, prunes, dates, and figs, with a touch of sous bois and fresh field mushrooms, with a (not unpleasant) hint of VA; the acidity was prominent but elegantly cutting through the velvety tapestry of a palate, layered with expanding patterns of intricately carved flavours. Very long and satisfying, though perhaps ever so slightly unfocused - a Mid Shoulder level so perhaps not a perfect bottle.

A week later the sediment in the spare glass had settled completely so I poured into another glass. Despite a week's ox exposure it showed no signs I flagging. In fact it might even have been better than it was when opened. A true testament to the immortality of old-fashioned barolo! — 8 years ago

"Odedi"

9.5

For my son's 20th birthday, I think this 19 year old, Australian Cabernet, will be appropriate. It's also going to take care of my Friday's fix nicely...

What a beautiful color on this beauty. Ruby in color with a burgundy rim. Almost showing no age at all.

After an hour in the decanter, fruity nose with blueberries, cherries, strawberries, black currants, leather, oak, vanilla, licorice, light green pepper, smoke and black pepper. Very gentle and aromatic.

Medium plus in body, smooth and elegant, with medium plus acidity and awesome looking legs.

Dry and fruity on the palate with blackberries, blueberries, cloves, licorice, vanilla, cedar, leather, dirt, pencil lead, earth, cola, white pepper and spices.

A very long finish with very fine grained tannins and tart cherries.

What an awesome wine this is. Well-balanced and very enjoyable by itself. So elegant, complex and velvety.
It smells and tastes a lot like a Napa Cabernet, which surprised me a little.

Aged for 15 months in American oak barrels.

14% alcohol by volume. — 9 years ago

BurgundyFan

9.4

Charming, sweet with strawberries. No edges, no dryness, well structured. Very fine — 11 years ago