AP In Boston

9.4

Good fruit. Good finish. Enjoyable bottle of off vintage Bordeaux — 10 years ago

Javier Gómez-Lavin

9.2

Medium bodied and garnet in color. Nose is dominated by red fruits and a trace of black olive. Starts off with plum and red berries, softness and coquettish acidity that only really comes out by mid. Finishes with pepper, olive, fat, and leather. Overall a stellar cab franc for the price and another reason to check out more Loire reds. — 11 years ago

Kevin Walsh

Wine blogger doxologywine.com; Freelance Sommelier (Court of Master Sommeliers) Doxology Wine Consulting

8.9

2008. Dried cherry, black tea, dried mushroom and rose, prosciutto. Minerality is reminiscent of standing on a dry, dusty dirt road. Only criticism is that it falls off in the mid palate, but finishes with a nice gamey note. — 11 years ago

Pedro Rusk

Wine Educator Kendall Jackson

9.6

Sparkling Chasselas very limited and like many things that are hard to find the reward is great — 12 years ago

Tom Kobylarz

10

A perfect amalgamation of vinosity, friends and cause. Off the charts #montrose ! — 10 years ago

Alex Jones

Marketing/Development Kunni/Westerly Wines

8.9

Still rocking. Blew off and like smelling a Kool on the nose. Mint and eucalyptus and plum. — 11 years ago

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Tim O'Rourke

9.0

Pretty delicious but maybe a somewhat off btl as it seemed to be close to the end of its life. — 11 years ago

Bryan Garcia

Sales Grand Cru Selections

9.2

So much 🐴🍂✏️🚬 ! Nice to have an "off vintage" in pristine condition. Far from a blockbuster but delicious, soft, and very easy to drink. #birthyear — 10 years ago

Patrick Knöfler

8.9

The wine was medium to dark garnet in colour. On day one it offered red fruit, cherry, balsamic vinegar, cola, leather, mushroom, earthy and vegetal notes and a wet sewer component on the nose. On the palate the the wine showed red fruit, cherry, blackberry, tobacco and earthy notes, the acidity was quite pronounced, the wine became slightly drying and even more acidic after some time in the glass, and the fruit faded a bit. Two days later, on day three, the medium-bodied wine was more balanced and showed red and dark fruit, some chocolate, some tobacco, spices and earthy notes on the nose, and red fruit, cherry, leather, tobacco, earthy and balsamic notes on the palate, with just a faint touch of greenness, paired with medium-plus well-integrated tannin, medium-plus acidity and very good length. I had almost written-off the wine on day one and then, surprisingly, it showed much better the third day. Holding-up well. 90 — 11 years ago

Christopher Hoel

Sommelier/Senior Wine Advisor Soutirage

9.9

En magnum and off the hook!!! — 11 years ago