Clay Bullwinkel

9.1

Spices, herbs, hickory, smoky, smooth well-rounded structure — 4 years ago

Frank Kuo

9.4

Color of dark purple, a bit cloudy. Nose is nice with cocoa, tobacco leaves, a bit hickory, savory spice, nice aldehyde, vanilla, and powerful alcohol. Taste of solid tannins, tobacco leaves, dark fruits like ripe grapes, tobacco leaves, slightly sweet, mineral, good content and flavors. Aftertaste is also quite long with addition of oak tone. Nice found. — 5 years ago

Miranda Cherry

9.3

Very yummy!! — 6 years ago

Jordan Kokot

9.0

Rich, peppery leather, blueberries, allspice, warm and sweet nose. Hickory smoke and black cherries. Body is round and balanced. — 6 years ago

Ben Edwards

8.9

Sharp, acidic, then tannic. Needs air...
Ok, it needed a nice Chapel Hill Creamery asiago-style cheese and Hickory Nut Gap pepperoni. It's still a touch acidic (though less tannic, now); just needs a good, strong pairing.
Edit: Another bottle a few months later was almost opposite. "Research" is required. — 7 years ago

Michael Piaker

9.2

4 September 2017. Hickory Hollow Wine Cellars, FLX, NY. — 8 years ago

Austin Beeman

9.3

A serious wine with fruit, power, and acid in generous measure. // Color is dark. Aromas are intense black raspberry jam. In the mouth, the acid rushes forward and then faded into copious meat and hickory smoke. Excellent. $30 retail. — 8 years ago

Jacquelynn Gaines

9.5

Weird but great. Became an instant favorite at the Olde Wine Cellar. — 4 years ago

Mike Saviage

9.7

Wanted to put up a future all-time great against two all-time great HBs... the 45 and the 61. Opened and decanted this 9 hours before serving. Light tawny color, translucent and darker than the other HBs. Intense nose with notes of black cherry, black raspberry, hickory, gravel, moist soil, some mocha and some menthol. Huge and powerful in the mouth. Still tannic and young at age 31. Almost port-like. This is easily a 75 year wine, like the 45 sitting next to it - a wine that it can probably surpass as it gains more age, weight, advanced notes and complexity. (Bday 11 of 13) — 5 years ago

Jake Hajer

9.1

2011 in 2019. Farmhouse, butter, soft. Needs another couple years. — 6 years ago

Gregory Fulchiero

9.4

Whoah ! Aged several years this is like a mellow tawny port. Raisins, prune, toffee, and tobacco. Put some of these away in your cellar and forget about them. — 7 years ago

Mike Saviage

9.0

Reddish purple. Dark and opaque. Black cherry fruit, menthol, hickory, and a little anise in the nose. Day one this a bit harsh in the mouth with nice fruit and a dry finish. Day 2 its more open but the finish is more subdued. Nice but needs food or creamy cheese with it. — 7 years ago

Ken Rogers

9.3

Aged to perfection for our taste--dark berries, cassis, some hickory smoke and cocoa on the nose. Palate initially opened full of supple dark fruit--boysenberry--but as the bottle has continued to open, earthy notes have come to prominence. Beautiful, supple, complex, and paired beautifully with a grass-fed steak, grilled asparagus and baked potato. — 8 years ago

with Michael

James Re

9.0

Excellent nose and pretty complex for a cheaper shiraz. Blackberry jam, blueberry, hickory, sweet pipe tobacco, a little smoke and a black peppery finish. It's holds medium + bodied with silky smooth tannins and a medium bite of acidity. I'm a fan. — 9 years ago

MICHAEL COOPER DipWSET

Owner TomeVinos wine shops, WSET Level 3, Blogger www.spanishwinesandmore.com, blog.tomevinos.com

9.4

Lovely. Blueberries, blackberries, hickory, maple, bacon fat, hints of chocolate. Maintains a balanced acidity and fine granular tannins. I love it. Much better than many Napa Cabernets which cost 2x or 3x the price. #malbec #mendoza #argentina — 5 years ago

Frank Kuo

9.4

Color of dark burgundy with some orange tone on the rim. Nose is nice with dried sweet strawberries, spice, hickory, some leather, mineral, cherry, all morphed together. Taste of still very solid acidity and tannins, chewy, fresh grapes, a bit zesty, a bit bitter, slightly sweet, and quite tasty. Aftertaste shows some more oak, mineral note, peppery, and some more ripe grapes. Very good to enjoy now. — 6 years ago

Chris England

9.6

Twas a peaceful day reading my emails when up pops 📬 @gabymeeetswine @vilaviniteca saying fine sir 👀 we have a rather delightful Priorat for your perusal @ €121 to which I said 🗣 Stick that fine beverage on back of ye olde Spanish bull pronto & stampede those fine juices to my way - Ole 🐂💨

📍 Clos Martinet 2005

🏵 96+ points - in a beautiful place now & should be drop dead gorgeous in 3-4 years 😉 Phwoor cone here bully bully bully 🐂 A proper nice Priorat 😍

🍇 Grenache, Carignan, Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah and Merlot

🍷 Deep dark ruby

👃 A gorgeous chocolate cherry & raspberry gateaux in a glass w/ crushed mineral sprinkles, a soft oak base, soggy earth sauce & a blackcurrant compote on the side

👄 Med body of deluxe silky creamy oozy dark cherry, blackcurrant & raspberry w/ a chocolate chaser & fine light dry minerals

🎯 Long mineral infused creamy chocolate cake filled with cherry, raspberry & blackcurrant
— 6 years ago

Awe Some

9.0

Sandalwood and sweet smoke on the nose. Sour cherry and caramel on the tongue, coats the mouth with a mild hickory notes and sour cherry stem. Very unique and lithe sensibilities, and seems like 8 years in the bottle is about perfect. — 7 years ago

Mike Saviage

9.1

Dark scarlet. Barely translucent. Nice nose with notes of smoky fruit, cassis, hickory, and a little dark chocolate. Round in the mouth, the tannins are nicely integrated. Fruit is a bit faded. Good wine with rich Italian food. — 8 years ago

Ichiro Kawachi

9.0

Rich hickory color, vanilla on nose, oak, hint of bitter aftertaste. — 9 years ago