Ron R

9.4

Plush, dense, and rich. A perfect way to start the weekend. Ripe tannins add a sexy texture to what is an opulent example. Loving this... — 8 years ago

with Anne-marie

John B

9.3

Wonderful. Plush blackberry, currant, anise, graphite and cedar. The finish markedly darker - mocha and espresso. Great balance after it gets a few hours of air. — 9 years ago

Paul Schmidt

9.7

In a perfect place right now. Plush berries, charcoal, cassis and an ashy minerality. So luscious and amazing. Probably has 10-20 more years, but why wait?? — 10 years ago

with Ashley

Jake Neustadt

9.6

2007 One of the best zin-blends I've ever had when I was drinking it out of a coffee mug outside. And it was even better once I got it into a glass.
Plush — 11 years ago

Eric L.

9.0

Very nice Merlot. Plush texture with red fruits and cocoa powder. — 11 years ago

Cara Almberg

10

Silly smooth. Plush fruit. Earthly. Wow. Mind. Blown. — 11 years ago

Alexandra Fondren

10

Still plush, round and long, with so much gorgeous fruit, graphite and spice. Perhaps best Pauillac I've ever had! — 12 years ago

Jean-Francois Pelletier

9.1

Deep garnet color. Herbal nose of sage, green pepper and lead pencil backed up by sour cherries and dark fruit. Soft and plush palate, with the fruit shining through but ending with a more herbal and leathery finish. Hold. — 8 years ago

Roslan Schofield

9.2

Bordeaux style blend from several vineyards - plush with dark fruit and supple tannins — 8 years ago

Lewis Chester

9.2

2003 vintage. Pale golden hue. Quite reductive on the nose - coffee bean, baked bread, citrus fruits. Smokey and toasty. Developing aromas. On the palate, medium plus acidity - quite round, plush and ripe, more developed than was expecting. Good complexity and some depth here. Medium body and alcohol. Good length. Not a blockbuster vintage by any means. But it is a very good effort. Arguably more enjoyable than the '04 at this stage of development, but suspect it won't age as well. Drink now until 2024+. — 10 years ago

Jörgen Lindström Carlvik

Owner, Brix Wine Consultants

9.3

Great purity of fruit with still tight tannins dominating the finish. Clever oak and lush fruit create a plush mouthfeel. Promising finish. Young. — 10 years ago

David L

9.4

86' Bottle fill & cork where perfect. Harder to find with a Bordeaux that old. Medium body wine. Tannins, acidity, fruit or so unbelievable . Plush & elegant. It wasn't very complexed or long. Many years left in it's prime. Another crowd pleasing wine. — 11 years ago

Robert Love

9.5

Nose of honey, oyster shell, and citrus. At once both firm, with cutting minerality and acid in the mouth, and opulent, with a plush perfume from the small amount of new oak. Just lovely. — 11 years ago

Allison Tauziet

9.6

Iron, earth, plush texture and fresh acid. — 12 years ago

Conrad Green

9.6

Lovely soft-edged blue fruit. Blackberry and an iron roundness. All kinds of savory stuff in the middle, but really classy, with beautiful plush mouthfeel. A soft and salty character and lovely poised length. Spectacular — 8 years ago

with BOT, Matt and 2 others

Shawn R

9.4

Hybrid between a new world and old world. In a very sweet spot. I believe the 06 is in a prime drinking window. Acid and fruit present yet the tannins are soft and plush. — 9 years ago

Lewis Chester

9.1

2004 vintage. Medium ruby hue. Plush, dark plum, furniture polish, leather and cinamon. Obvious oak wood - vanilla essence. Some green notes indicative of the vintage. On the palate, medium plus body, medium acidity and medium plus concentration. Medium tannins - ripe and lush. Medium plus finish. Decent. Drinking well now - doubt it will improve much from here. Fruit is still good. Drink now until 2022. — 10 years ago

Paul Schmidt

9.3

From magnum, tight and fresh with berry and cedar. Quite plush. A real treat! — 11 years ago

Lewis Chester

9.3

2000 vintage. Deep ruby, edging to deep garnet around the rim, very bright. Plush on the nose. The black cassis notes from the Cab and the violets from the Cab Franc are very noticeable. The wine is developing with huge sweet spice, vanilla, smoke and leather. There's a bovril, meaty note here that's very attractive. On the palate, medium acidity, high tannin - grippy, but not coarse; well integrated. Alcohol is 13% and unobtrusive. Good concentration. Fruit is riper on palate than in the mouth, and a distinctive dark chocolate and cinnamon note. The finish is long and attractive. Hard to imagine this wine drinking any better from here. — 11 years ago

Joel Wachbrit

9.4

Lovely. Plush and very resolved. Like drinking velvet. — 12 years ago