My 2nd try of this £90+ Chilean icon - superb now but 95-98 in 5-10yrs 👍
▶️ Bottle #8661
🍇 55% Cab Sauv, 29% Carmenere, 7% Cab F, 5% Merlot & 4% Syrah
🍷Opaque ruby w/ purple hue
👃 Chocolatey spicy rich blackcurrant & dark plum w/ soft oak, vanilla, wet leaves & light minerals
👄 Full body of rich silky intense black fruits beautifully balanced in oozy chocolate & med acidity
🎯 Long slight sweet & dry black fruits & cocoa linger w/ purple teeth stain 💥 — 8 years ago
GW tasting 12/13/16. $630. Nose that is well balanced with striking nuttiness and spices. Palate is balanced and savory and finish is long and complex. Be good with cigars. Last of classic collection. — 9 years ago
Sublime at 29! — 9 years ago
Toshiko had this 10 years ago
Fruit forward, smooth tannins, velvety mouthfeel, not overly complex. Paired beautifully with prime T-bone steak. High ABV relatively unnoticeable. — 10 years ago
48% Grenache, 29% Syrah, 21% Mourvèdre, 2% Viognier — 12 years ago
Superb €38 now £65 personal fav from St Em in top year 👍 w/ fab QPR & a soft spot for me as I had this same vintage from the barrel 😍 93 going 95-96
🍇 71% Merlot & 29% Cab F
🍷Opaque ruby w/ purple hue
👃 Chocolate coated black cherry, berry & plum through smokey oak, liquorice & wet crushed mineral rock w/ violets
👄 Med+ creamy silky mocha dark berry plum bang w/ liquorice & minerals
🎯 Long mocha berry plum slight dry mineral linger purple teether — 8 years ago
Couldn't hold out any longer, I've had this at least 7-10 days now,
Great cork for a 22 year old bottle, juice is great! No brown or bricking of the wine. Someone stored this properly.
Old school 13.2 abv,
I look forward to the day Delectable realizes technology is beyond 1995 and updates their site so I can actually receive notifications,🙄 lame — 8 years ago
Flavours of pomegranate and raspberry. Full-bodied, warm and sweet. — 9 years ago
Big and spicy. Tastes it’s age, but has a lot of depth. — 8 years ago
Easy drinking cab. Shared with Mom in SoHo — 8 years ago
29 December 2016. Ribalta, New York, NY. — 8 years ago
Such a contrast from the 82. Fresh and lively. Spicy savory flavors. Lots of bright acidity. Tasted maybe 9 years old, not 29. Remarkable wine. #smalicewedding — 10 years ago
Ok, 29 mouton was pretty cool too. Soooooo not depressing. — 11 years ago
Kirk F
Jon Boat strikes again. This is becoming a go to Pinot - I wish now I’d bought several cases @ $29. 🍒 for sure and strawberry pie. Long, polished finish. Delicious. We intended to drink this with dinner but the bottle didn’t make it out of the kitchen 😂 — 7 years ago