Consumed 03/2020. It is an appellation of Monterey county 56%, Santa Barbara County 26%, and Sonoma County 18%. It is a layered blend with spice filled aromas, bright berry flavors and rich textures. — 6 years ago
Delightful bouquet full of candies berry landing on the palate with lots of layered flavor - fig, blackberry, licorice - and just a little glycerol, but a nice lingering and headed length. Might last longer still if I didn’t need another swirl and sip before it passed ;). Good value under $24 — 8 years ago
A lot of oak with berry berries and very dark color. A joy to drink. — 10 years ago
Very smooth with wonderful chocolate,dark berry, and oak flavors. — 11 years ago
Very nice pinot noir but not traditional by pinot standards. Very clean and complex. Layers of great berry fruit and spice. Interesting textures. Very pleasant finish. — 11 years ago
Earthy and berry aroma. Smooth and velvety with tastes of black currant, plum, and cherry. Dusty and chalky with a mouth coating feel. Slightly dry and spicy with a lingering finish. — 6 years ago
Wow, are you kidding me? £32 for this amazing aged Pomerol from a top Chateau - worth every penny/cent 👍 In a perfect peak spot right now 😉
📍 Chateau Clos L'Eglise 2007
🏵 93 points
🍇 70% Merlot & 30% Cabernet Franc
🍷 Deep blackened opaque ruby
👃 Smokey charred oak bathed in liquorice, dirty dirty soggy earth, tobacco, minerals & wet leaves with dark berries, rich gooey damson, dark cherry & black tea - yummy nasal nookie 😍
👄 Med+ body smooth chewy dark rich plum in stewed black berries, liquorice & creamy thick mocha w/ a mineral rock undertone
🎯 Long earthy creamy silk mocha dark plum & berry liquorice kiss w/ a touch of dry minerality — 8 years ago
Wow. This is young, and the nose is a bit of dark red berry suffusing a sea of resolving American Oak. The American oak is so pronounced that, had I tasted this blind, I might have taken it for Ridge... :) This has decades ahead, even if -only- a Riserva. Like La Rioja Alta 904, a fantastic value in old school Rioja... — 9 years ago
Intense raspberry on the nose with hints of smoke. Amazed how time has tamed this wine. Rich and lush red fruit this has successfully transformed itself. Reverberated in every nook and cranny of my mouth Carries its alcohol effortlessly. Last of 3 bottles and this one was head and shoulders better than the previous 2. — 10 years ago
Crazy awesome. Tons of black pepper, smoke, tobacco and bacon fat. Luscious dark fruits. Very fruit forward palate. Waaaaaay too young. — 11 years ago
I do remember....what a wine! — 12 years ago
Sweet berry wine — 13 years ago
2005 Vintage. 16.4% Alcohol. 93% Grenache, 7% Syrah. Wow, this wine was stunning. Cork broke in two using the lever screwpull but saved it with a hand corkscrew for the remaining half inch. Even under the intact wax cap. Found it hidden in double deep racking on the white/rose side of my cellar. Big fruit and velvety mouthfeel. Not obviously hot, but packed a punch! — 6 years ago
Berry. Guessed this but was 2 years off. — 7 years ago
Berry salad, orange peel, old baseball mitt. Decent complexity and density but without much structure at this point. Soft tannins. So young, not really sure what to make of this but it will definitely improve. — 7 years ago
2nd bottle was the wine of the night, impeccably stored, still intense dark berry fruit intensity, outstanding. — 8 years ago
Wow this 11 is up there with 09 for me @ £120 & less subtle than 10 & 13 - my kind of Sass 93-95 going 96-98 👏 20yrs in this beauty 😍
🍇 85% Cab S & 15% Cab F
💨 5hr
🐮 Fillet Steak 🍔
🍷 Dark ruby
👃 Deep rich fresh spiced blackberry, currant & dark cherry jam in soft oak w/ soft earthy mineral undertone & herb sprinkles & dried blueberry 😍
👄 Med+ spiced soft black fruits that slide like silk around your mouth oozing pure class in fine smooth tannins
🎯 Med+ dark berry smooth cocoa finale — 9 years ago


Love what Pax has done over the years. I have a few bottles of his 2003 Griffins Layer... It's a beautiful wine that is probably mind-blowing at this point; however, this wine shows restraint, refinement and a sense of place. Looking forward to owning a bottle in a few years. — 10 years ago
Very complex, perfectly balanced a ton of fruit with savory Syrah notes. Very special. — 10 years ago
Raymond had this 11 years ago
So refined for a 2013. Very drinkable now. Floral nose and berry finish. — 11 years ago
Beautiful palate of rich deep complex berry fruit with silky smooth feel. Long and complex and velvety. Finishes with streaks of cocoa. No need to cellar this. Drink now — 13 years ago
Morgan Reese
Dr. Steve Brule gets a 10! Drank the 3L at the ranch. Worth it!!! — 6 years ago