Luke Kilcup

9.1

Completing a 16,17,18 vertical Syrah tasting at Proper in WW. Very bright fruit! — 4 years ago

S.R.Alexander

8.9

Really unique and proper dry indeed. Very delicate with the lightest hint of apple. Refreshing and low abv. — 4 years ago

Benno

9.4

Dark with ageing only evident at the edges. Lovely line of acidity giving a long mid-palate of blackcurrant and forest floor. Drinking nicely, but could has plenty of years ahead. Nice, proper wine. — 5 years ago

Jay Root

9.1

Peppery, acid, lighter on the fruit. This would pair really well with chili or a similar dish — 7 years ago

Pooneet K

9.1

Very nice but perhaps a bit over the hill - from half bottle. Truly classic as expected with lots of deep leather, dusty dark red fruit, cassis, and refined tannins. Good acid that does hold things together nicely. Nothing like a good Bordeaux to ring in proper wine season. — 7 years ago

Alessandro Dalle Carbonare

9.2

Potential to grow awesomly with some proper ageing 91+ — 7 years ago

Ian Staub

8.9

Initially, I drank this by itself and thought it was a bit flabby for a proper Chablis (maybe this is related to the warm 2015 vintage?). Had that chalkiness, green apple and decent acidity, but on day 2, paired with mild Italian sausage, roasted red potatoes w/ fennel and rosemary, and garlicky roasted broccoli, the little extra meat on this wine’s bones really shined. Even put some Dijon mustard on the plate and again (maybe some geographic psynergy) this had enough fruit and creaminess to hold up to the spice and vinegar. If I bought this again I’d definitely plan for some food to bring out its best qualities. Rating 9.0 for the pairing but 8.7 on its own. — 7 years ago

Aaron Rankin

8.9

I knew what was coming. Consistent with other recent reviews, this one's tightly coiled, zesty, fruity (for a CDR) and bright. And I gave it an hour long proper decant. Enjoyable as a daily tipple but needs time to develop depth. — 8 years ago

Severn Goodwin

9.3

Nose has neverending crushing of flint/granite, warm lemon curd, salted yellow apple slice, cool Asian pear and old, crystalline cheddar.

Palate has ripe pineapple, over-ripe yellow apple, moist chalk/limestone, dried coconut shreds, faint butter notes, table salt with medium acidity. A great wine, slow oxidation for 2H then decanted 3H, so many years in front of this amazing bottle. Drink this 2026-2030 from proper storage.

Pre-birthday dinner for our dear COVID bubble friend; we've only allowed one of our close friends into the house for almost the past year, tonight we're celebrating that he's one year older than me. 😉 — 4 years ago

Severn Goodwin

9.3

Just concluded the annual Fall seclusion at our cabin in the Rangeley lakes region of Maine, mobile service up there is mostly non-existent, after several days I am posting again. Notes are somewhat brief, as my focus is relaxing and watching the Common Loons swimming and diving in the cove in front of our camp.

Nose has smoked roses, partially dried black cherry, dried cherry, dry autumn leaves and dried vanilla bean.
Palate has smoked cherries, smoked blackberry, fresh rose petals, dried Bing cherry, little to no tannins, mild acidity remains. Future bottles may be 2024+ in proper storage. Superb pairing to slowly (apple wood) smoked pork loin with a tight crust (thank you medium thick fat cap) and appreciable smoke penetration. — 5 years ago

Ned Gray Creed

9.4

From 3L. Bought in 1996 by the host. Waited all these years for the proper event to unbutton that cork. #freundfest2018 — 7 years ago

with Mark and Rob

Aaron Rankin

9.2

My first white Beaucastel and my first white proper Rhône. Light golden. Rich, unctuous. I get the dried fruit and fruit skins. Hard overall for me to describe. Too much going on and I don’t have the words for it. Loved it overall. — 7 years ago

Brian Finegold

9.2

Served at the proper temperature and allowed to breathe, this wine delivered rich plum and black berry fruit flavors with an undercurrent of earthiness. Wonderful expression of the Sangiovese grape. — 7 years ago

Chris England

9.2

12th bottle of this beauty we can't stop drinking as so good young! @£50 - reviewed before & was a quick bottle last night so I think what I said before captures it well 😁

A proper good Margaux! Dark plummy blackened red. Aroma of plum, blackcurrant & wet stones. Thick intensive balanced smooth jammy blackcurrant, cocoa & plums on palate with med body. Long back fruit finish with little acidity.

Mrs E suggested it's like "bare breasted maidens under a blackberry waterfall!" Who am I to argue 😎😍 — 7 years ago

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9.5

The 2018 Grand Puy Lacoste has a quintessential Pauillac nose of intense black fruit infused with graphite scents, pencil shavings and a very discreet marine influence. It is beautifully defined, less opulent than the 2018 Lynch Bages tasted alongside, yet maybe more complex. The palate is medium-bodied and taut, offering sappy black fruit, gritty tannins and a lot of crushed stone. The focused, graphite-driven finish could only come from this appellation. Superb. A wine to correct those bemoaning that Bordeaux no longer makes "proper Claret." (Neal Martin, Vinous, March 2021)
— 4 years ago

Mark Flesher

9.4

7.5 years ago, I bought this from a local bottle shop for 55 bucks. And I'm not really sure how I held on to this one for so long except maybe I had a similar vintage and thought it was nowhere near ready. Well, this one was ready tonight. The front has a nose of sweet oak, herbs, blackberry. The entry is blackberry with a touch of pencil shaving. Medium to full-bodied. The middle goes a little bit darker with some perfectly ripe plum and figs. Perfectly aged blackberry in the background as the core and backbone of this wine. Finishes actually with pretty sweet oak tannin and really not a lot of pepper spice. This went very well with non-spicy Asian cuisine which was the fare tonight. I think this wine would go perfectly with anything that isn't too spicy as I was not really picking up a lot of acidity, spice, or pepper notes on the middle and finish. This is drinking at its height right now and probably will for the next three to five years with proper cellaring. — 5 years ago

Jay Kline

9.2

I have never really taken the time to explore the wines of Germany. In fact, I have more experience drinking the wines further to the south, in Austria. I have no proper excuse other than to say that I have been distracted by other regions. Bottles like this are making that excuse harder to accept. This was flat out awesome. Koehler-Ruprecht is a very traditional producer that practices a very strict, non-interventionist approach. No irrigation. No fertilizer. No herbicides. No enzymes. Nothing added or subtracted from the wine save for minuscule amounts of sulphur post fermentation and prior to bottling. This Pinot Noir is gorgeous, in a slightly more rustic sense. The appearance is a touch cloudy but far from murky. There’s a fresh, beautiful, lifted perfume of crushed strawberries, cranberries and ferrous minerals. Some stone, flowers and dust too. The palate is bright and racy with predominately red fruits and minerals. Fine tannins. The acid provides a long finish that forces a smile. There is some real vigor in this! A truly compelling wine. If I don’t make a better effort to spend the time exploring the great wine producers in Germany, well then, shame on me. — 5 years ago

JJ Lumia

9.0

Killer Wine Night. Lineup of 17 wines. Tasted blind. Theme was Old World Killer “B” (the letter “B” has to be the first letter in one of the proper nouns in the wine e.g., region, varietal, type, winery name, etc.)

Wine 15. dark chocolate nose. Lot of tannins. Espresso. Velvety. — 7 years ago

Patrick V

9.2

Yes - proper Lamy. Lovely roundness and hits all the marks. — 7 years ago

Tom Young

8.9

Interesting. Big flavor with tartness that causes a little pucker — 7 years ago