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

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

Tom Young

8.9

Interesting. Big flavor with tartness that causes a little pucker — 8 years ago

Jon Ebsworth

9.3

Proper Barolo — 8 years ago

Ben Edwards

9.1

All around solid. A little sweeter than expected. Will need another bottle for a proper tasting, since distracted by a show. TBD. — 8 years ago

Ned Gray Creed

9.0

Another proper value Verdejo. Aged on the lees though. Fruity, touch of texture. — 9 years ago

DAG

9.3

A proper welcome for St. Patrick's Day — 10 years ago

Roel van der Burg

Sommelier at Restaurant Entrepot

9.1

Just out of the bottle this was a bit 'big'. It screamed exotic fruits; a bit too much to my taste. The palate was not that heavy, so it felt slightly out of balance. I missed (hoped for) minerality/citrus (tension?) too. Left half the bottle for the next day. The 'bigness' was gone and on the palate it gained weight (in a nice acidic way). Will def. benefit from proper decanting or longer aging. Made by Lalou Bize-Leroy 'in the vineyard'. They don't have a winemaker on the payroll. Great quality Bourgogne Blanc, made out of declassified Meursault, Puligny and Savigny fruit. But at this pricelevel there is serious competition around the corner... — 10 years ago

with Aisha

Julia Weinberg

9.2

Case made for wines served at proper temp: originally a bit warm and dulled, slapped on ice for a bit and came to precise, beautiful life. — 11 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. — 6 years ago

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

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

David McNally

9.3

Beautiful acidity - orange blossom, lemon peel, curry spice. non premox, just beautiful, proper aged oxidation — 9 years ago

Sean Conk

9.3

Proper Super Sunday Bubbly! — 9 years ago

Conrad Green

9.3

A very calm CNdP. All in balance. Delicious fruit. Very poised. Great restraint but still proper depth and power. A lovely wine in an exceptional flight — 10 years ago

with Gregg and Rick

web bond

9.2

Raveneau Vaillons 2001....arguably the best example from Vaillon(s) proper. — 10 years ago

with Sean

Dana Bonelli

9.1

Wine coming out of the city of Vienna proper always blows my mind. Smoky, great texture, 9 variety blend. Crazy stuff. — 11 years ago

Kyle Altomare

Assistant Winemaker at Artesa Vineyards & Winery

9.6

We miss our friends. Drinking in their absence helps us cope!
— 11 years ago

with Heather

Jay Root

9.1

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

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

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 😎😍 — 8 years ago

Stacks

9.1

Bolognese Saturday calls for a proper Red — 8 years ago

with Sadie

Sean M Quinn

9.2

Clay, lemon zest, and proper petrichor — 9 years ago

with Mike and Ashleigh

Dart Parker

9.2

Got this Syrah from my good friend @Nat Gunter . Was looking for a special occasion and a Friday night after a loooong week with a colic-y baby is just that. Momma needs a proper glass of vino! Thank you Nat! — 10 years ago

Tom Riley

9.0

Tonight's opening act. Hitting its stride at the proper temp. Finding some unanticipated complexity. Delicious. — 10 years ago

W

Texas distributor

9.7

Krug infused salumi and a proper pairing. — 11 years ago

Gary Westby

Champagne & Sherry buyer K&L Wines

10

Two greats of Bordeaux, Cantemerle and big Ralph Sands. This wine still has plenty of sweet fruit at 29, and a generous bouquet on the level of Margaux proper! — 11 years ago