Peter van den Besselaar

9.1

Vintage 2010 | gave it two hours in decanter, a barnyard stinky in smell (not everyone appreciates this, I do), cedar very present, hints of spices and a good concentration. When accompanied with food it is ready to drink now. Fine right bank wine, neighbour of Cheval Blanc (I take a special interest in neighbours of the priceless top domaines). — a month ago

Zach D

9.3

No formal notes, but great st emillion — 2 months ago

Ron Siegel

9.3

Dark fruits, berry, plum, spice box, leather, menthol & tobacco leaf. The 98 right banks are drinking well — 3 months ago

Aaron

9.0

Delicious. Medium tannins, fading to oak. Opened this for a dinner party which was unfortunately cut short, leading to it lingering over the next few days. By day 3, tannins and acidity on the rise. Still, a remarkably good vintage. — 4 months ago

Stuart Pollack

9.4

Excellent but expensive Merlot. Nice bottle flavor with chocolate and licorice, finishing with smooth tannins and tar. Leave open one hour before consuming. — 4 months ago

Riccardo L.

9.0

Great vintage, great age on it, but still lost the day’s blind tasting against a Grenache 😢 — 6 months ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.0

Vintage 2016 | well balanced, spicy, warm, beautiful integrated vanilla — 7 months ago

Mazen Altamimi

10

Great dry wine with full body and depth — 5 years ago

Joe Gillies

9.0

A good reasonably priced bordeaux. Decanted for 30 min and by the second glass it opened up nicely. Raspberry, currant, and a touch of oak. — 9 years ago

Mike Merriman

9.7

A beautiful wine from a classic right bank vintage. Flawless. — 10 years ago

with Patrick

Joy Hammons

9.0

Excellent 2019 served with pasta and heavy meat sauce. This didn’t need long to breathe. — a month ago

David C

8.9

It was good, prefer the Les Cadrans — a month ago

Kate

9.1

Earthy and chewy. — 2 months ago

Tracy Hall

9.5

Initially Raspberry tart and Brett in a good way. Cork is amazing! Rich thick chewy mouthfeel. Fruit and wood still very prominent and well integrated. Surprised this has really held up well. — 3 months ago

Ron Siegel

9.3

Red & black fruit showing cherry, cassis, plum with mocha, spice, leather & sweet tobacco that seems to be fully mature — 4 months ago

A. R.

8.9

Big and modern. Very extracted. — 4 months ago

Ron Siegel

9.3

Nice drinking Bordeaux that is ready showing berry, cassis fruit, savory spice with notes of underbrush, graphite & tobacco — 6 months ago

Bosco

9.8

No lo oxigené mucho y delicioso . Al tiempo pierde cuerpo — 2 years ago

Marc vanholst

9.4

Surprisingly good - solid value for money !
— 7 years ago

Tara Marsh

9.5

Delicious! — 9 years ago

Mitch Roberts

10

Expensive Bordeaux — 12 years ago

Tom Casagrande

9.2

Super earthy at first, but with air the fruit/earth balance is equilibrating. Loads of irony/clay notes in the nose, with dark plummy fruit. Tannins are integrating but still present. This presents more like a 20th Century right bank wine than what is usual now, with fruit and softness but no overripeness and a nice sense of restraint. — a month ago

with Rebecca

Stefan Dolhain

9.7

2022 vintage. 82% Merlot, 14% Cabernet Franc, and 4% Petit Verdot. A legend in the making. I love these wines. Couvent des Jacobins has never given in to the fashion of the day, always crafting classic, profound, elegant and long-lived wines. The 2022 might well be the finest ever! Attractive nose with red and black fruit and subtle violet. Succulent,layered fruit, with impeccable purity, silky tannins, freshness and impressive length. This is Premier Grand Cru level! Enjoy over the next 40 years. Abv. 14,5%. — 2 months ago

Ron Siegel

9.3

Ripe red & black fruits, graphite, earth, leather, savory spices, tobacco & cigar ash — 3 months ago

Doug Powers

9.4

Sweet oak/sweet fruit aromas and flavors up front, this shows some remaining structure w/very good acidity that keeps it fresh, should develop further, my wife’s favorite (older) Bordeaux!! — 4 months ago

with Jim

Jack Krawczyk

9.2

smacks of blackberry — 4 months ago

Abbas Zand

9.5

Beautiful nose of red fruits and florals.
Medium body.
Cherry and plum flavors, notes of herbs and clay. Integrated tannins and a nice long finish. Mostly Merlot w/ a little Cab Franc.
$30 — 5 months ago

Pablo Rivera

9.2

Nose of red fruits, black cherries, white flowers, mild black pepper, smooth oak. Flavors of ripe cherries, black pepper, vanilla and black currant. Soft tannins. — 7 months ago

with Alexandria

Peter Newton

9.3

Great with beef bourgeois. — 7 years ago

Nick Ferrall

9.3

Showing lots of depth - especially for the price point. — 9 years ago