Mike R

9.5

Wine Nerd herd virtual tasting of various vintages from 90s, 00s and 10s - mine was the 2013 - 88% CS, 8% PV, 3% merlot and 1% CF from various vineyards in the valley floor region - four hour decant - this is less fruit than you would expect but certainly an amazing wine - Napa finest at a modernist style Bordeaux blend - nose was rich with tobacco leather cocoa and forest floor - heavy to medium body yet the wine was soft because the fruit was muffled - mid palette with black blue and red fruits - orange peel cinnamon and sweet silky tannins integrated nicely - this could easily go 30 more years but not sure it will get better so if willing to decant and maybe even double decant for an afternoon this wine is ready for being paired with a cowboy bone in rib eye steak and will not let you down - truly an enjoyable experience as was all vintages tasted last night - HUGE SMILES — 5 years ago

Jordi Pazo

9.6

Vila. Cata Saint Julien. 129,00
75% CS, 31% Merlot, 7,5% CF, 3% PV, 1,5% Malbec.
11.03.19 — 6 years ago

Bill Bender

9.5

I opened a ‘12 about three years ago and it was completely shut down. Additional time in the bottle has served this well. A completely different wine. Significant power and depth combined with finesse and style. A 50% Merlot/40% Cab/10% PV Super Tuscan, it is absolutely exquisite. Rich crimson fruit and dark chocolate accelerate through the mid palate and linger with a lengthy gripping finish. — 6 years ago

Stas Medvedev

9.6

🏅 Rating 96/100 (4,6🌟)

Super Vintages of SuperSeconds🍷

Classic Margaux with graphite of pencil shavings, rich in fruits, black tea. Fragrant and graceful. Pure elegance.

3eme GC Classé, but considered as SuperSecond. 47% CS, 47% M, 6% PV. Fermented in steel cone-shaped vats. 21mo aging in 45% new oak. Fining, no filtration.

'89 was a super vintage for Palmer.

The only true competitor to Ch.Margaux.

Significant cellar rennovations in late 90s make even better wines now. — 7 years ago

Narun P

9.0

Tasted at Chateau
CS 47% M 47% CF 4% PV 2%

Deep almost inky with slight sign of development on the rim, some bricking but still youthful.

Classic Bordeaux bouquet of savory infused black fruit. Complex nose of enticing barnyard funk, seabreeze, new leather, cooking spice.

On the palate, still very structured. Mouth stainingly full tannin, med body, dry. Cassis, blackberry, dark cherry commingling with mature signs of development. Sage, thyme, cattle range, forest floor, mushroom, smoky, and nutty new oak.

Impressively classic. Will need at least 10 years more to not be accused of committing infanticide. 90++ — 8 years ago

Ron from VA

9.2

This is a beautiful build - just CF & PV (as is tradition). But what is challenging ultimately is how to pair this near perfectly clean/precise gem. 1 more bottle to review in 5yrs. — 5 years ago

Alexander Motola

9.5

11 barrels produced. First ever 100% PV bottling by Ridge. Just incredible. I’ve had several bottles of this, and it pains me this was the last. An INCREDIBLE wine. — 6 years ago

Matt Sterr

9.4

Great value. Margaux cuttings rootstock. Replanted in ‘81. Small amounts of Merlot, CF, PV. 50/50 New V Used Oak. Cool climate cab. — 6 years ago

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Ryan Guy

9.4

Leather, vanilla bean, tobacco, green pepper, slightly candied blackberry fruit. Integrated tannins. Delicious slightly tar forest fruit. Wrapped with leather and forest floor feel. Feels like classic Bordeaux. Drinking great right now. Medium weight. Cabernet, Merlot, and PV. Drink now or hold. — 7 years ago

David Shaw

9.2

57/27/15/1 blend CS, Syrah, PV, Merlot. 349 cases made. Moderately extracted purple, brick red in color. Anise, olive, red fruit notes in nose. Cherry flavor with herbal, black pepper finish. Lovely nose, light astringency on finish — 7 years ago

Thijs Hendriks

9.3

68% CS. 22% M 7% CF 3% PV — 7 years ago

Narun P

9.3

65 % CS, 28 % M, 7 % PV

Bricked garnet, widened rim, but still a lot of youthful sign left.

Superb bouquet of classic mature Bordeaux claret. Complex expression of savory infused cassis, blueberry, dark cherry framed by notes of seabreeze, antique leather, violet, sage, and thyme.

Completely integrated. Smooth and silky mouthfeel. With just a touch of new oak still, this wine is really a result of perfect evolution. Balanced midpalate and finish very long on that enticing savory black fruit note.

Stored in Chateau's cellar for 21 years, removed, uncorked on site. Drank at a mille-pates party at the chateau prior to the marathon. 93. — 8 years ago

Ron from VA

9.1

Apart from the concern over the winemaking techniques of Ashton… This is a rather complete and delightful PV. Big, round, sweet, juicy, and long! How did they get to this completeness? I would like to think it was from a really optimal ripening season that brought that amazing Brix to the magic 24...or was it some added sugar ;) — 8 years ago

Ed Chin

9.3

Silky smooth. The Small amount of PV adds an additional touch of refinement. — 5 years ago

Ron from VA

8.9

In this 2017 label release, we find Lizzy’s base blend in a 4 bottle vintage. This one uses no Cab Sauv...so Merlot’s dance partners are 30 PV and 5 CF to add texture/verve to the 60% sweet cherry base. — 5 years ago

Ron from VA

9.0

this vintage is a return to the norm. I think the hallmark of this Petit Verdot focused wine is that it is strikingly linear with a medium weight. It seems on characteristic of the components to be so tempered. 60 PV 30 cf 10 cs — 6 years ago

Jordi Pazo

9.0

Vila. Cata Saint Julien. 93,50
62,5% CS, 29% Merlot, 2,5% CF, 6% PV.
11.03.19 — 6 years ago

David Shaw

9.0

Dense highly extracted purple. Plum, black currant, cola and barnyard notes in nose with a hint of eucalyptus and spice. Blueberry, black currant flavors, coffee in the finish. Some lightly chewy fine-grained tannins (later expresses as moderate skin astringency) and seed bitterness in finish as well. This is probably my favorite red from Isenhower. The 2014 is tasting different and arguably less complex than their 2013 and 2014 PV, but still tasty in my book. The barnyard may be too persistent for some, however. — 7 years ago

David L

9.3

05' Realm Bard. 62% Cab 28% Merlot 10% PV . All new oak.
A bit different then recent vintages of the Bard.
Mocha laced, raspberries, cedar, toach of vanilla. Well balanced. 5/7 great years in it. — 8 years ago

LM Segal

9.2

Sorry for the challenging angle, but this was easy drinking. Great Sangiovese in a smooth as silk package, deep woodsy notes, sour cherry and vanilla. Will age. Seek out, great PV. — 8 years ago