Tree Kilpatrick

8.9

This Chalk Hill Sonoma actually. Smells zingy and fresh. Some herbs and black currants. Flavors are nice deep, complex and bright. Some menthol and wood oils. This has all the extra zip of Merlot. A bit too much oak on the back end. It’s good stuff. Juicy and highly drinkable, but some things to ponder too. — 5 years ago

Eileen Tan

9.0

Colour: translucent red allowing quite a lot of light to pass
Nose: quite acidic, no oak which is rare for a red and no tannins. Very light and refreshing smell. Reminds me of standing in the middle of garsons with smell of ripe fruits in the air during the peak of summer.
Taste: very light, and very easy drinking. Smooth vanilla flavour with little fruitiness coming into the foreground. A little tannic, could do well with some decanting.

Very short aftertaste.

Wine rongy will probably enjoy and probably good with light seafood dishes or with hard cheese. — 6 years ago

Kevin J.

9.1

Pretty smooth. Very fruity went well with medium rare lamb chops. — 7 years ago

Niels van Overmeire

8.9

A rare grape variety cake timorasso. Like it, a lot of nutty flavors complex but not long keeping — 7 years ago

John Malcolm

9.2

Sweet, nutty, and yummy. Smokey with a lot of orange peel, cinnamon, and cloves. Very fresh and satisfying. — 8 years ago

Mikael Zeitlin

9.0

Nice flavoursome Madiran from Chateaux d'Aydie - sits nicely in the back of your mouth. Not to heavy and works very well with a nice medium rare rump and a green and tomato & feta cheese sallad... the region of Madiran in sth west France still a winner in my book wth a lot of gems in/and around this area.... — 10 years ago

Sylvia

9.5

Has punch, not really a jab, more like an uppercut, medium rare finish, the rope is red and smooth but not cotton smooth but like unwashed and unused cotton smooth like I've used it a lot and I need to wash it , the feeling tastes like endless opportunities like star gazing in New York with mixed feelings because you can't see the stars and your red wine is actually in a white wine glass — 10 years ago

Rebecca Kirkpatrick

9.2

Fantastic wine! A lot of punch! From auvergne where Cedric and Fab are from. Rare and expensive ish — 5 years ago

J. Kim

9.5

Smells like Piedmont with its leather, tar, mint and balsamic aromas. The fruit has the body and the weight of Rhone, but also has excellent acidities and tannin structure. Has the unique sense of uniformity and integrity, uncompromising energy, unforced intensity and elegance without artificiality rare in Rhone. Lot of Chateauneuf du Pape are not much better than the best Cotes du Rhone’s, this is significantly superior to most in terms of the finesse, purity and structure. Without any doubt one of the greatest wine in Southern Rhone. — 6 years ago

Chris England

9.6

When visiting Priorat (which I highly recommend doing btw 😍) you’ll hear a lot about the 5 founders who are featured on this special limited edition of only 1,050 bottles with grapes from Clos Mogador, Clos Martinet & Partida Bellvisos 🤩 A rare bottle @ €130 from @vilaviniteca 👍 ping @gabymeetswine if you want one as it’s nearly all gone 😁

📍 Sara Pérez & René Barbier 2007 Special 75th Anniversary Vila Viniteca

🏵 96-97 points & will still improve 😉 & yes I grabbed a 2nd to try in the future 😊

🍇 46% Grenache, 35% Carignan, 10% Syrah & 9% Cabernet Sauvignon

🍷 Rich deep opaque ruby

👃 Fresh clean cut cedar, soft mint & light menthol jump out through the earthy dark cherry, raspberry & blackberry as the smokey oak seeps through rock minerals w/ herbs, cocoa, blackcurrant & prune - a nostril tease w/ a nasal fondle 😍

👄 Med creamy silky body of cherry, raspberry & black berry/currant w/ cocoa, mineral, date & a touch of blueberry

🎯 Long touch mineral dry dark cherry/berry fruit controlled blast w/ a raspberry cocoa kick

🧀 Paired w/ aged Manchego & Iberian ham 🐷 — 7 years ago

Johan Engels

9.0

Single vineyard 100% Syrah great wine with a lot of dark fruit and chocolate and Some leather — 8 years ago

Curtis Osborn

9.4

Curtis had this 9 years ago

Lawrence Asrikin

9.1

It's rare to see Petit Verdot as a varietal on its own. However, when you see one, it rarely disappoints. This one is no exception. Full bodied with a lot of spice, oak, and ripe fruits, especially plum and fig. Firm tannins with good amount of acidity suggest this wine will age really well. — 10 years ago

Timo Kürzeder

9.0

Ambitious wine from a rare grape (cabernet cubin). A lot of oak, but pretty well handled. A lot of power, could have more finesse, but still enjoyable. — 5 years ago

7Kevin J.S. Duska Jr.

10

Beautiful. Fragile. Rare. Initially acidic but mellows out dramatically. Earthy and fruity tones collide kaleidoscopically in your mouth. An amazing natty. Finish the bottle within an hour. LOT 12 — 6 years ago

Zach Jindra

9.1

Definite gaminess-- like medium-rare venison. Canned Thanksgiving cranberry jellly-- like the stuff that takes the shape of the can. Ripe strawberry. Wild herbs and field of grains. Rose petals. Beef jerky. Tomato leaf. Red licorice. Bit of sweet tobacco. No doubt this is a complex wine.

This is the type of wine that right when I open and taste I think, "this is going to be absolutely delicious and layered in like two days if I leave it". And it's even gorgeous after like 20min in the glass.

Med/med+ gritty tannin, medium acidity, medium + body. Very Ruby red with clear rim. Lot of staining. Has a big feel, but it's somehow still light and refreshing.

Honestly, it's a lot bigger than I thought it would be for a Rias Biaxas Tinto. Feels so Rhone Grenache to me. This nose is so beautiful though... 91.5 — 7 years ago

Raymond Watkins

9.0

Raymond had this 8 years ago

Jack Petras

9.1

2015 vintage. Very young , hard edged and concentrated, needs a lot of aeration now and should have considerable collaring potential. Dark cherry and berry aromas and flavors with a charcoal and iron ore structure throughout. As time went on an unmistakeable iron/blood flavor emerged. A wine like this explains why Beaujolais is still considered part of Burgundy. It is as noble and profound as its Pinot cousins to the north. This is a really intriguing enjoyable Cru level wine at a ridiculously affordable price. Would pair well with rare prime rib or grilled meats. — 9 years ago

Bernardo Llaguno G.

9.5

Second wine of the night, one of my favorite labels that are not spoiled or overrated. One of this rare wines that you can still enjoy at a very comfortable price. Same vines as petrus, yes that is true ! Great wine and amazing overall balance with a lot of meats as I love my Boudreaux wines. — 10 years ago

Florian Perolini

9.0

In English and French.

What a luck !

- A magnum Hermitage La Chapelle 1975 from Paul Jaboulet Aîné.

Bottle opened 24 hours before drink.

The wine is brown and trouble.

A big density, the bouquet offer lot of spicies, cinnamon, dried grappe, old cherry in alcool, date fruit.

The palate :

Full of spicies, deep. Again the cinnamon followed by date fruit and dried grappes, smooth and elegant, a long and fresh finish on the ground aromas like mushroom an old and luxury wood.

Not so old ! A great wine. Loved it.

Around 1200 - 1700 €


- Chance incroyable !

Degustation autour de ce magnum de 1975. Rare. Bouteille ouverte 24h à l'avance.

Sous sa robe usée, trouble et marron, ce vin cache une ceritable fraîcheur.

Son bouquet s'ouvre sur les épices, cannelle, fruits secs, raisins secs, cerise à l’eau de vie et dattes fraîches d'Iran.

Un grand bol de fruits secs, d'épices, de dattes, beaucoup de matière et de tendresse. Un style tout en élégance.
Une longue finale sur des notes tertiaires de mousse, champignon, et de vieux cèdre.

Très beau. J'ai beaucoup aimé.
Attention, le goût de vieux vins est toujours particulier !

Autour de 1200 - 1700 €.

À bientôt.
Florian. — 10 years ago