Steve Rura

9.4

Outstanding wine. On the young side, but I really savored it and geeked out 🤓

On opening:

Very restricted and obviously young. Tight, bitter, stoney aroma in the glass. Not the best time to drink it, but not bad and clearly well made. Not much alcohol showing, even at 15% abv

2+ hours:

Starts to open up with underripe raspberry fruit and herbal aromatics

3rd day:

Fully open with amazing red fruit complexity. Raspberry is still leading with dry notes of current and cranberry. Savory and white pepper, refined acidity and balance. — 6 years ago

Anthony De Blasi

9.3

Still a bit restricted on the nose which contains graphite and pencil shaving, but than the mouthfeel... Sour candy sweetness with mouthfilling fruit. Still a baby but already so good! Very long finish which continued for minutes! Simply said: spectacular! — 7 years ago

Anthony De Blasi

9.3

Restricted nose but incredible mouthfeel. More muscles than the Gevrey Chambertin. Complex and multi layered. Bravo! — 7 years ago

Mark Flesher

9.2

Most restricted wine of them all. I've got a 14 of this so I will plan on locking it away for 15 years or so. Sweeter black fruit dominated front. For some reason in the middle of this, I was getting an oatmeal chocolate cookie note with some dates and black pepper on the finish. Softer tannin, but ample. Solid 92 now, perhaps capable of more? — 7 years ago

Michael B

9.2

Another tasting! 30-35 year old vines composed of 47% cab, 47% merlot, 5% cab franc, 2% petit verdot. Smells full of dark fruit, very plush.
Dark cherry notes predominate, with some black currant and blue berries. Appreciably greater complexity than Beychevelle’s second label. Very smooth. Hint of smokiness. Very well balanced. Nice mouthy feel. The tannins are strong and quite restricted at the back end. Slightly too acidic, it's a bit early for this one (but I’m nit picking) Overall Amazing. In 10 years or so this is going to be ridiculous. I’m finding it difficult to rate the wine I’m tasting in the current moment versus what it will become over the next 10 years. Either way, the experience was gold. — 8 years ago

ie

8.9

A wine that makes you doubt, if you ask it to find a place in your wine universe. For me it’s just a delightful joy of levitation. White flowers, white fruits in white clothes. Moreish and restricted, moreish because restricted, delicately mineral and graceful — 8 years ago

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9.0

Extra rich. Definitely borders on a Merlot you could have for dessert. Very forward dark chocolate, like this things 95% cacao. A raisiny plumy sauce injected with oak, dark cherries, and a heavier dark spice going on. Restricted acid round tannins. Great wine but can't do these regularly — 9 years ago

Dario Scimeca

9.6

Nectar. One of the single vineyard Merlot components of Cardinale. — 6 years ago

with Heather

Anthony De Blasi

9.0

Not fair to compare it to the Sagana since this one has 1 year less of bottle age. Nice wine but compared to the Sagana a bit restricted, closed. Maybe 1 year of extra bottle age would give a clearer view? — 6 years ago

Anthony De Blasi

9.1

Very inviting nose, a bit restricted in the mouth. I guess patience is needed to have it on its best... — 7 years ago

Mark Flesher

9.3

Infanticide. Tasty, tasty infanticide. Even though the acidity here was huge, and this wine was tightly coiled, you can tell a sign of excellent things to come. The nose is dried herb, Asian pear, mango. Entry is acidic, salinity, herbal, limestone. Fruit showed in the middle after the tongue stopped burning. Pear, kiwi, guava. Finishes rather restricted. Good balance. Structure is there. This needs about 2 years in bottle but I recorked the second half to slow ox.... Day 2: ... :Shock: now I think I'm gonna do the Mollydooker shake and slow ox to all of these younger Aubert. What a difference. Nose is much more tropical. Dense. Notes were pretty much the same, but very present. Acidity in check. Wonderful finish. Hint of oak in the finish. Glad I saved 2/3 of the wine for day 2! Now I see why they recommend double decanting! And I would add a 24 hour slow ox to that! — 7 years ago

Carl Fischer

9.5

My better half pulled this - I screamed NOOOOO!!!! as I heard the cork pop - we only had one bottle and I thought it would be way too early. The good news is that this Chris Carpenter made Syrah from Spring Mountain, while a baby, yes, is still absolutely delicious.

The nose offers up baking spice and vanilla. The tannins are gripping on the entry. Flavors of blackberry, brown sugar, hint of bacon (the strong savory notes that can be typical of Syrah are thankfully absent). Very balanced - it’s fruit forward without being sweet or a fruit bomb. There is decent acid but the tannins are dominating.

Give this one a little more time or a serious decant. Still excellent now. — 8 years ago

Erik Ackerman

9.4

First vintage of this wine from Winemaker Chris Carpenter and it didn't disappoint. Yverdon is a classic Napa unrated for those of us who remember the old Yverdon label and this wine pays homage to the roots of the vineyard. — 9 years ago

with Mandi

Peter van den Besselaar

9.1

Vintage 2014 / by Jove, what a quality jump if Muscadet has stayed some years in bottle / minerals, citrus and hay / yield restricted, harvesting at maximum of maturity, aged 24 months on lees / granite shale and sand soils / medium weight and body, quite some power actually which makes it a fine dinner wine / good aftertaste / paired with cabillaud and shi take / archetypical Muscadet — 6 years ago

Anthony De Blasi

9.3

Incredible wine, restricted nose with some cassis hints, mouthfilling red fruit embedded with perfect acidity and a sweet finish. So balanced! This Etna cru is truly rocking! — 7 years ago

Anthony De Blasi

9.0

Nice Supertuscan blend of Sangiovese, Merlot and Cab Sauv. Well balanced and integrated tannins, only a bit restricted on the nose. Good QPR. — 7 years ago

Jordan Wardlaw

9.1

All neutral oak, very restricted yields. Nicely controlled oxidative style with honey almond and hazelnut character. — 7 years ago

Anthony De Blasi

9.0

Closed on the nose, restricted in the mouth but revealing enough to show its potential. Quite fruit driven, a bit too much cassis for this type of wine. And still...a pleasure to drink. If you have any, stock it, there is a lot to come! — 8 years ago

Mark Flesher

9.2

LOCKED. UP. Tasted three 14 Cabs over 3 nights: 1 from Montagu, 1 from William Harrison and this one. Out of all 3, this one is the most tannic. The most restricted. And the one with perhaps the most potential. Opened with a great red berry nose, herbal. Middle is black cherry, olive, medium to full bodied. After 2 hours, showing more in the front. Will be more integrated in 2020. — 8 years ago

ie

9.1

A proper image, there is not so much children virgin colours). Oaky and young, condensed, showy and restricted at the same time. Doesn't change too much on day three, leave it for 5-7 years. — 9 years ago