Alex Lallos

Owner No Limit Fine Wines, Private Wine Consultant

9.0

Good but not in any way amazing. It goes to show what improvements have been made since around 2005-2009. Green harvest in the vineyards and Selections for the grand vin have become so rigorous that the second wines of 2009 and 2010 are probably than the grand Vins of 2000 in many cases.
This particular wine was a bit green. Still has life but why wait any longer. It’s definitely a good wine — 6 years ago

Nic Anderson

9.0

Deep purple colors in the glass. Heavy cab with blueberry, vanilla, and tasting notes of earth. Very yummy cab and went perfectly with pot roast. — 7 years ago

Lauren Arendt

8.9

Enjoyable. Peppery and warm. Great summer wine and easy to drink — 7 years ago

Sean Herriott

9.1

A second wine that's far from second rate — 8 years ago

Michael Ochsner

9.0

Patio drinker, stereotyped nz $9 wg — 8 years ago

Neal Krishna Devaraj

9.3

Very nice. Inky purple. Little nose. Juicy. Second growth 2013 — 9 years ago

Louis Schofield

Sommelier/Wine Merchant East End Cellars

8.9

Sweet strawberry fruit - but light on its feet with a touch of whole bunch. Smashable. — 9 years ago

Luke Robinson

9.0

Hints of plum, clove, mild acid, velvet mouthfeel. Balanced tannins. — 9 years ago

Victor Hwang

9.1

Needs two hour decant. Muted nose and higher acidity until it opened. Pretty cab blend with higher tartness at the finish. Unfortunately this was the weakest among a very strong line up last night. — 10 years ago

Lee Feldmann

9.7

Second bottle and now on to Caymus, with best friends Lance and Luanne, we are grateful for them "breaking bread" with us and the Shrimp and Penne a la Vodka on the Big Green Egg! — 11 years ago

Tdoc77

9.1

Pop n pour and enjoy! 33 year old second growth isn't an aria, but she's got some pipes. Stinky barnyard on the nose _ no complaints — 11 years ago

Philip Faure

9.2

Really gorgeous wine. Apple pie. — 6 years ago

Michael Greene

9.0

Nice second wine from a producer I usually like. Currants and graphite. Medium plus acidity. Good classic bordeaux with a steak. — 7 years ago

Jackson Swearer

8.9

Berries on the nose. Berries and herbs with light mouthfeel and mild tannins. Nice with a moderately spicy sweet potato and chorizo skillet dish, but it also serves as a stand-alone wine before or after dinner. — 7 years ago

Daniel P. Drake

9.2

On this Saturday night I have opened the 2014 Réserve De La Comtesse. 59% Cabernet Sauvignon and 41% Merlot the second wine from Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de la Lalande.

On the nose there is sumptuous dark fruit, blackberry, black cherry, black currant, stewed plums, chocolate, a bit of meatiness and tar.

On the palate the dark fruit continues with blackberry, black cherry, black currant, licorice, cedar, smoky oak, mocha and an earthiness.

This wine has a velvety mouth feel an is medium to full bodied with medium + acidity and medium + fine rounded tannin that leads to a delicious lingering finish. Stay safe and continued enjoyable weekend. Nostrovia! 🍷🍷🍷🍷 — 8 years ago

Chris England

9.5

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🌍 4.98B

Stunning Cos @ £180 - RP83 🤣

🍷 Deep ruby

👃 Gravel, flint, minerals & soggy earth through black berry fruits w/ herbs, soot, smokey oak & mint

👄 Med body of smooth b/berry loaded w/ mocha, liquorice & minerals

🎯 Long linger of ⬆️ w/ black tea — 8 years ago

Jim Takada

9.7

Rare find Opus One Second. Very strong, elegant, sweet and rich oak barrel flavor made my evening beyond satisfaction. The quality definitely meets Opus high standard. — 9 years ago

Lee Hill

8.9

Great value, some of the more expressive fruit notes that I've had out of a Finger Lakes Riesling — 9 years ago

Angela Merritt

9.0

Meaty white wine! Low acidity — 10 years ago

Mike Ancuta

9.1

The nose is alluring, still a little young, really opened up on the second day — 11 years ago

Steve Tishco

8.9

Nice Merlot based blend. Pretty light bodied but nice fruit as well. — 11 years ago

Deborah M

9.3

Late to post this from Friday night dinner at Gemma (Dallas spot with nice wine list). Surprised to find this one on the list and just had to order. Fortunately they decanted for us, but it was still a little cooler temp than my liking. Overall this is always a pleaser. Still can’t believe this is a second wine for PT. Silky smooth tannins. Approachable now, but will become even more elegant with time in the bottle. Can’t beat this QPR. Napa cab that holds true to Bordeaux style. (Drank 1/3/20) (not my photo) — 7 years ago

with Amy

Mark Flesher

9.5

Holy moly, where did this one come from!? This had the nose of full throttle drunken elderberries and freshly baked blackberry pie with pepper and spice and everything nice! This tastes like whole cluster Grenache If there really is such a thing. Black and blue, pepper and spice, black cherry cola, mouth coating, inky. Dissecting out all of the notes that were swirling around, it would take me probably an hour, and everyone would be bored and probably stop reading. This was massive. And has probably a couple of decades left! — 7 years ago

with Dan, Bradley and 3 others

Al Shikoh

9.4

Medium ruby red core with bricking at the rim. Complex aromas of dark berries, flowers, tobacco, truffles, and earth. Round and elegant in the mouth with soft tannins and good persistence. Has definitely entered its mature phase but with plenty of pleasurable drinking ahead. A second wine from one of Bordeaux’s “super seconds”. 13% ABV. — 8 years ago

Marvin Liu

9.2

First Ornellaia, gotta try the regular one next time. Good bottle for a second wine. — 8 years ago

Sarah Milsow-Guenther

8.9

Nice wine. Drank it on the second day. Still had a lot of character to it. — 9 years ago

Joe Lucca

9.5

Tasted side by side with the 1976 Cos. Extremely youthful for a 20 year wine. Earth, mineral, and lovely vibrant fruit. Finishes with a touch of cracked pepper and some pleasant funk. Gorgeous for a second wine. — 9 years ago

with Frank and ADAM

David Schwartz

9.5

First time I have tasted this second label from Scarecrow. It was great. Ready for another opportunity to taste this gem. — 10 years ago

with Jim and Mark

Sandra Larson

9.2

Very pleasant red blend. Short finish but still a nice sipping wine. — 11 years ago

Gilbert Van Hassel

9.5

Unreal nose, barnyard, leather amazing long finish. Second end of lunch wine. — 11 years ago