Conrad Green

9.7

What a nose. Deep plush plummy fruit with violets, roses, bloodiness, iron. This is so lively and bright still. Very delineated and plush but with structure that makes everything shine. Lush and gorgeous. — 4 months ago

with Bex and David

James Thacker

9.5

Burns Night dinner with rare roasted tri tip basted with Lagavulin. Drinking near fresh with mellowed tannin but bright fruit. Perfect match with the beef and the hint of peat smoke from the whisky added a happy note. Slainte Mhath. — 5 months ago

Inseon Hwang

9.6

Delicious apples, citrus and apricots. — 6 months ago

Jay Kline

9.3

I’ve often struggled to appreciate Beaucastel, particularly when young. However, the more often I drink older Beaucastel, I find myself slowly starting to understand why these wines are so important.

Opened about two hours prior. The 2001 Beaucastel pours a pale, slightly hazy garnet with a watery rim. Medium+ viscosity with signs of fine sediment. On the nose, the wine is vinous. Strawberry preserves, leather, bacon fat, and some chicory. On the palate, medium tannin, medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long. Is this the most powerful expression of Chateauneuf du Pape? No. But it’s balanced, complex and it makes me think and I like that.

As a sort of epilogue, I was able to enjoy this bottle with someone who drinks old Beaucastel more regularly than I do. He described this bottle as being one that is in-between plentitudes; which makes sense as some of the tertiary characteristics are beginning to show themselves. Subsequently, you can drink now but this will likely enter a new dimension in the next few years. — 6 months ago

Henry Fuseler

9.0

9/2023. My dessert at Chive Blossom, Pawleys Island SC. Nice full flavor with good caramel. Not too sweet either. — 9 months ago

Caleb Krell

9.3

A little thin at first, but then got going after an hour or so being opened — 2 years ago

Mike R

9.5

@Ron R you are a beautiful soul and friend - thank you so much for sharing — 7 years ago

Pierre Arneaux

9.2

Wow. More flavor, much better than their regular cab. Silky, velvet, smooth. Chocolate. Rich fruit. Big, full flavor, lots of flavor. Not old world style for sure, not subtle. It's a big bomb. We would pay up to $75 for this so a bit overpriced to us.
— 8 years ago

GaryWEdwards

9.5

So hard to be me sometimes . Citrus + pear , crisp delight — 9 years ago

Anthony Weytjens

Winemaker & Estate Manager at Edge Hill Estate

9.7

Great wine! Took about 45 min to open up but when it did... Wow! So amazed with still having black fruit flavors behind the cigar and moroccan leather! — 11 years ago

Andrew Cullimore

9.1

Medium to light ruby , wide ruby garnet rim . Spiced red cherries , with raspberry jam , menthol , grafite , liquorice touches. On the palate juicy spiced sweet red fruits with those liquorice notes and dried herbs. Good balancing acidity and velvety but grippy tannins and slightly noticeable alcohol. Good length with a liquorice, cherry tinged finish. Enjoyable now though will age well over the next 10 years or so . — 4 months ago

Stuart Cullen

9.7

Special wine for New Year’s Eve. Great tasting, very flowery aroma. Tastes so smooth. Sarah won the fantasy football league. — 5 months ago

Conrad Green

9.6

Delicious. Some secondary notes, so freshness. Beautiful balance and length. Really great right now — 6 months ago

with Bex and Lindsay

Alan Weinberg

9.6

what can I say about a champagne I find near perfect and ageless every time?
So amazing and classy. — 7 months ago

Victor Hsu

9.0

1949 vintage (!!!). Very special half bottle, but more than half the volume lost to evaporation. Opened this gem at Totoraku yesterday to go with two full bottles of Chateau Lafite Rothschild, 1996 and 1952 (!!). This Temple of Beef demands special occasion wines. Cork fell apart in the bottle so we poured it all in a decanter but did not wait to sip. Pale strawberry-orange color, surprising tart fruit nose, supremely delicate taste with just a bit of fruit and life left. Not the best bottle on the table but certainly not the undrinkable. Interesting experience. Would gladly do it again in the name of science. Oldest Red Bordeaux I have ever tasted. — 7 months ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.1

1995 vintage. Decanted and tasted after 1 hour. Still, big nose and frontal palate. Dwindles somewhat in the closing chapters. Fairly harmonious and alive for the majority of another decade. Feel there could be some bottle variation here so wouldn’t surprise me if someone posted a 9.2-9.4 tomorrow. S’life. 9.20.23. — 9 months ago

Bradley Brown

Owner/Winemaker Big Basin Vineyards

9.5

Creosote, yielding to intense beautiful fruit. So alive on palate — 8 years ago

Katelyn DeVan

9.0

I don't ever drink Pinot Noir anymore, as I'm a Cab/Zin lady all the way. This was a recommendation from the wine store guy, and it's so good. It's a cab drinkers Pinot for sure. — 8 years ago

Rob Moose

9.3

Showing so well! Jolly rancher/sock — 9 years ago

with jams

Mac Riding

9.8

Probably my most favorite! Not inexpensive at restaurants ($65-$76), but pairs so well with just about anything. Year after year it is consistently great. It's hard not to share it, but then you must keep multiple bottles in stock! — 10 years ago

with Heidi

Adam Gäfvert

9.7

So appealing for such a young Dominus. Bursting aromatics of ripe currants, blueberries, baking spice, flowers, green leafs, pepper, iron. I know Dominus ages gracefully but this is a treat to drink already today. — 4 months ago

Jan de Weerd

9.1

Yeah, what can I say. Nice wine for sure, but for some reason when I see the Silver Oak label my expectations rise. Realizing this is the Alexander Valley version. But 2011! Thirteen years old. Still rather single note, strong oak tannins still overshadowed what maybe underneath it. A bit disappointed I am afraid. We pulled it out with my first ever Tomahawk ribeye… so yeah. — 4 months ago

with Tammy

Henry Fuseler

9.1

12/25/2023. Christmas dinner rib roast and roasted vegetables. This wine paired so well. Bold, full of color and sits well on the palate. — 6 months ago

Maxie McCoy

10

So good! Kate/Gale/Richard Brunch — 7 months ago

Nathan Renfro

9.8

Stunning. Soft luscious mouthfeel. Cassis and blueberry explosion. Delicate yet so structurally sound. Loved it. — 8 months ago

Brandon Boesch

9.6

Outstanding wine! A good amount of acidity. Nougat, almonds, citrus, orange and lemon. Some brioche. The finish is so lovely. Lingers for minutes. Great wine. 170 — 9 months ago

Elizabeth Renick

9.0

#ItalyWine Reminds bds me of a Rioja. Tobacco, dark fruit, dry finish. A great spicy finish with food. $18.99 — 6 years ago

with Linda and Zacch

Nico J. Snyman

9.2

Still showing some ripeness of fruit, but these wines age so well, there is a little stewed fruit that is quite indicative of place, higher ABV than right bank also. — 8 years ago

Sean Genn

9.7

This wine continues to amaze. 3rd bottle I've had in the last year and it's just getting better and better. So balanced and beautiful. I feel like it's just now hitting it's sweet spot. — 8 years ago

with Michael

Samuel James

9.2

Black olive tapenade, leather, dried violets, with a pinch of white pepper. So delicious #coterotie #jamet #syrah — 9 years ago