Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.3

2003 vintage. *Full disclosure* Not the biggest Pavie fan as I've consistently found it underwhelming for the commanding pricing and eternally in need of yet "another hour" in a decanter. Great fill and opened with a Durand but feel that the cork (in great shape) would have come out decently easy with a standard wine key. Given my issues with Pavie in the past, brought over two decanters so as to agitate the wine between them four times. Initial pass, good amount of sediment with the vast majority of it caked onto the sides of the bottle. Yay! Great boysenberry/raspberry nose noted during the first decant. Tasted after two hours. Medium body. Some earth, the aforementioned berries and hints of rich chocolate cake, including frosting, on the scene. Despite all the lavished attention and fuss, still suspect this would show better twelve hours later at breakfast with waffles and Count Chocula cereal. High-maintenance for the bean-counters. 9.26.26. — 13 days ago

Ming L

9.2

Really enjoy this. It feels like a great snapshot of what made 2015 such a good vintage. Lots of ripe black cherry and plum, with cedar, tobacco and a little earth underneath. The fruit is generous without feeling too plush, and there’s enough acidity and fine tannin to keep everything in balance.

Under $40 from Costco. A steal! — 23 days ago

Mary H

8.9

Well balanced — 9 days ago

Stuart Pollack

9.4

Needs a long decant. Perhaps 2 hours. Deep brooding Merlot blend. Dark chocolate, blackberry, dark cherry. Should be consumed with steak or lamb. I had it with aged cheddar which worked but was not ideal. Ready to drink now but likely better in a few years. — 3 months ago

Mary Beth Mulholland

9.2

I loved the flavor and finish of this. Great smell and one of the few deeper reds I can drink without food—but also thoroughly enjoyed it with our surf and turf dinner. Would buy again for a dinner party wine. — 4 months ago

Laura Short

9.1

The manager At Coopers Landing, Doug, brought this wine in and was excited about it, so we tried it! Went well with our Mediterranean salad and redfish dinner on the patio! $50 at restaurant. — 4 months ago

Ed Chin

9.5

WOTN resolved tannins and brightness in it acidity. Both red and dark fruit. It gave me this sensation of just comfort. Another example that a poor vintage is not an indication that great bottle can’t be made. — 5 days ago

John Van Trijp

9.8

100/100 Parker tasting
Potential perfect wine — 5 days ago

Vinod Peris

9.5

Well balanced with nicely integrated tannins. — 5 days ago

Marc Melser

9.4

We had the 2010 vintage on 9/19-20/26. A terrific wine with tastes of blackberry, plum, mocha and lilac. A wonderful bouquet of cedar, eucalyptus and tobacco. Terrific wine from. A great Vintage — 20 days ago

Ruud Verhagen

9.3

in the zone…👌🏼🍷 — 2 months ago

Lindsay Schwallie

9.3

Delish - Allen and Jane - bottle from trip to Italy / France — 3 months ago

Jay Kline

9.1

Popped and poured; enjoyed over the course of a few hours. The 2005 pours a deep garnet/purple with an opaque core; medium+ viscosity with moderate staining of the tears and some sediment. On the nose, the wine is developing with notes of ripe and dried fruits: blackberry, black cherry, plum, pipe tobacco, purple flowers, cocoa, leather, organic earth and warm spices. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium tannin (integrated) and medium acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is medium. If you ever had an itch for some Right Bank Bordeaux, this will scratch that itch. Drink now through 2035. — 4 months ago

Stefan Dolhain

9.0

2023 vintage. Another floral 2023. A good wine indeed, but it lacks the depth and especially the length of the 2022, 2020, 2019 and 2018. Decent value at 20 euro. — 3 days ago

Mark S.

9.2

Garnet with transparency. Complexity including earthy forest floor. Chocolate nuance initially. Aged black fruits like berry cherry. Leather++ oak lots of spices like clove nutmeg. Creamy Fruitiness M Sweetness M Acidity M Tannin M+ Bitterness M Body M Finish M % Elegant Robust, still has aging potential Château Troplong Mondot St. Emilion Red Bordeaux Blend 17 @650, Enoteca, 260925 — 14 days ago

Tim O’Brien

9.1

Really yummy Bordeaux (fairly expensive) that Santi really liked - at Amanda’s in Hoboken — 16 days ago

Kenny Baldridge

9.5

Wow! Held up quite nicely. Yum! — 5 days ago

Stefan Dolhain

9.3

2016 vintage. A delicious Saint-Emilion from the Vauthier family, and slightly ( about at least 40 times) less expensive than Ausone 2016. Don't expect anything flashy, this is an understated gentleman who feels no need to be the loudest in the room, but offers you a real captivating conversation. 75% Merlot and 25% Cabernet Franc. This is a steal at 26 euro. Abv. 13,5%. — a month ago

Garen Staglin

9.3

Nice fruit and concentration. Needs more time — 4 months ago

Jay Kline

9.3

Popped and poured; enjoyed over the course of several hours. The 1998 pours a deep garnet/purple with an opaque core; medium viscosity with moderate staining of the tears and some sediment. On the nose, the wine is vinous with positively charming notes of plum, brambles, grilled Poblano pepper, pipe tobacco, dried mixed flowers, a mix of organic and inorganic earth, fine wood and baking spices. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long and savory. This is about as traditional as it gets and was simply brilliant tonight. Squarely in the zone. Drink now through 2038+. — 4 months ago