Jay Kline

9.2

Presented double-blind at Tasting Group. The wine pours a deep purple/garnet color with an opaque core; medium+ viscosity with significant staining of the tears and signs of fine sediment. On the nose, the wine is developing with notes of cassis, mixed brambles, tobacco, purple flowers, graphite, dry organic earth and fine baking spices. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is medium+.

Initial conclusions: this could be Cabernet Sauvignon (or based blend), Merlot (or based blend) or Tempranillo (or based blend) from France, the United States or Spain. But the oak is French so unlikely to be from Spain and I think this leans more towards its structure so I’m taking this to France. Final conclusion: this is a Cabernet-Sauvignon-based blend from France, from Bordeaux, from the Haut-Medoc, 2015. I’ll take it. Tasty stuff. Drink now through 2049. — 8 days ago

Tom Casagrande

9.1

Drinking well right now, but with a lot of stuffing that will ease it into the future and very likely improve. Nose shows very intense cassis, a little mentholated. There’s also some of that classic Saint-Estephe cooling, wet-clay-infused earthy minerality. Intense and weighty, bit a little tightly-wound still in the mouth. Lots of tacky but soft tannin still embedded. Nice finish. Very nice value, as this property usually is. 9.1 for now but I think it will warrant a higher score in 5 years or so. — 19 days ago

Rod

9.0

For my taste, the 97 has peaked. It did open up after a while with mild spices, yet remained very earthy. — 2 days ago

Dave

9.3

Elegant! After an hour of airtime, this wine is very nice. Dried fruits pinned together with various savory notes. Chocolate, cedar, a touch of balsamic that adds to its richness. Tannins are smooth, and a bit dusty on the finish. This is still young, but I don't feel like a baby killer. Its excellent and a good deal at $33.
Listening to Dua Lipa — 4 days ago

Danny O'Brien

9.2

Really nice and fresh, all the notes you look for in a nice right bank Bordeaux with nothing off-putting in the mix. Would be a great one to pair with a meal — 14 days ago

Chris Wheaton

9.4

Always great to stop through Hong Kong which is kind of Wine Tourism at its best out of region…. Picked up this very youthful bottle to evaluate: saturated almost black/purple in the glass; nose somewhat mute at first but after a day or so all blackberry and plum; first sip almost painfully intense, great acidity and velvet tannins. Long haul wine and great but not outstanding. I’m more in line with NM than AG’s 100 points. — 21 days ago

Jan de Weerd

9.3

Classic left bank Bordeaux. Well integrated rounded tannins leading the march surrounded with dark fruit and that unmistakable lead pencil. Was hoping for a little more layered complexity. — 6 days ago

Joaquin Martinez

9.0

From the first pour to the final glass, the wine unfolded in distinct, mesmerizing phases. It opened with dark plum, blackberry, and cassis layered over crushed rock and a saline, limestone-driven tension. As air worked through it, violet perfume and a cool sea-breeze freshness emerged, softening the initial mineral edge and allowing the Merlot core to broaden into darker, richer fruit. Iron began to surface — subtle but structural — weaving into the acidity and fine, silky tannins as the frame reasserted itself with vibrancy and precision. Later, Cabernet Franc lifted the palate with herbaceous green pepper nuance, while oak, spice, smoke, and cedar gradually revealed the élevage beneath the fruit. By the final glass, the wine felt harmonious, alive, and architecturally sound. It was structured yet integrated, clean and refreshing on the finish, with layers continuously revealing themselves rather than fading. Mesmerizing in its evolution. — 19 hours ago

Ron Siegel

9.3

This needed some air to open to reveal red & black fruits, menthol, sweet savory spice, earth, graphite & tobacco leaf. — 15 days ago

George Hesse

9.2

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