Sipping Fine Wine

9.0

A blend of 50% Sangiovese, 25% Cabernet Sauvignon and 25% Merlot. Deep Ruby with red berry fruit aromas and sweet earthy spice. On the palate ripe cherry and strawberry with a touch of cinnamon spice, firm tannins, nicely balanced. Medium+ finish with toasty oak notes on the ending. Nice value. Consistent quality. — 6 years ago

Shengli Hu

8.9

Plum, juicy and ripe red and dark cherries, some earth, a touch of sweet spices. Sweet and smooth tannins, good acidity, moderate alcohol. 50% Cinsault, 35% Grenache, 15% Cabernet Sauv. — 7 years ago

Lynda

9.0

Very good warm sake. Smooth finish with a hint of licorice. Will definitely have again. — 8 years ago

Bob McDonald

8.9

This is a wine you don’t see very often - an Old World Cabernet Syrah. Grown in Provence from 50/50 Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah. The owner was able to classify the wine as the more lowly Vin de Pays to get around the archaic French classification laws so he could do the 50/50 blend. A good robust crimson colour. I’m getting Cabernet Notes of black currant and herbs on the nose and fleshier Syrah notes on the palate. Sandy persistent tannins to finish. Probably will live another 10 years + so might have opened a little early? Being an Australian I am spoilt for choice for excellent Cabernet Shiraz blends most of which would blow this away for quality and value even though this Trevallon is one of the 1001 wines. I paid 110 Euros for this in a bottle shop in Provence and would prefer Penfolds Bin 389 or Yalumba Signature for around the $80 AUD Mark. — 8 years ago

Brittany Simmons

9.0

Notes de fleur. Elegant and simple. Smooth and sophisticated — 8 years ago

Tom Kobylarz

9.9

Chateau Latour is my favorite 1st Growth, they demand patience and inspire not just hedonistic pleasure but also analytical thought.

Both amazing but need massive amounts of air or another 15-20 years minimum in the cellar. I get the feeling they both will hit a plateau once they blossom and slowly move towards full maturity for decades.

The nose on the 2005 rose with little agitation and shot from the hip to nose with ease. By far the most youthful and I tense nose of the evening.

The 2000 was not dissimilar in its progression, if a bit more refined from the extra few years in the glass. A cerebral wine that was also deeply pleasurable, it kept bringing me to what this wine will be like in 15-20 or more years. Easily a 50 years wine from a macro view.

Epic #latour 2000 and 2005 #pauillac — 10 years ago

Vino Kaela

9.3

Impressive wine! Decanted it for 30 min. Checked it at opening again at 30 min but it opened up around 50 min. Full and complex with strong black fruit, cocoa, and oak spice. This is still a baby in terms of maturity. As always Insignia delivers as true as a Bordeaux first growth would, which was their model from inception. — 11 years ago

Meghna

9.1

50% Merlot and 50%Chianti Classico. Blended after ageing for 3years. Cherry flavoured. #tuscany #avignonesi #montepulciano — 11 years ago

Josh Orr

9.5

Beautiful example of the vineyard. Gramercy is #legit — 11 years ago

Joe Gillies

9.4

Boom, amazing for $20. Cant beat this at this price point. Easily drinking like a 50 to 60 dollar bottle. — 6 years ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.3

A blend of 98% Cabernet Sauvignon and 2% Merlot, blended then aged for 24 months in 50% new and 50% once-used American oak. Deep Ruby color with aromas of black fruit, licorice and minty floral notes. The palate beautifully displays rich ripe blackberry and black cherry, a hint of sweetness, vivid acidity and the right touch of toasty vanilla oak, still youthful in development. The wine has nicely integrated tannins, still holds some grip on a long finish which should give way to let this wine age for the next decade+. Excellent, Tasting Sample! — 7 years ago

Jen

9.3

Norb bday dinner — 8 years ago

Michael Seely

9.3

They should not have opened it. Years to go. Bright future. Three bottles opened. Absorptive crowd sucked it up. — 8 years ago

with Joe

Michael Kilgore

9.5

Light and crisp. Smells like apples! — 8 years ago

with Aimee

Steven K

9.3

Had at Christmas, the best rioja I've had. Plum and layers of flavor, the med+ tannins work fine to hold this together. Really good value still at $50. Rated #1wine of 2016 seems a little generous though. — 9 years ago

Andy Tam

9.3

Keith's annual fino dinner where I over drink carbon dated sherry. Dry start and finish with rockstar spunk. Very mineral. Special barrel at the end of the line with the oldest wine in the entire solera. — 10 years ago

Joel Pennington #❤️🐢🍷

Owner/Winemaker Slow Turtle Vineyard

8.9

Whispers, will pair nicely with fish, poulty, and more. — 11 years ago

Jose Castro

9.1

Great wine! Delicious and a great price! — 11 years ago

Steve Bachmann

9.1

Deep purple, sweet black cherry, good structure with 30 second finish, some vanilla. Little black licorice on finish. Solid Oakville cab (especially at $50). — 12 years ago

Pranay Das

9.0

Fruity very well balanced and elegant and medium bodied , our favourite, can give hangovers!
Wine similar to south of France burgundy wine — 6 years ago

Matt Sterr

8.9

Nicely textured, full rosé. 50/50 Sangiovese/Prugnolo Gentile. — 7 years ago

Ryan

9.5

Buy this wine! It drinks way above $50 price point — 7 years ago

Ben Bradford

9.2

October 2014 disgorgement. Based on 2011 (80%?). Balance 2010/2009 split evenly. 50% chard 50% pn — 8 years ago

Karyn Fricke

9.2

More special with a great group of friends. Very good cherry easy tannins. — 8 years ago

Ken Z

9.3

Drank 11/10/17.

Big fan of this wine. Beautiful bouquet of earth, black berries, and cedar. Very nicely balanced, with sweet black cherry, tar, and moderate tannins. Long finish. This should hold for another 10 years, but seems to be in a sweet spot right now. A great option while waiting for your 2010's to mature.

4/21/9/5/4 +50 = 93 pts. — 9 years ago

Alec Jeffery

9.1

Young, bold, 50% Cab and 50% Merlot, rich and chocolate, tight, not sure if I can wait 10 years for optimal drinking — 10 years ago

Brandon

9.5

Great wine! Little no no acidity. No indigestion after drinking. Light tannins with a wet finish. Flavor is good despite the alcohol nose with little alcohol taste. Good deal at $4 from Kroger. — 10 years ago

Mark Pagliaro

Winemaker Stone & Key Cellars

9.0

Nice Blend from Graves. 50% Merlot, 50% Cab. Enjoying this with the Walsh family. — 11 years ago

Jordan Gianelli

9.5

Tip top quality. Dark and dirty tones on the nose lead to an eyeopening showcase of depth of flavor carried with such grace and softness. Pure artistry and craftmanship. Homerun, slamdunk, hole in one. — 11 years ago

Dag Kvittem

9.5

Virkelig god vin. — 12 years ago