Chris England

9.6

After the fab 09 Sass does this @ £137 stack up? Oh yeah 😍 blind I'd say this was top Bordeaux 👍

⭐️ 95-96 now, but 97-99 in 5yrs 😉

🍇 52% Cab S, 22% Mer, 21% Cab F & 5% Pet V

🍷 Opaque ruby

👃 Sweet cedar & oak, through smoked herbs, mint, blackcurrant, blackberry & dark plum in gravelly minerals w/ red flowers, spice, leather & mocha

👄 Med++ body of creamy ripe rich chewy bcurrant/berry & dark plums bathed in thick choc mocha w/ fine dry tannins

🎯 Long mineral & mocha infused dark fruit lasting stain — 8 years ago

Mike Frye

9.1

Perfect river beer — 9 years ago

Big Af

8.9

Rich color. Lots of layered flavors. Blueberry. Deep flavor — 10 years ago

Mike Saviage

9.3

Light gold with lots of fine tiny bubbles. Shows a bit of age on the nose with some complexity. Notes of lemon, white stone and white flowers. Great energy in the mouth. Lots of fruit, balanced with nice acidity. Good finish. — 8 years ago

Chris Bensick

9.3

Starting to dry out. Not fruity, not jammy, just wIne....very fine! Christmas 2016 — 9 years ago

Meghan Schmeltzer

9.0

Smooth red wine. Not sweet but delicious! — 9 years ago

Mark Salinas

Owner World and Wine Getaways

9.1

Dark red in color. A bit of spice on the nose, but mostly fruity. Peppery as expected for a Zin on the palette. A lingering finish is present, but not too long. A good solid Zin to represent the Paso Robles Wine Region. — 10 years ago

with Erin and Tina

Chris England

9.3

🐥 Let's kick of Easter with a £157 Sassy Sassicaia 😇 I preferred the 09 over this but still a fab drop 👍

🍇 85% Cab S & 15% Cab F

🍷 Deep ruby red

👃 Stewed & spiced blackcurrant, cherry & plum through smoked earthy herbs & burnt oak w/ a touch of leather, prune, liquorice & vanilla mocha

👄 Med smooth body of herby earthy blackcurrant w/ mocha, prune & tart red cherry/currant tones in fine dry tannins

🎯 Med+ earthy dark & red fruit touch dry mocha herby earthy smile

— 8 years ago

Tom Kobylarz

9.1

Of the 2 Bordeaux drinking the best tonight, but long term the Brane-Cantenac 2005 will outlive this wine by 10 years easy. While very complex, a fine touch a green is traceable.

A classic currant and forest floor nose, fall leaves abound with a spike of spice and a barely there green that while subtle is apparent.

The pleasure here is higher for its more mature tasted and feel, while the brawny 2005 is a better wine it was not as enjoyable to me and feel it will be another notch enter in 3 years, and likely 2 notches better in 5.

The elegance and feel on this wine is ready to go and will easily go another 5+ years. — 9 years ago

Rick Baumgarten

9.1

A bit of oxidation, but otherwise, just fine. Fruit still there. 1970, 45 year old wine for our 45th Anniversary. — 10 years ago