Chris England

9.3

One of the wines of vintage 02 @ £93 & drinking lovely now in a good place 👍

🍇 58% Cab S, 38% Mer, 3% Cab F & 1% Pet V

🍷 Opaque ruby

👃 Minerals & pencil lead pushing through earthy wet leaves, soggy spiced blackcurrant, smokey oak & plum jam

👄 Med smooth body of earthy liquorice infused punchy ripe blackcurrant w/ fine tannins & mineral backbone

🎯 Long earthy touch dry liquorice blackcurrant dominated dark fruit creamy mocha smack & mineral hit — 8 years ago

Chris England

9.6

@ £155 it's drinking great now but a 97-99 orgasm in 5yrs 👍

🍇 56% Cab S, 27% Mer, 12% Cab F & 5% Pet V

🍷 Deep ruby red

👃 Rich creamy dark cocoa through ripe soft stewed blackcurrant, spiced dark cherry & red berry jam w/ a touch of liquorice, mint, smoke, tar & pencil lead

👄 Med+ earthy rich black fruits w/ fine dry tannin & dark mocha / mineral undertone

🎯 Long touch dry deep punchy mocha blackcurrant & mineral 💥 — 8 years ago

Chris England

8.9

£99 Magnum that RP said "one of the most disappointing St.-Juliens I tasted 84pts" well I think he should retry the great numpty 😜 Still could do w/ 2-5yrs 👍 Great nose but palate still a little tight

🍇 63% Cab S, 25% Mer, 9% Cab F & 3% Pet V

🍷 Opaque ruby

👃 Smokey oaky earthy farmyard through shy blackcurrant & spiced plum w/ minerals, leather, musky cellar & wet leaves - fab nose 👍

👄 Med earthy mocha blackcurrant body w/ dry tannins & touch of tart cherry

🎯 Med dry earthy blackcurrant finish — 8 years ago

Chris England

9.1

@ £34 this PH is a stonkin' bargain that's good now but will improve 👍 on its way to 92-94 on QPR

🍇 92% Cab S, 3% Cab F, 3% Mer & 2% Pet V

🍷 Dark Ruby w/ purple hue

👃 Sweet blueberry driven blackberry & currant, plum & cherry w/ liquorice, earth, wet leaves, vanilla, cocoa & mineral hints

👄 Med+ bodied smooth slight sweet mocha infused black & blue currents/berries w/ plum in soft fine dry tannins

🎯 Med blueberry & dark fruit touch dry finale 💥 — 8 years ago

Kevin Kaley

9.2

A nice clean crisp s-blanc, just a little tart and a hint of oak on the backend. Nice floral bouquet. A replacement for my favorite s-v since I could not find it...this may be my new go to everyday wine. Found at Costco, $15. Enjoy! — 10 years ago

Chris England

9.0

Bargain @ £25 - a 🇺🇸 Bordeaux blend with a wallop 💥🥊 10yrs left in this bad boy 😈 with amazing QPR 👍

🍇 78% Cab S, 12% Mer, 5% Cab F & 5% Pet V

🍷 Opaque purple deep ruby

👃 Sweet blackcurrant, plum & cherry through smokey cedar w/ flinty minerals, earth, mocha & clove tones

👄 Med+ body of ripe sweet intense creamy smooth blackcurrant with dark rich mocha & plum kick

🎯 Med+ slight dry blackcurrant, mineral & mocha rich stain 😈 — 8 years ago

Chris England

9.8

🐶 Epic bottle swap from Roger this month - what a lucky boy I am 😍 Check out his review also 👍 a 💯 RP wine! & so much life left in it 😎

💨 4+ hr

🍇 66% Cab S, 19% Mer, 11% Cab F & 4% Pet V

🍷 Dark opaque garnet ruby

👃 Mocha, burnt oak smoke, wet earth/leaves/minerals, lead, leather & herbs through dark ripe spiced mashed berries & plum

👄 Med+ body of super silky well integrated dark full fruits w/ a mocha, liquorice & earthy backbone

🎯 Long earthy dark berry, mocha & sweet liquorice smooth 💋 — 8 years ago

Chris England

9.4

This 22yr old Montrose @ £115 is drinking lovely right now - Forget nasal sex, this is a nostralic-orgy 😍

🍇 63% Cab S, 31% Mer, 5% Cab F & 1% Pet V

🍷 Dark garnet Ruby

👃 Delicate minerals, gravel, earth & wet leaves through stewed spiced blackcurrant, prune, date & plum w/ farmyard, liquorice, herbs, smoke, leather, mocha & black tea - yummy 😉

👄 Med body of incredibly smooth silky blackcurrant, plum & red berry in dark mocha & black tea

🎯 Med earthy dark aged mashed fruit soaking
— 8 years ago

Shane M. Nicholson

9.0

Playfully labeled yet tasty and poised. Generous Cortland Apple skin aromas, tickled by wafts of kaffir lime zest and mild macadamia. The sylvaner shines through on the palate with scrumptious sour Seville Orange and a framework / finish likened to pumice stone. — 9 years ago

Brian Hearty

8.9

2012. Great wine to start a memorable meal at V Mertz. — 10 years ago

David Annis

9.1

I made a mistake by giving this a quick chill to get it to 60° or so, but this is better at room temperature. Continues to open up after taking on air. This will continue to improve, and I'm glad I have more to try in a few years. Minerals and gravel on the nose, medium to full body. Firm tannins, long finish. — 8 years ago

Yousef Mattar

9.0

Clear wine, deep purple in colour.

The nose is clean with s medium (+) aroma intensity. The nose has black fruit (plum, black current) herbal eucalyptus, cedar & a resinous quality from oak. Savour leather from age.

The palate is rich presenting a dry wine of medium (+) acid, alcohol & tannin (soft) but pronounced flavours of black fruit, oak and spice (clove). The finish is long and very pleasant.

V. Good wine, can drink now but could age a few more years too. — 8 years ago

Chris England

9.8

💯pointer 1st growth @ £930 as a special treat to celebrate life, love, friends, family & the generous spirit of humanity 😍

Enjoying with friends so no detailed notes but this is still so young & took 4-5 hrs to open!! 98-99 but needs time for 100

🍇 75% Cab S, 20% Mer & 5% Pet V

🍷 Garnet ruby w/ brown edge

👃 Perfect nasal seduction 😍

👄 Superbly balanced but a little lighter than I hoped on palate yet incredibly smooth & fine with nothing to object to

🎯 Elegant long silky finish — 8 years ago

Chris England

9.3

Been on my wish list to try this wine a while now 👌 @ £62 this didn't disappoint 👍

Great young 92-93 & not as tannic as I expected but will age into a beauty 94-96 me thinks 😍 Give a good decant 3+ hrs

🍇 55% Cab S, 25% Mer, 18% Cab F & 2% Pet V

🍷 Deep opaque ruby

👃 Ripe mocha infused spiced plum & sweet blackcurrant w/ smokey herby earthy tones

👄 Med-Full bodied smooth plump sweet blackcurrant & chewy plum w/ mocha tones & fine tannins

🎯 Long dark fruit mocha super stain — 8 years ago

Jackie Steller

9.2

Good sht. — 10 years ago

Luc Richard

9.1

Very good little limoux and impressive for the price — 10 years ago