David MacMillan

9.7

Ridiculous wine. Blue cheese, velvet tannins with the mildest chalk level, tiny amount of menthol and cherry, that made it perfect. Great wine for Todd’s leaving shindig — 5 years ago

with Robert and Mike

Daniel Steigelman

9.5

Very smooth. No note of tannins: velvet. Lovely finish. — 5 years ago

Mike Saviage

9.5

Last night in MT at the lake. Gave this several hours of air. Nice dark tawny color. Vibrant in the glass. The nose is great right away and stayed on point through the evening. Notes of black cherries, warm raspberries, old cedar, some plums and a little leather saddle. Rich and silky in the mouth. Velvet glove. Long finish. Great wine. — 6 years ago

Ming L

9.0

Slightly over extracted and deeply concentrated, not something I usually enjoy much, but this is different. Aroma of black and blue fruits, dark chocolate, espresso that carry through the palate. Big and powerful in a velvet glove - wait, MollyDooker does have a bottle called Velvet Glove! The 16.5% abv was not noticeable. Immensely enjoyable. — 6 years ago

John Browning

8.9

Very smooth with lots of berry. Good table wine for dinner — 7 years ago

Thomas Lee Gurrentz

10

Liquid velvet. Probably the most drinkable wine I have had in years. — 8 years ago

Joseph Barsky

9.6

2013 Vintage. 15% Alcohol. Inky black with velvet mouthfeel and huge fruit. Larner... — 5 years ago

Nancy Bernstein

8.9

Smooth as velvet — 5 years ago

David Joo

9.5

I’m not sure if it’s the age, but the balance of this ‘83 is quite amazing. The fruit may be slight past it’s prime but it’s kind of like drinking velvet, if velvet was a liquid. There’s a tiny bite at the end that’s a bit surprising. — 6 years ago

Nicole Pigg

9.2

Sweet, but not overly so. Very good dinner wine! — 6 years ago

Scott Wren

9.4

Love ChP when it’s got some age on it. (1998) Totally different beast and this was spicy velvet. — 7 years ago

Jimmy Angelidis

9.3

Magnificent Bordeaux sample! Warm red fruits in the nose, with wet earthy notes. Smooth velvet tannins. I enjoyed it with miso-mushroom broth with dim sum with rabbit and wild mushrooms — 7 years ago

Daniel Kozaczuk

9.5

Wow, incredible, and still holding up after all these years. Upon opening, basically no fruit, all secondary characteristics, especially on the nose. As it opened up, some dark cherry appeared and eventually the nose and palate came together. A sensory journey 48 Years in the making and a pleasure to partake. — 7 years ago

with John, Spencer and 1 other

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.4

The mouthfeel is a velvet glove. Just gorgeous and soft on the palate. Its hit a good phase & will still improve for another 7-10 years. Floral fruits with a raspberry heavy lean, blackberries, dark cherries, suppressed blackberries/black raspberries and a touch blue fruits. Soft graphite, used leather, dark rich soil, dry stone, crushed rock powder, fresh tobacco with brilliant florals that are purple, blue and framed in a field of violets. The acidity round & beautiful. The long elegant, well knitted & balance finish shows all the aged finesse & elegance that is classically Marqaux.

Photos of; Chateau Lascombes, modern & stylish barrel room and our Allen Brothers Ribcap, Crispy Potato Wedges and Caramelized Cooked Carrots. — 5 years ago

Rich Mueller

9.5

Chocolate, velvet. Greatness. — 5 years ago

Sarah Beth

9.0

Pleasing, grapey velvet — 6 years ago

Lindsey Hanson

9.0

Smooth... Buttery finish. Full bodied flavor, but not overwhelming — 6 years ago

Lyn Farmer

9.5

Bright, clear ruby with a great nose of cassis, blackberry, violet and mint.
Beautiful length and finesse. Great impression of crushed fruit with hints of forest floor and cedar. The finish leaves a lasting impression of sweet red fruit and supported by a soft blanket of tannins. This is the proverbial iron fist in a velvet glove - just lovely — 7 years ago

Allison Bothley

9.1

Yummy. Would drink again. Great for a glass. — 7 years ago

Stephen Jackshaw

9.4

This is a beautiful wine. Tannins shed, drinking like velvet and pure. Berries, cherries, some leather, and a long finish. I could sit with this and a charred steak every night. — 8 years ago