Carlos Gonzalez

9.5

Mineral creamy almonds. 52% Chard 48%Pinot I will never turn this down. — 4 years ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.3

Deep Ruby with youthful aromas of blue and black fruits with sweet spice and slight mineral character. The wine is a blend of 86% Cab Sauv, 7% Merlot, 3% Petit Verdot, 2% Malbec & 2% Cab Franc from their estate-owned Napa Valley vineyards, aged 18 months in French (62%) & American oak (38%) (48% new). On the palate complex flavors, blackberry, plums and ripe cherry with sweet spice, oak and eucalyptus notes. Well balanced with good acidity and tannins still developing. Full-bodied, long finish ending with cacao and wood spice. Delightful! Tasting Sample! — 6 years ago

Daniel P. Drake

9.0

Today I wanted to try a Paso Robles wine and I have heard a bit about the Justin wines. I thought I would stop by my local store in Chicago and pick-up the 2015 Justin Justification, a Right Bank blend of 52% Cabernet Franc and 48% Merlot from Paso Robles.

Upon opening I immediately am getting dark fruit, black currant, black cherry, raspberry, tar, licorice, violet, like smoke and crushed gravel.

On the palate there is juicy black fruit, black cherry, black raspberry, black currant, green bell pepper, spice, cedar, graphite, toasty oak and a bit of dark soil.

This wine is medium to full bodied with a smooth supple mouth feel. There is medium + acidity and medium smooth tannin that leads right to a medium to long finish. An enjoyable wine that would go good with some hardy food. Have a great rest of your week and be safe. Nostrovia! 🍷🍷🍷🍷 — 7 years ago

Elizabeth Renick

10

#Italian wine omg!!!!!!! Wine 2005. Excellent Elegant. Cab franc 48% merlot 28% Cabernet Sauvignon 24% leather and tabaco signature for sure....love this wine 🍷 💯 % — 7 years ago

Sarah Milsow-Guenther

9.2

Nice blend (48 CS, 41 Mer, 11 CF). Opened it a little cold but it got much better as it warmed up. This wine has really mellowed out. The fruit still comes through and the pepper from the Cab has softened. This is a very nice wine. — 8 years ago

Chris England

8.9

One of my favourite St Estephe chateaus on great QPR 👍 @ £40 this 04 was at its peak 2yrs ago but still an enjoyable drop that won't improve

🍇 48% Cab S, 50% Mer & 2% Cab F

🍷 Dark ruby

👃 Mellowed gravel, minerals, leather, wet leaves & earth through aged stewed blackcurrant & fresh blackberry w/ light smokey oak & herby tones

👄 Med smooth body of deep earthy blackcurrant, dark plum & double shot mocha

🎯 Med earthy muted dark fruit mocha kiss — 9 years ago

Jason Heller

Master Sommelier

9.9

Holy shit, you can have your '45 your '47 and your '49. I'll drink the '48 until the end of my days! — 9 years ago

Claire Voorhees

9.1

Smell slight fruit and toast
43 merlot
48 cab sauv
9 cab franc
Tannic spine
More chocolate and fruity, more feminine — 9 years ago

Andrew Whittle

Co-Owner/Director Summit Estate Wines

9.4

Odd blend of Pinot Noir (48), Syrah (44) with small amounts of Pinot Meunière, Dolcetto & Chardonnay. Loved it - seamless wine which worked beautifully with duck. — 11 years ago

Jennifer LaBarbera

9.8

52 merlot 48 CS
raisin aroma, juicy and acidic
warm, smooth finish
floral finish — 11 years ago

Marcio Morelli

9.6

Aniversário 48 anos — 5 years ago

with Evandro and Otavio

Michael H

9.3

48% each Cab and Merlot.... balanced, long silky finish, perfect acidity and dark fruits... would seek out — 7 years ago

Greg Ballington

Co-Founder of Millennial Drinkers Wine Blog

9.5

Medium lemon gold in appearance with tiny bubbles. Still an absolutely baby, took a couple hours just to open up. Thick nose layered with brioche, lemon zest, acidic Granny Smith apples and some gravel. High mouthwatering acidity (8/10) and full bodied. Quite austere in its youth wanting to come out of its shell. Electrifying on the tongue with layers of citrus zest, white minerality, green apples, a touch of salinity and some yeast. Long and never ending finish. Drink from 2020 till 2045.

This bottling is the 164ème Édition of the Grande Cuvée by Krug which spent at least 8 years aging in the cellars (bottled Summer 2016) and is comprised of a blend of 127 different wines (38% reserve) covering 11 different vintages from 1990 to 2008. The blend is made up of 48% Pinot Noir (some from Montagne de Reims, Verzenay and Ay), 35% Chardonnay (some from Villers-Marmery and Trépail) and 17% Pinot Meunier (some from Sainte-Gemme). — 7 years ago

with India

Daniel P. Drake

9.3

Tonight's wine is the 2010 Château Poujeaux Moulis-en Médoc. 48% Cabernet Sauvignon, 45% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot and 2% Cabernet Franc.

On the nose is beautiful aromas of blackberry, bing cherry, plum, strawberry, black currant, ginger, vanilla, violets, musk, mushroom and earth.

On the palate is lush dark fruit, black cherry, blackberry, black currant, green bell pepper, herbs, spice, graphite, licorice and earth.

This is a full bodied wine with a smooth mouth feel, medium + acidity and medium + round tannins that are mouth coating and drying with a long clean fresh finish. I really like this wine, it was a real surprise for me. Maybe being a 2010 I should have expected more, but what a great surprise. Have a great weekend and stay safe. Nostrovia! 🍷🍷🍷🍷 — 7 years ago

Henrik Poulsen

9.6

48% alc.
100% Agave Madrecuixe.
Lote: 1, bot.no. 637/666.

@Alejandro Garcia — 8 years ago

Andy Tam

9.1

Starter sake for mom. Medium body creamy and flower aroma just the way she likes it. — 9 years ago

Jusden Aumand

9.1

Minervois in perfect form. Drank better 24 hrs later. Drank nearly as good in 48. Robust and lovely. — 9 years ago

Nniccolò Contenta

9.1

Egly!!! 75% pinot noir 25 chard- 48 months on lees- Grand cru shit. Delicious balance of bright crisp elegance and a rich caramel mid palate. @James O'Brien drinkin this shit on a Brooklyn park bench, baby 😍 — 9 years ago

Marcio Morelli

9.3

Time on Yeasts: 48 months
Date of Disgorgment: July 2010
12,5% — 10 years ago

with Marcia, Otavio and 2 others

Anthony Lombardi

9.5

Nose jumps out right away. Black cherry & floral notes. Full bodied right bank blend. Delicious red fruit with some darker tones lingering. Powerful with precision & concentration. A touch of mocha on the finish. Cab Franc from this vineyard is magical.

52% Merlot 48% Cabernet Franc — 11 years ago

Giampiero Nadali

Wine Blogger Aristide

9.3

48 months sur lies from Turbiana grapes, Lugana. Complex and wide at taste, very long finish and still a fresh acidity that demands one more glass of. Excellent. — 12 years ago

Joseph Barsky

9.6

2013 Vintage. 15.4% Alcohol. 48% Syrah, 32% Grenache, 20% Mourvèdre. A SGM this year. Confirming our cellar aging of Torrin wines, this is now in a sweet spot. Yum. — 5 years ago

Severn G

9.5

Pre-Labor Day festivities with friends.

Stinky barnyard, new leather, dried cherry, wicked finish, still years to go, more notes later...

48 Hour Update:
Nose has ripe cherry syrup, moist earth, dry tree bark, ripe black cherry, ripe blackberry, light star anise and roasted meats.
Palate has ripe black cherry, cherry jam, dusty blackberry, light cedar notes, smoked and charred meats, dry earth and a very sappy finish that runs very long. Tannins are in a beautiful spot right now, they do not get in the way of the beautifully complex flavors, but just a gentle complement. Future bottles can be 2021-23. — 6 years ago

Chris England

9.4

One of my favourite well priced Pauillacs @ £55 in a great year that keeps evolving lovely 👍 I’ve always loved the label and we call it “The dancing men” 😁 what do you think they’re doing?

🏵 94 points

🍇 48% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot & 12% Cabernet Franc

🍷 Opaque blackened ruby

👃 Crushed wet minerals & pencil lead through soft elegant smoked oaky black berries w/ spiced plum jam , light mocha, herby tea, soggy earth & wet autumn leaves

👄 Med bodied smooth rich mocha infused & earthy driven dark berries & plum with a soft liquorice tone

🎯 Med+ earthy mocha dark berry liquorice slight dry mineral linger w/ a black tea smackeroony — 7 years ago

Mike Beltran

9.3

What a knock out wine- 48 Years and packed with solid red fruits and still some unresolved tannins. Not only good but exceptional. Long finish and palate coating. Great Napa Cabernet!🍷🍷 — 8 years ago

with Joe

Joe Lucca

9.7

So many wines over the last 48 hours, it's hard to know where to begin. This is definitely a good spot, I assume! Tasted out of mag, this was singing! The 1990 slightly eclipsed this (tasted the night prior) however this was one of my top 5 for the evening. Thanks @Jeffrey Lew for sharing! — 9 years ago

with David, Shawn and 8 others

Henrik Poulsen

9.4

8.5% alc. Harvested at 48 Brix on 12/9/2009. RS = 31.4% by weight.
92 cases produced. — 9 years ago

with Kurt-Inge

Mindy Fox

10

Straw color. Muscat à petits grains (Apianae) 90%, Viura 5%, Malvasia 5%. 11.5% Vol. It is a silky, round, elegant and easy drinking wine. Loads of fruity taste with a long aftertaste. Served around 48* — 10 years ago

with Melisa

Mark Miller

8.9

One of our favorites, not always in stock. This year 48% Cabernet Sauvignon 40% Merlot 12% Syrah. — 11 years ago

Junji Nio

9.4

さんじょべーぜばんざい — 12 years ago