Shawn Tervenski

8.9

My first big savignon blanc! — 7 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.3

Steak, Frites & Claret. I am in heaven this New Year’s Eve. While 03 was a very warm & ripe vintage; which will drink well younger, this still needs 5-8 years. The nose still shows a fair amount of earth & some funk even after an hour & half in the the decanter. Sour dark cherries, ripe blackberries, black plum, roasted strawberries, raspberries haunt the background, light vanilla & cinnamon, light, soft, spice, black cherry cola/licorice, light volcanic minerals, dry stones, rich turned earth, black tea, anise, dark fresh florals with a hint of violets. The body is medium, lush and beautiful. Tannins have baby teeth. Sour & sweet dark cherries, ripe blackberries, black plum, roasted strawberries, blueberries, raspberries haunt the background, light vanilla & cinnamon, light, soft, spice, black cherry cola/licorice, light volcanic minerals, dry stones, rich turned dark earth, dry crushed rock, hints of graphite, cigar tobacco, used leather, black tea, anise, dark fresh florals with a hint of violets. The acidity is round and near perfect. The length, structure, tension and balance are all in good company. The finish is long & beautiful with nice balance, but just a shade more earthiness on the long set. Here a little trivia for your next game of “Wine Trivial Pursuit.” What was the first wine brought into space? In 1985, the 75 Lynch Bages was brought into space by a Frenchmen. Of course, right? I wonder if that drove up the bottle price? I think Lynch Bages is still currently closed for visits as it’s under renovation. They are making serious improvements to their facilities. Should you ever visit, make your appointment either side of lunch and eat at their Bistro...Cafe Lavinal. It’s very good, close and owned by Lynch Bages. Library vintages of Lynch Bages are available by the glass. It’s a very short walk from the Chateau. They also have great accommodations in walking distance, the Cordeillan Bages. The hotel is very nice and has a two star Michelin Restaurant. One of our favorite meals ever! Wish you all peace, success and many nice bottles in 2018!!! Happy New Year! 🎊🎈🎆 🍾🥂 🎉 — 8 years ago

Jessica Voelker

9.5

Cured meat, bing cherry, plum, smoke and baking chocolate. Excellent and accessible! Very easy drinking full bodied and delicious wine. — 8 years ago

David P

9.2

Lovely mix of fruit and spice. A nice mouthfeel and sculpted tannin structure. Full bodied enough to enjoy with New Zealand lamb! — 9 years ago

Eric Egan

9.2

Super-weird bottle. Mid-shoulder, crumbly cork, and the colour of freshly pressed strawberry juice - extremely pale as slightly cloudy! The immediate scent was quite off-putting but after 30 minutes it stormed back! Scents of autumn mulch, burning vine roots, sour cherries, and raspberry compote. A weird sourness and heady acidity on the front of the palette but it still keeps together well. Clearly badly kept but still really interesting to drink! A true testament to The quality of Mouton under the stewardship of the late Baron. I wonder if this is what some of the better kept bottles might be like in 100 years' time!? — 10 years ago

Eric Hwang

9.0

Inky dark, a bit tighter than I remembered, but still has smoked meat aromas and ripe black fruit and black olive flavors. Very smooth and supple tannins. This bottle wasn't cellared for the last couple months and it may have accelerated its aging, so it's at its peak. — 10 years ago

Charles Fairbanks

9.5

You drink this and wonder why anyone would ever pay what they do for Cliquot. Textured, dry, always easy to drink — 11 years ago

Isabelle Joannette

9.1

Fruit wine. "Embrace the pucker! Sip smacking good with oily + salty: greek salad, lanb..." 11%. Naramata, bc canada.... Avec Gabriela , Gabriel et Jonathan doucet — 11 years ago

Alex Smith

9.4

My least favourite wine of 2014 — 12 years ago

Laura Arnold

9.5

Wonder with Lamb. Low tannins, ready to drink immediately when opened. Full body, earthy finish, beautiful cab — 8 years ago

with Steve

Graham Ball

9.0

Superbly balanced, zingy but overpowering. — 8 years ago

Nikki Cooke

9.4

Delicious!! Not too exy — 8 years ago

with Brittany

Barb Anderson

8.9

I needed a monster to pair with the ultimate smoky BBQ. This Cab fit the bill. — 8 years ago

Raun Kupiec

8.9

Good, but maybe not up to the hype. Probably just too young and the bottle open too long at the bar. Nice complexity in the flavors but finish a bit meh. Some cocoa, mint, olive. Deep colors and smooth but overall feeling was thin and missing a middle. Definitely enough tannins and acidity to wonder what it will be like in a few years, but this is a crap business lounge and I don't want my flight delayed that long... — 9 years ago

Harri Sharman

9.1

Lychees, ripe tropical fruit, lush stonefruit flavours. Medium body — 10 years ago

Tiera Norton

10

Tiera had this 10 years ago

Paul T HB

9.0

Had pizza stuck in my head since I woke up, I wonder why?
Not bad for a friday domino's run, reco from total wine store, have to throw them a bone now & then, normally shoot them down, but she looked so sad, — 10 years ago

Greg Sorensen

9.2

Such a great Ardanza. Fruit acidity and all the classic tertiary magic. I wonder if today's Ardanza's will age with such grace. I miss the old school label too. — 11 years ago

Gary Fenstra

9.0

Huh. This is the last bottle at Stalzy's. I wonder who drank most of this? — 11 years ago

Amanda Davies

9.6

Love LOVE this fruit wine. Exceptional! — 13 years ago

Jay Kline

9.4

My notes on this from May of 2017 still apply. Popped and poured. Drank well over two days. Immediately this wine impresses visually. Sure, the color is an expected deep garnet but what's most striking is the fact that it's never completely opaque at the core. You can just barely get the faintest amount of light to see through it. It's quite beautiful, really. The nose is initially a bit reticent but a few minutes of air in the glass does the trick and then it really begins to show off the most lovely perfume of mixed red and dark fruit; so fresh and pure with just a flash of garrigue. No perceptible heat on the nose. On the palate it's a veritable wonder of berries, Rainier cherries, black berry liqueur, and just a touch of fine white pepper. The body is perfectly proportioned and the finish lasts for over 30 seconds. In summary, this is an incredibly balanced 2010 CdP that is already hitting its prime. Personally, I felt it was really at its very best about two hours in which leaves me to believe it should be a great pop and pour for the next couple of years and potentially has the balance to be great for longer. That being said, there is no need to decant, just pull the cork, pour and enjoy the evolution in the glass. The hard part is allowing it to last for two hours and longer. It should be noted that this is dangerously quaffable wine and it wouldn't be hard to take the whole thing to the head. Might as well drink these sooner than later as I'm always a bit wary of CdP much beyond the 10 year mark, where I tend so find many of them fall apart on the palate. Perhaps others with more experience in the long-term ageing of CdP can chime in though. Absurd value at $30.

As a side note, this paired very nicely with pan fried pork savory bacon wrapped filet mignon. — 8 years ago

Keith Crump

9.0

A great Hawkes Bay drop — 8 years ago

Jay Root

9.4

Wonder, bold Napa cab. Paired incredible with medium rare steak. This was actually a gift and I believe the giver said it had been aging in his cellar for 7 years. — 8 years ago

Igor Beron

9.7

No wonder Soldera is considered one of the best wineries on earth. — 9 years ago

David Ignell

9.5

Watching A Charlie Brown Christmas and drinking this beauty with mom, post-clothespin cookie marathon. — 9 years ago

Joe Kaiser

9.1

This Kosta Browne was a solid Pinot. Very fruit driven for a Russian River. This was a 1/2 bottle, decanted a 1.25 hours. It had a wonder nose of black fruit, had a very faint scent of a dark salted Carmel, with a little 5-spice. The palate was more red fruit, with a hint of hint of anise/roasted fennel, it lingered with a shot finish. — 10 years ago

Mason Balistreri

Sommelier, International Wine Guild; Balistreri Vineyard; Sales, Joy Wine and Spirits

9.1

Not as much oak as I was expecting, but tons of juice-like fruit. I wonder if they micro-oxidize? This is a wine that lacks risk, but is a safe bet if you don't care about terroir. — 10 years ago

Yamilet Cruz

8.9

For a light beer its smooth not dry and testy — 11 years ago

George Hesse

8.9

Had at Palo on Disney Wonder. Unmemorable — 11 years ago

with Jennifer

Greg Allinson

8.9

Back to new world. Warm apple pie & citrus nose, sweet oak. Creamy mouth feel, balanced acidity, showing development already. V. Good. 17.5pts — 13 years ago