Stefan Dolhain

9.2

2020 vintage. One of the best I've tasted from this very reliable Château, only surpassed by the 2022. — 10 days ago

Ming L

9.1

2014 is not a blockbuster year like 15 and 16, and this bottle shows. Lifted aromas of red and black berries, cedar, and graphite. The palate is quite lean and linear, with bright acidity, fine tannins, and modest fruit concentration, revealing more tension than plushness. Subtle tobacco and mineral notes carry a long, somewhat austere finish. — 2 days ago

John Van Trijp

10

Weekend with Friends and average wines…😎 — 9 days ago

Louis Martin

9.2

Dry, strong berry aroma, cigar and smoke finish, paired well with duck liver pate. — 3 days ago

Sándor Jaguar

9.0

Lots of pepper up front — 16 days ago

with Sydne, John and 22 others

Alexandre Pagliano

9.4

Dark rubi robe, nose of cedar, dark cherries and asian spices. Medium bodied, oh so elegant tannins, notes of tobacco, berries and anise. Very long, very elegant. This is probably as good as it gets in terms of elegance and complexity in Rive Gauche Bordeaux other than first growths, and not by much. Enthusiastically recommended. — 14 days ago

with Jamie, Jose and 2 others

Ericsson

9.4

So underrated and punching way above its weight class. Bit more delicate and pure than your high end Boudreaux. Perfect for seaside dinners. Great vintage too. — 22 days ago

Doug Powers

9.3

This wine seems finally mature, with tannins fully resolved, but still showing a firm backbone and structure, fresh acidity, very good balance, lingering finish, always a good wine for me. Funny anecdote about Sociando-Mallet, at least in the 1980s they used the worst “glue” on their labels, so about 1/3 of them fall off — as long as the bottles are in OWCs, not a big deal, but this is one where the label did fall off. 🤔🤷 — a month ago

with Jim

Ron Siegel

9.3

This was showing well with cherry, cassis, spice, menthol, leather, graphite & sweet tobacco. From a freshly opened owc — 18 hours ago

Ron Siegel

9.5

Classic La Mission nose showing mostly black fruits, with notes of smoke, cedar, licorice, leather, mocha, underbrush & cigar ash. Just entering its prime with many years ahead — 16 days ago