Peter van den Besselaar

9.1

Vintage 2012 | brown rim, lovely smell with mint and chocolate, soft style, refinement — 2 months ago

David C

9.2

Very mild sweetness, great flavors, good value. Says bottled in 2022 on the bottom of the back label. — 5 months ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.3

Vintage 2016 | what an elegance! — a year ago

Geoff Batchelor

9.1

V good, liked this a lot Rebuy — 3 years ago

Stuart Pollack

9.4

One-dimensional but very well made Cabernet Sauvignon. Smooth and elegant with tannins that are perfectly smooth and enjoyable in the finish. A little boring and unsurprising but I cannot complain about the high quality, smooth palette, and fragrant nose on this polished Cabernet Sauvignon. Expensive at $95 but worth its price. — 3 months ago

Jess

9.5

Medium ruby-garnet color.
Aromas of red cherry, forest floor, clove, leather,
Dry. Flavors of fresh red cherry, earthy, clove, hint of sweet baking spice. Great wine!

Intensity: 4/5
Complexity: 4/5
Balance: 5/5
Finish: 5/5 — 8 months ago

Akash Kapoor

9.5

Very smooth and fruit forward wine — 2 years ago

Ed Chin

9.1

Quite plush if not a little too ripe As high as the abv is it is really well balanced as I didn’t detect any heat. — 3 months ago

David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.1

This is 50% Monastrell & 50% Petit Verdot.

This is nice and on latter side of its drinking window. Go figure w/ my palate. Brickish color on the edges. It is interesting, heady wine at this stage, soft, resolved with nice evolution and nothing that bites back. The benefit of drinking older wines. The nose is Spanish rustic. Understated fruits that are floral, slightly bright and yet have a stewy character. Ripe; blackberries, dark cherries, poached strawberries, pomegranate, stewed black plums/plums. Vanillin, mid fruit cola, soft tarry notes, anise, dark rich forest floor w/ dry leaves, hint of mint, light caramel notes, dry top soil, soft, old tobacco, dry twig, used leather with withering & candied; dark, red & blue flowers.

The palate is on the leaner side. Rustic fruits of ; blackberries, dark cherries, poached strawberries, pomegranate, stewed black plums/plums. Vanillin, mid fruit cola, soft tarry notes, anise, dark rich forest floor w/ dry leaves, hint of mint, light caramel notes, dry top soil, soft, old tobacco, sandy limestone, dry twig, used leather with withering & candied; dark, red & blue flowers. The acidity is really good. The finish is well balanced with nice structure and similar wire to wire.

@Delectable this is the Pico Madama — 7 months ago

Marc Ouellette

9.0

Got better with age! 😝 — 3 years ago