Daniel M

9.0

Because the champagne wasn't impressive I went into the deeper parts of my cellar to dig up a sweet wine which I knew would please the crowd. 21 year-old and kicking!
Apricot, honey, dry fruits, hasselnuts, wax, preserved orange peel, sweet bready touches too. The botrytis thing is strong! The palate is surprisingly long, easy going and fresh! It was a very hot vintage but it seems they managed to keep some freshness in the berries because the acid drive, which is massive, is balancing the sweetness of the wine so much that it's almost a palate cleanser. Apricot and honey notes all long, before a very long and fresh finish that goes on for a good 35 to 40 seconds. We need to make Sauternes a hot thing again ! — 8 days ago

Daniel P. Drake

9.5

11/17/20 Tuesday night and to follow up on last night's Gaja Ca'Marcanda Promis I have opened the 2016 Ca' Marcanda Bolgheri Magari. A Super Tuscan blend of 60% Cabernet Franc, 30% Cabernet Sauvignon and 10% Petit Verdot.

On the nose there is black cherry, plum, black raspberry, strawberry, mint, bell pepper, mocha and crushed gravel.

On the palate there is black cherry, red plum, black currant, green bell pepper, cedar, herbs and an earthyness.

This wine is full bodied with a smooth velvety mouthfeel, medium + acidity and medium + smooth round tannins that leads to a long dark fruit finish. A beautiful expression of a complex super tuscan. Love the mouthfeel and the all around expression of this wine. Continue having a great week and do stay safe and healthy. Nostrovia! 🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷 — 4 years ago

Anna Savino

9.4

Normally not my style of wine but this is bangin’!!! Amazingly complex, lush, velvety, so easy to drink.. Gaja is the man! — 6 years ago

Vin d’Ottawa

9.1

Tannic at the open and smoother into the finish. This one will be even better with more years behind it. — 4 months ago

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Hiroshi Tominaga

9.1

Good. Bought at Enoteca for ¥6,400. Hard to tell the difference with the Promis. — 3 years ago

Stefan Dolhain

9.1

2015 vintage. Sauternes will have to focus more and more on dry wines if they want to survive, but I strongly believe in the potential for dry white wines in this region. This is 100% Sémillon made by Sauternes Cru Classé Sigalas Rabaud. Deep yellow. Intense perfume of pineapple, flowers, honey and a hint of brioche. Powerful taste with exotic dried fruit, rather low-acid but well-balanced. Some residual sugar is obvious in the finish, but it works well for this exuberant style. Abv. 14,5%. — 4 years ago

Kurt Schuster

8.9

Extremely funny part about this one is that most people have never had or do not like sweet wines. It seems to me though they don’t know how to drink them very well. At this party we had a mixture of hard and soft cheeses, bread, and sausage. Showing people that a small sip of this wine combined with some of those flavors produced something much more interesting and tolerable feels like a big coup on my part. My guests went from not wanting to wanting another bottle of this wine. Honeyed apricots and dried peach flavors. Kind of dusty in a raw honey kind of way. Excellent second label of Chateau Sigalas-Rabaud. — 6 years ago

Romain Fitoussi

9.2

Medium-intensity ruby dress with slight ruby reflections. Elaborate nose, rich aromatic bouquet: cherry, red fruits, licorice, roasting, herbaceous notes, fennel, herbs, caramel, oak, smoke, tobacco. The mouth is more delicate than expected, in a style reminiscent of Burgundy. The finish is superb, developing the promised aromas on the nose. At its peak.

Robe rubis d’intensité moyenne avec de légers reflets rubis. Nez élaboré, bouquet aromatique riche: griotte, fruits rouges, réglisse, torréfaction, notes herbacées, fenouil, aromates, caramel, chêne, fumée, tabac. La bouche est plus délicate qu’attendue, dans un style évoquant la Bourgogne. La finale est superbe, développant les arômes promis au nez. A son apogée. — 2 years ago

Dmitry Muzychak

9.2

Выпито 04.01.21 по приезду в Constance Moofushi на Мальдивы. Интересная комбинация совиньон блага и семильона 2015 года. Вино на пике зрелости. После естественной декантации ( в бутылке ) на завтра стало ещё нежнее. Понравилось. — 4 years ago

Hansal Patel

8.9

Nice easy summer white Bordeaux - at Astoria and Luxe for $30. — 5 years ago