Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.4

1982 vintage. Last tasted 6.1.24 (9.4) and nearly 9 years ago (9.0). Courtesy of Monsieur @Bill Bender. Sweet fill. Opened with a Durand. Cork 95% saturated. A little reticent in the early going and decanted a third of the bottle to see if that would pull the juice out of a sullen funk. It did, so the remainder got decanted whilst throwing much less sed than expected. Medium body still. Slightly brickish and plenty fleshy with well-integrated complexity. Very pleasant and lingering finish. A great bottle with more than could reasonably be expected at this juncture. Thank you, Bill! 4.24.26. — 6 days ago

with Bill

Ericsson

9.4

Aged gracefully. — 2 months ago

Martijn

9.4

@Kay Delectable this is Les Grands Pretans. From magnum. Delicious phase, subtle tanins, hint of strawberry, silky. — 4 months ago

Paul Masson

9.3

Generous and rounded with youthful fruit, minerally but no oxidative development — 9 days ago

Tom Casagrande

9.2

My last bottle of the 2020, one of the riper versions I’ve had of this consistently excellent cuvée. Such deeply ripe gooseberry fruit that it crosses over into tropical. But there’s loads of freshness in the form of limestoney mineral scents. Ripe and deep on entry, but then the sneaky acids and the minerality clamps down, making the finish mouthwatering. Terrific accompaniment to our simple broiled haddock weeknight dinner. — 2 months ago

Conrad Green

9.7

Wonderful deep and rich wine. This is in great shape. Dark plum and blakcurrant with iron and bloody intensity. Great tension and complexity. So fresh. This is great — 3 months ago

with Bex and David

Jeroen Koenen

9.5

This bottle showed a little advanced, yet beautifully rich and broad — 12 days ago

Dave

9.2

I bought several of these 9 months ago, and I still think it's fabulous.
Listening to Sabrina Carpenter — 24 days ago

Jeremiah Diaz

8.9

Clear, medium ruby to garnet in color; on the nose, it's clean with pronounced intensity primary and secondary aromas of black cherries, cassis, and graphite; on the palate, it's dry with high acidity, high tannins, medium alcohol, medium body, and intense primary and secondary flavors of blackberries, black cardamom, and wet gravel with a medium finish. This wine is simple, but balanced. Overall, I rate this wine as good. — 2 months ago

with Nellie

Ron Siegel

9.2

Just a great drinking Burg & QPR with its generous cherry, berry fruit, spice, mineral & violet. — 3 months ago