Shay A

9.2

Annual birthday WWC hosting. As normal, 1 sparkler, 3 whites, 4 reds, 1 dessert, all presented blind.

Fun to open birth year wines around your birthday, especially when you can do a Bordeaux and Napa side by side. While not a great vintage, this held up well after a few hours and presented as expected. Clean and zero Brett. Great color! Deep ruby with hardly any bricking. Leather, cassis, vanilla pipe tobacco on the nose. Sporting a good bit of dusty red and black fruits (mostly tart raspberries and blackberries), there was a little savory truffle note mixed with an herbal and mocha finish. Still quite grippy. Pretty. — 10 days ago

Alessandro Dalle Carbonare

9.6

Very intense, expressive and pretty nose. It keeps showing well on the palate with a nice long finish. Big wine for the vintage. — 8 days ago

Jeffrey Woo

9.2

Dark ruby hue. Aromas of blackberry, blueberry, cassis, leather, plum. Plus body, full tannins, plus acid. Balanced, bold, and refined, with a long finish. Definitely worth pairing with hearty food. 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 7% Cabernet Franc, 3% Petit Verdot. — 17 days ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.4

Vintage 1995 | Vanilla, forrest wood, true to type, well balanced but also tannins - very good effort — 2 days ago

Makoto Someya

9.0

Color concentration. Slight black currant focused. Good concentration. Elegant. Gentle
2018 @10230, AD, 202429 — a day ago

Alessandro Dalle Carbonare

9.4

Beautiful. A bit of everything. Freshness, depth, fruit and minerality. Long and pleasant finish.
94 + — 8 days ago

John Bratincevic

9.3

Coffee, rubber, bitter chocolate, cassis, dried meat. 93. — 7 days ago

Alessandro Dalle Carbonare

9.6

Precise, minty, fresh. Subtle on the entrance then arrives a great weight. Quite tipical Ducru-Beaucaillou even tho is lacking something to make it very great. Probably a bit too austere. — 7 days ago

Alessandro Dalle Carbonare

9.3

Piacevole artigianalita. Naturally expressive. Quite untouched fruit. Finish a bit harsh. May improve. — 8 days ago

Alessandro Dalle Carbonare

9.5

Intense. Closing a bit “technical” for my taste. Will improve. 95+ — 8 days ago