12/23 surprisingly solid. Nice balance, good fruit, strong, backbone, interesting spicy notes, good good tanins 89 — 3 months ago
Pepper, oak, black current and a bit of cassis. Soft chewy tannin. Would want to try in several years. — 4 months ago
80% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc. Very enjoyable. — 3 months ago
Great value for the depth. — 4 months ago
Christmas dinner wine for beef tenderloin. Cherry chocolate and leather. Meet my expectations for the price point and everyone liked it. — 3 months ago
Complex, long finish. Fruity — 3 months ago
I hadn't had this wine in a couple of vintages and I always have had a sweet spot for it. It's a bit more austere and serious than previous vintages I tasted, and a bit more complex too.
Licorice, blackberry, leather, a touch of mint, some Cola notes and some heat... Wow it's a serious nose, a lot let's playful and fruitful than in my memories. The palate shows a great acid drive, some serious grip, some width, some matter on the edges, a nice blackberry note through and through, along with, again, these Cola notes that I usually associate with natural gamays from the Beaujolais region, some grippy tannins kick off in the rear, powering a long, fruity, grippy finish that lasts for a very long time. These tannins tend to make the wine a bit more austere and complex but the Cola notes remind you it's an organic, natural wine style too. I like it very much. And this is the entry level cuvée of this Domaine! — 4 months ago
Matt Perlman
We were drinking classic wines from classic vintages on this particular night and this fit the bill nicely. This wine (not the ‘05) was one of the first Bdx I ever tried early in my wine drinking career. This particular bottle was as textbook as they come — 2 months ago