Matthew Cohen

9.4

Amazing.

Nose: alluring. Sensual cherries. Cherry lipstick.

Palate: mid to late season cherries. Cherry liquor. Delicious.

Fass selections — 7 months ago

Nicolas Greinacher

9.7

The 2001 Le Clos du Caillou Reserve is probably the most thrilling effort made by the late Jean-Denis Vacheron. Deep garnet in color, the wine displays intense aromas of dried provence herbs, iodine, dried strawberries, red cherries and plums, blackberry liquor, leather, forrest floor and a dash of white pepper. Full-bodied, the palate is almost overwhelmed by insane levels of fruit concentration and elevated alcohol, but there is just enough acidity to keep everything in balance. The long lasting, persistent finish confirms a wine of outstanding quality. Drink now until 2030. — 2 years ago

K. Syrah

9.0

2010. 9.0-9.1. Good for older Bordeaux fix, but lacks fruit to be great. Glycerin, minerals, some pencil lead come through at expense of muted blue and black fruits and moderate, integrated tannins. Little/no acid or tartness to round it all out. Certainly interesting but unlikely to gain what it needs over time. $74 at Liquor Outlet. — 4 years ago

Mark S.

9.1

Oak, cider, rich and rounded. quite honey and fruity. then feel acidity and minerals. Citrus, pear, grapefruits. 2nd glass, comfortable herb. Elegant. Then, liquor. like. 2015 @6600, Umem JH, 231007-231009 — a year ago

Matthew Cohen

9.3

Very good.

Nose is intense blackberry and blackberry liquor. Amazing spice

Palate is silky. Blackberry. A hint of licorice. — 3 years ago

Lee Pitofsky

9.5

This stuff is crazy good. Jean Marc Roulot makes this apricot liquor using apricots from the trees of Jean Louis Chave 🤯 — 4 years ago

Severn Goodwin

9.3

No new-ish notes tonight, except that at ~2 years since our prior bottle, the alcohol heat has considerably subsided, also chocolate+fig+cigar box now in the nose. Decanted 3h.
Paired to Allen Bros. tenderloin tails, grilled to a beautiful 130°F (55°C), smashed new potatoes from our garden and local, mid-season sweet corn (it's the best time of the year to enjoy corn).

I now suggest this wine (2013) can hold, in proper storage, until 2028-33 until a very good drinking window.

Prior notes:
45% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Malbec, 25% Cabernet Franc & 5% Petit Verdot

Color is deep plum, like totally opaque, but a beautiful semi-translucent blackberry color at the edge of the glass.

Nose is liquor of cassis, some noticable heat from the alcohol (14.5%), plum juice, light oak.
Palate is very smooth, dusty plum, blackberry, blueberry skin, mocha, coffee bean; tannins are still grippy, finish is about 45s.

Generally a very nice bottle, we bought this in March '18, just getting to it tonight finally. Very impressed by this effort, light years ahead of the entry level Balbo wines. We only ever came across this once, $35 was a solid buy, and hands down my favorite Balbo wine to date. — 4 years ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.2

NV | My liquor night cap — a year ago

Mark S.

9.3

Completed matured! Totally different from 2010. Liquor like and matured fruity aroma, which continues to the taste. With acidity. Enough concentration. Tanning woke up one hour. 2000 @1980, Kping -, 210927-211006 — 3 years ago

Pam Hoadley

9.9

Love this easy drinking wine. Once it opens up, you can drink it right down! Only $21 at Indian Land liquor store. — 4 years ago