Michel Rolland

Clos de los Siete Valle de Uco Malbec Blend 2021

8.9

Really fruit forward Malbec blend. Brooding, unfolding layers of ripe plum, black cherry with some sweet tobacco on top. — 5 days ago

Ted, Jose and 1 other liked this

Château La Fleur de Boüard

Lalande de Pomerol Red Bordeaux Blend 2012

Ivor

8.9

From magnum. Glass filling nose. Creamy mocha with still a good and fresh fruit profile. Finish a bit short. — 18 days ago

Peter, Jan and 1 other liked this

Peter van den Besselaar

Nice - love magnums, especially for wines with modest origin. It creates surprises.

Ivor

Mags also really slow down pace of ageing I think. This one felt fresher than one could expect from a ‘12 Lalande.

Abbazia di Novacella (Stiftskellerei Neustift)

Stiftskellerei Neustift Kerner 2023

John Willison

9.0

Clean, crisp, alpine, a bit of menthol. — a month ago

Tom liked this

Casa Madero

3V Valle de Parras Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2022

Jeremiah Diaz

9.2

Medium ruby in color; blackberries, plums, and graphite on the nose; high acidity; high tannins; tastes like cherries, dried figs, and wet slate with a long finish. Nellie, Lizzy, and I like it. — 19 days ago

with Nellie

Domaines Barons de Rothschild Lafite

Los Vascos Valle de Colchagua Cabernet Sauvignon 1697

Stefan Dolhain

8.9

1997(!) vintage. What a nice surprise. Still very much alive, a most pleasurable light Chilean Cabernet Sauvignon. I would have never expected the entry level of Los Vascos to age this well. Abv. 12,5%. — 20 days ago

Peter and Tom liked this

Diebolt-Vallois

Fleur de Passion Brut Blanc de Blancs Champagne Chardonnay 2008

Martin Bergo

9.5

The extraordinarily high acid levels have started to mellow and this wine is now starting to show its potential. Outstanding! — a month ago

Ira, Daniel and 3 others liked this

Château Fleur Cardinale

Grand Cru Classé Saint-Émilion Red Bordeaux Blend 2020

John Howard

Harvest production at Hirsch and Cobb Wineries

9.2

Nice. Maybe a little too fruit forward? Vintage prob? Nose was 🔥. — 11 days ago

Tom, Vino and 15 others liked this

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

Consistently great value BDX and yes, the nose is usually fire. Esp the 2016.

John Howard

@Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego ysss!

Dalla Valle Vineyards

Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 1997

Nagib Nasr

9.2

Little old but still have a lot of character. Enjoyed it. — a month ago

Ira, LM and 5 others liked this

Château La Fleur de Gay

Pomerol Red Bordeaux Blend

MICHAEL COOPER DipWSET

Owner TomeVinos wine shops, WSET Level 3, Blogger www.spanishwinesandmore.com, blog.tomevinos.com

8.9

A lot of fruit. Lacking structure — 25 days ago

Santa Rita

Triple C Estate Bottled Valle del Maipo Red Blend 2013

Kurt Schuster

9.2

Deep, Rich, and elegant. The wine actually feels more viscous than normal, and it’s just heavily perfumed and flavored and thick in your mouth. It absolutely feels like chewing on a handful of fresh blue and red fruit mixed together. Perfume of violet and Queen Anne roses, as it faded over time it actually became a much more elegant and approachable wine. Absolutely delicious. — 2 months ago

with Denise