Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.6

2005 vintage. Last tasted 11.23.23 (9.4), 11.15.19 (9.4), 06.01.17 (9.5) Last bottle. Respectable, low neck fill. Used a Durand and excellent cork. Decanted with sticky (to the bottle) sediment and not that much floating loose to navigate. Tasted after 30 minutes. Those inimitable, sexy Cos stylings. Medium/medium heavy (still!?) bod. Richness. Ample fruit. Slight amount of aged George Clinton/Bootsy funk. Highly restrained tannins. Woah. This. Did. Not. Suck. Time to reorder. 9.13.25. — 9 months ago

Brad Draper

9.0

Very strange yet delicious wine. Huge smell to taste disparity. Smooth reds and begs you to keep drinking it — 5 years ago

Allan Sapp

9.1

Thin, high alcohol. Really good, almost like a sauv blanc. — 7 years ago

Josh Claxton

8.9

Primitivo to pound in boat shoes🤙 — 7 years ago

Ted

9.4

Almond, lemon. Tasty for one of the final Friday night boat dinners. — 8 years ago

with Jeni

Caroline Blanco

10

Light and sweet, but not too sweet. Perfect for summer day while floating in the pool — 8 years ago

Richard Garcia

9.2

This is what I want from a rosé! Bright acid, strawberry, pink and red flowers, all kinds of shit floating in it. This wine has it all!!! — 9 years ago

Ellen Clifford

9.2

This wine is a party animal if like me your version of party is delicious food and drink but also maybe a fun dress and the part is gonna end up being 8 hours long because the music and company you cannot part from. Went to one of those this weekend that also involved a boat but lacked the wine element. Wish I’d had this.
It’s the perfect balance of funfunfun tropical/sweet grapefruit vibes with impressively poised acidity and a bit of salinity bringing the sophistication. Juicy too. Makes you thirsty for more. Party on. — 3 years ago

Tom Dare

9.2

2012 shows a great blend of Etna grapes, orange in color. Be prepared for a lot of floating remnants in the bottle, easy to overlook after the first sip! A real slugger, plan on a second bottle. — 5 years ago

Mike R

9.7

WOTN - I was impressed - besides always being a crowd pleaser this wine always acts like the postman and always delivers

1 hour decant - was not planning to open but we drank the other bottles like thirsty sailors after 90 days on the boat - color has not changed - the smell has gotten even better - the finish was spot on and the taste was impeccable- remarkable- memorable- a true stunner - blue fruits dancing with black and reds fruits - tobacco cassis sweetness from caramel- tamed but striking how this baby keeps growing - drink now if you want but I will not try again for 5 years or more - this Napa cult classic will last 10 years plus and seems to find a way to get better - bravo — 6 years ago

Ron Siegel

9.4

Killer QPR Burg that coats & stains the palette with boat loads of black cherry. spices & violets with notes of earth, iron, mineral & orange peel. — 7 years ago

Diana Cohen

9.5

Had this wine on the boat to Ibiza .smooth full body with cherry and chocolate notes — 8 years ago

Ryan Vento

9.0

Sumptuous and quite full with loads of jammy, deep, dark fruits; like taking a bite out of a juicy plum. The nose reminded me of the fullness and complexity of Caymus Special Selection but on the palate it, of course, was not in the same boat. Definitely more sweet and less complex with little-to-no earth and dust. Delicious, though, regardless of what it made me think of. — 8 years ago

with Krystal

Bryan

9.0

Shallow but nice tail — 4 years ago

Carl Gromley

10

Buy a case! — 5 years ago

Luke Palmer

8.9

Beautiful dry red — 6 years ago

Gil Krakowsky

9.3

Just a really enjoyable wine that is both hearty and even “ big” but still refreshing.
Clearly some Brett and some effervescent feel like may hint at VA, but I find both to be well integrated and enjoyable. A deep darker-side-of-red fruit profile: red and damson plum, dried red cherry, Black licorice, olive. Has a floral sense to it, and some exotic woody undertones as well earth - like a forest after the rain . A full bodied and almost lush wine that might recall the mouthfeel if a Napa cab, but with much more refreshing a acidity coming through - never the least bit cloying or overwrought. Simply a great wine with a broad food pairing potential. That said, I do wonder if it would taste dramatically different at the source. With zero sulphur amidst a long boat ride, life in distributor warehouses, a wine shop and ultimately my euro cave, whether the original intent is preserved in its entirety. Drinking fantastically but also wondering if peak drinking is 2-3 years ahead. Again, the sulphur thing... — 7 years ago

Brandyn Pryce

9.3

Something else. Peated high high. Comparable to the Laphroaig Quarter Cask. I'm on a boat — 8 years ago

Winston Jones

Host OrganicWineReview, Assistant Buyer Savvy Cellar Wine Bar

9.2

Bought in Cahors a few weeks ago! A great tasting experience at Cht. Lagrezette. 10 years old and drinking oh so well. The deliciousness factor is off the charts, couple that with earthy qualities and you have yourself a world class wine. Bravo! I could’ve waited another year or two but I have no patience and no cellar on my boat. I’m happy and my steak is happy — 8 years ago

James Forsyth

9.4

One of the hottest restaurants in town, Saturday night, the week before Cara's birthday: all the makings of a delightful date night.

Rarely is chicken king but at Le Coq Rico that's very much the case. Antoine Westermann apparently spent years trying to find the perfect chicken before he was comfortable opening the New York outpost of his famed Parisian poultry eatery. The Brune Landaise is indeed a beautiful bird, heavy on the white meat yet utterly succulent and flavorful. Anyone eating at Le Coq Rico should also try the extraordinary slow cooked eggs to start and end with I'ile Flottante, a perfectly spherical soft meringue floating in a sea of rich crème anglaise. Indulgent and divine.

I brought a 1994 L'Eglise Clinet, which I picked up a few years ago. Apparently this wine is considered a standout in an otherwise difficult vintage. Supple and right at its peak, this medium bodied Bordeaux has hints of cherry and tar that evolves beautifully on the palate. (Corkage is $50 per 750ml, max two per table.) — 9 years ago

with Cara