Gene Buonviri

9.0

Bold, warming, semi sweet and acidic. Carmel notes with orange. A suggestion of walnut. Very good and easy to enjoy. — a month ago

with Justinian

Ray Vanderhoff

8.9

Bottled in 2021. Tawny red/brown color. Aromas and flavors of raisins, plums, dates, caramel, orange peel and bitter chocolate. Bright acidity (very noticeable) and very nice balance. Soft texture and mellow. Ripe, supple and rich. Just a touch jammy but still quite the Crowd pleaser! — 4 months ago

Bob McDonald

9.1

An excellent occasional tipple in winter. Glenmorangie are the masters of maturing in oak barrels which previously held other alcoholic beverages. They even mature in barrels that once held Sauternes. This Lasanta spent ten years maturing in American white oak ex-Bourbon casks before being matured for a further 2 years in Oloroso and PX Sherry casks from Jerez in Spain. This gives this single malt Scotch a sweet smoky slightly burnt nuance. — 9 months ago

Josh Morgenthau

8.9

Huge step up from the 5 YO Bual. Molasses and toffee. Syrupy. — 2 months ago

Todd Anderson

9.2

Very nice & well balanced old world style at 10 years of age. Enjoy now or hold. — 2 months ago

Severn Goodwin

9.2

Annual Fall seclusion at our cabin in the Rangeley lakes region of Maine.
(Notes this year were avoided, but scores are honest.) — 7 months ago

"Odedi"

9.2

It's time for some Merlot on this #MerlotThursday.

Dark ruby in color with a reddish rim.

Nice fresh nose of blueberries, cherries, black currants, oak, licorice, plums, sweet spice, earth, herbs, peppercorn, pencil lead, dark coffee and dark chocolates.

Medium plus in body with medium acidity.

Dry on the palate with black currants, plums, cooked cherries, oak, vanilla, coffee, licorice, dark chocolates, earth, tobacco leaf, herbs and black pepper.

Nice finish with fine grained tannins and tangy raspberries.

This 22 year old, from the great 2000 vintage, is drinking very nicely now. Feels very young, and has a lot of years in it.

Nicely balanced with a nice, smooth mouthfeel. Spicy and entertaining.

Will continue to age nicely in the next 10 years.

I had it blind, and called it correctly including the Vintage, which only shows that it is very typical as one might expect it to be.

Good by itself or with food. Good right out of the bottle and better with airtime.

13% alcohol by volume.

92 points.

$55 (at release) — a year ago

Josh Morgenthau

9.3

Really delicious. A Portugese family-owned affair, in contrast to the majority of port houses. — 2 months ago

Bob McDonald

9.6

Last Sunday lunch with Roast Lamb. A 20 year old Rioja fitted the bill nicely. A blend of 85% Tempranillo, 10% Graciano and 5% Mazuelo. Aged in new French and American oak for 24 months. Aromatics of tobacco leaf, plum, ashphalt and a bit of tar. A medicinal note the following night. The palate is medium to full bodied with berry, plum and liquorice. Resolved Tannins - quite fluid. This was Wine Spectators No. 1 wine for 2013 and now drinking at its peak but could go on for another 5 years on the evidence of this superb wine. — 2 months ago

Rob B

9.5

I don’t know if it’s because I’ve had this for 10 years or so before opening it, but this was like an alcoholic nectar. Absolutely stunning! The colours, the flavour 👌🏼 — a year ago