Tom Casagrande

9.4

Popped, double-decanted, and poured. Engaging right out of the gate. Rich nose shows deep cassis and dark berries, underbrush, graphite, and low-toned minerality. Rich on the attack, with mouth-coating, clingy fruit that later shows persistent savory and dark mineral notes. The tannins are there but are overwhelmed by the fruit. Really nice concentration with zero jamminess and loads of elegance. Nice but subtle acids. Very impressed with this. — 3 days ago

Alessandro Dalle Carbonare

9.3

93-94 showing better than Monday. Nice chalky tannins — 9 days ago

Anthony De Blasi

9.4

Again a wonderful 2016 for a decent price. Full bodied with plenty of red fruit and silky tannins — a month ago

Vino Joe

8.9

This rating is just my taste. Not a reflection of the quality of the wine. I generally don’t care for the St Emilion region. The wine is just too austere for me. It’s 22% cab franc. It had a slight puckering dried out character without balance to me. Definitely can tell it’s a well made wine. Perhaps with a strong food pairing this would be a better experience for me but it was a wine I didn’t enjoy drinking. — 16 hours ago

Josh Graham

9.2

Still plenty of fruit. Tannins softening nicely. Fabulous with the A4 Hokkaido wagyu ribeye. — 15 days ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.3

Vintage 2004 | Delicacy! — a month ago

Ruud Verhagen

9.0

This needed a firm decant. Has a dept of fruit to it, some forest floor, stoniness, cedar, coffee and florality. Still not showing all the elements it’s capable off. I think it’s in there but needs much more time to fully integrate. Drink from 2028. (90-94) — 2 months ago

Stefan Dolhain

9.5

2020 vintage. 75% Merlot, 24% Cabernet Franc and 1% Cabernet Sauvignon. Owned by the Despagne family since 1812, and the current 7th generation (François Despagne) seems to be serious about quality. This 2020 displays impressive aromatics, concentration, depth, and precision, with fresh acidity balancing the 15% abv. — 17 days ago

Alessandro Dalle Carbonare

9.4

Very expressive chalkiness, probably more evident thanks to a a gentle extraction that makes the wine very elegant. Long lovely subtle and tingling finish — 9 days ago

Joe Weinberger

9.1

Can’t tell if not in a great spot or maybe some slight heat damage—but leaning to the latter. Tasty, but not as good as it should have been — a month ago