brando cox

9.2

21 years old. Drinking 2005 in 2026. One of the best QPR wines out there. A classic Old World Rioja offering unbelievable quality for the price. Visually, it pours a deep, dark ruby. The nose is rich with seductive burnt oak, dark berries, and smooth vanilla.
On the palate, it delivers a soft, well-balanced light-to-medium body bursting with red and black fruit, sweet cocoa, and a subtle green touch. It closes with a solid medium-plus fruity finish.
This 2005 vintage has plenty of life left to improve for years — 7 days ago

Pooneet K

9.1

Nice to pull some relatively older Mathiasson wines from storage to check in. This is in a wonderful place. Great intensity and body and richness, with good riper white fruit and some nice flint on the finish. Quite old-world in style. Ready to go now if you’ve been saving any. — 5 years ago

Dawn E.

9.2

60% Cabernet Franc 25% Merlot 10% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Malbec! Luscious Bordeaux Old World style! Smooth..Stewed Black fruit..Cherry licorice.. pencil lead..leather..dried flowers and herbs! Very nice! — 6 years ago

Sean Grullon

9.2

One of the great values in the left bank. Tobacco, cedar, pencil shavings, cassis, and blackberries. Very much classic old world Bordeaux, but with some more expressive fruit. Good concentration and length, per usual. — 7 years ago

Marc Melser

9.3

We had this on 4/21-22/19. This was a terrific Brunello with tastes of black cherry, chocolate and leather. The tannins smoothed out nicely. An Old World, medium bodied wine. More fruit forward than most Brunellos. Glad I have more of this. — 8 years ago

Jake Hajer

9.2

Legit. Old world. Texture and depth, yet lean. Pomegranate. Grapefruit. — 8 years ago

Jeroen Koenen

9.6

Opened the bottle 10 hours prior. Starting to get into zone now. This is top drawer stuff! New World smooth mingles with Old World punch. — a year ago

DAL 9000

9.2

Dark fruit upfront then a old world dusty dry middle. Ending with a mild mild leather spicy finish — 4 years ago

Andy Hall

9.5

Always strong! Old world nose, robust fruit and balanced acid. — 5 years ago

Marc Melser

9.1

We had the 2012 Vintage on 10/23-24/20. A terrific Old World wine, but still has plenty of fruit. The tannins smoothed out nicely with aeration. There were tastes of black cherry, leather and plum. Tig is always a winner. — 6 years ago

Ross Baldassaro

8.9

Very new world style but with and old world texture. — 6 years ago

Yousaf Khan

9.3

Old world, earthy, and delicious — 7 years ago

Matt

9.1

Mature, elegant, harmonious wine that has aged well. Distinctive tertiary notes in the wine give this a definite Old World personality despite having that classic core of fruit even restrained wines take on in Napa. I bet this was singing on its 20th Birthday. — 8 years ago

Marc Melser

9.1

We had the 2006 Vintage on 7/27-28/24. A nice Old World, medium to full bodied wine with a long finish. Scents and a palate of blackberry, black cherry, plum, graphite and camphor. The tannins were fine and smoothed out with aeration. A very good wine. — 2 years ago

Deborah M

9.3

Don Melchor comes from a unique 313-acre vineyard planted on the rock soils of one of the Maipo River’s oldest terraces at the foot of the Andes Mountains, one of the world’s most celebrated terroirs for cabernet sauvignon.

The 2014 Don Melchor Puente Alto Vineyard gives both old world and new world expressions. This wine is full-bodied, rich, and elegant. Dark red fruit. Beautifully balanced. The vintage is 92% cabernet sauvignon and 8% cabernet franc. I recommend a healthy decant before enjoying.

If in Dallas right now, I recommend sitting with this one next to a fireplace. — 4 years ago

Tobin Spratte

9.3

For an old world Syrah, this is showing significant fruit: cranberry, black currant, and blackberry. Background aromas, however, shine through with smoked minerals, black pepper, leather, and vanilla.
I love the juicy, lengthy, peppery finish on this wine. — 6 years ago

Francesca Caldara

9.4

little bit of spice, then juice — 6 years ago

E & K G

9.2

Random find a airport duty free. Bought ready to be disappointed but it was a real fun bottle. Some hints of tertiary flavors (mushrooms, forest floor) but on the whole it was a great mix of old and new world. — 7 years ago

Paul Woolls

9.3

Lovely balance, old world sense. Beautiful leather notes. Long finish. — 8 years ago

LM Segal

9.7

So beautiful and clear in its purpose, titillating on the nose and fulfilling its promises beyond. Balanced and velvety dark red fruit, hints of black tea and cassis but all in a more Old than New World Gestalt. Lots of secondary stuff emerging you just want to sip it slowly. If anybody wonders how well these age, track one down, it’s so worth it. Kudos @Cathy Corison for making this distinctive and enduring bottle! — 8 years ago