Turd Ferguson

8.9

A bit tart. Very pale rosé. Nice aperitif. — 2 years ago

Timothy

9.3

Kudos a Mr. Bernard Portet en este Bordeaux blend de 37 años y absoluta elegancia..
Valida su visión de hacer vinos que añejen a lo viejo mundo en el.nuevo. Siempre se mantuvo fiel a su estilo y nunca dobló rodillas haciendo vino para satisfacer revistas. — 4 years ago

Harianto Herdiman

9.2

For AU$22 its a steal! Would like to age the wine for 5 years to taste how it mature. — 8 years ago

Simone Mcdermid

9.1

Smooth to drink and no acidic after taste. A delicious drop we had in thredbo apartment. — 9 years ago

Shay A

9.1

This was a new one for me...came highly recommended at the local wine shop. Bernard Portet, founder of Clos Du Val, started this label as his "retirement" project. Deep red color, slightly medium legs, and smells very ripe. Tastes of mainly red fruits (lots of cherries, raspberries) and even has a sour/tart initial taste. Well balanced on the tongue and the finish is smooth. — 10 years ago

Sarah El-atm

9.7

Beautiful rose- not too sweet. — 12 years ago

Damian Hinks

9.5

Right on the edge, and the better for it. Lovely. — 12 years ago

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9.6

The 1976 Cabernet Sauvignon Estate from Clos du Val is the most interesting of all the wines. The estate was founded by John and Henrietta Goelet in the early Seventies when the couple challenged recently graduated winemaker Bernard Portet to create a Bordeaux-inspired estate in Napa. Clos du Val attained global recognition when its inaugural 1972 Cabernet Sauvignon was one of the wines poured blind by Steven Spurrier at the epochal The Judgement of Paris, so this bottle of 1976 was one of their earliest bottlings that, incidentally, came directly from Clos de Val’s apparently meager reserves. It is very elegant and perfumed on the nose, typical old school, classic Napa Cabernet in all its unfettered glory, beautifully defined with wilted rose petals and a light fish scale element. Supple, very pliant tannins define the palate. There remains ample freshness and poise, a fine silver thread of acidity and a clove-tinged, rounded, exquisitely balanced finish that would surpass practically every other Bordeaux from this vintage. Outstanding. (Neal Martin, Vinous, April 2024)
— 2 years ago

Harianto Herdiman

9.0

The more you sip it, the more you realize it has floral/herbs note. — 8 years ago

Joan Johnson

9.0

Had this in Saturday at a tasting at the Winery. Picnic with an awesome view. — 9 years ago

Monica Snyder

10

Hints of Oak. Very rich and fabulous. — 9 years ago

Matt D

9.5

This is great on a summer's day — 11 years ago

John Skupny - Lang & Reed Wine Company

9.5

1988 Vintage - very decayed & perfumed nose - closed at first pour, started to open and flavors were mature but intense and exotic. Always a very restrained Aussie style that is a beauty at 27 years old - kudos to Dominique Portet who gave me this bottle. — 11 years ago

Benjamin Hickey

9.1

Saunterens without the creaminess. Really nice balance of sugar and acidity. Lots of nuances of fruit flavours — 3 years ago

Jason Keefer

9.0

A wine we brought back from our honeymoon 7 years ago! Very dense and flavorful. Tannins integrated, ripe berries, cherry, and cedar. — 4 years ago

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Lou Johnson

9.2

Shared with my wife on our last night in Australia (6 Aug 2018) before heading back home to Hawaii — 8 years ago

Lee James

9.5

2012 vintage, just a joy to try this wine today — 9 years ago

Philip Faure

9.0

Great. Nice oak overlays — 10 years ago

Ralph Tuttle

9.0

Pleasant nose of currant and mint. Can pick up the Merlot in it on the palate. A bit of spice on the finish. Not one of your overwhelming Napa Cabs but a very nice, balanced, complex wine from Bernard Portet of Clos Du Val fame. Worth a try if you can find it no. — 11 years ago