Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.3

2014 vintage. This Cab Franc effort coming together nicely after a decade+. Couple that with a $33 a bottle resto cost and you've got a winner. Some chunk. Some polish. Some intrigue. Some deal. 6.3.26. — 4 months ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.6

This is 67% pinot and 33% chardonnay and Brut Nature. Deep nose of wet earth and wet stones, wow, so expressive, some wonderful apple fruit (mulled apple spices and also exotic spices) super deep and complex nose, deep ocean as they say. baking spices and so much nuance and different smells. vanilla extract and maybe coffee beans, airy and saline, hickory, fine fine mousse, really harmonious, so vinous and juicy, almost like actual wine as mousse is so fine, juicy and explosive apples and spices and very very serious mineral cote, and unreal sapidity and echoes of apples and baking spices. So so insane. 9.6. terrific inner mouth aromas. apple and cherry fruit, vinous and bubbles, wonderful. — 3 years ago

Stan Nguyen

9.8

Great funk and strong finish. — 5 years ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.4

Blend: 33% Cab Sauv, 32% Merlot, 18% Cab Franc & 17% Petit Verdot, aged in oak for 15 months, dark Ruby with aromas of dark berry fruits, floral and spicy earthy notes. On the palate flavors of blackberry, dark cherry and plum, herb spice, cacao and cedar notes. Fine tight tannins, long finish, ending with fruit, spice, cedar and earthy notes. Very nice, needs time, decant if you most open, will age beautifully! — 5 years ago

David S

9.0

Delicious and super tart apple ice cider fortified with apple@brandy I think this would be great for guests. Tart enough to make your cheeks squirm. — 6 years ago

JoBeth Currie

9.4

First wine of 2020 — 7 years ago

Sam Friedland

8.9

Citrus, lemons, crisp, a touch of sweetness — 8 months ago

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9.5

Tasting the 1990 Léoville Las Cases just a few days after the 1989, it is clear which is the best vintage…this one. It has a sublime nose of melted black fruit, tar, cedar and bay leaf that shrugs off the heat of that summer better than most others. At 33 years of age, you could just lose yourself in these aromatics. The palate is clearly holding up well: beautifully defined and supple yet with typical Las-Cases backbone and depth. It builds magnificently in the glass toward a harmonious finish that reminds me of the 1985 in terms of its fleshiness. Wonderful. Tasted at the Lia's Wings/book dinner at Medlar restaurant. (Neal Martin, Vinous, December 2023)
— 3 years ago

Brian Ager

9.0

A delicious left bank Bordeaux which greatly beneifted from a 60+ minute decant. The nose presents fig jam & blueberry along with notes of anise, cocoa, and pencil lead.  The palate is impressively well balanced with flavors of blueberry and blackberry along with tertiary notes of sage & leather along with well integrated tannins and a bright acidity. Paired equally well with both filet mignon on day 1 & burgers on day 2! ($33) [5/27/22] — 4 years ago

Michelle Tracy

10

Interesting that there was a Sonoma bottle AND a Willamette Valley bottle. I tried the Sonoma one and loved it. Hubby said "too juicy," but I thought it was a great summer red. — 5 years ago

Kevin Murphy

9.5

Characteristics of mature European wines. Deep, well-developed color and body and a very smooth taste. Very pleased with this wine. — 6 years ago

Collin Brown

9.1

Brb...En Route to buy another bottle of this — 7 years ago

Fabio Franchella

9.5

Almost perfect! There’s nothin else to add — 7 years ago

Roger Ray

9.3

"after harvesting from vines with deep roots in the rocky soil on the banks of the Mayuco river, Raul and his brother Alvaro chose to go organic and use no oak, letting this stallion of a wine rip with spice, pepper and ripe fruit. Mineral notes hit once on the palate followed by a long finish." — 2 years ago

Dutchbastard

9.2

I'm glad I waited to open this one up next day even better — 4 years ago

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Roman Ochocki

9.0

Oak, chocolate and vanilla. And some fruity sweetness. — 4 years ago

Henry Boshoff

9.3

Nice and spicy... — 5 years ago

Nicolas Duchesneau

9.2

Lafon Rochet 2005

Nez principalement sur les fruits noir, cuir, eucalyptus! En bouche, c’est très bien, les saveurs typique bordelais, fruits noirs, tabac, cuir, cèdre , roches mouillées. Le vin est quand même puissant, les tannins sont présents et le vin a un bel équilibre. Va tenir la route encore
Longtemps mais c’est très bon en ce
Moment. Excellent accord avec le boeuf Wellington. — 6 years ago

Meredith Roth

9.6

Pairs well with stuffing and lamb shaped butter 🐇 — 7 years ago

Joe Gillies

9.0

A solid merlot and very good but clearly second place tonight based on price alone at $33. Smooth cherry plum raspberry and tobacco. — 7 years ago