Tom Casagrande

9.0

I opened and double decanted this more out of curiosity than a desire to have it accompany our braised lamb shanks. I had a bottle of it back around 2013 or 2014 and it was about as impenetrably tannic as a wine could be. Undrinkable at that time. So I kept the other bottle in the cellar and forgot about it. At age 20, it’s actually pretty good, and I think it would appeal especially to those (looking at you @Doug Powers ) who appreciate aged wine. My brother Angelo’s notes from a bottle a few months ago nail it. Rich nose, full of interesting tertiary scents. There’s still some fruit though. Piercing acids. And the tannins still there but has softened considerably. It’s not my jam, pleasure-wise, but it’s quite interesting and I have to give this credit for aging quite nicely. — a month ago

Steve Sánchez

9.2

Very cool to try this vintage. The color has gone to a very rusty red amber and almost a brown rim. (bummer you can’t upload more than one photo) Olive and earth on the nose. Very savory V8 notes of tomato, tomato bisque , black pepper. The palate still has great acidity, very rounded,just a nice lingering finish and almost feels high in heat even though this sits at 12.5% — 4 years ago

Michael Chelus

8.9

Raspberry preserves, cherry, vanilla, cassis, blackberry and oak. Full-bodied and soft tannins. — 5 years ago

Kapyrick Wine

9.2

v22. Very good! Rich, saline and black cherry nose. Deep rich, medley of soft tar and black fruits. Smooth, long, astringent, mocha and earthy finish. Nicely balanced. — 7 months ago

Kristin C

8.9

Candied raspberry and a hint of non-acetone nail polish remover on the nose, surprisingly brambley and woody/olive pit upfront given the nose, but nice rich plum and other fruits come through as well. Medium color and body, solid tannins but finish is a bit tannic for me. — 2 years ago

Austin Paramore

10

Hangin with Daddy, Rusty, and Trey. Gators bout to beat UCF. — 4 years ago

Adriana Fabbro

9.3

Pretty wine with “lifted acidity” (aka VA /EA / hint of nail polish). The wine relaxed and became more expressive with roses (fresh and dried) fruit (cherry, raspberry, red currant, pomegranate) as the meal and conversation wore on. Tannins are fine-grained and well integrated, but very much present, making the wine a little aloof and muted at first. Give it time to unwind and reach a happy place. — 5 years ago

with Kristie, Nicole and 1 other

Milan Antonopoulos

9.2

Deep red color, almost purple. Very intense initial nose. Very heavy nail polish smell. Very focused scent, with a distant red fruit smell. Very earthy taste, with hints of cherries. Light sugar. (Interesting to note, I can a very quick seafood aftertaste, which was bizarre). — 2 years ago

Justin M

9.4

That's my jam. Smells kinda funky (nail polish) but tastes incredible. Preserved lemon peel, high acid, long finish. — 3 years ago

Jay Kline

9.4

Enjoyed alongside the 2005 Les Pagodes de Cos. Audouzed for three hours prior. The wine pours a deep ruby, bordering garnet with some fine sediment and a translucent core. On the nose, the wine is highly intense with notes of funky red and dark fruit, tobacco, green bell pepper, leather, damp earth, some nail polish…definitely some VA…but remarkably charming never-the-less. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannin and a medium+ plus acid. Super fresh. Incredible red fruits, exotic spices, earth, smoke, and tobacco. I finished long…forever and a day. Sublime. The “Pagodes”, while enjoyable in its own way, was weary in comparison. I have several bottles left and look forward to enjoying this vintage for decades to come. — 4 years ago