Chris England

9.4

23 year old St Estephe @ £115 that’s drinking rather lovely right now 👍

📍 Chateau Montrose 1995

🏵 94 points

🍇 63% Cabernet Sauvignon, 31% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc & 1% Petit Verdot

🍷 Dark garnet ruby

👃 Minerals, gravel, pencil lead, earth & wet leaves through stewed spiced blackcurrant, prune, date & plum w/ farmyard, liquorice, herbs, smoke, leather, mocha & black tea 😍

👄 Med body of deluxe smooth silky blackcurrant, plum & red berry in dark mocha, minerals & black tea

🎯 Med earthy dark aged mashed fruit coating w/ mineral tea linger
— 2 days ago

Chris A

8.9

Big Red Bordeaux yet so approachable. A nice blend from one of my favorite houses - an almost toned down version due to the nice blend, mature red fruit and that trademark French soil sings through. You could live on just this and some cheese. — 14 days ago

A Pappini

9.3

à ouvrir dans 5 ans puis 10 ans ! gros potentiel. — 3 days ago

Chris England

9.2

I loved this in 09 so was eager to try the £37 2010 😁 & it’s a winner to 🏆 Great quality & value lives in this bottle to drink now & into the next 10 years 😉

📍 Chateau Trinquoy-Lalande 2010

🏵 92 points w/ a touch more potential

🍇 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot & 10% Petit Verdot

🍷 Opaque blackened ruby

👃 Blackcurrant & blueberry in light smoked oak w/ blackberry, liquorice, mocha, herby violet tones & touches of mineral rock

👄 Med+ body of plump black currant & berry in mocha, rich minerals & liquorice w/ tones of red berry

🎯 Long mineral & chocolate infused dark fruit touch dry linger w/ a tickle of liquorice & bitter mocha grounds
— 11 days ago

Bie Nathasith

9.1

Blackcurrant with touch of french oak and liquorice. Medium to full with fine tannin and moderate finish lingering.
— 5 days ago

Rob Krapf

8.9

Well balanced, deep color and full of flavor. Excellent with pizza! — 7 days ago

Ron Siegel

9.2

Sweet black fruits, earth, leather, tobacco leaf, dried herbs & a touch of carob. Although drinking well now, I would drink up as I can’t see this getting better with more time. — 5 days ago

Ron Siegel

9.3

Lovely older claret that is still drinking well. This had lots of soft cherry, dried rose petal & sandalwood spice. — 3 days ago

Chris B.

9.0

Very good, even if we opened it a little early. Like a freshly used pencil sharpener on the nose. Tannins give it some oomph but overall, it’s clean and well-rounded. — 13 days ago

Chris England

9.2

🎄 Advent Halfy Calendar Day 11 🎄

🎅 Santa says “what’s Mrs Claus after giving me this lovely festive juice on a Tuesday 😊”

📝 I say this is drinking well young but I’d leave 5-20 years 😉

⏩ 🍾 Mrs E got Pommery Brut Royal NV

📍 Chateau Langoa Barton 2010

🏵 92 points w/ more potential

🍇 73% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Cabernet Franc & 17% Merlot

🍷 Deep dark blackened ruby

👃 Smoked oak through blackcurrant & dark plum w/ a touch of raspberry liquorice, cocoa, black cherry, light blueberry & minerals

👄 Med body of rich ripe punchy blackcurrant w/ dark plum, cocoa & raspberry liquorice

🎯 A long blackcurrant driven dark fruit bomb with a real raspberry undertone & blueberry tickle
— 4 days ago