Joe Shields

10

I PROPOSE you all try this wine. When I go to sleep the thought of this delicious liquid will RING in my head for eternity. I will now be married to the chateau. I PAPED the question drinking this wine. Couldn’t tell if she was more excited by the tannins or the question. I was very ENGAGED when drinking this thinking of the red berries. What a way to TIE THE KNOT on a lovely evening. — 9 days ago

with Emily

Josh Phillips

9.2

Dusty mouth feel with some dark deep sensual fruit on the pallet. Cheery and plum explode on the nose. Eating with a nice ribeye with some chimichurri. — 5 years ago

Ian Hamel

9.3

2020 fall. This might be my favorite (at least for immediate enjoyment) among the wines guzzled on our recent Rioja binge. It’s open-knot, with lots of red fruit and spices like mace, but also has typical mature notes - that mushroom and cheese thing. At the same time, it doesn’t feel overly developed - it’s just layered. — 6 years ago

M. Christopher Roebuck

9.0

I guess I'm comparing age versus pedigree here within the Clerc Milon family.

It opened wrapped up in a knot. Off putting initial aromas. Deep dark just like it's rich younger sibling. Just beginning to brown at the rim. 30 min in it's starting to relax...

Soil. Licorice and something savory on the nose-- almost like a chicken stock. Alcohol infused chocolate on the palate with more earthiness. After 2 hours, I believe there may be more room to open or maybe it's wishful thinking because it all ends rather muddy and bitter..

In the end, I believe this wine is past peak. Probably by a couple or 3 years. It's still interesting and would pair ok with big red meats, but don't count on it too much longer. It's not a stand up 2010.

90 points — 6 years ago

Tara Nicholetts

10

This is ‘knot’ a bad wine at all — 8 years ago

Dana Brown

9.0

Tannin has grip to it. A mouthful takes me into a cloud forest, a knot of jungle and brush. Intricate and sinewy, like the musculature of a dancer. — 8 years ago

Wade Taylor

9.5

Sweet like black current — 8 years ago

Tree Kilpatrick

9.0

This has Sonoma and Monterey county grapes to go with the Santa in it. Classy label with a Celtic knot on it. Light, bright ruby red color. Smells like Pinot Noir. Hints of redwood bark meets red berries and wet rocks. Flavors are well balanced and complex. Bit fruit driven, but there is a bittersweet side here too. The blend of three locales worked out pretty well, and they didn’t just write ‘California’ which is nice. — 3 years ago

Russelton Handleberry

9.5

Last date night before tie the knot — 5 years ago

Adampr

9.6

Bounty hunter — 5 years ago

Jason Keefer

8.9

Not a baccalaureate, but she can tie that cherry stem into a knot with her tongue! — 6 years ago

with Natasha

Adam Kincaid

9.1

Sho-nuf I like my chateauneuf! Wild, floral, but muscular and strong.

Usually, I try to pay attention during wine tastings, but honestly a lot of the time I am just imagining how well I would do in American Gladiators. Especially the early 90s version. (When I was a young and impressionable kid.)

I thought Malibu was an idiot and I knew I could take him out in the jousting competition, though I was certain Nitro would bash my head in with a pipe pretty quickly. Diamond... she scared me. The intense lipstick reminded me of some horrible creature of the night in search of blood. I preferred Lace. In fact, I really preferred Lace. (The first version: Marisa Pare. Not the later Lace played by Natalie Lennox Merritt.) I imagine the reason I have a penchant for wild tangled hair now is because of my infatuation with American Gladiator Lace when I was 4-7 years old. When I was younger, I would often imagine battling with Lace. As the events got more intense she would throw herself on top of me in frustration and we'd roll down the gladiator pyramid, making out in a heap of sexual energy and wild animalistic thrusting.

But I digress.

This wine smells like Lace. — 7 years ago

Nick Stamato

9.0

We found this gem of a wine in Scottsbluff, Nebraska at the Tangled Tumbleweed. It is a robust and oaky, crisp and delightful wine. Excellent for Tapas! — 8 years ago

Natasha Langton

9.1

Smokey cherries — 4 years ago

Vitaly Domnenko

9.0

Bm+. Tm. Am. Fm. — 4 years ago

Molly Moore

9.6

Double Knot in Philly. Would definitely order again — 5 years ago

Roger Custer

9.0

We are tasting through Lidl inexpensive wine to see if we can find any gems. This might be one. Smooth and with unique pinot taste, this is very drinkable and probably would stand up to a more expensive craft wine in a blind tasting. A bit tanic but also nice fruit notes. Long finish. — 6 years ago

Dale Garrison

9.1

Good fruit but nice finish. WIM 5-20. — 6 years ago

Nicole Berrell

9.4

Very nice, not very strong tannins so very easy to drink. — 7 years ago

Ellen Clifford

9.4

Bella Bea! Peppers give way to jam all tangled up with clove and lifted with acid that stings so good it...doesn’t hurt. I think I have an s&m relationship with this wine. — 8 years ago