John Gallo

8.9

A Tuscan red blend that we have had in the United States as well as in Italy. In the US you can buy this for $16 a bottle at Total Wine and see it in a restaurant for $52 a bottle. I was in the north end of Boston and paid $80 for the same bottle! If you are in Florence this bottle costs about €15.30 in the supermarket and will run you about €22 to €27 in a restaurant.  — 5 months ago

Jerry Raphael

9.2

What a wine and did not show it’s 43 year age at all. The color was very dark with no brick edge. The nose was a bit subdued but had the typical berries, herbs and meat notes that carried over to a very tasty wine. The finish was okay not super long but long enough.

I started buying Beaucastel maybe a few years before this 1978 vintage and in Parker’s reviews of the 1978 vintage was a consistent hold but he did change his mind years down the road and said it was over the hill; well not by a long shot. I constantly purchased 2 or 3 bottle of every vintage till the price was out on my reach in 2001. I also had visited the winery in about 1990. The real kicker with this vintage is the current price estimates of $150 to about $250, current vintages run $80+ and I purchased this bottle for $11.99.
— 4 years ago

with Matt and Barbara

Mat

9.2

One of our favorite. $22 at Voyager — 6 years ago

Sarah J

8.9

Very smooth smell and taste. This Rock Mill version is one of my favorite! — 2 years ago

Michelle Rupp

9.0

Really good, easy to drink, nice buttery note at the end. — 4 years ago

Francisco Tezen

9.5

Run this all summer long. Terrific ripe peach on the nose with pink grapefruit at first sip and a nice lime finish. — 5 years ago

Ellen Clifford

9.2

This wine pisses me off it is so good. It is alive. I hate to kill it but I must for the job. Drink chilled. It’s peppers and flowers and pastilles and it prickles the tongue. There is perhaps a teeny hint of brett at the end. The pleasant type of grounds this dancing prancing enchanting wine. — 6 years ago

Kelley Raymond

9.0

Reliably good Cabernet at a reasonable price — 3 years ago

Ed Chin

9.4

I didn’t expect how much I enjoyed this. On release it was a disjointed oak beast. Today it showed me Bevan can age at least for the short run. Hopefully it can make it for another 10. Fingers crossed. — 3 years ago

Michael G

8.9

Some peach and other tree fruit, but also some lemon. It’s balanced. Sweet, but not so sweet. Off dry blend. Seems like it’d be good would with spicy food. — 5 years ago