Peter Sultan

9.2

Quite a bit of complexity in all its pear skin, lemon curd, & apple notes. Alluring in it’s fruitiness, surprisingly for me. Kicked off meal w friends, & a hit. — a month ago

Romain Fitoussi

9.1

Dark dress, ruby, cloudy (unfiltered, unglued). Soft mouth, beautiful smoothness. The power of the sun's wines (15 ABV). Black plum fruits, prunes, almost candied. Graphite, licorice, tapenade, pepper, anise. Aging: cedar, light tobacco. Evolution notes tar, undergrowth. Can age 5/10 years.

Robe sombre, rubis, trouble (non filtré, non collé). Bouche souple, belle onctuosité. La puissance des vins du soleil (15 degrés). Fruits noirs prune, pruneaux, presque confits. Graphite, réglisse, tapenade, poivre, anis Élevage, cèdre, tabac léger. Notes d’évolution goudron, sous-bois. Peut vieillir 5/10 ans. — 3 years ago

Andy Stabile

9.0

Tobacco, cran, some plum. Big fruit. Solid

With John & Sue, who just got to town…

Update… just noticed I had trouble rating this wine in Italy… as I thought, a testament to the quality of the wine I was drinking there, that against others I had this a couple notches lower. — 4 years ago

Bob McDonald

9.6

From the Yarra Valley a Bordeaux blend of 48% Cabernet Sauvignon, 26% Merlot, 18% Cabernet Franc, 5% Malbec and 3% Petit Verdot. 20 months in new French oak. Mid Ruby to garnet in colour. Classic aromas of cedar and cigar box with fading Cassis. A medium bodied palate with those smooth ultra silky flowing tannins. This is drinking well at 20 years of age. My last bottle. This producer has probably flown under the radar for many North American wine lovers as Robert Parker was never a fan with some of his Tasting Notes being quite hostile. The Middletons probably stopped exporting to the USA after that as they had no trouble selling their production locally and in the UK. The just released 2023 vintage was honoured with Australian Wine of the Year by The Australian newspaper and given 99 points by Wine editor Nick Ryan. Quintet is always one of Australia’s best Cabernet blends. — 17 days ago

Romain Fitoussi

9.1

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Garnet-tiled, murky, deep dress.Clos de Gat is an area of Judea in Israel. With two hours of aeration, the primary notes, generous very ripe and animal fruits mix well with the notes of aging and spices. We are not far from a Cornas or other wine from the North Rhône with the intensity of the Israeli sun. The notes of evolution go perfectly with the bouquet.

Robe Grenat-tuilé, trouble, profonde.
Clos de Gat est un domaine de Judée en Israël. Avec deux heures d’aération, les notes primaires, généreuses fruits très mûrs et animales se mêlent bien aux notes d’élevage et d’épices. On est pas loin d’un Cornas ou autre vin du Rhône Nord avec l’intensité du soleil d’Israel. Les notes d’évolution se marient à merveille au bouquet.
— 4 years ago

Fredybeans

9.2

Robe jaune or léger trouble
Nez épicé frais avec qq notes fermentaires qui disparaissent
Bouche dense et avec une matière énorme mais fraîche et ciselée sans lourdeur sans alcool et sans sucre
Belle surprise — 4 years ago

Jodi M

9.6

Bold black fruit, beautiful mouthfeel. — 2 years ago

Rene Giger

9.4

$11.99 at WF — 3 years ago

Serge Mismetti

9.0

Robe dense légèrement trouble brun foncée
Bouquet : fruits rouges, zan, pointe d’alcool présente
Bouche : bcp de soleil, pas forcément représentatif des super toscans que j’avais déjà goûté , manque de finesse et d’équilibre pour moi — 4 years ago

with Philippe

Michelle Current

9.4

A very lovely bold, red wine from California! Semi dry, a little peppery and definitely a wine I will buy again! Cool label and decent price point with high ABV - ready to get into trouble! — 5 years ago