Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.4

2014 vintage. From a 375ml effort. Tasted after being open for 1.5 hours and in the 48-50 degree range. Heavy bod. Plenty of candied orange fruit and unfiltered honey/mead. Just starting to get “interesting.” Needs another decade to add the ole pizzazz. 3.21.26. — 3 months ago

Pinotman /// Andreas

9.8

Dear Friends warning this wine needs 48 hours to open up! I kept it for that time under Argon!

Still think the 2015 Muschelkalk mights have peaked. I opened 3 bottles. The first was oxidized and the other 2 were good to world class. The cork on all three was quite soft.

The wine has this ethereal character but the twisty black forest herbs are somewhat gone. It is still great to drink - but to shine one needs stupido patience.

Calk, very faint cherry. (Collecting E&M since 2009. And have been at the winery every other year.).

If you have it you must really experiment and play around but also - drink it up! Not a wine for normal or sane people.
#Will check 2015 Bundsandstein and IDA next. — a year ago

John Schlechter

9.6

Amazing wine especially with food cuts right through any fat, sexy, tannins long finish bright fruit, light and traditional not bad for 48 years old at the drinking time  — 3 years ago

Daniel P. Drake

9.3

This is the 2019 Chateau Montrose La Dame de Montrose. Saint-Estèphe Gironde, France Bordeaux. The blend is 48% Cabernet Sauvignon, 45% Merlot 4% Petit Verdot and 3% Cabernet Franc.

On the nose there is black cherry, blackberry, black plum, black currant, perfume rose petals, green bell pepper, spice, vanilla and earth.

On the palate is black cherry, blackberry, plum, black currant, herbaceous, green bell pepper, licorice, black pepper and a real dark earth edge.

This wine is beautifully full bodied with medium + to high but not overbearing acidity and medium + sinewy muscular firm tannins that nicely move into a long black fruit rich earthy finish. This can definitely be a top line Bordeaux. I hope everyone is well. This weekend looks to be a good one. Drink something special with someone special. Stay safe and healthy. Nostrovia! 🍷🍷🍷🍷 — 3 years ago

Tree Kilpatrick

9.0

Assume that’s the vineyard in the inked drawing on the label. Fancy stuff at $48 per bottle…
Lovely deep red to purple color. Smells like musk, woods, campfire on your clothes. Maybe a cranberry or elderberry tone under it all. Interesting smell to it for sure. Flavors are also interesting. Old time tonics and herbal extractions. More elderberry stuff. Absinthe. Or is that Jegermister? The fruit is there too, but it’s under the savory and strange stuff. This is a wine to age. But it’s good now too if you are into the strange and earthy side of Syrah. A true terroir driven drinking experience. I can see the coast valleys of Mendo in the flavors. — 4 years ago

Joseph Barsky

9.4

2016 Vintage. 48% Grenache, 32% Syrah, 19% Mourvèdre, 1% Viognier. Still a bit primary and can use a few more years or a coupe hour decant. — 4 years ago

Paul T, Missing My Beautiful Wife 24/7

9.7

Day one too tight,
Day 2 with a 2-3 hour decant is just about right.
Saxum may not be Napa but they know what they are doing,
Best winery in Paso.
Parker Review

RP96 Incorporating more Petite Sirah than normal, and the first time there's been less than 50% Syrah, the 2013 Syrah Broken Stones is made from 48% Syrah, 22% Petite Sirah, 17% Grenache, 6% Mourvedre the rest Tempranillo and Roussanne. Its deep, inky color is followed by a structured, seriously mineral-laced and full-bodied red that offers lots of fruit (cassis, black cherries and raspberries), smoked earth and chocolate aromas and flavors. The tannin is front and center, yet they're beautifully ripe and polished. Give bottles 2-3 years and enjoy through 2028 — 8 months ago

Mario Zillner

9.6

Assemblage base: 2019
Time on yeast: 48 months
Disgorgement date: July 2024 — a year ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.5

The 48 month new unicorn wine. Caramelized and slightly oxidized but engaging and deep. Not as fine as the Prevost but a treat. Seemed young. — 3 years ago

Marc Melser

9.0

We had the 2019 Block 48 on 3/4-5/23. This is a fruit forward, medium bodied wine. Light garnet in color. Black cherry and plum on the bouquet. Black cherry, strawberry and baking spice on the palate. A velvety mouth feel. A long finish. We bought this at the tasting room in Carmel. — 3 years ago

Alexandre Pagliano

9.2

Light rubi robe, like an old Barolo. Intoxicating and sweet aromas of plums, spices, tobacco and secondary and tertiary aromas. Wine is dry and light on its feet, complex, decadent. Lacks a bit of density and length in the finish. I imagine this was stunning at its prime. This bottle was high shoulder so perhaps a better conserved bottle will show more. Fantastic 48 years old that is fully mature but holds pretty well after 1 hour we opened. Reminder of how great California Cab can be. — 4 years ago

with Jose and Adriana

Sipping Fine Wine

9.0

Blend of 48% Cab Sauv, 15% Petite Verdot, 12% Zinfandel, 8% Petite Sirah, 8% Syrah, 6% Tempranillo & 3% Merlot, deep Ruby with aromas of dark berry fruits, notes of herb spice and earthy tones. On the palate flavors of black cherry and blackberry with tobacco, dried herbs, oak and cacao notes. Long finish, fine tannins, nice acidity, ending with fruit, tobacco, cedar and cacao notes. — 4 years ago

Lee Pitofsky

9.5

Olivier Collin’s Champagnes have to be in the conversation of some of the absolute very best in the region. Les Roises, 48 months sur lattes, and coming from the oldest vines in the lineup, is an absolutely stunning expression of Chardonnay. It’s like drinking some of the best White Burgundy with bubbles. With dazzling complexity, riveting energy and an intensely aromatic bouquet, it wafts from the glass with rich caramelized stone fruits, red roses, smoke and stony minerals. The palate is expansive, dense and vibrant with fantastic midpalate depth and a stunningly long finish. I need more Ulysse Collin in my life 🔥 — 4 years ago

Bob McDonald

9.5

Using Delectable library photo of Krug vintage. The one I tasted was 2006. A blend of 48% Pinot Noir, 35% Chardonnay and 17% Pinot Meunière. Quite a high % of Chardonnay for Krug in this warmer year. So balanced and thorough. The aperitif we had at a Burgundy dinner in Sydney on August 7. Only catching up with notes now. — 9 months ago

Eric Halim

9.3

On nose, violets, wild berries, leather, black cherry,

On palate, its soft with medium intensity, still quite tannic consider it as wine from 2016, i got the fruit notes like plums, black cherry, earthy, more on merlot character. 48% Carbenet Sauvignon, 45% Merlot, Petit Verdot 4%, Carbenet Franc 3% — a year ago

joy horn

9.2

Dijon 115. Bought from ED, $48, 4/24. Very rich and full bodied. Bold fruit flavors. Tannins perfect. — 2 years ago

Stefan Dolhain

9.3

2020 vintage. A single 20 hectares vineyard within the Léoville-Poyferré estate. The name was used for the second wine Léoville-Poyferré, but it became a Saint-Julien in its own right in 2009. The 20 hectares vineyard is planted with an unusually high percentage of Petit Verdot. This 2020 is a blend of 48% Cabernet Sauvignon, 29% Merlot, and 23% Petit Verdot. — 3 years ago

Holly Gamblin

10

At Steak 48 in Philadelphia. This beautiful wine compliments our aged ribeye with warmth, subtlety, gentle sophistication, a little berry and leather, and a slight herbal floral at the end. It’s all around elegant, much like my Karl Lagerfeld dress. Muah! — 3 years ago

"Odedi"

9.0

A very pretty color of light ruby with light intensity, and a wide reddish/brick rim.

Strong nose of bing cherries, cooked plums, light oak, spices, tobacco, chocolates and light raisins.

Light to medium in body with medium acidity.

Dry on the palate with cherries, raspberries, spices, light oak, licorice, chocolates, tobacco and black pepper.

Medium plus on the finish with fine grained tannins and tangy raspberries.

This is a very nice Pinot Noir from Williamette Valley. Nicely balanced with a soft mouthfeel. Tangy and interesting.

Good right out of the bottle and easy drinking. A good sipping wine. Good by itself or with food.

This 2-year-old, is already showing nice complexity, which is always nice to see.

Will continue to age nicely in the next 5 years.

Unfiltered and unfined.

12.9% alcohol by volume.

90 points.

$48. — 4 years ago

Lee Pitofsky

9.5

Can’t get enough of Ulysse Collin. The 2014 48 months sur lattes is deep, intense and ultra precise with vivid energy and Burgundian flair. There’s a leesy richness, while at the same time showing such purity and elegance. Swirls in a Burgundy glass unleash its core of caramelized stone fruit, exotic spices, white flowers and ripping citrus inflicted acids that lead to a long, tension filled and smoky mineral infused finish. Like if Meursault could sparkle ✨ — 4 years ago