Jason Keefer

9.3

If ruby was a wine! Very integrated tannins, dark fruits, cedar, herbs. Great bang for the buck! — a year ago

with Natasha

Ira Schwartz

9.3

All I could think of when I put my nose in the glass was the onomatopoeic graphics ( bam, bang, whamm, zowie ) that flashed across the TV screen for the 1960’s series ,Batman. Time will make this even better. — 6 years ago

Antonio Goeders

9.5

Great bang for your buck when it comes to a dry cab — 7 years ago

Josh Weinstein

9.2

One of the best bang for your buck that Rhône offers — 8 years ago

with Kristen

Matt

9.0

Great interplay of weighty black/blue fruit and savory Syrah undertones; sage, olive, menthol, crushed violet. The wine has freshness and life as well, a total bang for the buck that fits right in at the table. — 8 years ago

Chris England

9.3

Superb €38 now £65 personal fav from St Em in top year 👍 w/ fab QPR & a soft spot for me as I had this same vintage from the barrel 😍 93 going 95-96

🍇 71% Merlot & 29% Cab F

🍷Opaque ruby w/ purple hue

👃 Chocolate coated black cherry, berry & plum through smokey oak, liquorice & wet crushed mineral rock w/ violets

👄 Med+ creamy silky mocha dark berry plum bang w/ liquorice & minerals

🎯 Long mocha berry plum slight dry mineral linger purple teether — 9 years ago

Carson

9.1

A wine after my heart! This 2008 IGT was drinkable right out of the bottle but I decided to decant it for a few hours while I cooked dinner. Im glad I did--I was rewarded with an incredibly well-balanced wine. A smoky reddish robe envelops the glass while on the palette strong notes of red fruit, black coffee, leather, mint and dark chocolate. This wine reminds me why the Super Tuscans still provide the most bang for the buck. — 9 years ago

Lindsay Marie King

9.0

Used this to make sea scallop risotto. Bang on chard without too much butter or too much mineral. — 4 years ago

Sara Kobilka

9.0

Full of flavor and depth — 5 years ago

with Brandon

Kai Wright

9.0

About that cab franc binge... the bang for buck on Guion’s Bourgueils are crazy. — 6 years ago

Chris England

9.7

The 2001 Clos Mogador was stunning aged drank in 2017 but this 2013 @ £65, now £80-£100 as a 98 Parker pointer, has massive potential 😁 Beautiful now but give this 10+yrs & you have a fab priced 98+ point wine in the making 😍 28k bottles so buy if you can 👍

📍 Clos Mogador 2013

🏵 97 points w/ 99+ potential I’d say

🍇 49% Grenache, 25% Carignan, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon & 16% Syrah 😍

🍷 Opaque deep ruby w/ purple hue

👃 Rich mocha infused spiced dark cherry/berry bang w/ minerals, pencil lead, herbs, soggy earth, raspberry coulis, hint of prune, soft smoked oak & crushed violets

👄 Med+ to Full bodied ripe creamy smooth dark berry/cherry oozy chocy mocha infused silky boom choc raspberry gateaux fest w/ a rock mineral stoney backbone

🎯 Long deep dark fruits & cocoa linger w/ a raspberry slap & mineral kiss - choc cherry gateaux in a glass 💥 😍

🧀 Paired w/ aged Manchego & Iberian ham 🐷 — 7 years ago

Chris England

9.5

Superb drop @ £28 thats hard to beat on price / quality 👍

🍷 Garnet cherry w/ brick edge

👃 Complex aromas of fig compote, prunes, cherry choc gateaux, dates, leather, herbs, charred smoke, soggy earth, black tea, spices & strawberry jam

👄 Med body of silky smooth vibrant strawberry, raspberry & cherry in date marmalade & choc gateaux w/ an earthy mocha tone

🎯 Med+ red fruit & cocoa bang w/ a slight sweet date, coffee & black tea linger

Yummyness in a Zalto Burg glass 😍 — 8 years ago

Chris England

9.4

Yummy £77 St Em that's a double chocy mocha plummy lip smacker puncher 👍 Drinking great now & many more years to come 😉

🍇 90% Merlot & 10% Cab F

🍷 Garnet deep ruby w/ brick edge

👃 Squished dark plum & blackcurrant through mineral infused earthy smoked oak & chocy mocha w/ a farmyard whiff

👄 Med++ body of thick smooth creamy dark mocha wrapped ripe dark chewy plum & aged blackcurrant

🎯 Long mocha choc plummy dark berry bang

😺 The neighbours cat approved 😹 — 9 years ago

MICHAEL COOPER DipWSET

Owner TomeVinos wine shops, WSET Level 3, Blogger www.spanishwinesandmore.com, blog.tomevinos.com

8.9

Best #inexpensive #riberadelduero I’ve tried them all blind and not blind and with friends and bang for the buck this is the best. — 5 years ago

with Rosario

Simon Templar

8.9

Great bang for the buck! Whiffs of Great Grandma's sofa and a smooth plumby finish. Very easy to drink without being too light. Just might become part of the weekly rotation! — 6 years ago

Lee Hill

9.0

Powerful but balanced; fruit, minerals, and oak. Decanted, waiting to see how it evolves but definitely a bang for your buck — 6 years ago

Chris England

9.8

My favourite Pomerol in a great year 🏆 now sells @ £250-£285 😱 On its 6th try & it’s now much better integrated & drinking lovely but will age more 😉 A New Year’s Eve delight 😍 enjoyed with Lasagne 🍝
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📍 Vieux Chateau Certan 1998 Pomerol
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🏵 98 points for 1998 😁 & should improve
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🍇 90% Merlot & 10% Cabernet Sauvignon
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🍷 Garnet ruby w/ brick edge
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👃 Nasal Nookie Gang Bang of creamy dark spiced damson plum in soft smoked oak & light cedar w/ soggy earth, wet leaves, liquorice, rock minerals, cracked pencil lead, dirty gravel, cocoa, black berry fruits, charred soot embers, mint & herbs - nasaltastic baby 😍
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👄 Med earthy body of silky smooth ripe dark plum & black berry fruits w/ red cherry, raspberry liquorice & choc mocha in slight dry rock minerals
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🎯 Long deep plum & dark berry earthy soft liquorice mocha choca cherry & a light dry mineral oaky seductive smack in your chops — 7 years ago

Mo Salem

9.2

Best bang for your buck! — 8 years ago

with inorcake

Jennifer DiDomizio

8.9

Bang for your buck. Solid wine year in and year out. — 9 years ago

Michael Sullivan

9.0

Silky smooth, subtle leather, a little oil mouth feel. Great bang for your buck. — 9 years ago