David Kline

9.3

Leather with a hint of mushroom, pine cone, baked plum and cigar box aromas. Black and red currant inform an abundant palate of oak dust and cedar strip, wet cobblestone, dried rose petal, licorice extract, pencil shavings, eucalyptus, black, ripe plum skin, light pepper, and bitter cinnamon.



#cantenac #cantenacbrown #briodecantenacbrown #margaux #appellationmargauxcontrolée #brio #bordeaux #gironde #frenchwine #vinrouge #frenchred — 3 years ago

David Kline

9.0

Warm earth, cinnamon and clove, black cherry, violets, roses, fungal hyphae, split bones and gingerbread. Medium mouthfeel that suggests oregano, white pepper, nickel, grill char, graphite, smoke, and cassis berry. This is great young; got it just before shutdown. #pauillac #baronsderothschild #bordeaux #frenchred #leftbank — 7 years ago

with Courtney

Kevin M

9.0

From Cahors in Southwest France, this 100% Malbec is pleasantly good for under $20. Showing initial black currant and plum on the palate, the time in French oak barrels has allowed the fruit to integrate nicely with the wood, leather and smokey layers, felt in the mouth. It's a rich, juicy and well structured wine at this price point.
#chateaulamartine #cahors #malbec #southwestfrance #frenchred #nicholaspearcewines #vinrouge — 8 years ago

David Kline

9.2

A hard, black knotted knee of bramble smolders. Dried blackberries crammed into its expressive creases. Black currants, dusty truffles, dried and flaking violets, touches of blueberry and raspberry. Horsehair and lilacs.
Courteously smooth with undulating tannins. Sensual. Black olive thoroughbred snorts through the smoldering, charcoal rears, graphite crackles, and tobacco and chocolate hybridize. Bridled with leather, and kid leather textures, rosemary wood, shrubbings and toothy-tart cranberry; Finish coaxing even the imaginative sense.
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#lafon #lafonrochet #lespellerinsdeLafonRochet #saintestèphe #stestephe #aoc #misenbouteilleauchateau #bordeaux #bordeauxandburgers #bordeauxaintthatlame #bordeauxgram #bordeauxrouge #secondlabelbordeaux #ste #frenchrouge #frenchred — 3 years ago

David Kline

9.4

Mushroom and roots of river scrub poking out from muddy banks while skewering the corner-baked brownie with a thin, nearly burnt, crispy collar. A papyrus envelope lies open, filled with sandalwood soaked clay, and a blackberry, blueberry, gooseberry reduction with cassis just to tease. Lean mouthfeel that turns sharply mid-palate to a gravelly mineshaft of nutmeg, black sesame, burnt brownie bits, and soft cranberry jellies wraps up herbaceously with cedar chips, Provençal herbs, hazelnut, Brazil nut skin, hot saw blades salivating old cherrywood and belching pipe tobacco. Kept me nose deep in the funk. Brilliant wine with a surly personality. #LaFleurdeBoüard #Pomerol #rightbank #frenchred #lalande #lalandelicious #rivermonster — 7 years ago

with Courtney

Michelle Carchedi

8.7

#redwine #beaujolais #gamay #wine #frenchred #cuveedesgourmets — 10 years ago

Michelle Carchedi

9.1

Great organic Bordeaux! Rich flavor with just enough tannins. #chateauauguste #bordeaux #organicwine #frenchwine #frenchredwine #frenchred @chateauauguste — 5 years ago

David Kline

9.6

Immaculate aromas of rich tobacco, raspberry reduction and purest blackberry with sweet cedar and Madagascar vanilla, with violets, roses, and mint. Black currant, blackberry, graphite, concentrated forest notes of pinecone, bramble, baker’s chocolate, licorice, allspice, nutmeg, cinnamon, cedar, Jamaican tobaccos, dried violets, Roobios, and iron minerality. #chateauhauteserre #icone #cahors #frenchwinescholar #frenchred #malbec #swfrance — 6 years ago

Kevin M

8.9

2007 Gigondas from certified bio dynamic winemaker Montirius is a blend of 80% Grenache and 20% Mourvèdre. From bones planted in 1925 this medium body red shows delivers lots of red fruit, dried herbs, pepper with a dusty earthiness in the mouth. This wine spent no time in oak at all and seems to be at its peak now. Decent bottle at $24.95.
#vinrouge #montirius #gigondas #rhonewine #frenchred #terredesaines #southernfranceredwine #biodynamicwine — 8 years ago