Vasanth Balakrishnan

9.0

Elegant blackberry, purple fruit nose - started to open up nicely in decanter. Balanced on palate, more prominent dark fruit vs earth/leather notes tannins are starting to soften. This 2015 genteel #medoc is starting to hit it’s stride. — 10 months ago

Vanessa

9.3

Deep ruby almost purple hue with secondary influences of garnet. Blackberry, creme de cassis, molasses, anise, vanilla, baking spices, earth, mushrooms, leather, and tobacco notes; soft tannins, smooth on the palate; everything is in balance to deliver a deliciously elegant complement to the meal. ABV 13%. Vintage 2005. #lesfortsdelatour #lesfortsdelatour2005 #pauillac #pauillacdelatour #medoc #medocwines #frenchieattitude #winedown2019 — 4 years ago

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Steve McDermott

9.0

Bought at the airport in Paris. Earthy, barnyardy nose. Smooth #medoc, raspberry and cassis notes. Nice finish. Great with prime rib. — 6 years ago

Yi-Fen Li

9.8

Thanksgiving Bordeaux 1985 #margaux #chateaumargaux #premiergrandcruclasse #medoc — a year ago

Vasanth Balakrishnan

8.9

Classic Left Bank #medoc earthy faint bramble fruit nose; cigar, leather, tart frame and grippy tannins. — 2 years ago

Vasanth Balakrishnan

8.7

Smooth, tannin-light #medoc blend that’s somewhat flat on the finish and presents light acidity. Stands up well to oxidation after a few days after opening - really exceeded expectations for a $9 wine at Costco. — 5 years ago

Charles (Chad) Bucklin

Owner and founder of C. T. Bucklin Wine Advising

8.3

Simple but sill holding together well with fresh fruit and a soft structure. #chateaupotensac #medoc #leftbank #bordeaux #ctbucklinwine — 7 years ago

David Kline

9.6

2005. Portobello, loamy soil, blackberry, black cherry, violets, oyster shell, black peppercorn, grilled beef on the nose. Black and red currant, slight grapiness, cedar bark, pencil, black olive, wheat toast, fine tabac, clove, red cherry. Pointy in places, but really holding together in terms of age.


#2005bordeaux #léovillelascases #grandvindebordeaux #grandvindeléovilledemarquisdelascases #stjulien #stjulienmedoc #medoc #domainesdelon #appellationsaintjuliencontrolée #deuxièmecrus #leftbankbordeaux — 2 years ago

Vasanth Balakrishnan

9.4

Sure, it might be still a bit young, but close to it’s peak and delicious so why wait, it’s my birthday! Opened up faster than I would have expected for a 2012 Médoc, beautifully balanced cassis fruit, acidity and velvety, well-knit tannins. Elegant but still powerful, some sediment that was easily taken care with decanting. #saintjulien #médoc — 4 years ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.1

Vintage 2012 / a favorite and reliable wine for Sunday lunch with rumpsteak, mushrooms and chicory from the oven. Some development in colour, a mix in smell of cherries and plums, vanilla. Still tannic in taste but not disturbing after aeration. This #poujeaux delivers, it is #moulis reliability. Fine wine from a year one need not to put away a decade before enjoying it. #medoc 48% cabernet sauvignon 43% merlot 6% petit verdot 3% cabernet franc — 6 years ago