Lev Lavrichtchev

8.9

Oct 2024: PnP ready in 10 minutes, smooth classic Rioja, good VFM — 3 months ago

Roberto Carli

9.7

what an outstanding experience and without question one of the best wines of the year for me. This is a world class business card of what American oak can do at its best. It starts with a powerful yet elegant knows of dusty cherry, old licorice but mostly gives way to inebriating feeling of grandma‘s old spice cabinet. Something in the nose already tells you that fine fine tans are waiting for you, but the palate is overwhelmingly silky smoothness, possibly the highest combination of intense-yet-silky tannins you can find anywhere, with bright acidity and medium to light body that makes the whole thing dance. I decided to check the producer website and they recommend pairing it with cod with sauce. Luck would have it that I randomly was eating pasta filled with salt cod and tomato sauce. The pairing works well as it further rejuvenates the wine, but I would say it shines at its brightest just by itself, letting those tannins tell the story without any need to curb them down. I’m drinking from Coravin meaning I cannot decant the wine, but even the sediment tastes good. Just like those people who brag about buying burgundy in the 70s, I feel like once the ebbs and flows of trends will shift I will be bragging about buying a 26-year-old monte real gran reserva, kept 24 years at the winery, for 60 bucks, which in San Francisco wouldn’t even pay for the cost of storage  — 3 months ago

Brad Jensen

9.3

Great anniversary wine at La Cuchara in Baltimore. Beautiful old nose of suede, rich leather, licorice and fig spread, with a silky body, a pale brick red, brown, deep maroon color, a nice acidic tinge, and prominent rich cranberry jam, fresh plum, and leathery notes. — 5 months ago

PM

9.3

Delicious 2017 vintage — a month ago

Jan A

9.0

Again not a correct bottle at the onset (Brett), but that largely blew off after an hour. So better than the previous two bottles. Still muted, dusty fruit. Underneath there is a well made wine but it never shined unfortunately — 2 months ago

Miguel

8.9

Good wine. Not great but solid and good. Misses a distinct flavor. Generically good — 3 months ago

K L

9.0

Great cheap buy from Total Wine. Pleasantly surprised how good this was and would get again. — 4 months ago

with Matt

Peter Heyboer

9.2

Oh yeah this is the stuff. Minerally, herby, leather/tobacco blackberry jam nose. Assertive but not aggressive dark fruits and barrel tannin on the palate. You can't stop sipping it. Would absolutely drink again. — 2 months ago

with Matthew, Ethan and 2 others

UWS

9.2

20240813 Restaurant Schäfli Siebnen
Chateaubriand with Wakano and PCOE

As always super wine

CHF 58.00 — 3 months ago

K L

9.1

Good! Total wines Portugal wine. Would get again. Deep fruit but not too dark. Balanced. — 3 months ago

with Matt