Connor Schroeder

9.3

Jenna - 9.75
Connor - 9
— 6 months ago

Ruth Jones

9.0

Very smooth and flavorful — a year ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.4

#Remembrance #Love 6/25

One of our special stops in Maipo, Chile.

The day we visited, they had just received & were using their basic bottle labeling machine. They were elated to no longer have to do it by hand. 2018.

49% Carmenere, 42.5% Cabernet & 8.5% Syrah.

Picture of Sofia in Nefertiti’s Tomb. The top of Sofia’s bucket list.

The fruits are ripe and dryish; blackberries, black raspberries, black plum with big skin, plum pudding, darkest cherries & strawberries hues, creamy raspberries. Dark chocolate w/ fudge frosting, caramel, mocha, deep, dark spices w/ some palate heat, moist, forest floor with dry leaves, clove, nutmeg, soft cinnamon stick, vanillin, black tea, black licorice, dry river stone, moist, grey, volcanic clay, limestone & dry crushed rock minerals, dry top soil, some black pepper, dry tobacco & chewy leather, oak wood shavings, dry, withering & candied flowers, excellent, round acidity with a ruby, fresh, round, well; tensioned, balanced, knitted, smartly polished finish that lasts minutes.

Still has 10-15 years of good life ahead.

It was Bordeaux that first embraced Carmenere and the only Chateau that I know that still blends it is Clerc Milon…only about 2-3%. Chile champions Carmenere now.

Photos; Sofia & I tasted on top of that structured & their barrel room. — 2 years ago

Michael Chelus

9.0

Cherry, strawberry, raspberry, lemon and orange. Great acidity and balance. — 6 years ago

Ellen Clifford

9.1

There is a sweet grapefruit acid high richness. As it was with many of the Carapeços wines I kept accidentally (by which I mean on purpose) skipping the spit bucket. Too good. — 7 years ago

George Hesse

9.6

Clearly the best Shiraz I have had. Maybe it is because I am having it in Australia!? One of the classics! Glad to check it off the Bucket List!👍🏻 — 7 years ago

with Jeff

Severn G

9.3

Getting some air, and warming up from a rest in the ice bucket...

I love how this bottle is developing!
Nose is full on yellow peach, fresh cut grass, mineral dust and a new aroma, crushed celery leaf, interesting...
Palate has fading acidy 😊, fresh peach and lemongrass, still fresh and lively with a medium length finish.
We have a few bottles left, looking forward to seeing how this continues to evolve over the next 4-5 years. — 8 years ago

Paul T, Missing My Beautiful Wife 24/7

9.6

It’s not about QPR when you have a chance to drink history. I had other plans for this bottle but I thought about the bottles I’ve sold over the years and never tasted which now I regret.
You can’t take them with you so you might as well enjoy while you can. Very good, bigger than I expected from a Burgundy but its another bucket list bottle — 6 months ago

Karen Tripson

9.0

I like it. — a year ago

Adam Beasley

9.5

This has been on my bucket list for a while, and we just got a few bottles in my area. I went in to this with high expectations and it totally delivered. One of the most complex wines I’ve had - there is just so much going on here. The nose on this just doesn’t stop evolving. Beautiful oxidation and so many distinct aromas that I’m not going to rattle them off. Texture, flavor, this has everything to offer for my palate. Need to hunt down an older bottle next time. For me, this lived up to the hype. — 5 years ago

Julia May

9.4

Tastes amazing like smooth juice - I could drink this by the bucket. Amazing 2008 wine — 6 years ago

David Walser

8.9

€16 on the restaurant wine list for a Sangiovese, Merlot and Syrah blend. At one of the nicest restaurant in San Quirico D’Orcia, a small commune in the Tuscan hills, but weren’t impressed with our food selections. Wine was pleasant but not a lot of depth. Served from their cabinet above the refrigerators, so we needed to cool it off a few degrees in an ice bucket. — 7 years ago

Ceccherini Cristiano

9.3

Classic, light, crisp, long, refreshing, lime, lemongrass, lanolin and so easy to drink we might need the bucket 🤪😜 — 8 years ago

with francesco and Mauro

Paul T, Missing My Beautiful Wife 24/7

9.8

Another bottle off my bucket list.
First time tasting a Grange so nothing to compare it to, no idea how it compares to another vintage but it was definitely unique. I can’t think of anything I could compare it to. I didn’t want to lose the flavors by having food with it, just enjoyed through out the day and seeing how it developed. My rating might be high since I’m a rookie Granger. Latest review from Decanter

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Mint, cream and distant woodsmoke on a cold day combine on this supremely fragrant, intense and pure nose. Ripe, dark fruit has flushed completely with that cool sense of mint and the creaminess of American oak, just as the tannins have fused completely, presenting a serene, elegant flow that creates a gorgeous aromatic unity. This comes with magnetic, gravitational pull that draws you in; close your eyes and you are in Australia. A wine of immense finesse and elegance, of immense youthfulness and expression at 35 years of age. Wow! (AK)

@Bob McDonald @Somm David T @Ron R — 6 months ago

Michael Chelus

9.1

Cherry, cranberry, rhubarb, currant, strawberry, mossy earth and oak. Light-bodied and soft tannins. — 5 years ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.0

Tried this again, 1st bottle was a dud! Made by Michele d'Aprix, an American woman who studied organic chemistry in college and ended up in Bordeaux. Chemical equation on the label is the equation for calcareous clay soil in the right bank of Bordeaux giving a unique character. Deep Ruby with aromas of dark berry fruits and notes of cedar and spice. Palate shows flavors of blackberry & cherry with tobacco and pepper spice. Drying tannins, medium+ finish, nice balance ending with earthy herbs & black pepper notes. — 6 years ago

Julia Liebner

9.0

Delicious, medium finish, slightly acidic yet slightly buttery. Bright. Pairs well with nearly anything. Great for summer sipping. Paired nicely with souvlaki and tzatziki with lemon rice. — 6 years ago

Alexandra Wood

9.1

The kind of dry but still interesting rose that comes in a bucket with five more bottles of the same on a beach in the south of France. I’m a fan. — 7 years ago

Thomas Faith

9.2

What a great wine, nose full of black berries and plums by the bucket load. Soft tannins and that balance that I crave and a finish that lasts forever. Need to buy some! — 7 years ago

with Isabelle

Mike Mayer

9.0

Splurge night! What the heck? La Tache by the ounce. Why not. I can now say I have tried it. Not sure how to describe and rate this wine. On the one hand I know the pedigree. On the other hand I know my palate and what I like. I think the wine has some great character but I find the acidity to be well beyond what I like in a wine. The minerality and earthiness comes across well before the fruit. Not sure that is the order I like. I know I will never buy a bottle of this wine but I have always wanted to taste it. Check off that item from my bucket list. — 8 years ago

with Lisa