Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.3

2020 vintage. Has it all and right now. Picked up for $34.99 at Trader Joe’s. PNP or decant…your choice. 5.13.26. — 2 months ago

Doug Powers

9.0

Pretty violet and black fruit aromatics, on palate this shows maturity, solid depth and complexity, longish finish, time to drink this lovely Bordeaux! — 6 months ago

with Jim

Peter van den Besselaar

9.1

Vintage 2010 | Solid petit Bordeaux with good balance, warm and spicy smell. This year is a slow developer, in 375 ml tannins are phasing out, but in magnum still very obvious. Paired with chicken, haricot verts. — 3 years ago

Nick Heer

9.4

Supple, layered. — 5 years ago

Chris Sowick

9.2

Bordeaux trip. Château Grand Barrail. $50.00. Classic Right Bank Bordeaux. Smooth Merlot start, with nice tannin finish. — 6 years ago

Andreas

8.9

Moget och klassiskt. Svartvinbär. — 7 years ago

Nancy Rine

9.0

Nice dry bordeaux — 8 years ago

Yoly Sardinas

9.4

Bleu Province in Naples! Excellent Bordeaux Blend. Paired w Beef Wellington. — 3 months ago

TwiLea Fletcher

8.9

02.27.26
Wine Club Lunch — 4 months ago

Stephen Mathews

9.3

Happy birthday to my favorite father-in-law! — 7 months ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.1

Vintage 2010 | tuilé color, forrest smell, mushrooms, a vague hint of truffle, still some tannins but also a velvety taste. Love this! Dutch bottling by Jean Berger Ruremonde | Paired with a steak and kohlrabi and garlic from the oven — 4 years ago

Peter Rosenfeld

9.2

Delicious 2014. Needed 1 hour to sing to us — 6 years ago

Jay Kline

9.3

One half of a double-blind, France Vs. USA 1990 vintage showdown that also included a Chateau Meyney Saint-Estephe. Both wines had great provenance and were properly cellared over the last thirty years. I opened both bottles about three hours before we got into them. Corks on both wines had held up very well but looked pretty gnarly. The Rafanelli exhibited great color, noticeable darker than the Meyney and quite a bit of sediment too which left the appearance a bit cloudy but certainly not murky. The fruit was remarkably fresh! Red and dark fruits with leather, red rope licorice, mushrooms and a heavier amount of smoke than the Meyney. Full bodied. This was remarkably tannic still! As I mentioned in my note about the Meyney, it was really hard to chose a favorite between the two. I think the Meyney had a more compelling nose but the Rafanelli had a slightly more gratifying palate. Regardless, we were all winners tonight! Sort of blown away how well this Rafanelli has aged and it has years to go before it dies. Bravo! — 6 years ago

Ericsson

9.1

Good Pomerol vintage at Grand Barrail Bordeaux FR. — 3 months ago

Ericsson

9.5

Bucket list wine. Always wanted to try the red but it is elusive. Some say it’s the Grand Cru of Provence. Found it at Grand Barrail in Bordeaux FR. It is decadent, I’d have it again any day. — 3 months ago

Mark S.

9.0

Deep cherry red. Matured concentration. Black currant, betand cherry. Oak vanilla. Château Meyney 08 @, AD, 251028 — 8 months ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.3

2018 vintage. Last tasted 8.3.21. A little less overtly rich and smoky…slightly less body and more polish. Had I been blind tasting, woulda guessed 2015 Château Meyney. Still super smooth and über-drinkable. Starting to pick up a hint of tannic resistance. So good. — 5 years ago

Stefan Dolhain

8.9

2019 vintage. Château Barrail Tapon, Montagne Saint Emilion. As this is the fourth impeccable wine with amazing value mentioning "vignobles Gabriel & co" this week, it seems safe to say that it is a quality label. This one is a blend of Merlot and Cabernet Franc and it's juicy, fruity and fresh with ripe tannin and good length. Another great value at less than 7 euros. — 6 years ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.2

Vintage 2001 / French bottling for Berger Roermond on 100% new oak barrels. There were times I thought: over-oaked. But nowadays I do like the truffle in smell, chocolate and especially the refinement. 18 years is a respectable age. — 7 years ago

Stanislav Lobanov

9.0

16.5/20 (90/100) Развитый букет ароматов чёрной сливы, ежевики, табака, чёрного перца и легким травянистым тоном. Довольно тельное с высокой кислотностью и вяжущими танинами. Горчинка во вкусе. Пить здесь и сейчас, держать дальше смысла не имеет. — 8 years ago