Caitlin Lise-Anne

10

2020 NIGHT
43% Mero, 19% Molbec, 14% Cabernet Franc, 13% Cabernet Sauvignon & 11% Petit Verdot
After 19 months in French oak, this Bordeaux-style red wine boasts aromas of plum, blueberry, blackberry, and cassis. The palate shows perfectly balanced flavours of haskap berry, blueberry, vanila, fresh ground espresso, and a touch of eucalyptus. The silky tannin finish is as long as warm okanogan nights — a month ago

with Marilyn and Renita

emilie cycz

10

Jura style wine from Austria, lovely acid — 6 months ago

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9.3

The 2016 Canon has a clean and fresh nose. The fruit profile is a mixture of red and black with just a hint of black truffle and licorice (the latter a trait that I had not picked up before). The palate is medium-bodied with finer tannins than the bottle four years ago, has a little more assertiveness and grip in situ, and is perhaps firmer and prepared for long-term maturation. It's precise on the finish. I would give this another few years in bottle. Tasted from an ex-château bottle at the Icons of Bordeaux dinner at Legacy Records in New York. (Neal Martin, Vinous, May 2024)
— 6 months ago

Norman Gennaro

9.1

The color still looks good on this one but I’d like a bit more punch. It’s a bit on the soft side. Not over the edge but these need to be drunk. — 2 months ago

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9.8

The 2010 La Conseillante has been spellbinding since I first tasted it from barrel. It has an intense nose with black plum, cedar and graphite. It is vibrant and compelling with scents of camphor intertwined. Wonderful delineation; there are layers of aromatic complexity. The palate is beautifully knit with a touch of black pepper and thyme filtering through the black fruit. It retains so much energy on the finish as it fans out with class and verve. Magnificent. Tasted from an ex-château bottle at the Icons of Bordeaux dinner at Legacy Records in New York. (Neal Martin, Vinous, May 2024)
— 6 months ago

VA

9.0

Lush bright berry forward with leather and a hint of chocolate. Good balance. Short finish. Drinking in 2024 aging further will not improve — 6 months ago

Shawn Thompson

9.1

Continues to please, 4th year in a row where we’ve enjoyed this wine at the vineyard with a Margherita pizza. 🍕 🍷 Delicious with notes of strawberry, watermelon and citrus. Recommend both the wine and a summer time visit to Ex Nihilo and Chaos Bistro in Lake Country, Okanagan. — 3 months ago

Austin Hohnke

9.3

Gorgeous blend. First time trying this and I’m in love with how it wears the nutty oxidation.
Pop ‘em if you’ve got’em in ‘06. — 3 months ago

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9.7

The 2016 Montrose is a supremely gifted Saint-Estèphe. Very harmonious and precise on the nose, faint hints of mocha and freshly rolled tobacco are behind those floral scents, black rather than red fruit. The palate has very fine tannins, extraordinarily harmonious with a nigh-perfect line of acidity. There is a subtle crescendo that leaves you utterly smitten by its charms, a touch of graphite on the finish. I just have the feeling that this might close up for a while. Tasted from an ex-château bottle at the Icons of Bordeaux dinner at Legacy Records in New York. (Neal Martin, Vinous, May 2024)
— 6 months ago

Julia Indik

9.0

A Syrah that is not a typical Syrah- cherries, apples, plums with pepper alongside bright acidic tones that carry to the end. — 7 months ago

with Robert