Tim Bausack

9.3

Paid $27 | Date: 2026-05-23 | From: Merchant’s GB | ABV: 14.5%

App: pale ruby, moderate transparency
N: strawberry, black cherry, caraway, white pepper, estuary, leather, flint, gunpowder
P: pomegranate, unripe strawberry, leather, black pepper
S: b med+ a high- t med alc integrated f med
V: enjoyable, complex nose, palate simpler, could stand some age
Window: 2025 - 2038 — a month ago

Martijn

9.6

40 cab f, 32 cab s, 13 merlot, 11 pv and 4 malbec.
Great blend. Fantastic nose. Lush lush lush. — 4 years ago

Angela Mazziotta

9.0

Bright and a tad hot. Some pepper/spice. Cherry cola with soft tannins and a TON of acidity. Almost an effervescence which never hurts my feelings. Smells candy sweet but drinks with a bit more maturity. — 4 years ago

Chris England

9.6

I very rarely say this for an expensive wine but this Graves is worth every penny @ £117+ as it will just kept getting better & better but is already divine 😍

🏵 96 points

🍇 64% Cab S, 30% Mer, 5% Cab F & 1% Pet V

🍷 Opaque ruby

👃 Minerals & pencil lead through spiced black berry/currant & blueberry w/ soft char-smoked oak, mocha & gravel

👄 Med+ dark plummy silky smooth body of gloopy blackcurrant in chewy liquorice & creamy mocha goo

🎯 Long dark gooey fruity plummy sticky liquorice linger w/ mocha & mineral hit — 8 years ago

Chris England

9.3

Another fab Talbot @ £89-£112 that’s already gorgeous but will still improve 👍

🍇 70% Cab S, 25% Mer, 4% Pet V & 1% Cab F

🍷 Opaque ruby

👃 Oozing with enticing spiced black & red fruits bathed in smokey oak, leather, liquorice, pencil lead, minerals & gravel w/ herbs & wet earth

👄 Med body of silky smooth mouth coating creamy dark berry/current fruits w/ red fruit tones, mocha, liquorice & earthy minerals

🎯 Long gorgeous decadent dark fruit explosion w/ light mocha grounds & raspberry liquorice — 8 years ago

Chris England

9.1

Fab 2nd wine of Beychevelle @ £31 in top year - great value 👍

🍇 61% Cab S, 33% Mer & 6% Cab F

🍷 Opaque ruby

👃 Smokey oaky blackcurrant w/ light earth, blackberry, cocoa, minerals & touch of blueberry & dark plum

👄 Med bodied ripe juicy black currants/berries in mocha w/ a touch of liquorice & plum

🎯 Med dark fruit & bitter mocha w/ liquorice touch — 9 years ago

Chris England

9.2

Good value top year Margaux @ £45 that's drinking fab but will age more 👍

🍇 67% Cab S, 25% Mer & 8% Cab F

🍷 Opaque garnet ruby

👃 Smokey oaky blackcurrant, plum & dark cherry in earthy wet leaves w/ cedar, flinty minerals, pencil lead, cocoa & liquorice

👄 Med body of earthy blackcurrant driven dark plum & cherry warm fruits w/ an underbody of oak, liquorice & mocha

🎯 Med+ mocha liquorice dark fruit touch dry mineral filled coating — 9 years ago

FabianG

8.9

#wineaccess — 9 months ago

Martijn

9.4

70% Sangiovese, 20% Cab S and F, 10% Merlot for me this is an amazing wine. Picked it up at the Mercado in San Remo without any knowledge. Paired it with a perfectly grilled cotoletto Bavarese. The wine is coffee, milk chocolate, dark ripe fruit in the nose. The palate very balanced in fruit, acid and a bit of wood. Perfect now from a 375 bottle. — 2 years ago

peter taylor

10

Still drinking the 89 while storing at temps rainging from 50 to 90 degrees F for the last 22 years. 2 bottles left. Not one bottle in all thes years was less than perfect. I would rate it as a 98.5, but, i am no expert. I have had great assulase, tokaji aszu and chateau d'Yquem but, for the price i paid (20$/bottle), it far exceeds the others. It is now a medium amber color complex fruity tones great finish. I feel sad when the last drop leaves my teast buds. I also have a few of the 90's to us as a comparison. They are a distant second. — 8 years ago

Chris England

9.2

Nicely evolved Figeac @ £100 that’s a bit overpriced but nevertheless a yummy drop 😎 4.25⭐️

🍇 35% Cab S, 35% Cab F & 30% Mer

🍷 Ooaque garnet ruby

👃 Smokey pruned oak, damp cellar, mashed dark plum & berries over crushed minerals in soggy earth w/ spicy tea, leather, mint/herbs, liquorice & choc cherry gateaux

👄 Med body of creamy smooth earthy dark fruits w/ chocy mocha & liquorice

🎯 Med+ earthy mocha liquorice plummy dark berry w/ some red berry/cherry choc gateaux tones & a stone mineral linger — 8 years ago

Chris England

8.9

2nd Wine of Ornellaia in top year @ £40 showing fabulous value that could be lovely in 3-5yrs once the dry tannins ease 😉 89 going 90-93

🍇 64% Mer, 17% Cab S, 10% Cab F & 9% Pet V

🍷 Opaque ruby

👃 Rich bramble blackcurrant & dark plum in dark cocoa cream w/ violets, minerals, light smoked wood chip & soft earthy farmyard spiced blackberry

👄 Med+ body of dark plum w/ blackcurrant/berry in cocoa & minerals w/ green stalky tones & fine dry tannins

🎯 Med dry dark fruits w/ unripe green tones & a mocha grounds kick & hint of black tea — 8 years ago

Chris England

9.4

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🌍 6.94B

A Chilean icon blend @ £110 with huge potential with age 👍

🍇 55% Cab S, 29% Carmenere, 7% Cab F, 5% Merlot & 4% Syrah

🍷Opaque ruby w/ purple hue

👃 Chocolatey spicy rich blackcurrant & dark plum w/ soft oak, vanilla, wet leaves & minerals

👄 Full body of rich silky intense black fruits in oozy chocolate & blueberry w/ med acidity

🎯 Long slight sweet & dry black fruits & cocoa linger w/ purple teeth stain — 8 years ago

Chris England

9.2

A little lighter than last tasted so clearly going through a change! @ £80 this is a super refined elegant Margaux that's still going to get better 👍 will get back to 93-95 I'm sure 😁

🍇 51% Cab S, 41% Mer & 8% Cab F

🍷 Opaque ruby

👃 Smokey oak & earthy soggy leaves through mineralised blackcurrant/berry & sweet plum w/ liquorice, pencil lead, gravel & farmyard

👄 Med body of soft smooth black fruits & earthy liquorice mocha dry mineral tones

🎯 Med dark mocha infused fruits & mineral iron kissy — 9 years ago

Pinotman /// Andreas

9.5

Here is a confession! I try very hard to quit delectable and give it up: But then the wines come along with a personal connection. I visited Silvio in the early 2000‘s and we tried his 2003. Great wine in a hot vintage. His son was born 2003. Ever since i have a soft spot for his wines. # This one is quite spectacular. Drink now it is f….great or keep for 10 years +. Classic. Sold out at Kermit Lynch. I bought just one bottle. 😢 Enough said. — 9 months ago

Chris England

9.2

A surprising lighter style Pauillac for an 05 but @ £90+ it’s in a nice place, but a touch disappointing compared to others such as the amazing 2000 😁

🏵 92-93 points

🍇 64% Cab S, 29% Mer, 6% Cab F, and 1% Pet V

🍷 Blackened ruby

👃 Warm oak, soggy earthy leaves, gravel, minerals, pencil lead through dark berries & plum w/ mocha

👄 Med body of smooth rich blackcurrant, damson & red/black currants w/ a mineral mocha & mineral undertone

🎯 Med red & dark berry kick w/ touch dry minerals, light mocha & liquorice

— 8 years ago

Chris England

9.4

Superb top year St Julien @ £60 that’s drinking great already but could be fantastic - what a great buy 👍

🍇 70% Cab S, 22% Mer, 4% Cab F & 4% Pet V

🍷 Opaque glass slicking ruby

👃 Plummy dark cherry & blackcurrant through light smoked soft oak w/ herbs, soggy earth, mocha, liquorice & minerals

👄 Med+ body of rich opulent smooth blackcurrant & dark plum w/ a mineral infused liquorice mocha creamy undertone

🎯 Long minerally plump dark fruit w/ a touch of stoney dryness — 8 years ago

Chris England

9.4

A yum 01 @ £74 that is singing right now with a sexual nose teasing tickle 😍

🍇 63.5 % Cab S, 33.5 % Mer & 3 % Cab F

🍷 Opaque ruby

👃 Deep rich tantalising smokey oaky blackcurrant plummy plump squishy earthy oozy nasal tease w/ minerals, pencil lead, leather, herbs & mocha

👄 Med body of silky cream dark plum & blackcurrant in a mocha liquorice w/ a touch of dry minerals

🎯 Med+ dark berry bang w/ a liquorice mocha mineral smooth kiss — 8 years ago

Chris England

9.5

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💥 It’s the big £195 halfy I’ve been waiting for & wow what an Epic bottle of a top vintage Opus One 💯 Suckling Pointer 😍 Mrs E has outdone herself here 🕺 Great but needs 10yrs to shine as too overpowered 👍 95 going 98-99

🍇 79% Cab S
🍇 7% Cab F
🍇 6% Merlot
🍇 6% Pet V
🍇 2% Malbec

🍷 Inky black ruby

👃 Sticky toffee pudding covered in blueberry jam w/ blackcurrant, fig & rich cocoa cream

👄 Full+ bodied rich toffee, blueberry pancakes, blackcurrant & caramel velvet chocolate sludge

🎯 Long gloopy teeth staining dark & blue fruit caramel lip sticker w/ violet after-burn — 9 years ago

Chris England

9.6

After the fab 09 Sass does this @ £137 stack up? Oh yeah 😍 blind I'd say this was top Bordeaux 👍

⭐️ 95-96 now, but 97-99 in 5yrs 😉

🍇 52% Cab S, 22% Mer, 21% Cab F & 5% Pet V

🍷 Opaque ruby

👃 Sweet cedar & oak, through smoked herbs, mint, blackcurrant, blackberry & dark plum in gravelly minerals w/ red flowers, spice, leather & mocha

👄 Med++ body of creamy ripe rich chewy bcurrant/berry & dark plums bathed in thick choc mocha w/ fine dry tannins

🎯 Long mineral & mocha infused dark fruit lasting stain — 9 years ago