Jay Kline

9.2

Decanted for 3 hours before returning to the bottle prior to dinner. The 2008 pours a deep garnet color a with near opaque; medium+ with moderate staining and some signs of fine sediment. On the nose, the wine is vinous with notes of dark plums, purple flowers, some green bell pepper, tobacco, graphite, leather, mint, and soft baking spices. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium tannins that are mostly integrated and medium acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is medium+. A classy, perfectly matured Pomerol that was a lovely pairing with a Tomahawk ribeye. Drink now through 2033. Thanks Andy! — 16 days ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.2

2017 vintage. Excellent, grippy, value Margaux. 8.8.24. — 2 months ago

Kayle Stevens

9.2

Toast to Beth — 3 months ago

John Malcolm

9.5

An outstanding wine that is drinking very well now. Powerful, but smooth and refined. Blackberries, cassis, dark chocolate, truffles, and cedar. Long, satisfying finish. — 2 days ago

Shengli Hu

9.3

Electrical! Lifted aromatics of orange peel, orange zest, and orange blossom, licorice, mint, minerals. Crushed strawberries, strawberry cream. Salty salinity, cheeserind. — 2 months ago

Alvaro Bustillos

9.5

Mazf y sulaiman — 3 months ago

Matthew Doty

9.3

2019 vintage. An excellent Rioja. Would certainly buy again — a month ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.4

Vintage 2020 | extremely well balanced, nettle, citrus s | with monkfish basil tomato | at Hofstede de Blaak Tilburg — a month ago

Scott Kahn

9.1

Beautifully deep claret with tight tannins that required a good 1-2 hours of decanting to unlock the wine’s texture. The blend is darker fruit with an outwardly apparent Cabernet Franc element that brings violets on the nose and blackberry and brambles on the palette. At or near its peak with a lot of longevity remaining. — 2 months ago

GaryWEdwards

9.4

Brioche, lemon zest in this rich winner. A champs that could pair with a myriad of dishes.
2008 is a brilliant vintage. — 4 months ago