Alvaro Bustillos

9.4

Primera cena troigoss — 9 days ago

Alvaro Bustillos

9.5

Benito y c murgia joes dc — 2 months ago

Conrad Green

9.5

Deep and intense. Mocha, black cherry, tangy almost grapefruit like note. Very dugat in terms of intensity and color. But great stuff — 5 months ago

with Bex and David

David Kline

9.5

Plummy color tinged with tan, nose of woodsy mushroom, brown bread turned earth. Strong entry of cherry bursting through earth and cedar root. Chewy tannins show this very much alive and brimming with secret power! So good, so nice!

#lucienlemoine #charmeschambertin #grandcru #burgundy #bourgognerouge — 10 months ago

Gor

9.2

Tart cherries, hint of vanilla and spice on the nose. The acidity is superb. Ends in a medium+ finish.
— 6 years ago

Florian Peter

9.4

Smooth full body and tasting of berry fruits — 6 years ago

Shuji Yanada

9.0

部屋おき熟成だが、劣化はなかった。５年位？
特徴に欠けるくらい、穏やかに。
マグナム — 6 years ago

Conrad Green

9.4

A lovely expressive nose with classic chambertin notes- deep plum and wild strawberry, some earthy undertow. On the palate lush and resolved with oak that is a little too prominent. — a month ago

with Walker, Matt and 1 other

Ron Siegel

9.4

A pair of the great Truchots — 4 months ago

Ron Siegel

9.2

This needed some air to open showing tart berry fruit, spice, earth & violets — 6 months ago

James B. MacDonald

9.5

Drinking amazingly well now… — 4 years ago

Ian Riach

8.9

Nice balance, good berries up front and pepper and a little leather. I felt it could have a little more depth. Ugo liked it more than me. Aged well. Nice treat. — 4 years ago

with Ugo

Alvaro Bustillos

9.2

Kasanoff 5/17 — 6 years ago

Pat Taylor

9.0

The nose is different. Much more woodsy and less fruit than I’d have imagined. The flavour profile was blackberry based and again, some wood. Some eucalyptus and green grass. Also some wet soil and cloves. The tannins weren’t a punch in the face by any means, but also haven’t haven’t completely softened as you might expect in a ten year-old. The palate was uninspiring as there was a watery-ness in the mid palate. I’m not sure whether this is over the hill or just not quite there yet and in a dumb phase? Will wait and see for the final two bottles. Solid, I guess. Not yet amazing. — 7 years ago

Conrad Green

9.5

Rich and beautiful. Lush and intense but quite quiet. Classy but needs time — a month ago

with BOT, Matt and 1 other

"Odedi"

9.2

It is time for some Merlot on this #MerlotThursday. Let's bring Merlot back!

Very pretty color of ruby with a wide reddish rim.

Fruity nose of black currants, cooked plums, light cedar, licorice, light vanilla, tobacco, chocolates and light black pepper.

Full-bodied with medium acidity and long legs.

Dry and fruit forward on the palate with black currants, black plums, cherries, spices, chocolates, tobacco, herbs and light earth.

Long finish with fine grained tannins and cherries.

This is a delicious Merlot from Saint Emilion. Soft and elegant. Well balanced and rich. Spicy, and showing nice finesse.

This 8 year old will continue to age nicely in the next 7 to 10 years. Has good potential to become a 94+ point wine.

Fruit forward with nice complexity and a soft mouthfeel. A Merlot for the Cabernet Sauvignon lover.

A great sipping wine, that will also pair nicely with food.

A blend of 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc. Aged in (50% new) French Oak barrels for 18 months.

15% alcohol by volume.

92 points.

$55. — 4 months ago

Conrad Green

9.4

Pure and dense. Lean and focused. Black pepper, garrigue, gnarly fruit. Hints of iodine and tang. Still young — 8 months ago

with Matt

Severn G

9.4

2007; Dinner wine, from our cellar. (No Notes Night) — 4 years ago

Sean Smith

9.4

Earth and barnyard on the nose with a silky smooth finish on the palette. — 6 years ago

Jay Kline

9.1

So...of course, if I’m drinking Maison Ilan, there is a story behind it. AFAIK, this was the last vintage that was released and I was fortunate(?) since many never received their allocation. My first of two bottles of “Aux Charmes Haut”. This was double-capsuled (no doubt by accident) which I found amusing. The cork was perfect and one of those super premium long sort of corks. The appearance in the glass was dark garnet bordering violet and a bit cloudy. From an enjoyment perspective, Day 1 was an utter waste. Too young. The bouquet was really intriguing with loads of dark and red fruits and spice but on the palate, this was completely coiled. All structure. I pushed the cork back in and waited for another day. On Day 4, I revisited, and it was in a much better spot. Ripe plums, dark cherries, bruised strawberries, forest floor, mushrooms...in that order. Still, it came across rather rustic, in a somewhat charming sort of way...but I never really fell head over heals for it either. No shortage of structure even on Day 4 gives me the feeling that the 2013 has a lot of life ahead. My last bottle will sit in the back of the cellar for some day long in the future and then I can once again recall the tales of this flash in the pan producer and what might have been. I would hold if anyone is still hanging on to these. — 6 years ago