Mandi Speidel

City Territory Chicago, Maverick Wine Company

9.4

Hot Date Night with Miguel. Fuck Pedro. Out with the Old, In with the Olde/Better! — 2 years ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.4

Haunting and ethereal aromas of roses, tar, leather and so much more. Classic old school pedal to the medal Neb. Smokey and hickory aromas as well. Stunning. Palate is mega juicy and mega structured with amazing purity and depth and just exquisite fruit and lovely length. This has many decades ahead of it and is really a value when compared to what $40 gets you in the Langhe. As this airs i’ll be back. — 4 years ago

DAL 9000

9.0

Soft aroma of dusty berries and plums. Plums , raspberries upfront with earthy cherries in the middle. Dusty finish. Non vintage but purchased at the winery in 2021. — 5 years ago

Jacquelynn Gaines

9.5

Weird but great. Became an instant favorite at the Olde Wine Cellar. — 5 years ago

Mike Saviage

9.7

Wanted to put up a future all-time great against two all-time great HBs... the 45 and the 61. Opened and decanted this 9 hours before serving. Light tawny color, translucent and darker than the other HBs. Intense nose with notes of black cherry, black raspberry, hickory, gravel, moist soil, some mocha and some menthol. Huge and powerful in the mouth. Still tannic and young at age 31. Almost port-like. This is easily a 75 year wine, like the 45 sitting next to it - a wine that it can probably surpass as it gains more age, weight, advanced notes and complexity. (Bday 11 of 13) — 6 years ago

Miranda Cherry

9.3

Very yummy!! — 7 years ago

Jordan Kokot

9.0

Rich, peppery leather, blueberries, allspice, warm and sweet nose. Hickory smoke and black cherries. Body is round and balanced. — 7 years ago

David Kline

9.2

Great Thanksgiving wine! Dried cherries, rose petal, gum Arabic, cedar-Saigon cinnamon-oak, elderberry, currant, nutmeg, blueberries. Black pepper on entry softens to black and red cherry with lavender and violet. A touch of cherrywood a smaller touch of applewood, a minute touch of hickory and a nano shaving of mesquite. Laden with inlay. Sour blackberry finish speckled with lingonberries and myrrh.


#marotticampi #orgiolo #lacrimadimorrodAlba #doc #proprietariviticoltore #rossovino #rosso #vino #vin #wine #wein — 3 years ago

Josh Morgenthau

9.3

Signature Margaux aroma. Leather bound book, musty cabernet pepper, purple flowers, hickory smoke, and spice. Some pyrazines. Very silky texture and great volume. Tree bark and cassis on the palate. Fruit emerging after an hour. — 4 years ago

Clay Bullwinkel

9.1

Spices, herbs, hickory, smoky, smooth well-rounded structure — 5 years ago

Frank Kuo

9.4

Color of dark purple, a bit cloudy. Nose is nice with cocoa, tobacco leaves, a bit hickory, savory spice, nice aldehyde, vanilla, and powerful alcohol. Taste of solid tannins, tobacco leaves, dark fruits like ripe grapes, tobacco leaves, slightly sweet, mineral, good content and flavors. Aftertaste is also quite long with addition of oak tone. Nice found. — 6 years ago

Frank Kuo

9.4

Color of dark burgundy with some orange tone on the rim. Nose is nice with dried sweet strawberries, spice, hickory, some leather, mineral, cherry, all morphed together. Taste of still very solid acidity and tannins, chewy, fresh grapes, a bit zesty, a bit bitter, slightly sweet, and quite tasty. Aftertaste shows some more oak, mineral note, peppery, and some more ripe grapes. Very good to enjoy now. — 7 years ago

Jake Hajer

9.1

2011 in 2019. Farmhouse, butter, soft. Needs another couple years. — 7 years ago

Gregory Fulchiero

9.4

Whoah ! Aged several years this is like a mellow tawny port. Raisins, prune, toffee, and tobacco. Put some of these away in your cellar and forget about them. — 8 years ago

Chad Puckett

9.4

Absolutely delicious. Fruity goodness — 3 years ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.3

I love when Morel is on and boy is this on. Nose is wooly and hickory based. Sweet acacia as well. Lanolin and lemon flesh and gorgeous mineral. Palate rich, energetic and bracing. Compact and deep with crazy linearity and focus. Like a laser. So clean. This needs air as it is JJ Morel but out of the gates it’s wonderful. So juicy and engaging. Amazing sap. Now with air you get that wet earth thing that is so clear. — 3 years ago

Stephen Lynch

9.0

Yes. Very good. Bought in Maine. Had never heard of Carinane grape before. Very soft, smooth and easy to drink. — 5 years ago

MICHAEL COOPER DipWSET

Owner TomeVinos wine shops, WSET Level 3, Blogger www.spanishwinesandmore.com, blog.tomevinos.com

9.4

Lovely. Blueberries, blackberries, hickory, maple, bacon fat, hints of chocolate. Maintains a balanced acidity and fine granular tannins. I love it. Much better than many Napa Cabernets which cost 2x or 3x the price. #malbec #mendoza #argentina — 6 years ago

Shawn R

9.4

Shows a certain freshness on the nose. Oddly enough is has a Burgundy type of allure to it. Light red berry fruit and orange rind. Wine improved with aeration and gained weight. Tannins are super fine make way for a touch of mocha, hickory and feral hog. — 6 years ago

Chris England

9.6

Twas a peaceful day reading my emails when up pops 📬 @gabymeeetswine @vilaviniteca saying fine sir 👀 we have a rather delightful Priorat for your perusal @ €121 to which I said 🗣 Stick that fine beverage on back of ye olde Spanish bull pronto & stampede those fine juices to my way - Ole 🐂💨

📍 Clos Martinet 2005

🏵 96+ points - in a beautiful place now & should be drop dead gorgeous in 3-4 years 😉 Phwoor cone here bully bully bully 🐂 A proper nice Priorat 😍

🍇 Grenache, Carignan, Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah and Merlot

🍷 Deep dark ruby

👃 A gorgeous chocolate cherry & raspberry gateaux in a glass w/ crushed mineral sprinkles, a soft oak base, soggy earth sauce & a blackcurrant compote on the side

👄 Med body of deluxe silky creamy oozy dark cherry, blackcurrant & raspberry w/ a chocolate chaser & fine light dry minerals

🎯 Long mineral infused creamy chocolate cake filled with cherry, raspberry & blackcurrant
— 7 years ago