Jay Kline

9.1

Opened about 8 hours prior to service and Audouze’d. The 1989 pours a deep garnet color with a transparent core and a slightly watery rim; medium viscosity and light staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is vinous with notes of ripe and desiccated black and red fruits: brambles, poblano pepper, smoked and candied pork belly, leather, mint, damp decomposing earth, gentle spices. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is medium+ and still pretty grippy. What’s wild is how relatively “modern” this wine comes across; especially considering the more humble Côtes de Bourg appellation. Drink now. — 11 days ago

Bonnie Chu

9.0

Excellent QPR. With A5 wagyu 🥩 — 4 months ago

Rarig Ross

9.5

This one really resonated. Tasted amazing the first and second day. Aromatics were petrol and calcareous. — 8 months ago

Hessel Idema

9.0

Strong tanines, alcohol and round full bodied wine. Fruity at the start and gets spicy at the end. — 6 days ago

Barry Shailes

10

Fresh and crisp had with miso cod — 4 months ago

Kirk Coburn

9.1

Very smooth. Tobacco and/or leather. I enjoyed it. — 5 months ago

Sébastien F

9.0

Nez discret sur le coing, bouche droite citronnée tonique. — 8 months ago

Jeremy Shanker

Sommelier at RN74

9.1

Cool to try with a little age. Tart stone fruit, wild herbs and a waxy texture. — a month ago

Jen

9.1

Really nice light, savory, fruity. Very good deal under $100 last 2 bottles at formentos. — 3 months ago

Daniel M

9.0

After the Sicilian off dry white which I drank only a glass of in disappointment, I decided to open something I knew would make me happy. We are watching Dunkirk while drinking this wine and the contrast between the on-screen drama and the funky liveliness in the glass is stunning!
As usual the nose is a bit funky at fist and takes a good 20 to 30 minutes to set into place. Then it's violet, blueberry, clay, that iron thing too, which I always smell in this cuvée, no matter the vintage. The palate is big, bright and fruity. There are blueberry notes all along, some cherry too. Some width, a nice and soft mouthfeel, some tannins in the rear, and a really nice anf long finish with fruits, some pepper, and a nice tannic layer. There is a subtle savory note too, almost meaty, that makes it more complex than you would have bet at first. Of course this is, as always, a very biased review, but I mean, what's not to like there? — 5 months ago