Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.2

2022 vintage. From a 375ml bottle. The St. Estèphe exception that proves the rule. Super-delicate cocoa powder with sumptuous richness throughout. Light-medium body. Cos is an outlier on the right. This is on the left. Nearly everything else is in between, hammer and nail 3D BDX...dry, dirty and distinctive. Excellent quality BDX to woo initiates with. 6.26.26. — 4 days ago

Steve Sánchez

9.2

Very cool to try this vintage. The color has gone to a very rusty red amber and almost a brown rim. (bummer you can’t upload more than one photo) Olive and earth on the nose. Very savory V8 notes of tomato, tomato bisque , black pepper. The palate still has great acidity, very rounded,just a nice lingering finish and almost feels high in heat even though this sits at 12.5% — 4 years ago

Michael Chelus

8.9

Raspberry preserves, cherry, vanilla, cassis, blackberry and oak. Full-bodied and soft tannins. — 5 years ago

Neil Valenzuela

9.0

Deep ruby color. Aromas of blackberry, plum, violets, vanilla and baking spices. Delicious red and black fruit on the palate with a black tea finish. Paired nicely with some steaks and baked potatoes. — 5 years ago

William Lauder

9.6

Truly Sublime Syrah. — 6 years ago

Liz Loutsis

9.9

Rusty red color. Swirling released dried flower, mulch, black cherry and leather notes. Mushroom, floral and red fruits with silky tannins in the palate. Stunning old world Bordeaux. — 6 years ago

Neil Valenzuela

9.1

88% Petit Sirah, 11% Syrah and 1% Viognier- Dark in color. Aromas of blackberries, raspberry, fig and black berries, raspberry preserves and violets. Rich, bold dark fruit with a tuxedo cake (vanilla and cocoa) finish.. — 7 years ago

Kapyrick Wine

9.2

v22. Very good! Rich, saline and black cherry nose. Deep rich, medley of soft tar and black fruits. Smooth, long, astringent, mocha and earthy finish. Nicely balanced. — 10 months ago

Kristin C

8.9

Candied raspberry and a hint of non-acetone nail polish remover on the nose, surprisingly brambley and woody/olive pit upfront given the nose, but nice rich plum and other fruits come through as well. Medium color and body, solid tannins but finish is a bit tannic for me. — 2 years ago

Austin Paramore

10

Hangin with Daddy, Rusty, and Trey. Gators bout to beat UCF. — 5 years ago

Adriana Fabbro

9.3

Pretty wine with “lifted acidity” (aka VA /EA / hint of nail polish). The wine relaxed and became more expressive with roses (fresh and dried) fruit (cherry, raspberry, red currant, pomegranate) as the meal and conversation wore on. Tannins are fine-grained and well integrated, but very much present, making the wine a little aloof and muted at first. Give it time to unwind and reach a happy place. — 5 years ago

with Kristie, Nicole and 1 other

Neil Valenzuela

9.0

Pale yellow color. Aromas of orange pith, orange blossoms and wet slate. Bursting with flavor- pineapple, dried apricot and melon.

79% Chardonnay, 14% Viognier and 7% Albariño — 6 years ago

Peter Hladun

9.3

Incredible wine...still holding on to some grippy tannins yet has a beautiful roundness and supple feel. Tasted like a classic Bordeaux style with some aspects of metallic, rusty nail and bloody. — 6 years ago

Nico

9.0

Earthy nose, raspberries, sour cherries. Medium body. Rusty, iron taste, good acidity, hint of mint? Very dry end, with noticeable tannins and a slightly bitter aftertaste. Tasty and complex. — 6 years ago

Milan Antonopoulos

9.2

Deep red color, almost purple. Very intense initial nose. Very heavy nail polish smell. Very focused scent, with a distant red fruit smell. Very earthy taste, with hints of cherries. Light sugar. (Interesting to note, I can a very quick seafood aftertaste, which was bizarre). — 2 years ago

Justin M

9.4

That's my jam. Smells kinda funky (nail polish) but tastes incredible. Preserved lemon peel, high acid, long finish. — 3 years ago

Jay Kline

9.4

Enjoyed alongside the 2005 Les Pagodes de Cos. Audouzed for three hours prior. The wine pours a deep ruby, bordering garnet with some fine sediment and a translucent core. On the nose, the wine is highly intense with notes of funky red and dark fruit, tobacco, green bell pepper, leather, damp earth, some nail polish…definitely some VA…but remarkably charming never-the-less. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannin and a medium+ plus acid. Super fresh. Incredible red fruits, exotic spices, earth, smoke, and tobacco. I finished long…forever and a day. Sublime. The “Pagodes”, while enjoyable in its own way, was weary in comparison. I have several bottles left and look forward to enjoying this vintage for decades to come. — 4 years ago

Josh Morgenthau

9.3

Light garnet-ruby. Rusty, musty nose. Olive brine, dried blueberry. Long, juicy, bloody palate, with reverberating acidity and prickly tannins. Hints of roasted nuts and cocoa. So alive on the palate. A real treat. — 6 years ago

Dhiraj Mallick

9.0

Nose:
Cranberry
Bright red fruit
Tart
Cured meat/bresaola
Leaves, mushroom, moss
Forrest floor
Iron character (rusty nails) – from Tuscany

Palate:
Dry wine
Mouth-watering acidity
Tart red fruits
Forrest floor
Oregano, tomato, sage – like herbs, tomato sauce
Balance between tannin and acidity
Imagining it with veal chop, fat to deal with acid/tannin
Leathery notes. — 6 years ago

Laith A

9.4

This is aging beautifully.. full, dense with a rusty rim! Great nose and even better on the palate! — 8 years ago