Conrad Green

9.6

Plush plum and open knit fruit. Great texture. Super sexy and composed. Gorgeous — a month ago

with BOT, Matt and 1 other

Jay Kline

9.5

It’s been a couple of years since I last encountered the 2001 vintage of Chave’s Hermitage. That bottle was a library release from the domaine and so is this example. Splash decanted directly before service. The 2001 pours a garnet color with a translucent core; medium viscosity with significant staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is vinous and a total umami bomb: Koji beef broth, dried and baked brambles, dried purple flowers, black pepper, Kalamata olive, organic and inorganic earth along with fine warm spices. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long. Looking back on my notes from 2024, there’s a common theme: the 2001 is all about dat bass. Drink now with some patience and through 2041. — 5 months ago

Sylvain Rhainds

9.4

1994
Encore un bébé mais une bombe de fruits et ensemble est gras et sexy. Encore!!! — 6 years ago

Daniel M

9.1

Fourth time tasting Lapierre in 2017. I've got a bit of a cold so I'm not enjoying this one as the previous ones. The nose is still a cherry bomb and bears a violet stamp. The palate is still very well balanced with a strong acid backbone, lots of ripe cherry all over the place, some grip, some width. The palate is a cherry song that plays for a very long while. 24 hours later it's still singing. Great! — 7 years ago

Tobin Trevarthen

9.3

Won the day. Big and sexy. Jammy. — 8 years ago

Brent Morgan

9.2

Big central coast GSM & V. Blackberry alcohol/fruit bomb. Not a lot of tannins but delicious after a long drive to Santa Barbara wine country. — 8 years ago

Ron R

9.7

Exceptional. Power with subtly. Open knit and plush nose. Sexy on the palette. Reminds me of @Bill Bender.
This is a poster-child for balance and restraint. First growth in every way. — 9 years ago

with Andrew and Rick

romo

9.5

Mysterious and sexy horse stable nose. Tamarind and mandarin peel with licorice finish. Lighter than gamay, 0% brett, 0% oak, 0% tannin, 100% Grenache. Wow. — 3 months ago

Paul St Clair

9.0

Powerfull well rounded blueberry and black currants. Soft tannins carrying pepper leather and tobacco. Well balanced with acidity that rounds out the red fruit flavors the wine is abundant with. — 8 months ago

Sylvain Rhainds

9.2

2004
Tres belle conseillante. Bien fait. En equilibre et sexy. — 5 years ago

Doug Craft

9.4

This is a California bomb! I don’t always want this but this example is superb — 6 years ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.1

1982 vintage. Fleshy with integrated fruit. Sexy and still ready to play. — 8 years ago

Luis Arguero (@winefromAtoZ)

9.5

Easter bottle #2. Luscious flavors. Perfect balance. Juicy black cherries. Jammy blackberries. Sexy silky smooth finish. A CA wine like no other! — 8 years ago

V M

9.9

Wow this is a luscious sex bomb of a wine. All berries and cream with a mocha and clove kiss at the end. Silky smooth and sensual. Incredible. Don’t pair with food. No need to wait. Drink it now with 45 mins of air. Wow — 9 years ago

Susan w

8.9

7/3/17 - had as part of a flight at eight 11. Very interesting taste but grew on me. — 9 years ago

"Odedi"

9.6

Drinking this pre-release bottle of this iconic wine from Bordeaux.

Light gold in color.

Strong nose and Full-bodied.

Sweet on the palate with high acidity to balance the sugars.

Showing melons, tropical fruits, apples, light earth, guava, herbs, spices, papaya and honey notes.

Long finish with herbs and tropical fruits.

This is a gorgeous sweet wine from Bordeaux. Sexy, seductive and fresh. Creamy and buttery.

Showing great potential, but oh so young. Already delicious and complex. Round, opulent and powerful.

Loved the nose once it opened up (20 minutes in the glass).

Rich and extracted. Fruit forward and intense, yet elegant. Well balanced with a soft mouthfeel.

Good by itself as a sipping wine, or with food. Drunk from a Magnum.

A blend of 75% Sémillon and 25% Sauvignon Blanc. Aged in all new French oak barrels for 24 months.
154 g/l sugar.

14% alcohol by volume.

96 points.

$500. — 4 months ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.6

2005 vintage. Last tasted 11.23.23 (9.4), 11.15.19 (9.4), 06.01.17 (9.5) Last bottle. Respectable, low neck fill. Used a Durand and excellent cork. Decanted with sticky (to the bottle) sediment and not that much floating loose to navigate. Tasted after 30 minutes. Those inimitable, sexy Cos stylings. Medium/medium heavy (still!?) bod. Richness. Ample fruit. Slight amount of aged George Clinton/Bootsy funk. Highly restrained tannins. Woah. This. Did. Not. Suck. Time to reorder. 9.13.25. — 10 months ago

Brecht Spileers

9.1

Fruit bomb toned down after an hour (aerate). From there on kirsch and stewed fruit, subtle herbs and firm acidity as a counterweight. A fantastic coudoulet, outpacing many cndp’s. — 7 years ago

with Charlotte

Michael Mathews

9.5

OMG. Paso Robles. Austin Hope. This is just a crazy cab. Holy smokes. If you can get this, it’s a must have. Total sexy wine. Awesome for the 10 oz filets and mushrooms we had off the grill - MJ is amazing on the grill. # — 8 years ago

with Michael, Jeff and 7 others

Joe Lucca

9.6

Out of mag, this was a sexy, mythical beast. Imagine if @Shawn R and @Bill Bender had a baby. And that baby grew into a Minotaur. My favorite Materium to date. Drank exceptionally better after 24 hours open. — 9 years ago

with Martin, Mike and 2 others