Helen Arvanitopoulos

9.3

Wine was silk. Red fruits that were silky smooth that felt like a beautiful St Etienne Bordeaux will do. I am in love — a month ago

Mary Perrotta

9.0

Delightfully smooth — 8 months ago

Sean Smith

9.3

6 hours of air and this was smooth as silk — 4 years ago

Martijn

9.0

Easy textbook Brunello. Glowing red transparent, chocolate nose. Drinking with a silk touch, very subtle acidity. — 3 months ago

Ericsson

9.9

The nose is profoundly layered and regal: cedar chest, humid tobacco, graphite, and dried rose petals, unfolding slowly into red currant, black tea, sandalwood, and the faintest whisper of truffle and old parchment. It’s not about intensity; it’s about dimension…

On the palate, it is seamless and sovereign. Red and black fruits are fully resolved into essence rather than flavor; currant, cherry skin, a touch of plum; all wrapped in polished leather and earth. The tannins have dissolved into silk, the acidity remains statuesque, and the finish lingers with a calm, noble persistence that feels endless rather than long.

Chateau Margaux at its absolute summit: complete, composed, and eternal; power expressed through grace, and grace sharpened by the patience of time. Do drink now. — 4 months ago

Pat A

9.1

Nice easy drinking red. $9 a glass as victorias — 5 years ago

Ericsson

9.7

Mariano García’s final vintage at Vega Sicilia. What a great bottle.

The nose opens with damp forest floor, leather, cedar, and quiet red fruit; subtle, reserved, endlessly composed.

On the palate, it’s silk laid gently over structure: dried cherry, tobacco, graphite, and savory earth carried by fine-grain tannins and measured acidity.

The finish reads like the final lines of a great novel: inevitable, complete, and exactly as it should be. And already, there’s a touch of nostalgia, because I don’t know when I’ll encounter something like this again. — 4 months ago

Lee Pitofsky

9.5

Bonneau’s 2011 Celestins is stunning tonight, ultra rich, expressive and perfumed with layers of dark fruit preserves, exotic spices and roasted Provençal herbs. It’s pure silk on the palate with killer concentration, fine grained tannins and a finish that keeps on going. So good tonight! — 3 years ago

Mark Mannebach

9.4

2007 vintage and tasting great. Smooth silk like texture with hints of boysenberry and cigar and pencil. Extremely nice — 5 years ago