Ed Chin

9.2

No sign of aging. Still fruit forward with hints of herbs and graphite. — an hour ago

Andy@andyberke.com

9.3

Excellent. Elegant and smooth. Loved it — 3 hours ago

Lyn Farmer

9.2

Medium ruby color, vanilla, baking spice, strawberry, violet, cherry on the nose. Bright acidity sans just enough tannin to give it great structure. Lovely wine with a long finish. — 5 hours ago

Joe DAscoli

9.4

Auction buy.

Initial opening - this wine is shut down. No fruit. Very dense and flavors of tobacco, forest floor and dirt.

Some airtime and oxygen really helped this wine. I think it needed at least 2 hours. Then the fruit emerged a bit and the wine softened up to provide a lot more nuanced flavor. — a day ago

Carter White

9.1

Oyster shell, orchard fruit, pretty round — 2 hours ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.3

Deep Ruby, aromas of sweet red and black fruits with pepper spice and oak. 4 grape blend from some of CVNE's best vineyards in the Rioja Alta (85% Tempranillo, rest Garnacha, Mazuelo & Graciano), aged in both French and American oak for 24 months. On the palate flavors of blackberry and currants with licorice, vanilla, tobacco & toasty oak tones. Soft full ripe tannins, wonderful balance, lively acidity on a long finish ending with an earthy mineral character. Very nice! — 2 hours ago

WC Fields

9.1

On target and in the window. What I have drank of Pauillac this was lighter in its feet but the blackberry tobacco cigar wrapper with some nice tannins and acid. This could probably go longer but glad I opened it. — 21 hours ago

Tom Garland

9.4

From MAG

2 hour decant. A striking purplish dark garnet color. On the nose: beautiful notes of dark fruit, pencil shavings, herbaceous, vanilla, cloves. Taste: creamy, polished, structured wine with blackberry, dark chocolate, minerals, bell pepper, leather, and a decent herbal/potting soil finish. Drinks surprisingly well with the decant at this age, and sure a few more years will improve. YUM! — 2 hours ago

with Brenda

Ron Siegel

9.3

Still youthful, polished with black fruits, spice & floral — 5 hours ago

Norman Gennaro

9.2

Bit sweet no burn but a warming feel. Has a pleasant finish with no alcohol burn. My Russian friends prefer a bit more punch. Comes in an amazing case for the bottle which is all you are really buying. The bottle itself is ridiculously heavy as well with a replacement top for later use as a cognac decanter. — a day ago