Steve Sánchez

9.2

Lovely wine. On the nose, huge amounts of smoke bramble, and strawberry. Classic pepper. Baking spices or cinnamon and nutmeg. Tons of juicy red fruit up front, boysenberry jam with great acidity that lingers.
13.5% — 3 years ago

Ron R

9.4

It took 3hrs to reveal its inner self, but when it did, wow.
Exceptional poise, balance and grace. Warm and silky presentation with bold tannins and moderate acidity. Could use more time, but stunning now. Happy birthday, @Rick K — 3 years ago

Rashed Chowdhury

9.2

For acid lovers in their red wine, this $20-25 bottle is phenomenal. Acid, pickled red fruit, unripe fruit, soft tannins, minerality, it’s all there. It’s almost as if Beaujolais and Champagne (the sour and creamy mouthfeel of a champagne) had a lovechild. Trousseau is a grape originated in Jura, France. This is a super food friendly wine, but I am drinking without food and it’s very easy finish a bottle on your own… — 3 years ago

Manali Purohit

9.5

One of my favourite Reds on rotation. Pairs well with most weeknight dinners and is usually on sale at Whole Foods wine — 3 years ago

Kirsten Christiansen

9.4

I really like the German Rieslings because they tend to get really good fruit (lemon, unripe peach, a touch of petrol) with low ABV. This is a nice dry but still fruity option and I will buy it again and often. — 3 years ago

Ely Cohn

9.4

If you drink a lot of pleasant, simple wine (like I do), the first complex wine in a while can wake the sense like a Wim Hoff ice bath. Le Petit Ducru is also a due reminder that I should drink more Bordeaux.

Intense, rich, layered. Pours velvet ribbons of violet tinted motor oil. About 100 layers of aromatics - cassis, syrupy blackberries, leather, coffee, milk chocolate. Big juicy grippy tannin. Flavors of dark cherry plum, mocha, laden with minerals and juicy berries. Real symphony on hand. — 3 years ago

Guillermo Gonzalez

9.2

Earthy and rose aromas. Cherry, tobacco and spice. Dry with fine tannins. Perfect with cream sauce pizza with ricotta, pancetta and shaved black truffle. Last hurrah before newborn arrives. — 3 years ago

Martinez

9.4

Vega Sicilia’s entry-level red, 100% Tempranillo from 30 years old vineyards in Padilla, Valbuena de Duero y Pesquera de Duero. Modern-style Ribera del Duero. Aged in French oak barrels for 12-14 months. Dark ruby color. Complex nose with aromas of red and dark fruit (dark cherry, ripe blackberries), smoke, mint, sweet spices and a whiff of vanilla. Pure, fresh and juicy. Medium to full bodied, silky, very elegant, balanced. Good acidity — 3 years ago

Jerry Raphael

9.2

Second excellent super aged wine in a couple of weeks. First the $11.99 1978 Ch Beaucastel CDP and now the 1982 Calon Sequr, don’t have a price on this as it was an anniversary gift from my wife but sure not anywhere close to the current vintage costs. Anyway, the color was bright and clear and no brick edge at all. The nose and taste were complex with herbs, dried cherries and some pencil lead & cedar. Very smooth drinking with no hard edges and a very nice long finish. I opened, decanted and tasted right away and it seemed quite closed. Had with dinner about 3 hours later and it was all there. Kept a bit in the glass and had that after the boring Eagles game and no changes. I would not hold this wine any longer and why would you anyway, drink up and enjoy. Why do some 44 and 40 year old wines hold so well when others fade away so early? — 3 years ago

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