Neil Valenzuela

9.0

Deep ruby color. Aromas of dried violets, cherry, plum and earthy Forrest floor. Floral notes, black cherry, leather and spice finish. — 6 months ago

with Chad

Scott Kahn

9.1

Coming from a hot vintage this wine was a bit more fruit forward than typical. Tar and cassis on the palette complemented the nose of a damp forrest floor. A nice albeit not great drink! — 4 years ago

Brady Dyer

10

So smooth. So yum! — 5 years ago

Justin Fail

9.4

This is actually for the Forrest Petit Manseng but it was not an option to choose. Beautiful dessert wine, creamy and fruity with a long lasting flavour. I’m not a dessert wine person, but this awesome — 5 years ago

Fredrik Finn

9.3

The last bottle of my 2012 Vosne Romanée from Alain Hudelot Noëllat and its a wonderful show that it manage to put up. Like a grand dame in its golden years bit with a hell of a spirit its displaying evolving characters of dried strawberries, rose petals, blood orange and menthol that is backed up by a prominent choir of nutmeg, clove, truffles, wet stones and forrest floor. Fresh palate with very present but smooth tannins, an expansive palate as the encore slowly fades out in a very respectful and balanced finish.
Day 2 tasting and its pumped up, more nuanced, defined and dresses up to its teeth in elegance. The last bottle of six will leave its mark for sure. Divine! — 6 years ago

Joseph LaPanna

9.2

Intense, interlaced aromatics of black cherry, smoke, mint, and white pepper. Medium to full boddied with bright fruit and even brighter acidity! Dusty and mouth coating tannins mix with bright plum, black cherry, forrest floor, cola and smoke. The finished is long and smooth as silk. — 7 years ago

Brett Rogosin

9.0

Immediately get some ripe red fruit, baking spices like nutmeg, forrest floor, wet wood. The palate has silky and somewhat chalky tannins with acidity that hits the putter rims of the mouth. The baking spices are present, but with a bit less ripe red fruit. Maybe some white pepper creeps in towards the end. This is a good showing with a bit more time, but why wait. Doesn’t need a long decant. — 7 years ago

with Brooke

John Van Trijp

9.9

A potential perfect score in future. Still dark forrest fruit — 2 years ago

Nicolas Greinacher

9.7

The 2001 Le Clos du Caillou Reserve is probably the most thrilling effort made by the late Jean-Denis Vacheron. Deep garnet in color, the wine displays intense aromas of dried provence herbs, iodine, dried strawberries, red cherries and plums, blackberry liquor, leather, forrest floor and a dash of white pepper. Full-bodied, the palate is almost overwhelmed by insane levels of fruit concentration and elevated alcohol, but there is just enough acidity to keep everything in balance. The long lasting, persistent finish confirms a wine of outstanding quality. Drink now until 2030. — 3 years ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.1

Vintage 1999 | deep colour 3/4 transparant with brown rim, earthy smell with dried forrest leaves, red cherries and a light truffle expression. Silky taste, no need to keep this wine that is á Point now. Lovely that the wine delivers. Paired with a shitake chestnut mushrooms toast, venison beef and a salad. — 5 years ago

Justin Fail

9.5

Tried this at the vineyards tasting. Brought a bottle home and drank it with a Caribbean Pork dish - perfect. So yummy!! — 5 years ago

Al Shikoh

9.2

medium ruby; red berries, rose petals, forrest floor, some oak influence; red fruits, silly tannins, 14% ABV; 6% whole cluster inclusion, fermented mostly in open top stainless steel and concrete, aged 44% in new French oak for 16 months and 16% in concrete for 10 months; the most elegant and balanced of KB’s appellation level bottlings; $68 — 6 years ago

AJ Gubser

9.2

Nose of mushroom, forrest floor, bramble berries, iron. Really nice to see those tertiary notes coming through.

Palate is soft and velvety with red fruit, a touch of sour cherries, some spicy oak notes, and a dusting of fine tannins. Light to medium body.

A very fine, elegant, easy drinking, but still complex G-C. I'm glad we opened this now since I can't see it getting much better. — 7 years ago

with Brooks

Richard Adams

9.7

Initially thought this might be corked, took 30min for the funkiness to blow off. Nose was neutral after half hr and exploded with black fruit and forrest floor after an hr. Needed 2+ hr decant and didn’t disappoint. Rich with subtle power. Peaking now-to next few yrs. — 3 years ago

Peter van den Besselaar

8.9

Vintage 2018 | beautiful minimalistic label. Cherries, mushrooms, happy autumn forrest. Tough tannic in taste. Infanticide. — 4 years ago

Gilbert Van Hassel

9.4

Beautiful griotte , forrest floor, red currants, tightly wound, would benefit from a bit more cellaring — 4 years ago

Daacat Daacat

9.3

这是还没上市我就从他们酒窖里买来的 — 5 years ago

Gilbert Van Hassel

9.7

It is a beast of a wine and yet it is approachable. Tannic but sweet tannins, full bodied, black fruits, mineral with a super long finish. The leather, gamey, Forrest floor undercurrent is starting to develop but will need another 5 years. A hedonistic bomb. Will give you pleasure for another 10 to 15 years easy. — 6 years ago

Brenda Terzich-Garland

9.3

Beautiful aged wine although color does not reflect it’s aging; wine—dark purple with only remnants of aging. Sweet perfume initially on the nose —bam! With black berry fruit, wet forrest floor currants and some vanilla. Mouthful of luscious dark raspberry pencil lead with tobacco and cherry finish. Tannins are definitely present and can age for another 15-20 years. — 6 years ago

with Jill and Karin

Fredrik Finn

9.4

Quality check on Le Raganie Brunello di Montalcino 2013 and what a showstopper, starting off a bit shy but evolves into a layered complexity with plenty of finesse, with four hours in the decanter its hard to raise your nose from the glass. Red, very vibrant fruit is backed up by dried spices and pronounced but balanced savoury complexity of forrest floor and crushed stones. A subtle volatile lift brings further complexity. Fresh palate with, fine grained tannins and a tactile sensation that brings the wine throughout its long finish. Not Brunello, its a trademark Ragnaie! — 7 years ago