Chris MacLean

9.0

Better on days 2 and 3. A touch abrasive on day one. Best to decant. — 5 days ago

with Sarah

Taavi Davies

9.1

Big fruit on the nose: fresh cherry, plums. Lavender on the palate — 15 days ago

Ainsley

9.4

Lots of violet and bright fruit on the nose. Plum, raisin on the palette. Amazing length, super silky tannins. A beauty!!!!! — 10 days ago

Jeroen Koenen

9.2

Wonderfully soft and silky upon opening, pruney fruit, feminine and rounded.
Drink now. Cuz during a few hours it fell apart pretty quickly. 93 -> 90… — 5 days ago

Stefan Dolhain

8.9

2017 vintage. As I just started to work at the Cave d'Arcins ( please reach out if you visit the Médoc !), I will get even more exposure to the Castel wines from their own properties, many of which I've enjoyed in the past. Château d'Arcins has been a long time favourite value wine. The 2017 is ready to drink, in a somewhat lighter style compared to the best vintages. While not as refined as the 2022 and 2019, it's still offering a bang for the buck at 13 euros. Give it 15 minutes to breathe, and enjoy a classic Haut-Médoc with a rustic old school feel about it in this vintage. A nice food wine. Abv. 13%. — a month ago

Alexandre Pagliano

9.0

Almost 40 years and its still in good shape. Thats a wine that drinks well after 8 to 10 years and might last 50+ in the better vintages. Does not have the complexity of grand cru wines but there is little if anything you can buy in Bordeaux at this QPR. — 7 months ago

with Jose, veronique and 1 other

Diana Cohen

9.0

Had at chez fifi . Cherry forward, but light and not to complex in flavor profile. It’s ok — 4 days ago

Carter White

8.9

Dark fruits, graphite, round and sticky. Classic, but missing a little depth. — 7 days ago

Dru Margolin

9.0

Nice, easy drinking, medium depth gage. — a month ago

Andrew Cullimore

8.9

Medium ruby , quite light garnet rim . Lightly herbal on the nose , with grafite , cool cassis , some redcurrant , red plum and violet . On the palate quite spicy and more red fruited , red currant , light cassis , red plum , grafite and tobacco touches . Fresh acidity and medium grippy tannin , with a grafite , cool redcurrant , light cassis finish of reasonable length . Quite light in style , a little green , rustic but refreshing and enjoyable. Don’t see this being particularly long lived but drink from now and over the next 10 plus years . — a month ago