Dave

8.9

Last had this 10 months ago. I think it's on the decline since then. Grapefruit, melon, citrus. Lacking acidity, it's a bit flabby. That's not what I remember in the last bottle. Anyway, it's nice with some fresh caught walleye.
Watching Spinal Tap 2 — a month ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.1

Atherton Wine Imports 2026 tasting at République, Los Angeles. 2019 vintage. Medium-medium heavy bod. First third (of the palate) better than the last third. Makes promises and only partially keeps them. The 2018 had total follow-through. 3.18.26. — 3 months ago

Andrew McIntyre

9.1

Bit of a filler-wine...tastes good but completely forgetable. — 6 months ago

Ken Southall

9.0

A bit of oak with a long finish. $30 — 7 months ago

Matthew Doty

9.0

2019 vintage. Nice. Best with ~24 hours to breathe — 8 months ago

Ray Vanderhoff

8.9

Blend of Cabernet Sauvignon (70%) and Merlot (30%). Dark ruby color with a slight garnet/orange rim. Wine was quite tight upon opening so aeration was needed. Aromas of black fruit, graphite and purple flowers. Flavors of black cherry, blackberry, plums, black olives and tobacco. Distinct oaky note on the long and somewhat sharp finish. Medium-plus body and acidity. Balance was a bit off. Probably should have aged this one a bit longer. — 9 months ago

Tom Casagrande

9.3

This Chavignol-based cuvée is very deep. Nose has just-ripe orchard fruit, with a fleeting tropical suggestion, an herbal/minty note, and a deep mineral stank, almost feral in nature. Deeply flavored too, it’s bone dry and full bodied, and while there’s an up-front bit of fruit, the huge minerality quickly takes charge. Medium acids. Another Chavignol geology seminar in a glass. — 10 months ago

Jack Petras

9.2

Not called Baroness anymore this mid level HB 2025 vintage is exploding out of the glass. Took a minute to get my bearings instead of restraint and editing it’s a full out cabaret of a wine with lively melon gooseberries and passion fruit on an edgy substrate of salinity and limestone. Went incredibly well with prosciutto and honeydew. Once I adjusted I found it magnificent. — a month ago

Stefan Dolhain

9.1

2023 vintage. A classic vintage, without the opulence of the 2022, and a bit more body than the 2021. — 3 months ago

Carlo Maria Rossotto

9.3

This Bordeaux deserves a solid 9.3. Bouquet, aroma, berries and oak. Had it on the AF flight to Mauritania. Paired it with shrimps and topinambour cream and beef. Solid — 5 months ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.0

Deep Ruby red color with aromas of berry fruits, oak and herb spice, a blend of Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. On the palate flavors of blackberry and currants with notes of cedar, herb, cacao and bell pepper. Fine tannins, medium+ finish ending with fruit, vanilla and earthy oak spice character. — 6 months ago

JKT

9.0

Balance and soft textures thirty years! Say ten years after acquiring from JR whose email says matriarch passing freed up this library holding back then. — 8 months ago

Space

9.1

Выпито вторым вином в тот же вечер Достойное бордо 2008 года. — 9 months ago

Michael Wehner

9.7

2014: Well balanced, feels like berries, some floral notes — 9 months ago

with Margaret

bitsof

9.3

Beautiful minerality — 2 months ago

Stefan Dolhain

9.0

2015 vintage. Fully mature with spices and a hint of truffle. The tannins have smoothened out, and there is good balance and length. — 3 months ago

Anil Saxena

8.9

Very nice super and rich — 4 months ago

Chris MacLean

9.0

Better on days 2 and 3. A touch abrasive on day one. Best to decant. — 6 months ago

with Sarah

Sipping Fine Wine

9.0

Pale lemon color with aromas of stone and tropical fruits with biscuit and floral notes. On the palate flavors of peach, apple and melon with white floral herb notes. Medium+ finish ending with fruit, herb and yeasty notes, lively acidity with slight mineral character. Small production, nice! — 8 months ago

Stefan Dolhain

9.1

2022 vintage. One of the Castel family estates since 1973 ( before the estate was known as Domaine de Tartuguière). With 144 hectares of vines,this is the largest contiguous vineyard in the Médoc. Vanessa Trouy has been in charge since 2002. Dark red colour. Needs a bit of time to open up, give it 15 minutes to release attractive aromas of strawberries, flowers, nutmeg and oak. Good fruit concentration in the mouth, with a solid tannic structure,fresh acidity and nice length. This will need a few years to show all its potential, and has serious ageing potential. For now decanting is recommended, pair with a good steak. Another terrific Bordeaux value. — 9 months ago