Matthew Doty

9.0

2018 vintage. Nice, complex, dry CS. Would certainly buy again. — 2 years ago

Jay Kline

9.1

Pulled from my cellar, popped and poured and presented double-blind to the group. In the glass, the wine appears a deep garnet with a translucent core, a slightly orange rim and some signs of fine sediment on the glass. On the nose, the wine is mature with initial notes of Tootsie Roll and old leather bound books. However after about 40min in the glass, the nose brightens up and begins to show more varietal characteristics: cherries, desiccated flowers, fennel, damp earth, leather and espresso. On the palate, the wine is bone dry and the tannin’s are still quite firm. Acid is medium+ and the finish is long. Alcohol is medium. A very lovely mature wine! Guesses were all in Italy but further north in Piemonte (Barbaresco mostly) and much, much younger with most settling on late 90’s. I don’t drink a lot of modern wines from Antinori but this was quite the charmer with 41 years of age on it. If anyone has any well stored examples, drink now with about 40min of air. That being said, there is enough life for these to soldier on for another 5-10 but this is very clearly in the twilight of its life. Something else of note: the cork was extracted completely intact. It was one of those cute little stubby ones more typical of the time. — 4 years ago

Mike

9.2

Next soldier. I love celebrating our troops on Memorial Day. — 8 years ago

Dennis P.

9.5

My wife picked this up at Sams Club, (where everything is 50% off before they close the Milwaukee stores.) The label says, "Located on Monterey's pacific coast where the cool fog sweeps in each evening". As a soldier once stationed at Fort Ord, I can attest to the coastal fog part. This wine has great berry flavors, mild acidity, and a semi dry finish. A very enjoyable taste at a bargain price. Pairs well with beef tenderloin.
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Paul Weil

9.0

This Bordeaux style blend is not quite as big a wine as prior vintages, but has brighter acidity and nice mineral tannins. The dominant flavors are Bing cherry and blueberry, with a thick finish. It was a great complement to cumin seared steak salad. — 9 years ago

Matt Perlman

8.9

Very generous style, showing a lot of richness. May or may not have slurped a wounded soldier later on, completely flat and room temperature...quite a vinous, savory broth! — 10 years ago

Michael H

9.1

Found in RAK …. Didn’t even know a rose of Pinot Grigio existed! We’ll soldier on. — 3 years ago

Ryan Wofford

9.1

Signed soldier down — 6 years ago

James K

9.1

Would have been amazing...not a dead soldier, but well past its prime. — 7 years ago

with Kari and mike

Matt Trader

9.3

Another stunning wine! Probably tied for WOTN. Just an absolutely fantastic GC, and a lesser known producer, but not to be taken lightly. For under $100 you are getting cream of the crop, and something that even at 6 years of age will soldier on and continue to develop for at least the next 10 years. Vibrant and aromatic - crushed clove, fresh pansies, rhubarb, a faint touch of brett to bring the terrior together. Beautiful ruby color, no loss of youth in flavour either - raspberry reduction, nutmeg, dried cranberries, cedar, and a finesse only known to GC Burgundy.

Another special treat to open. Thank you @Kyle Groombridge ! — 8 years ago

Karl Eric Fournier

9.2

Fallen soldier 03' no comment necessary — 9 years ago

Bob McDonald

9.6

Medium to Deep Ruby. Lovely fragrance of berry and chocolate - obviously Old Vine South Australian (in this case McLaren Vale) Shiraz. From the cooler 2004 vintage and all the better for it. Mouth filling palate with great length. Drinking at its peak but will soldier on for a while yet. — 10 years ago

Nicholas Kisten

9.7

Turiga national the Portuguese Classic ,
Deep Color and Masterly Finish of Richness
Not found in any other Grape.
— 10 years ago

David Kline

9.2

The smoke hasn’t cleared on this battle worn soldier. Really strong sense of gun powder! Volatilize, and peeks of lime pith or lemon verbena squeeze through the cracks like light in your lashes, revealing pepper and pecan shell, black mushroom spores and elm, with cigar sweetness and black lime on a smoky battlefield. Palate is lime pith and zest and oil and candied lime sparkles floating down a lemon juice river, with thick, thick lemon pith banks. Kind of a gangly age here, but showing depth and intensity. Need to see this one when it matures, sculpted like an Olympian.


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#bouzereau #puligny #pulignymontrachet #montrachet #whiteburgundy #bourgogneblanc — 3 years ago

Brian Grech

9.2

Great story, great whisky. Heavy vanilla with toffee and caramel. — 7 years ago

with Ryan

Martin Bergo

9.0

Clear yellow-greenish color; nose of pineapple, stone fruit, goose berries, black currant, and a newly opened plastic toy soldier; steely but balanced high acids on the palate, mostly citrus, halogen minerals, herbs and liquorice and a long mouth-watering finish with a hint of sweetness. This is a well-made Sancerre and the remaining bottles in the cellar won’t be long lived. Had with creamy fish soup and Dmitri Hvorostovsky, the late great Russian barytone, singing Moskow nights in the background. — 8 years ago

Eric

9.2

New Year's Eve soldier left behind by @S.R.Alexander. Delicate but complex with grapefruit, cola, and modes cranberries. Plenty of time left. — 9 years ago

Bob McDonald

9.2

Deep Crimson- very dark for an 18 year old red. Aromas of blackberry currant herbs spice and a note of liquorice. The palate is concentrated with a strong core of black fruits and mocha. Shiraz flavours having the ascendancy over the Cabernet finishing with dry sandy tannins. Fully developed but could soldier on for another 5 years I reckon. — 9 years ago

Jay Leslie

9.1

Nice tannic structure. Bit of a sprinter. Nose fell off sharply after opening. Acidity paired nicely with soldier beans in a strongly flavored sauce. Less pleasant after but still decent. $22. — 10 years ago

Becky Bilby

9.3

Love this blend! Dark but not too oaky — 10 years ago