7/6/2021 - christopher marlowe Likes this wine:

5 years since drink date on CellarTracker. Still going strong. Enjoyed over 6 hours, popped and poured.

9/12/2020 - christopher marlowe wrote:

Bought in 2010 for 15.00 a btl. A great value purchase at time.
CT has window 2010-2016. After drinking this it has more left. Poured and drank the first btl. The second decanted for two hours Much more aroma and flavor.

9/23/2019 - christopher marlowe wrote:

Drinking beautifully. Lots of life left.

3/10/2019 - christopher marlowe Likes this wine:

The wine looks inky colored. The legs are slow. There is moderate sediment in the bottle. The body is medium/full. The wine has juicy texture. The wine finishes medium. The wine has high acidity. Drank for 7 days. It was full of fruit and very chewy. Even after 7 days it still had dusty tannins. Great wine to give as a gift to someone who has never drank a wine from Spain

4/9/2018 - christopher marlowe wrote:

Fruity and smooth . Drink up.

6/25/2017 - christopher marlowe Likes this wine:

Much improved over the last year. Still has very long legs. Drinking very well now. I believe it has lots of years left though if stored properly.

3/19/2017 - christopher marlowe wrote:

No tanner left, good color. Still enjoyable. Im glad I found it though. didn't think I still had it.

3/19/2017 - christopher marlowe wrote:

Great wine for the value.

3/19/2017 - christopher marlowe Likes this wine:

Decanted for 2 hours. Great aromas on first glass. After a couple more hours it really opened up. I have 1 more bottle I think I'll wait another 15 years to open.

2/11/2017 - christopher marlowe Likes this wine:

The wine looks yellow gold colored. The legs are slow. There is moderate sediment in the bottle. It smells like raisin, petrol and honey. It tastes like honeysuckle and honey. The body is full. The wine has juicy texture. The wine finishes medium. The wine has low acidity. It had sugar granules coating the bottom of the bottle. Very sirupy and delicious. A nice lost bottle found in my cellar.

11/27/2016 - christopher marlowe wrote:

Opened a 6 liter for a wedding. Way too young. The 750 I had was lovely. The larger format needed another 10 years or so. I buy a lot of large formats and I learned to wait much longer to open larger bottle it ages much slower.

11/27/2016 - christopher marlowe wrote:

Opened and poured. Tannins are almost gone. 15 second finish. The fruit is still there, no nose to speak of. No legs left so drink soon. It was great with Lasagna and garlic bread.

2/28/2016 - christopher marlowe wrote:

Way too young to drink. Still very closed down. I could smell and taste the cherries of the futures. I will try again in 2020.

12/19/2015 - christopher marlowe Likes this wine:

Its amazing a 20 to 25 dollar bottle of Bordeaux for Haut Medoc. Drinks so well after 30 years. Didn't have a long finish, but the fruit was alive.
Enjoyed at the Vossdazzle Christmas party

12/27/2015 - christopher marlowe Likes this wine:

Deep Crimson color, layers of fruit. no complaints of too much oak. Medium long finish.

12/25/2015 - christopher marlowe wrote:

Still a lot tannins on opening. Opened up after 2 hours. Boat loads of fruit. Sadly the last bottle. Many years left on this wine if you stored it properly. I can still taste it after 40 seconds!

6/17/2015 - christopher marlowe Likes this wine:

Big, smooth and polished no rough edges. Delicious.

6/8/2015 - christopher marlowe Likes this wine:

Excellent bottle,
The wine looks crimson colored. The legs are medium. There is heavy sediment in the bottle. It smells like black currant (cassis) and red currant. It tastes like red currant and black currant (cassis). The body is medium. The wine has smooth texture. The wine finishes long. The wine has low acidity.

5/23/2015 - christopher marlowe Likes this wine:

Still has life left. I enjoyed it.

12/20/2014 - christopher marlowe wrote:

It smells like apple, grapefruit and honeysuckle. It tastes like apple. The body is light/medium. The wine has linear texture. The wine has low acidity.

2/26/2015 - christopher marlowe Likes this wine:

The wine looks crimson colored. The legs are slow. It smells like black currant (cassis) and oak. It tastes like black currant (cassis). The body is medium/full. The wine has juicy texture. The wine finishes long. The wine has medium acidity.

2/28/2015 - christopher marlowe Likes this wine:

The wine looks crimson colored. The legs are slow. There is no sediment in the bottle. It smells like black currant (cassis) and raspberry. It tastes like black currant (cassis). The body is medium. The wine has bright texture. The wine finishes medium. The wine has high acidity.

2/27/2015 - christopher marlowe Likes this wine:

The wine looks crimson colored. The legs are slow. There is light sediment in the bottle. It smells like black currant (cassis), raspberry, raisin, cedar and oak. It tastes like black currant (cassis) and raspberry. The body is medium. The wine has bright texture. The wine finishes medium. The wine has high acidity.

2/26/2015 - christopher marlowe Likes this wine:

The wine looks ruby colored. The legs are medium. There is no sediment in the bottle. It smells like black currant (cassis), raspberry, cedar, lead pencil and black pepper. It tastes like raspberry, black currant (cassis), mineral, cedar, oak and vanilla. The body is light/medium. The wine has bright texture. The wine finishes medium. The wine has high acidity.

2/25/2015 - christopher marlowe Likes this wine:

The wine looks ruby colored. The legs are slow. There is no sediment in the bottle. It smells like red currant, black currant (cassis), prune, mineral and oak. It tastes like red currant and black currant (cassis). The body is medium/full. The wine has round texture.The wine has high acidity.
The wine finishes long. Drank with sardine salad, and cheese.

2/25/2015 - christopher marlowe wrote:

Corked wine, was brought another bottle

2/15/2015 - christopher marlowe Likes this wine:

The wine looks ruby colored. There is no sediment in the bottle. The body is light/medium. The wine has smooth texture. The wine finishes short. The wine has low acidity.

1/10/2015 - christopher marlowe Likes this wine:

The wine looks crimson colored. The legs are medium. There is no sediment in the bottle. It smells like red currant and black currant (cassis). It tastes like red currant and black currant (cassis). The body is medium. The wine has smooth texture. The wine finishes medium. The wine has low acidity.

1/10/2015 - christopher marlowe Likes this wine:

Very impressed for a 1992. Still has legs. Classic Bordeaux syle. Still has a nice nose.15 to 20 second finish. Crimson in color. Currents, leather. integrated tannins, Fruity and polished fruit. With leather and earth. Drank with 09 Lilian Ladouys.The Pichon was favored.A pleasant surprise of the evening.

12/28/2014 - christopher marlowe Likes this wine:

The wine looks purple colored. The legs are medium. It tastes like intense cherry, with a hint of leather. The body is medium/full. The wine has bright texture. The wine finishes medium to long with the tartness of the cherries going on and on. The wine has medium acidity. I can't believe its a California wine. For a 20 year old its amazing. Sadly my only bottle. I will buy more wine from here!

12/28/2014 - christopher marlowe Likes this wine:

5 L. bottle. It was great at the first pour. Two hours later it opened up even more. It filled your mouth with fruit. So smooth and polished. The length wasn't too long. It was enjoyed by everyone

12/20/2014 - christopher marlowe Likes this wine:

The wine looks garnet colored. The legs are medium. There is moderate sediment in the bottle. It smells like red currant. It tastes like red currant and black currant (cassis). The body is medium. The wine has smooth texture. The wine finishes medium. The wine has low acidity.

12/14/2014 - christopher marlowe wrote:

The wine looks crimson colored. The body is medium. The wine has medium acidity.

11/29/2014 - christopher marlowe Likes this wine:

The wine looks crimson colored. It tastes like black currant (cassis), red currant and mineral. The body is medium. The wine has smooth texture. The wine finishes medium. The wine has low acidity. The second day the wine still alive and very enjoyable. If well cellared I believe it go a number of years longer. Much longer than the 2010 drink by date.

11/29/2014 - christopher marlowe wrote:

waited too long, or should I say miss placed it by having too many bottles. I remember drinking the first bottle 14 year ago , wish was very good. Faded color, still fruity, but disappointing

7/20/2014 - christopher marlowe Likes this wine:

The wine looks straw colored. It smells like grapefruit and lime. It tastes like grapefruit and lime. The body is light/medium. The wine has bright texture. The wine finishes medium. The wine has medium acidity.
My last bottle. Still lovely, hasn't declined at all since my last tasting.

3/16/2014 - christopher marlowe Likes this wine:

The first of my 2005's to open. Opened 3 bottles. 1 at 8am, noon and 4pm. Tasted all in separate glasses to show guests the benefit of decanting your wine. For a 30.00 dollar bottle of 05 Bordeaux a great wine.

3/16/2014 - christopher marlowe Likes this wine:

lovely nose. still very young. I'll wait tell 2018 till I open another one. Went well with the leg of lamb.

10/5/2013 - christopher marlowe wrote:

Lovely vanilla notes

10/12/2013 - christopher marlowe Likes this wine:

Surprising good for the price.Opened 12 hours before drinking

7/6/2013 - christopher marlowe Likes this wine:

Showed much better than I expected. Nice nose and finish improved after breathing for 30 minutes

6/22/2013 - christopher marlowe Likes this wine:

Brought this wine to a50th Birthday party.30 people attended. It was the favorite wine.It was nice to get 20 something's excited about wine. Enjoy now it won't get any better. I gave away a bottle to a couple who had to find the wine they loved it so much. I also told them they should buy the 2010 release. I can't wait to open my first bottle

6/23/2013 - christopher marlowe Likes this wine:

Very lovely, long finish,finished the 3rd bottle a day later, still impressed. Only have 3 bottles out of 24 left. It won't get better but far from being past its prime. Enjoy!!!

4/21/2013 - christopher marlowe wrote:

Opened thinking it was past its prime. The tannins were surprising on the first taste. Drank half that night. Saved the rest for the following day. Was glad I did! Enjoyed in the wine!