1/3/2013 - redmigraine Likes this wine:

At 12 years old this wine has aged perfectly.

1/15/2019 - Zweder wrote:

Monthly Tuesday group "The Dead Sparrow" #035: Champagne plus a few extra's (By MN): Rust and earth in the bouquet. On the palate rust again and tertiary flavors. The acidity is still ok and there is a touch of sweetness. Very mature, but certainly still drinkable. Past its peak, no score.

5/20/2018 - SINOPTICUS Likes this wine:

Old style CLARET. Fantastic, please take note Mr Parker and your crew of fruit bomb obsessed “all Bordeaux should be like Californian cabs” none sense. This is how claret should taste, not like reduced port spritzers, or Rhône clones.

Beautiful different layers, nicely balanced fruit. A little drying on the edge. Cigar box, hint of leather. Drunk with a roast chicken, made all four of us smile...

We’re all fed up of Mr Parker and his crew.

11/6/2015 - La Cave d'Argent wrote:

Tasted in double-blind fashion from a bottle kindly provided by Z.F., this deep red/garnet wine offers aromas of tobacco, earth, leather and subtle plum. Medium-bodied, round, seamlessly alcoholic (12.5%) and with melted tannins, it stays solid in the middle and closes with medium length. Based upon this particular bottle, the fading fruit would suggest that it is time to pop the corks. Drink now.

3/24/2012 - DeSelms wrote:

color was off, and tasted terrible. dumped the bottle after the first sip.

6/8/2020 - Jeff Leve wrote:

Crisp yellow citrus combined with hints of sweet orange and mango on the nose and palate are a perfect match for all that racy acidity found here. 92 Pts

4/20/2019 - BaG wrote:

Over the top ...

3/9/2019 - d'Artagnan wrote:

Souper pour la fête de Oana (Saint-Bruno): Beau nez truffé qui m’amenait à Bordeaux rive gauche, côté Pomerol des années '80. Bouche ronde et évoluée, qui fait très vieux bordeaux, chocolaté. Le vin n'est pas nécessairement très profond, mais il montre un bel équilibre et une palette aromatique originale. Au dévoilement, immense surprise. 90 pts

1/28/2018 - Ralph_ wrote:

past peak

1/8/2017 - Keith Cooper Likes this wine:

At 18 years of age, this Cissac will please all Bordeauxphlies like myself, but probably won't appeal to non Bordeaux lovers. Opened and decanted just 20 minutes before drinking, to accompany roast gammon. There is good stewed fruit initially, with a dusty background feel so typical of aged Medocs. On the palate, there is liquorice and chocolate. And then, after about an hour the earthiness starts coming through and the pleasure increases. It's never exceptional but nevertheless a real delight to drink.

2/14/2004 - Xavier Auerbach wrote:

Coup de Coeur and *** in the Guide Hachette 2004. Lovely aromas of yellow prune, citrus, pineapple, raspberries and tropical fruit; refreshing and supple, wonderful balance between roundness and vibrancy, nice hint of "gras"; lovely length, complete.

9/8/2017 - Claude Bizon Likes this wine:

Voici un grand vin étonnant, âgé de 41 ans, du niveau de beaux crus bourgeois du Médoc! Sa robe est étonnamment dense et jeune pour un vin aussi âgé, au disque à peine cuivré. Nez flatteur où on décèle sauvagine et effluves de café, fin, épanoui et persistant. Bouche riche, ample aux tannins abondants mais fins et savoureux, laissant la bouche parfumée. Comme quoi, il n'y a pas que les Bordeaux qui savent bien vieillir! J'en avais acheté 12 en 1978, les 9 bouteilles bues étaient toutes excellentes!