" says Jim Clendenen

The 1985 Rauzan-Ségla is a vintage that I have tasted several times from bottles I picked up cheaply some years ago

Gaja's 2008 Brunello di Montalcino Rennina jumps from the glass with vibrant aromas and flavors

(from the lieux-dits Nampoillon and Largillas)

it's very spicy with a wonderful core of plum and cherry preserves and beautifully plush tannins

Lucien Le Moine Vintage:2019 " says Jim Clendenen(from Chanlins). A cooler and more elegant if not quite as spicy nose that blends wisps of red and dark raspberry with a lovely array of floral elements and in particular, violet. Once again the mouthfeel of the slightly bigger flavors is sleek and refined with evident minerality suffusing the bitter cherry pit inflected finale. This is powerful yet graceful and like the Santenots, a wine that should age gracefully over the next 12 to 15 years.