Mike Saviage

9.4

Purple tawny, almost opaque. Herbal nose. Dark fruits, ripe plums, cedar, some dark soil, some menthol. Starts out a bit harsh and tannic, tight. Needs several hours of air to open up. Good now but likely needs another 5 years of slumber to gain more complexity and shed some edges. — 3 days ago

Mike Saviage

9.5

Tasted blind. Regal tawny color. Almost opaque. Sweet nose, but less so than the 64 red burg. Notes of cola, red fruit, cut cigar, smoke and some nice soil and spice thing. Rustic and austere in the mouth. Still has some pucker and a little structure but acidity is lighter. Reminds me of a very old Clos de Tart I had once so go with a 45 as my guess. Right vintage, wrong grape/region. Ha. — 8 days ago

Mike Saviage

9.8

And now for something completely different. Tasted blind. Deep, dark and opaque. Herbal nose. Red fruit, tobacco leaf, menthol, some old cedar planks, some stone and some moist dark soil. Luscious in the mouth. Long finish, lingers forever. In a perfect spot. I guessed 61 Mouton. So regal, with big shoulders. Bottles like this have many more years of special delivery. Top top old Bordeaux... Thanks Stan! — 10 days ago

Mike Saviage

9.5

Reddish tawny, Translucent. Medicinal nose. Slate, bacon fat, cherries some menthol. Rich and powerful. Silky. Long finish. Everything you want in a Cote-Rotie. At peak and in a perfect drinking window. — 3 days ago

Mike Saviage

9.3

Straw gold color. Great energy in the glass. Notes of lemon, spice, white stone and a little bread yeast. Full on power and great fruit in the mouth. Creamy finish. Drank over two nights and night two was just as good as night one. This can only get better with more age but a fun wine to try right now. — 8 days ago

Mike Saviage

9.4

Tasted blind. Reddish tawny, thin and very old looking. Notes of brown sugar, molasses, some wood. Medicinal. In the mouth it’s different than what I expected. Tastes like Port, but looks and smells like Madeira. Someone guesses Vin Santo. But based on the taste I go with old Port. — 10 days ago

Mike Saviage

9.6

Tasted blind. Amber color, translucent and old looking. Sweet perfumed nose. Notes of cola, cherry, old leather, some spice and some old hickory desk. Nice fruit and structure in the mouth. Over the night this gets better and better with more air. Give the looks of it I guessed really old red burg, maybe 40’s. — 10 days ago

Mike Saviage

9.4

Taken to Flowers in Saratoga. Straw almost medium gold. Great color and weight. Inviting nose from the get go. Notes of citrus, apricot, river stones and tan spice. Great volume and impact in the mouth. This was singing. Great juice to go with great sharing plates at the restaurant. — 5 days ago

Mike Saviage

9.8

Tasted blind. Medium gold. Rich, “wow” nose... has a noticeable power that is a step above the other whites tonight. Lots of lemon and citrus, some gravel stone and dirt, tan spice, white acacia flowers. Later some creme brûlée thing pops in. The experience goes on and on for hours. Has an amazing level of balance... fruit, richness, complexity and structure. Again shows us this is an all time white. We all nailed our guess on this beauty by the process of deduction and the obvious quality of this amazing, in great condition juice. — 8 days ago

Mike Saviage

9.7

Tasted blind. Tawny color. Killer nose. Notes of bing cherry, raspberry, green olive tapenade and some other herbal notes. So very rich in the mouth. We’re pretty sure it’s burgundy but we’re guessing maybe some Syrah was added, as happened some times way back when. I concur with someone and a guess of 59 P Ponelle Musigny. We’re all amazed at how well this held up and showed. — 10 days ago