Alvaro Bustillos

9.5

Jorge b asamblea ugrch — 2 months ago

Nancy Heath

9.7

Delicious. Decadent. Still full of life as an almost 30 year old should be! — 5 months ago

with Bryan

Alvaro Bustillos

9.8

Mike coleman — 7 months ago

Paul T, Missing My Beautiful Wife 24/7

9.6

Almost 30 years old that was less than $30.00 back then.
Bought recently on secondary market. — 9 months ago

Brenda Terzich-Garland

9.3

What a treat opening this 27 year old Napa Valley Spottswoode Cabernet! A deep purple garnet color with some bricking. Nose - dark fruit and wet forest floor initially standout followed by subtle notes of blueberry dark chocolate, fennel and a touch of tobacco & spearmint. Taste - cherry and dark plum stand out giving it a luscious smooth feel. Well integrated with secondary notes of dark soil, crushed rock, espresso, cedar and a medium finish — 2 years ago

with Leslie, Karin and 1 other

Paul T, Missing My Beautiful Wife 24/7

9.7

4 hour decant as well, still a little tight but a great match for the Ribeye, Strip & A5 Wagyu
Consensus # 2 wine of the night — 3 years ago

Dan Michael

9.7

Could be the best wine of the year for me. Magnum from a collector’s cellar in perfect shape, this was pure joy. Light and lean on the palate but powerful and long on the finish, as it warmed up, the aromas opened and the texture got even more seductive. What a stunner. Thanks PK for sharing. — 3 years ago

with Ed

Lee Pitofsky

9.3

Out of coravin…it needs to be decanted to show properly. — 3 months ago

Charlie Tapp

9.6

Apricot, white peach and orange blossom. Incredibly light on its feet considering the age. — 6 months ago

Megan Fenlon

9.1

Very smooth, nice with steak — 6 months ago

Pooneet K

9.2

Thought we’d had our last bottle 4 years ago but then found this one. Probably better then, but still very nice. Definitely quite secondary, but the core of fruit and acid carries through. Wonderful pairing with dry aged strip steaks and wild mushroom risotto for our 10 year anniversary. — 9 months ago

Jeremy Shanker

Sommelier at RN74

9.2

Very good, but not the best ‘97 Chapelle bottle I’ve had. — 2 years ago

Ed Chin

9.4

Tertiary in abundance and silky smooth. Aged Napa are so enjoyable. — 2 years ago

Jay Kline

9.3

Opened about four hours prior to service and allowed to breath. Two bottles were opened tonight from the same cellar and one of the corks showed some small signs of seepage but both wines showed equally. No formal notes. The 1997 Opus One pours a fairly youthful looking deep ruby color with moderate signs of sediment and a near opaque core. The nose exhibited powerful aromas of dark fruits, organic earth, tobacco, leather, horse blanket (brettanomyces?!), and fine baking spices. On the palate, the wine is dry and the structure remains quite firm but the texture is plush and almost chewy. The notes on the nose are confirmed and the finish is long and satisfying.

But the tasting notes only tell half the story here. This was consumed alongside a 1990 Chateau Mouton Rothschild. Had these been served together double-blind, I would have absolutely understood if someone called both as left-bank Bordeaux. Yes, the texture was plush and yes, the color was dark(er), but only just. It was just waaaay more Old World leaning to me with the earth and presence of brett. Which makes me wonder, why hasn’t brett been noted very often in other TN’s for this wine? Only (Charlie Carnes and OneFive) really address it directly and maybe this is what most are getting at when they mention “Bordeaux-like” and all the Pauillac vibes. What I can confirm is that these notes were consistent between two bottles from the same case, still in their tissue paper, so I’m reasonably confident that this is characteristic of the 1997 Opus One. I digress; I liked the wine. There, I said it. It was a bit of a one foot in Old School Napa, one foot in New School Napa, handled with an Old World touch. I liked it even better side-by-side with the ’90 Mouton, especially considering the relationship between the two. That being said, folks that can’t get down with a little brett will be turned off by this vintage of Opus. In my case, I would enjoy another opportunity to drink the 1997 some time. Great now with some air to stretch its legs and should be enjoyable through the next decade.
— 3 years ago

Matt Schwartz

9.4

They don’t make ‘em like they use to. This wine is magic. Had this vintage a decade ago and it was spectacular then, still spectacular now pushing 30. — 4 months ago

Ericsson

9.3

The pinnacle of Syrah.

It opens with smoked meat, dried black olive, leather, and stone.

The palate is graceful and savory, where fading dark fruit, iron, and earth glide on silken, fully melted tannins.

Legendary Hermitage! — 6 months ago

Jeroen Koenen

9.7

Back in 2008 I attended a memorable tasting; a bottle of 1997 Togni was a true eye-opener for me then and I have been a fan ever since. Again, yesterday, it was great as always. 🔥 — 7 months ago

Jay Kline

9.3

Popped and poured into red Solo cups. The 1997 “Radici” Riserva pours a garnet color with a near opaque core and a slightly orange rim; medium viscosity with moderate staining of the tears and some sediment. On the nose, the wine is vinous with notes of ripe, tart, and some desiccated fruit: Montmorency cherry, plum, licorice, smoked meat, balsamico, a mix of organic and inorganic earth, exotics spices and minerals. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tanning and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long and earthy. This was quite the departure from the Napa wines surrounding it but made a statement. Drink now through 2037. — 9 months ago

Jay Kline

9.0

Flight #3 of our 1997 Retrospective. Presented single-blind; no formal notes. Wine #3 was vinous and in great shape. The only wine in the group that showed stronger notes of coconut and vanilla than the others. Called Silver Oak. Drink now and through 2030. — 2 years ago

Paul K

9.6

Our Paladar opening. This is amazing with pork chop. — 3 years ago