James K

10

WOTN. It’s perfect right now. — 9 days ago

with mike and Paul

Jeroen Koenen

9.6

From Magnum.
Very young and fresh…! — 2 months ago

Jay Kline

8.9

Splash decanted prior to service and presented to me double-blind. The wine pours a deep garnet color with an opaque core, moving towards a light orange garnet rim; medium viscosity with moderate staining of the tears and some signs of sediment. On the nose, the wine is vinous, with notes of ripe and slightly dried red and black fruits: plum, blackberry, raspberry, dried flowers, leather, cocoa, earth and some warm spices. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium tannin and medium acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is medium.

Initial conclusions: this could be a Cabernet Sauvignon-based blend or a Merlot-based blend from the United States or France. Due to the appearance and secondary characteristics, I think this has 15+ years of age. And, because this was leaning heavily towards its fruit, rather than its structure, I’m calling this being from the United States. Final conclusion, this is a Cabernet Sauvignon-based blend from Napa, valley floor, from a warm vintage like 2009. Dammit, I should have clued into the softer tannins from Alexander Valley. Scoring significant points though. Drink now through 2029. — 5 months ago

Paul T, Missing My Beautiful Wife 24/7

9.6

Free orchid samples for my stores, Heitz not free.
But so worth it. These need 15-20 years to live up to the name. — 8 months ago

Tero Melasuo

9.2

2009 vintage — 3 years ago

Mark S.

9.2

Fruity aroma. Concentrated. Smooth. Still tannic. More years or decanting makes it much better. La Rioja Alta Gran Reserva 904 Rioja Tempranillo Graciano 2009. @2400, Kping - PEnoteca, 230601-230729 — 3 years ago

Andrew Cullimore

9.3

Medium ruby , medium wide garnet rim . Quite open and exuberante , lots of sweet red cherry, raspberry and touch of menthol and sweet spices, hickory . Quite sweet profile. On the palate this has nice spice and menthol hints , sweet red cherry fruit , ripe tannins , but with good grip, quite gritty with good length . Balanced acidity , touch of alcohol noticeable . Overall quite sweetly red fruit focussed , pure and expressive. This is showing quite well , though still young and fruit focused. Probably better in 3-5 years and will continue to show well over the next 10 years or so . — a month ago

Christian Fischer

9.3

Nice wine - Bordeaux of Napa. Not sure I get the hype or high(er) scores, not exactly a cheap wine though. Mellow tannins and red fruit forward. Quite pleasant — 3 months ago

Mark Rosse

9.6

Fabulous 🤩 — 5 months ago

Paul T, Missing My Beautiful Wife 24/7

9.7

Another well aged M.-Etain.
I bought a case on release at retail $120.00 OTD.,
That’s long gone but this was worth the extra $70 on Auction. — 7 months ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.8

Blend of Cab Sauv, Petit Verdot, & splash of Merlot; estate-owned vineyards Rutherford, Napa, St. Helena & Stag's Leap District. Just opened, 14 years in the bottle after couple of years in the barrel! Still tasting well, young & juicy, should easily last another decade, but nice now. Deep Ruby, dark fruits, spice, complex nose. Palate reflects juicy rich berry fruits, well structured harmonious wine. Fine soft rich tannins, long finish ending with fruit, tobacco and earthy tones. Wow! — 10 months ago

Severn G

9.4

2009 | Cabernet Franc — 3 years ago

Gor

9.3

Very linear and primary still but opening up nicely with a rare purity and supple tannins. Good stuff. — 3 years ago

Rick Phillips

9.7

Still strong beautiful flavors. Didn’t decant as we sometimes like to drink slowly and enjoy the many flavors and textures as it opens in the glass. Harlan at his finest! — 3 months ago

with Letha and

Jake Hajer

9.1

Aging well. — 4 months ago

George Yasutake

9.4

Deep deep purple, decanted, beautiful cab….gets better over time — 7 months ago

Jeroen Koenen

9.7

Aged SQN… 😍
Always a winner on our table. — 7 months ago

Sarah Scharf

9.1

Fresh but sumptuous. Nice balance. Good with carrot cake — a year ago

Conrad Green

9.2

Not Warhol. Lemon and slate. Plush fruit. Good stuff — 2 years ago

with Bex and Major-General

Brett Vanderbrook

9.5

Sitting on the precipice of primary and tertiary. Still has bright fruit notes with high acidity and just enough tannins that it would still pair well with food. But it also has forest floor, mossy stone, leather, cigar box. It will probably age longer knowing Mussar, but this wine has definitely hit its stride and is absolutely singing right now. — 3 years ago

with Raina and Michael