Matthew Cohen

9.1

Nose is floral. Violets. Lilacs.

Lovely elegant cherries on the palate.

Fass selections. — 2 months ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.5

A stunning showing and 16 might be the best vintage ever at Walter. Nose is late season cherries, some framing oak, spice, tobacco, stunning minerality and just endless depth. So floral and complex. I could smell this all day. Smells like elite NSG right now. Palate is just amazing. Ridiculous dark cherry fruit that is so crunchy, fresh and concentrated. Wow this is so precise and succulent. Insane balance and hidden power. What depth and length. Amazing stuff in that it’s so silky and juicy and sweet and the oak is already so well integrated on the palate. This has sexy, velvety tannins and an amazingly long finish. 9.5 now but this will go higher. — 5 months ago

Iwan

9.3

Wow. Killer nose. Cherries, cola, baking spice. Looong finish. Excellent — 6 months ago

Alek Dee

9.1

Sour apples, residual bubbles, lemon, pear, meringue, pie crust — 3 months ago

Brandon Thiessen

9.1

Very slightly off dry, nice and bright, lemony, apple, Asian pear. Tiny bit of limestone. Not super complex, but very lovely. — 5 months ago

Erik Longabardi

9.4

Josef Walter is a genius. Period. — 6 months ago

Anne Meyer

9.1

dessert course (rhubarb) — 7 months ago

Andrea Watt

9.0

Mineral, green apple, and light citrus. Fresh and lightly crisp with a touch of tangy. — 4 months ago

Ely Cohn

9.5

Expressive, elegant, complete. Overused adjectives but no way around them today.

Visually pretty. Glowing reds and browns of raspberry balsamic and soy sauce. Perfumes like shrapnel of strawberry preserves and cherry flesh, skins and all. Firm, plush, bite, and acid.

Tension and balance in an even give and take. Just awesome. — 5 months ago

Andrew

8.9

Rich, but still something I don’t love. Lacks freshness. 2013 drunk in 2023. — 7 months ago