Steven Beishuizen

9.1

On the nose, this is mineral, lime, and a twinge of pear. On the palate, any hint of pear has gone away... Mineral for sure... Lime sage. This one's a bit past medium acidity. This one's alive and of course includes the unique Orin Swift label which shouldn't be ignored here. A solid offering. Length here too. Back to the lime and sage. Having trouble picking out much else beyond sage, mineral, and lim which affects the score, but truly enjoyable. — a month ago

with Anita

Conrad Green

9.7

beautiful fruit. Strawberry and plummy fruit. A hint of tangy minerality around the edges. Still quite fresh and bright. A great bottle — a month ago

with BOT, Matt and 1 other

John Van Trijp

9.6

Not a perfect bottle — 2 months ago

Jan A

9.7

Great balance of all components, drinking very well right now. Impressive bottle — 2 days ago

Conrad Green

9.3

Plush and delicious and lucid. Haney fruit and grip. A great bottle — 11 days ago

with David

Vino Joe

9.7

Even more fantastic than the previous bottle of 2010 I enjoyed a year ago. Decanted and enjoyed over 7 hours. This was good from first pour but became great and then magnificent over the next 3.5 and 7 hours. It was still full of verve on the last sip! Early only it was more dark fruit but over time the wines softened and became a bit sweeter and rounder. Tremendous length and complexity. — a month ago

Jonathan Wall

9.2

Pretty.
Glassy Cherry leather stone.
Too pretty. Could use some more personality as it matures. Half bottle. — 2 months ago

Andrew McIntyre

9.3

Always a pleasure and has an enjoyable luxury about it...this bottle was a bit muted though — 13 hours ago

Conrad Green

9.6

From mag. meaty with dark plum and beautiful fresh balanced fruit. So bright and intense, with iodine, deep plum, salinity. Gorgeous stuff and an immaculate bottle. — 17 days ago

with BOT, Matt and 1 other

Christian Fischer

9.4

I was going through my La Chapelle section today and my eyes got stuck on this 1999 - bottle looked absolutely pristine and I decided it was a perfect age to drink. Cork was in great condition and the wine was powerful and youthful with no signs of oxidation. Could have kept the bottle for a few more years, but it was probably perfect today. All the complex leathery earthy goodness you expect from this wine was there. — 2 months ago