Sam Friedland

9.1

Some raspberries and cherries, a little of tannins. Was great with braised elk and king trumpet mushrooms. — 4 days ago

Andrew Cullimore

9.6

Medium ruby , slighter narrower ruby / pink rim , a little less bright . Slightly deeper , darker fruits , blueberry, violets , with scorched earth , mineral and grafite . On the palate , more intensity and power perhaps , more noticeable though still velvety tannin , dark fruits , mineral , saline , fresh cigar. Lovely fresh acidity , balanced alcohol . Long saline , mineral tinged, slightly toasty finish . Needs time obviously , but will be one of the great wines from a great vintage in 20 years, just wait — 12 days ago

Turd Ferguson

9.0

Good freshness. Not a bruiser. Nimble with food. Lovely wine for the price. — 25 days ago

Stefan Dolhain

9.2

2009 vintage. Patience! This needs a few hours to open up and show its true potential. Cassis, cedar wood, and flowers. Better the next day. — 23 days ago

Conrad Green

9.7

Deep and complex. Gnarly slightly wild fruit. Earthiness, intense and yet reduced. While not the best bottle of this I’ve had it’s still pretty amazing stuff. A long life ahead — 6 hours ago

with Paul, Gregg and 2 others

Rufus King

9.4

Delicious Haut-Medoc Bordeaux, with dark fruit notes and silky tannin, served at family dinner in Toronto — 25 days ago

Danny Owens

8.9

12 years old but still holding up. — 4 days ago

Alessandro Dalle Carbonare

9.3

Fine wine. Round and soft, seemingly watery on the kid palate but it’s not. Good and intense finish. — 17 days ago

Andrew Cullimore

9.5

Medium ruby , quite narrow ruby pink rim . Light spice and mix of summer fruits , floral , seashell , mineral notes . Touch of scorched earth and cocoa . On the palate a mix of summer fruits, with a saline kick in the mid palate , long and involving, balanced alcohol, very balanced acidity with velvety but noticeable tannins . Very elegant and graceful . Will need time, but less than the Haut Brion , in 15-20 years this will be fantastic . — 12 days ago

Alessandro Dalle Carbonare

9.6

More expressive than HB.
Very elegant, deep and austere.
At the same time it’s able to be expressive.
96-97 — 17 days ago