John Bratincevic

9.2

NOSE: rodent (second time tonight!), barnyard, hay (redundant, but “barnyard” in my world means animals and their accompanying mess, hay is for the animals), wet rocks. Fruit is dry and receded and near-theoretical.

TASTE: elegant indeed. Medium weight, tannins nicely smoothed with age, dried herbs (old lady perfume), dried blackberry. 92. — 4 days ago

Jeroen Koenen

9.3

Wonderful nose! On the palate… it’s elegant, light, fresh and sinewy, — 9 days ago

Alessandro Dalle Carbonare

9.2

Great nose. Powerful and perfectly ripe. Substantial on the palate.
Not very long. — 10 days ago

John Howard

Harvest production at Hirsch and Cobb Wineries

9.0

Tight still. Nice nose. Better in another couple years. — 25 days ago

Doug Powers

9.5

Shows a little bit of funky, faint Brett aromas, flavors are rich, dark-fruited, and more youthful than the ‘86 Mouton which we also opened, long, lingering finish, very fine!! — 6 days ago

with Jim

Alessandro Dalle Carbonare

9.4

Made Witham parto of Merlot of the grand vin. Iper fruity and floral. Consistent mid palate. Nice and pleasant all the way thru. — 10 days ago

John Bratincevic

9.3

Coffee, rubber, bitter chocolate, cassis, dried meat. 93. — 10 days ago

Jeremiah Diaz

9.4

Deep ruby in color; black cherries, blackberries, and cigar box on the nose; high acidity; high tannins; tastes like black currant, crushed gravel, and a little eucalyptus with a long finish. It needs to decant a bit longer. Very structured, but delicious. After a hyperdecant, and sitting for an hour,  the tannins mellowed a little and everything tastes more integrated. I'm taking off 1 point because the eucalyptus is too strong for me, but I still love this wine! Nellie says it's ok. — 2 days ago

with Nellie

Alessandro Dalle Carbonare

9.7

Thick and layered. Power machine with a subtle feminine touch of the aromatics. Finish very long and charming aftertaste. — 10 days ago

Alessandro Dalle Carbonare

9.3

Pure and précise. Time will reward. — 11 days ago