Willie Carter

9.1

Light ruby in the glass with thin edges. Despite the age, the nose still presents fresh aromas. Dark red fruits dominate at first but after plenty of time and air other elements will start to sing. A nice mix of oak and herbs with a pleasant touch of old leather. There’s the faintest hint of Beautiful Burgundian Funk going on, which always sets my heart ablaze.

A simple, entry level Burgundy can be fun but one from a terrific producer can definitely rise above. Soft, yet rustic and charming. The age has certainly improved the wine and it still has years to go. Plenty of dusty cherries and wild strawberries on the palate. Chocolate and more oak with spice and dried herbs. Mushrooms and earth with stewed plums on the finish. A seriously fun wine. — 2 months ago

Evan Roberts

9.2

Damn this is some fine Cab Franc. If you haven’t found it, go find it. Layers and depth galore. Still pretty and balance to boot. — a year ago

Bobby Gilbane

9.7

Sailin' away on the crest of a wave
It's like magic
Oh, rollin' and ridin' and slippin' and slidin'
It's magic
And you, and your sweet desire
You took me higher and higher, baby
It's a livin' thing
It's a terrible thing to lose
It's a given thing
What a terrible thing to lose
— 4 years ago

John Bratincevic

9.1

Lovely, fragrant, smooth, elegant. Damn shame I couldn’t get more at $6/bottle. 90. Or … 91?
— 3 months ago

Scott Kahn

9.1

Apples and minerals in a crisp overall palette. Enjoyable on its own with good acidity to complement food. Drinkable immediately. — 9 months ago

Pierre Gourinchas

9.2

Still a baby but a stunner. Impressive. — 3 years ago

Big Wave Dave

9.0

Amazing p/q. Dark, ruby. Lots of sauvage and smoked meat on the nose. Palate is balanced and marries sweet dark fruit concentration with spice and distinct floral/herbal perfume. Nice acid giving perfect balance. Almost Nuit Village level for 1/2 the price. — 4 years ago

with Racquel

Peter Hladun

9.3

Fantastic! — 4 months ago

Sarah Norman

9.0

Delayed disengorgement — 5 months ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.5

1996 vintage. Decanted and tasted after two hours. Decent fill and not throwing as much sediment as expected. Cork in great shape and only bottom fourth saturated. Expressive nose of extreme, maritime cedar influence and graphite/lead pencil. Plenty of color with a very thin meniscus. Have never been the biggest Mouton fan (least fave of the First Growths) but this is in the zone/at the top of the bell curve/rollin rollin rollin rollin now and for the foreseeable decade+ without drop-off. Decidedly not improving, but on the hell yes plateau for 12-15 years. Nose substantially translates into the finish, adding sandalwood and that massive, muscular and intimidating dark, plummy thrust. Professional opinion suspects this would be tasting better in another 2 hours. Don't sell your biggies short (all too frequent mistake). They gotta stretch them legs. 7.7.23. — a year ago