Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.1

1998 vintage. Tasted after being open for 30 minutes. Not decanted. Wasn’t the best vintage for valley floor juice but hillside/mountain derived stuff showed decently then. This showed as expected but better than most would have surmised. 07.15.25. — 17 hours ago

Garen Staglin

9.6

Beautiful acid and fruit. Color was golden and flavor was intense. — a month ago

Jeroen Koenen

9.5

Great balance and structure. This has aged beautifully, yet there are no signs of decline.
Intriguing wine! — a month ago

Boris Mathiszik

8.9

You cannot really ever go wrong with a value CDR selected by Kermit Lynch. Well rounded fruit with subtle tannins and balanced acidity. Quaffable all day long. — 2 months ago

Jay Kline

9.4

Opened and decanted hours prior to dinner; enjoyed over the course of a couple hours. The 1989 appears a deep garnet color with a near opaque core; medium viscosity with moderate staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is vinous with notes of tart, ripe, and dried fruits: cassis, blackberries, black cherry, black plum, tobacco, Poblano pepper, mixed dried flowers, some cocoa, pencil shavings, dried green herbs, a touch of leather, some organic and gravelly earth and fine warm spices. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannin (integrated) and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long. Fabulous stuff with plenty of fuel left in the tank. Drink now through 2039. — 18 days ago

Vijay Parikh

9.3

Somewhat disappointing for a wine of such great stature — 2 months ago

Kyle Volluz

9.0

Incredible — 13 days ago

Conrad Green

9.5

Rich honey, bright lemon, dazzling acidity. Rich and balanced and full of energy. Intense and long with great mouthfeel. Powerful. Great — a month ago

with BOT, Matt and 1 other

Yinzi

9.0

Great wine — 22 days ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.0

Pale lemon color with delicate aromas of citrus, stone fruits and floral note. On the palate flavors of apple, pear and citrus with notes of floral spice. Medium+ finish, slight citrus notes, vivid acidity and ends with floral mineral spice. Nice! Drink now! — 2 months ago