Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.3

1988 vintage. Feminine-styled. Ran into some resistance back in the day with the (re-) emergence of this Château and the massive 85/86 and 89/90 efforts. Eff all that. The 1989 AND 1990 vintages probs the best this Château has ever realized. The 1988 slid in then and performed delicate magick. That cocoa powder and blueberry combo still coming forth with undeniable impressions. Whereas those four “bigger” vintages rocked harder, all four have had more noticeable drop off. This 1988 just doing its best La Mission Haut-Brion/Haut-Brion impression and pulling it off. No rush to crush. 5.13.26. — 2 months ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.3

1995 vintage. Great fill, foil and label. Perfect cork. From a top-notch cellar. Decanted and tasted over the course of two hours. Volcanic ash-styled sed vs chunky-style. Big funk on the nose that resolved after 7-8 minutes. Wine was showing decently (in the 69-72 degree range) but lacking any tannic structure. Placed the decanter atop an ice bucket bath to drop the temp down to 60 degrees or so. Took about 20 minutes but the tannins kicked in the door to say hello. Fruit components stayed constant. Pauillac tendencies were all there. As is the case often with older BDX, the decaying matter/leaves at the onset transitioned to graphite/lead pencil and espresso flavors. This was a superior bottle in great shape. Top of this wine’s specific bell curve. Comparable bottles would look to be drinking this well for the next 5-7 years without dropoff. Out of larger format…could possibly push this into 9.4 status. 2.5.24. — 2 years ago

K. Kasper

9.1

If there is better rosé from Sonoma County, I haven’t had it! — 7 years ago

Ezra

9.0

Light and fun. Local too — 8 years ago

Dani

9.0

Lightly sweet white blend with notes of stone fruit, pear, and a slight citrus-acidic undertones. Excellent summer wine. — 9 years ago

Melinda Hoffman

9.6

fruité, généreux, gras en bouche, long en bouche , tannin ferme 30$ — 10 years ago

Rrpurdy

9.2

Partly aged in oak gives it a subtle flavor, though the bouquet is unimpressive # — 5 months ago

Steve Reiss

8.9

With dinner at Il Cortile — 2 years ago

Catherine Gmoser

9.2

Full bodied, fruity — 4 years ago

with Liz

Jeff Murray

9.0

Excellent blend of Grenache, Mourvèdre and Tempranillo instead of Syrah. Works very well. I saw this described as “dusty fruits” which I take to mean earthy, and just slightly subdued. Relatively smooth and opens up nicely with air time. Will keep the other bottles for a while to see how the evolve. Another good effort from ONX wines out of Pasa Robles. Cheers — 6 years ago

Dan Cruz

10

Great evening relaxing wine. — 7 years ago

Mary H

9.0

Pleasantly surprised how yummy this was! Quite jammy, low tannins, more like blueberries than red berries. — 8 years ago

John T

9.4

Excellent Cab. You want to impress your friend at a somewhat reasonable cost. Love it — 9 years ago

Bill Morgan

9.3

Excellent blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Merlot — 8 months ago

Andrew Cullimore

9.4

Medium light lemon straw colour , very fine constant bubbles . Quite restrained and mineral on the nose , with some light toasty notes , white flowers , lemon oil . Quite closed . On the palate this is really quite intense and mineral , oyster shell , chalky , limestone hints . Some lemon pith and a lightly toasty with a saline hint , fresh acidity , long and detailed , refined and very balanced . Really young still , needs time to open and will be long lived . Better in 5- 10 years and will last well a further 5-10 years — 9 months ago

Michael Everett

9.0

Really like this — 6 years ago

Kelli

8.9

Tall grass. Nice spice but smooth. Not too sweet. Medium body. Easy to drink. Would buy again. — 7 years ago

Rick Phillips

9.4

As I decanted this bottle I was overwhelmed by the sudden burst of wonderful fruit flavors. Still strong but smooth after 4 hours. — 8 years ago

with Letha

Dave

9.0

Definitely buy again — 9 years ago

Kate Gregory

9.5

Robust, full bodied gloriousness — 9 years ago

with JPG