Mike Saviage

9.2

From a great looking bottle bought at the Domaine. Tawny and light in the glass. Bright cherry focused nose. Also notes of spice, dark soil, cranberry and burlap sac. Rich and liqueur like in the mouth. Heavy and masculine. There is a hint of steminess but you have to look for it. Not my favorite vintage of this but it was serviceable. — 4 days ago

Mike Saviage

9.5

From magnum. Decanted for 2 hours and consumed over the rest of the evening. Nice dark tawny color. Mostly translucent. Bright, bing cherry nose. Also notes of earth, red licorice, rhubarb. Big and powerful in the mouth. The exotic perfume grows as this wine gets time to open in the glass. Later in the evening this was singing. This large format bottle could easily have delivered more pleasure for another 10 years. — 4 months ago

Aaron Rankin

9.2

Seeming young but definitely in the good drinking window. Contrasted to early rating notes this appears in balance at this stage. — 10 months ago

Rob Newell

10

1988. Perfection. The leather/game taste is exactly what I like in burgundy. Wine credit: Brendan Baker. — 25 days ago

with Brendan

Alexandre Pagliano

9.3

Very floral, very spicy, fresh and balanced, good length, elegant and complex, this is truly great wine that requires several years in the cellar. If you decide to try now, please decant. Highly recommended. — 2 months ago

with Adriana

Jeff Loo

9.3

Great way to cap off V day with the misses. Beautiful mature Burg that is at its height of maturity. Delicious. — 9 months ago

Sameer Singh

9.1

Good drinking window. Dark fruit, earth. Enjoyable — 12 days ago

Makoto Someya

8.9

Compared with 2015, color is relatively light, pale wine red. Taste as well, strawberry rich. Forest flavor. f2017 @500, domaine, 201002 — 2 months ago

Conrad Green

9.1

Dark deep fruit. A bit of animal and intense plummy stuff with violet and fragrant edges. Cool and balanced. Pretty. — 8 months ago

with Bex

Ron Siegel

9.2

Lots of black cherry, forest floor, earth & sweet spices. This 05 seemed ready to go with plenty of years ahead. — 10 months ago